By the time he returned to the Mets in 1969, manager Gil Hodges had a very capable young pitching rotation that included Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Gary Gentry and had no need for McGraw as a starter until Koosman went down with an injury in May.

Despite his fastball, he was unable to crack the Mets outstanding pitching rotation, led by Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman.

After leading all International League pitchers in strikeouts in, Koosman broke into the Mets ’ rotation in.

On May 28, after a five game losing streak that saw the Mets fall into fourth place in the newly aligned National League East, Jerry Koosman and the San Diego Padres ' Clay Kirby engaged in a pitchers ' duel at Shea Stadium.

Koosman was discovered by the son of a Shea Stadium usher who caught Koosman when he pitched in the Army at Fort Bliss Texas, he had written to his dad about Koosman.

Koosman was about to be cut from the Mets in 1966, when Joe McDonald, the Assistant farm director requested Koosman be retained at least until his first payday as he owed the Mets money they had wired him after his car broke down en-route to spring training.

After a 3-15 season in Koosman, seeing no imminent improvement to the team, was traded to the Minnesota Twins at his request.

On August 22, 2009, at the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Mets ' 1969 Championship, held at their new stadium, Citi Field, Jerry Koosman stated in several media interviews that, in actuality, Hodges had instructed him to rub the ball on his shoe, which he did, and it was only after this that Hodges showed the ball to the umpire.

The National League won the game 1-0 ( to date, the only All-Star Game to end in a 1-0 score ) in this, the “ Year of the Pitcher .” Koosman pitched a scoreless ninth for the save, striking out Carl Yastrzemski for the final out.

The Mets regained the lead in the top of the ninth ; Koosman got two outs in the bottom of the frame, then walked the next two batters, when he was relieved by Ron Taylor who induced Robinson to ground out to end the game.

The New Yorkers scored two runs in the eighth to take the lead, and after walking Frank Robinson to lead off the ninth, Koosman retired the next three hitters to end the game and complete the Mets ’ improbable World Series win.

On August 30,, less than a month after the strike ended, the Twins traded Koosman to the Chicago White Sox.

After Seaver was defeated in Game One, Koosman, leading 1-0, held the Orioles hitless until Paul Blair singled to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning, eventually scoring on Brooks Robinson ’ s only hit in 19 Series ' at-bats.

As in 1969, the Mets unexpectedly won the NL East title — once again overtaking the Cubs, whom they had trailed this time by as many as nine games — on the strength of the pitching of Koosman, Seaver and the previous year's NL Rookie of the Year, Jon Matlack.

However, Koosman would lose both the no-hitter and the lead in the seventh as Paul Blair singled, stole second, and scored on a single by Brooks Robinson.

Koosman's claim doesn't necessarily mean that the ball didn't strike Jones on the foot, nor does it even mean that the polish on the ball seen by the umpire was put there by Koosman — it's certainly conceivable that there was already a genuine spot of polish on the ball, which easily could have escaped Koosman's notice as he hastily created the fraudulent one.

On August 10, 1989, Darling won his 83rd game with the Mets to move him past Jon Matlack into fourth on the Mets'all-time wins list where he remains today ( behind Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden and Jerry Koosman ).

Coincidentally, Jerry Koosman, whom the Mets had traded to Minnesota in the deal that brought Orosco to New York, was on the mound for the final out of the 1969 World Series — to date, the only other Fall Classic the Mets have won.

In May 2009, Koosman pled guilty to misdemeanor federal tax evasion after failing to pay up to $ 90, 000 in federal income taxes for 2002, 2003, and 2004.

In Koosman posted a 17-9 record with a 2. 28 ERA and 180 strikeouts in making a second All-Star appearance.

The Mets offered Koosman a contract after his discharge.

In the 1973 National League Championship Series, the Reds met a New York Mets team that won just 82 regular season games, but boasted three of the best starting pitchers in the NL, future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman and Jon Matlack.

Jerry Koosman wearing his mid-1960s era Mets jersey, which served as an inspiration for the current Mets pinstriped uniform.

After the Atlanta Braves lit up Koosman for six runs in 4. 2 innings, Ron Taylor and McGraw held the Braves scoreless the remainder of the way to secure the Mets ' 11 – 6 victory.

With the Series shifting from Memorial Stadium to Shea Stadium for the next three games, the Mets won Games Three and Four, and Koosman took the mound for Game Five.

In Game Three of the NLCS against the Cincinnati Reds, Koosman pitched a complete-game, 9 – 2 victory in a game headlined by Pete Rose's altercation with Mets ' shortstop Bud Harrelson.

The Mets acquired Jesse Orosco in the trade that sent Koosman to the Twins.

