1969 New York Mets season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets Joe Pignatano, Eddie Yost, Yogi Berra 1969.jpeg 275px Bullpen coach Joe Pignatano, third base coach Eddie Yost, and first base coach Yogi Berra in September 1969. 1969 World Series championsNational League championsNational League East champions National League East Shea Stadium Flushing, Queens, NY, U.S. 100–62 (.617) 1st Joan Whitney Payson Johnny Murphy Gil Hodges WOR-TV(Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy, Ralph Kiner) WJRZ/WABC-FM(Nelson, Murphy, Kiner) NYM NYM The 1969 New York Mets season was the team's 8th 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 MLB. 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 defeated 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 Mets' present park, Citi Field.http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5955388&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym Seaver, Ryan and Koosman highlight Miracle Mets gathering to celebrate 40th anniversary of 1969 World Series Championship - mets.com: Official Info mlb.com January 14, 2012 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193058/http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090720&content_id=5955388&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym dead Offseason October 16, 1968: Sold Don Bosch to the Montreal ExposDon Bosch Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boschdo01.shtml 2025-02-17 Baseball-Reference.com en Trades DateDetailsDecember, 1968 Jerry Buchek traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim CosmanDecember 2, 1968 Drafted Wayne Garrett from the Atlanta Braves in the 1968 rule 5 draftTommie Reynolds drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1968 rule 5 draftJuan Rios drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1968 rule 5 draftBill Short drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1968 rule 5 draftFebruary 5, 1969 Greg Goossen and cash traded to the Seattle Pilots for a player to be named later. Received Jim Gosger three months later to complete the trade. Spring training The Mets held spring training at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, for the 8th season. Regular season thumb|250px|Shea Stadium prior to a game in September 1969. The Mets had never finished higher than ninth place in a ten-team league in their first seven seasons. As an expansion team, they went 40–120 in 1962, the most losses by an MLB team in one season in the 20th century, and the 1962 Mets' .250 winning percentage was higher than only the .248 posted by the 1935 Boston Braves. The Mets never had been over .500 after the ninth game of any season. Seven years after their disastrous inaugural season, "The Amazin' Mets" (as nicknamed by previous manager Casey Stengel) won the World Series, the first expansion team to do so. 1969 was the first year of divisional baseball, precipitated by the expansion of each league from 10 to 12 teams./New York Times, Sunday April 6, 1969 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. Under the new structure, each league was divided into East and West divisions, each comprising six teams, with the divisional winners facing off in a best-of-five playoff for the right to represent their league in the World Series. The Mets were slotted into the National League East division, along with the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, expansion Montreal Expos, and the St. Louis Cardinals, who had been World Champions in 1964 and 1967 and losers of the 1968 World Series. For the first time since joining the National League in 1962, the Mets could finish no lower than 6th.Id. The New York Times journalist, Joe Durso, predicted the Mets would finish 4th in the East, ahead of the Pirates and the Expos.Id. On April 8, with 44,541 fans in attendance at Shea Stadium, the Mets and the Expos played the first international baseball game in MLB history. The Mets had lost seven straight Opening Day games since joining the National League in 1962. That dubious record reached eight when the Expos prevailed in an 11–10 slugfest, despite the Mets scoring four runs with two down in the bottom of the ninth, highlighted by a pinch hit three-run home run by Duffy Dyer. Apparently, this was axiomatic Mets baseball, as one columnist described the Mets as "masters of the lingering death."Joseph Durso, New York Times, April 9, 1969 The Mets took the next two games from the Expos, but then lost six of the following 7 games, bringing their record to 3–7. After a 9–14 start, the Mets won 9 of their next 13 games, including consecutive shutouts in late April against the Cubs and Expos. When Tom Seaver shut out the Atlanta Braves 5–0 on May 21, the Mets were 18–18, their best start in franchise history. But the Mets lost their next five games, starting with a 15–3 drubbing from the Braves, followed by a 3-game sweep by the Houston Astros, who outscored the Mets 18–4, and finishing with a loss at Shea Stadium to the lowly San Diego Padres.1969 New York Mets Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1969-schedule-scores.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en At the end of play on May 27, the Mets' record stood at 18–23. Then, in late May, the Mets reeled off a club-record 11 straight wins, which included three walk-off wins and dominant pitching, as the Mets pitching staff yielded a stingy 2-runs per game. Starting with their 42nd game, the Mets went 82–39 (a .678 winning percentage), including an astonishing 38–11 in their last 49 games.Id. Despite that performance, the Mets suffered two mid-season three-game series sweeps at the hands of the Astros, who manhandled the Mets all season, taking 10 of the 12 games the teams played. They were also no-hit by Bob Moose of the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 20, only five days after becoming the first major league team to strike out 19 times in a nine-inning game, a game they won, 4–3, on a pair of two-run home runs by Ron Swoboda, against the Cardinals' Steve Carlton. Trailing the Chicago Cubs for much of the season, the Mets found themselves in third place and 10 games back on August 14http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/08131969.htm#1 Events of Wednesday, August 13, 1969 www.retrosheet.org but they won 14 of their