Jerome Martin Koosman (Kooz)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.
Born: December 23, 1942 in Appleton, MN
High School: West Central School of Agriculture (Morris, MN)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1964.
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Debut: April 14, 1967 (Age 24)
vs. PHI 2.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Mets/Twins/WhiteSox/Phillies 1967-1985
Final Game: August 21, 1985 (Age 42)
vs. LAD 0.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 10 | MIN | @ | OAK | W,9-7 | GS | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 2 | 6 (4) | Apr 15 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,1-3 | GS | 20 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 3 | 11 (4) | Apr 19 | MIN | @ | SEA | W,8-3 | GS | 32 | 8.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | P |
| 4 | 15 (3) | Apr 25 | MIN | OAK | W,10-3 | GS | 33 | 7.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 5 | 19 (3) | Apr 29 | MIN | SEA | L,3-5 | GS | 26 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 6 | 23 (3) | May 4 | MIN | NYY | L,1-10 | GS | 20 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 7 | 27 (3) | May 9 | MIN | @ | NYY | L,2-5 | GS | 29 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 8 | 32 (4) | May 14 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,6-7 | GS | 23 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 9 | 33 | May 16 | MIN | MIL | W,4-3 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 10 | 36 (2) | May 19 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,0-1 | CG | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 11 | 40 (3) | May 24 | MIN | @ | MIL | L,0-4 | GS | 28 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 12 | 45 (4) | May 29 | MIN | CHW | W,5-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 13 | 49 (3) | Jun 3 | MIN | BOS | W,9-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 14 | 53 (3) | Jun 8 (2) | MIN | TOR | L,4-6 | GS | 35 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 15 | 55 (1) | Jun 11 | MIN | @ | DET | W,9-5 | GF | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 16 | 57 (1) | Jun 13 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,2-6 | GS | 21 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 17 | 63 (5) | Jun 20 | MIN | CLE | L,3-4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | ||
| 18 | 66 (2) | Jun 23 | MIN | KCR | W,4-1 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 19 | 71 (4) | Jun 28 | MIN | @ | TEX | L,3-11 | GS | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 20 | 75 (3) | Jul 2 | MIN | @ | KCR | L,3-4 | GS | 38 | 9.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 21 | 79 (3) | Jul 6 | MIN | TEX | W,4-1 | GF | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 22 | 80 | Jul 10 | MIN | @ | SEA | W,12-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 23 | 85 (4) | Jul 15 | MIN | @ | NYY | W,5-4 | GS | 34 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 24 | 90 (4) | Jul 20 | MIN | @ | BOS | W,5-4 | GS | 17 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 25 | 95 (4) | Jul 25 (1) | MIN | BOS | L,5-7 | GS | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 26 | 101 (5) | Jul 30 | MIN | NYY | W,2-1 | CG | 38 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 27 | 106 (4) | Aug 5 | MIN | @ | OAK | L,2-3 | GS | 29 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 28 | 111 (4) | Aug 10 | MIN | @ | CAL | W,5-2 | GS | 31 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 29 | 117 (5) | Aug 17 (2) | MIN | CAL | W,6-5 | GS | 33 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 30 | 123 (5) | Aug 22 | MIN | DET | W,6-5 | GS | 34 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 31 | 128 (4) | Aug 27 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,1-4 | GS | 32 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 32 | 132 (3) | Aug 31 | MIN | @ | TOR | L,1-7 | GS | 28 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 33 | 137 (4) | Sep 6 | MIN | @ | DET | W,4-0 | GS | 33 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 34 | 141 (3) | Sep 12 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,3-5 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 35 | 144 (2) | Sep 17 (1) | MIN | @ | MIL | W,3-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 36 | 151 (6) | Sep 22 | MIN | TEX | W,1-0 | GS | 34 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | P | |
| 37 | 155 (3) | Sep 27 | MIN | KCR | W,8-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 38 | 159 (3) | Oct 3 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,5-3 | GS | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 38gm | 243.1 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 51 | 2 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 10 | MIN | @ | OAK | W,9-7 | GS | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 (4) | Apr 15 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,1-3 | GS | 20 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 11 (4) | Apr 19 | MIN | @ | SEA | W,8-3 | GS | 32 | 8.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 (3) | Apr 25 | MIN | OAK | W,10-3 | GS | 33 | 7.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 19 (3) | Apr 29 | MIN | SEA | L,3-5 | GS | 26 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 6 | 23 (3) | May 4 | MIN | NYY | L,1-10 | GS | 20 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 27 (3) | May 9 | MIN | @ | NYY | L,2-5 | GS | 29 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 32 (4) | May 14 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,6-7 | GS | 23 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 33 | May 16 | MIN | MIL | W,4-3 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 36 (2) | May 19 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,0-1 | CG | 29 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 40 (3) | May 24 | MIN | @ | MIL | L,0-4 | GS | 28 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 45 (4) | May 29 | MIN | CHW | W,5-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 13 | 49 (3) | Jun 3 | MIN | BOS | W,9-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | 53 (3) | Jun 8 (2) | MIN | TOR | L,4-6 | GS | 35 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 55 (1) | Jun 11 | MIN | @ | DET | W,9-5 | GF | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 57 (1) | Jun 13 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,2-6 | GS | 21 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 63 (5) | Jun 20 | MIN | CLE | L,3-4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 66 (2) | Jun 23 | MIN | KCR | W,4-1 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | 71 (4) | Jun 28 | MIN | @ | TEX | L,3-11 | GS | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 20 | 75 (3) | Jul 2 | MIN | @ | KCR | L,3-4 | GS | 38 | 9.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 79 (3) | Jul 6 | MIN | TEX | W,4-1 | GF | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 80 | Jul 10 | MIN | @ | SEA | W,12-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 85 (4) | Jul 15 | MIN | @ | NYY | W,5-4 | GS | 34 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 90 (4) | Jul 20 | MIN | @ | BOS | W,5-4 | GS | 17 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 95 (4) | Jul 25 (1) | MIN | BOS | L,5-7 | GS | 23 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | 101 (5) | Jul 30 | MIN | NYY | W,2-1 | CG | 38 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 27 | 106 (4) | Aug 5 | MIN | @ | OAK | L,2-3 | GS | 29 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | 111 (4) | Aug 10 | MIN | @ | CAL | W,5-2 | GS | 31 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 117 (5) | Aug 17 (2) | MIN | CAL | W,6-5 | GS | 33 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 123 (5) | Aug 22 | MIN | DET | W,6-5 | GS | 34 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 128 (4) | Aug 27 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,1-4 | GS | 32 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 132 (3) | Aug 31 | MIN | @ | TOR | L,1-7 | GS | 28 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 33 | 137 (4) | Sep 6 | MIN | @ | DET | W,4-0 | GS | 33 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 141 (3) | Sep 12 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,3-5 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 144 (2) | Sep 17 (1) | MIN | @ | MIL | W,3-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 151 (6) | Sep 22 | MIN | TEX | W,1-0 | GS | 34 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | 155 (3) | Sep 27 | MIN | KCR | W,8-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 159 (3) | Oct 3 | MIN | @ | KCR | W,5-3 | GS | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38gm | 243.1 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||
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