The Amazin' Mets, 1962-1969

by William J. Ryczek

Book Overview

This book traces the history of the New York Mets from the franchise's inauspicious beginnings--the 1962 team, led by Casey Stengel and made up of players like Rod Kanehl and Jay Hook, lost 120 games--through the miraculous championship season of 1969. Based on interviews with more than one hundred former players and extensive research by one of the more highly regarded baseball historians writing today, the book covers the era in unprecedented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786432144
• ISBN13: 9780786432141
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher