Osceola, WI

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Koosman, an All-Star left-hander who got the final out of the Miracle Mets’ shocking 1969 World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles, died Sunday. He was 83. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Koosman had been sick for about a year and died of multiple illnesses in Osceola, Wisconsin, surrounded by […]

Jerry Koosman, an All-Star left-hander who got the final out of the Miracle Mets’ shocking 1969 World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles, died Sunday. He was 83. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Koosman had been sick for about a year and died of multiple illnesses in Osceola, Wisconsin, surrounded by his children. Koosman jumping onto catcher Jerry Grote as they hugged on the Shea Stadium mound after the final out of the World Series remains an iconic image in basebal

NEW YORK (AP)- Jerry Koosman, an All-Star left-hander who got the final out of the Miracle Mets’ shocking 1969 World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles, died Sunday. He was 83. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Koosman had been sick for about a year and died of multiple illnesses in Osceola, Wisconsin, surrounded by his … Continue reading Jerry Koosman, who got final out in Miracle Mets’ World Series win, dies at 83

Jerry Koosman, an All-Star pitcher who secured the final out for the Miracle Mets in the 1969 World Series, has died at 83. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Koosman died Sunday in Osceola, Wisconsin, after battling multiple illnesses for about a year.