1962 New York Mets Inaugural Season Picture Pack (Set of 12 Photographs with Original Mailer).

Description

The 1962 New York Mets are remembered as the lovable losers who defined expansion-era baseball—an improbable mix of past-their-prime veterans and hopeful rookies that stumbled to a 40–120 record, still the modern standard for futility. But what the team lacked in wins, it made up for in personality. Under Casey Stengel’s watchful chaos, the ’62 Mets became instant folk heroes—scrappy, funny, and weirdly endearing to a city that understood hard luck better than anyone.

This complete set of twelve glossy 5″x7″ promotional photos captures that first-season roster in all its earnestness. Players include Gil Hodges, Marv Throneberry, Jim Hickman, Charlie Neal, Rod Kanehl, Frank Thomas, Roger Craig, Al Jackson, Jay Hook, and manager Casey Stengel. It’s a time capsule from baseball’s most charming disaster, printed when the Mets were still figuring out what a New York Met even was.

A full slice of Mets history from their very first, unforgettable season—twelve portraits of baseball’s original misfits in crisp black-and-white.