1969 New York Mets season

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season 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 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.[1]

Offseason

Trades

Date Details
December, 1968 Jerry Buchek traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Cosman
December 2, 1968 Drafted Wayne Garrett from the Atlanta Braves in the 1968 rule 5 draft
Tommie Reynolds drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1968 rule 5 draft
Juan Rios drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1968 rule 5 draft
Bill Short drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1968 rule 5 draft
February 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

File:Shea Stadium 1969.jpeg
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.[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. 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.[4] The New York Times journalist, Joe Durso, predicted the Mets would finish 4th in the East, ahead of the Pirates and the Expos.[5]

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."[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

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 14[9] 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

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Record vs. opponents

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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 – – –
colspan="11" style="text-align:center; Template:Baseball secondary style";| 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 – – –
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April 20 9 11 Template:Winning percentage
May 24 12 12 Template:Winning percentage
June 28 19 9 Template:Winning percentage
July 27 15 12 Template:Winning percentage
August 31 21 10 Template:Winning percentage
September 30 23 7 Template:Winning percentage
October 2 1 1 Template:Winning percentage
Totals 162 100 62 Template:Winning percentage

Schedule and results

Regular season

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- 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="text-align:center; 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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 24 || Pirates || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 19 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; 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="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 26 || Cubs || 3–9 || || Cardwell (0–3) || || 16,252 || Shea Stadium || 6–10 || Boxscore || 5 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 27 || Cubs || 6–8 || || Koonce (0–2) || || N/A || Shea Stadium || 6–11 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 18 || 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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />5+1⁄2 || 8:05 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- 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="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 2 || @ Cubs || 4–6 || || Gentry (2–1) || || 14,702 || Wrigley Field || 9–13 || Boxscore || 5 || −7 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 3 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || || Koonce (0–3) || || 23,228 || Wrigley Field || 9–14 || Boxscore || 5 || −8 || 2:15 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 4 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Seaver (3–2) || || || N/A || Wrigley Field || 10–14 || Boxscore || 4 || −6 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 25 || 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="text-align:center; 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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />5+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 11 || Astros || 11–7 || Koonce (1–3) || || || 19,456 || Shea Stadium || 14–16 || Boxscore || 3 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />5+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 13 || Braves || 3–4 || Reed (5–1) || Gentry (2–3) || Upshaw (8) || 12,332 || Shea Stadium || 14–17 || Boxscore || 3 || −7 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 14 || Braves || 9–3 || Seaver (5–2) || Niekro (5–2) || Taylor (1) || 15,365 || Shea Stadium || 15–17 || Boxscore || 3 || −7 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 15 || Braves || 5–6 || Jarvis (3–2) || Cardwell (1–6) || Upshaw (9) || 14,370 || Shea Stadium || 15–18 || Boxscore || 3 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />7+1⁄2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 16 || @ Reds || 10–9 || Koonce (2–3) || || || 11,736 || Crosley Field || 16–18 || Boxscore || 3 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />6+1⁄2 || 8:05 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || May 18 || @ Reds || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 5 || Crosley Field || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –6 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 21 || @ Braves || 5–0 || Seaver (6–2) || Niekro (5–3) || || 14,669 || Atlanta Stadium || 18–18 || Boxscore || 3 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />5+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 22 || @ Braves || 3–15 || Jarvis (4–2) || McGraw (3–1) || Stone (1) || 12,574 || Atlanta Stadium || 18–19 || Boxscore || 3 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />6+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 23 || @ Astros || 0–7 || || Gentry (3–4) || || 10,825 || Astrodome || 18–20 || Boxscore || 4 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- 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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />7+1⁄2 || 9:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- 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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />7+1⁄2 || 1:57 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 5 || @ Pirates || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 12 || Forbes Field || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />5+1⁄2 || 1:35 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 80 || July 8 || Cubs || 4–3 || Koosman (6–5) || Jenkins (11–6) || || 55,096 || Shea Stadium || 46–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 9 || Cubs || 4–0 || Seaver (14–3) || || || 50,709 || Shea Stadium || 47–34 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />3+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 10 || Cubs || 2–6 || || Gentry (8–7) || || 36,012 || Shea Stadium || 47–35 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; 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="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 14 || @ Cubs || 0–1 || || Seaver (14–4) || || 37,473 || Wrigley Field || 49–37 || Boxscore || 2 || −6 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 87 || July 15 || @ Cubs || 5–4 || Gentry (9–7) || || Taylor (8) || 38,608 || Wrigley Field || 50–37 || Boxscore || 2 || −5 || || || |- style="text-align:center; 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—[1]) || 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="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || July 29 || Astros || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 31 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />6+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 100 || August 1 || Braves || 5–4 || Koonce (5–3) || Niekro (14–9) || Taylor (10) || 34,779 || Shea Stadium || 56–44 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />6+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 101 || August 2 || Braves || 1–0 || McAndrew (3–3) || Reed (10–8) || McGraw (6) || 37,442 || Shea Stadium || 57–44 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />6+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 102 || August 3 || Braves || 6–5
(11)|| Taylor (6–2) || Raymond (2–2) || || 34,696 || Shea Stadium || 58–44 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />6+1⁄2 || || 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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 107 || August 8 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Koosman (9–7) || Pappas (5–8) || || N/A || Atlanta Stadium || 60–47 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />8+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 8 || @ Braves || 0–1
(10)|| Reed (11–8) || Taylor (6–3) || || 42,838 || Atlanta Stadium || 60–48 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />8+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 109 || August 9 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Seaver (16–7) || Stone (9–7) || Koonce (7) || 28,194 || Atlanta Stadium || 61–48 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />8+1⁄2 || || || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 110 || August 10 || @ Braves || 3–0 || Cardwell (4–9) || Britton (5–3) || McGraw (7) || 18,224 || Atlanta Stadium || 62–48 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />7+1⁄2 || || 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="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || August 15 || Padres || colspan=5|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 17 || Shea Stadium || || || || bgcolor="ffbbbb" | –<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || August 31 || @ Giants || 8–0 || Seaver (19–7) || || || N/A || Candlestick Park || 76–53 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2 || || || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 31 || @ Giants || 2–3
(11)|| || McGraw (7–3) || || 32,327 || Candlestick Park || 76–54 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2 || || || |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- 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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />2+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 138 || September 8 || Cubs || 3–2 || Koosman (13–9) || || || 43,274 || Shea Stadium || 81–57 || Boxscore || 2 || −<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄2 || || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; 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 || +<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || +<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || +<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || +<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || +<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />4+1⁄2 || 9:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || |- style="text-align:center; 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 || +<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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 || +<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />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;" | <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />157 || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />September 24 || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Cardinals || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />6–0 || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Gentry <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(12–12) || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Carlton <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />(17–11) || || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />54,928 || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Shea Stadium || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />96–61 || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Boxscore || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />1 || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />+6 || || <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />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 || || || |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; 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="text-align:center; 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 || || |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log end