Koosman has the third most wins in Mets history ( 140 ) behind only Tom Seaver ( 198 ) and Dwight Gooden ( 157 ).

Koosman was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in.

* Ultimate Mets Database-Jerry Koosman as a New York Met

The day before, Koosman had lost to the Houston Astros to fall to 9-8 ; he would win eight of his final nine decisions.

Koosman would be named to the 1968 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster and finish runner-up to Johnny Bench for the National League Rookie of the Year honors.

After nine scoreless innings by Kirby and ten by Koosman, the game was turned over to the bullpens for extra innings.

After nine scoreless innings by Kirby and ten by Koosman, the game was turned over to the bullpens for extra innings.

Grote called the pitches for some of the most outstanding pitchers of his era, including Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Tug McGraw, Nolan Ryan, Tommy John, Don Sutton and Dan Quisenberry.

Third-year pitcher Tom Seaver won a major-league-leading 25 games en route to his first Cy Young Award ; the other two top Mets starting pitchers, Jerry Koosman and rookie Gary Gentry, combined to win 30 more games.

Jerry Koosman is second with 82.

McGraw went 1 – 1 with a 5. 23 ERA filling in for Koosman.

Jerry Koosman hit the next Cubs batter he faced, Ron Santo, in the hand, breaking it.

Jerome Martin Koosman ( born December 23, 1942 ) is an American former professional baseball player.

* Carnoustie Golf Links, Championship Course: Carnoustie first hosted The Open in 1931, and rejoined the rotation in 1999 after an absence of 24 years, and returned in 2007.

He eventually returned to the starting rotation and continued to struggle.

On May 18, 2006, Wood returned to the Cubs ' pitching rotation when he started and lost a home game against the Washington Nationals.

He returned to the rotation at the start of the 2003 season and stayed there all year, accumulating a 9 – 9 record with a 5. 51 ERA in 30 starts, with one complete game shutout.

The U. S. Air Force returned with KC-135 Stratotankers deployed on rotation from the many KC-135 bases in the USA.

The squadron returned to Kabul, Afghanistan for a six-month rotation in 2004 as part of Canada's ongoing commitment to the International Security Assistance Force.

In, Palmer returned healthy, rejoining an Orioles rotation that included 20-game winners Dave McNally and Mike Cuellar, combining one of the finest starting staffs ever.

Future Hall of Famers Roger Connor, Jim O ' Rourke, Buck Ewing, Tim Keefe simply returned to the team, as well as George Gore, while John Ewing, and Danny Richardson were new signings, solidifying both a powerful hitting line-up and a solid pitching rotation for the 1891 season.

Andújar returned to the Astros to be part of their bullpen for, however, made some starts in the middle of the season due to injuries in the starting rotation.

He returned to the Diamondbacks rotation on May 23, 2008 against the Atlanta Braves.

On July 23, 2002 Wakefield returned to the starting rotation after serving as a reliever for most of the season ; Mirabelli made the start at catcher.

He was demoted to the bullpen in late June, but he returned to the rotation after an injury to Josh Beckett.

Poppy Hills was not well received by the players, primarily due to poor drainage, and Monterey Peninsula CC returned to the rotation in 2010.

The oldies format returned to WCBS-FM on July 12, 2007 in an updated form featuring music from 1964 to 1989 ( and without the word " Oldies ", but rather " Greatest Hits " in the on-air positioning ), with songs such as " Girls Just Want to Have Fun " by Cyndi Lauper, " Gloria " by Laura Branigan, and " We Built This City " by Starship in rotation ( though it should be pointed out that the original WCBS-FM played current hits mixed in with its oldies as late as the late 1980s and the three songs mentioned here during most of their years ).

In 2007, he returned to the Royals rotation at the start of the season, but was sent to the bullpen in early May.

He returned to the starting rotation two weeks after the All-Star break.

After completing several minor league rehab sessions, Hudson returned to the Atlanta Braves starting pitching rotation on September 1, 2009.

He returned to the starting rotation in the season.

Affeldt returned to Kansas City's starting rotation in 2006 when he was named the fourth starter during Spring Training.

He returned to the rotation on July 8, 2009.

For the season, Duchscherer returned to the starting rotation for the A's.

A repainted Monorail Coral, it was removed from rotation in July 2011 and has returned to its normal route and colors.

He was put on the DL in June with a gluteal strain and returned to the rotation on July 31, pushing Scott Feldman to the bullpen. On August 23, 2010, the Texas Rangers combined for innings of no-hit ball on the Minnesota Twins, in which Rich Harden pitched innings but was pulled after throwing 111 pitches.