The Mets were on the road against the Atlanta Braves in Games 1 and 2 of the 1969 NLCS. While the Braves pitching staff included future National Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro and closer Cecil Ups ...

Before modern technology made stat crunching as simple as a press of a button, staticians kept hand-written records in binders. The stat books provided utility in tracking output and telling stories o ...

After a Game 1 victory in the 1969 NLCS, the Mets were ready to repeat in the second game of the series. Tommie Agee, Cleon Jones and Ken Boswell each sent one over the fences, helping the Mets to an ...

After cups of coffee in 1965 and 1966, Bud Harrelson became a regular for the Mets in 1967. New York Daily News reporter Dick Young wrote of Harrelson in spring training: “[Manager] Wes Westrum thinks ...

Tommie Agee was greeted by Wayne Garrett at the plate during the 1969 World Series. In Game 3, Agee hit a first-inning home run to get the Mets on the board early. They would go on to win over the Bal ...

Members of the media used press access to travel throughout Shea Stadium during the 1969 World Series, from the field to the press box to the clubhouses.

Bud Harrelson played shortstop for the Mets from 1965 to 1977 and returned as a coach in 1986. In 1990, he replaced Davey Johnson as manager of the team. Harrelson is the only Met to have been a membe ...

Bud Harrelson took a rip at a pitch during Game 3 of the 1969 NLCS. Although Harrelson went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, the Mets won, 7-4, ending the series in a sweep of the Atlanta Braves.

By 1969, Bud Harrelson was in his fifth season as a Met. He notched a key two-run triple in Game 1 of the NLCS to help the Mets to a 9-5 victory — the first in their three-game sweep for the pennant. ...

Mets fans showed off their team pride with blue and orange buttons applauding the new champions of the National League. The Mets swept the Atlanta Braves in the 1969 NLCS to take the pennant, the firs ...