Ed Charles, the oldest member of the youthful Mets of 1969, started bringing his son Ed, Jr., to the ballpark to the delight of his teammates.

Third baseman Ed Charles served as the club’s elder statesman as the Mets made their run for the championship in 1969. The veteran scored the winning run during Game 2 as part of a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on the road, then hung up his cleats after the 1969 season. Talk about going […]

Ed Charles was already a veteran player when he joined the Mets in 1967 at age 34. The veteran was still pretty light in his cleats, though, notching 279 games, 214 hits and 13 stolen bases in his three years with the Mets. The locker room leader made an impact during the 1969 postseason in […]

Al Leiter was the heart of the Mets pitching staff during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He posted a 95-67 record and 3.42 ERA over seven seasons in New York, leading the club in regular-season wins in five of those campaigns. He was also a member of the 2000 All-Star team and pitched in […]

The Mets won 95 games prior to September 24, 1969, but that day’s victory was the most important of the regular season. With a 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at home, the Mets clinched the NL East, becoming the first-ever winners of the new division. Donn Clendenon and Ed Charles each hit first-inning […]