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Y are you a Mets Fan? Mystery Cache

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This is Volume IV of the "Cacher Nemesis Series." All caches in this series are puzzle caches with subject matters that are anathema to a specific cacher. .

The Mets

The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Metropolitans, as the National League returned to New York for the first time since 1957. All in all their record was 40-120 and finished tenth and last in the National League, 60 1/2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants, who once called New York home. Performance of The 1962 Mets' 120 losses are the most by any MLB team in one season since 1899. Coached by Casey Stengel they played their home games at the Polo Grounds, which was their temporary home while Shea Stadium was being built in Queens. Often they are rather infamous for their futility, and were one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball history. During this season their pitching staff allowed the most runs (948) in the majors. Even despite the futility of the team, fans came out in droves and their attendance of of 922,530 was good enough for 6th in the National

 

Game   Date / Box Score         Opponent                   Score    Decision

1          04-11-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              5-2       L         

2          04-13-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               1-5       L         

3          04-14-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               3-1       W       

4          04-15-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               3-1       W       

5          04-17-1962     vs Houston Colt .45s              1-4       L         

6          04-18-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             3-4       L         

7          04-19-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             3-3       T                     

8          04-21-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                1-5       L

9          04-22-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                4-4       T         

10        04-23-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                2-3       L         

11        04-24-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   1-5       L         

12        04-25-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   1-3       L         

13        04-27-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           1-1       T         

14        04-28-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           1-3       L           

15-I     04-29-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           2-3       L         

16-II    04-29-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           1-5       L         

17        05-01-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  4-2       W       

18        05-04-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            4-4       T         

19        05-05-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            2-3       L         

20        05-06-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            2-4       L         

21        05-08-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      4-3       W       

22        05-11-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              2-4       L         

23-I     05-12-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              4-3       W       

24-II    05-12-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              4-4       T         

25        05-13-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              1-1       T         

26        05-15-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     4-2       W       

27        05-16-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     2-2       T         

28        05-18-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               1-5       L         

29        05-19-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               4-4       T         

30-I     05-20-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               2-4       L         

31-II    05-20-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               3-3       T         

32        05-21-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               2-2       T         

33        05-22-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               2-4       L         

34        05-23-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          4-3       W       

35        05-24-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          3-5       L         

36        05-25-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          4-3       W       

37        05-26-1962     at San Francisco Giants           4-5       L         

38-I     05-27-1962     at San Francisco Giants           1-2       L         

39-II    05-27-1962     at San Francisco Giants           4-2       W       

40-I     05-30-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         2-4       L         

41-II    05-30-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         1-1       T         

42        05-31-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         3-3       T         

43        06-01-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          5-4       W       

44-I     06-02-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          3-4       L         

45-II    06-02-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          4-5       L         

46        06-03-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          1-3       L         

47-I     06-06-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            1-1       T         

48-II    06-06-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            3-3       T         

49-I     06-08-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      2-1       W

50-II    06-08-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      2-4       L         

51        06-09-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      3-3       T         

52-I     06-10-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      1-4       L         

53-II    06-10-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      4-4       T

54        06-11-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               2-3       L         

55        06-12-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               1-5       L         

56        06-14-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               1-3       L         

57        06-15-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     2-3       L         

58        06-16-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     1-5       L         

59-I     06-17-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     1-3       L         

60-II    06-17-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     1-1       T         

61        06-18-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              1-3       L         

62        06-19-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              2-3       L         

63-I     06-20-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              1-1       T         

64-II    06-20-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              4-4       T         

65-I     06-22-1962     vs Houston Colt .45s              3-3       T         

66-II    06-22-1962     vs Houston Colt .45s              3-4       L         

67        06-23-1962     vs Houston Colt .45s              4-2       W       

68        06-25-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                4-4       T         

69        06-26-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                2-3       L         

70        06-27-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                2-1       W       

71        06-28-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          3-4       L         

72        06-29-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          4-2       W       

73        06-30-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          4-4       T         

74        07-01-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          5-4       W       

75        07-02-1962     at San Francisco Giants           2-1       W       

76        07-03-1962     at San Francisco Giants           2-4       L         

77-I     07-04-1962     at San Francisco Giants           5-1       W       

78-II    07-04-1962     at San Francisco Giants           1-5       L         

79        07-06-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             5-5       T         

