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"1980s" - 162 Total Result(s)
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Jesse Orosco 1986 World Series Figurine
Reliever Jesse Orosco recorded 2 saves in the 1986 World Series en route to the Mets’ second title in franchise history. In 5 2/3 innings of work, Orosco fanned 6 while giving up no runs and just 2 hi ...
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Joan Whitney Payson Mets HOF Plaque
A lifelong baseball fan, Joan Whitney Payson became the first woman to purchase a major sports team when she bought a majority stake in the expansion franchise that became the Mets in 1962. Payson was ...
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Johnny Murphy Mets Hall of Fame Plaque
New York Yankee hurler Johnny Murphy pitched on seven championship teams in the 1930s and 1940s. The native New Yorker joined the Mets front office when the expansion club was founded in 1962, and lat ...
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Keep Moving: 1981 Mets Information Guide
The 1981 Mets Information Guide chronicled the respectable 1980 rebuilding season. The team showed signs of maintaining that momentum into 1981, though the strike-shortened season threw everyone off t ...
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Keith Hernandez Mets Hall of Fame Bust
After Keith Hernandez was traded to the Mets in 1983, he became one of the star players who powered the team in a victorious decade. During his runner-up MVP campaign in 1984, Hernandez helped the Met ...
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Keith Hernandez, MVP Candidate
As fans entered Shea Stadium for the opener of a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs they saw this scorecard with Keith Hernandez, their star first baseman on the cover. Hernandez and the Mets did ...
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Keith Hernandez’s 1987 Gold Glove
Keen fielding by 1B Keith Hernandez earned him a Gold Glove in 1987, one of six he received as a Met. Hernandez recorded 149 assists that season, tied for most in his career.
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Keith Hernandez’s Signature Stretch
A consistent Gold Glover throughout his career, Keith Hernandez perfected the first baseman stretch when fielding throws. This signature play was so well-known that it was used a means of introducing ...
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Lynch Joins the Hometown Team
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Westchester County, Ed Lynch made his MLB debut with the hometown Mets in 1980. In 98 starts, the right-handed pitcher collected 38 wins with the club, using exquisite c ...
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Mackey Sasser Coaches Kids at Shea Stadium
Catcher Mackey Sasser coached kids on the fundamentals of hitting during an event at Shea Stadium. He likely had good advice, as “the Hacker” batted .291 in 72 games during the 1989 season. ...