1973 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1973 New York Mets finished with a record of 82-79. They scored 608 runs and belted 85 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. John Milner provided the power for the team with 23 homers. Rusty Staub knocked in 76 runs. Felix Millan led the team with 185 hits for a .290 average.
The team allowed 588 runs and had a team ERA of 3.27. Tom Seaver led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 251 strikeouts. Tug McGraw led the team with 25 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beauchamp | 1B | 50 | 61 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .343 | .328 | .671 | .279 |
| Ken Boswell | 3B | 76 | 110 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .303 | .318 | .621 | .227 |
| Jim Fregosi | 3B | 45 | 124 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .340 | .282 | .622 | .234 |
| Wayne Garrett | 3B | 140 | 504 | 76 | 129 | 16 | 58 | 6 | .348 | .403 | .751 | .256 |
| Bud Harrelson | SS | 106 | 356 | 35 | 92 | 0 | 20 | 5 | .348 | .309 | .657 | .258 |
| Ed Kranepool | 1B | 100 | 284 | 28 | 68 | 1 | 35 | 1 | .310 | .306 | .616 | .239 |
| Ted Martinez | SS | 92 | 263 | 34 | 67 | 1 | 14 | 3 | .294 | .308 | .602 | .255 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 153 | 638 | 82 | 185 | 3 | 37 | 2 | .332 | .353 | .685 | .290 |
| John Milner | 1B | 129 | 451 | 69 | 108 | 23 | 72 | 1 | .329 | .432 | .761 | .239 |
| Brian Ostrosser | SS | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rich Chiles | OF | 8 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .200 | .320 | .120 |
| Jim Gosger | OF | 38 | 92 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .304 | .261 | .565 | .239 |
| Don Hahn | OF | 93 | 262 | 22 | 60 | 2 | 21 | 2 | .285 | .290 | .575 | .229 |
| Cleon Jones | OF | 92 | 339 | 48 | 88 | 11 | 48 | 1 | .315 | .395 | .710 | .260 |
| Willie Mays | OF | 66 | 209 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .303 | .344 | .647 | .211 |
| Dave Schneck | OF | 13 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .250 | .466 | .194 |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 152 | 585 | 77 | 163 | 15 | 76 | 1 | .361 | .421 | .782 | .279 |
| George Theodore | OF | 45 | 116 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .320 | .319 | .639 | .259 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Duffy Dyer | C | 70 | 189 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .245 | .243 | .488 | .185 |
| Jerry Grote | C | 84 | 285 | 17 | 73 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .290 | .316 | .606 | .256 |
| Ron Hodges | C | 45 | 127 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .314 | .299 | .613 | .260 |
| Jerry May | C | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .583 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Lute Barnes | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Greg Harts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5457 | 608 | 1345 | 85 | 553 | 27 | .310 | .338 | .648 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Apodaca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Buzz Capra | 24 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 3.86 | 1.500 | |||
| Phil Hennigan | 30 | 0 | 43.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6.23 | 1.524 | |||
| Jerry Koosman | 35 | 35 | 263 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 156 | 76 | 2.84 | 1.179 | |||
| Jon Matlack | 34 | 34 | 242 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 0 | 205 | 99 | 3.20 | 1.277 | |||
| Jim McAndrew | 23 | 12 | 80.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 38 | 31 | 5.38 | 1.743 | |||
| Tug McGraw | 60 | 2 | 118.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 25 | 81 | 55 | 3.87 | 1.356 | |||
| Bob Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Tommy Moore | 3 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.80 | 2.727 | |||
| Harry Parker | 38 | 9 | 96.7 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 5 | 63 | 36 | 3.35 | 1.189 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 31 | 11 | 116.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | 87 | 41 | 3.39 | 1.285 | |||
| Tom Seaver | 36 | 36 | 290 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 0 | 251 | 64 | 2.08 | 0.976 | |||
| George Stone | 27 | 20 | 148 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 1 | 77 | 31 | 2.80 | 1.270 | |||
| John Strohmayer | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8.10 | 1.700 | |||
| Craig Swan | 3 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8.64 | 2.169 | |||
| Hank Webb | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.80 | 2.353 | |||
| Team Totals | 355 | 161 | 1465 | 82 | 79 | .509 | 40 | 1027 | 490 | 3.27 | 1.253 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Felix Millan | 153 |
| At Bats | Felix Millan | 638 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Felix Millan | 699 |
| Batting Average | Felix Millan | .290 |
| On-Base % | Rusty Staub | .361 |
| Slugging % | John Milner | .432 |
| OPS | Rusty Staub | .782 |
| Runs | Felix Millan | 82 |
| Hits | Felix Millan | 185 |
| Total Bases | Rusty Staub | 246 |
| Doubles | Rusty Staub | 36 |
| Triples | Felix Millan | 4 |
| Home Runs | John Milner | 23 |
| RBI | Rusty Staub | 76 |
| Walks | Rusty Staub | 74 |
| Strikeouts | John Milner | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | Wayne Garrett | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Wayne Garrett and Ted Martinez | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Felix Millan | 18 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cleon Jones | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Felix Millan | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Seaver | 19 |
| Losses | Jon Matlack | 16 |
| Saves | Tug McGraw | 25 |
| Won-Loss % | George Stone | .800 |
| ERA | Tom Seaver | 2.08 |
| WHIP | Tom Seaver | 0.976 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Seaver | 290 |
| Games | Tug McGraw | 60 |
| Games Started | Tom Seaver | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Seaver | 251 |
| Complete Games | Tom Seaver | 18 |
| Shutouts | Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, and Tom Seaver | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Seaver | 1147 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jon Matlack | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 234 |
| Walks Allowed | Jon Matlack | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Seaver | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Jerry Koosman, Ray Sadecki, and Tom Seaver | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Tug McGraw | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Koosman | 25 |
