1971 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1971 New York Mets finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 588 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. Tommie Agee, Cleon Jones, and Ed Kranepool were tied for the team lead in home runs with 14. The offense was powered by Cleon Jones, who led the team with 69 RBI, 161 hits.
The team allowed 550 runs and had a team ERA of 3.00. Tom Seaver led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 289 strikeouts. Danny Frisella was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Aspromonte | 3B | 104 | 342 | 21 | 77 | 5 | 33 | 0 | .285 | .301 | .586 | .225 |
| Ken Boswell | 2B | 116 | 392 | 46 | 107 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .334 | .367 | .701 | .273 |
| Donn Clendenon | 1B | 88 | 263 | 29 | 65 | 11 | 37 | 1 | .302 | .411 | .713 | .247 |
| Tim Foli | 2B | 97 | 288 | 32 | 65 | 0 | 24 | 5 | .272 | .281 | .553 | .226 |
| Wayne Garrett | 3B | 56 | 202 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .310 | .238 | .548 | .213 |
| Bud Harrelson | SS | 142 | 547 | 55 | 138 | 0 | 32 | 28 | .319 | .303 | .622 | .252 |
| Ed Kranepool | 1B | 122 | 421 | 61 | 118 | 14 | 58 | 0 | .340 | .447 | .787 | .280 |
| Ted Martinez | SS | 38 | 125 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 6 | .323 | .384 | .707 | .288 |
| Al Weis | 2B | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommie Agee | OF | 113 | 425 | 58 | 121 | 14 | 50 | 28 | .362 | .428 | .790 | .285 |
| Don Hahn | OF | 98 | 178 | 16 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .317 | .292 | .609 | .236 |
| Cleon Jones | OF | 136 | 505 | 63 | 161 | 14 | 69 | 6 | .382 | .473 | .855 | .319 |
| Mike Jorgensen | OF | 45 | 118 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .303 | .373 | .676 | .220 |
| Dave Marshall | OF | 100 | 214 | 28 | 51 | 3 | 21 | 3 | .322 | .332 | .654 | .238 |
| John Milner | OF | 9 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .222 | .389 | .167 |
| Art Shamsky | OF | 68 | 135 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .299 | .370 | .669 | .185 |
| Ken Singleton | OF | 115 | 298 | 34 | 73 | 13 | 46 | 0 | .374 | .393 | .767 | .245 |
| Leroy Stanton | OF | 5 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .261 | .238 | .499 | .190 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Duffy Dyer | C | 59 | 169 | 13 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .292 | .320 | .612 | .231 |
| Frank Estrada | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Jerry Grote | C | 125 | 403 | 35 | 109 | 2 | 35 | 1 | .339 | .347 | .686 | .270 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5477 | 588 | 1365 | 98 | 546 | 89 | .314 | .351 | .665 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Buzz Capra | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8.44 | 1.509 | |||
| Danny Frisella | 53 | 0 | 90.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 12 | 93 | 30 | 1.99 | 1.169 | |||
| Gary Gentry | 32 | 31 | 203.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 155 | 82 | 3.23 | 1.225 | |||
| Jerry Koosman | 26 | 24 | 165.7 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 0 | 96 | 51 | 3.04 | 1.273 | |||
| Jon Matlack | 7 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 4.14 | 1.243 | |||
| Jim McAndrew | 24 | 10 | 90.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 4.38 | 1.218 | |||
| Tug McGraw | 51 | 1 | 111 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 8 | 109 | 41 | 1.70 | 1.027 | |||
| Don Rose | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 30 | 26 | 152 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 137 | 116 | 3.97 | 1.586 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 34 | 20 | 163.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 120 | 44 | 2.92 | 1.121 | |||
| Tom Seaver | 36 | 35 | 286.3 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0 | 289 | 61 | 1.76 | 0.947 | |||
| Ron Taylor | 45 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 3.65 | 1.188 | |||
| Charlie Williams | 31 | 9 | 90.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 4.78 | 1.473 | |||
| Team Totals | 373 | 162 | 1466.2 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 22 | 1157 | 529 | 3.00 | 1.198 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bud Harrelson | 142 |
| At Bats | Bud Harrelson | 547 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bud Harrelson | 618 |
| Batting Average | Cleon Jones | .319 |
| On-Base % | Cleon Jones | .382 |
| Slugging % | Cleon Jones | .473 |
| OPS | Cleon Jones | .855 |
| Runs | Cleon Jones | 63 |
| Hits | Cleon Jones | 161 |
| Total Bases | Cleon Jones | 239 |
| Doubles | Jerry Grote | 25 |
| Triples | Bud Harrelson and Cleon Jones | 6 |
| Home Runs | Tommie Agee, Cleon Jones, and Ed Kranepool | 14 |
| RBI | Cleon Jones | 69 |
| Walks | Ken Singleton | 61 |
| Strikeouts | Cleon Jones | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Tommie Agee and Bud Harrelson | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Bud Harrelson | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bud Harrelson | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cleon Jones | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jerry Grote | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Seaver | 20 |
| Losses | Nolan Ryan | 14 |
| Saves | Danny Frisella | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Tug McGraw | .733 |
| ERA | Tom Seaver | 1.76 |
| WHIP | Tom Seaver | 0.947 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Seaver | 286.3 |
| Games | Danny Frisella | 53 |
| Games Started | Tom Seaver | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Seaver | 289 |
| Complete Games | Tom Seaver | 21 |
| Shutouts | Tom Seaver | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Seaver | 1103 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gary Gentry | 73 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Seaver | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Nolan Ryan | 116 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Seaver | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Gary Gentry | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Jerry Koosman | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Nolan Ryan | 15 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tom Seaver | 24 |
