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1981 New York Mets season

FieldValue
nameNew York Mets
season1981
imageNew York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg
leagueNational League
divisionEast
ballparkShea Stadium
cityNew York
record
divisional_place5th
ownersNelson Doubleday, Jr.
general_managerFrank Cashen
managerJoe Torre
televisionWOR-TV
radioWMCA
(Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Steve Albert, Art Shamsky)

(Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Steve Albert, Art Shamsky) The 1981 New York Mets season was the 20th regular season for the Mets. They went 41–62 and finished in fifth place in the National League East. They were managed by Joe Torre. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The season is remembered for a summer strike that cut the season in half.

Offseason

  • November 16, 1980: Kevin Mitchell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.
  • December 15, 1980: José Moreno and John Pacella were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Randy Jones.
  • December 15, 1980: Rick Sweet was purchased by the Mets from the San Diego Padres.
  • December 16, 1980: Rusty Staub was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
  • December 19, 1980: Mike Cubbage was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
  • January 13, 1981: Randy Milligan was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 3, 1981: John Csefalvay (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Gary Rajsich.
  • April 5, 1981: Dan Boitano was purchased by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • April 6, 1981: Butch Benton was sent to the Chicago Cubs by the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.
  • May 29, 1981: Jeff Reardon and Dan Norman were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Ellis Valentine.
  • June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball draft
    • John Christensen was drafted by the Mets in the 2nd round.
    • Roger Clemens was drafted by the Mets in the 12th round, but did not sign.
    • Lenny Dykstra was drafted by the Mets in the 13th round. Player signed July 3, 1981.
    • Lou Thornton was drafted by the Mets in the 19th round.
  • June 15, 1981: Bill Latham was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.
  • August 19, 1981: Mike Marshall was signed as a free agent by the Mets.

Roster

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**Pitchers**

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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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CJohn Stearns8027374.271124
1BDave Kingman10035378.2212259
2BDoug Flynn10532572.222120
SSFrank Taveras8428365.230011
3BHubie Brooks98358110.307438
LFLee Mazzilli9532474.228634
CFMookie Wilson9232889.271314
RFEllis Valentine4816935.207521

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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Rusty Staub7016151.317521
Alex Treviño5614939.262010
Joel Youngblood4314350.350425
Mike Jorgensen8612225.205315
Bob Bailor518123.28408
Mike Cubbage678017.21314
Ron Gardenhire274813.27103
Ron Hodges354313.30216
Wally Backman263610.27800
Mike Howard14244.16703
Brian Giles970.00000

Pitching

= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

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

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Pat Zachry24139.0714*4.1476
Mike Scott23136.05103.9054
Ed Lynch1780.1452.9127
Greg A. Harris1668.2354.4654
Randy Jones1359.1184.8514
Tim Leary12.0000.003
  • Tied with Steve Mura (San Diego)

Other pitchers

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

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Pete Falcone3595.1532.5556
Dave Roberts715.1039.3910
Craig Swan513.2023.299
Charlie Puleo413.1000.008

Relief pitchers

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

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Neil Allen4376182.9750
Ray Searage261013.6816
Dyar Miller231003.2922
Terry Leach211102.5516
Tom Hausman200102.1813
Mike Marshall203202.618
Jeff Reardon181023.4528
Dan Boitano152105.518
Jesse Orosco80111.5618

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Jackson

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mitchke01.shtml Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference]
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morenjo01.shtml Jose Moreno page at Baseball Reference]
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweetri01.shtml Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference]
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/staubru01.shtml Rusty Staub page at Baseball Reference]
  5. "Mike Cubbage Stats".
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millira01.shtml Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference]
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rajsiga01.shtml Gary Rajsich page at Baseball Reference]
  8. "Dan Boitano Stats".
  9. "Butch Benton Stats".
  10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reardje01.shtml Jeff Reardon page at Baseball Reference]
  11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chrisjo02.shtml John Christensen page at Baseball Reference]
  12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clemero02.shtml Roger Clemens page at Baseball Reference]
  13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dykstle01.shtml Lenny Dykstra page at Baseball Reference]
  14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thornlo01.shtml Lou Thornton page at Baseball Reference]
  15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lathabi01.shtml Bill Latham page at Baseball Reference]
  16. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference]
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