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Ed Kranepool
Inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame, 1990
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 5 of 1252 players

Edward Emil Kranepool
Born: November 8, 1944 at New York, N.Y.
Died: September 8, 2024 at Boca Rataon, Fla.
Throws: Left Bats: Left
Height: 6.03 Weight: 205

Ed Kranepool has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 143 times, most recently on October 2, 2024.

First Mets game: September 22, 1962
Last Mets game: September 30, 1979

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
21	September 22, 1962	October 4, 1964
7	April 10, 1965	September 30, 1979

Signed with New York Mets as a free agent on June 27, 1962.

Granted free agency on November 1, 1979.

Tied Mets season record of 9 Intentional Walks in 1966. Record was previously set by Duke Snider in 1963. Set new record in 1967 with 15.
Established a Mets season record for Sacrifice Flies in 1965 with 8. Tied by Bud Harrelson in 1970 and by Cleon Jones in 1973. Broken by Rusty Staub in 1975 with 9.

Click the icon to see a graph of Ed Kranepool's batting, slugging, and on base percentages

Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1962 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .333 .167

1963 86 273 22 57 12 2 2 14 18 0 50 0 4 2 1 2 79 .209 .289 .256

1964 119 420 47 108 19 4 10 45 32 2 50 2 0 1 3 4 165 .257 .393 .310

1965 153 525 44 133 24 4 10 53 39 7 71 2 1 4 1 8 195 .253 .371 .303

1966 146 464 51 118 15 2 16 57 41 9 66 3 1 1 0 4 185 .254 .399 .316

1967 141 469 37 126 17 1 10 54 37 15 51 1 0 4 5 4 175 .269 .373 .321

1968 127 373 29 86 13 1 3 20 19 5 39 2 0 3 10 1 110 .231 .295 .271

1969 112 353 36 84 9 2 11 49 37 7 32 0 3 2 2 4 130 .238 .368 .307

1970 43 47 2 8 0 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 .170 .170 .250

1971 122 421 61 118 20 4 14 58 38 6 33 1 0 4 5 2 188 .280 .447 .340

1972 122 327 28 88 15 1 8 34 34 13 35 1 1 0 2 4 129 .269 .394 .336

1973 100 284 28 68 12 2 1 35 30 4 28 0 1 0 4 2 87 .239 .306 .310

1974 94 217 20 65 11 1 4 24 18 0 14 0 1 0 0 2 90 .300 .415 .350

1975 106 325 42 105 16 0 4 43 27 6 21 0 1 1 0 5 133 .323 .409 .370

1976 123 415 47 121 17 1 10 49 35 4 38 0 1 0 2 3 170 .292 .410 .344

1977 108 281 28 79 17 0 10 40 23 7 20 0 1 4 0 5 126 .281 .448 .330

1978 66 81 7 17 2 0 3 19 8 2 12 1 0 0 0 3 28 .210 .346 .280

1979 82 155 7 36 5 0 2 17 13 2 18 1 0 1 0 5 47 .232 .303 .287

18 years 1853 5436 536 1418 225 25 118 614 454 89 581 14 15 27 35 58 2047 .261 .377 .316

League Championship Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1969 3 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .250 .333 .308

1973 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500

2 years 4 14 2 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 .286 .357 .333

World Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1969 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 1.000 .250

1973 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

2 years 5 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 .571 .143

Led Mets in games with 146 in 1966 and with 122 in 1972.
Led Mets in hits with 133 in 1965.
Led Mets in doubles with 24 in 1965.
Led Mets in triples with 4 in 1965.
Led Mets in home runs with 16 in 1966. Tied for Mets lead in home runs with 14 in 1971.
Led Mets in batting average with .253 in 1965.
Led Mets in intentional walks with 7 in 1965, with 9 in 1966, with 15 in 1967 and with 13 in 1972. Tied for Mets lead in intentional walks with 7 in 1977.
Led Mets in sacrifice flies with 8 in 1965 and with 5 in 1977.
Led Mets in sacrifice hits with 10 in 1968.
Tied for Mets lead in grounded into double play with 13 in 1965.

