page_title: Jerry Koosman
section_title: Later career
hierarchical_section_title: Jerry Koosman / Later career
caption_attribution_description: English: Jerry Koosman
context_page_description: Jerome Martin Koosman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies between 1967 and 1985. Koosman is best known as a member of the Miracle Mets team that won the 1969 World Series.
context_section_description: Koosman rebounded in 1979 to post a 20–13 record, and went 16–13 in 1980. On August 30, 1981, less than a month after the 1981 players' strike ended, the Twins traded Koosman to the Chicago White Sox. He went 4–13 on the season, again finishing tied for his league lead in losses.
  Koosman posted identical 11–7 records in 1982 and 1983. In the latter year, the White Sox won the American League West title to make their first post-season appearance since the 1959 World Series; however, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the White Sox in four games. After the season Koosman was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies; he went 14–15 in 1984 his last productive season.
  On April 13, 1984 Koosman gave up a double to Pete Rose for his 4000th hit.
  With 222 wins, he is tied (with Hooks Dauss) at #72 on the all-time win list. He ended his career with a 222–209 record and a 3.36 ERA in 612 games. He struck out 2,556 batters in 3,839​¹⁄₃ innings pitched.
  Koosman has the third most wins in Mets history (140) behind Tom Seaver (198) and Dwight Gooden (157).
  Koosman was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1989. He attended the 40th anniversary reunion of the 1969 Miracle Mets at Citi Field on August 22, 2009.
  The New York Mets announced that they will retire Jerry Koosman's number 36 on June 13, 2020, making him only the third former Mets player to have their number retired.
caption: Koosman on September 28, 2008
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