The signatories on this bat put the t-e-a-m in team. The 1969 World Series championship was truly a collaborative effort. Gil Hodges’s platoon system meant that victory depended on teamwork, not indiv ...

Although Jack DiLauro spent only one year with the Mets, it was during the magical 1969 season. The pitcher recorded a 1-4 win-loss record, plus one save. He took the mound for the final time at the c ...

The 1969 yearbook published the team’s official schedule of the season, along with a Yoo-hoo ad featuring Mets coach Yogi Berra.

A grown-up cartoon Met graced the cover of a 1969 official schedule, sponsored by Manufacturers Hanover Trust. The young ballclub proved its maturity that regular season with 100 wins and the NL East ...

The Mets selected Dodgers star Gil Hodges with the 14th pick of the 1961 expansion draft. When he signed his new deal Hodges said, “I hope by a lot of hard work in spring training and regular play dur ...

Not many baseball fans expected the Mets to break out as they did in 1969. Pocket schedules detailed the slate of regular season games, which would eventually end in a 100-62 record.

Jim McAndrew delivered a heater, possibly during spring training in 1969. The 25-year-old was so impressive in spring training that he earned the start for the second game of the regular season. The M ...

Game 3 of the 1969 World Series was best remembered for Tommie Agee’s two amazing catches. His grabs in the 4th and 7th innings happened with runners on base; his work undoubtedly kept the Baltimore O ...

In 1968, his first season as a Met, Al Weis made 301 plate appearances and ended up with a .172 batting average. Admittedly, Weis was known more for his defense than his offense, but his bat would del ...

Al Weis made his Mets debut in 1968 after being traded from the Chicago White Sox. The switch-hitter played in 90 games, recording 47 hits, 15 runs and 14 RBIs.