1983 New York Mets season
The New York Mets' 1983 season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68–94 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by George Bamberger and Frank Howard. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
1983 New York Mets | |
---|---|
Major League affiliations | |
| |
| |
Location | |
| |
Other information | |
Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. |
General manager(s) | Frank Cashen |
Manager(s) | George Bamberger, Frank Howard |
Local television | WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson) |
Local radio | WHN (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea) |
< Previous season Next season > |
Offseason
- December 10, 1982: Mike Scott was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Danny Heep.[1]
- December 16, 1982: Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver.[2]
- 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.[3]
Regular season
- May 6, 1983: Darryl Strawberry made his major league debut.[4]
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 6 | 41–40 | 43–38 |
Montreal Expos | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 | 46–35 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 19 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
New York Mets | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 22 | 41–41 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents
1983 National League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 8–4 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 2–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 6–12–1 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |||||
Montreal | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 9–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — |
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- April 7, 1983: Clint Hurdle was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[6]
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
- Stan Jefferson was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (20th pick).[7]
- Matt Williams was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round, but did not sign.[8]
- June 15, 1983: Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.[9]
- July 22, 1983: Scott Dye (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Kelvin Moore.[10]
Roster
1983 New York Mets roster | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches
|
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RF | Darryl Strawberry | 122 | 420 | 108 | .257 | 26 | 74 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Heep | 115 | 253 | 64 | .253 | 8 | 21 |
Gary Rajsich | 11 | 36 | 12 | .333 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Seaver | 34 | 231 | 9 | 14 | 3.55 | 135 |
Mike Torrez | 39 | 222.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.37 | 94 |
Ron Darling | 5 | 35.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.80 | 23 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Holman | 35 | 101 | 1 | 7 | 3.74 | 44 |
Neil Allen | 21 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 4.50 | 32 |
Tom Gorman | 25 | 49.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.93 | 30 |
Rick Ownbey | 10 | 34.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.67 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brent Gaff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 4 |
Awards and honors
- Darryl Strawberry, Rookie of the Year
- Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove
- Jesse Orosco, Pitcher
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
AAA | Tidewater Tides | International League | Davey Johnson |
AA | Jackson Mets | Texas League | Bob Schaefer |
A | Lynchburg Mets | Carolina League | Sam Perlozzo |
A | Columbia Mets | South Atlantic League | John Tamargo |
A-Short Season | Little Falls Mets | New York–Penn League | Mike Cubbage |
Rookie | GCL Mets | Gulf Coast League | Vern Hoscheit |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Lynchburg
Notes
- Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference
- Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
- Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/strawda01.shtml?redir
- http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=NYN
- Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
- Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
- Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference
- Keith Hernandez sent to Mets for Allen, Ownbey
- Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference
gollark: Ultrahacked.
gollark: '); DROP TABLE "rules";--
gollark: Well, if it's been hacked by someone they won't be paying for it. It's probably going to be ethereum or something now, I don't know.
gollark: But it's hip and cool to have your toaster be mining bitcoin!
gollark: I think we need an off-the-shelf solution to adding blinky LEDs and shininess to existing non-IoT products... hmm.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.