Born: (1944-11-08) November 8, 1944 (age 79) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 22, 1962, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1979, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average
.261
Home runs
118
Runs batted in
614
Teams
New York Mets (1962–1979)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1965)
World Series champion (1969)
New York Mets Hall of Fame
Edward Emil Kranepool III (born November 8, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Mets. He was predominantly a first baseman, but he also played in the outfield.
Born in the Bronx, New York, Kranepool attended James Monroe High School, where he began playing baseball and basketball. Mets' scout Bubber Jonnard signed Kranepool in 1962 at the age of 17 as an amateur free agent.
Edward Emil Kranepool III (born November 8, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He spent his entire Major League Baseball career...
switch-hitting right fielder who hit 23 home runs and drove in 100 runs, and EdKranepool and Donn Clendenon added up to a switch-hitting first baseman who hit...
Chiti was returned by the Mets to the Cleveland Indians. June 27, 1962: EdKranepool was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets. August 4, 1962: Vinegar...
manager Earl Weaver. Tommie Agee Ken Boswell Ed Charles Rod Gaspar Jerry Grote Bud Harrelson Cleon Jones EdKranepool Tom Seaver June 13, 1969: Al Jackson was...
hometown Knicks is over". Retrieved March 18, 2017. "Wally Szczerbiak, EdKranepool in Nassau Hall of Fame". Newsday. May 2, 2012. "CBS College Sports"....
Boswell reached first and Al Weis, running for Shamsky, went to second. EdKranepool forced Weis at third, and Grote grounded out to first, putting runners...
Jerry Koosman, Jerome Martin Koosman: "Kooz" or "Jerry" EdKranepool: "Krane," "The Krane" or "Easy Ed"[citation needed]"Steady Eddie" Dave Magadan: "Mags"...
National League East, when they acquired Clendenon. Splitting time with EdKranepool at first base, Clendenon's numbers with the Mets did not improve immediately...
was traded to the Minnesota Twins at his request. His departure left EdKranepool as the last remaining member of the 1969 Miracle Mets (although Seaver...
during the tough times that the Mets made a great long-term deal, trading Ed Hearn to the Kansas City Royals for pitcher David Cone. The rivalry with the...
the Mets EdKranepool with 1,418 hits in a game at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Then on September 26, 2012, Wright surpassed Kranepool as Mets...
Himself Jerry Grote Himself Bud Harrelson Himself Cleon Jones Himself EdKranepool Himself Tug McGraw Himself Ron Swoboda Himself Man #1 D'Wayne Gardner...
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combined nine hours, 52 minutes. The Mets' EdKranepool played in all 32 innings of the two games; Kranepool had been called up to the team that day after...
major league roster in 1969. He was part of a trade package along with EdKranepool and Bob Heise when the Mets attempted to acquire the Braves' Joe Torre...
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old All-Star EdKranepool into a left field platoon with Ron Swoboda in order to make room for Stuart at first base. However, once Kranepool demonstrated...
1998–2005 On-base plus slugging John Olerud .926 1997–1999 Games played EdKranepool 1,853 1962–1979 At bats David Wright 5,996 2004–2016, 2018 Runs scored...
Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3. Wikimedia...
Tommie Agee Ken Boswell Jim Fregosi Jerry Grote Bud Harrelson Cleon Jones EdKranepool Tom Seaver Rusty Staub April 5: Ken Singleton, Mike Jorgensen, and Tim...
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