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- All-Time Roster Every Met player... EVER!
- Mug Shots The pretty ones and the ugly ones -- we have them all!
- Player Awards Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Hall of Fame, and more.
- Transactions Over a thousand player transactions -- in chronological order!
- Managers & Coaches The men who have led the Mets, and the men who helped them.
- Mets Staff Executives, General Managers, Broadcasters, and more. (And Jane Jarvis too!)
- Birth Places Perfect for planning your Mets pilgrimages!
- Oldest Living Mets See which Mets players have spent the most time walking the Earth.
- Necrology Mets players and personnel who are no longer with us.

- Game Results
  All the wins, all the losses. Includes box scores and score cards!
- Opening Day
  The first day of each season! See the starting lineups, who started at each position year-by-year, and leaders by position.
- Walkoff Wins & Losses
  Interactively search for the happiest and saddest endings to Mets games.
- Postseason Games How the Mets have fared in the games that count the most!
- No-Hitters & One-Hitters See a list of every no-hitter and one-hitter pitched by the Mets, or against them. One of these categories was frustratingly empty for over fifty years, but not anymore!
- All-Star Games Mets who have appeared in baseball's Mid-Summer Classic
- Opponents & Ballparks See the Mets won-lost record against every team, and in every ballpark in which they've played!
- Daily Standings What was the Mets' pennant outlook on any given day in past seasons?
- Yearly Finishes The heights and the depths: the Mets won-lost record at the end of each season.
- Mayor's Trophy Games A look back at the long-ago annual series between the Mets and their Bronx rivals.

- Leaderboards Career, season, and individual game leaders at your fingertips!
- Team Leaders Players who led the Mets in various categories, from season to season.
- Decade Leaders Mets history broken down into ten-year chunks!
- Post-Season Leaders Mets leaders, by category, in post-season games

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- Mets Uniforms It's more than just laundry! Trace the evolution of the Mets official uniform over the years.
- Uniform Numbers In association with Mets By the Numbers, we present a full history of who wore what number, and when!/li>
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The Ultimate Mets Scrapbook, a website within a website, presents the history of the Mets as it was originally reported. The games, the trades, the people, the places. The good news and the bad news. The hard news, and the soft news. We have examples of all of that here.

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Ron Swoboda, Edgardo Alfonzo, Gary Carter's debut, and more

Released July 31, 2023

Spotlights on Ron Swoboda, Edgardo Alfonzo, and Gary Carter's Opening Day home run in 1985
Portraits of Jerry Koosman, Bud Harrelson, Ron Swoboda, and Wayne Garrett by Bruce Stark
A visit from Cool Papa Bell
A memorable 18-inning win over the Pirates in 1985 at Shea
Obituary of Mets coach Clyde McCullough
Cartoons from Bill Gallo and Bruce Stark
The morning of the first home opener at Citi Field, by Mike Lupica
Francisco Alvarez enjoys participating in the Subway Series against the Yankees

	Two Guys Talkin' Sports... by Bill Gallo New York Daily News, July 27, 1962 Cartoonist Bill Gallo attempts to explain why the Mets are so bad.

	Mets Option Prize Rookie Ron Swoboda To Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Evening News, April 1, 1964 Ron Swoboda will start the 1964 season at Triple-A Buffalo instead of Single-A Auburn.
Tags: Ron Swoboda.

	What, Me Worry? - by Bruce Stark New York Daily News, April 4, 1966 Cartoonist Bruce Stark on Dick Stuart's slow start in 1966.
Tags: Dick Stuart.

	Jerry Koosman, by Bruce Stark New York Daily News, September 19, 1969 One in a series of portraits of the 1969 Mets by cartoonist Bruce Stark for the Daily News.
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	Ron Swoboda, by Bruce Stark New York Daily News, September 22, 1969 One in a series of portraits of the 1969 Mets by cartoonist Bruce Stark for the Daily News.
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	Bud Harrelson, by Bruce Stark New York Daily News, September 26, 1969 One in a series of portraits of the 1969 Mets by cartoonist Bruce Stark for the Daily News.
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	Wayne Garrett, by Bruce Stark New York Daily News, September 29, 1969 One in a series of portraits of the 1969 Mets by cartoonist Bruce Stark for the Daily News.
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	Cool Papa Bell Born Too Soon Newsday, September 5, 1970 Negro League legend Cool Papa Bell visits with Mets first baseman Donn Clendenon.
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	Another Chance For Ron, Ed New York Daily News, February 12, 1971 As spring training 1971 is beginning, Ed Kranepool and Ron Swoboda are in a tenuous position. Plus -- an article about Bernice Gera of Jackson Heights, who was attempting to become the first female professional umpire.
Tags: Ed Kranepool, Ron Swoboda.

