Although Nolan’s fastball was once clocked at 100.9 mph back before radar guns were common sights at ballparks, Jerry Grote – his catcher with the Mets in the late 1960s and early 1970s ...

JERRY Grote was a no-nonsense tough guy, in so many ways the heart and soul of the ’69 Mets. Grote was in the eye of the storm, guiding that talented staff that included Hall of Famers Tom Se… ...

Jerry Grote (R.) hugs Jerry Koosman as the Mets won the World Series in 1969. ASSOCIATED PRESS. ... That list included Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman and Tug McGraw.

Mets catcher Jerry Grote, for example, is convinced Ryan was throwing closer to 107 mph Ryan was still trying to find his ... “Everything about Nolan Ryan is rather mythical,” Galloway said.

Gerald “Jerry” Wayne Grote, the starting catcher on the 1969 World Series champion New York Mets and longtime staple at Shea Stadium, ... Jerry Koosman, Nolan Ryan […] Skip to content.

Jerry Grote (r.) celebrates with Nolan Ryan after the Mets won the NL pennant over the Braves at Shea Stadium on October 6, 1969. “The first two times up Qualls had hit the ball hard – a fly ...

Jerry Grote, a key member of the ... August 22, 2009; Queens, NY, USA; Former NY Mets Yogi Berra, Nolan Ryan, Jerry Grote, Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman. / NorthJersey.com-USA TODAY NETWOR. In this ...

Nolan Ryan of the Mets pitches to the Braves at Shea Stadium during a May ... “I said he’d become a superstar,’’ former Mets catcher Jerry Grote, 72, said from Belton, Texas. “One reason.

Former Mets catcher Jerry Grote died Sunday from respiratory failure following a heart procedure at age 81, his wife Cheryl announced. ... Nolan Ryan, Jerry Koosman and Tug McGraw.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Jerry Grote, who was also a key member of the 1969 New York Mets World Series team, passed away on Sunday at the age of 81. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

Jerry Grote, the starting catcher on the 1969 World Series champion New York Mets and longtime staple at Shea Stadium, died Sunday. ... Jerry Koosman, Nolan Ryan and Tug McGraw, ...