Mets upset Orioles to win World Series 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1969)


Video: '1969 World Series, Game 5: Orioles @ Mets' (Mets win at 2:25:27)

(Thursday, October 16, 1969, at approximately 1:00-3:14 p.m. EDT) — The New York Mets won the 1969 World Series today, beating the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York in the fifth and deciding game to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in Series history.


Video: '1969 World Series Film New York Mets'

It was the first of two World Series titles for the Mets (1969-1986).


Video: 'Yesteryear 1969 Part 4'