| 1971 New York Mets | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |||
| City | New York | |||
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Joan Whitney Payson | |||
| General manager | Bob Scheffing | |||
| Manager | Gil Hodges | |||
| Television | WOR-TV | |||
| Radio | WJRZ/WNBC-FM (Ralph Kiner,Lindsey Nelson,Bob Murphy) | |||
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The1971New York Mets season was the tenth regular season for the Mets, who played home games atShea Stadium. Led by managerGil Hodges, the team posted an 83–79 record and finished the season tied for third place in theNational League East, fourteen games behind the first place Pittsburgh Pirates.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52–28 | 45–37 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
| Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25½ | 36–44 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 9–9 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 9–9 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 4–14 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4-8 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 11–7 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
| 1971 New York Mets | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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| C | Jerry Grote | 125 | 403 | 109 | .270 | 2 | 35 |
| 1B | Ed Kranepool | 122 | 421 | 118 | .280 | 14 | 58 |
| 2B | Ken Boswell | 116 | 392 | 107 | .273 | 5 | 40 |
| SS | Bud Harrelson | 142 | 547 | 138 | .252 | 0 | 32 |
| 3B | Bob Aspromonte | 104 | 342 | 77 | .225 | 5 | 33 |
| LF | Cleon Jones | 136 | 505 | 161 | .319 | 14 | 69 |
| CF | Tommie Agee | 113 | 425 | 121 | .285 | 14 | 50 |
| RF | Ken Singleton | 115 | 298 | 73 | .245 | 13 | 46 |
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 |
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| Tim Foli | 97 | 288 | 65 | .226 | 0 | 24 |
| Donn Clendenon | 88 | 263 | 65 | .247 | 11 | 37 |
| Dave Marshall | 100 | 214 | 51 | .238 | 3 | 21 |
| Wayne Garrett | 56 | 202 | 43 | .213 | 1 | 11 |
| Don Hahn | 98 | 178 | 42 | .236 | 1 | 11 |
| Duffy Dyer | 59 | 169 | 39 | .231 | 2 | 18 |
| Art Shamsky | 68 | 135 | 25 | .185 | 5 | 18 |
| Ted Martínez | 38 | 125 | 36 | .288 | 1 | 10 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 45 | 118 | 26 | .220 | 5 | 11 |
| Leroy Stanton | 5 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| John Milner | 9 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Weis | 11 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Estrada | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 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 |
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| Tom Seaver | 36 | 286.1 | 20 | 10 | 1.76 | 289 |
| Gary Gentry | 32 | 203.1 | 12 | 11 | 3.23 | 155 |
| Jerry Koosman | 26 | 165.2 | 6 | 11 | 3.04 | 96 |
| Nolan Ryan | 30 | 152.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.97 | 137 |
| Jon Matlack | 7 | 37.0 | 0 | 3 | 4.14 | 24 |
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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| Ray Sadecki | 34 | 163.1 | 7 | 7 | 2.92 | 120 |
| Charlie Williams | 31 | 90.1 | 5 | 6 | 4.78 | 53 |
| Jim McAndrew | 24 | 90.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.38 | 42 |
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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| Danny Frisella | 53 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1.99 | 93 |
| Tug McGraw | 51 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1.70 | 109 |
| Ron Taylor | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.65 | 32 |
| Buzz Capra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.44 | 6 |
| Don Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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