July 9, 1969 (LET'S GO METS!)

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[Impala64ssa]

The night when the Mets came of age: Tom Seaver's "Imperfect Game", a one hit shutout defeating the Cubs in front of 59,000 fans at Shea (and even more perched in trees beyond the left field fence.

[Impala64ssa]

The Birth of the Miracle Mets, 50 yrs. ago today. I remember it well!

[o-n-money]

Remember well. Tough month to be the top story with the moon landing and Ted’s driving misdemeanor.

[Jane Long]

😍

[Huskrrrr]

The day Hell froze over.

[JonPreston]

Jerry Qualls? Not sure of the spelling, but yes I recall it. Truly, great days!

[vetvetdoug]

Dave Guard of the Kingston Trio was dating Tom Seaver’s sister and her parents gave him a song that had been in the family for thirty years. “Scotch and Soda” didn't have a songwriter credit so Dave took the credit and it became the most requested song of the Kingston Trio, 1957-1967.

[bobby.223]

Jim iirc. Of all of the Cubs stars that could have broken up Tom’s Perfecto Bid, it had to be him!

[dp0622]

I was 14 months old and remember every minute of it!!!

Nah. :)

But I later remember jerry koosman, tom matlock, tom seaver, rusty staub, dave kingman, willie montenez, felix milan,

I probably spelled half those wrong and they were probably not even part of that team :)

I think Seaver was

[bobby.223]

Only Koosman of that group you listed was a rostered Met in ‘69. What a year!

[Larry Lucido]

Thanks to their new head scout, Mr. Wilhelm.

[Jim Noble]

Jimmy Quarles

[dp0622]

I MEANT KOOSMAN!!

I was 13 months, whatta ya want, the entire roster!! :)

[Jim Noble]

Seaver was, too. Ron Swoboda, Donn Clendenon, Al Weis (2 of his 6 career HRs in the World Series), Tug McGraw, Jerry Grote, Tommie Agee, Ed Kranepool (original Met), Cleon Jones.

East Side, West Side, Everybody’s coming’ down
To meet the M E T S Mets of New York Town.

[Pelham]

Miracle Mets. Moon landing. Woodstock. Hurricane Camille.

It was a busy year.

[Jim Noble]

Of course, I go back to when there was a reason to call the other team the New York FOOTBALL Giants.

[Freestate316]

Chappaquiddick, Nixon takes office, Altamont, Led Zeppelin’s debut album, Manson murders...

[Flash Bazbeaux]

I remember going to Red Sox game in August of that year with the Cub Scouts, on a bus, and when the subject of who the good teams were, I said “keep an eye on the Mets”. I practically got laughed off the bus.

[bobby.223]

Of course he was. He mentioned Seaver. That is why I didn’t include him in my answer.

[Pelham]

It was a really, really, really busy year...

When I look back on it, an astounding number of big events happened over the span from 1963 to 1969.

[Impala64ssa]

When my dad played in the minors he knew Ed Kranepool. Kranepool graduated from Monroe HS in daBronx a few years after my mom.