Remembering Mets History (1969) World Series Game #5: Amazing Mets Are World Champions
Thursday, October 16 th 1969: World Series Game #5- Shea Stadium, New York. On this day, the biggest miracle in sports history became a reality. On this day the New York Mets, the once loveable losers of baseball, became Champions of the World, they became the Amazing- Miracle Mets. When the 1969 season began, the Mets faced 100-1 odds of being World Series Champions. But they would forever define the underdog winner in sports. As short stop Bud Harrelson later said, any underdog team that ever comes back to win, is always compared to the '69 Mets . In just eight short seasons since they began play, a team that had finished last six times were now the Champions of the baseball world. What a way to end the sixties. To get things started, Avid Mets fan & Tony Award winning Broadway singer, Pearl Bailey sang the National Anthem. The pregame festivities featured New York baseball legend, Joe DiMaggio throwing out t...