1969 World Series Game 3 NEW YORK 10/14/69 NBC

[@robertpanetta7912]

Love how Agee just put his head down and ran briskly around the bases . No need to show up the pitcher or other players . The players had more class back then .

[@stupaul3233]

Yes they did! But if today’s players faced pitchers like Bob Gibson and Stan Williams then and showboat? The next time they faced those pitchers! They would see a 95MPH fastball come towards their head!

[@johnw8984]

​Exactly that's what I tell kids today in the old days they would have thrown at their head for acting like a clown ​@@stupaul3233

[@donaldleider7382]

13 years old cut school with my older brothers took the subway from Brooklyn to games 3,4 and 5! Amazing!

[@doncambareri3162]

Gotta love Jane Jarvis on the organ. I wish MLB would go back to that type of entertainment.

[@sec9788]

Too-how shall I put it for the overly emotional and SENSITIVE crowd-SYSTEMIC…

[@TonyWud]

Thanks for naming her. Good call.

[@davidlafleche1142]

John Kiley, Fenway Park.

[@jimdep6542]

Same here. I grew up in the NY area used to enjoy hearing the great Eddie Layton play the organ at Yankee Stadium.

[@literallyunderrated]

The Mets do still have a live organ player but I think just on Sundays or special promotional days

[@michaelclay-ro9ue]

Love the way Jerry grote greets tommie Agee at the end of the game. Very tight team.

[@DDEENY]

Jerry Grote was a great team player, but otherwise he was a bastard and didn't get along with ANYONE. I think that he was homesick for his native TX.

[@jeffreyjohnson486]

The AGEE game! I was in 6th grade and ran home from school to catch the end of this game. Thanks for posting!

[@stupaul3233]

Same with me! A 6th grader at PS 253 in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn and I came home in time for Ed Kranepool’s homer! During school though, a teacher from another class came into our classroom and told us the Mets were up 3-0, the entire classroom erupted in cheers! I was much more relaxed after that but anxious since I couldn’t wait for school to let out and when it was 5-0 Mets, I had so much confidence they would win it all and they did!!

[@stupaul3233]

Agee was my favorite too but how about Gentry’s two run double??? Holy mackerel! He drove in one run all year and this! I swear the Mets were possessed that year! Shame that Gary got injured and never had the career he should have had, but he will be part of 1969 Mets lore forever! Agee barely got to those balls but what speed and timing!! 56,000 jaws were dropped on a number of occasions that day!

[@8avexp]

I was in seventh grade. We were not allowed to bring radios to school, but I knew of a few people who smuggled them in.

[@debtpeon]

Let's not forget Ed Kranepool homer for the final Mets run.

[@jeromestracks108]

I was in 6th grade also. We were fortunate enough to have the school stop teaching, and let us watch the games. I really think that the teachers wanted to watch the game more than the kids 😅

[@johnzylinski3657]

My Mom she dragged me inside when I was 4 to watch the 69 Series. Thanks for posting these videos so I know what I watched 😊

[@JHollowayNetwork]

The pregame show had a Laugh-In inspired set.

[@robertosborne8694]

Half expected Goldie Hawn or Arte Johnson to pop out of the joke wall

[@Hank13665]

Watching the pre-game with Tony Kubek interviewing the fans--lovely days in NYC. What a contrast to the present.

[@robertosborne8694]

Not to mention the studio show was not some kind of circus. You just had a consummate pro in Simpson, talking baseball with two most famous players of their era.

[@PoppaMikeMusic]

I love watching Jim Palmer pitch , he’s exactly what the Orioles need now , a true Ace

[@williamdunphy352]

0:14 Bill Wendell: "The following NBC sports program is brought to you in living color."

[@AABB-bm9kk]

Orioles second baseman Johnson would return to Shea to manage the Mets to their 1986 Series win 😀✌️ …Agee’s play is insane in this one. His defensive plays are as great as any I’ve ever seen in one game by an outfielder.

