1966 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1966 New York Mets finished with a record of 66-95. They scored 587 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .239 batting average. Ed Kranepool provided the power for the team with 16 homers. Ken Boyer was the best run producer with 61 RBI. Ron Hunt led the team with 138 hits for a .288 average.
The team allowed 761 runs and had a team ERA of 4.17. Jack Fisher, Dennis Ribant, and Bob Shaw were tied for the team lead in wins with 11. Jack Fisher racked up 127 strkeouts to lead the team. Jack Hamilton was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 136 | 496 | 62 | 132 | 14 | 61 | 4 | .304 | .415 | .719 | .266 |
| Eddie Bressoud | SS | 133 | 405 | 48 | 91 | 10 | 49 | 2 | .304 | .360 | .664 | .225 |
| Bud Harrelson | SS | 33 | 99 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .313 | .323 | .636 | .222 |
| Chuck Hiller | 2B | 108 | 254 | 25 | 71 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .332 | .350 | .682 | .280 |
| Ron Hunt | 2B | 132 | 479 | 63 | 138 | 3 | 33 | 8 | .356 | .355 | .711 | .288 |
| Ed Kranepool | 1B | 146 | 464 | 51 | 118 | 16 | 57 | 1 | .316 | .399 | .715 | .254 |
| Roy McMillan | SS | 76 | 220 | 24 | 47 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .284 | .277 | .561 | .214 |
| Dick Stuart | 1B | 31 | 87 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .292 | .356 | .648 | .218 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Elliot | OF | 65 | 199 | 24 | 49 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .306 | .412 | .718 | .246 |
| Shaun Fitzmaurice | OF | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .154 | .421 | .154 |
| Jim Hickman | OF | 58 | 160 | 15 | 38 | 4 | 16 | 2 | .299 | .356 | .655 | .237 |
| Cleon Jones | OF | 139 | 495 | 74 | 136 | 8 | 57 | 16 | .318 | .372 | .690 | .275 |
| Johnny Lewis | OF | 65 | 166 | 21 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .282 | .331 | .613 | .193 |
| Al Luplow | OF | 111 | 334 | 31 | 84 | 7 | 31 | 2 | .331 | .347 | .678 | .251 |
| Billy Murphy | OF | 84 | 135 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .271 | .341 | .612 | .230 |
| Danny Napoleon | OF | 12 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .273 | .508 | .212 |
| Ron Swoboda | OF | 112 | 342 | 34 | 76 | 8 | 50 | 4 | .296 | .342 | .638 | .222 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Choo Choo Coleman | C | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .376 | .188 |
| Greg Goossen | C | 13 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .235 | .344 | .579 | .188 |
| Jerry Grote | C | 120 | 317 | 26 | 75 | 3 | 31 | 4 | .327 | .315 | .642 | .237 |
| John Stephenson | C | 63 | 143 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .248 | .238 | .486 | .196 |
| Hawk Taylor | C | 53 | 109 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .204 | .275 | .479 | .174 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Lou Klimchock | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5371 | 587 | 1286 | 98 | 534 | 55 | .298 | .342 | .640 | .239 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Gerry Arrigo | 17 | 5 | 43.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 3.74 | 1.455 | |||
| Larry Bearnarth | 29 | 1 | 54.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 4.45 | 1.444 | |||
| Dave Eilers | 23 | 0 | 34.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4.67 | 1.326 | |||
| Jack Fisher | 38 | 33 | 230 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 127 | 54 | 3.68 | 1.230 | |||
| Bob Friend | 22 | 12 | 86 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 4.40 | 1.360 | |||
| Rob Gardner | 41 | 17 | 133.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 74 | 64 | 5.12 | 1.578 | |||
| Dallas Green | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.600 | |||
| Jack Hamilton | 57 | 13 | 148.7 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 13 | 93 | 88 | 3.93 | 1.520 | |||
| Bill Hepler | 37 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 51 | 3.52 | 1.768 | |||
| Tug McGraw | 15 | 12 | 62.3 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 5.34 | 1.557 | |||
| Larry Miller | 4 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7.56 | 1.566 | |||
| Dennis Ribant | 39 | 26 | 188.3 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3 | 84 | 40 | 3.20 | 1.190 | |||
| Gordie Richardson | 15 | 1 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9.16 | 1.604 | |||
| Dick Rusteck | 8 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Dick Selma | 30 | 7 | 80.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 58 | 39 | 4.24 | 1.524 | |||
| Bob Shaw | 26 | 25 | 167.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 104 | 42 | 3.92 | 1.270 | |||
| Darrell Sutherland | 31 | 0 | 44.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 4.87 | 1.919 | |||
| Ralph Terry | 11 | 1 | 24.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4.74 | 1.538 | |||
| Team Totals | 449 | 161 | 1427.1 | 66 | 95 | .410 | 22 | 773 | 521 | 4.17 | 1.414 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ed Kranepool | 146 |
| At Bats | Ken Boyer | 496 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ron Hunt | 543 |
| Batting Average | Ron Hunt | .288 |
| On-Base % | Ron Hunt | .356 |
| Slugging % | Ken Boyer | .415 |
| OPS | Ken Boyer | .719 |
| Runs | Cleon Jones | 74 |
| Hits | Ron Hunt | 138 |
| Total Bases | Ken Boyer | 206 |
| Doubles | Ken Boyer | 28 |
| Triples | Eddie Bressoud | 5 |
| Home Runs | Ed Kranepool | 16 |
| RBI | Ken Boyer | 61 |
| Walks | Eddie Bressoud | 47 |
| Strikeouts | Eddie Bressoud | 107 |
| Stolen Bases | Cleon Jones | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Ron Hunt | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ron Hunt | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ken Boyer | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Boyer | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Fisher, Dennis Ribant, and Bob Shaw | 11 |
| Losses | Jack Fisher | 14 |
| Saves | Jack Hamilton | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Dennis Ribant | .550 |
| ERA | Dennis Ribant | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Dennis Ribant | 1.190 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Fisher | 230 |
| Games | Jack Hamilton | 57 |
| Games Started | Jack Fisher | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Fisher | 127 |
| Complete Games | Jack Fisher and Dennis Ribant | 10 |
| Shutouts | Jack Fisher and Bob Shaw | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Fisher | 960 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Fisher | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Fisher | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Hamilton | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Fisher | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dennis Ribant | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Shaw | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Hamilton | 18 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Fisher | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jack Fisher | 23 |
