Bill Bergesch
Bill Bergesch (Baseball, soccer. Born, St. Louis, MO, June 17, 1928; died, Stamford, CT, May 10, 2011.) In 1961, Louis William Bergesch was the second man hired by the embryo New York Mets (road...
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Sam Crane (Sportswriter. Born, Springfield, MA, Jan. 2, 1854; died, The Bronx, NY, July 26, 1925.) After a seven-year career with eight big league teams, Samuel Newhall Crane became a prominent New...
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Gil Hodges (Baseball. Born, Princeton, IN, Apr. 4, 1924; died, West Palm Beach, FL, Apr. 2, 1972.) Gilbert Ray Hodges holds a unique place in the history of New York baseball. He played on the only...
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Tim Keefe (Baseball. Born, Cambridge, MA, Jan. 1, 1857; died, Cambridge, MA, Apr. 23, 1933.) One of the premier righthanders of the 1880s, Timothy John Keefe pitched for New York teams in three...
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Jerry Koosman (Baseball. Born, Appleton, Minn., Dec. 23, 1943.) The primary lefthanded starter on two Mets pennant winners, Jerry Martin Koosman was both a 20-game winner and 20-game loser (in...
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