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| Author | Jimmy Breslin |
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| Language | English |
| Published | 1963 |
| Publisher | Viking Press, Ivan R. Dee |
| Publication place | United States |
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? is a 1963 book by journalist Jimmy Breslin, about the 1962 New York Mets. The book chronicles the first season of the Mets, an expansion team that lost 120 games, which was a modern MLB record until 2024, when it was broken by the Chicago White Sox with 121 (though the White Sox would avoid having a worst winning percentage by comparison to that same Mets team). The title of the book came from a remark made by Mets manager Casey Stengel expressing his frustration over the team's spectacular ineptitude.
The book contains an introduction by Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Veeck.
See also
- 1962 New York Mets season
- 2024 Chicago White Sox season, the team that broke the 1962 Mets' modern-day loss record by one game
- 1899 Cleveland Spiders season, all-time Major League record for losses in a season with 134
- List of worst Major League Baseball season win–loss records
References
- Akers, W.M. (April 2, 2013). "The Biggest Losers: Looking Back at Jimmy Breslin's Mets Bible". New York Observer. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- Sandomir, Richard (April 7, 2012). "Affectionate Scorn for '62 Mets". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- Nadkarni, Rohan (September 27, 2024). "Chicago White Sox lose 121st game this season, most in baseball history". NBC News. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- "White Sox wrap up record-breaking losing season with 9-5 win over playoff-bound Tigers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 29, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
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