Donovan, Jack, 1934-

Managed by Gil Hodges, the team went 100-62 and finished 1st in the Eastern Division of the National League, becoming the first-ever divisional champions. From there, they defeated the Atlanta Braves, three games to zero in the inaugural National League Championship Series for their first-ever National League pennant, followed by their first-ever World Series Championship as they defeated the American League Champion Baltimore Orioles in five games. "The Amazin' Mets" (as nicknamed by previous manager Casey Stengel) won the World Series, the first "expansion" team to do so. Source used in biographical sketch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_New_York_Mets_season.

From the description of 1969 Mets Scrapbook : scrapbook, 1969. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 231751673

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