1976 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1976 New York Mets finished with a record of 86-76. They scored 615 runs and belted 102 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Kingman, who led the team with 37 home runs and 86 RBI. Felix Millan led the team with 150 hits for a .282 average.
The team allowed 538 runs and had a team ERA of 2.94. Jerry Koosman was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Tom Seaver struck out 235 batters to lead the team. Skip Lockwood was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Leo Foster
| 3B
| 24
| 59
| 11
| 12
| 1
| 15
| 3
| .299
| .288
| .587
| .203
|
| Wayne Garrett
| 3B
| 80
| 251
| 36
| 56
| 4
| 26
| 7
| .359
| .311
| .670
| .223
|
| Bud Harrelson
| SS
| 118
| 359
| 34
| 84
| 1
| 26
| 9
| .351
| .298
| .649
| .234
|
| Jack Heidemann
| SS
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .083
| .166
| .083
|
| Ed Kranepool
| 1B
| 123
| 415
| 47
| 121
| 10
| 49
| 1
| .344
| .410
| .754
| .292
|
| Felix Millan
| 2B
| 139
| 531
| 55
| 150
| 1
| 35
| 2
| .341
| .343
| .684
| .282
|
| Mike Phillips
| SS
| 87
| 262
| 30
| 67
| 4
| 29
| 2
| .315
| .363
| .678
| .256
|
| Roy Staiger
| 3B
| 95
| 304
| 23
| 67
| 2
| 26
| 3
| .278
| .273
| .551
| .220
|
| Joe Torre
| 1B
| 114
| 310
| 36
| 95
| 5
| 31
| 1
| .358
| .406
| .764
| .306
|
| Outfielders
|
| Benny Ayala
| OF
| 22
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .179
| .231
| .410
| .115
|
| Billy Baldwin
| OF
| 9
| 22
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 0
| .292
| .545
| .837
| .273
|
| Bruce Boisclair
| OF
| 110
| 286
| 42
| 82
| 2
| 13
| 9
| .350
| .374
| .724
| .287
|
| Leon Brown
| OF
| 64
| 70
| 11
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 2
| .257
| .257
| .514
| .214
|
| Jim Dwyer
| OF
| 11
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .267
| .154
| .421
| .154
|
| Dave Kingman
| OF
| 123
| 474
| 70
| 113
| 37
| 86
| 7
| .286
| .506
| .792
| .238
|
| Pepe Mangual
| OF
| 41
| 102
| 15
| 19
| 1
| 9
| 7
| .259
| .304
| .563
| .186
|
| Lee Mazzilli
| OF
| 24
| 77
| 9
| 15
| 2
| 7
| 5
| .323
| .299
| .622
| .195
|
| John Milner
| OF
| 127
| 443
| 56
| 120
| 15
| 78
| 0
| .362
| .447
| .809
| .271
|
| Del Unser
| OF
| 77
| 276
| 28
| 63
| 5
| 25
| 4
| .275
| .344
| .619
| .228
|
| Mike Vail
| OF
| 53
| 143
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 9
| 0
| .243
| .266
| .509
| .217
|
| Catchers
|
| Jerry Grote
| C
| 101
| 323
| 30
| 88
| 4
| 28
| 1
| .350
| .365
| .715
| .272
|
| Ron Hodges
| C
| 56
| 155
| 21
| 35
| 4
| 24
| 2
| .339
| .342
| .681
| .226
|
| Jay Kleven
| C
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .400
| .200
|
| John Stearns
| C
| 32
| 103
| 13
| 27
| 2
| 10
| 1
| .364
| .379
| .743
| .262
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5415
| 615
| 1334
| 102
| 560
| 66
| .314
| .352
| .666
| .246
|
| Pitchers
|
| Bob Apodaca
| 43
| 3
| 89.7
| 3
| 7
| .300
| 5
| 45
| 29
| 2.81
| 1.115
|
| Rick Baldwin
| 11
| 0
| 22.7
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 2.38
| 1.057
|
| Nino Espinosa
| 12
| 5
| 41.7
| 4
| 4
| .500
| 0
| 30
| 13
| 3.67
| 1.295
|
| Tom Hall
| 5
| 0
| 4.7
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 5.79
| 2.128
|
| Jerry Koosman
| 34
| 32
| 247.3
| 21
| 10
| .677
| 0
| 200
| 66
| 2.69
| 1.096
|
| Skip Lockwood
| 56
| 0
| 94.3
| 10
| 7
| .588
| 19
| 108
| 34
| 2.67
| 1.018
|
| Mickey Lolich
| 31
| 30
| 192.7
| 8
| 13
| .381
| 0
| 120
| 52
| 3.22
| 1.225
|
| Jon Matlack
| 35
| 35
| 262
| 17
| 10
| .630
| 0
| 153
| 57
| 2.95
| 1.118
|
| Bob Myrick
| 21
| 1
| 27.7
| 1
| 1
| .500
| 0
| 11
| 13
| 3.25
| 1.697
|
| Ken Sanders
| 31
| 0
| 47
| 1
| 2
| .333
| 1
| 16
| 12
| 2.87
| 1.085
|
| Tom Seaver
| 35
| 34
| 271
| 14
| 11
| .560
| 0
| 235
| 77
| 2.59
| 1.063
|
| Craig Swan
| 23
| 22
| 132.3
| 6
| 9
| .400
| 0
| 89
| 44
| 3.54
| 1.308
|
| Hank Webb
| 8
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 1
| .000
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 4.50
| 1.500
|
| Team Totals
| 345
| 162
| 1449.1
| 86
| 76
| .531
| 25
| 1025
| 419
| 2.94
| 1.150
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
