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 ...

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.

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 ...

With two wins over the Chicago Cubs at home, the Mets kept a seven-game July win streak alive. The series against their NL East rivals featured ninth-inning excitement. On July 8, the Mets were down 3 ...

A grinning Jerry Koosman let a champagne cork fly during the celebration of New York’s first National League pennant in franchise history. They swept the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS, 3-0.

The Amazin’ Mets are world champions! With a Game 5 victory in the 1969 World Series, the Mets officially assumed the title. They won over the Baltimore Orioles at home, 5-3. Before scoreboards with l ...

In the late 1960s, 45 percent of all American adults smoked. So, a schedule dating every Mets home game on the back of a cigarette lighter was a handy way to keep one’s calendar organized. Several tim ...