in which the Mets upset the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in five games. After his only season in New York, DiLauro was selected by the Houston Astros in the Rule 5 draft on Dec. 1, 1969.

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 ...