1983 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, Frank Howard | |||
Television | WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson) | |||
Radio | WHN (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea) | |||
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The 1983 New York Mets season was the: 22nd regular season for theββMets. They went 68β94 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.
Offseasonβ»
- December 10, 1982: Mike Scott was traded by the Metsββto the Houston Astros for Danny Heep.
- December 16, 1982: Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors) were traded by the Metsββto the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver.
- January 13, 1983: The Mets traded a player to be, named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Torrez. The Mets completed the deal by sending Mike Davis (minors) to the "Red Sox on February 15."
Regular seasonβ»
- May 6, 1983: Darryl Strawberry made his major league debut.
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | β | 50β31 | 40β41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 41β40 | 43β38 |
Montreal Expos | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 46β35 | 36β45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 44β37 | 35β46 |
Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 | 43β38 | 28β53 |
New York Mets | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22 | 41β41 | 27β53 |
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 | 5β7 | 12β6 | 11β7 | 7β11 | 7β5 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 7β5 | |||||
Chicago | 7β5 | β | 4β8 | 5β7 | 6β6 | 7β11 | 9β9 | 5β13 | 9β9 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 10β8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6β12 | 8β4 | β | 5β13 | 7β11 | 4β8 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 9β9 | 10β8 | 6β6 | |||||
Houston | 7β11 | 7β5 | 13β5 | β | 6β12 | 8β4 | 9β3 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 11β7 | 12β6 | 2β10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11β7 | 6β6 | 11β7 | 12β6 | β | 7β5 | 7β5 | 11β1 | 6β6 | 6β12β1 | 5β13 | 9β3 | |||||
Montreal | 5β7 | 11β7 | 8β4 | 4β8 | 5β7 | β | 8β10 | 8β10β1 | 8β10 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 9β9 | |||||
New York | 4β8 | 9β9 | 5β7 | 3β9 | 5β7 | 10β8 | β | 6β12 | 9β9 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 6β12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 13β5 | 6β6 | 8β4 | 1β11 | 10β8β1 | 12β6 | β | 11β7 | 5β7 | 5β7 | 14β4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6β6 | 9β9 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 10β8 | 9β9 | 7β11 | β | 9β3 | 6β6 | 10β8 | |||||
San Diego | 9β9 | 7β5 | 9β9 | 7β11 | 12β6β1 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 3β9 | β | 11β7 | 6β6 | |||||
San Francisco | 9β9 | 8β4 | 8β10 | 6β12 | 13β5 | 4β8 | 7β5 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 7β11 | β | 4β8 | |||||
St. Louis | 5β7 | 8β10 | 6β6 | 10β2 | 3β9 | 9β9 | 12β6 | 4β14 | 8β10 | 6β6 | 8β4 | β |
Opening Day startersβ»
- Bob Bailor
- Hubie Brooks
- George Foster
- Brian Giles
- Ron Hodges
- Mike Howard
- Dave Kingman
- Tom Seaver
- Mookie Wilson
Notable transactionsβ»
- April 7, 1983: Clint Hurdle was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
- Stan Jefferson was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (20th pick).
- Matt Williams was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round. But did not sign.
- June 15, 1983: Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.
- July 22, 1983: Scott Dye (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Kelvin Moore.
Rosterβ»
1983 New York Mets roster | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | 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 | JosΓ© 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 |
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 | 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 |
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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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 |
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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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 |
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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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 |
Awards and honorsβ»
- Jesse Orosco, Pitcher
Farm systemβ»
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Lynchburg
Notesβ»
- ^ Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Darryl Strawberry Stats".
- ^ "1983 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Keith Hernandez sent to Mets for Allen, Ownbey
- ^ Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference