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The 1969 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1969 season. The 66th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets .
Starting with their 42nd game, the Mets went 82–39 (a .678 winning percentage), including an astonishing 38–11 in their last 49 games. [ 8 ] Despite that performance, the Mets suffered two mid-season three-game series sweeps at the hands of the Houston Astros , who manhandled the Mets all season, taking 10 of the 12 games the teams played.
When the series moved to Queens for Game 3, the Mets shutout the Orioles, capped off by Nolan Ryan pitching the final 2 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings, earning Ryan a save in his only World Series appearance. The Orioles attempted to come back in Game 4 by sending the game into extra innings, but it wasn't enough as the Mets prevailed in the bottom of the ...
The longest tenured player in Mets history - appearing in 1,853 games ... (15) reacts against the Baltimore Orioles during game 3 of the 1969 World Series at Shea Stadium. The Mets defeated the ...
October 15 – Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver is warned during Game 4 of the 1969 World Series by umpire Shag Crawford not to argue balls and strikes. After receiving this warning, Weaver follows Crawford to home plate, and immediately is ejected. The Mets would win 2–1 in 10 innings for a 3–1 lead in the World Series.
After winning the National League pennant, the Mets earned a trip to the 2000 World Series against their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees, for a "Subway Series". The Mets were defeated by the Yankees in five games. [83] The most memorable moment of the 2000 World Series occurred during the first inning of Game 2 at Yankee Stadium.
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) throws a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning in game one of the 2023 World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington ...
Los Angeles outscored New York 40-26 in the six games. The Mets came within two wins of reaching the World Series after a 22-33 start and earning the NL’s last wild card.