Jerry Koosman was signed by the Mets on August 27th, 1964. He didn't disappoint, becoming the winningest lefty in team history. During an eleven year Met career, Koosman went 140-137 with a 3.09 ERA and a 1.219 WHIP over 2544.2 innings pitched. He made 346 career starts and his 39.6 career WAR as a pitcher is 3rd all time, behind only Tom Seaver and Dwight Gooden. On December 8th, 1978 Koosman was dealt to the Minnesota Twins for Greg Field and a player to be named later. Field never made it to the Majors, but the PTBNL turned out to be Jesse Orosco. It's always sad to see such a great pitcher leave the organization. At least we received another piece so important to our future in return.
This baseball was purchased off of Ebay as an auction. There are lots of Koosman balls out there and he signs thought the mail for a price.
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