	Kranepool, Rocky Sweat Out The Longest Day of Season New York Daily News, April 14, 1972 Restaurant partners Ed Kranepool and Ron Swoboda prepare to resume baseball activities as the 1972 players strike comes to an end.
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	Clyde McCullough Was Truly One Of A Kind Asheville Citizen Times, September 21, 1982 Obituary of Clyde McCullough, a coach with the 1963 Mets.
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	The Kid was just unbelievable New York Daily News, April 10, 1985 Phil Pepe of the Daily News on Gary Carter's storybook debut.
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	Early Returns Favor Carter Newsday, April 10, 1985 Newsday columnist Joe Gergen reflects on Gary Carter's Mets debut, and the catcher's ongoing association with Vice President George H.W. Bush.
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	Home Run Spoils Allen's Opener Newsday, April 10, 1985 Gary Carter's heroic debut came at the expense of a former Met, reliever Neil Allen.
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	It ends happily ever after for The Kid New York Daily News, April 10, 1985 Mike Lupica of the Daily News on Gary Carter's game-winning home run against the Cardinals on Opening Day 1985.
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	Bang-Up Beginning Newsday, April 10, 1985 Newsday's Marty Noble on Gary Carter's Mets debut.
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	Mets 'manage' to win in 18th, 5-4 New York Daily News, April 29, 1985 A crazy 18-inning game at Shea, remembered for, among other things, Rusty Staub's improbable outfield heroics.

	Fonzie's a Hit In Prime Time Newsday, October 7, 1999 Edgardo Alfonzo's big day in the 1999 NLDS against the Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
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	Talking With Edgardo Alfonzo Newsday, July 5, 2000 Newsday's "Kidsday" column features an interview with Edgardo Alfonzo.
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	Fonz Has Timo's Ear Newsday, October 13, 2000 Edgardo Alfonzo is serving as a mentor to young Timo Perez.
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Other releases

January 29, 2024
Spotlight on Bud Harrelson
In memory of Mets Hall-of-Famer Bud Harrelson. This release includes articles dating back to when Bud first signed with the Mets organization in 1963, through his playing career including the World Championship in 1969, the fight with Pete Rose in 1973, his decline and trade to the Phillies, his return to the Mets organization as a minor league manager and then a major league coach, his turbulent tenure as Mets manager and his association with the Long Island Ducks. There's a lot here, so you'd better get started!

August 31, 2023
Forty-three Obituaries
Obituaries for 43 Mets players, coaches, etc., including John Stearns, Tim McCarver, Joe Pignatano, Pedro Feliciano, and more.

Here's the full list:

Larry Bearnarth, Jerry Buchek, Chuck Carr, Gene Clines, Tommy Davis, Pedro Feliciano, Tony Fernandez, Larry Foss, Jim Frey, Bob Friend, Jesse Gonder, Joe Grzenda, Tommy Holmes, Jeff Innis, Cookie Lavagetto, Phil Linz, Tim McCarver, Jeff McKnight, Herb Moford, Harold W. O'Shaughnessy, Brock Pemberton, Joe Pignatano, Grover Powell, Hal Reniff, Arthur Richman, Les Rohr, Red Ruffing, Ray Sadecki, Dick Selma, Norm Sherry, Dick Sisler, Denny Sommers, Tracy Stallard, Eddie Stanky, Leroy Stanton, John Stearns, Dick Stuart, Ralph Terry, Claudell Washington, George Weiss, Carl Willey, Gene Woodling, and Don Zimmer.

November 16, 2022
Kevin McReynolds, Bruce Stark (1963), Robert F. Kennedy

Spotlight on Kevin McReynolds
Four 1963 cartoons by Bruce Stark of the Daily News.
The Mets honor the memory of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Rick Aguilera struggles to gain a foothold in the 1988 Mets starting rotation.

November 7, 2022
April 1962
Contemporary coverage of the Mets' first month in the National League. Their first game in St. Louis, a ticker-tape parade in Manhattan, the reopening of the Polo Grounds after four idle years, their first home game, and more, including profiles of Joan Payson and Jay Hook.

October 26, 2022
Expansion Draft, Tim Foli, Shea Goodbye

Coverage of the 1961 expansion draft which provided the Mets with their first batch of players.
Spotlight on Tim Foli. The Mets made him the first draft pick in the nation in 1968.
Shea Goodbye! The final game ever played at Shea Stadium ended the Mets' postseason hopes, but was followed by a star-studded ceremony.
Polo Goodbye! The final game ever played at the Polo Grounds had no fanfare at all and very few fans in attendance.
Now Straw's the Man Who Stirs the Mets: A Joe Gergen column from Newsday in 1988. Darryl Strawberry is coming into his own as a superstar.
From 1969, Bruce Stark portraits of Tom Seaver and Cleon Jones.
Obituaries of Bill Robinson and Clem Labine.

October 18, 2022
First update
Jim Bunning's 1964 perfect game, and Mets postseason losses in 1973, 1986, 2000, and 2015. Willie Randolph gets fired, Warren Spahn dies, Ron Darling and Tim Teufel get arrested, trades for Bruce Berenyi and for Carlos Baerga, and more. Includes two cartoons from Bruce Stark.