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

Postseason

Template:Game log start Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 4 || @ Braves || 9–5 || Seaver (1–0) || Niekro (0–1) || || 50,122 || Atlanta Stadium || Boxscore || 4:10 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 5 || @ Braves || 11–6 || Taylor (1–0) || Reed (0–1) || McGraw (1) || 50,270 || Atlanta Stadium || Boxscore || 4:10 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 6 || Braves || 7–4 || Ryan (1–0) || Jarvis (0–1) || || 54,195 || Shea Stadium || Boxscore || 1:10 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 11 || @ Orioles || 1–4 || Cuellar (1–0) || Seaver (0–1) || || 50,429 || Memorial Stadium || Boxscore|| 1:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 12 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Koosman (1–0) || McNally (0–1) || Taylor (1) || 50,850 || Memorial Stadium || Boxscore || 2:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 14 || Orioles || 5–0 || Gentry (1–0) || Palmer (0–1) || Ryan (1) || 56,335 || Shea Stadium || Boxscore || 1:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 15 || Orioles || 2–1 (10) || Seaver (1–1) || Hall (0–1) || || 57,367 || Shea Stadium || Boxscore || 1:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC || NBC |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 5 || October 16 || Orioles || 5–3 || Koosman (2–0) || Watt (0–1) || || 57,397 || Shea Stadium || Boxscore || 1:00 PM EDT || WOR-TV || NBC || NBC |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log end

Legend
Mets win Mets loss

All times are Eastern time

Attendance

style="Template:Baseball primary style" | Attendance style="Template:Baseball primary style" | Rank
2,175,373[10] 1

Roster

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colspan="10" style="Template:Baseball secondary style; text-align: center;" | Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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.[11]

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

Notable transactions

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

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RF Script error: No such module "Sort". 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

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Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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NLCS

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Game 1

Saturday, October 4, 1969, at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta

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Game 2

Sunday, October 5, 1969, at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

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Game 3

Monday, October 6, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York

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World Series

Template:Main article

Game 1

Saturday, October 11, 1969, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland

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Game 2

Sunday, October 12, 1969, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland

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Game 3

Tuesday, October 14, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York

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Game 4

Wednesday, October 15, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York

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Game 5

Thursday, October 16, 1969, at Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, New York

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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

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Regular Season
Player
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Al Weis Babe Ruth Award
Tom Seaver National League Cy Young Award
Associated Press Athlete of the Year[14]
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
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Donn Clendenon World Series Most Valuable Player Award
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Gil Hodges Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

40th Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Pitchers

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Draft

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2 28 Joe Nolan C St. Louis, Missouri

Farm system

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Notes

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  6. ↑ Joseph Durso, New York Times, April 9, 1969
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  12. ↑ Al Jackson at Baseball Reference
  13. ↑ Donn Clendenon at Baseball Reference
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External links

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