last 17 games during August, and 24 of their 32 games during September and October, to surge past the Cubs, finishing 100–62, eight games ahead of them. That 18 game differential, recovering from being 10 games behind the Cubs to finish 8 games ahead of them, is one of the largest turnarounds in MLB history. Season standings National League East New York Mets Record vs. opponents Record Games Left Opponent Home Road Total Home Road Total NL East Chicago Cubs 5–4 5–4 10–8 – – – Montreal Expos 7–2 6–3 13–5 – – – Philadelphia Phillies 5–4 7–2 12–6 – – – Pittsburgh Pirates 4–5 6–3 10–8 – – – St. Louis Cardinals 6–4 6–2 12–6 – – – NL West Atlanta Braves 4–2 4–2 8–4 – – – Cincinnati Reds 3–3 3–3 6–6 – – – Houston Astros 2–4 0–6 2–10 – – – Los Angeles Dodgers 6–0 2–4 8–4 – – – San Diego Padres 5–1 6–0 11–1 – – – San Francisco Giants 5–1 3–3 8–4 – – – Grand Totals 52–30 48–32 100–62 – – – Month Games Won Lost Pct. April 20 9 11 9 11 May 24 12 12 12 12 June 28 19 9 19 9 July 27 15 12 15 12 August 31 21 10 21 10 September 30 23 7 23 7 October 2 1 1 1 1Totals 162 100 62 100 62 Schedule and results Regular season New York Mets 1962thru1992 1969 Regular Season Game LogOverall: 100–62 (Home: 52–30; Road: 48–32) y New York Mets 1962thru1992 April: 9–11 (Home: 4–8; Road: 5–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 8 || Expos || 10–11 || Shaw (1–0) || Koonce (0–1) || Sembera (1) || 44,541 || Shea Stadium || 0–1 || Boxscore || 4 || −1 || 2:05 PM EST || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 9 || Expos || 9–5 || McGraw (1–0) || Stoneman (0–1) || Ryan (1) || 13,827 || Shea Stadium || 1–1 || Boxscore || 3 || −1 || 2:05 PM EST || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 10 || Expos || 4–2 || Gentry (1–0) || Jaster (0–1) || Koonce (1) || 8,608 || Shea Stadium || 2–1 || Boxscore || 3 || −1 || 2:05 PM EST || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 11 || Cardinals || 5–6 || || Koosman (0–1) || || 12,591 || Shea Stadium || 2–2 || Boxscore || 3 || −2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 12 || Cardinals || 0–1 || || Cardwell (0–1) || || 19,510 || Shea Stadium || 2–3 || Boxscore || 3 || −2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 13 || Cardinals || 1–3 || || Seaver (0–1) || || 25,314 || Shea Stadium || 2–4 || Boxscore || 4 || −3 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 14 || @ Phillies || 1–5 || || McAndrew (0–1) || || 13,070 || Connie Mack Stadium || 2–5 || Boxscore || 5 || −4 || 7:35 PM EST || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 15 || @ Phillies || 6–3 || Gentry (2–0) || || Koonce (2) || 2,880 || Connie Mack Stadium || 3–5 || Boxscore || 4 || −4 || 7:35 PM EST || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 16 || @ Pirates || 3–11 || || Koosman (0–2) || || 7,666 || Forbes Field || 3–6 || Boxscore || 5 || −5 || 8:05 PM EST || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 17 || @ Pirates || 0–4 || || Cardwell (0–2) || || 8,097 || Forbes Field || 3–7 || Boxscore || 5 || −6 || 8:05 PM EST || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 18 || @ Cardinals || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 1 || Busch Memorial Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –6 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 19 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Seaver (1–1) || || || 20,716 || Busch Memorial Stadium || 4–7 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 20 || @ Cardinals || 11–3 || Ryan (1–0) || || Koonce (3) || 19,065 || Busch Memorial Stadium || 5–7 || Boxscore || 3 || −5 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 21 || Phillies || 1–2(11)|| || Taylor (0–1) || || 9,286 || Shea Stadium || 5–8 || Boxscore || 3 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 22 || Phillies || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 5 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | −5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 23 || Pirates || 2–0 || Koosman (1–2) || || || 7,274 || Shea Stadium || 6–8 || Boxscore || 3 || −4 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 24 || Pirates || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 19 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –5 || || || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 25 || Cubs || 1–3 || Jenkins (3–1) || Seaver (1–2) || || 18,548 || Shea Stadium || 6–9 || Boxscore || 4 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 26 || Cubs || 3–9 || || Cardwell (0–3) || || 16,252 || Shea Stadium || 6–10 || Boxscore || 5 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 (1) || April 27 || Cubs || 6–8 || || Koonce (0–2) || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 6–11 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 (2) || April 27 || Cubs || 3–0 || McGraw (2–0) || || || 37,437 || Shea Stadium || 7–11 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 29 || @ Expos || 2–0 || Ryan (2–0) || || || 8,577 || Jarry Park || 8–11 || Boxscore || 3 || −6 1 2 || 4:05 PM EDT || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 30 || @ Expos || 2–1 || Seaver (2–2) || || || 19,024 || Jarry Park || 9–11 || Boxscore || 3 || −5 1 2 || 8:05 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992 May: 12–12 (Home: 7–5; Road: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 21 || May 1 || @ Expos || 2–3 || || Cardwell (0–4) || || 7,741 || Jarry Park || 9–12 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || 4:05 PM EDT || || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 2 || @ Cubs || 4–6 || || Gentry (2–1) || || 14,702 || Wrigley Field || 9–13 || Boxscore || 5 || −7 || 2:10p.m. EDT || || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 3 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || || Koonce (0–3) || || 23,228 || Wrigley Field || 9–14 || Boxscore || 5 || −8 || 2:10p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 (1) || May 4 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Seaver (3–2) || || || N/A || Wrigley Field || 10–14 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || 1:55p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 (2) || May 4 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || McGraw (3–0) || || || 40,484 || Wrigley Field || 11–14 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 6 || Reds || 8–1 || Cardwell (1–4) || || || 12,291 || Shea Stadium || 12–14 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 7 || Reds || 0–3 || || Gentry (2–2) || || 9,242 || Shea Stadium || 12–15 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 9 || Astros || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 30 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 10 || Astros || 3–1 || Seaver (4–2) || || || 14,981 || Shea Stadium || 13–15 || Boxscore || 3 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 11 || Astros || 1–4 || || Cardwell (1–5) || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 13–16 || Boxscore || 3 || −5 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 11 || Astros || 11–7 || Koonce (1–3) || || || 19,456 || Shea Stadium || 14–16 || Boxscore || 3 || −5 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 13, 1969 || Braves || 3–4 || Reed (5–1) || Gentry (2–3) || Upshaw (8) || 12,332 || Shea Stadium || 14–17 || Boxscore || 3 || −7 || 8:00p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 14, 1969 || Braves || 9–3 || Seaver (5–2) || Niekro (5–2) || Taylor (1) || 15,365 || Shea Stadium || 15–17 || Boxscore || 3 || −7 || 8:00p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 15, 1969 || Braves || 5–6 || Jarvis (3–2) || Cardwell (1–6) || Upshaw (9) || 14,370 || Shea Stadium || 15–18 || Boxscore || 3 || −7 1 2 || 2:00p.m. EDT || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 16 || @ Reds || 10–9 || Koonce (2–3) || || || 11,736 || Crosley Field || 16–18 || Boxscore || 3 || −7 1 2 || 8:05 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 17 || @ Reds || 11–3 || Gentry (3–3) || || || 8,925 || Crosley Field || 17–18 || Boxscore || 3 || −6 1 2 || 8:05 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 18 || @ Reds || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 5 || Crosley Field || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –6 || || || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 21, 1969 || @ Braves || 5–0 || Seaver (6–2) || Niekro (5–3) || — || 14,669 || Atlanta Stadium || 18–18 || Boxscore || 3 || −5 1 2 || 8:05p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 22, 1969 || @ Braves || 3–15 || Jarvis (4–2) || McGraw (3–1) || Stone (1) || 12,574 || Atlanta Stadium || 18–19 || Boxscore || 3 || −6 1 2 || 8:05p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 23 || @ Astros || 0–7 || || Gentry (3–4) || || 10,825 || Astrodome || 18–20 || Boxscore || 4 || −7 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 24 || @ Astros || 1–5 || || Koosman (1–3) || || 17,911 || Astrodome || 18–21 || Boxscore || 4 || −8 1 2 || 8:30 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 25 || @ Astros || 3–6 || || Seaver (6–3) || || 22,716 || Astrodome || 18–22 || Boxscore || 4 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 27 || Padres || 2–3 || || McAndrew (0–2) || || 11,772 || Shea Stadium || 18–23 || Boxscore || 4 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 28 || Padres || 1–0(11)|| McGraw (4–1) || || || 11,860 || Shea Stadium || 19–23 || Boxscore || 4 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 30 || Giants || 4–3 || Seaver (7–3) || || Taylor (2) || 52,272 || Shea Stadium || 20–23 || Boxscore || 3 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 31 || Giants || 4–2 || Gentry (4–4) || || McGraw (1) || 32,178 || Shea Stadium || 21–23 || Boxscore || 3 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992 June: 19–9 (Home: 9–5; Road: 10–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || June 1 || Giants || 5–4 || Taylor (1–1) || || || 41,294 || Shea Stadium || 22–23 || Boxscore || 3 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || June 2 || Dodgers || 2–1 || Koosman (2–3) || || || 22,600 || Shea Stadium || 23–23 || Boxscore || 3 || −8 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || June 3 || Dodgers || 5–2 || Seaver (8–3) || || McGraw (2) || 24,212 || Shea Stadium || 24–23 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 4 || Dodgers || 1–0(15)|| Taylor (2–1) || || || 31,331 || Shea Stadium || 25–23 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 49 || June 6 || @ Padres || 5–3 || Gentry (5–4) || || Taylor (3) || 11,203 || San Diego Stadium || 26–23 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || 11:00 PM EDT || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 7 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Koosman (3–3) || || || 10,827 || San Diego Stadium || 27–23 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 8 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Seaver (9–3) || || Taylor (4) || 8,568 || San Diego Stadium || 28–23 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 10 || @ Giants || 9–4 || Cardwell (2–6) || || Taylor (5) || 6,038 || Candlestick Park || 29–23 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 || 11:00 PM EDT || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 11 || @ Giants || 2–7 || || Gentry (5–5) || || 3,935 || Candlestick Park || 29–24 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 || 4:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 13 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || || Koosman (3–4) || || 20,042 || Dodger Stadium || 29–25 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || 11:00 PM EDT || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 55 || June 14 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Seaver (10–3) || || McGraw (3) || 26,727 || Dodger Stadium || 30–25 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || 11:00 PM EDT || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 15 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || || DiLauro (0–1) || || 28,086 || Dodger Stadium || 30–26 || Boxscore || 2 || −9 || 4:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Gentry (6–5) || || || N/A || Connie Mack Stadium || 31–26 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 3–7 || || Cardwell (2–7) || || 17,259 || Connie Mack Stadium || 31–27 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 18 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Koosman (4–4) || || || 5,608 || Connie Mack Stadium || 32–27 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 19 || @ Phillies || 6–5 || Taylor (3–1) || || McGraw (4) || 6,871 || Connie Mack Stadium || 33–27 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 