1969 New York Mets season

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The 1969 New York Mets season was the franchise’s historic “Miracle Mets” campaign, culminating in an unexpected World Series championship that transformed a once-struggling expansion team into baseball legends.

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instanceOf Major League Baseball season
New York Mets season
World Series champion season
allStarSelection Cleon Jones
Jerry Grote
Tom Seaver
award Tom Seaver won 1969 National League Cy Young Award
borough Queens
city New York City
division National League East
divisionPlace 1st
endDate 1969-10-16
finalRegularSeasonRecord 100–62
franchiseSeasonNumber 8
generalManager Johnny Murphy
historicalReputation one of the greatest upsets in World Series history
transformed the Mets from expansion laughingstock to champions
homeBallpark Shea Stadium
league National League
leagueChampionshipSeriesOpponent Atlanta Braves
leagueChampionshipSeriesResult New York Mets defeated Atlanta Braves 3–0
manager Gil Hodges
nickname Miracle Mets
notableEvent First World Series championship in New York Mets franchise history
First postseason appearance in New York Mets franchise history
notablePitcher Gary Gentry
Jerry Koosman
Nolan Ryan
Tom Seaver
Tug McGraw
notablePositionPlayer Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Ed Kranepool
Jerry Grote
Ron Swoboda
Tommie Agee
owner Joan Whitney Payson
preseasonExpectation considered an underdog and non-contender
regularSeasonLosses 62
regularSeasonWins 100
sport baseball
startDate 1969-04-08
team New York Mets
worldSeriesGameLocation Memorial Stadium
Shea Stadium
worldSeriesOpponent Baltimore Orioles
worldSeriesResult New York Mets defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–1
worldSeriesTitleNumberForFranchise 1
year 1969

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Amazins associatedWithSeason 1969 New York Mets season