1970 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1970 New York Mets finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 695 runs and belted 120 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Tommie Agee, who led the team with 24 home runs and 182 hits. Donn Clendenon was the best run producer with 97 RBI. Tommie Agee had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 630 runs and had a team ERA of 3.46. Tom Seaver led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 283 strikeouts. Ron Taylor 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 Boswell | 2B | 105 | 351 | 32 | 89 | 5 | 44 | 5 | .331 | .345 | .676 | .254 |
| Donn Clendenon | 1B | 121 | 396 | 65 | 114 | 22 | 97 | 4 | .348 | .515 | .863 | .288 |
| Tim Foli | 3B | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .728 | .364 |
| Joe Foy | 3B | 99 | 322 | 39 | 76 | 6 | 37 | 22 | .373 | .329 | .702 | .236 |
| Wayne Garrett | 3B | 114 | 366 | 74 | 93 | 12 | 45 | 5 | .390 | .421 | .811 | .254 |
| Bud Harrelson | SS | 157 | 564 | 72 | 137 | 1 | 42 | 23 | .351 | .309 | .660 | .243 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 1B | 76 | 87 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .278 | .356 | .634 | .195 |
| Ed Kranepool | 1B | 43 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .170 | .420 | .170 |
| Ted Martinez | 2B | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .063 | .126 | .063 |
| Al Weis | 2B | 75 | 121 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .254 | .306 | .560 | .207 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommie Agee | OF | 153 | 636 | 107 | 182 | 24 | 75 | 31 | .344 | .469 | .813 | .286 |
| Rod Gaspar | OF | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .000 | .067 | .000 |
| Cleon Jones | OF | 134 | 506 | 71 | 140 | 10 | 63 | 12 | .352 | .417 | .769 | .277 |
| Dave Marshall | OF | 92 | 189 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 29 | 4 | .304 | .402 | .706 | .243 |
| Art Shamsky | OF | 122 | 403 | 48 | 118 | 11 | 49 | 1 | .371 | .432 | .803 | .293 |
| Ken Singleton | OF | 69 | 198 | 22 | 52 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .361 | .379 | .740 | .263 |
| Leroy Stanton | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 | .250 |
| Ron Swoboda | OF | 115 | 245 | 29 | 57 | 9 | 40 | 2 | .340 | .392 | .732 | .233 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Duffy Dyer | C | 59 | 148 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .308 | .257 | .565 | .209 |
| Jerry Grote | C | 126 | 415 | 38 | 106 | 2 | 34 | 2 | .313 | .308 | .621 | .255 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5443 | 695 | 1358 | 120 | 640 | 118 | .330 | .370 | .699 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Cardwell | 16 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6.48 | 1.480 | |||
| Dean Chance | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Rich Folkers | 16 | 1 | 29.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 6.44 | 2.082 | |||
| Danny Frisella | 30 | 1 | 65.7 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | 54 | 34 | 3.02 | 1.263 | |||
| Gary Gentry | 32 | 29 | 188.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1 | 134 | 86 | 3.68 | 1.280 | |||
| Ron Herbel | 12 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1.38 | 1.231 | |||
| Cal Koonce | 13 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3.27 | 1.773 | |||
| Jerry Koosman | 30 | 29 | 212 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 0 | 118 | 71 | 3.14 | 1.226 | |||
| Jim McAndrew | 32 | 27 | 184.3 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 2 | 111 | 38 | 3.56 | 1.107 | |||
| Tug McGraw | 57 | 0 | 90.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 10 | 81 | 49 | 3.28 | 1.389 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 27 | 19 | 131.7 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1 | 125 | 97 | 3.42 | 1.390 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 28 | 19 | 138.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 89 | 52 | 3.89 | 1.341 | |||
| Tom Seaver | 37 | 36 | 290.7 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 283 | 83 | 2.82 | 1.077 | |||
| Ron Taylor | 57 | 0 | 66.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 3.93 | 1.222 | |||
| Team Totals | 390 | 162 | 1459.7 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 32 | 1064 | 575 | 3.46 | 1.257 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bud Harrelson | 157 |
| At Bats | Tommie Agee | 636 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tommie Agee | 696 |
| Batting Average | Tommie Agee | .286 |
| On-Base % | Cleon Jones | .352 |
| Slugging % | Tommie Agee | .469 |
| OPS | Tommie Agee | .813 |
| Runs | Tommie Agee | 107 |
| Hits | Tommie Agee | 182 |
| Total Bases | Tommie Agee | 298 |
| Doubles | Tommie Agee | 30 |
| Triples | Bud Harrelson and Cleon Jones | 8 |
| Home Runs | Tommie Agee | 24 |
| RBI | Donn Clendenon | 97 |
| Walks | Bud Harrelson | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Tommie Agee | 156 |
| Stolen Bases | Tommie Agee | 31 |
| Caught Stealing | Tommie Agee | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bud Harrelson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bud Harrelson | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cleon Jones | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Seaver | 18 |
| Losses | Jim McAndrew | 14 |
| Saves | Ron Taylor | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Jerry Koosman | .632 |
| ERA | Tom Seaver | 2.82 |
| WHIP | Tom Seaver | 1.077 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Seaver | 290.7 |
| Games | Tug McGraw and Ron Taylor | 57 |
| Games Started | Tom Seaver | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Seaver | 283 |
| Complete Games | Tom Seaver | 19 |
| Shutouts | Jim McAndrew | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Seaver | 1173 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tom Seaver | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Seaver | 230 |
| Walks Allowed | Nolan Ryan | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tom Seaver | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Jerry Koosman, Jim McAndrew, and Tom Seaver | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Nolan Ryan | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Gary Gentry | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Gary Gentry and Tom Seaver | 19 |
