Jerry Grote offered a hand to Ed Kranepool during Game 3 of the 1969 World Series, the only game Kranepool played in during the Fall Classic. He took advantage of the opportunity, hitting an eighth-inning home run to seal a 5-0 Mets win over the Baltimore Orioles at home.

By 1973, the Mets had sent close to a dozen individual players to the All-Star Game. Tom Seaver and Willie Mays were the Mets representatives that year, and their roster was full of former All-Stars. That talent certainly played into the Mets winning their second pennant in franchise history that season.

Bronx native Ed Kranepool got his start with the expansion Mets in their inaugural 1962 season. The 17-year-old signed with the club that June after a successful season at James Monroe High School, where he hit 9 home runs to break a record set by Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg. “This boy has got major-league […]

Art Shamsky shares his thoughts on the meaning of a Mets victory in the 1969 World Series.

Signed right out of his New York City high school at age 17, Ed Kranepool made his MLB debut with the Mets in 1962 but also played in the minor leagues that season. It was the only season the Salt City served as the Mets top affiliate until 2019. When the Mets affiliation returned to […]

With two wins over the Chicago Cubs at home, the Mets kept a seven-game July win streak alive. The series against their NL East rivals featured ninth-inning excitement. On July 8, the Mets were down 3-1 in the final frame. Cleon Jones and Ed Kranepool recorded RBI hits to give the Mets a comeback victory, […]

On September 26, 2012, David Wright passed Ed Kranepool to take over the franchise record for hits with 1,419. Wright crossed this base as he set the record. He would end his professional career in 2018 with 1,777 hits, all of them in a Mets uniform

David Wright suited up for the Mets in 1,585 games, more than any other player in franchise history except for Ed Kranepool (who played in 1,853 games). The legendary third baseman wore this jersey in the 4th inning, his last inning played, of the game on September 29, 2018.

Hometown hero Ed Kranepool spent his entire 18-year career with the Mets. He hit a home run in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series to help the Mets defeat the Baltimore Orioles at home, 5-0.

In 1962, Ed Kranepool broke into the majors with the Mets. The 17-year-old stuck with the expansion team through the growing pains of the 1960s and was an experienced and sound player by 1969 when the Mets embarked on a surprise postseason run. Kranepool’s home run in Game 3 of the World Series contributed to […]