1971 New York Mets "The Winning Way" Highlight Reel 🎥

Rare New York Mets 1971 Team Highlight film narrated by the Mets broadcasting team with Lindsay Nelson, Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner Highlight and promotional film of the '71 season includes spring training from Al Lang field in St. Petersburg FL as Ralph Kiner gives batting tips to a young Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgenson Mets manager Gil Hodges and his coaching team work on the upcoming Mets stars in the instructional league led by Whitey Herzog. Includes all Promotional days at Shea like Banner Day, Family Day The Mayors Trophy Day and Old Timers Day
Spotlights on Bud Harrelson who enters the MLB All Star Game in Detroit as the starting SS on the NL squad. Ed Kranepool coming off his best season as a Met in 1970. And the Mets pitching staff with Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Gary Gentry Tug McGraw, Danny Frisella and caching tips from Joe Pignatano working with rookie P Charlie Williams includes players signed/trades in the off season adding players like Jim Fregosi for 1972.
Recorded and Digitalized off a pre-recorded VHS tape and has been recently restored/remastered making its debut on the Phenia Film MLB archival channel here on KZbin
1971 New York Mets
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[@joselopezmoya9786]

BUD HARRELSON, a great defensive shortstop and an all time MET great. RIP.

[@kenq1363]

70’s sports highlight music is dope

[@mattdon2164]

Yeah, super funky, right? I wish I could find the source of this music and get a copy!

[@joselopezmoya9786]

Let's go ba k to BANNER DAY, BAT DAY, HELMET DAY AND FAN APPRECIATION DAY.

[@8avexp]

The '71 Mets were 45-29 at the end of June, but a 13-31 slump derailed and pennant hopes. Another season flushed down the crapper.

[@joselopezmoya9786]

Mikr Jorgensen was a slick fielder at first base, played some centerfield also. Singleton, Jorgensen and Tim Foli all played winter ball in PUERTO RICO.

[@mattdon2164]

Wasn’t Mike a local kid from Bayside?

[@warrenhoffman2006]

Alot of dealings in the '71 off season - Nolan Ryan to Angels for Fregosi - Singleton, Foli and Jorgensen traded to Expos for Rusty Staub and for trivia buffs Mets released Bob Aspromonte (3rd baseman) - Aspro was the last active major leaguer to play for Brooklyn Dodgers.

[@johnnyrotten6753]

Thank you for all of these wonderful baseball shows.

[@berniecioffoletti3398]

19:20- WOW! Danny Friesella struck out Hank Aaron!

[@lawren7615]

Jim Fregosi what a pick up !

[@wiedep]

Charlie Williams went to Gi-ants with bailout money for Willie Mays in '72. Several crowd shots were not at Shea - starting @ 1:20 Riverfront, Forbes Field and Jarry in Montreal. Injuries and lack of rbi's are what kept Mets at .500 for the next several years. Both Branca and Thompson were local NY guys. Branca from Mt. Vernon and Thompson Staten Island. Years later Branca's son-in-law was Bobby Valentine. Astroturf infield at Al Lang benefited Cardinals more than Mets but did cut down on rainouts. That "consistent long ball" didn't materialize till Kingman arrived, yet another G-ants 'bailout' in '75. Singleton didn't mature as a hitter for several years. Don Hahn was never noted for his stick. During the '73 series a NY writer mentioned that Hahn's glove was "...so good that he should take it up to the plate when hitting..." Fregosi wasn't a 3rd baseman, never playing that position in majors. All-star at short he was on the turn down physically and Angels knew it, penciled into outfield and 1st in '71. M.D. Grant 'pushed' for a move and with all the arms Mets assumed they had enough to let their patience run out on Ryan. Another factor mentioned in film was Wayne Garrett's military service at that time. Kranepool got his full-time chance after being sent to AAA in 1970 and made the most of it. Clendenon skills were fading and was giving more attention to his law practice and corporate work. The 9-9 vs. Expos and 7-11 with Cubs did 'em in.

[@docnoc66]

I was 11 years old and a huge met fan, I still am. I was so sad when Gil Hodges died in spring training before the 72 season. I hope you upload that video. But really disturbs me is that MD Grant would not pay for $40,000 in his contract and traded him away to the Reds for crap.

[@Sony-tq2wq]

Aww that's Is Sad 😢 That Gil Hodges When he died in 1972 When Gil Hodges died they bringing yogi Berra A New Manger For the Mets

[@mattdon2164]

M. Donald Grant is to me what Walter O.Malley was to Dodgers fans in Brooklyn. Grant destroyed the Mets out of pure spite.

[@RRaquello]

I remember them showing these films on Channel 9 during rain delays. I used to think they were more fun to watch than the games. 70 & 71 were kind of bland years for NY baseball. The Mets & Yankees were so middle-of-the-road, not bad but not very good. But that's looking back. I was only 9-10 years old so wanted to go to the games and didn't care who was playing or how good they were. I think those two years we went to more games than any time when I was a kid, both at Yankee Stadium & Shea. I'd be curious to see Yankee highlight films from that time because you never saw them anywhere while the Mets were always out there pitching them. I wonder if the Yankees even bothered to make any.

[@JosephJohnson-kg5yr]

The Mets seemed to have some great fans

[@mattdon2164]

The NYM were big on public relations. The Yankees were not. CBS owned the Yankees and they already were moving in the direction of selling the club and thus why spend money on highlight films, let alone better players?

[@JosephJohnson-kg5yr]

I geeked when the Mets got Willie Mays in '73. Even though he made some mistakes in the World Series, I didn't care I mean he's Willie Mays!

[@luckybestwash]

Is that Michael Kay at 1:51?

[@billbergendahl2911]

Wasn't Nolan Ryan with the Mets in 1971?

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

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[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

Yes he was!!

[@kevincurtis6550]

Thanks for posting. Wish the quality of film/video was better. The trade for Fregosi turned out to be one of the worst the Mets made. The following year Gil Hodges unexpectedly died, but fortunately Yogi took over and turned out to be a good manager for the Mets who almost won the World Series in 1973.

[@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229]

take what you can get quality-wise the film reel is rare are to find.. unless you know of another version that has better quality

[@johnnyrotten6753]

Amen ​@@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229

[@mattdon2164]

@@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229I am very grateful for all of your uploads. These vids are like a Time Machine beck to my younger days. Thank you!!!!! ⚾️🙏👍

[@bklyntonw3187]

@@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229 Miracle Met generation fan here - I enjoy and appreciate your uploads of past Met season highlights a lot.

[@nosportsteamfollower516]

Mets had no depth, that's why they didn't win the pennant in 71 + 72 to compensate for those injuries.