After dropping the first two games of the World Series at home, the Mets needed to rally at Fenway Park to stay in the 1986 Fall Classic. With a win in Game 3, the Mets did just that. Gary Carter join ...

The Amazin’ Mets are world champions! With a Game 5 victory in the 1969 World Series, the Mets officially assumed the title. They won over the Baltimore Orioles at home, 5-3. Before scoreboards with l ...

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 ...

Remember their humble beginnings? The Mets went from last-place newcomers in 1962 to top of the National League by 1969. Cleon Jones helped seal the team’s elite status by catching the final out of th ...

Cleon Jones made his second trip to the World Series in 1973. He hit a key double and went around to score early in Game 5. That proved valuable in the low-scoring affair, a 2-0 win over the Oakland A ...

Cleon Jones was one of three Mets to hit a longball in the 1973 World Series. His second-inning home run in Game 2 got the Mets on the board early, and they would go on to win over the Oakland Athleti ...

Cleon Jones discusses the madness at Shea Stadium after he made the final out of the 1969 World Series.

The Mets won the 1969 World Series when Cleon Jones caught the final out of Game 5. He explains the historic catch here.

Cleon Jones explains the significance of the 1969 World Series victory to New York City and the country.

There was no shortage of press coverage during the 1969 World Series, especially at Shea Stadium, which hosted the first Fall Classic games in Mets history.