Jerry Koosman Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Left 6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg) Born: December 23, 1942 in Appleton, MN High School: West Central School of Agriculture (Morris, MN) School: University of Minnesota, Morris (Morris, MN) Debut: April 14, 1967 (10,174th in MLB history) vs. PHI 2.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER Last Game: August 21, 1985 vs. LAD 0.2 IP, 5 H,…
Despite his ban from the Hall of Fame, Pete Rose is nominated for induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose banged out his 4,000th career hit, a double off pitcher Jerry Koosman, as a member of the 1984 Montreal Expos squad. Rose was named by the chairman of the newly-formed Canadian Baseball League, Tony Riviera.
2002 – Jesse Orosco, agrees to a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres estimated at $800,000. Orosco started his major league career in 1979 with the New York Mets (traded by the Minnesota Twins for Jerry Koosman). He will retire next season at age 45, after setting a major league record with 1,252 games pitched.
On April 13, 1984, Pete Rose collects the 4,000th hit of his major league career. The Montreal Expos first baseman achieves the milestone by doubling against Jerry Koosman of the Philadelphia Phillies. Rose receives a three-minute standing ovation from the fans at Olympic Stadium.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 – 0, to tie a National League record of seven shutouts by a rookie pitcher.
1979 – Minor league pitcher Jesse Orosco becomes the player to be named later, going to the New York Mets in compensation for pitcher Jerry Koosman, who had been sent earlier to the Minnesota Twins. Greg Field was the other pitcher Minnesota sent to New York; he will never appear for the Mets, whereas Orosco had a long stint with them.
San Diego left-hander Randy Jones (22-14, 2.74) captures the National League’s Cy Young Award, capturing 15 of the 24 first-place votes cast by the writers. Two seasons ago, the 26 year-old southpaw had lost 22 games for the last-place Padres.
1975 – Jerry Koosman steals second base and pitches a complete game in a 3 – 1 New York Mets victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
1973 – New York Mets Jerry Koosman and Tug McGraw combine to pitch a three-hit, 2 – 0 shutout against the Oakland Athletics to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series .
On October 8, 1973, at Shea Stadium the New York Mets defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 9-2, behind 2 homeruns from Rusty Staub to give the Mets a 2-1 series advantage. The Mets scored early and often in Game 3, racing out to a 6–0 lead after just two innings. Rusty Staub hit his second homer…
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