When MLB added the Championship Series to their playoffs, they opened up the possibility for more teams to win a championship. The New York Mets got their first taste of this, and the postseason in general, back in 1969 when they won it all.
Before they could get that opportunity, the newest baseball team in New York faced off against the Atlanta Braves in a best of five series. Though it wasn’t easy, the Mets came away with a clean sweep.
Game one took place in Atlanta in front of over 50,000 fans. Tom Seaver got the start against fellow Hall of Famer Phil Niekro.