Amazing Mets Trivia

by Ross Adell, Ken Samelson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461635185
Publisher:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date:	11/22/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Both Ross Adell and Ken Samelson are lifelong Mets fans and authors of numerous sports books. Both live in the shadow of Shea Stadium.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Mets Trivia: The Players
	Tommie Agee	3
	Edgardo Alfonzo	5
	Wally Backman	7
	Gary Carter	9
	David Cone	13
	Ron Darling	16
	Lenny Dykstra	18
	Sid Fernandez	20
	John Franco	22
	Dwight Gooden	24
	Jerry Grote	27
	Bud Harrelson	29
	Keith Hernandez	31
	Todd Hundley	33
	Ron Hunt	35
	Al Jackson	37
	Howard Johnson	39
	Cleon Jones	41
	Dave Kingman	43
	Jerry Koosman	45
	Ed Kranepool	47
	Al Leiter	49
	Jon Matlack	51
	Willie Mays	53
	Lee Mazzilli	57
	Tug McGraw	59
	Felix Millan	61
	John Olerud	63
	Rey Ordonez	65
	Jesse Orosco	67
	Mike Piazza	69
	Rick Reed	72
	Tom Seaver	74
	Rusty Staub	79
	John Stearns	81
	Darryl Strawberry	83
	Craig Swan	85
	Ron Swoboda	87
	Robin Ventura	89
	Mookie Wilson	91
	Mets Trivia: The Managers
	Yogi Berra	95
	Gil Hodges	98
	Davey Johnson	102
	Casey Stengel	105
	Joe Torre	108
	Bobby Valentine	111
	Postseason Years
	1969	117
	1973	120
	1986	122
	1988	125
	1999	127
	2000	129
	Miscellaneous Mets Trivia
	1962 Original Mets	133
	Uniform Numbers	135
	Trades	137
	Rookies	140
	Nicknames	143
	All-Stars	145
	Record Holders	147
	Two-Term Mets	149
	Hall of Fame Opponents	151
	Ralph Kiner	153
	Lindsey Nelson	156
	Bob Murphy	159
	Answer Key	161
	Mets All-Time Records	197
	Mets Season by Season	201
	Sources	209
	About the Authors	213

Editorial Reviews

For transplanted New Yorkers and other baseball sadomaschists, however, Amazing Mets Trivia remains a useful trivia compilation title spanning four decades of Metropolitan hardball.

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Tests the memories of Mets fans of all ages with hundreds of questions and facts.

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