80-I     07-07-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             1-5       L         

81-II    07-07-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             4-2       W       

82        07-08-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             3-4       L         

83        07-12-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         2-1       W       

84        07-13-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         3-4       L         

85        07-14-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         4-5       L         

86-I     07-15-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          4-2       W       

87-II    07-15-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          4-3       W       

88        07-16-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          2-4       L         

89-I     07-19-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               5-3       W       

90-II    07-19-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               2-1       W       

91        07-20-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   2-4       L         

92        07-21-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   5-1       W       

93-I     07-22-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   1-5       L         

94-II    07-22-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   2-1       W       

95        07-24-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               3-4       L         

96        07-25-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               4-5       L         

97        07-26-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               4-2       W       

98-I     07-27-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              5-2       W       

99-II    07-27-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              1-5       L         

100      07-28-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              4-3       W       

101-I   07-29-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              4-4       T         

102-II 07-29-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              3-3       T         

103      08-01-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           2-4       L         

104      08-02-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           3-3       T         

105      08-03-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  1-5       L         

106-I   08-04-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  4-4       T         

107-II 08-04-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  5-4       W       

108-I   08-05-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  4-4       T         

109-II 08-05-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  2-3       L         

110      08-06-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          4-2       W       

111      08-07-1962     at Los Angeles Dodgers          1-5       L         

112      08-08-1962     at San Francisco Giants           1-5       L         

113      08-09-1962     at San Francisco Giants           4-4       T         

114      08-10-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   5-2       W       

115      08-11-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   3-4       L         

116      08-12-1962     at Cincinnati Reds                   2-1       W       

117      08-14-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           3-4       L         

118-I   08-15-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           4-5       L         

119-II 08-15-1962     vs Philadelphia Phillies           4-2       W       

120-I   08-18-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             4-4       T         

121-II 08-18-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             5-2       W       

122      08-19-1962     vs St. Louis Cardinals             3-4       L         

123-I   08-20-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               3-3       T         

124-II 08-20-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               2-4       L         

125-I   08-21-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               3-3       T         

126-II 08-21-1962     vs Pittsburgh Pirates               1-5       L         

127      08-22-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          4-3       W       

128      08-23-1962     vs San Francisco Giants          1-5       L         

129      08-24-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         5-1       W       

130      08-25-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         1-5       L         

131      08-26-1962     vs Los Angeles Dodgers         3-3       T         

132-I   08-28-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            3-3       T         

133-II 08-28-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            3-4       L         

134      08-29-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            5-2       W       

135      08-30-1962     at Philadelphia Phillies            2-2       T         

136      08-31-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              3-4       L         

137      09-01-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              2-2       T         

138      09-02-1962     at St. Louis Cardinals              1-5       L         

139-I   09-03-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                3-3       T         

140-II 09-03-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                3-3       T         

141      09-04-1962     at Pittsburgh Pirates                2-3       L         

142      09-07-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               1-5       L         

143-I   09-08-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               1-3       L         

144-II 09-08-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               1-1       T         

145      09-09-1962     at Houston Colt .45s               1-3       L         

146      09-10-1962     vs Milwaukee Braves              2-3       L         

147      09-14-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  1-5       L         

148      09-15-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  6-9       L

149      09-16-1962     vs Cincinnati Reds                  8-2       W

150-I   09-18-1962     vs Houston Colt .45s              2-6       L

151-II 09-18-1962     vs Houston Colt .45s              6-8       L

152-I   09-20-1962     vs Houston Colt .45s              2-7       L

153-II 09-20-1962     vs Houston Colt .45s              4-5       L

154      09-21-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     4-1       W

155      09-22-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     2-9       L

156      09-23-1962     vs Chicago Cubs                     2-1       W

157      09-25-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               3-7       L

158      09-26-1962     at Milwaukee Braves               3-6       L

159      09-28-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      2-3       L

160      09-29-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      2-1       W

161      09-30-1962     at Chicago Cubs                      1-5       L

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

21° 1' 31? A, 105° 50' 47? R

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)