Pete Flynn was a New York Met longer than Ed Kranepool, Keith Hernandez and Bud Harrelson combined. He stayed with the team as it went from National League punch line to World Series champion, and as it moved from the Polo Grounds to Shea Stadium and then to Citi Field.
Mr. Flynn, who was a Mets groundskeeper for almost 50 years, died on Wednesday on the way to a hospital in Middletown, Conn. He was 79.
His daughter Aileen Flynn, with whom he lived in Clinton, Conn., said he had been in poor health since an operation for skin cancer in March.