Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?
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AuthorJimmy Breslin
LanguageEnglish
Published1963
PublisherViking Press, Ivan R. Dee
 First edition | |
| Author | Jimmy Breslin |
|---|---|
| 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.[1][2] The book chronicles the first season of the Mets, an expansion team that had a W–L record of 40–120, setting a modern-era MLB record for losses in a season. (In 2024, the Chicago White Sox lost 121 games, breaking the record, though they won 41 so their winning percentage was better than that of the '62 Mets.)[3][4] 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 the Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Veeck.
