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.

The Mets inducted Mike Piazza into the franchise’s Hall of Fame in September 2013. He became the 27th member honored by the Mets, joining fellow catchers Jerry Grote and Gary Carter.

Jerry Grote was the Mets starting catcher in two pennant-winning seasons ― 1969 and 1973. He wore this jersey in the ’73 campaign. In Game 2 of the NLCS, Grote hit a critical two-RBI single to help the Mets build ninth-inning run insurance. The Mets won over the Cincinnati Reds on the road, 5-0.

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.

Sophomore Mets manager Yogi Berra talked it out during a trip to the mound in the 1973 NLCS. As a player, Berra was no stranger to success in the postseason. He tapped into that experience when he skippered the Mets to the series victory, claiming the second pennant in franchise history.

Between the 1969 and 1973 World Series, the Mets maintained a solid roster of talent. A crew featuring Bud Harrelson, Willie Mays, Jerry Grote and others defeated the San Diego Padres, 2-1, at San Diego Stadium. Yogi Berra skippered them in his first year as Mets manager.

George Stone exchanged words with his catcher during the 1973 NLCS against the Cincinnati Reds. Stone pitched well in Game 4, recording 4 punchouts in 6 2/3 innings. The Mets eventually fell in the marathon outing, losing to the Reds at home in 12 innings, 2-1.

The Mets squared off against the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a doubleheader during a late-season West Coast trip. Ron Swoboda, Jerry Grote and Tom Seaver broke open the 4th inning with hits that drove in 5 runs. Backed by an eleven-strikeout performance from the franchise ace, the Mets breezed to an […]

Jerry Grote recorded a career-high 6 home runs in 1969. He hit 2 during an early August series sweep of the Atlanta Braves at home. Wrote New York Daily News reporter Phil Pepe after the final game: “It used to be possible to say that Jerry Grote had as many game-winning hits for the Mets this season […]

Is this Jerry Grote making a promising slide into home plate during Game 4 of the 1973 World Series? We think it might be! Jon Matlack hit a seventh-inning outfield single, prompting Grote to take off from second base and try for home. Although the out ended the inning, the Mets went on to win […]