This 1965 Topps New York Mets Team card (#551) is a charming and historically resonant piece of early Mets baseball — a roster photo of the hapless but beloved expansion club that finished 10th (last) in the National League in 1964. The Mets' pennant logo in the lower left identifies the team, while the portrait grid of players across the orange-tinted background captures the scrappy collection of veterans and journeymen who made up the lovable losers of the early 1960s. The reverse details the 1964 pitching record against all NL opponents and identifies team leaders including Ron Hunt (.303), Joe Christopher (76 RBI), and Tracy Stallard (117 K).

Certified PSA NM-MT 8, this card presents with excellent centering, sharp corners, and vivid color free of distracting surface defects — a truly high-grade example of a card that most collectors encounter in heavily used condition. Just four years later, this same franchise would become the "Miracle Mets" of 1969. An outstanding specimen for Mets historians and vintage team-card collectors alike.