The dream continued for the Mets who swept the
Atlanta Braves in three games to win the initial National League
Championship Series and achieve the first pennant in Mets history.
Nevertheless, it appeared to be the stroke of
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midnight for the
Cinderella Mets when they faced the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World
Series. Featuring three twenty game-winning pitchers (Mike Cuellar,
Dave McNally, and Jim Palmer), the Orioles won the American League
Eastern Division with 109 victories, finishing nineteen games ahead of
the second place Detroit Tigers. The Orioles easily deposed of the
Western Division champion Minnesota Twins in three games and seemed
destined to dominate the Mets. Yet, in one of the greatest World
Series upsets in history, the “Miracle Mets” defeated the Orioles in
five games, setting off massive demonstrations of joy throughout New
York City.
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