20 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Ryan (3–0) || || McGraw (5) || 54,083 || Shea Stadium || 34–27 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 21 || Cardinals || 3–5 || || DiLauro (0–2) || || 29,628 || Shea Stadium || 34–28 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 22 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Gentry (7–5) || || Koonce (4) || N/A || Shea Stadium || 35–28 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 22 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Koosman (5–4) || || || 55,862 || Shea Stadium || 36–28 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 24 || Phillies || 2–1 || Seaver (11–3) || || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 37–28 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 24 || Phillies || 5–0 || McAndrew (1–2) || || Taylor (6) || 39,843 || Shea Stadium || 38–28 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 25 || Phillies || 5–6(10)|| || Taylor (3–2) || || 27,814 || Shea Stadium || 38–29 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 26 || Phillies || 0–2 || || Cardwell (2–8) || || 15,360 || Shea Stadium || 38–30 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 27 || Pirates || 1–3 || || Koosman (5–5) || || 42,276 || Shea Stadium || 38–31 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 28 || Pirates || 4–7 || || Gentry (7–6) || || 48,398 || Shea Stadium || 38–32 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 29 || Pirates || 7–3 || Seaver (12–3) || || || 27,455 || Shea Stadium || 39–32 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 10–2 || McAndrew (2–2) || || || 17,476 || Busch Memorial Stadium || 40–32 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 1 2 || 9:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992 July: 15–12 (Home: 6–7; Road: 9–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || July 1 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || || Ryan (3–1) || || N/A || Busch Memorial Stadium || 40–33 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || 6:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 74 || July 1 || @ Cardinals || 5–8 || || DiLauro (0–3) || || 19,799 || Busch Memorial Stadium || 40–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || 8:29 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 75 || July 2 || @ Cardinals || 6–4(14)|| McGraw (5–1) || || || 14,928 || Busch Memorial Stadium || 41–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || 9:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 76 || July 3 || @ Cardinals || 8–1 || Gentry (8–6) || || || 11,070 || Busch Memorial Stadium || 42–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 77 || July 4 || @ Pirates || 11–6 || Seaver (13–3) || || Koonce (5) || N/A || Forbes Field || 43–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 1 2 || 10:35 AM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 78 || July 4 || @ Pirates || 9–2 || Cardwell (3–8) || || || 17,631 || Forbes Field || 44–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 1 2 || 1:57 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || July 5 || @ Pirates || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 12 || Forbes Field || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –6 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 79 || July 6 || @ Pirates || 8–7 || Taylor (4–2) || || Koonce (6) || 11,552 || Forbes Field || 45–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 1 2 || 1:35 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 || July 8 || Cubs || 4–3 || Koosman (6–5) || Jenkins (11–6) || || 55,096 || Shea Stadium || 46–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 9 || Cubs || 4–0 || Seaver (14–3) || || || 50,709 || Shea Stadium || 47–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −3 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 10 || Cubs || 2–6 || || Gentry (8–7) || || 36,012 || Shea Stadium || 47–35 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 11 || Expos || 4–11 || || McAndrew (2–3) || || 36,012 || Shea Stadium || 47–36 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || July 12 || Expos || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 10 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 84 || July 13 || Expos || 4–3 || Koosman (7–5) || || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 48–36 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 85 || July 13 || Expos || 9–7 || Koonce (3–3) || || Taylor (7) || 40,653 || Shea Stadium || 49–36 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 14 || @ Cubs || 0–1 || || Seaver (14–4) || || 37,473 || Wrigley Field || 49–37 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 87 || July 15 || @ Cubs || 5–4 || Gentry (9–7) || || Taylor (8) || 38,608 || Wrigley Field || 50–37 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || July 16 || @ Cubs || 9–5 || Koonce (4–3) || Jenkins (12–7) || Taylor (9) || 36,795 || Wrigley Field || 51–37 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 89 || July 18 || @ Expos || 5–2 || Koosman (8–5) || || || 23,507 || Jarry Park || 52–37 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 19 || @ Expos || 4–5 || || Seaver (14–5) || || 21,493 || Jarry Park || 52–38 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 || || || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 20 || @ Expos || 2–3 || || Gentry (9–8) || || N/A || Jarry Park || 52–39 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 92 || July 20 || @ Expos || 4–3(10)|| DiLauro (1–3) || || || 27,356 || Jarry Park || 53–39 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- align="center" bgcolor="bbcaff" |colspan="3" bgcolor="#bbcaff"| July 23: All-Star Game (NL wins—) || 9–3 || Carlton (STL) || Stottlemyre (NYY) || || 45,259 || RFK Stadium || colspan=7| Washington, D.C. |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 24 || Reds || 3–4(12)|| || McGraw (5–2) || || 30,934 || Shea Stadium || 53–40 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 94 || July 25 || Reds || 4–3 || Taylor (5–2) || || || 37,470 || Shea Stadium || 54–40 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 95 || July 26 || Reds || 3–2 || Seaver (15–5) || || || 25,259 || Shea Stadium || 55–40 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 27 || Reds || 3–6 || || Cardwell (3–9) || || 55,391 || Shea Stadium || 55–41 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || July 29 || Astros || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 31 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –5 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 30 || Astros || 3–16 || || Koosman (8–6) || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 55–42 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 30 || Astros || 5–11 || || Gentry (9–9) || || 28,922 || Shea Stadium || 55–43 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 31 || Astros || 0–2 || || Seaver (15–6) || || 6,683 || Shea Stadium || 55–44 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992 August: 21–10 (Home: 12–1; Road: 9–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#bfb;" | 100 || August 1, 1969 || Braves || 5–4 || Koonce (5–3) || Niekro (14–9) || Taylor (10) || 34,779 || Shea Stadium || 56–44 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 1 2 || 8:00p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 101 || August 2, 1969 || Braves || 1–0 || McAndrew (3–3) || Reed (10–8) || McGraw (6) || 37,442 || Shea Stadium || 57–44 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 1 2 || 8:00p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 102 || August 3, 1969 || Braves || 6–5 (11) || Taylor (6–2) || Raymond (2–2) || — || 34,696 || Shea Stadium || 58–44 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 1 2 || 2:15p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 103 || August 4 || @ Reds || 0–1 || || Koosman (8–7) || || 13,228 || Crosley Field || 58–45 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 104 || August 5 || @ Reds || 5–8 || || Seaver (15–7) || || N/A || Crosley Field || 58–46 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 105 || August 5 || @ Reds || 10–1 || Ryan (4–1) || || || 31,062 || Crosley Field || 59–46 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 6 || @ Reds || 2–3 || || McAndrew (3–4) || || 17,452 || Crosley Field || 59–47 || Boxscore || 2 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 107 (1) || August 8, 1969 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Koosman (9–7) || Pappas (5–8) || — || N/A || Atlanta Stadium || 60–47 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || 6:05p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 (2) || August 8, 1969 || @ Braves || 0–1 (10) || Reed (11–8) || Taylor (6–3) || — || 42,838 || Atlanta Stadium || 60–48 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 109 || August 9, 1969 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Seaver (16–7) || Stone (9–7) || Koonce (7) || 28,194 || Atlanta Stadium || 61–48 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 1 2 || 2:15p.m. EDT || || NBC |- style="background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 10, 1969 || @ Braves || 3–0 || Cardwell (4–9) || Britton (5–3) || McGraw (7) || 18,224 || Atlanta Stadium || 62–48 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 1 2 || 2:15p.m. EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 11 || @ Astros || 0–3 || || McAndrew (3–5) || || 21,798 || Astrodome || 62–49 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 112 || August 12 || @ Astros || 7–8 || || Koosman (9–8) || || 22,283 || Astrodome || 62–50 || Boxscore || 2 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 13 || @ Astros || 2–8 || || Gentry (9–10) || || 30,590 || Astrodome || 62–51 || Boxscore || 3 || −10 || 8:30 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || August 15 || Padres || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 17 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –9 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 114 || August 16 || Padres || 2–0 || Seaver (17–7) || || Taylor (11) || N/A || Shea Stadium || 63–51 || Boxscore || 2 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 115 || August 16 || Padres || 2–1 || McAndrew (4–5) || || McGraw (8) || 19,940 || Shea Stadium || 64–51 || Boxscore || 2 || −9 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 116 || August 17 || Padres || 3–2 || Koosman (10–8) || || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 65–51 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 117 || August 17 || Padres || 3–2 || Cardwell (5–9) || || Taylor (12) || 35,711 || Shea Stadium || 66–51 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 118 || August 19 || Giants || 1–0 (14) || McGraw (6–2) || || || 48,968 || Shea Stadium || 67–51 || Boxscore || 2 || −8 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 20 || Giants || 6–0 || McAndrew (5–5) || || || 48,414 || Shea Stadium || 68–51 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 21 || Giants || 6–7 (11) || || Taylor (6–4) || || 42,795 || Shea Stadium || 68–52 || Boxscore || 2 || −7 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 121 || August 22 || Dodgers || 5–3 || Koosman (11–8) || || McGraw (9) || 50,460 || Shea Stadium || 69–52 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || WOR-TV|| |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 122 || August 23 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Taylor (7–4) || || || 40,974 || Shea Stadium || 70–52 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 24 || Dodgers || 7–4 || Koonce (6–3) || || || 48,435 || Shea Stadium || 71–52 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 124 || August 26 || @ Padres || 8–4 || Seaver (18–7) || || || N/A || San Diego Stadium || 72–52 || Boxscore || 2 || −3 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 125 || August 26 || @ Padres || 3–0 || McAndrew (6–5) || || || 8,873 || San Diego Stadium || 73–52 || Boxscore || 2 || −3 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 126 || August 27 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Koosman (12–8) || || || 5,525 || San Diego Stadium || 74–52 || Boxscore || 2 || −2 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 29 || @ Giants || 0–5 || || Gentry (9–11) || || 13,843 || Candlestick Park || 74–53 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 128 || August 30 || @ Giants || 3–2 (10) || McGraw (7–2) || || || 14,436 || Candlestick Park || 75–53 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 129 (1) || August 31 || @ Giants || 8–0 || Seaver (19–7) || || || N/A || Candlestick Park || 76–53 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 130 (2) || August 31 || @ Giants || 2–3 (11) || || McGraw (7–3) || || 32,327 || Candlestick Park || 76–54 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 1 2 || || || |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992 September: 23–7 (Home: 13–4; Road: 10–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 131 || September 1 || @ Dodgers || 6–10 || || Koosman (12–9) || || 28,079 || Dodger Stadium || 76–55 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 132 || September 2 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Gentry (10–11) || || McGraw (10) || 25,676 || Dodger Stadium || 77–55 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 133 || September 3 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || || DiLauro (1–4) || || 26,625 || Dodger Stadium || 77–56 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 134 || September 5 || Phillies || 5–1 || Seaver (20–7) || || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 78–56 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 1 2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 5 || Phillies || 2–4 || || McAndrew (6–6) || || 40,450 || Shea Stadium || 78–57 || Boxscore || 2 || −4 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 136 || September 6 || Phillies || 3–0 || Cardwell (6–9) || || McGraw (11) || 20,477 || Shea Stadium || 79–57 || Boxscore || 2 || −3 1 2 || || WOR-TV || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 137 || September 7 || Phillies || 9–3 || Ryan (5–1) || || || 28,937 || Shea Stadium || 80–57 || Boxscore || 2 || −2 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 138 || September 8 || Cubs || 3–2 || Koosman (13–9) || || || 43,274 || Shea Stadium || 81–57 || Boxscore || 2 || −1 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 139|| September 9 || Cubs || 7–1 || Seaver (21–7) || Jenkins (19–13) || || 51,448 || Shea Stadium || 82–57 || Boxscore || 2 || -½ || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 140 || September 10 || Expos || 3–2(12)|| Taylor (8–4) || || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 83–57 || Boxscore || 1 || +1 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 10 || Expos || 7–1 || Ryan (6–1) || || || 23,512 || Shea Stadium || 84–57 || Boxscore || 1 || +1 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 142 || September 11 || Expos || 4–0 || Gentry (11–11) || || || 10,713 || Shea Stadium || 85–57 || Boxscore || 1 || +2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 12 || @ Pirates || 1–0 || Koosman (14–9) || || || N/A || Forbes Field || 86–57 || Boxscore || 1 || +2 1 2 || 6:05 PM EDT || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 144 || September 12 || @ Pirates || 1–0 || Cardwell (7–9) || || McGraw (12) || 19,303 || Forbes Field || 87–57 || Boxscore || 1 || +2 1 2 || 8:49 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 145 || September 13 || @ Pirates || 5–2 || Seaver (22–7) || || || 10,440 || Forbes Field || 88–57 || Boxscore || 1 || +3 1 2 || 4:15 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 14 || @ Pirates || 3–5 || || Ryan (6–2) || || 11,324 || Forbes Field || 88–58 || Boxscore || 1 || +3 1 2 || 1:35 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 147 || September 15 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || McGraw (8–3) || || || 13,086 || Busch Memorial Stadium || 89–58 || Boxscore || 1 || +4 1 2 || 9:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || September 16 || @ Cardinals || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 22 || Busch Memorial Stadium || || || || bgcolor="bbffbb" | +4 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 148 || September 17 || @ Expos || 5–0 || Koosman (15–9) || || || 10,422 || Jarry Park || 90–58 || Boxscore || 1 || +4 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 149 || September 18 || @ Expos || 2–0 || Seaver (23–7) || || || 13,280 || Jarry Park || 91–58 || Boxscore || 1 || +5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 19 || Pirates || 2–8 || || Ryan (6–3) || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 91–59 || Boxscore || 1 || +4 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 19 || Pirates || 0–8 || || McAndrew (6–7) || || 51,885 || Shea Stadium || 91–60 || Boxscore || 1 || +4 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 20 || Pirates || 0–4 || || Gentry (11–12) || || 38,784 || Shea Stadium || 91–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +4 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 153 || September 21 || Pirates || 5–3 || Koosman (16–9) || || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 92–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +4 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 154 || September 21 || Pirates || 6–1 || Cardwell (8–9) || || || 55,901 || Shea Stadium || 93–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +4 1 2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 155 || September 22 || Cardinals || 3–1 || Seaver (24–7) || || || 23,267 || Shea Stadium || 94–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 156 || September 23 || Cardinals || 3–2(11)|| McGraw (9–3) || || || 32,364 || Shea Stadium || 95–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#007800;" | #fff 157 || #fff September 24 || #ff0 Cardinals || #fff 6–0 || #ff0 Gentry #fff (12–12) || #ff0 Carlton #fff (17–11) || || #fff 54,928 || #ff0 Shea Stadium || #fff 96–61 || #ff0 Boxscore || #fff 1 || #fff +6 || || #ff0 WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 158 || September 26 || @ Phillies || 5–0 || Koosman (17–9) || || || 6,288 || Connie Mack Stadium || 97–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +7 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 159 || September 27 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Seaver (25–7) || || || 4,297 || Connie Mack Stadium || 98–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +8 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 160 || September 28 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Gentry (13–12) || || Taylor (13) || 6,875 || Connie Mack Stadium || 99–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +8 || || || |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992 October: 1–1 (Road: 