[Music] Ed crane poool longtime Mets star andĀ
team Hall of Famer dies at 79 New York MetsĀ Ā Hall of Famer at crane poool died Sunday the teamĀ
announced Monday afternoon he was 79 crane poolĀ Ā who is the longest tenard Mets player in teamĀ
history experienced Cardiac Arrest while at hisĀ Ā home in boaron Florida we are deeply saddenedĀ
by the passing of Mets Hall of Famer Ed craneĀ Ā poool crane poool made his debut with the Mets inĀ
1962 when he was just 17 years old he appeared inĀ Ā just a handful of games that season as the teamĀ
lost a Major League Baseball record 120 gamesĀ Ā crane poool was among the surviving members ofĀ
that team who were asked last month about TheĀ Ā Season's Chicago White Socks who are threateningĀ
the Mets Infamous record I feel sorry for them heĀ Ā said better them than me thankfully for Crane poolĀ
that was as bad as it got the first baseman earnedĀ Ā his first and only All-Star nod during the 1965Ā
season and then helped lead the team to a worldĀ Ā series title in 1969 crane poool hit a home runĀ
in game three of the World Series that year craneĀ Ā poool spent 18 Seasons with the Mets and made itĀ
back to the World Series in 1973 before he retiredĀ Ā after the 1979 season he finished with a careerĀ
batting average of 261 with 108 home runs and 614Ā Ā RBI crane poool appeared in 1,853 career gamesĀ
with the Mets which is the most in team historyĀ Ā he was inducted into the team's Hall of FameĀ
in 1990 crane pool who went to high school inĀ Ā the Bronx received a kidney transplant in 2009 19Ā
and battled diabetes in recent years I just spokeĀ Ā to Ed last week and we talked about how we wereĀ
the last two Originals who signed with the MetsĀ Ā former teammate cleen Jones said in a statementĀ
the other 1962 guys came from other organization