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"Gil Hodges" - 28 Total Result(s)
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1969 Advertisement for Mets Ticket Plans
Mets fans who purchased advance 1969 ticket plans were ready for a new season at Shea Stadium. Advertisements for the plans predicted a “big year in ’69.” The Miracle Mets lived up to the expectation. ...
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A Christmas Wish From Casey Stengel
How did the original Mets skipper know what 1969 would hold? Casey Stengel, who managed the last-place club from 1962 to 1965, wrote in a Christmas card to bullpen coach Joe Pignatano that “1969 may b ...
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A Hall Worthy Tribute
Legendary Mets manager Gil Hodges was finally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 which prompted this tribute from the team. Hodges was a player on the 1962 Mets and slugged the f ...
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A Valued Draft Pick: Gil Hodges
The Mets selected Dodgers star Gil Hodges with the 14th pick of the 1961 expansion draft. When he signed his new deal Hodges said, “I hope by a lot of hard work in spring training and regular play dur ...
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Art Shamsky: Gil Hodges’ Management Style
Art Shamsky discusses why Gil Hodges was a one-of-a-kind manager for the 1969 World Series champion Mets.
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Art Shamsky: The Legacy of Gil Hodges
Art Shamsky talks about his manager Gil Hodges, who skippered the 1969 World Series champion Mets.
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Cleon Jones Mets Hall of Fame Bust
Cleon Jones spent 12 great seasons in New York, with none better than 1969. He was named an All-Star and hit a career-best .340 that year, helping the Mets to their first World Series in franchise his ...
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Cleon Jones: Gil Hodges’s Faith in 1969
Manager Gil Hodges had unwaivering confidence in the Mets prior to the 1969 season, Cleon Jones explains.
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Cleon Jones: His Earliest Baseball Memories
Former Met Cleon Jones reminiscences on his childhood memories of baseball.
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Cleon Jones: The Miracle Mets
Cleon Jones explains the miracle behind his Mets team during the 1969 season.