Albert Samuel Nipper is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A right-handed pitcher,he appeared in 144 Major League games over seven seasons for the Boston Red Sox,Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. He was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 188 pounds (85 kg).
George Thomas Seaver,nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise",was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds,Chicago White Sox,and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. Commonly described as the most iconic player in Mets history,Seaver played a significant role in their victory in the 1969 World Series over the Baltimore Orioles.
Jerome Martin Koosman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Chicago White Sox,and Philadelphia Phillies between 1967 and 1985. Koosman is best known as a member of the Miracle Mets team that won the 1969 World Series.
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 sobriquets "The Amazin' Mets" and "The Miracle Mets". This was the first World Series of MLB's divisional era.
Ronald Maurice Darling Jr. is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from 1983 to 1995,most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that won the 1986 World Series. Since 2006,he has been the co-lead color commentator for Mets broadcasts on SNY alongside former teammate Keith Hernandez.
The 1986 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven Major League Baseball postseason series between the NL East champion New York Mets and NL West champion Houston Astros. It was the 18th NLCS and the first MLB playoff series in which the opponents were two "expansion" teams that had begun play in the same season (1962). The series was won by the Mets,four games to two,culminating with their 7–6,16-inning triumph at the Astrodome in Game 6. New York then defeated the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 World Series,four games to three.
Juan Ramón Pizarro a.k.a. "Terín" was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for 18 seasons on 9 teams,from 1957 through 1974. In 1964,he won 19 games (19–9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox. He was selected for the Major League All-Star Baseball game in 1963 and 1964.
Richard William Tidrow was an American professional baseball pitcher and the senior vice president of player personnel and senior advisor to the general manager for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Bertram Ray Burris is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB),and the current rehabilitation pitching coordinator in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He played in MLB from 1973 through 1987 for seven different teams. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg),he threw and batted right-handed.
Roger Alan McDowell is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996. He played for the New York Mets,Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League and the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles of the American League. McDowell was a key component in the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets and was the winning pitcher in the deciding Game 7. His major league record of decisions was 70 wins and 70 losses. McDowell served as the Atlanta Braves pitching coach from 2006 to 2016. McDowell's family is of Scottish descent.
The 1988National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the National League East champion New York Mets. The Dodgers won the Series four games to three,en route to defeating the Oakland Athletics in five games in the 1988 World Series.
Peter Thomas Harnisch is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in college at Fordham University from 1984 through 1987,and was an All-American pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1988 through 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles,Houston Astros,New York Mets,Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds.
Thomas Matthew Hausman was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the first free agent signing of the New York Mets.
Charles Leonard Estrada is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1960 to 1967,playing for the Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs,and New York Mets. After his retirement from the major leagues,Estrada served as pitching coach in the majors.
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".
The 1986 Houston Astros season was the 25th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston,Texas. For the second time in team history,the Astros won the National League West;it was their third postseason appearance the past seven seasons,and it would be their last for eleven years.
Edward Paul Glynn is an American former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher who worked in 175 Major League games,all but eight in relief,over ten seasons for the Detroit Tigers,New York Mets,Cleveland Indians and Montreal Expos. Glynn stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He is one of the few players in the history of the Mets who grew up in the neighborhood where the team has played since 1964,Flushing,Queens. When Glynn was a student at Francis Lewis High School,he sold hot dogs at Shea Stadium during Mets' games in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As a result,when he later played for the Mets at Shea,the team honored him in a pre-game ceremony in which he was presented with an official Shea Stadium hot dog.
Rickey Alan Baldwin was an American professional baseball pitcher. He threw right-handed and batted left-handed.
Tommy Joe Moore was an American professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB),in parts of four seasons between 1972 and 1977.
The history of the New York Mets began in 1962 when the team was introduced as part of the National League 's first expansion of the 20th century. The team has won two World Series championships and five National League pennants in their history.
