TSN Archives: 100 Million Miracles Rolled into One! (Nov. 1, 1969, issue)

This story by managing editor Lowell Reidenbaugh originally appeared in the Nov. 1, 1969, issue of The Sporting News under the headline “100 Million Miracles Rolled into One!” after the “Miracle Mets” defeated the Orioles in the World Series. The hands on the huge Longines clock atop the scoreboard stood at 3:16 p. m. on October 16. The big birds out of LaGuardia zoomed overhead in a kind of ceremonial roar. And the little birds dipped and darted drunkenly about Shea Stadium as though they had spent the afternoon nipping at fermented mash.