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The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets, as the National League returned to New York for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 and finished tenth and last in the National League, games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants, who once called New York home. The Mets' 120 losses are the most by any MLB team in one season since 1899; since then, the 2003 Detroit Tigers have come the closest to matching this mark, at 43-119. The team lost its first game 11–4 to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 11, and went on to lose its first nine games. After a 12–19 record on May 20 after sweeping a doubleheader, the Mets lost their next 17 games. They also lost 11 straight from July 15 to July 26, and 13 straight from August 9 to August 21. Their longest winning streak of the season was three.〔(1962 New York Mets Schedule )〕 The Mets were managed by Casey Stengel and played their home games at the Polo Grounds, which was their temporary home while Shea Stadium was being built in Queens. They are rather infamous for their futility, and were one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball history. The pitching staff allowed the most runs (948) in the majors. Despite the futility of the team, fans came out in droves. Their attendance of 922,530 was good enough for 6th in the National League that year. The season was chronicled in Jimmy Breslin's humorous best-selling book ''Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?'' The title came from a remark made by Manager Casey Stengel expressing his frustration over the team's ineptitude. ==Offseason== * July 20, 1961: Paul Blair was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.〔(Paul Blair page at Baseball Reference )〕 * October 16, 1961: Billy Loes was purchased by the Mets from the San Francisco Giants.〔(Billy Loes page at Baseball Reference )〕 * November 28, 1961: The Mets traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Braves for Frank Thomas and a player to be named later. The deal was completed on May 21, 1962, when the Mets sent Gus Bell to the Braves, and the Braves sent Rick Herrscher to the Mets.〔(Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference )〕 * January 30, 1962: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the Mets.〔(Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball-Reference )〕 * March 2, 1962: Billy Loes was returned by the Mets to the San Francisco Giants.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1962 New York Mets season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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