| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ORIOLE | Met's 1969 World Series rival |
| AGEE | Tommie of the 1969 World Series Mets |
| ORIOLES | Team the Mets defeated in the 1969 World Series |
| GIL | Hodges who managed the Mets to a World Series title |
| HURST | Red Sox pitcher Bruce who was voted the 1986 World Series MVP ... until the Mets tic comeback |
| AGEE | First of three Mets to hit a lead-off home run in a World Series Game 3 (he did it in '69, Garrett in '73, and Dykstra in '86) |
