Ed Kranepool appeared as a pinch hitter in four games of the 1973 World Series. It was his second trip to the Fall Classic as a Met.

Ed Kranepool’s MLB career began in 1962, the same year the Mets first took the field. The Mets called up the 17-year-old to help a struggling team, and Kranepool stayed with the franchise through good times and bad — including two World Series appearances in 1969 and 1973. By the time he retired in 1979 […]

Ed Kranepool grew up with the franchise, arriving in the majors in 1962 at the age of 17. A native New Yorker, Kranepool stayed with the Mets for his entire 18-year career, which included World Series appearances in 1969 and 1973. His RBI single in Game 5 of the 1973 NLCS proved decisive. When Kranepool […]

Ed Kranepool was named an All-Star in 1965, the only time in his career. He earned the nod for his offensive production, when he led the Mets in hits (133), doubles (24) and batting average (.253) that season.

Ed Kranepool had a sense of humor about his 1969 World Series accomplishment. He cheekily autographed his Chrysler-sponsored World Series platter with his own name and tagged it “My Plate.” This wasn’t the only plate he “owned.” He helped his team gain possession of home plate during the postseason, notching hits in each of the […]

Ed Kranepool goes behind the scenes of the Mets victories in Games 2 and 3 of the 1969 World Series.

Ed Kranepool shares how it felt to hit a home run in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series.

Ed Kranepool recalls his experience on the Mets ticker-tape parade route in 1969.

A teenaged Ed Kranepool came up with lousy Mets teams in the franchise’s opening years, but he created bright moments. After the Mets started the 1963 season with eight straight losses, Kranepool hit his first career home run on April 19, 1963, to help the Mets to a narrow 5-4 defeat of the Milwaukee Braves […]

Ed Kranepool explains what it means to be a “Miracle Met” from the 1969 World Series team.