Mets Opening Day Trivia Challenge Answers

Yesterday, I posted fourteen New York Met Opening Day Trivia Challenge Questions. Today, the answers are included. Find out if you are a Met expert.

Congratulations to the Mets on their 1-0 start. Outside of Torres injury, nothing but blue skies today led by Santana and host of relievers and clutch hitting of David Wright (Daniel Murphy is a hitting machine).

1) The future Hall of Fame who started at first base for the Mets in 1992 and 1993 was Eddie Murray

2) Today David Wright started for the 8th consecutive year at third base, passing Howard Johnson to become first on the list.

3) The only future Hall of Famer in the Mets Opening Day Lineup in 1962 was center fielder Richie Ashburn.

4) The two Met legends tied with six all-time Opening Day starts at first base are Keith Hernandez and Ed Kranepool

5) The player with the winning hit in the 1998 Opening Day, 1-0 fourteen inning victory of the Mets was Alberto Castillo (actually referenced by  Howie Rose in today's game)

6) The future Hall of Fame Opening Day Met starting left fielder in 1999 and 2000 was Rickey Henderson

7) The starting second baseman on Opening Day for the Mets in 2011 was Brad Emaus

8) The Met player who had the most starts in the outfield was Darryl Strawberry with seven

9) The Mets won their first Opening Day in 1970, 8 years after the franchise started. They actually won a World Series before they won an Opening Day game. The winning pitcher in relief was Ron Taylor (Tug McGraw got the save in this eleven inning game)

10) Of course the Met with the most starts was Tom Seaver with 11 (1968-1977 and 1983). Dwight Gooden was second with six

11) Roger Craig started the first Mets game in 1962

12) The player who started the most Opening Day games as catcher for the Mets was Jerry Grote with 9. Mike Piazza had 7 and Todd Hundley had 6.

13) The Met player with the most all-time Opening Day starts is Bud Harrelson with eleven.

14) The 1962 Amazing Mets must not have been a big draw on Opening Day against the Cardinals in Busch Stadium. The attendance for the game was 16,147

Hope you enjoyed the Mets Opening Day  trivia challenge. Much more to come.