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

Rest In Peace...Bud Harrelson, Jerry Grote, Jim McAndrew, Donn Clendenon, Tommie Agee. and Singer Steve Lawrence.

[@michaelleroy9281]

You forgot Tom Seaver

[@johnaddeo2251]

@@michaelleroy9281 - can now add Ed Kranepool

[@blakkat4126]

@@michaelleroy9281…and now, Ed Kranepool.

[@georgekeating9501]

And Gil Hodges

[@jimmylee2678]

Not only a classic game, but with commercial breaks included! Thank you for posting!

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

Dr Jimmy (and Mr Jim) it’s the raw network footage no breaks to commercial just straight out..only the MLB or Network related commercials and promos are intact (World Series Report) 👍😎

[@jimmylee2678]

@@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229 Yep, I realized this once the actual game started. Still a real gem!

[@allancollins7860]

I’m transported back to my childhood again. Many thanks.

[@phildaniels4482]

A Day game for world series, us kids were in school during this era, thank god we can see it now on you tube!

[@calliopivogiatzis2235]

RIP Ed Kranepool!❤

[@NJFloyd10]

When Agee led off with the HR and saved crucial runs with those 2 great catches, the Orioles were doomed - especially with Seaver pitching game 4 and Koosman game 5

[@jburma]

1:26:08 "What a grab! Tom Agee! Saved two runs!" That indeed would have plated 2 runs and possibly changed the course of game.

[@EdwinTorres-f7q]

I was 14 when it all happened truly! I was astounded by the Mets

[@allancollins7860]

I’m transported back to my youth. Many thanks!!

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

NY freshman in college, listening to my transistor radio while walking to class. Great memories!

[@SJtheImpressionist]

My dad was at this game with his father when he was 8 years old. It was his first ever baseball game and he still tells us kids to this day how he remembers seeing Agee’s two catches and Nolan Ryan pitch. Awesome.

[@eandsm4620]

When I found this, I smiled to myself. Memories of history class in JR High, when our history teacher wheeled in the TV and told us all to root for the Mets, or we would flunk for the quarter. No problem! I rooted for the Mets. First year there were ANY baseball playoffs.

[@kennethcollins6494]

I’m disappointed in myself for not appreciating Lyndsey Nelson more, guy was top notch in college and pro football as well as a great announcer for the Mets

[@ChrisDutch]

The cheering was so loud for Agee’s catches it could be heard at Belmont Race Track which is eight miles away.

[@BroadwayPhil17]

What irony! The program leads off with Jim Palmer's shutout as a rookie in the 1966 Series, and of course in this game rookie Gary Gentry and Nolan Ryan shut out Palmer and the O's, with a little, okay, more than a little help from Tommie Agee. This game marks Nolan Ryan's only appearance in the World Series. He has said that he prizes his WS ring above all of his no-hitters. Although he was not happy in New York, he loved the fans (who loved him and his fastball, "Von Ryan's Express", and returned many times to participate in Miracle Mets-related events.

[@8avexp]

One can only imagine how the Mets would have fared had they kept Seaver, Koosman, Ryan and McGraw together through the 70s.

[@mikerichman9066]

They gave Ryan plenty of chances and he just never seized the opportunity. That trade is ridiculed today but at the time it seemed smart. People forget just how good Fregosi was…

[@err521]

Thank you for posting

[@kurttoy5035]

Love that music NBC used for the World Series. Gives me goosebumps.

[@RodericSpode]

I like the view from behind home plate. It's too bad they don't do that anymore, but I assume having a camera behind home plate would eliminate a bunch of high priced seats, which no team would allow to happen.

[@lemmiwinks09]

One part of the game I never noticed before was the pregame interview Tony Kubek does with the fans at 13:00. It took a lot of backbone and conviction on his part to interview a cross-section of Americana in 1969 on national television (both genders and multi-racial). It was a small gesture but I think it speaks volumes of the person Kubek is.

