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Jerry Koosman
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 1989
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 18 of 1234 players

Jerome Martin Koosman
Born: December 23, 1942 at Appleton, Minn.
Throws: Left Bats: Right
Height: 6.02 Weight: 220

Jerry Koosman has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 83 times, most recently on April 24, 2024.

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First Mets game: April 14, 1967
Last Mets game: September 30, 1978

Winner of National League Player of the Month award, April 1973. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Player of the Week award, April 29, 1973. (New York Mets)
Winner of National League Pitcher of the Month award, July 1976. (New York Mets)

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	Mets 'Usher' in Jerry Koosman Memphis Press Scimitar, May 14, 1968 A wire article published in a Memphis paper profiles young Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman and relates the story about how the Mets scouting department was tipped off to Koosman by a Polo Grounds usher.
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	Koosman Misses Award by a Vote Newsday, November 22, 1968 Jerry Koosman almost became the National League Rookie of the Year for 1968, finished second by one vote to "John Bench."
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	Jerry Koosman, by Bruce Stark New York Daily News, September 19, 1969 One in a series of portraits of the 1969 Mets by cartoonist Bruce Stark for the Daily News.
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	The Mets Have Found Speed By Trading Slowness Away Newsday, December 15, 1975 Joe Gergen of Newsday generally approves of the deal that sent Rusty Staub to Detroit for Mickey Lolich. He even speculates that Lolich might displace Jerry Koosman in 1976.
Tags: Jerry Koosman, Mickey Lolich, Rusty Staub.

	Good Friend Gone, As Well as Pitcher Newsday, June 16, 1977 Tom Seaver has been traded, and his long-time teammates share their reflections.
Tags: Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Tom Seaver.

	Some Harsh Sentences for a Season Newsday, October 1, 1978 At the end of the 1978 season, Newsday asked each Met for a brief comment. Elliott Maddox and Sergio Ferrer are among those who made notable remarks.
Tags: Sergio Ferrer, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Elliott Maddox, Willie Montanez, Paul Siebert.

	Koosman to Twins; Carew deal stalled New York Daily News, December 9, 1978 The trade that sent Jerry Koosman to Minnesota was originally intended to be part of a three-team trade that would have sent Rod Carew to the Giants.
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	Kooz last link to past New York Daily News, December 10, 1978 Phil Pepe shares some thoughts on the dismantling of the 1969 World Champs, as Jerry Koosman departs for Minnesota.
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	Mets get a reliever, completing Kooz deal New York Daily News, February 8, 1979 Jesse Orosco is the player-to-be-named-later in the trade that sent Jerry Koosman to the Twins. The man who was on the mound for the last out of the 1969 World Series was traded for his 1986 counterpart.
Tags: Jerry Koosman, Jesse Orosco.

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