Former Met Ed Kranepool explains why the World Series title mattered so much during the eventful year of 1969.

Former Met Ed Kranepool breaks down the infamous black cat moment in a 1969 game against the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium.

Met legend Ed Kranepool shares his thoughts on why the World Series championship of 1969 remains relevant today.

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

Ed Kranepool was a brand-new player for the brand-new Mets in 1962 when the 17-year-old got his first cup of coffee with the franchise. By the late 1960s, he’d become a mainstay of the dugout, playing ...

Given the time-honored pairing of baseball and beer, more beer bubbles probably twinkled than champagne bubbles when the Mets won the Series. Cheers!

Harry White took full advantage of the press hospitality room at Americana Hotel in New York for Games 3, 4 and 5 of the 1969 World Series.

On September 8, 1962, the Mets played their fellow expansion-class cousins, the Houston Colt .45s (now known as the Astros) in a Texas-sized doubleheader showdown. The Mets dropped a heartbreaker in t ...

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 ag ...

Sportswriters got up close and personal during the 1969 World Series, including access to the field at Shea Stadium. One such pass was issued to Bo Gill, a reporter for the Newburgh Evening News.