Gilbert Raymond Hodges was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers. An eight-time All-Star,he anchored the infield for the Dodgers through six pennant winners and two World Series titles before leading the New York Mets to their first World Series title in 1969. One of the most beloved and admired players in major league history,Hodges was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022,fifty years after his sudden death.
George Arthur Foster is an American former professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1969 through 1986,most notably as an integral member of the Cincinnati Reds,with whom he won two World Series championships,in 1975 and 1976. He also played for the San Francisco Giants,New York Mets and the Chicago White Sox.
Carl Anthony Furillo,nicknamed "the Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj",was an American baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB),spending his entire career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers,primarily as a right fielder.
Mark Christian Bellhorn is an American former professional baseball infielder. In his ten-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,Bellhorn was best known for being the starting second baseman for the Boston Red Sox during their 2004 World Series championship season.
Tommie Lee Agee was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1962 through 1973,most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that became known as the Miracle Mets when,they rose from being perennial losers to defeat the favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series for one of the most improbable upsets in World Series history. Agee performed two impressive defensive plays in center field to help preserve a Mets victory in the third game of the series.
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach who played for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays over 12 major league seasons. He is best remembered as the Met who hit the ground ball that rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in the bottom of the 10th inning of game six of the 1986 World Series.
Jason Raymond Bay is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Initially drafted by the Montreal Expos,he played for the San Diego Padres,Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Red Sox,New York Mets and Seattle Mariners.
Gerald Wayne Grote was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 through 1981 for the Houston Colt .45s,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals.
Edward Emil Kranepool III was an American professional baseball player. He spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Mets. He was predominantly a first baseman,but he also played in the outfield.
The 1973 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1973 season. The 70th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets. The Athletics won the series in seven games for their second of three consecutive World Series titles and their seventh championship overall.
The 1969 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1969 season. The 66th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets. The Mets won the series,four games to one,to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in Series history,as that particular Orioles team was considered to be one of the finest ever. The World Series win earned the team the sobriquet "The Miracle Mets". This was the first World Series of MLB's divisional era.
The 1955 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1955 season. The 52nd edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League (NL) champion Brooklyn Dodgers against the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees,with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games to capture their first championship in franchise history. It would be the only Series the Dodgers won while based in Brooklyn,as the team relocated to Los Angeles after the 1957 season. This was the fifth time in nine years that the Yankees and the Dodgers met in the World Series,with the Yankees having won in 1947,1949,1952,and 1953;the Yankees would also win in the 1956 rematch.
Donn Alvin Clendenon was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1961 to 1972. He is most notable for his performance during the 1969 World Series when he won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award by hitting three home runs to help lead the team known as the Miracle Mets to an upset victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Albert John Weis is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1962 to 1971 for the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets. A light-hitting batter with only seven career home runs,he is notable for hitting a dramatic home run in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series. He was a switch hitter until the end of the 1968 season,after which he batted exclusively right-handed.
Ronald Wayne Garrett is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman from 1969 to 1980,most prominently as a member of the New York Mets,where he was a member of the 1969 World Series winning team known as the "Miracle Mets". He also played for the Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals. Garrett played his final two seasons of professional baseball in the Nippon Professional Baseball league with the Chunichi Dragons.
Donald Robert "Duffy" Dyer is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1968 to 1981,most prominently as a member of the New York Mets team that won two National League pennants and won the World Series in 1969. He also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Montreal Expos,and the Detroit Tigers. After his playing career,Dyer coached with several major league organizations and served as a minor league manager.
Ronald Wray Hodges was an American professional baseball player who spent his entire 12-year career as a catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted lefty and threw righty.
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" or the "Miracle Mets".
Kenneth George Boswell is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.
The 1962 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 80th year in Major League Baseball,their fifth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season,and their third at Candlestick Park. The team finished in first place in the National League with a record of 103 wins and 62 losses. They finished the season tied with their arch-rivals,the Los Angeles Dodgers,for first place in the league,necessitating a three-game tiebreaker playoff to determine the pennant winner. The Giants won two of the three games to take their first National League title since moving to San Francisco,making the Giants the first NL Champions of the 162-game schedule era. They went on to the 1962 World Series,where they lost in seven games to the New York Yankees. The Giants had 1,552 hits in the regular season,the most in the club's San Francisco era.
