What is Jerry Koosman?
[[File:Jerry Koosman 2008-09-28.jpg|thumb|Jerry Koosman]] '''Jerry Koosman''' (born December 23, 1942) is a former baseball player with the [[New York Mets]], [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Chicago White Sox]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. He was a [[pitcher (baseball)|pitcher]]. He won more than 200 games in his career.<ref name=koosman>{{cite web|title=Jerry Koosman|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/koosmje01.shtml|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|work=Baseball-Reference|accessdate=2011-09-02}}</ref> In 1969, he was on the Mets team that won the baseball championship the [[World Series]]. Koosman won two games for the Mets in the 1969 World Series.<ref name=koosman/> In 1968, Koosman finished 2nd by one vote to [[Johnny Bench]] in the voting for [[National League]] [[Rookie of the Year]], given to the best first year player in the league.<ref>{{cite web|title=1968 Awards Voting|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1968.shtml#NLroy|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|work=Baseball-Reference|accessdate=2011-09-02}}</ref> In 1976, Koosman finished 2nd to [[Randy Jones]] in the voting for National League [[Cy Young Award]], given to the league's best pitcher.<ref>{{cite web|title=1976 Awards Voting|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1976.shtml#NLcya|publisher=Sports Reference, LLC|work=Baseball-Reference|accessdate=2011-09-02}}</ref> Koosman won at least 20 games in both 1976 and 1979.<ref name=koosman/> ==References== {{reflist}}{{Sports-biography-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koosman, Jerry}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:New York Mets players]] [[Category:Minnesota Twins players]] [[Category:Chicago White Sox players]] [[Category:Philadelphia Phillies players]] [[Category:National League All-Stars]]