1964 New York Mets season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt
name = New York Mets
season = 1964
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Shea Stadium
y4 = 1964
city = New York, New York
y5 = 1962
owners = Joan Whitney Payson
general manager =George Weiss
managers = Casey Stengel
television = WOR-TV
radio = WHN
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)The New York Mets' 1964 season was the 3rd regular season for the Mets. They went 53-109 and finished 10th in the NL. They were managed by Casey Stengel. They played home games at Shea Stadium, which opened on April 17 of that year.

Regular Season

eason standings

Transactions

August 27, 1964: Jerry Koosman was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koosmje01.shtml Jerry Koosman Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

hea Stadium

It was originally to be called "Flushing Meadows Stadium" – the name of the public park on which it was built – but a movement was launched to name it in honor of William A. Shea, the man who brought National League baseball back to New York. After 29 months and $28.5 million, Shea Stadium opened on April 17, 1964, with the Mets losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates, led by Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski, 4-3 before a crowd of 50,312 [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=196404170NYN] . Shea was a circular stadium, with the grandstand forming a perfect circle around the field and ending a short distance beyond the foul lines. The remainder of the perimeter was mostly empty space beyond the outfield fences. This space was occupied by the bullpens, scoreboards, and a section of bleachers beyond the left field fence. The stadium boasted 54 restrooms, 21 escalators and seats for 57,343. It was big, airy, sparkling, with a massive 86' x 175' scoreboard. Also, rather than the standard light towers, Shea had lamps along its upper reaches, like a convoy of semis with their brights on, which gave the field that unique high-wattage glow. Praised for its convenience, even its "elegance," Shea was actually deemed a showplace. [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=moehringer/080929&sportCat=mlb]

Roster

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1964.shtml]

Other batters

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1964.shtml 1964 New York Mets]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1964&t=NYN 1964 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]