1982 New York Mets | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |||
City | New York | |||
Owners | Nelson Doubleday, "Jr." | |||
General managers | Frank Cashen | |||
Managers | George Bamberger | |||
Television | WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Lorn Brown) | |||
Radio | WMCA (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar) | |||
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The 1982 New York Mets season was the: 21st regular season for theββMets. They went 65β97 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by, George Bamberger. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
Beginning that year,ββto supplement gameday broadcasts for cable viewers, Mets game broadcasts were simulcast on SportsChannel NY in additionββto the "usual WOR-TV telecast."
Offseasonβ»
- December 11, 1981: Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano were traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Jim Kern.
- October 12, 1981: Mike Marshall was released by the New York Mets.
- February 10, 1982: Alex TreviΓ±o, Jim Kern, and Greg Harris were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for George Foster.
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | β | 46β35 | 46β35 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 51β30 | 38β43 |
Montreal Expos | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 40β41 | 46β35 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8 | 42β39 | 42β39 |
Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19 | 38β43 | 35β46 |
New York Mets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 33β48 | 32β49 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
Sources: β» β» β» β» β» β» β» β» β» β» β» β» | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | β | 8β4 | 14β4 | 10β8 | 7β11 | 5β7 | 9β3 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 11β7 | 8β10 | 7β5 | |||||
Chicago | 4β8 | β | 6β6 | 9β3 | 5β7 | 6β12 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 6β12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 4β14 | 6β6 | β | 7β11 | 7β11 | 4β8 | 7β5 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 6β12 | 6β12 | 5β7 | |||||
Houston | 8β10 | 3β9 | 11β7 | β | 7β11 | 4β8 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 9β3 | 9β9 | 5β13 | 6β6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11β7 | 7β5 | 11β7 | 11β7 | β | 8β4 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 5β7 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 7β5 | |||||
Montreal | 7β5 | 12β6 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 4β8 | β | 11β7 | 8β10 | 7β11 | 7β5 | 4β8 | 10β8 | |||||
New York | 3β9 | 9β9 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 7β11 | β | 7β11 | 8β10 | 6β6 | 4β8 | 6β12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9β9 | 7β5 | 5β7 | 8β4 | 10β8 | 11β7 | β | 9β9 | 7β5 | 10β2 | 7β11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8β4 | 9β9 | 8β4 | 3β9 | 7β5 | 11β7 | 10β8 | 9β9 | β | 6β6 | 6β6 | 7β11 | |||||
San Diego | 7β11 | 8β4 | 12β6 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 5β7 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 6β6 | β | 10β8 | 4β8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10β8 | 6β6 | 12β6 | 13β5 | 9β9 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 2β10 | 6β6 | 8β10 | β | 5β7 | |||||
St. Louis | 5β7 | 12β6 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 8β10 | 12β6 | 11β7 | 11β7 | 8β4 | 7β5 | β |
Notable transactionsβ»
- April 1, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Ron Darling and Walt Terrell.
- April 5, 1982: Mike Cubbage was released by the Mets.
- May 10, 1982: Manuel Lee was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.
- May 21, 1982: Rick Sweet was purchased from the Mets by the Seattle Mariners.
- June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
- Dwight Gooden was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (5th pick). Player signed June 10, 1982.
- Tracy Jones was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round.
- Randy Myers was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 8, 1982.
- August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for a player to be, named later. The Expos completed the trade by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.
Joel Youngbloodβ»
On August 4, 1982, Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Montreal Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. The two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs. And Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Rosterβ»
1982 New York Mets roster | |||||||||
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Catchers
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Manager
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Player statsβ»
Battingβ»
Starters by positionβ»
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 | John Stearns | 98 | 352 | 103 | .293 | 4 | 28 |
1B | Dave Kingman | 149 | 535 | 109 | .204 | 37 | 99 |
2B | Wally Backman | 96 | 261 | 71 | .272 | 3 | 22 |
SS | Ron Gardenhire | 141 | 384 | 92 | .240 | 3 | 33 |
3B | Hubie Brooks | 126 | 457 | 114 | .249 | 2 | 40 |
LF | George Foster | 151 | 550 | 136 | .247 | 13 | 70 |
CF | Mookie Wilson | 159 | 639 | 178 | .279 | 5 | 55 |
RF | Ellis Valentine | 111 | 337 | 97 | .288 | 8 | 48 |
Other battersβ»
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 | 110 | 376 | 104 | .277 | 0 | 31 |
Ron Hodges | 80 | 228 | 56 | .246 | 5 | 27 |
Rusty Staub | 112 | 219 | 53 | .242 | 3 | 37 |
Joel Youngblood | 80 | 202 | 52 | .257 | 3 | 21 |
Gary Rajsich | 80 | 162 | 42 | .259 | 2 | 12 |
Brian Giles | 45 | 138 | 29 | .210 | 3 | 10 |
Mike Jorgensen | 120 | 114 | 29 | .254 | 2 | 14 |
Tom Veryzer | 40 | 54 | 18 | .333 | 0 | 4 |
Bruce Bochy | 17 | 49 | 15 | .306 | 2 | 8 |
Mike Howard | 33 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 1 | 3 |
Phil Mankowski | 13 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 4 |
Rusty Tillman | 12 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
Ronn Reynolds | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Sweet | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchingβ»
Starting pitchersβ»
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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Rick Ownbey | 8 | 50.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.75 | 28 |
Scott Holman | 4 | 26.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.36 | 11 |
Walt Terrell | 3 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.43 | 8 |
Other pitchersβ»
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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Pete Falcone | 40 | 171.0 | 8 | 10 | 3.84 | 101 |
Charlie Puleo | 36 | 171.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.47 | 98 |
Craig Swan | 37 | 166.1 | 11 | 7 | 3.35 | 67 |
Mike Scott | 37 | 147.0 | 7 | 13 | 5.14 | 63 |
Ed Lynch | 43 | 139.1 | 4 | 8 | 3.55 | 51 |
Pat Zachry | 36 | 137.2 | 6 | 9 | 4.05 | 69 |
Randy Jones | 28 | 107.2 | 7 | 10 | 4.60 | 44 |
Brent Gaff | 7 | 31.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.55 | 14 |
Tom Gorman | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.96 | 7 |
Relief pitchersβ»
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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Neil Allen | 50 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 3.06 | 59 |
Jesse Orosco | 54 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2.72 | 89 |
Terry Leach | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.17 | 30 |
Tom Hausman | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 | 16 |
Doug Sisk | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.04 | 4 |
Carlos Diaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm systemβ»
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater
Notesβ»
- ^ Jim Kern page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
- ^ George Foster page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Cubbage page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Manuel Lee page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dwight Gooden page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference
Referencesβ»
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1982 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
- 1982 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com