Question: Facts: - finalteam: philadelphia phillies - finalyear: 1985 - statlabel: win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts - position: pitcher - statvalue: 222 -- 209 3.36 2,556 - caption: jerry koosman on september 28 , 2008 - throws: left - bats: right - debutdate: april 14 - debutteam: new york mets - birth date: 23 december 1942 - finaldate: august 21 - name: jerry koosman - image: jerry koosman 2008-09-28 . jpg - birth place: appleton , minnesota - debutyear: 1967 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jerry koosman .
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jerome martin koosman -lrb- born december 23 , 1942 -rrb- is an american former professional baseball player .he played in major league baseball as a pitcher for the new york mets , minnesota twins , chicago white sox and philadelphia phillies between 1967 and 1985 .he is best known for being a member of the miracle mets team that won the 1969 world series .