By claiming the 1969 World Series title, the Amazin’ Mets were finally no. 1 in MLB.

The Mets swept the Atlanta Braves in the 1969 NLCS, securing the first National League pennant in team history. Their next stop was the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.

The 1969 Mets surprised the baseball world by going from worst to first in the National League. Their 100-62 record was the best in franchise history at the time, and many considered them the greatest ...

After dropping the first game of the 1969 World Series, the Mets stormed back and won the next four in a row. It was the first championship in franchise history.

The Amazin’ Mets have done it! Within a decade, the team improved from a franchise perennially in the league basement to pennant winners after clinching the 1969 NLCS. Fans paid tribute to the new cha ...

The 1969 World Series win was a team effort. Every Amazin’ Met chipped in during the postseason through manager Gil Hodges’ platoon system.

Even in those miserable early years, Mets fans remained loyal. In the expansion team’s first seven seasons, the Mets finished no better than 9th place (including dead last in the first four years). Wh ...

Before the 1969 season, the National League split into East and West divisions. The Mets battled the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals all season for the new eastern title. On September 24, 196 ...

The Mets played Games 3, 4 and 5 of the 1969 World Series at Shea Stadium. The hometown crowd was treated to wins in each game, and the Mets took the Series, 4-1.

The Mets put together a winning club in 1969 en route to the first World Series championship in franchise history. The lineup included future Cy Young Award winner Tom Seaver and future WS MVP Donn Cl ...