Ed Kranepool chats about “The Franchise,” his Mets teammate Tom Seaver.

In Game 4 of the 1969 World Series, the Mets pulled out a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles at home. The low-scoring, 10-inning affair was a pitchers’ duel between Mike Cuellar and the O’s bullpen against Tom Seaver, who earned the complete-game win. New York Post reporter Maury Allen kept detailed notes in a scorebook.

More than 50,000 fans packed Shea Stadium for Tom Seaver’s number retirement ceremony prior to a game against the Atlanta Braves. His no. 41 was the third jersey retired by the Mets.

Reliever Doug Sisk was a regular in the Mets bullpen during the 1980s. On Opening Day 1983, he took over in the 7th inning for Tom Seaver, who was making his long-awaited return to New York. Sisk kept Seaver’s scoreless bid going, struck out three batters and allowed no runs in the final three innings […]

The Mets squared off against the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a doubleheader during a late-season West Coast trip. Ron Swoboda, Jerry Grote and Tom Seaver broke open the 4th inning with hits that drove in 5 runs. Backed by an eleven-strikeout performance from the franchise ace, the Mets breezed to an […]

For just the second time in Mets history and the first time at Citi Field, the All-Star Game came to Queens. Tom Seaver threw out the first pitch and Matt Harvey started for the National League. Just a couple of weeks before the game, the Mets gave out this commemorative garden gnome.

Tom Seaver’s widow Nancy, along with their daughters Ann and Sarah, addressed the large crowd at the Tom Seaver statue unveiling. “Hello Tom,” said Nancy Seaver through tears. “It’s so nice to have you where you belong.”

Steve Henderson came to the Mets from the Cincinnati Reds in 1977 as one of four players traded for Tom Seaver. Henderson made his major league debut the next day and batted .297 in 99 games that season — good enough for second place in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. The left fielder […]

On July 9, 2022, New York honored former first baseman and team captain Keith Hernandez by retiring his No. 17. During seven seasons with the Mets, Hernandez was a three-time All-Star, winner of six consecutive Gold Gloves and a leader on the 1986 World Series team. “I never dreamed that we would turn it around […]

Tom Seaver was sharp during a 9-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader on the road. Longtime Mets employee Matt Winick noted in a scorebook the 17 Mets hits on the day to back Seaver’s outing. The total tied for second-most hits in a game during the 1967 season.