Duffy Dyer was a reserve catcher from 1968 to 1974. He played as backstop in 29 games in 1969, mainly in August and September, as the Mets battled for the NL East title down the stretch.

Ed Kranepool appeared as a pinch hitter in four games of the 1973 World Series. It was his second trip to the Fall Classic as a Met.

Ed Kranepool’s MLB career began in 1962, the same year the Mets first took the field. The Mets called up the 17-year-old to help a struggling team, and Kranepool stayed with the franchise through good ...

A teenaged Ed Kranepool came up with lousy Mets teams in the franchise’s opening years, but he created bright moments. After the Mets started the 1963 season with eight straight losses, Kranepool hit ...

Ed Kranepool chats about “The Franchise,” his Mets teammate Tom Seaver.

Gil Hodges skippered the Mets in a close match against the San Francisco Giants, but the visitors scored 4 in the 9th to put the game away, 7-1. Willie Mays’s home run for the Giants that day was the ...

Some Mets fans travelled a long way — 2,500 miles long — to see their team face the Oakland Athletics on the road during the 1973 World Series. The Mets had also come a long way, going from a just ove ...

Fans traveled from near and far to root for the Mets during the 1973 World Series. One banner showed the dedication of backers from Ardonia, New York. That support paid off at Shea Stadium, where the ...

Felix Millan emerged from a cloud of dirt as the umpire called safe during the 1973 NLCS. Millan led the Mets with 5 runs in the series, including a pair in the Game 5 victory that sealed the NLCS win ...

The 1974 yearbook showed off the Mets’ biggest accomplishment from the previous season: the 1973 NL pennant. The Mets beat out the heavily favored Cincinnati Reds in the five-game NLCS to win their se ...