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Born out of expansion in 1962, the New York Mets have more than
filled the void left by the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers and
New York Giants. They have provided baseball fans in New York and
around the baseball world with 60 years of memories including Casey
Stengel's loveable losers, the improbable 1969 miracle, another
world championship in 1986 and National League pennants in 1973,
2000, and 2015 with many unforgettable moments in between. Building
on the success of Amazing Mets Trivia, published in 2003, this book
tests the memories of Met fans of all ages with hundreds of
questions and facts about players including: Tom Seaver, Cleon
Jones, Willie Mays, Rusty Staub, Dave Kingman, Lee Mazzili, Darryl
Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter, Mike Piazza,
Edgardo Alfonzo, David Wright, Jacob de Grom and many others.
Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the
most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts
ever assembled-all verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of
Fame. First created by legendary sportswriter Bert Randolph Sugar,
and now updated, here are thousands of fascinating lists, tables,
data, and stimulating facts. Inside, you'll find all of the big
name baseball heroes like Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ernie Banks,
Pete Rose, Denny McLain, Ty Cobb, and a lot of information that
will be new to even the most devoted fans: Highest batting averages
not to win batting titles Home-run leaders by state of birth
Players on last-place teams leading the league in RBIs, by season
Most triples by position, season Winners of two "legs" of triple
crown since last winner Oldest pitchers with losing record, leading
league in ERA Career pitching leaders under six feet tall Managers
replaced wile team was in first place Hall of Famers whose sons
played in the majors Players with palindromic surnames And so much
more! Not just a collection of facts or records, this is a book of
glorious fun that will astound even the most bookish baseball fan.
Read up and amaze your friends!
Born out of expansion in 1962, the New York Mets have more than
filled the void left by the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers and
New York Giants. They have provided baseball fans in New York and
around the baseball world with close to 40 years of memories
including Casey Stengel's loveable losers, the improbable 1969
miracle, another world championship in 1986 and National League
pennants in 1973 and 2000 with many unforgettable moments in
between. Amazing Mets Trivia tests the memories of Met fans of all
ages with hundreds of questions and facts about players including:
Tom Seaver, Cleon Jones, Willie Mays, Rusty Staub, Dave Kingman,
Lee Mazzili, Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Gary
Carter, Mike Piazza, Edgardo Alfonzo, John Franco and many others.
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