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1969 Old Timers Day Rocking Chair
On June 28, 1969, the Mets held an Old Timers Day to celebrate retired players and front office personnel before a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Among those recognized were famed Brooklyn Dodge ...
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1969 Old Timers Day Souvenir Menu
During the Mets’ annual Old Timers Day in 1969, the Diamond Club at Shea Stadium offered a menu on theme with baseball’s centennial celebration. That year’s program was headlined by original Mets skip ...
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1975 Old Timers Day Ring From Shea
Old Timers Days were a tradition at Shea Stadium where former players returned for exhibition games. More than 50 players participated in the 1975 event, including Ralph Kiner and Casey Stengel. Juliu ...
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Rookie Gary Gentry With Stan Coveleski
Rookie Gary Gentry, no. 39, took a moment to hang with some veterans during an Old Timers Day game in 1969. Gentry had been born 18 years after Stan Coveleski (second from left; in Indians uniform) ha ...
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Seaver and Co. Return for Old Timers Day
Tom Seaver and fellow former Mets Rusty Staub, Buddy Harrelson, Al Weis, Ron Swoboda and Art Shamsky saluted fans at Shea Stadium during an Old Timers Day, a long Mets tradition of hosting former play ...
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Tom Seaver Pitches on Old Timers Day
Tom Seaver participated in a Mets tradition, Old Timers Day, which featured former players for exhibition games at Shea Stadium.
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Tom Seaver Returns on Old Timers Day
He’s still got it. Tom Seaver returned to Shea Stadium for Old Timers Day, taking a familiar position on the pitching rubber.
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Tom Seaver Takes Call on Old Timers Day
Tom Seaver took a call on the dugout phone during an Old Timers Day at Shea Stadium. He had certainly had done that before.
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Tom Seaver Winds Up on Old Timers Day
The Mets participated in the tradition of hosting Old Timers Days at Shea Stadium, welcoming fan favorites and franchise standouts for exhibition games. Tom Seaver took the Shea Stadium mound on at le ...