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1969 Miracle Mets were one of a kind - Newsday
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The “Miracle Mets of '69 Win the World Series
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Mets Complete Stunning Collapse - The New York Times
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Underdogs: This 1969 MVP, and the 5-year-old in the closet - Outsports
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Underdogs: This 1969 MVP, and the 5-year-old in the closet - Outsports
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1969 Miracle Mets were one of a kind - Newsday
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Ed Burns, Tom Seaver Team On Feature Documentary On 1969 Miracle Mets – Deadline
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In 1962 Casey Stengel led the hapless New York Mets to a 40 - 120 record in their first season as a franchise
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From the Hapless Mets to the Miracle Mets
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1969 Miracle Mets: World Series run helped heal America 50 years ago