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Carroll Hardy (Trading Card DB)

April 11, 1962: Carroll Hardy breaks scoreless tie with 12th-inning grand slam

April 11, 1962: New York Mets open inaugural season with loss to Cardinals

Buck Rodgers (Trading Card DB)

April 14, 1962: Angels chill Twins in blustery season opener

April 15, 1962: Pitcher Jim Manning becomes Twins’ first 18-year-old player

April 18, 1962: O’Toole’s pitching, Pinson’s production lead Reds to 14-0 rout

April 23, 1962: Jay Hook leads Mets to franchise’s first victory

April 24, 1962: ‘Human Strikeout Machine’ Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City

April 28, 1962: Minnie Miñoso rallies Cardinals to win over Reds

April 28, 1962: Mets earn franchise’s first home win at Polo Grounds

May 5, 1962: Bo Belinsky blanks Baltimore, strikes out nine in no-hitter

Solly Hemus (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 6, 1962: Solly Hemus draws Mets’ first ejection in extra-inning win

Bob Tillman (Trading Card Database)

May 19, 1962: In his third game, Boston’s Bob Tillman gets his first major-league at-bat and homers

May 29, 1962: Braves beat Cubs in a home run derby on a cold day in May

May 30, 1962: Dodgers make first visit to New York since leaving Brooklyn

Willie Mays (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 1, 1962: Willie Mays, Giants return to New York for first time, beat the Mets

June 8, 1962: Mets snap 17-game losing streak, then lose again

June 16, 1962: Cleveland’s Jerry Kindall tops Mantle’s dramatic blast

June 17, 1962: Adair, Wilhelm power Orioles’ sweep of Senators 

June 22, 1962: No no-hitter for Mets’ Alvin Jackson

June 24, 1962: Yankees outlast Tigers in 22-inning game

June 26, 1962: Boston’s Earl Wilson becomes first Black pitcher to throw no-hitter in American League

June 30, 1962: Sandy Koufax hurls first career no-hitter against Mets

Roberto Clemente (Trading Card DB)

June 30, 1962: Clemente, Burgess lead Pirates to blowout win against Cardinals

Ed Kranepool (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 6, 1962: Mets prospect Ed Kranepool begins 18-year career with first pro game

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