During Game 3 of the 1969 World Series, the towering lefty-hitting first baseman belted a home run to help the Miracle Mets cruise to a 5-0 victory. New York captured the title two games later ...

Kranepool, a Mets Hall of Fame and member of the 1969 World Series championship team ... he spent his entire Major League career in a Mets uniform,” former teammate Art Shamsky said in a ...