1962 Mets - The First Near No-Hitter

Mets pitcher Al Jackson came oh so close to pitching a no-hitter in the Mets first season 60 years ago yesterday.

THE POLO GROUNDS - June 22, 1962

The Sports Time Traveler is interested to find out what it was like in that zany first season of the New York Mets franchise in 1962 when the team defined futility and lost 120 games. What exactly happened? And who were these Mets of 1962? The only way to really understand is to go back in time and experience the games…