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1983 New York Mets season

FieldValue
nameNew York Mets
season1983
imageNew York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg
leagueNational League
divisionEast
ballparkShea Stadium
cityNew York
record
divisional_place6th
ownersNelson Doubleday, Jr.
general_managerFrank Cashen
managersGeorge Bamberger, Frank Howard
televisionWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson)
radioWHN
(Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea)

(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson) (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea) The 1983 New York Mets season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68–94 and finished in sixth place in the National League East, twenty-two games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets were managed by George Bamberger and Frank Howard. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Even though they finished with 94 losses, this Mets team showed the beginnings of what would be a contender for the next decade. Darryl Strawberry made his debut and on June 15 the Mets would get Keith Hernandez from St. Louis to start putting the veteran pieces together for what would be the 1986 Championship team.

This would be the last time the Mets would finish in last place until 1993.

Offseason

  • December 10, 1982: Mike Scott was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Danny Heep.
  • December 16, 1982: Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver.
  • January 13, 1983: The Mets traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Torrez. The Mets completed the deal by sending Mike Davis (minors) to the Red Sox on February 15.

Regular season

  • May 6, 1983: Darryl Strawberry made his major league debut.

  • June 15, 1983: The Mets would trade Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

  • Bob Bailor
  • Hubie Brooks
  • George Foster
  • Brian Giles
  • Ron Hodges
  • Mike Howard
  • Dave Kingman
  • Tom Seaver
  • Mookie Wilson

Notable transactions

  • April 7, 1983: Clint Hurdle was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
  • June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
    • Stan Jefferson was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (20th pick).
    • Matt Williams was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round, but did not sign.
  • June 15, 1983: Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.
  • July 22, 1983: Scott Dye (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Kelvin Moore.

Roster

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Player stats

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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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CRon Hodges11025065.260021
1BKeith Hernandez9532098.306937
2BBrian Giles14540098.245227
SSJosé Oquendo12032870.213117
3BHubie Brooks150586147.251558
LFGeorge Foster157601145.2412890
CFMookie Wilson152638176.276751
RF122420108.2572674

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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Bob Bailor11834085.250130
11525364.253821
Dave Kingman10024849.1981329
Junior Ortiz6818547.254012
Rusty Staub10411534.296328
Mark Bradley7310421.20235
Ronn Reynolds246613.19702
Tucker Ashford355610.17902
Wally Backman26427.16703
113612.33313
Clint Hurdle13336.18202
Ron Gardenhire17322.06301
Mike Jorgensen38246.25013
Mike Fitzgerald8202.10012
Mike Bishop381.12500
Mike Howard131.33301
John Stearns400----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

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34231.09143.55135
39222.110174.3794
Ed Lynch30174.210104.2844
Walt Terrell21133.2883.5759
535.1132.8023
Tim Leary210.2113.389

Other pitchers

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

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35101.0173.7444
Craig Swan2796.1285.5143
2154.0274.5032
2549.1144.9330
1034.2134.6719

Relief pitchers

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

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Jesse Orosco62137171.4784
Doug Sisk6754112.2433
Carlos Diaz543122.0564
41006.104

Awards and honors

  • Darryl Strawberry, Rookie of the Year
  • Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove All-Star Game
  • Jesse Orosco, Pitcher

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Lynchburg

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heepda01.shtml Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference]
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seaveto01.shtml Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference]
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torremi01.shtml Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference]
  4. "Darryl Strawberry Stats".
  5. "1983 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hurdlcl01.shtml Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference]
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeffest01.shtml Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference]
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willima04.shtml Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference]
  9. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/16/sports/keith-hernandez-sent-to-mets-for-allen-ownbey.html Keith Hernandez sent to Mets for Allen, Ownbey]
  10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mooreke01.shtml Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference]
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