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The Girls of Summer: Doll in Mets Uniform
A crop of Mets-themed toys hit the shelves in the team’s first decade, including dolls outfitted with the new club’s uniforms. This doll looked like a winner in blue and orange. She pulled for the 196 ...
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The Impossible Dream: World Series Button
After the franchise’s humble beginnings, no one expected the Mets to win the NL East Division, the NLCS or the World Series in 1969. But the Amazin’ Mets made the impossible possible by checking all t ...
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The Incredible World Champs Mets
Sportswriter Maury Allen was a Brooklyn native, a Brooklyn Dodgers fan and later a local sports columnist for the New York Post who penned 38 books on American sports. How could he not celebrate the w ...
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The Terms: Gil Hodges Manager’s Contract
The Mets sat in the basement of the National League in their first six seasons. Gil Hodges, a former Mets player and Dodgers legend, took over as manager in 1968 with hopes to reverse the team’s fortu ...
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Ticket From Tom Seaver’s Almost No-Hitter
Tom Seaver was two outs away from pitching the first no-hitter in Mets history when Chicago Cub Jim Qualls broke up the bid with a single in the 9th inning. Still, Seaver recorded a terrific outing: 1 ...
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Ticket to Mets History: 1969 NL East
The Mets won 95 games prior to September 24, 1969, but that day’s victory was the most important of the regular season. With a 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at home, the Mets clinched the NL Ea ...
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Tom Seaver Mets Hall of Fame Bust
Known simply as “The Franchise,” Tom Seaver is perhaps the greatest player ever to don a Mets uniform. Signed in 1966, Seaver made his debut with the Mets in 1967 and was named Rookie of the Year. In ...
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Tom Seaver Nearly Perfect Game: Ticket
Going into the 9th, Mets fans held their breath for Tom Seaver, who was working on a perfect game against their NL East rivals, the Chicago Cubs. Seaver was two outs away when Jim Qualls’s clean singl ...
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Tommie Agee Mets Hall of Fame Bust
When Tommie Agee was traded to the Mets before the 1968 season, the former Rookie of the Year provided an offensive spark the young team needed. In 1969, Agee hit the only home run ever to reach the u ...
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Tommie Agee’s Agility on Deck in 1969 NLCS
Tommie Agee prepared for an at-bat in Game 3 of the 1969 NLCS, a 7-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. The center fielder was instrumental from the plate during the series, recording 2 home runs, 4 RBIs an ...