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A Big Mets Mitt: 1969 World Series Glove
This weathered old thing graced some of the most magical hands in Mets postseason history. Ron Swoboda made plenty of catches during the 1969 season, but none more important than the one in Game 4 of ...
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A Button for the Best: 1969 Mets
As the Mets made franchise history with the 1969 World Series, they also brought victory back to a city known for its devotion to baseball. The 1962 New York Yankees were the last local ballclub with ...
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A Christmas Wish From Casey Stengel
How did the original Mets skipper know what 1969 would hold? Casey Stengel, who managed the last-place club from 1962 to 1965, wrote in a Christmas card to bullpen coach Joe Pignatano that “1969 may b ...
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A Classic Moment: 1969 World Series
Jerry Grote offered a hand to Ed Kranepool during Game 3 of the 1969 World Series, the only game Kranepool played in during the Fall Classic. He took advantage of the opportunity, hitting an eighth-in ...
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A Compact Season: 1969 Mets Schedule
One hundred and sixty-two Mets games, all in your pocket. This Plymouth-sponsored schedule detailed the 1969 regular season, including telecasts and Old Timers Day.
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A Formal Invitation: Opening Game at Shea
The first season at Shea Stadium brought MLB to another borough in New York City. While the Yankees played in the Bronx, the Dodgers in Brooklyn and the Giants in Manhattan, the new Mets stadium was c ...
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A Franchise First: Mets World Series Win
The Mets pulled out a close 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on the road in Game 2 of the 1969 World Series. It was the Mets’ first WS win in franchise history. Al Weis was the game’s hero with ...
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A Gameday Giveaway: 1969 Mets NLCS Visor
The 1969 pennant-winning Mets signed a souvenir visor from that season’s NLCS. Among those who left their mark were Game 1 winner Tom Seaver, slugger Tommie Agee, and Art Shamsky, who led the Mets wit ...
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A Great One: 1969 Mets NL Champs Pennant
The Amazin’ Mets have done it! Within a decade, the team improved from a franchise perennially in the league basement to pennant winners after clinching the 1969 NLCS. Fans paid tribute to the new cha ...
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A Hearty Handshake in the Dugout
Ken Boswell shook hands with Wayne Garrett during a 1969 postseason game. Both slugged well in the three-game NLCS against the Atlanta Braves: Boswell hit a pair of home runs, while Garrett added one ...