1960s Timeline

Sept. 15, 1962 - Faced with the grim realities of extending their one-game winning streak, the New York Mets fell back on habit today and...

Sept. 4, 1962 - Richie Ashburn (pictured left with Jay Hook), who crashed against a wall in the first game of yesterday’s doubleheader...

Sept. 3, 1962 - The Mets lost twice to the Pirates today in a doubleheader that proved a great deal about the remarkable competitive...

Aug. 29, 1962 - The saddest episode so far of the Mets’ catastrophic debut season was enacted tonight as the Phillies beat Casey...

Aug. 26, 1962 - At the Polo Grounds today, the Mets enacted what appeared to be a taped re-run of their all-summer series, “This Is Our...

Aug. 25, 1962 - For the second time in his long and brilliant baseball career, Gil Hodges was hailed as a conquering hero at the Polo...

Aug. 24, 1962 - If you were a major league pitcher badly in need of your 23rd victory of the season, chances are you’d welcome a crack at...

Aug. 24, 1962 - A surgeon from Malone, N.Y., arrived in time to save Leo Durocher’s life tonight at the Polo Grounds. Durocher (pictured...

Aug. 21, 1962 - A pinch-hit homer by — you’d never guess — Marv Throneberry with 2 out in the ninth inning lifted the cellar-dwelling...

Aug. 20, 1962 - The Mets, Manhattan’s biggest losers since the Indians, dropped a doubleheader to the Pirates before 8,214 staunch fans...

Aug. 18, 1962 - Stanley Frank Musial, who, his roommate Red Schoendienst says, never snores or even smokes in bed, learned once again...

Aug. 16, 1962 - Stan Musial will be honored tomorrow night at the Polo Grounds before the game between the Cardinals and the Mets. A...

Aug. 14, 1962 - Construction on the New York Mets’ new stadium at Flushing Meadow, Queens, is progressing well, and engineers predict it...

July 28, 1962 - The Mets won their second game in a little over 24 hours today. Gene Woodling struck the critical blow, a pinch-hit,...

July 26, 1962 - Warren Spahn, 41, continues to be amazing, even if his latest achievement was gained at the expense of the lowly Mets...

July 25, 1962 - Joe Adcock and Eddie Mathews (pictured) crashed two home runs apiece in Milwaukee today, making it a simple chore for the...

July 21, 1962 - Another frustrating afternoon for the Mets today led to the virtually inevitable — a defeat for the New Yorkers. Casey...

July 14, 1962 - Playing the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds today, the Mets took a dreadful beating by a score of 17-3. It was their third...

July 12, 1962 - The New York Mets made a noble effort today to make some sort of impression on the National League pennant race. However,...

July 8, 1962 - There is no doubt about it now, and it is a great pity: at the age of 41, Stan Musial is just about washed up. He struck...