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Bob Murphy Mets Hall of Fame Bust
For a half century, Bob Murphy was the voice of the Mets. His announcing career began with the team’s first game in 1962 and continued until his retirement in 2003, which included two World Series tit ...
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Bob Murphy Mets Hall of Fame Plaque
Bob Murphy’s Mets announcing career began with the team’s first game in 1962 and continued until his retirement in 2003. He saw two world championships during his decades in the booth. Murphy’s signat ...
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Bud Harrelson Mets Hall of Fame Bust
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 ...
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Bud Harrelson Mets Hall of Fame Plaque
Bud Harrelson played shortstop for the Mets from 1965 to 1977. His outstanding defense in the 1969 World Series was one of the keys to a Miracle Mets victory. He returned as a coach in 1986 and replac ...
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By George, We’ve Got It: Mets Acquisitions
The 1982 Mets were led by a pair of Georges: new manager George Bamberger and newly-acquired slugger George Foster. The latter would record 136 hits that season, second-best on the team.
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Casey Stengel Mets Hall of Fame Plaque
When the Mets first took the field in 1962, they were led by the inimitable former New York Yankees skipper Casey Stengel. An icon in the Big Apple, Stengel warmed the hearts of Mets fans with his “St ...
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Child’s Play: Gooden ASG Baseball
At just 19 years of age, Dwight Gooden became the youngest pitcher to ever toe the rubber at an All-Star Game when he tossed two innings of one-hit baseball, striking out three in the 1984 Midsummer C ...
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Come See Strawberry on the Road
While the Mets faithful loved to cheer on Darryl Strawberry, he was a target of opposing fans on the road. With sing-song chants of “Darryl, Darryl” many seat dwellers thought they could get into Stra ...
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Cone’s Gutty Performance
Right-handed pitcher David Cone had a fantastic sophomore season in 1988. He made the All-Star team and finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting with a 2.22 ERA and an MLB-best 20-3 record. During t ...
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Crunching Numbers In 1984: Mets Info Guide
The first sabermetrician? Davey Johnson was shown using the latest in technology on the cover of the Mets’ 1984 media guide. The team went 90-72 in Johnson’s debut season, on the way to him becoming t ...