[@genecasciari748]

I was in the 2nd grade and was too young to appreciate series, but 69 was a watershed year. Moon landing, Woodstock, Jets, Knicks league champs! I miss those halcyon days of my youth 😢 No cellphones, no internet, people wer 3e more civil fo each other . My parents were young, and I loved my childhood. Mets players were loveable! Mets came close this year. Funny we only have 2 rings in all of those years...

[@genecasciari748]

I also, like the fact the Mets did not have names on back, but Orioles did.

[@jamescooke4847]

I was in the 6th grade..the pace of this games is wonderful, real baseball.where did this go wrong?

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

MLB ran by biz execs who never played the game in their lives..that’s what wrong downward spiral get out while you can just say no

[@acdude5266]

Exactly when the narcissistic rich boys get in any industry, then proceed to mincromanage it and destroy it. ​@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229

[@joselopezmoya9786]

SHEA STADIUM, A TRUE MLB BALLPARK . NOT LIKE TODAY'S MINI MLB PARKS.

[@Wixom2200]

The key to this upset is pitching. The Mets pitchers might not have been better BUT they out pitched the O's and had great plays.

[@Veritifiy]

It was also the defense the timely hitting and the luck which helped the Mets win the 69 WS

[@mikeforte7585]

The Mets had great pitching..even the Orioles commented they never saw pitching like that all year...but the Mets had a year where everything fell into place....the Mets made defensive plays in this series that were insane...it was almost like they played over their heads...and I'm a Mets fan..

[@anthonydileonardo8156]

Nobody called a game better than Curt Gowdy

[@chrisc4264]

Vin Scully did pretty well

[@acdude5266]

Curt Gowdy was the best. The last non-corporate sportscaster.

[@seabrook1976]

2:18:50 when Nolan Ryan comes in, for those interested.

[@mikeforte7585]

Who would have guessed that this would be the only World Series appearance for Nolan Ryan...kinda reminds me of Dan Marino who only appeared in one Super Bowl.

[@ericgoldfarb4870]

Sandy and gil were teammates for many years. Mickey played in 4 world series against gil.

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

Art Shamsky: great power with those strong wrists!

[@nunicarmona7225]

Great game thank you

[@bobmilin]

I was at the game when the Mets clinched in 1969 as a Yankee fan I actually was rooting for them to lose.

[@rentslave]

I was underground for a goodly portion of the game-in the NYC subway system-for my job that year,being a NJ to NY messenger twice a day.I had my portable radio but I still missed both of Agee's catches as only internet audio can be heard underground.

[@jonnytheboy7338]

Count the seconds between pitches and the average around 10 to 12 seconds. Consistent. No pitch clock necessary. Just baseball

[@nycsongman9758]

*The Tommie Agee Game:* Agee leads off with HR to L/CF @45:11 Tommie Agee makes run saving catch on Elrod Hendricks @1:26:10 Agee makes diving grab on Paul Blair with bases loaded @2:20:50

[@144Donn]

Do we know what Gil said to Ryan when he went out to the mound? Whatever it was, it worked! My knees buckled just watching it!

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

1:25:35 Agee's great grab.

[@williamdunphy352]

Curt Gowdy (PBP) & Lindsey Nelson (C) 1st half Nelson (PBP) & Gowdy (C) 2nd half Tony Kubek (field reporter)

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

Time of Game: 2 : 23 Attendance: 56, 331 Managers- Baltimore- Earl Weaver Mets- Gil Hodges On Field Coaches: Baltimore: First Base - George Staller Third Base- Billy Hunter Ptching Coach- George Bamberger New York: First Base- Yogi Berra Third Base- Eddie Yost Pitching Coach- Al "Rube" Walker Public Address Announcer- Jack Lightcap. Organist- Jane Jarvis

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

58:35 Ed Kranepool was not popular with the Mets at the time, but Gil Hodges worked with him in 1963 as a player to improve his skills. Signman Karl Earhardt made Kranepool a target of ridicule with his "Super Stiff" signs. You just missed his "Super-Duper-Stiff" sign here.

[@willard2729]

Gentry would make $25 million per year now

[@joselopezmoya9786]

PAUL BLAIR, BOOG POWELL, ELROD HENDRICKS, FRANK ROBINSON, MIKE CUELLAR, ALL PLAYED WINTER BALL IN PUERTO RICO.

[@sportsmedia25]

This was real baseball! No pitch clock and no universal dh among other rules

[@Zane_Zaminsky]

I especially love the ghost runner! 😉

[@8avexp]

Tommie Agee hit several leadoff home runs that season. Get this: I once had a Nolan Ryan rookie card. Gave it along with all of my baseball cards except Tom Seaver (which I still have) to my next door neighbor when we moved in 1973. I still kick myself for that.

[@anthonymarcano2974]

Jerry Koosman was on the same rookie card as Nolan Ryan.

[@stupaul3233]

Yeah, Curt the odds were in favor of Baltimore but the Mets wasted no time shutting up the oddsmakers! 😉👍

[@willard2729]

Come for the baseball, stay for Jane Jarvis

[@Tmcgraw79q]

This is the mets lineup that swept the braves. In four games including this one they scored 32 runs.

[@davidfisher462]

Nolan Ryan.....all I have to say....my goodness

[@NJFloyd10]

Third Grade teacher brought a 12 inch tv to classroom. Saw the end of the games when I walked home

[@gamma68]

Does nayone know what song the organist is playing at 1:55:29? Great ballgame, btw.

[@darkstarharry2947]

most likely it's Jane Jarvis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jarvis

[@jaymorgenthal9479]

So wonderful to see REAL video tape and not crap kinescope

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

if it wasn’t for Kinescope some of these games (including games 1&2 of 1969 WS) wouldn’t exist

[@jaymorgenthal9479]

@@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229 true.. pre1958 but nbc didn’t preserve the tapes of series until 1969. almost all of the games from 1958 to 1969 are scopes. NBC opened up a major color video studio in WRC-TV in DC IN 1958 to tape shows in the east and send them to the new studio in Burbank to show. them in pac time.

[@joselopezmoya9786]

THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT MIKE TROUT BUT I WONDER HOW MUCH A YOUNG SWITCHHITTING POWER HITTER LIKE MICKEY MANTLE WOULD BE WORTH TODAY.

[@chrisadams2656]

2:06:58 Gov. Rockefeller calling Tony Kubek, "Tommy".

[@eddiesimms9301]

When I watch these old, and yet classic World Series highlights, I think to myself how simple life was back in the day!!.... When I view the '69 Mets I finally came to the conclusion what made this possible....It was a young Joe Willie Namath and the New York Jets winning the Superbowl over the heavily favorite Baltimore Colts. I believe it brought back the competitive spirit of WINNING and EXPECTING to WIN. That was the ATTITUDE of New York city!! Because the last time New York had a competitive team was the '64 Yankees, the Yankees would go down in defeat in 7 games to a young St. Louis Cardinals team that was loaded with talent many of them were future hall of famers. What the NY Jets started would somehow pass on to the Mets. The team started the '69 as they had in previous season loosing, by the ALL Star break they were 5 games behind the division leading Chicago Cubs, by September the Mets moved pass the Cubs and took over 1st place and NEVER looked back. This would pass on to the upstart NY Knicks who would produce a winning record of 60 & 22 and go onto becoming NBA champions defeating the LA Lakers in 7 games. In closing, the city of NY would become the city of CHAMPIONS from 1969 to 1970. Thank You Joe Willie Namath for what you did for Professional Sports. You brought RESPECTABILITY to the AFL, thus sending a very POWERFUL MESSAGE to the NFL: WE'RE HERE TO STAY.....And WE'RE JUST AS GOOD AND COMPETITIVE AS ANYONE!!......

[@TonyWud]

Clutch. The Mets came through every test during this series.. They should be known as Gil Hodges' New York Mets. Their execution was near flawless.

[@daviddaskalnojokeradio]

Nolan Ryan pitching to some classic players. His lone World Series win. And Jerry Lewis shutting down the broadcaster. "Are you a Mets fan, Jerry?" / "I flew all the way from Los Angeles to be here. Does it look like I'm in Baltimore?!" / "Ok. Thank you, Jerry...Back to you in the booth!"

[@8avexp]

That curve ball on the last pitch of the game was, according to Ryan, the best curve ball he ever threw.

[@budflounders8845]

@@8avexpThat WAS nasty

[@glenngrinter6818]

Trying to find full game videos of ‘69 Mets-Braves NLCS, there is just a few snippets.⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

the game does not exist obviously ..not every game was recorded/saved in those days only game highlight clips were saved (for local news etc).. and explains those who don’t understand the use of kinescope should do more research

[@glenngrinter6818]

Nice they kept Aaron hitting HR off centerfield flagpole in game 3 off Gentry, baseball HOF has that on a continuous loop.⚾️

[@irock4u222]

please rise for the anthem..awesome

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

yeah todays fan could give a shit..short attention spans don’t know a thing about tradition and respect (or the game of baseball for that matter) It’s a lost cause in our selfish/selfie society

[@MichaelForte-jn5pn]

​@@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229exactly

[@stupaul3233]

With all due respect to Sandy and the late Yankee legend, Mickey Mantle, I was happy the Mets made them look silly on their predictions for the Orioles good chances for Game 3 as well as for the series! The A-GGE group including AGEE did the job! A for Agee, G for Gentry, G for Grote and E for Eddie (as in Kranepool)! 😇😀😂👍😉

[@stupaul3233]

“Good grab! That has to be the play of the series! (Referring to the fan catching Dave Johnson’s foul ball in the 2nd inning of Game 3) 😂😂 I laugh about it because they were about to see two of the four best plays that afternoon and the next day: Agee’s two sensational catches later on in Game 3 and the next day, Jones’ sliding catch and the toughest of them all that saved Game 4, Swoboda’s catch off Brooks Robinson!

[@danielhuntington2116]

Then Swoboda made another fine catch going to his left in the power alley in game 5....The Mets were truly amazing in this World Series💪👍

[@stupaul3233]

@@danielhuntington2116 , ohhhhh yes! Because of the Anti-war Moratorium Day, I was home to see it! When he robbed Brooks Robinson, I thought “the Mets are going to win this series!” And they did! Don’t forget Cleon Jones made a sliding catch to Rob future Mets manager Davey Johnson of a hit in Game 4! They were destined to win it all!

[@mharmon999]

After my in-laws got married on 10/12/69 on the day of game 2, they were on their honeymoon during this game and were home when the parade happened and attended the victory parade

[@joselopezmoya9786]

THE BEST CENTERFIELDERS IN METS' HISTORY: TOMMIE AGEE, CARLOS BELTRAN AND LANCE JOHNSON. BY THE WAY, TOMMIE AGEE PLAYED WINTER BALL IN PUERTO RICO IN THE MID 60'S.

[@MatthewBaumgarten]

What about Lenny Dykstra, sure he played on the Phillies too but in 86 he was an important part of that amazing Mets team that beat both the Astros & Red Sox to win the World Championship, in an important game 5 he hit a home run off Dave Smith of the Astros and made a couple of great catches in that game, also in game 3 of the World Series against Oil Can Boyd of the Red Sox he hit a home run early in that game that gave the Mets an early lead they did not relinquish

[@frankvee3425]

Jane made Shea sing!!

[@jamessollazzo4860]

how about the nlcs mets vs braves?

[@gatorflight74]

Those were some real men back then to stand there in the batters box when Nolan Ryan was pitching tight inside.

[@robertsprouse9282]

Or dumb as hell..

