Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 ... Series and beat the favored Baltimore Orioles in five games in the World Series.

New York Mets Hall of Famer and tenacious catcher of their 1969 World Series winning team ... in another with a sixth-inning double in a Game 3, 5-0 victory against Hall-of-Fame pitcher, Jim ...