In their only loss of the 1969 World Series, the Mets dropped Game 1 to the Baltimore Orioles on the road, 4-1. They faced that season’s AL Cy Young award winner, Mike Cuellar, who stifled the Mets ba ...

Tug McGraw was a reliable reliever in 1969, posting a 9-3 record and 12 saves. A stat binder tracked his progression from every outing that season, including a 10-game stretch from July to August when ...

Jerry Grote was the Mets’ starting catcher during most of his tenure from 1966 to 1977. He proved his durability by catching every inning of 20 postseason games in 1969 and 1973. Grote’s handling of t ...

Pitcher Jerry Koosman made his MLB debut with the Mets in 1967, joining a lowly team that was slowly building toward greatness. Alongside Tom Seaver in a strengthening starting rotation, Koosman helpe ...

Jerry Koosman and the Mets tasted success — and lots of champagne — after defeating the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the NLCS, which gave New York its first NL pennant in franchise history.

Transogram put out a Jerry Koosman action figure after he set team records for wins, shutouts and ERA in the 1968 season. He continued that excellence in the championship season of 1969, when he earne ...

Johnny Murphy (middle) traveled to Baltimore to root on the Mets during the 1969 World Series. Murphy had become GM before the 1968 season and his first order of business was hiring Gil Hodges as a ma ...

A native New Yorker and former New York Yankees pitcher, Johnny Murphy joined the Mets front office when the team was founded in 1962. By 1967, he was promoted to GM. Murphy assembled the final pieces ...

The Amazin’ Mets put on a performance in the 1969 World Series, winning four in a row to capture the title in five games.

Opening Day 1969 was a historic game for the Mets and MLB. The Mets faced the Montréal Expos at home, the first game played between international teams. New York Post reporter Maury Allen was on hand ...