1–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Stadium Record Report Rank GB Game Time Local TV National TV |- style="background:#bfb;" | 161 || October 1 || @ Cubs || 6–5 (12) || Taylor (9–4) || || Johnson (1) || 10,136 || Wrigley Field || 100–61 || Boxscore || 1 || +9 || 2:30 PM EDT || || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 162 || October 2 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Decker (1–0) || Cardwell (8–10) || || 9,981 || Wrigley Field || 100–62 || Boxscore || 1 || +8 || 2:30 PM EDT || || |- Legend Mets win Mets loss All-Star Game Game postponed Clinched "GB" legend 1st (NL East) Not in playoff berth Tied for 1st (NL East) All times are Eastern Time All games broadcast on WJRZ and Mets Radio Network Postseason New York Mets 1962thru1992 1969 Postseason Game LogOverall: 7–1 (Home: 4–0; Away: 3–1) y New York Mets 1962thru1992 NL Championship Series vs. Atlanta Braves: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 2–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 4, 1969 || 4:00p.m. EDT || @ Braves || 9–5 || Seaver (1–0) || Niekro (0–1) || — || 2:37 || Atlanta Stadium (50,122) || NYN 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 5, 1969 || 4:00p.m. EDT || @ Braves || 11–6 || Taylor (1–0) || Reed (0–1) || McGraw (1) || 3:10 || Atlanta Stadium (50,270) || NYN 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 6, 1969 || 1:00p.m. EDT || Braves || 7–4 || Ryan (1–0) || Jarvis (0–1) || — || 2:24 || Shea Stadium (54,195) || NYN 3–0 || W3 |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992 World Series vs. Baltimore Orioles: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Away: 1–1) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 11, 1969 || 1:00p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 1–4 || Cuellar (1–0) || Seaver (0–1) || — || 2:13 || Memorial Stadium (50,429) || BAL 1–0 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 12, 1969 || 2:00p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Koosman (1–0) || McNally (0–1) || Taylor (1) || 2:20 || Memorial Stadium (50,850) || TIE 1–1 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 14, 1969 || 1:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 5–0 || Gentry (1–0) || Palmer (0–1) || Ryan (1) || 2:23 || Shea Stadium (56,335) || NYN 2–1 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 15, 1969 || 1:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 2–1 (10) || Seaver (1–1) || Hall (0–1) || — || 2:33 || Shea Stadium (57,367) || NYN 3–1 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || October 16, 1969 || 1:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 5–3 || Koosman (2–0) || Watt (0–1) || — || 2:14 || Shea Stadium (57,397) || NYN 4–1 || W4 |- Attendance Attendance Rank 2,175,373https://baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1969-misc.shtml 1969 NL Attendance Data From Baseball Reference baseball-reference.com July 31, 2024 1 Roster 1969 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 27 Don Cardwell 31 Jack DiLauro 29 Danny Frisella 39 Gary Gentry 38 Jesse Hudson 38 Al Jackson 29 Bob Johnson 34 Cal Koonce 36 Jerry Koosman 43 Jim McAndrew 45 Tug McGraw 31,33 Les Rohr 30 Nolan Ryan 41 Tom Seaver 42 Ron Taylor Catchers 10 Duffy Dyer 15 Jerry Grote  9 J. C. Martin Infielders 12 Ken Boswell  5 Ed Charles 22 Donn Clendenon  1 Kevin Collins 11 Wayne Garrett  3 Bud Harrelson 23,28 Bob Heise  7 Ed Kranepool  1 Bobby Pfeil  6 Al Weis Outfielders 20 Tommie Agee 17 Rod Gaspar 18 Jim Gosger 21 Cleon Jones 25 Amos Otis 24 Art Shamsky  4 Ron Swoboda Manager 14 Gil Hodges Coaches  8 Yogi Berra (first base) {{MLBplayer|52|Joe Pignatano (bullpen)}} {{MLBplayer|54|Rube Walker (pitching)}} {{MLBplayer|53|Eddie Yost (third base)}} The final out With two outs in the top of the ninth inning, starting pitcher Jerry Koosman faced Orioles second baseman Davey Johnson (who later managed the Mets to their second World Series championship in 1986). After taking a pitch of two balls and one strike, Johnson hit a fly-ball out to left field which was caught by Cleon Jones.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOGxdvPmnMs https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/tOGxdvPmnMs 2021-12-21 live New York Mets Win 1969 World Series snarfmatic March 16, 2011 YouTube Hall of Fame members who played in the 1969 World Series Two future Hall of Fame members were on that Mets' roster: pitcher Tom Seaver, who won 25 games en route to winning the Cy Young Award, and a young Nolan Ryan playing in his third season. Seaver was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992 and Ryan in 1999. Manager Gil Hodges was elected to the Hall in 2022. Bench coach Yogi Berra and Director of Player Development Whitey Herzog are also in the Hall of Fame. The Baltimore Orioles boasted four future Hall of Famers on their roster: pitcher Jim Palmer, outfielder Frank Robinson, third baseman Brooks Robinson, and manager Earl Weaver. Opening Day starters Tommie Agee Ken Boswell Ed Charles Rod Gaspar Jerry Grote Bud Harrelson Cleon Jones Ed Kranepool Tom Seaver Notable transactions June 13, 1969: Al Jackson was purchased from the Mets by the Cincinnati Reds.Al Jackson at Baseball Reference June 15, 1969: Kevin Collins, Steve Renko, Bill Carden (minors), and Dave Colon (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Donn Clendenon.Donn Clendenon at Baseball Reference Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Jerry Grote 113 365 92 .252 6 40 1B Ed Kranepool 112 353 84 .238 11 49 2B Ken Boswell 102 362 101 .279 3 32 3B Wayne Garrett 124 400 87 .218 1 39 SS Bud Harrelson 123 395 98 .248 0 24 LF Cleon Jones 137 483 164 .340 12 75 CF Tommie Agee 149 565 153 .271 26 76 RF Ron Swoboda 109 327 77 .235 9 52 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Art Shamsky 100 303 91 .300 14 47 Al Weis 103 247 53 .215 2 23 Rod Gaspar 118 215 49 .228 1 19 Bobby Pfeil 62 211 49 .232 0 10 Donn Clendenon 72 202 51 .252 12 37 J. C. Martin J. C. Martin (baseball) 66 177 37 .209 4 21 Ed Charles 61 169 35 .207 3 18 Amos Otis 48 93 14 .151 0 4 Duffy Dyer 29 74 19 .257 3 12 Kevin Collins Kevin Collins (baseball) 16 40 6 .150 1 2 Jim Gosger 10 15 2 .133 0 1 Bob Heise 4 10 3 .300 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Tom Seaver 36 273.1 25 7 2.21 208 Jerry Koosman 32 241.0 17 9 2.28 180 Gary Gentry 35 233.2 13 12 3.43 154 