1974 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1974 New York Mets finished with a record of 71-91. They scored 572 runs and belted 96 home runs to go along with a .235 batting average. John Milner provided the power for the team with 20 homers. The offense was powered by Rusty Staub, who led the team with 78 RBI and 145 hits.
The team allowed 646 runs and had a team ERA of 3.42. Jerry Koosman was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Tom Seaver struck out 201 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boswell | 2B | 96 | 222 | 19 | 48 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .277 | .279 | .556 | .216 |
| Wayne Garrett | 3B | 151 | 522 | 55 | 117 | 13 | 53 | 4 | .337 | .337 | .674 | .224 |
| Bud Harrelson | SS | 106 | 331 | 48 | 75 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .366 | .266 | .632 | .227 |
| Ted Martinez | SS | 116 | 334 | 32 | 73 | 2 | 43 | 3 | .247 | .323 | .570 | .219 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 136 | 518 | 50 | 139 | 1 | 33 | 5 | .317 | .311 | .628 | .268 |
| John Milner | 1B | 137 | 507 | 70 | 128 | 20 | 63 | 10 | .337 | .408 | .745 | .252 |
| Brock Pemberton | 1B | 11 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Rich Puig | 2B | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .000 | .091 | .000 |
| George Theodore | 1B | 60 | 76 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .211 | .458 | .158 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Benny Ayala | OF | 23 | 68 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .308 | .338 | .646 | .235 |
| Bruce Boisclair | OF | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .641 | .250 |
| Jim Gosger | OF | 26 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Don Hahn | OF | 110 | 323 | 34 | 81 | 4 | 28 | 2 | .328 | .337 | .665 | .251 |
| Cleon Jones | OF | 124 | 461 | 62 | 130 | 13 | 60 | 3 | .343 | .421 | .764 | .282 |
| Ed Kranepool | OF | 94 | 217 | 20 | 65 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .350 | .415 | .765 | .300 |
| Dave Schneck | OF | 93 | 254 | 23 | 52 | 5 | 25 | 4 | .254 | .315 | .569 | .205 |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 151 | 561 | 65 | 145 | 19 | 78 | 2 | .347 | .406 | .753 | .258 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Duffy Dyer | C | 63 | 142 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .302 | .232 | .534 | .211 |
| Jerry Grote | C | 97 | 319 | 25 | 82 | 5 | 36 | 0 | .326 | .335 | .661 | .257 |
| Ike Hampton | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ron Hodges | C | 59 | 136 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .310 | .338 | .648 | .221 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5468 | 572 | 1286 | 96 | 538 | 43 | .307 | .329 | .636 | .235 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Aker | 24 | 0 | 41.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 3.48 | 1.138 | |||
| Bob Apodaca | 35 | 8 | 103 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 54 | 42 | 3.50 | 1.301 | |||
| Jerry Cram | 10 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.61 | 1.166 | |||
| Nino Espinosa | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Jerry Koosman | 35 | 35 | 265 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 188 | 85 | 3.36 | 1.294 | |||
| Jon Matlack | 34 | 34 | 265.3 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 195 | 76 | 2.41 | 1.119 | |||
| Tug McGraw | 41 | 4 | 88.7 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 3 | 54 | 32 | 4.16 | 1.443 | |||
| Bob Miller | 58 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 35 | 39 | 3.58 | 1.641 | |||
| Harry Parker | 40 | 16 | 131 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 4 | 58 | 46 | 3.92 | 1.458 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 34 | 10 | 103 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 46 | 35 | 3.41 | 1.379 | |||
| Tom Seaver | 32 | 32 | 236 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 201 | 75 | 3.20 | 1.161 | |||
| Randy Sterling | 3 | 2 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.82 | 1.720 | |||
| George Stone | 15 | 13 | 77 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 5.03 | 1.610 | |||
| John Strohmayer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Craig Swan | 7 | 5 | 30.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 4.45 | 1.617 | |||
| Hank Webb | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7.20 | 2.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 374 | 162 | 1470.2 | 71 | 91 | .438 | 14 | 908 | 504 | 3.42 | 1.318 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Wayne Garrett and Rusty Staub | 151 |
| At Bats | Rusty Staub | 561 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rusty Staub | 649 |
| Batting Average | Cleon Jones | .282 |
| On-Base % | Rusty Staub | .347 |
| Slugging % | Cleon Jones | .421 |
| OPS | Cleon Jones | .764 |
| Runs | John Milner | 70 |
| Hits | Rusty Staub | 145 |
| Total Bases | Rusty Staub | 228 |
| Doubles | Cleon Jones | 23 |
| Triples | Ted Martinez | 7 |
| Home Runs | John Milner | 20 |
| RBI | Rusty Staub | 78 |
| Walks | Wayne Garrett | 89 |
| Strikeouts | Wayne Garrett | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | John Milner | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Wayne Garrett | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Felix Millan | 24 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rusty Staub | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rusty Staub | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jerry Koosman | 15 |
| Losses | Jon Matlack | 15 |
| Saves | Harry Parker | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Jerry Koosman | .577 |
| ERA | Jon Matlack | 2.41 |
| WHIP | Jon Matlack | 1.119 |
| Innings Pitched | Jon Matlack | 265.3 |
| Games | Bob Miller | 58 |
| Games Started | Jerry Koosman | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Seaver | 201 |
| Complete Games | Jon Matlack | 14 |
| Shutouts | Jon Matlack | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Jerry Koosman | 1118 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 258 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Seaver | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Jerry Koosman | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jerry Koosman | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver | 21 |
