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1969 New York Mets (#53) 4, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals (#12) 3
MVP: Tom Seaver (NYM 1969) 3-0, 0.33 ERA, 27.0 IP, 9 K, 4 BB, 22 HA
The Miracle Mets nearly walked away with this one, then nearly blew it, and then won it anyway. The Cardinals won Game 1, despite a late-game charge by the Mets that got them within 1. The Mets then took control in Game 2, scoring 5 in the 3rd and 4 in the 9th, with Tom Seaver coming one out away from a shutout, and the run that did score was unearned. Game 3 was tied at 2 in the 9th inning, until Ken Boswell hit a walk-off sac fly. New York then took a 3-1 series lead on another Seaver-pitched blowout in Game 4. The Cardinals came storming back in Game 5, behind Marty Marion's 3-hit game. Then they tied the series because of Max Lanier's 6-hit pitching in Game 6. The Cardinals scored first in Game 7, and they led it 1-0 for most of the game. But the Mets came back in the 8th, on RBI from Jerry Grote and Cleon Jones. That, combined with yet another gem from Seaver, was all they needed.
Scores:
SL 4 NYM 3
NYM 9 SL 1
NYM 3 SL 2
NYM 7 SL 1
SL 6 NYM 2
SL 3 NYM 1
NYM 2 SL 1
The 1969 Mets' next opponent will be the 1937 Yankees, who defeated the 1947 Yankees in 6 games.
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