1978 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1978 New York Mets finished with a record of 66-96. They scored 607 runs and belted 86 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. The offense was powered by Willie Montanez, who led the team with 17 home runs, 96 RBI. Steve Henderson and Willie Montanez were tied for the team lead in hits with 156.
The team allowed 690 runs and had a team ERA of 3.87. Leading the team in wins was Nino Espinosa, with 11. Jerry Koosman led the team with 160 strikeouts. Skip Lockwood led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sergio Ferrer | SS | 37 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .273 | .589 | .212 |
| Doug Flynn | 2B | 156 | 532 | 37 | 126 | 0 | 36 | 3 | .277 | .289 | .566 | .237 |
| Tim Foli | SS | 113 | 413 | 37 | 106 | 1 | 27 | 2 | .283 | .320 | .603 | .257 |
| Willie Montanez | 1B | 159 | 609 | 66 | 156 | 17 | 96 | 9 | .320 | .392 | .712 | .256 |
| Lenny Randle | 3B | 132 | 437 | 53 | 102 | 2 | 35 | 14 | .330 | .320 | .650 | .233 |
| Bobby Valentine | 2B | 69 | 160 | 17 | 43 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .346 | .331 | .677 | .269 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Boisclair | OF | 107 | 214 | 24 | 48 | 4 | 15 | 3 | .293 | .322 | .615 | .224 |
| Gil Flores | OF | 11 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .344 | .345 | .689 | .276 |
| Tom Grieve | OF | 54 | 101 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .273 | .297 | .570 | .208 |
| Ken Henderson | OF | 7 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .346 | .455 | .801 | .227 |
| Steve Henderson | OF | 157 | 587 | 83 | 156 | 10 | 65 | 13 | .333 | .399 | .732 | .266 |
| Ed Kranepool | OF | 66 | 81 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .280 | .346 | .626 | .210 |
| Elliott Maddox | OF | 119 | 389 | 43 | 100 | 2 | 39 | 2 | .370 | .329 | .699 | .257 |
| Lee Mazzilli | OF | 148 | 542 | 78 | 148 | 16 | 61 | 20 | .353 | .432 | .785 | .273 |
| Dan Norman | OF | 19 | 64 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 1 | .284 | .484 | .768 | .266 |
| Joel Youngblood | OF | 113 | 266 | 40 | 67 | 7 | 30 | 4 | .294 | .436 | .730 | .252 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Butch Benton | C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | .500 |
| Ron Hodges | C | 47 | 102 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .322 | .314 | .636 | .255 |
| John Stearns | C | 143 | 477 | 65 | 126 | 15 | 73 | 25 | .364 | .413 | .777 | .264 |
| Alex Trevino | C | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .250 | .558 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5433 | 607 | 1332 | 86 | 561 | 100 | .311 | .352 | .662 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Juan Berenguer | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 8.31 | 2.154 | |||
| Dwight Bernard | 30 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 4.31 | 1.688 | |||
| Mike Bruhert | 27 | 22 | 133.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 0 | 56 | 34 | 4.78 | 1.533 | |||
| Mardie Cornejo | 25 | 0 | 36.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 2.45 | 1.390 | |||
| Nino Espinosa | 32 | 32 | 203.7 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 76 | 75 | 4.73 | 1.497 | |||
| Tom Hausman | 10 | 10 | 51.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4.70 | 1.296 | |||
| Roy Lee Jackson | 4 | 2 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9.24 | 2.126 | |||
| Kevin Kobel | 32 | 11 | 108.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 51 | 30 | 2.91 | 1.154 | |||
| Jerry Koosman | 38 | 32 | 235.3 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 2 | 160 | 84 | 3.75 | 1.296 | |||
| Skip Lockwood | 57 | 0 | 90.7 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 15 | 73 | 31 | 3.57 | 1.202 | |||
| Butch Metzger | 25 | 0 | 37.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 6.51 | 1.877 | |||
| Dale Murray | 53 | 0 | 86.3 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 37 | 36 | 3.65 | 1.402 | |||
| Bob Myrick | 17 | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3.28 | 1.255 | |||
| Paul Siebert | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 5.14 | 1.821 | |||
| Craig Swan | 29 | 28 | 207.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 125 | 58 | 2.43 | 1.071 | |||
| Pat Zachry | 21 | 21 | 138 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 78 | 60 | 3.33 | 1.304 | |||
| Team Totals | 432 | 162 | 1455.4 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 26 | 775 | 531 | 3.87 | 1.359 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Willie Montanez | 159 |
| At Bats | Willie Montanez | 609 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie Montanez | 679 |
| Batting Average | Lee Mazzilli | .273 |
| On-Base % | John Stearns | .364 |
| Slugging % | Lee Mazzilli | .432 |
| OPS | Lee Mazzilli | .785 |
| Runs | Steve Henderson | 83 |
| Hits | Steve Henderson and Willie Montanez | 156 |
| Total Bases | Willie Montanez | 239 |
| Doubles | Willie Montanez | 32 |
| Triples | Steve Henderson | 9 |
| Home Runs | Willie Montanez | 17 |
| RBI | Willie Montanez | 96 |
| Walks | Elliott Maddox | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Henderson | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | John Stearns | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Lee Mazzilli and John Stearns | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tim Foli | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Willie Montanez | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Steve Henderson | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Nino Espinosa | 11 |
| Losses | Nino Espinosa and Jerry Koosman | 15 |
| Saves | Skip Lockwood | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Pat Zachry | .625 |
| ERA | Craig Swan | 2.43 |
| WHIP | Craig Swan | 1.071 |
| Innings Pitched | Jerry Koosman | 235.3 |
| Games | Skip Lockwood | 57 |
| Games Started | Nino Espinosa and Jerry Koosman | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Koosman | 160 |
| Complete Games | Nino Espinosa | 6 |
| Shutouts | Pat Zachry | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jerry Koosman | 986 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Nino Espinosa | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Nino Espinosa | 230 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Koosman | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Nino Espinosa | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Nino Espinosa | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Nino Espinosa | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Bruhert | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jerry Koosman | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Koosman | 19 |
