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1974 New York Mets season

FieldValue
nameNew York Mets
season1974
imageNew York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg
leagueNational League
divisionEast
ballparkShea Stadium
cityNew York
record
divisional_place5th
ownersJoan Whitney Payson
general_managerBob Scheffing
managerYogi Berra
televisionWOR-TV
radioWHN
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy) The 1974 New York Mets season was the 13th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Yogi Berra, the team finished the season with a record of 71–91, placing fifth in the National League East, seventeen games behind the first place Pittsburgh Pirates. This was the first time the Mets had a losing season since 1968.

Offseason

  • March 26, 1974: Buzz Capra was purchased from the Mets by the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

  • Wayne Garrett
  • Jerry Grote
  • Don Hahn
  • Bud Harrelson
  • Cleon Jones
  • Jerry Koosman
  • Félix Millán
  • John Milner
  • Rusty Staub

Notable transactions

Roster

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**Pitchers**

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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C9731982.257536
1B137507128.2522063
2B136518139.268133
SS10633175.227113
3B151522117.2241353
LF124461130.2821360
CF11032381.251428
RF161561145.2581978

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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SS-OF11633473.219243
OF9325452.205525
2B-3B9622248.216215
1B9421765.300424
C6314230.211010
C5913630.221414
LF-PH607612.15811
OF-PH236816.23528
OFJim Gosger26333.09100
1B-PHBrock Pemberton11224.18201
OFBruce Boisclair7123.25001
2B-3BRich Puig4100.00000
C-PHIke Hampton440.00001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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34265.113152.41195
35265.015113.36188
32232.011113.20201
1577.0275.0329

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Harry Parker40131.04123.9258
35103.0663.5054
34103.0883.4146
730.1134.4510
Hank Webb310.0027.208
Randy Sterling39.1114.822
Nino Espinosa29.0005.002

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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582223.583578.0
4161134.165488.2
242123.481841.1
100131.61822.1
John Strohmayer10000.0001.0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Victoria

Japan tour

The Mets' tour of Japan began with its departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport on October 23. The team's charter flight included stops to pick up players in San Francisco and Anchorage, Alaska, the latter for Jerry Koosman. Two nonparticipants were Ray Sadecki and Duffy Dyer who were both traded, the former to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Torre on October 13 and the latter to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gene Clines on October 22. Torre was the only one of the two new Mets to participate in the tour. Starters Rusty Staub, Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson and Cleon Jones elected to forego the tour for various personal reasons. The ballclub arrived at Haneda Airport on October 24 after a combined 21-hour flight.

Both Torre and Tom Seaver were dealing with health issues, shoulder for the former and back and hip for the latter.

GameMonthDateDayPlaceOpponentW/L/DScoreMets Starting PitcherNotes
1OCT26SATokyoYomiuri GiantsL7–10Tom SeaverSadaharu Oh grand slam off Jerry Cram in eighth. John Milner, Wayne Garrett and Dave Schneck each homer.
2OCT28MTokyoYomiuri GiantsD4–4Jon Matlack4–2 lead disappears as Jack Aker walks five Giants batters in ninth. Don Hahn homers.
3OCT29TUSapporoYomiuri Giants
4OCT30WSendaiYomiuri GiantsL2–3Tom SeaverSeaver allows two runs in first six innings. Deciding run off Hank Webb in seventh. Ed Kranepool solo home run.
5OCT31THKōriyamaYomiuri GiantsD3–3 (9)Bob ApodacaMilner game-tying solo homer in ninth; Jack Aker's final Mets appearance before waived on NOV 6.
6NOV
7NOV
8NOV4MTokyoYomiuri GiantsL4–10Tom Seaver17 hits combined off Seaver, Webb, Cram and Bob Miller. Milner homers.
9NOV6WNiigataYomiuri GiantsL4–9Randy TateTate gives up three runs in first; Dave Schneck and Joe Torre each hit a homer.
10NOV7THToyamaYomiuri GiantsW6–3Jon MatlackTwelve hits for Mets; single, double and three RBI for Torre.
11NOV9SAOsakaYomiuri Giants/Nankai HawksW6–4Jerry KoosmanMilner and Kranepool each hit a home run.
12NOV
13NOV12TUMatsuyamaYomiuri GiantsW7–5Jon MatlackKranepool homers twice despite Matlack surrendering five runs in first three innings.
14NOV14THHiroshimaYomiuri Giants/Hiroshima Toyo CarpW4–0Jerry KoosmanTorre hits three-run homer in fourth; Koosman pitches a five-hit shutout.
15NOV16SAFukuokaYomiuri Giants/Taiheiyo Club LionsL0–2Tom SeaverSeaver takes shutout into eighth, but Mets batters combine for only two hits.
16NOV18MKokuraYomiuri GiantsW9–5Homers by Félix Millán and Teddy Martínez spark a five-run ninth-inning rally.
17NOV
18NOV

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caprabu01.shtml Buzz Capra page at Baseball Reference]
  2. "1974 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/myricbo01.shtml Bob Myrick page at Baseball Reference]
  4. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/10/14/archives/mets-finally-get-torre-in-trade-for-sadecki-and-minor-leaguer-torre.html "Mets Finally Get Torre in Trade for Sadecki and Minor Leaguer," ''The New York Times'', Monday, October 14, 1974.] Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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  10. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/01/archives/sports-news-briefs-us-wins-2-open-jumper-classes.html "Mets Tie on Milner's Homer," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Thursday, October 31, 1974.] Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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  13. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/08/archives/sports-news-briefs-nc-state-vanderbilt-in-bowls.html "Mets Finally Beat Yomiuri Giants," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Thursday, November 7, 1974.] Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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  16. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/15/archives/sports-news-briefs-orioles-purchase-price-set.html "Mets Begin to Win in the East," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Thursday, November 14, 1974.] Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  17. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/17/archives/sports-news-briefs-mets-set-again-in-the-east-ipswich-goes-to-top.html "Mets Set Again in the East," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Saturday, November 16, 1974.] Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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