Members of the 1969 New York Mets baseball team from left, Yogi Berra, Nolan Ryan, Jerry Grote, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Duffy Dyer, pose for photographs during a pre-game ceremony before the ...

Grote nurtured a young pitching staff led by Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Gary Gentry, The Mets overtook the Chicago Cubs and moved into first place for the first time in their history on Sept. 10.

During his time with the Mets, he caught the likes of Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Jon Matlack. "Jerry was really the best defensive catcher I ever saw" former Mets outfielder Art Shamsky said.

Jerry Grote: “Tom Seaver hated to lose. In May of 1969, we had a celebration in the locker room when we reached .500 for the first time. Tom said ‘We want more than .500, ...

Jerry Grote, third from left, with other members of the Mets’ 1969 championship team in August 2009. The others, from left, were Yogi Berra, Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Duffy Dyer ...

Gerald “Jerry” Wayne Grote, the starting catcher on the 1969 World Series champion New York Mets and longtime staple at Shea Stadium, died Sunday. He was 81. During the Miracle Mets run to ...

Near the pitcher’s mound, Mets catcher Jerry Grote jumped into the arms of the winning pitcher, Jerry Koosman. Tom Seaver rushed out of the dugout. Third baseman Ed Charles celebrated along with ...

Grote nurtured a young pitching staff led by Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Gary Gentry, The Mets overtook the Chicago Cubs and moved into first place for the first time in their history on Sept. 10.

Grote nurtured a young pitching staff led by Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Gary Gentry, The Mets overtook the Chicago Cubs and moved into first place for the first time in their history on Sept. 10.

Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champion, has died. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champion, died Sunday. He was 81.