So begins the most Amazin’ comeback

A two-out RBI single to left field by light-hitting Al Weis in the top of the ninth inning lifts the New York Mets over the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in Game 2 of the World Series 54 years ago today at Memorial Stadium.

Weis' single to left field off Orioles starter Dave McNally follows two other two-out singles to left by the equally light-hitting tandem of Ed Charles and Jerry Grote.

The not-so-light-hitting Donn Clendenon gives the Mets a 1-0 lead with a solo homer off McNally to lead off the fourth inning.

Before a Sunday afternoon crowd of 50,850 in Baltimore, Mets starter Jerry Koosman holds the Orioles without a hit until Paul Blair’s leadoff single in the bottom of the seventh.

The Orioles’ only other hit comes with two outs in the seventh on Brooks Robinson’s RBI single to center that scores Blair from second base, ties the score at 1 and serves as a prelude to Weis’ game-winning hit in the top of the ninth.

Ron Taylor eventually replaces Koosman after a pair of two-out walks in the bottom of the ninth and retires Robinson on a game-ending groundout to Charles at third base.

All of this comes a day after the powerful Orioles open the 1969 Series by beating the equally powerful Tom Seaver 4-1, further solidifying the pundits' pre-Series belief that the heavily favored Orioles would steamroll the Mets in the 1969 Series.

Instead, Weis’ single carries the Mets to the first of four straight victories in the most stunning upset in World Series history.

By the way, Weis – a .191 hitter in his four seasons with the Mets – bats .455 against the Orioles in the Series.