SABR Digital Library: The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World
The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World
Updated and Expanded Edition
Edited by Matthew Silverman and Ken Samelson
Foreword by Jerry Koosman
Publication Date: March 22, 2021
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-9701-5908-0, $9.99
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-9701-5909-7, $29.95
8.5″ x 11″, 421 pages
Celebrate the 1969 Miracle Mets in this new, updated SABR Digital Library edition of The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World, first published by Maple Street Press in 2009.
The Miracle Has Landed celebrates the lovable Mets like no other book, complete with photos and artifacts of the time. A project of the Society for American Baseball Research, this volume gathers the collective efforts of more than thirty SABR members and features profiles of every player, coach, broadcaster, and significant front-office member connected to that great Mets squad. Included are updated biographies of the recently departed “Franchise” player, Tom Seaver, and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, beloved manager Gil Hodges, the talented outfield of Cleon Jones, Tommie Agee, and Ron Swoboda, drill sergeant backstop Jerry Grote, crucial midseason acquisition Donn Clendenon, scrappy shortstop Bud Harrelson, and a pitching staff that went far deeper than just Seaver and Ryan. More than fifty years later the Miracle Mets are still revered, the first world champion expansion team and the club that stole New York’s heart.
The book features a Foreword by Jerry Koosman, and has been expanded throughout for this new edition.
- E-book: Click here to download the e-book version of The Miracle Has Landed for $9.99 from the SABR Store. Available in PDF, MOBI, and EPUB/Kindle formats.
- Paperback: Get the paperback edition of The Miracle Has Landed from the SABR Store ($34.95 includes shipping/tax; delivery via Kindle Direct Publishing can take up to 4-6 weeks.)
Below: Find player biographies, memorable game stories, and essays
from The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World
Biographies
Game Recaps
Essays
Contributors: Mark Armour, Eric Aron, Mike Bender, Sam Bernstein, Michael J. Bielawa, Talmage Boston, Michael P. Cahill, Rob Edelman, Doug Feldmann, Irv Goldfarb, Paul Hirsch, Edward Hoyt, William H. Johnson, Jacob Kanarek, Ron Kaplan, Maxwell Kates, Tara Krieger, Bill Lamberty, Len Levin, Lou Longobardi, Bruce Markusen, Les Masterson, Bill Nowlin, Len Pasculli, Neal Poloncarz, Greg W. Prince, C. Paul Rogers III, John T. Saccoman, Ken Samelson, Andrew Schiff, Matthew Silverman, Mark Simon, Curt Smith, Greg Spira, Jon Springer, Joan M. Thomas, Adam J. Ulrey, Glenn Vasey, John Vorperian, Joseph Wancho, Dave Williams, Linc Wonham, Fred Worth, and Al Yellon.