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The team is often referred to as the "Amazin' Mets" (a nickname coined by Casey Stengel, who managed the team from their inaugural season to 1965) or the "Miracle Mets". The 1969 season was the first season of divisional play in Major League Baseball. The Mets were assigned to the newly created National League East.
The "Miracle Mets" or "Amazin Mets", as they became known by the press, went on to win a three-game sweep of the strong Atlanta Braves, led by legend Henry "Hank" Aaron, in the very first National League Championship Series. The Mets were considered underdogs in this series despite the fact that they had a better record than the Braves, the ...
The Mets started the 1999 season well, going 17–9, but after an eight-game losing streak, including the last two to the New York Yankees, the Mets fired their entire coaching staff except for manager Bobby Valentine.The Mets, in front of a national audience on Sunday Night Baseball, beat the New York Yankees 7–2 in the turning point of the ...
The Mets would go on to win 4–3. [9] Tom Seaver lost a pitchers' duel with Bill Hands in the series opener when it was the Cubs' turn to host the Mets July 14–16. [10] The following day, Boswell's solo home run that put the Mets up 5–1 turned out to be the margin of victory in their 5–4 win. [11]
The Mets were 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 games back of Chicago when the Cubs came to Shea Stadium for a two-game set on September 8. The Mets swept the set to move within 1 ⁄ 2 game of first place, with Clendenon hitting a two-run home run in the Mets' 7–1 victory on the ninth. [5] The Mets won their next six in a row (10 total) to move 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 games
Ronald Wayne Garrett (born December 3, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman from 1969 to 1980, most prominently as a member of the New York Mets, where he was a member of the 1969 World Series winning team known as the "Miracle Mets".
In 1969, the "Amazin' Mets" justified their nickname by unexpectedly winning the World Series over the favored Orioles. Stengel attended the Series, threw out the first ball for Game 3 at Shea, and visited the clubhouse after the Mets triumphed in Game 5 to win the Series. [157] The Mets presented him with a championship ring.
Tommie Lee Agee (August 9, 1942 – January 22, 2001) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1962 through 1973, most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that became known as the Miracle Mets when, they rose from being perennial losers to defeat the favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series for one of the most ...