Summer of '69: The Story about the Amazing New York Mets Championship Season
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1462672744 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
One Star Francis CAllery Not what I had hoped for. Far too many publishing mistakes. A really god awful read
The New York fans, perhaps energized by the NY Jets winning Super Bowl III in January, 16-7 over the Baltimore Colts' football team. The New York fans were also, treated to a surprise World Series title over the Baltimore Orioles, in October 1969. The Mets received great pitching from left handed pitcher, Jerry Koosman, who won two games and hitting from Ron Swoboda (.400 batting average) and Donn Clendenon, Series-MVP. The Mets won in five games in all low-scoring contests that shocked major league baseball that year.. Summer of '69 is about baseball in 1969. Clendenon hit three home runs and 4 RBI's and had a .357 batting average. The Jets were 18 ½ point underdogs in the Super Bowl. The Orioles went 109-53 (.673 Pct.) in the regular season. The Colts were coming a 34-0 victory in the NFL Title at C