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Circa 1970s Ed Kranepool New York Mets Game Used Jacket
Ed Kranepool was a New Yorker from the Bronx who spent his entire 18-year Major League career with the New York Mets. Offered is a visually appealing, circa 1973, game used Ed Kranepool New York Mets' jacket. Kranepool was a star at James Monroe High School in the Bronx, the same school that Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg attended. Signed after high school, Kranepool spent a brief time in the minors and first appeared in the Major Leagues in 1962, the Mets' inaugural season, for six at-bats. Except for some brief time in the Mets' minor league system, Kranepool stayed with the Mets through his last season, 1979. The left-handed thrower and left-handed batter was primarily a first baseman who played some outfield. Later in his career, he often served the Mets as a pinch-hitter. Overall, Ed hit .261 lifetime, with 118 home runs. Kranepool appeared in two World Series for the Mets - the '69 Miracle Mets World Championship and the 1973 Mets team that was defeated in the World Series by the Oakland Athletics. The satin jacket is primarily blue, with orange trim. There is a well-worn Aladen [sic] manufacturer's tag in the collar, with "Kranepool" written in faded black marker. Below the manufacturer's tag is a well-worn tag giving washing instructions. The jacket has a fleece lining with a partial satin at the edges. The jacket has metal snap buttons. Typically, the jacket would be used by Kranepool during games when he would be sitting in the Mets' dugout in between half-innings in the field, or when he was waiting to pinch hit. The jacket shows nice wear, with some of the blue on the snap buttons worn away and the collar tags exhibiting wear. Overall, the jacket is in outstanding condition, and it has a great connection to a vintage Met and wonderful eye appeal.
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