Two-Time World Series Champion, Beloved Member of 1969 Mets, Passes Away

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Source: NEWSWEEK via MSN

Story by Jon Paul Hoornstra 2h

Dr. Ron Taylor, who helped the New York Mets upset the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series, died Monday at age 87 in Toronto after a lengthy illness.

A right-handed pitcher, Taylor also won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964.

"He threw so hard that it felt like he was doing something illegal, like throwing a spitter, pine tar, something like that," former Cardinals catcher Tim McCarver said in a 2016 interview. "I found out the next year when I caught him on a more consistent basis, that was just Ron."

With the Cardinals trailing 2-1 in the 1964 World Series, Taylor held the New York Yankees' lineup hitless for four innings of Game 4 to preserve a one-run win.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/two-time-world-series-champion-beloved-member-of-1969-mets-passes-away/ar-AA1GQ26l

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[aggiesal]

1. 1969 was the year I fell in love with the Cubs, I was 7 years old. They were in first place throughout the year ...

until the had a severe slump and the Miracle Mets caught them and kept going.
Here was the prayer heard around Chicago during that stretch run;
Hail Mary full of grace, keep the Mets in 2nd Place.

RIP Dr. Ron Taylor.