October 17, 1969 (vol. 80, iss. 38) • Page Image 1
… I Miraculous Mets phI NEW YORK 641i -- The absolutely amazing New York Mets completed their journey to the moon at 3:17 p.m. yesterday by adding their first world championship to their first pennant with a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth game of the World Series. A swirling nass of humanity from the largest. crowd ever to see a game at Shea Stadium, 57,397, swarmed over the field after the final out while the giddy Mets...…