1965 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1965 New York Mets finished with a record of 50-112. They scored 495 runs and belted 107 home runs to go along with a .221 batting average. Ron Swoboda led the team in home runs with 19. Charley Smith was the best run producer with 62 RBI. Ed Kranepool led the team with 133 hits for a .253 average.
The team allowed 752 runs and had a team ERA of 4.06. Jack Fisher and Al Jackson were tied for the team lead in wins with 8. Al Jackson racked up 120 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Collins | 3B | 11 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .217 | .425 | .174 |
| Bud Harrelson | SS | 19 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .189 | .343 | .108 |
| Chuck Hiller | 2B | 100 | 286 | 24 | 68 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .275 | .336 | .611 | .238 |
| Ron Hunt | 2B | 57 | 196 | 21 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .309 | .327 | .636 | .240 |
| Bobby Klaus | 2B | 119 | 288 | 30 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .302 | .253 | .555 | .191 |
| Ed Kranepool | 1B | 153 | 525 | 44 | 133 | 10 | 53 | 1 | .303 | .371 | .674 | .253 |
| Roy McMillan | SS | 157 | 528 | 44 | 128 | 1 | 42 | 1 | .280 | .292 | .572 | .242 |
| Charley Smith | 3B | 135 | 499 | 49 | 122 | 16 | 62 | 2 | .273 | .393 | .666 | .244 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Christopher | OF | 148 | 437 | 38 | 109 | 5 | 40 | 4 | .311 | .339 | .650 | .249 |
| Billy Cowan | OF | 82 | 156 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .205 | .314 | .519 | .179 |
| Jim Hickman | OF | 141 | 369 | 32 | 87 | 15 | 40 | 3 | .291 | .407 | .698 | .236 |
| Cleon Jones | OF | 30 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .171 | .203 | .374 | .149 |
| Gary Kolb | OF | 40 | 90 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .191 | .222 | .413 | .167 |
| Johnny Lewis | OF | 148 | 477 | 64 | 117 | 15 | 45 | 4 | .331 | .384 | .715 | .245 |
| Danny Napoleon | OF | 68 | 97 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .222 | .175 | .397 | .144 |
| Ron Swoboda | OF | 135 | 399 | 52 | 91 | 19 | 50 | 2 | .291 | .424 | .715 | .228 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | C | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | 114 | 251 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .270 | .231 | .501 | .183 |
| Jesse Gonder | C | 53 | 105 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | .390 | .698 | .238 |
| Greg Goossen | C | 11 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .387 | .700 | .290 |
| Jimmie Schaffer | C | 24 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .189 | .347 | .135 |
| John Stephenson | C | 62 | 121 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .264 | .355 | .619 | .215 |
| Hawk Taylor | C | 25 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .167 | .413 | .580 | .152 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5441 | 495 | 1202 | 107 | 460 | 28 | .273 | .327 | .600 | .221 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Larry Bearnarth | 40 | 3 | 60.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 4.60 | 1.697 | |||
| Jim Bethke | 25 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 4.28 | 1.575 | |||
| Galen Cisco | 35 | 17 | 112.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 58 | 51 | 4.49 | 1.514 | |||
| Dave Eilers | 11 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Jack Fisher | 43 | 36 | 253.7 | 8 | 24 | .250 | 1 | 116 | 68 | 3.94 | 1.261 | |||
| Rob Gardner | 5 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3.21 | 1.071 | |||
| Al Jackson | 37 | 31 | 205.3 | 8 | 20 | .286 | 1 | 120 | 61 | 4.34 | 1.354 | |||
| Gary Kroll | 32 | 11 | 87 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 62 | 41 | 4.45 | 1.425 | |||
| Frank Lary | 14 | 7 | 57.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 2.98 | 1.117 | |||
| Tug McGraw | 37 | 9 | 97.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 1 | 57 | 48 | 3.32 | 1.392 | |||
| Larry Miller | 28 | 5 | 57.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 5.02 | 1.588 | |||
| Bob Moorhead | 9 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.40 | 1.469 | |||
| Dennis Musgraves | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 7 | .56 | 1.125 | |||
| Tom Parsons | 35 | 11 | 90.7 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 4.67 | 1.378 | |||
| Dennis Ribant | 19 | 1 | 35.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 3.82 | 0.992 | |||
| Gordie Richardson | 35 | 0 | 52.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 3.78 | 1.090 | |||
| Dick Selma | 4 | 4 | 26.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 3.71 | 1.161 | |||
| Warren Spahn | 20 | 19 | 126 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 56 | 35 | 4.36 | 1.389 | |||
| Darrell Sutherland | 18 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 2.81 | 1.042 | |||
| Carl Willey | 13 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 4.18 | 1.607 | |||
| Team Totals | 465 | 164 | 1454.6 | 50 | 112 | .309 | 14 | 776 | 498 | 4.06 | 1.347 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy McMillan | 157 |
| At Bats | Roy McMillan | 528 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ed Kranepool | 575 |
| Batting Average | Ed Kranepool | .253 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Lewis | .331 |
| Slugging % | Charley Smith | .393 |
| OPS | Johnny Lewis | .715 |
| Runs | Johnny Lewis | 64 |
| Hits | Ed Kranepool | 133 |
| Total Bases | Charley Smith | 196 |
| Doubles | Ed Kranepool | 24 |
| Triples | Ed Kranepool | 4 |
| Home Runs | Ron Swoboda | 19 |
| RBI | Charley Smith | 62 |
| Walks | Johnny Lewis | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Charley Smith | 123 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Christopher and Johnny Lewis | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | Ron Hunt and Johnny Lewis | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roy McMillan | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ed Kranepool | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ed Kranepool and Charley Smith | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Fisher and Al Jackson | 8 |
| Losses | Jack Fisher | 24 |
| Saves | Dennis Ribant | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Jackson | .286 |
| ERA | Jack Fisher | 3.94 |
| WHIP | Jack Fisher | 1.261 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Fisher | 253.7 |
| Games | Jack Fisher | 43 |
| Games Started | Jack Fisher | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Al Jackson | 120 |
| Complete Games | Jack Fisher | 10 |
| Shutouts | Al Jackson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Fisher | 1054 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Fisher | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Fisher | 252 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Fisher | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Fisher | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jack Fisher | 49 |
| Triples Allowed | Al Jackson | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Tug McGraw | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Jackson | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Al Jackson | 23 |



