| 1969 New York Mets | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Series Champions National League Champions National League East Champions | ||
 Bullpen coach Joe Pignatano, third base coach Eddie Yost, and first base coach Yogi Berra in September 1969. | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |
| City | Queens, New York, U.S. | |
| Record | 100–62 (.617) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Joan Whitney Payson | |
| General managers | Johnny Murphy | |
| Managers | Gil Hodges | |
| Television | WOR-TV 9 (Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner) | |
| Radio | WJRZ–AM 970/WABC-FM 95.5 (Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 1969 New York Mets season was the team's eighth as a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and culminated when they won the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. They played their home games at Shea Stadium and were managed by Gil Hodges. 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. In their seven previous seasons, the Mets had never finished higher than ninth place in the ten-team National League and had never had a winning season. They lost at least one hundred games in five of the seasons. However, they overcame mid-season difficulties while the division leaders for much of the season, the Chicago Cubs, suffered a late-season collapse. The Mets finished 100–62, eight games ahead of the Cubs. They went on to defeat the National League West champion Atlanta Braves three games to none in the inaugural NLCS, and defeat the American League champion Orioles in five games. First baseman Donn Clendenon was named the World Series' most valuable player on the strength of his .357 batting average, three home runs, and four runs batted in.
On Saturday, August 22, 2009, many of the surviving members of the 1969 championship team reunited at the New York Mets' present park, Citi Field.[1]
- ^ "Seaver, Ryan and Koosman highlight Miracle Mets gathering to celebrate 40th anniversary of 1969 World Series Championship - mets.com: Official Info". mlb.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2012.