Games where Ed Kranepool had 2 or more Home Runs
vs. Philadelphia (NL) 08/14/64. At San Francisco (NL) 04/24/65. At Atlanta (NL) 04/23/66. At Montreal (NL) 04/29/69.
vs. Los Angeles (NL) 06/03/69. At Chicago (NL) 04/10/77.

Games where Ed Kranepool had 4 or more Hits
At St. Louis (NL) 09/04/63. At Chicago (NL) 05/31/65. At San Francisco (NL) 09/17/66. At Philadelphia (NL) 08/15/67.
At St. Louis (NL) 04/26/71. vs. Montreal (NL) 08/10/79.

Games played by position
1962: First Base 3
1963: Outfield 55, Right Field 50, First Base 20, Left Field 6
1964: First Base 104, Outfield 6, Right Field 5, Center Field 1
1965: First Base 147
1966: First Base 132, Outfield 11, Left Field 11
1967: First Base 139
1968: First Base 113, Outfield 2, Left Field 2
1969: First Base 106, Left Field 2, Outfield 2
1970: First Base 8
1971: First Base 107, Outfield 11, Left Field 6, Right Field 5
1972: First Base 108, Outfield 1, Right Field 1
1973: First Base 51, Outfield 32, Left Field 31, Right Field 1
1974: Outfield 34, Left Field 33, First Base 23, Right Field 1
1975: First Base 82, Left Field 5, Outfield 5
1976: First Base 86, Outfield 31, Left Field 23, Right Field 8
1977: Outfield 42, First Base 41, Right Field 32, Left Field 10
1978: Outfield 12, Right Field 9, Left Field 3, First Base 3
1979: First Base 29, Outfield 8, Right Field 6, Left Field 2

Lineup Analysis
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Ed Kranepool was in the starting lineup.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1962 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1963 13 6 16 2 17 10 2 0 0
1964 6 33 17 6 26 6 14 0 0
1965 0 2 52 40 24 16 4 0 0
1966 0 1 14 23 37 22 12 19 0
1967 0 10 8 33 54 3 10 3 0
1968 0 0 1 15 30 24 17 11 0
1969 0 0 0 2 40 53 1 1 0
1970 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
1971 0 0 0 61 40 4 5 0 0
1972 0 0 2 26 14 13 29 0 0
1973 0 0 0 0 61 12 0 0 0
1974 0 0 15 4 28 1 1 0 0
1975 0 0 33 1 29 19 0 0 0
1976 0 0 15 36 48 6 0 1 0
1977 0 0 3 13 48 7 0 0 0
1978 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0
1979 0 0 0 3 14 16 0 0 0
Totals 19 52 176 271 514 213 99 35 0

1967 Ed Kranepool
(Mets Hit Kings)

1970 Ed Kranepool

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Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1962	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1963	13	6	16	2	17	10	2	0	0
1964	6	33	17	6	26	6	14	0	0
1965	0	2	52	40	24	16	4	0	0
1966	0	1	14	23	37	22	12	19	0
1967	0	10	8	33	54	3	10	3	0
1968	0	0	1	15	30	24	17	11	0
1969	0	0	0	2	40	53	1	1	0
1970	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0
1971	0	0	0	61	40	4	5	0	0
1972	0	0	2	26	14	13	29	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	61	12	0	0	0
1974	0	0	15	4	28	1	1	0	0
1975	0	0	33	1	29	19	0	0	0
1976	0	0	15	36	48	6	0	1	0
1977	0	0	3	13	48	7	0	0	0
1978	0	0	0	6	3	0	0	0	0
1979	0	0	0	3	14	16	0	0	0
Totals	19	52	176	271	514	213	99	35	0