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RIP Jerry Grote

grote15grote15 Posts: 29,703 ✭✭✭✭✭

It’s with great sorrow that I make this post to all of Jerry’s fans. Today, April 7, 2024 at 4:29pm, I lost our beloved catcher, Jerry Grote, to Respiratory Failure after a heart procedure. He gave a hard fight to the very end as we all expected he would. He is now home with Jesus. Thank you for all the memories and support. More details of arrangements to follow.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Grote



Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,703 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My favorite Mets player (along with Tom Terrific) growing up in Queens during the 1970s. Fantastic defensive catcher and a key member of the 1969 World Series Championship team. RIP.



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • LandrysFedoraLandrysFedora Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP

  • PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,877 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 7, 2024 3:46PM

    😢 A very sad day. Like Tim, I too was a huge Mets fan growing up in Brooklyn in the seventies.
    My brother and I were lucky enough to meet Jerry at a promotional appearance in 1976 and he was very nice. A Mets stalwart for twelve years. RIP.

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,703 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a great photo, Dave!



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,885 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP

    2013,14 and 15 Certificate Award Winner Harmon Killebrew Master Set and Master Topps Set
  • PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,877 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 7, 2024 4:22PM

    Those who aren’t Met fans may not have heard this story…Jerry almost didn’t make it to adolescence!

    “Grote was raised in San Antonio, Texas. When he was ten years old, he and his family were caught in an F-4 tornado. His mother, father and two sisters made it to safety, however, he lost his grandmother in the storm.”

    Turns out Jerry’s house was actually carried through the air Wizard of Oz style. 😳

    https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2011/10/16/sherrington-spared-by-tornado-at-age-10-jerry-grote-became-top-big-league-catcher/

  • doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 23,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP.

  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,159 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Johnny Bench once said of Jerry Grote, "If Grote and I were on the same team, I would be playing third base." That's quite high praise from the GOAT catcher.

    The Mets won their first World Series in 1969. I'm sure most Mets fans would agree that probably wouldn't have happened without Jerry Grote behind home plate.

    RIP

  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,373 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A great catcher and by all accounts a great guy.

    RIP

    This is for you @thisistheshow - Jim Rice was actually a pretty good player.
  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,350 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @stevek said:
    Johnny Bench once said of Jerry Grote, "If Grote and I were on the same team, I would be playing third base." That's quite high praise from the GOAT catcher.

    The Mets won their first World Series in 1969. I'm sure most Mets fans would agree that probably wouldn't have happened without Jerry Grote behind home plate.

    RIP

    high praise indeed.

    RIP Mr. Grote

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,226 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My sincere condolences to his family and those that knew him well. He will be missed

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  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭✭✭

  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭✭✭


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