Tom Seaver, pictured in Game 3 of the 1973 World Series, couldn’t clinch the title for the Mets in Game 6. AP On Oct. 18, 1973, the Mets shut out the A’s, 2-0, Jerry Koosman and Tug McGraw ...

Willie Mays announced his pending retirement in September 1973 and went 2 for 7 in the World Series that year. He had the go-ahead RBI single in the 12th inning of the Mets’ 10-6 win in Game 2 ...