ESPN.com · Oct 20, 2015
In postseason, Mets second basemen are second to none
Daniel Murphy’s postseason heroics are the latest in a long line of great performances by Mets second basemen come October. Here’s a brief historical review.
1969
Al Weis is greeted by his teammates after his unlikely game-tying home run in Game 5 of the 1969 World Series.In the Mets’ first postseason appearance, the unexpected punch the team got from a platoon of keystone sackers was among the biggest keys to their success.
In the LCS, Ken Boswell went 4-for-12 with two home runs, five RBIs and four runs scored against the Braves. In the series-clinching Game 3, Boswell hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning and a lead-padding RBI single in the fifth.