1984 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1984 New York Mets finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 652 runs and belted 107 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Darryl Strawberry, who led the team with 26 home runs and 97 RBI. Keith Hernandez led the team with 171 hits for a .311 average. Mookie Wilson had a great year on the basepaths with 46 stolen bases.
The team allowed 676 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. Dwight Gooden led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 276 strikeouts. Jesse Orosco led the team with 31 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Backman | 2B | 128 | 436 | 68 | 122 | 1 | 26 | 32 | .360 | .339 | .699 | .280 |
| Hubie Brooks | 3B | 153 | 561 | 61 | 159 | 16 | 73 | 6 | .341 | .417 | .758 | .283 |
| Kelvin Chapman | 2B | 75 | 197 | 27 | 57 | 3 | 23 | 8 | .356 | .401 | .757 | .289 |
| Ron Gardenhire | SS | 74 | 207 | 20 | 51 | 1 | 10 | 6 | .276 | .304 | .580 | .246 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 154 | 550 | 83 | 171 | 15 | 94 | 2 | .409 | .449 | .858 | .311 |
| Ross Jones | SS | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .200 | .508 | .100 |
| Ray Knight | 3B | 27 | 93 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .337 | .355 | .692 | .280 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 3B | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .428 | .214 |
| Jose Oquendo | SS | 81 | 189 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 10 | .284 | .249 | .533 | .222 |
| Rafael Santana | SS | 51 | 152 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .317 | .382 | .699 | .276 |
| Rusty Staub | 1B | 78 | 72 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .291 | .361 | .652 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Billy Beane | OF | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| John Christensen | OF | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .308 | .455 | .763 | .273 |
| George Foster | OF | 146 | 553 | 67 | 149 | 24 | 86 | 2 | .311 | .443 | .754 | .269 |
| Danny Heep | OF | 99 | 199 | 36 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .319 | .312 | .631 | .231 |
| Jerry Martin | OF | 51 | 91 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .206 | .264 | .470 | .154 |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | 147 | 522 | 75 | 131 | 26 | 97 | 27 | .343 | .467 | .810 | .251 |
| Mookie Wilson | OF | 154 | 587 | 88 | 162 | 10 | 54 | 46 | .308 | .409 | .717 | .276 |
| Herm Winningham | OF | 14 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .429 | .519 | .948 | .407 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Fitzgerald | C | 112 | 360 | 20 | 87 | 2 | 33 | 1 | .288 | .306 | .594 | .242 |
| John Gibbons | C | 10 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .065 | .236 | .065 |
| Ron Hodges | C | 64 | 106 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .351 | .264 | .615 | .208 |
| Junior Ortiz | C | 40 | 91 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .235 | .231 | .466 | .198 |
| John Stearns | C | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .235 | .568 | .176 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5438 | 652 | 1400 | 107 | 607 | 149 | .317 | .369 | .685 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bruce Berenyi | 19 | 19 | 115 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 81 | 53 | 3.76 | 1.330 | |||
| Ron Darling | 33 | 33 | 205.7 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 136 | 104 | 3.81 | 1.376 | |||
| Sid Fernandez | 15 | 15 | 90 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 62 | 34 | 3.50 | 1.200 | |||
| Brent Gaff | 47 | 0 | 84.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 42 | 36 | 3.63 | 1.340 | |||
| Wes Gardner | 21 | 0 | 25.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6.39 | 1.660 | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 31 | 31 | 218 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 276 | 73 | 2.60 | 1.073 | |||
| Tom Gorman | 36 | 0 | 57.7 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 2.97 | 1.109 | |||
| Tim Leary | 20 | 7 | 53.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 4.02 | 1.471 | |||
| Ed Lynch | 40 | 13 | 124 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2 | 62 | 24 | 4.50 | 1.556 | |||
| Jesse Orosco | 60 | 0 | 87 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 31 | 85 | 34 | 2.59 | 1.057 | |||
| Calvin Schiraldi | 5 | 3 | 17.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 5.71 | 1.734 | |||
| Doug Sisk | 50 | 0 | 77.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 15 | 32 | 54 | 2.09 | 1.429 | |||
| Craig Swan | 10 | 0 | 18.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8.20 | 1.337 | |||
| Walt Terrell | 33 | 33 | 215 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 114 | 80 | 3.52 | 1.451 | |||
| Dick Tidrow | 11 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9.19 | 2.038 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 9 | 8 | 37.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 5.02 | 1.936 | |||
| Team Totals | 440 | 162 | 1442.8 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 50 | 1028 | 573 | 3.63 | 1.347 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Keith Hernandez and Mookie Wilson | 154 |
| At Bats | Mookie Wilson | 587 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Keith Hernandez | 657 |
| Batting Average | Keith Hernandez | .311 |
| On-Base % | Keith Hernandez | .409 |
| Slugging % | Darryl Strawberry | .467 |
| OPS | Keith Hernandez | .858 |
| Runs | Mookie Wilson | 88 |
| Hits | Keith Hernandez | 171 |
| Total Bases | Keith Hernandez | 247 |
| Doubles | Keith Hernandez | 31 |
| Triples | Mookie Wilson | 10 |
| Home Runs | Darryl Strawberry | 26 |
| RBI | Darryl Strawberry | 97 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Darryl Strawberry | 131 |
| Stolen Bases | Mookie Wilson | 46 |
| Caught Stealing | Wally Backman and Mookie Wilson | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dwight Gooden | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Keith Hernandez | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hubie Brooks and Mike Fitzgerald | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dwight Gooden | 17 |
| Losses | Walt Terrell | 12 |
| Saves | Jesse Orosco | 31 |
| Won-Loss % | Dwight Gooden | .654 |
| ERA | Dwight Gooden | 2.60 |
| WHIP | Dwight Gooden | 1.073 |
| Innings Pitched | Dwight Gooden | 218 |
| Games | Jesse Orosco | 60 |
| Games Started | Ron Darling and Walt Terrell | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Dwight Gooden | 276 |
| Complete Games | Dwight Gooden | 7 |
| Shutouts | Dwight Gooden | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Walt Terrell | 926 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ron Darling | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Walt Terrell | 232 |
| Walks Allowed | Ron Darling | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ron Darling | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ed Lynch | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Dwight Gooden | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Bruce Berenyi and Ron Darling | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Darling | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Walt Terrell | 28 |