[@kurtisseaboldt5294]

Agee catches at 1:26:05 and 2:20:46.

[@bluepirate78]

2:18:00 Nolan Ryan heads to the mound!

[@SmileAmerica-th7ye]

gary gentry was a awesome rookie in 69

[@clifforddriver9434]

Nolan Ryan was on the Mets as a relief pitcher. I literally find it unbelievable. One of the best pitchers in the history of baseball couldn't even get on the field at this point in his career.

[@josephjones532]

Jane Jarvis was also a great jazz organist

[@joselopezmoya9786]

TOO BAD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE GULF CARTS ANYMORE.

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

"What a grab! Tom Agee!" 1:26:00

[@williamdunphy352]

Umpires (Game 3) HP Larry Napp (AL) 1B Shag Crawford (NL) 2B Lou DiMuro (AL) 3B Lee Weyer (NL) LF Hank Soar (AL) (Crew Chief) RF Frank Secory (NL)

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

Public Address Announcer: Jack Lightcap Organist: "The Queen of Medley at Shea Stadium," Jane Jarvis.

[@MichaelForte-jn5pn]

I met umpire Lee Weyer in 1987...he told me working the 1969 world series was a great thrill he would never forget.

[@ericgoldfarb4870]

Interesting how mickey mantle had league loyalty. Today there isn't even team loyalty.

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

Hodges changes pitchers 2:16:40

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

Rube Walker visits 2:13:12

[@bauerpowerca]

To quote Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) "Who's Lou?!?"

[@joeschmoe1794]

Playing like there’s a pitch clock.

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

2:13:12 Rube Walker

[@willdrucker4291]

@2:37:33…Jackie Kennedy Onassis is not very impressed with Jerry Lewis…looks like she’s telling him…”shut the hell up…you’re scaring my kids”…🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robertsprouse9282]

Just do not scare Jerry's Kids that of course draw no attention to Jerry.

[@vinniemorciglio4632]

Shea was a classic MCM design......

[@anthonymarcano2974]

Imagine if the Mets had held on to Reggie Jackson, Paul Blair and Nolan Ryan. That's the base for a dynasty team.

[@rayjr62]

Uh, Reggie Jackson was the second overall pick, taken by the Kansas City Athletics out of college in 1966. The Mets never drafted Reggie Jackson.

[@jonnytheboy7338]

How about Gentry's two run double!? He was a terrible hitter as well

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

Rube Walker 2:13:18

[@kevinvanmeter2264]

Agee's great first catch-1:25:25

[@joselopezmoya9786]

OUTFIELDERS AND INFIELDERS DIDN'T HAVE ANY CARDS IN THEIR POCKETS SHOWING THEM WHERE TO PLAY.

[@NoName-ge6wc]

Green Tiny Kubeck. Still alive.

[@jackthompson5011]

It will never happen. Kids today don’t care a whit for this kind of entertainment

[@mattbonacci4950]

Why are they putting Kranepool in the game?? Ed Cesspool!!! Clendenon should be playing against right handers or lefties. Kranepool can't run, he's slow and can't hit!!!!

[@MichaelForte-jn5pn]

LOL!!!!...I agree with u but but I was happy for him ...he was an original Met who got a WS HR and a WS ring..

[@ChrisDutch]

Hodges platooned Kranepool and Clendenon. Since Palmer(a righty) was pitching Kranepool (a lefty hitter) started at first base. Hodges’ platooning plan worked superbly for the Mets in 1969.

[@maverick1956hk]

You guys ruined these games with all these commercials

[@barrywainwright3391]

Having commercials is how you tubers make money

[@joselopezmoya9786]

THERE WERE THREE TEAMS THAT CURT GOWDY SUCKED UP TO: THE ORIOLES, THE RED SOX AND THE BIG RED MACHINE.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Nothing wrong with sucking up to the Orioles tho next season about the same time

[@FlintyCobblestone]

A national disaster.