1975 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1975 New York Mets finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 646 runs and belted 101 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Dave Kingman led the team in home runs with 36. Rusty Staub was the best run producer with 105 RBI. Felix Millan led the team with 191 hits for a .283 average.
The team allowed 625 runs and had a team ERA of 3.39. Tom Seaver led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 243 strikeouts. Bob Apodaca 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 | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Garrett | 3B | 107 | 274 | 49 | 73 | 6 | 34 | 3 | .379 | .383 | .762 | .266 |
| Bud Harrelson | SS | 34 | 73 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .329 | .247 | .576 | .219 |
| Jack Heidemann | SS | 61 | 145 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .291 | .290 | .581 | .214 |
| Ed Kranepool | 1B | 106 | 325 | 42 | 105 | 4 | 43 | 1 | .370 | .409 | .779 | .323 |
| Felix Millan | 2B | 162 | 676 | 81 | 191 | 1 | 56 | 1 | .329 | .348 | .677 | .283 |
| Mike Phillips | SS | 116 | 383 | 31 | 98 | 1 | 28 | 3 | .300 | .326 | .626 | .256 |
| Roy Staiger | 3B | 13 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .211 | .369 | .158 |
| Joe Torre | 3B | 114 | 361 | 33 | 89 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .317 | .357 | .674 | .247 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesus Alou | OF | 62 | 102 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .299 | .294 | .593 | .265 |
| Gene Clines | OF | 82 | 203 | 25 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .269 | .286 | .555 | .227 |
| Bob Gallagher | OF | 33 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .200 | .388 | .133 |
| Cleon Jones | OF | 21 | 50 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .283 | .260 | .543 | .240 |
| Dave Kingman | OF | 134 | 502 | 65 | 116 | 36 | 88 | 7 | .284 | .494 | .778 | .231 |
| John Milner | OF | 91 | 220 | 24 | 42 | 7 | 29 | 1 | .302 | .336 | .638 | .191 |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 155 | 574 | 93 | 162 | 19 | 105 | 2 | .371 | .448 | .819 | .282 |
| Del Unser | OF | 147 | 531 | 65 | 156 | 10 | 53 | 4 | .337 | .392 | .729 | .294 |
| Mike Vail | OF | 38 | 162 | 17 | 49 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .339 | .420 | .759 | .302 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Grote | C | 119 | 386 | 28 | 114 | 2 | 39 | 0 | .357 | .373 | .730 | .295 |
| Ron Hodges | C | 9 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .229 | .412 | .641 | .206 |
| John Stearns | C | 59 | 169 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 4 | .268 | .284 | .552 | .189 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Brock Pemberton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5587 | 646 | 1430 | 101 | 604 | 32 | .316 | .361 | .677 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Apodaca | 46 | 0 | 84.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 13 | 45 | 28 | 1.49 | 1.110 | |||
| Rick Baldwin | 54 | 0 | 97.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6 | 54 | 34 | 3.33 | 1.346 | |||
| Jerry Cram | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.800 | |||
| Nino Espinosa | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Tom Hall | 34 | 4 | 60.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 48 | 31 | 4.75 | 1.466 | |||
| Jerry Koosman | 36 | 34 | 239.7 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 2 | 173 | 98 | 3.42 | 1.385 | |||
| Skip Lockwood | 24 | 0 | 48.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 61 | 25 | 1.49 | 1.097 | |||
| Jon Matlack | 33 | 32 | 228.7 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 154 | 58 | 3.38 | 1.233 | |||
| Harry Parker | 18 | 1 | 34.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 4.41 | 1.614 | |||
| Ken Sanders | 29 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2.30 | 1.047 | |||
| Mac Scarce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Tom Seaver | 36 | 36 | 280.3 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 0 | 243 | 88 | 2.38 | 1.088 | |||
| George Stone | 13 | 11 | 57 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 5.05 | 1.684 | |||
| Craig Swan | 6 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6.39 | 1.645 | |||
| Randy Tate | 26 | 23 | 137.7 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 0 | 99 | 86 | 4.45 | 1.503 | |||
| Hank Webb | 29 | 15 | 115 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 38 | 62 | 4.07 | 1.426 | |||
| Team Totals | 391 | 162 | 1466.1 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 31 | 989 | 580 | 3.39 | 1.312 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Felix Millan | 162 |
| At Bats | Felix Millan | 676 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Felix Millan | 743 |
| Batting Average | Del Unser | .294 |
| On-Base % | Rusty Staub | .371 |
| Slugging % | Dave Kingman | .494 |
| OPS | Rusty Staub | .819 |
| Runs | Rusty Staub | 93 |
| Hits | Felix Millan | 191 |
| Total Bases | Rusty Staub | 257 |
| Doubles | Felix Millan | 37 |
| Triples | Mike Phillips | 7 |
| Home Runs | Dave Kingman | 36 |
| RBI | Rusty Staub | 105 |
| Walks | Rusty Staub | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Kingman | 153 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Kingman | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | Felix Millan | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Felix Millan | 17 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rusty Staub | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Torre | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Seaver | 22 |
| Losses | Jerry Koosman and Randy Tate | 13 |
| Saves | Bob Apodaca | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Seaver | .710 |
| ERA | Tom Seaver | 2.38 |
| WHIP | Tom Seaver | 1.088 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Seaver | 280.3 |
| Games | Rick Baldwin | 54 |
| Games Started | Tom Seaver | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Seaver | 243 |
| Complete Games | Tom Seaver | 15 |
| Shutouts | Tom Seaver | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Seaver | 1115 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 234 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, and Tom Seaver | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Randy Tate | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jon Matlack | 22 |
