And while Seaver loved the two of them as teammates, he always put Grote at the top, his favorite battery mate. Bench, himself, said, “If Jerry Grote was on my team, I’d be playing third base.” ...

Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champions, died April 7 at a medical facility in Austin. He was 81. Mr. Grote had ...

Hall of Fame basketball guard at Loyola University, passed away at the age of 85 on March 13. However, he leaves behind an ...