Thanks to the expansion teams, 1969 saw the AL and NL both split into two divisions. That resulted in the first divisional championship games ahead of the World Series. In the National League the Atlanta Braves picked up the first NL West pennant, and faced an unexpected opponent in the NLCS.

For the first seven years of the Mets, this expansion team never climbed higher than ninth place, and in five of the seven years lost more than 100 games each season. 1969 was the eighth year of the Mets, and they went on a tear that saw a 100-62 record and the top spot in the NL East with a 9-1 record to close out the season.

With two wins on the road, the Mets return to Shea Stadium and the first chance to win the first NLDS.

We join Bob Murphy, Lindsay Nelson, and Ralph Kiner for the NY Mets Baseball network.

You can find the boxscore here.

This game was played on October 6th, 1969.