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Jerry Koosman, who got final out in the 1969 Miracle Mets' World Series victory, dies at 83

Jerry Koosman, who got final out in the 1969 Miracle Mets' World Series victory, dies at 83
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Jerry Koosman, an All-Star left-hander who got the final out of the Miracle Mets' shocking 1969 World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles, died Sunday. He was 83. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Koosman had been sick for about a year and died of multiple illnesses in Osceola, Wisconsin, sur...

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