1960s Timeline

May 15, 1963 - The New York Mets put an end to some alarming trends in Houston today by beating the Colts, 7-4, behind Al Jackson’s 9-hit...

May 13, 1963 - Somehow or other, Casey Stengel (pictured right with coach Cookie Lavagetto) today got around to talking about the best...

May 11, 1963 - So what’s all this fuss about some joker climing Mount Everest? The Mets have climbed into seventh place — and they didn’t...

May 9, 1963 - Marvelous Marv Throneberry, who last year became a symbol of the New York Mets’ haplessness, was demoted today. The first...

May 8, 1963 - A year ago, Ed Kranepool (right) was slamming long home runs at a record clip for James Monroe High School in the Bronx....

May 5, 1963 - At the Polo Grounds yesterday (pictured), the dynamic cry “Let’s go, Mets!” was followed soon enough by some penetrating...

May 3, 1963 - A young man named Jack Fisher and an older one named Duke Snider turned out to be the heroes of “Willie Mays Night” at the...

Apr. 29, 1963 - Sometimes maligned as the Dodger B Squad, the New York Mets defeated the Dodger varsity, 4-2, at the Polo Grounds today...

Apr. 28, 1963 - Only one balk was called in the National League today as umpires, on orders from league president Warren Giles, relaxed...

Apr. 26, 1963 - The Amazin’ Mets, scaling heights never before achieved by the baby team, yesterday reached the .400 plateau. They...

Apr. 24, 1963 - Carlton Willey (pictured), the latest in a growing line of Amazin’ Mets, today discovered a way to beat the balk menace....

Apr. 21, 1963 - The most glorious hour in the Mets’ brief history arrived at 8:14 p.m. tonight. At that moment, they completed their...

Apr. 19, 1963 - The Mets won their first victory of the season today, and they came from behind to do it. You would have thought they...

Apr. 15, 1963 - Defeat in any form is painful. But the type of cat-and-mouse 4-3 defeat inflicted upon the New York Mets today in...

Apr. 11, 1963 - The New York Mets gave 6,074 chilly friends at the Polo Grounds added assurance yesterday that, despite the rumors and...

Apr. 9, 1963 - Harsh reality, wearing the uniform of the St. Louis Cardinals, smothered the New York Mets like a massive wet blanket...

Apr. 5, 1963 - When Casey Stengel was winning championships with the Yankees, he would rarely hesitate to predict that “we oughta win it...

Apr. 2, 1963 - It is not true that the New York Mets, who today scored 5 runs in the eighth inning and beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6,...

Apr. 1, 1963 - The Duke is coming home. The Mets announced tonight the long-awaited purchase of Duke Snider (pictured left in 1955) for...

Mar. 31, 1963 - Marvin Eugene Throneberry became the symbol of the New York Mets last season. Even his initials spelled out Met. Like the...