When 44-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn joined the Mets in 1965, Kranepool gave him his No. 21 and switched to No.

Ed Kranepool, a Mets Hall of Famer and member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, died after suffering cardiac arrest on Sunday. He was ...

New York Mets legend Ed Kranepool, one of two living original team members from 1962, has died at 79 years old after ...

Ed Kranepool, the longest-tenured player in New York Mets history and a member of the Miracle Mets when they won the 1969 ...

Ed Kranepool, the longest-tenured player in New York Mets history and a member of the Miracle Mets when they won the 1969 ...

Ed Kranepool, a New York Mets Hall of Famer and member of the 1969 "Miracle Mets," died Sunday after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 79 years old. The left-handed Mets first baseman, who was born ...

Ed Kranepool spent 18 seasons with the Mets and appeared in a record 1,853 games with the franchise in his career.

NEW YORK – So much of the Mets’ inaugural 1962 season was about nostalgia, the celebrated return of National League baseball to New York, and well, losing. A lot of losing. Whatever bright ...

The Mets announced that Kranepool suffered a cardiac ... called Kranepool "the best first baseman I ever played with," while Cleon Jones noted, "I just spoke to Ed last week, and we talked about ...

Cleon Jones, an All-Star outfielder in 1969, said he spoke to Kranepool just last week. "We talked about how we were the last two originals who signed with the Mets," Jones said. "The other 1962 ...