| 1983 New York Mets | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| Record | 68–94 (.420) |
| Divisional place | 6th |
| Owners | Nelson Doubleday, Jr. |
| General manager | Frank Cashen |
| Managers | George Bamberger,Frank Howard |
| Television | WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner,Steve Zabriskie,Tim McCarver,Bud Harrelson) |
| Radio | WHN (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea) |
The1983New York Mets season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68–94 and finished in sixth place in theNational League East, twenty-two games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets were managed byGeorge Bamberger andFrank Howard. They played home games atShea 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 getKeith 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 41–40 | 43–38 |
| Montreal Expos | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 46–35 | 36–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
| New York Mets | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22 | 41–41 | 27–53 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1983 New York Mets | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ron Hodges | 110 | 250 | 65 | .260 | 0 | 21 |
| 1B | Keith Hernandez | 95 | 320 | 98 | .306 | 9 | 37 |
| 2B | Brian Giles | 145 | 400 | 98 | .245 | 2 | 27 |
| SS | José Oquendo | 120 | 328 | 70 | .213 | 1 | 17 |
| 3B | Hubie Brooks | 150 | 586 | 147 | .251 | 5 | 58 |
| LF | George Foster | 157 | 601 | 145 | .241 | 28 | 90 |
| CF | Mookie Wilson | 152 | 638 | 176 | .276 | 7 | 51 |
| RF | Darryl Strawberry | 122 | 420 | 108 | .257 | 26 | 74 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bailor | 118 | 340 | 85 | .250 | 1 | 30 |
| Danny Heep | 115 | 253 | 64 | .253 | 8 | 21 |
| Dave Kingman | 100 | 248 | 49 | .198 | 13 | 29 |
| Junior Ortiz | 68 | 185 | 47 | .254 | 0 | 12 |
| Rusty Staub | 104 | 115 | 34 | .296 | 3 | 28 |
| Mark Bradley | 73 | 104 | 21 | .202 | 3 | 5 |
| Ronn Reynolds | 24 | 66 | 13 | .197 | 0 | 2 |
| Tucker Ashford | 35 | 56 | 10 | .179 | 0 | 2 |
| Wally Backman | 26 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Rajsich | 11 | 36 | 12 | .333 | 1 | 3 |
| Clint Hurdle | 13 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Gardenhire | 17 | 32 | 2 | .063 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 38 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 8 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bishop | 3 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Howard | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| John Stearns | 4 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Seaver | 34 | 231.0 | 9 | 14 | 3.55 | 135 |
| Mike Torrez | 39 | 222.1 | 10 | 17 | 4.37 | 94 |
| Ed Lynch | 30 | 174.2 | 10 | 10 | 4.28 | 44 |
| Walt Terrell | 21 | 133.2 | 8 | 8 | 3.57 | 59 |
| Ron Darling | 5 | 35.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.80 | 23 |
| Tim Leary | 2 | 10.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Scott Holman | 35 | 101.0 | 1 | 7 | 3.74 | 44 |
| Craig Swan | 27 | 96.1 | 2 | 8 | 5.51 | 43 |
| Neil Allen | 21 | 54.0 | 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jesse Orosco | 62 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 1.47 | 84 |
| Doug Sisk | 67 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.24 | 33 |
| Carlos Diaz | 54 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.05 | 64 |
| Brent Gaff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 4 |
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