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SPRINGING INTO ACTION
Date: 1962
The Mets shared Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg, Florida with the St. Louis Cardinals during New York’s first-ever spring training in 1962. After several meetings in the preseason, the teams faced off in St. Louis on April 11 for their first game of the regular season. The Mets lost to the Cardinals, 11-4.
From the collection of Andy Fogel (photo by Heritage Werks)
