NY Post · Sep 24, 2019
Mets to retire Jerry Koosman’s number
The Miracle Mets’ season-long party isn’t over yet, with the club announcing Tuesday that Jerry Koosman’s No. 36 will be retired by the club in 2020.
“Jerry is one of the most iconic Mets of all-time and this forever honor is a tremendous representation of what he meant to the organization,” Mets COO Jeff Wilpon said in a statement.
Koosman, 76, is the winningest left-hander in franchise history, and pitched the deciding World Series game for the Miracle Mets against the Baltimore Orioles in 1969.
Earlier this summer the team commemorated the ’69 Mets.