1964 On April 17th the Pirates defeated the Mets in the first game ever played in Shea Stadium. Mets lost a 23-inning nightcap of a doubleheader to the Giants 6-4. Ron Hunt was first Met to start in an All-Star game. National League defeated the American League 7-4 at Shea Stadium on July 7th. Mets finished the season with a record of 53-109.

1965 Future Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Warren Spahn joined the Mets. Wes Wenstrum replaced Stengel as manager after Stengel broke his hip. Jim Hickman became the first Met to hit three home runs in a single game. The Mets finished 50-112.

1966 Mets completed their best season to date with a record of 66-95.

1967 Tom Seaver won the National League Rookie of the Year award. The Mets finished the season with a record of 61-101.

1968 Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman led Met pitchers to 25 shutouts and a team ERA of 2.72. Jerry Grote, Seaver and Koosman represented the Mets in the All-Star game. Mets finished the season with a record of 73-89.

1969 On September 24th the Mets clinched the National League East title. They finished the regular season with a 100-62 record. The Amazin’s went on to defeat the Braves in three straight games to reach their first World Series. The magic continued as the Mets shocked the Baltimore Orioles in five games to become the World Series Champions. Tom Seaver won his first Cy Young Award.

1970 On April 22nd Tom Seaver struck out a record 19 Padres. Tommie Agee won National League Gold Glove. Mets failed to repeat as champions, but they finished with a respectable record of 83-79.

1971 Mets again finished with a record of 83-79. Bud Harrelson won a National League Gold Glove.

1972 Yankee great Yogi Berra was hired as manager after Gil Hodges suffered a fatal heart attack. Willie Mays hit a home run in his first at bat as a Met. Pitcher Jon Matlack won the National League Rookie of the Year award. Mets finished the season in 3rd place in the NL East.

1973 Mets dramatically came from eleven games behind to win the NL East. Tom Seaver won his second Cy Young Award. Defeated the Cincinnati Reds to win National League title. Oakland A’s defeated the Mets in the World Series.

1974 Mets slipped to fifth place and a record of 71-91.

1975 Manager Yogi Berra was dismissed on August 6th and replaced by Roy McMillan. Tom Seaver won his third Cy Young Award. Mets finished with a record of 82-80.

1976 Joe Frazier was named manager of the Mets. Dave Kingman hit 37 home runs. Mets finished the year with a record of 86-76.

1977 Joe Frazier was fired on May 31st and replaced by Joe Torre, the first player-manager in the NL since 1959. On June 15th the Mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds. Torre and the Mets finished the season with a record of 64-98.

1978 The Mets finished the year in 6th place with a record of 66-96.

1979 Ed Kranepool retired after 18 seasons. Mets finished the season with a record of 63-99.

1980 Mets were sold to the Doubleday family on January 24th. Doug Flynn won a NL Gold Glove. The team finished the season with a record of 67-95.

1981 Mets finished the strike shortened season with a record of 41-62. Torre is not re-hired.

1982 George Bamberger replaced Torre as manager. Diamond Vision screen is installed at Shea Stadium. Mookie Wilson stole 58 bases. Mets finish season with a record of 65-97.

1983 Mets traded for Keith Hernandez on June 15th. Darryl Strawberry won the NL Rookie of the Year. George Bamberger resigned on June 3rd and Frank Howard replaced him for the remainder of the season. Davey Johnson is named manager for the 1984 season.

1984 Dwight Gooden won the National League Rookie of the Year award and the Mets finished in second place with a record of 90-72. Gooden established a major league rookie record with 276 strikeouts. Keith Hernandez won a NL Gold Glove Award.

1985 Davey Johnson led the Mets to a record of 98-64 and another second place finish. Dwight Gooden became the youngest pitcher in major league history to win 20 games, and the youngest ever to win the NL Cy Young Award. Keith Hernandez won his eighth consecutive NL Gold Glove Award.

1986 Mets won a club record 108 games on their way to their second World Championship. Gary Carter tied a team record with 105 RBIs. Hernandez won his ninth consecutive NL Gold Glove Award. Mets defeated the Red Sox in a seven game thriller to win the World Series.

1987 Keith Hernandez won his tenth consecutive NL Gold Glove Award. Darryl Strawberry set a club record with 39 home runs. Darryl and Howard Johnson are the first teammates to both hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in a season. The team finished the season with a record of 92-70.

1988 Gary Carter hit his 300th career home run. The Mets won the NL East title with a record of 100-60. The Dodgers defeated the Mets in a seven game series to win the NLCS.

1989 Mets finished the season with a record of 87-75 six games in back of the Cubs.

1990 Buddy Harrelson replaced Davey Johnson on May 29th. David Cone led the majors with 233 strikeouts. Mets finished the season in 2nd place with a record of 91-71.

1991 Mets finished the season 20 ½ games out of first place with a record of 77-84. David Cone tied NL and team record with a 19 strikeout performance versus the Phillies.

1992 Jeff Torborg managed the Mets to a record of 72-90.

1993 Dallas Green replaced Torborg after only 38 games. The Mets finished the season in last place with a record of 59-103.

1994 Dallas Green led the Mets to a record of 55-58.

1995 The Mets finished the season with a record of 69-75.

1996 Bobby Valentine replaced Dallas Green on August 26th. The Mets finished the season with a record of 71-91.

1997 Mets finished in third place with a record of 88-74. Rey Ordonez won a NL Gold Glove Award. John Franco became the All-Time National League Save Leader with 359 career saves. On June 16th the Mets played the Yankees in their first ever regular-season meeting. The Mets won the game 6-0.

1998 Newly acquired Mike Piazza and the hot hitting John Olerud led Bobby Valentine’s squad to a record of 88-74. Rey Ordonez won another NL Gold Glove Award and Olerud batted .354, the highest batting average in Mets history.

1999 Five-time AL Golden Glove Award winner Robin Ventura was acquired from the Chicago White Sox. With the addition of Ventura the Mets possessed one of the finest defensive infields in baseball. The Mets made the playoffs, and faced the Atlanta Braves, and lost, in what was arguably one of the closest National League Championship Series in history.