Jerry Koosman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: December 23, 1942 in Appleton, MN us

High School: West Central School of Agriculture (Morris, MN)

School: University of Minnesota Morris (Morris, MN)

Debut: April 14, 1967 (Age 24-112d, 12,558th in major league history)
vs. PHI 2.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 21, 1985 (Age 42-241d)
vs. LAD 0.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Jerome Martin Koosman

Nicknames: Kooz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.6

222

209

ERA

3.36

612

527

3839.1

2556

WHIP

1.259

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-15 / in Starts: 19-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	61 (31-17-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (28-17-9)

Most Driven In
E Charles	1
P Linz	1
T Agee	1
Self	1
J Buchek	0
R Swoboda	0

Most Driven In By
C Jones	1
Self	1
A Shamsky	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	10	2 (1)	Apr 11	NYM	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.87	0.022	1.66	0.03%	0.63	P
2	11	6 (3)	Apr 17	NYM		SFG	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.65	-0.012	1.30	-0.02%	0.35	P
3	12	12 (5)	Apr 23	NYM		HOU	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	1.60	-0.112	2.59	-0.11%	-1.06	P
4	13	15 (2)	Apr 28	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9	1.60	0.021	2.30	0.02%	-0.75	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	14	20 (4)	May 5 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9	.75	-0.034	1.36	-0.04%	-0.24	P
6	15	25 (4)	May 10	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.056	.000	.056	9	1.09	-0.055	1.54	-0.05%	-0.41	P
7	16	30 (4)	May 15	NYM		CIN	L,0-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053	9	1.03	-0.024	1.58	-0.02%	-0.19	P
8	17	36 (5)	May 20	NYM		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.048	.000	.048	9	2.30	-0.166	2.43	-0.11%	-1.30	P
9	18	40 (3)	May 25	NYM	@	ATL	W,9-1	CG(8)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.080	.042	.122	9	.68	-0.011	.82	-0.01%	-0.26	P
10	19	42 (1)	May 30 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.069	.036	.105	9	.61	-0.060	.73	-0.04%	-1.10	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	20	48 (5)	Jun 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.031	.061	.031	.092	9	.22	-0.021	.18	-0.01%	-0.47	P
12	21	52 (3)	Jun 9 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.086	.088	.174	9	.59	0.033	.85	0.03%	0.48	P
13	22	57 (4)	Jun 14	NYM		SFG	W,7-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.079	.081	.160	9	.28	-0.021	.46	-0.02%	-0.49	P
14	23	63 (5)	Jun 19	NYM		HOU	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.095	.098	.193	9	.16	0.010	.15	0.01%	0.50	P
15	24	68 (4)	Jun 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.091	.093	.184	9	.83	-0.041	.95	-0.03%	-0.32	P
16	25	73 (4)	Jun 29	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.087	.089	.176	9	.83	-0.040	.80	-0.02%	-0.29	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	26	77 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.104	.106	.211	9	.99	0.097	.60	0.04%	0.93	P
18	27	82 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.085	.104	.106	.211	9						P
19	28	85 (2)	Jul 12	NYM		CHC	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.096	.098	.194	9	.55	-0.051	.21	-0.01%	-0.82	P
20	29	91 (5)	Jul 17 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-8	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.096	.098	.194	9	1.05	-0.016	.03	0.00%	-0.14	P
21	30	97 (5)	Jul 21 (2)	NYM	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.089	.091	.180	9	.66	-0.060	.04	0.00%	-0.54	P
22	31	102 (4)	Jul 26	NYM		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.085	.086	.171	9	.63	-0.045	.01	0.00%	-0.67	P
23	32	107 (4)	Jul 31	NYM		ATL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.066	.081	.082	.163	9	1.26	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	33	113 (5)	Aug 5	NYM	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.077	.078	.155	9	1.27	-0.108	.01	0.00%	-1.07	P
25	34	117 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.060	.087	.075	.162	9	.67	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
26	35	122 (4)	Aug 14	NYM		LAD	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.097	.086	.183	9	.90	-0.056	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
27	36	127 (4)	Aug 19	NYM		SFG	L,0-1	GS-12	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.105	.095	.200	9	1.13	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
28	37	131 (3)	Aug 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,7-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.104	.093	.197	9	1.05	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
29	38	135 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	NYM		CIN	L,3-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.103	.092	.195	9	1.40	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	39	141 (5)	Sep 2 (1)	NYM		ATL	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.100	.090	.190	9	1.55	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
31	40	146 (4)	Sep 7	NYM	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.075	.098	.088	.185	9	.54	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
32	41	150 (3)	Sep 13	NYM		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.072	.094	.084	.178	9	.29	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
33	42	154 (3)	Sep 18	NYM		CHC	L,2-7	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.114	.129	.243	9	.99	0.167	.00	0.00%	1.11	P
34	43	159 (4)	Sep 24	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.111	.126	.238	9	.90	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
35	44	162 (2)	Sep 28	NYM		PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.077	.106	.121	.227	9	.42	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.99	P
							20-15		97	91	3	7	1	0	1	4	3	0	62	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	.077	.106	.121	.227		.85	-1.000	.60	-0.37%	-10.10

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