1983 New York Mets | |
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Owner(s) | Nelson Doubleday, Jr. |
General manager(s) | Frank Cashen |
Manager(s) | George Bamberger, Frank Howard |
Local television | WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson) |
Local radio | WHN (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea) |
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The 1983 New York Mets season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68–94 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by George Bamberger and Frank Howard. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 6 | 41–40 | 43–38 |
Montreal Expos | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 | 46–35 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 19 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
New York Mets | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 22 | 41–41 | 27–53 |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 8–4 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 2–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 6–12–1 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |||||
Montreal | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 9–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — |
1983 New York Mets roster | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Ron Hodges | 110 | 250 | 65 | .260 | 0 | 21 |
1B | Keith Hernandez | 95 | 320 | 98 | .306 | 9 | 37 |
2B | Brian Giles | 145 | 400 | 98 | .245 | 2 | 27 |
SS | José Oquendo | 120 | 328 | 70 | .213 | 1 | 17 |
3B | Hubie Brooks | 150 | 586 | 147 | .251 | 5 | 58 |
LF | George Foster | 157 | 601 | 145 | .241 | 28 | 90 |
CF | Mookie Wilson | 152 | 638 | 176 | .276 | 7 | 51 |
RF | Darryl Strawberry | 122 | 420 | 108 | .257 | 26 | 74 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Bob Bailor | 118 | 340 | 85 | .250 | 1 | 30 |
Danny Heep | 115 | 253 | 64 | .253 | 8 | 21 |
Dave Kingman | 100 | 248 | 49 | .198 | 13 | 29 |
Junior Ortiz | 68 | 185 | 47 | .254 | 0 | 12 |
Rusty Staub | 104 | 115 | 34 | .296 | 3 | 28 |
Mark Bradley | 73 | 104 | 21 | .202 | 3 | 5 |
Ronn Reynolds | 24 | 66 | 13 | .197 | 0 | 2 |
Tucker Ashford | 35 | 56 | 10 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
Wally Backman | 26 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
Gary Rajsich | 11 | 36 | 12 | .333 | 1 | 3 |
Clint Hurdle | 13 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
Ron Gardenhire | 17 | 32 | 2 | .063 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Jorgensen | 38 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
Mike Fitzgerald | 8 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 1 | 2 |
Mike Bishop | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Howard | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
John Stearns | 4 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Seaver | 34 | 231.0 | 9 | 14 | 3.55 | 135 |
Mike Torrez | 39 | 222.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.37 | 94 |
Ed Lynch | 30 | 174.2 | 10 | 10 | 4.28 | 44 |
Walt Terrell | 21 | 133.2 | 8 | 8 | 3.57 | 59 |
Ron Darling | 5 | 35.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.80 | 23 |
Tim Leary | 2 | 10.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Scott Holman | 35 | 101.0 | 1 | 7 | 3.74 | 44 |
Craig Swan | 27 | 96.1 | 2 | 8 | 5.51 | 43 |
Neil Allen | 21 | 54.0 | 2 | 7 | 4.50 | 32 |
Tom Gorman | 25 | 49.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.93 | 30 |
Rick Ownbey | 10 | 34.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.67 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jesse Orosco | 62 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 1.47 | 84 |
Doug Sisk | 67 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.24 | 33 |
Carlos Diaz | 54 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.05 | 64 |
Brent Gaff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 4 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |
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