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This has not happened the same number of times as a city winning multiple championships in one season, as a city can win two titles in a season without those titles being in the same calendar year (for example, the New York Jets and New York Mets both won titles in the 1969 calendar year, but the Jets Super Bowl III win was for the 1968 season ...
Pages in category "1969 in sports in New York City" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... 1969 NYU Violets baseball team; S.
The American League expands to 12 teams, adding the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots, and the National League expands to 12 teams, adding the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres. Due to expansion, Major League Baseball creates four divisions, with two in each league. March 1 – Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees announces his retirement.
New York City (1876, 1883–present, three teams 1903–57, and two teams 1962–present) Oakland, CA (1968–2024) Philadelphia (1876, 1883–present, two teams 1901–54)
The New York Mets won the NL East with an NL-best 100–62 record, and then defeated the NL West champion Atlanta Braves in three games in the first National League Championship Series. The "Miracle Mets", having joined the league in 1962, were the first expansion team to win a pennant.
At two-time All-Star, Grote played 16 major league seasons and batted .252 with 39 homers and 404 RBIs. “Backbone of a young Mets team who captured the heart of New York City,” Mets owner ...
The 1920 Akron Pros were named the first APFA (NFL) champions. The National Football League champions, prior to the merger between the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) in 1970, were determined by two different systems. The National Football League was established on September 17, 1920, as the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The APFA changed ...
The 1969 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five match-up between the East Division champion New York Mets and the West Division champion Atlanta Braves. It was the opening semifinal round on the National League side of the inaugural edition of the MLB postseason .