Don Cardwell 30 152.1 8 10 3.01 60 Jim McAndrew 27 135.0 6 7 3.47 90 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Nolan Ryan 25 89.1 6 3 3.53 92 Jack DiLauro 23 63.2 1 4 2.40 27 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Ron Taylor Ron Taylor (baseball) 59 9 4 13 2.72 42 Tug McGraw 42 9 3 12 2.24 92 Cal Koonce 40 6 3 7 4.99 48 Al Jackson 9 1 0 0 10.64 10 Danny Frisella 3 0 0 0 7.71 5 Jesse Hudson 1 0 0 0 4.50 3 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson (pitcher) 2 0 0 1 0.00 1 Les Rohr 1 0 0 0 20.25 0 NLCS 1969 National League Championship Series Game 1 Saturday, October 4, 1969, at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta New York NYM 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 9 10 1 Atlanta ATL 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 10 2 Tom Seaver (1–0) Phil Niekro (0–1) Tony González (1), Hank Aaron (1) Game 2 Sunday, October 5, 1969, at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia New York NYM 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 11 13 1 Atlanta ATL 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 6 9 3 Ron Taylor (1–0) Ron Reed (0–1) Tug McGraw (1) Tommie Agee (1), Ken Boswell (1), Cleon Jones (1) Hank Aaron (2) Game 3 Monday, October 6, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York Atlanta ATL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 1 New York NYM 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 X 7 14 0 Nolan Ryan (1–0) Pat Jarvis (0–1) Hank Aaron (3), Orlando Cepeda (1) Tommie Agee (2), Ken Boswell (2), Wayne Garrett (1) World Series 1969 World Series Game 1 Saturday, October 11, 1969, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland New York NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 Baltimore BAL 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 0 Mike Cuellar (1–0) Tom Seaver (0–1) Don Buford (1) Game 2 Sunday, October 12, 1969, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland New York NYM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 Baltimore BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Jerry Koosman (1–0) Dave McNally (0–1) Ron Taylor (1) Donn Clendenon (1) Game 3 Tuesday, October 14, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York Baltimore BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 New York NYM 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 5 6 0 Gary Gentry (1–0) Jim Palmer (0–1) Nolan Ryan (1) Tommie Agee (1), Ed Kranepool (1) Game 4 Wednesday, October 15, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York Baltimore BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1 New York NYM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 Tom Seaver (1–1) Dick Hall (0–1) Donn Clendenon (2) Game 5 Thursday, October 16, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York Baltimore BAL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 New York NYM 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 X 5 7 0 Jerry Koosman (2–0) Eddie Watt (0–1) Dave McNally (1), Frank Robinson (1) Donn Clendenon (3), Al Weis (1) In popular culture In the movie Oh, God!, God, as played by George Burns, explains to John Denver that "the last miracle I performed was the 1969 Mets." Part of the movie Frequency is set in Queens, New York, in 1969, as firefighter and avid Mets fan Frank Sullivan (Dennis Quaid) and his family follow the "Amazin's" throughout the World Series. In Moonlighting, Season 2, Episode 13, "In God We Strongly Suspect", when David is attempting to define the parameters of Maddie's skepticism and atheism by inviting her to provide logical explanations for various phenomena seemingly beyond man's understanding, he mentions the "'69 Mets" which she immediately dismisses as "a myth and a hoax". In his song "Faith and Fear in Flushing Meadows", twee/folk artist Harry Breitner makes mention of Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman. In the TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond episode "Big Shots", Ray and Robert visit the Baseball Hall of Fame to meet members of the '69 Mets. In the film Men in Black 3, set shortly before the Apollo 11 launch in July 1969, Griffin, an alien from the fifth dimension who can see the future, says the Mets' title is his favorite human history moment for "all the improbabilities that helped". In the TV show Growing Pains, the family's name was the Seavers and their neighbors were the Koosmans. In the TV Sitcom The Simpsons episode MoneyBart, Homer Simpson says the 1969 Mets will live on forever. Awards and honors Awards Nolan Ryan rings.jpg 500 210 210 20 135 right Nolan Ryan's 1969 championship ring on display at the Nolan Ryan Exhibit Center Regular Season Player AwardAl Weis Babe Ruth AwardTom Seaver National League Cy Young AwardAssociated Press Athlete of the Yearhttp://www.nndb.com/honors/906/000166408/ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) www.nndb.comSports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Playoffs Player AwardDonn Clendenon World Series Most Valuable Player Award Regular Season Manager AwardGil Hodges Associated Press NL Manager of the Year 40th Major League Baseball All-Star Game 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Outfielders Pos # Player League AB H RBI LF 21 Cleon Jones National LeagueStarter 4 2 0 Pitchers # Player League IP SO 36 Jerry Koosman National League 1.2 1 41 Tom Seaver National League did not pitch Draft 1969 Major League Baseball draft Date Round Pick Player Position Hometown/SchoolJune 5, 19691 4 Randy Sterling RHP Key West, Florida 2 28 Joe Nolan C St. Louis, Missouri Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tidewater Tides International League Clyde McCullough AA Memphis Blues Texas League Pete Pavlick, John Antonelliand Roy McMillan A Visalia Mets California League Roy McMillan, Chuck Estradaand Harry Minor A Pompano Beach Mets Florida State League Joe Frazier Rookie Marion Mets Appalachian League Jack Cassini LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Memphis Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Notes 30em External links Miracle Mets 1969 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1969 New York Mets at Baseball Almanac 1969 – New York Mets Win Their First World Series A report from K.C. 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