Mike sent this over: opening day 1962 mets first game at polo grounds…only 12000 attended..it was a cold rainy day..
And from the Mets archives from April 1962, this entry from my grandfather:
12,000? We complained for 5 years that we didn’t have a team and only 12,000 of you show up?
I don’t like the Dodger Blue in the uniforms. Everyone knows that the NY looks better on a black cap. What goes better with orange than black? Get the blue out of here. It’s good to be back home at the Polo Grounds with the NY logo on the field. I hope the stadium in Queens gets delayed for at least a year.