Cleon Jones was no stranger to getting on base, as the Mets 1969 yearbook featured in photographs. Jones led the team that season with 164 hits and was named an All-Star for the first time.

Shea Stadium was home to more than just baseball games in its early years. The 1969 Mets Yearbook showed off theme days, giveaways and family outings at the stadium that added to the fun.

Mayor Bob Wagner was in office when two new professional sports teams hit the Big Apple: the New York Jets of the AFL in 1960 and the New York Mets of the NL in 1962. By 1964, the football and basebal ...

Few pieces of fan memorabilia are as easy to carry everywhere as a pen. This 1969 World Series pen commemorating “the Miracle Mets” gave fans a happy reminder of their favorite champions they never ha ...

On June 28, 1969, the Mets held an Old Timers Day to celebrate retired players and front office personnel before a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Among those recognized were famed Brooklyn Dodge ...

During the Mets’ annual Old Timers Day in 1969, the Diamond Club at Shea Stadium offered a menu on theme with baseball’s centennial celebration. That year’s program was headlined by original Mets skip ...

As televised baseball gained popularity during the late 1960s, TV reporters received more access to broadcast big games. NBC-TV was just one media outlet that took the field at Memorial Stadium for Ga ...

Fine dining and formal dress at Shea Stadium’s Diamond Club provided an elegant setting for fans to cheer on the Mets during Game 5 of the 1969 World Series. They won over the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3, ...

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 ...

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 ...