“1969 World Series Game 2 – New York Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles”. Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B10120BAL1969.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ “1969 World Series Game 3 – Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Mets”. Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B10140NYN1969.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ “1969 World Series Game 4 – Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Mets”. Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B10150NYN1969.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ “1969 World Series Game 5 – Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Mets”. Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1969/B10160NYN1969.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
^ Amazin’: The Miraculous History of New York’s Most Beloved Baseball Team, Peter Golenbock, p.258
^ “World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares”. Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsshares.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
^ War Casualties Demand Full-Staff Flag at Shea New York Times, 16 October 1969, p.20
References
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 326329)
Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.), p. 2179. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
Forman, Sean L.. “1969 World Series”. Baseball-Reference.com – Major League Statistics and Information.. http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1969_WS.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
External links
1969 World Series History at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
1969 World Series at Baseball Almanac
1969 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
The 1969 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet
History of the World Series – 1969 at The SportingNews
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