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1969 New York Mets (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968/1970)
100-62, Finished 1st in NL Eastern Division
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World Series Champs
Scored 632 runs, Allowed 541 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-70
Managed by Gil Hodges

Ballpark: Shea Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,175,373 (1st of 12)
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Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
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  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-1) over Baltimore Orioles
Won NL Championship Series (3-0) over Atlanta Braves

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1968/1970) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December, 1968

Traded Jerry Buchek to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received 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.

December 4, 1968

Traded Hector Valle to the Detroit Tigers. Received Jack Dilauro.

February 5, 1969

Sold Greg Goossen to the Seattle Pilots.

June 5, 1969 (Standings)

Drafted Randy Sterling in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft.

Drafted Joe Nolan in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

Drafted Larry Fritz in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 13, 1969.

Drafted John Andrews in the 7th round of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Lute Barnes in the 21st round of the 1969 amateur draft.

Drafted Vic Harris in the 25th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Buzz Capra in the 27th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

Drafted George Theodore in the 31st round of the 1969 amateur draft.

June 13, 1969 (Standings)

Sold Al Jackson to the Cincinnati Reds.

June 15, 1969 (Standings)

Traded Steve Renko, Kevin Collins, Bill Carden (minors), and Dave Colon (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Donn Clendenon.

August 12, 1969 (Standings)

Sold Bill Sorrell to the Kansas City Royals.

September 9, 1969 (Standings)

Purchased Jim Gosger from the Seattle Pilots.

October 28, 1969

Released Ed Charles.

December 1, 1969

Jim Cosman drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Bill Denehy from the Cleveland Indians in the 1969 minor league draft.

Jack Dilauro drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

Roy Foster drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

December 2, 1969

Traded Bernie Smith to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Gary Upton (minors).

December 3, 1969

Traded Amos Otis and Bob Johnson to the Kansas City Royals. Received Joe Foy.

December 12, 1969

Traded Bob Heise and Jim Gosger to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ray Sadecki and Dave Marshall.

1970

Signed Greg Harts as an amateur free agent.

Signed Brian Ostrosser as an amateur free agent.

January 17, 1970

Drafted Roy Staiger in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

March 29, 1970

Traded J.C. Martin to the Chicago Cubs. Received Randy Bobb.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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