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1969 was the first year of divisional baseball, precipitated by the expansion of each league from 10 to 12 teams. [3] The Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots joined the American League. The San Diego Padres and Montreal Expos joined the National League. Before 1969, the first place team in each league advanced directly to the World Series.
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.
Oct 14, 1969; Flushing, NY, USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool (7) cross home after hitting an eight inning home run as catcher Jerry Grote (15) reacts against the Baltimore ...
DiMuro reverses his call, and awards Jones first base. The following batter, Donn Clendenon, hits a two-run home run to pull the Mets within a run of Baltimore. (The homer is Clendenon's third of the Series). Following an Al Weis solo home run in the seventh to tie the game, the Mets score two in the eighth for a 5–3 lead.
Kranepool was a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, playing for them from 1962-1979. He was a National League All-Star in 1965. ... Oct 14, 1969; Flushing, NY, USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Mets first ...
Ed Kranepool, a New York Mets Hall of Famer and member of the 1969 "Miracle Mets," died Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 79 years old. The left-handed Mets first baseman, who was born ...
The 1969 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five match-up between the East Division champion New York Mets and the West Division champion Atlanta Braves.It was the opening semifinal round on the National League side of the inaugural edition of the MLB postseason.
The “Miracle Mets’’ stunned the universe by winning the World Series over the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in October 1969. The Mets have just one other World Series title – 1986.
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