| 1976 New York Mets | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Record | 86–76 (.531) | |||
| Owners | Charles Shipman Payson | |||
| General manager | Joe McDonald | |||
| Manager | Joe Frazier | |||
| Television | WOR-TV | |||
| Radio | WNEW (Ralph Kiner,Lindsey Nelson,Bob Murphy) | |||
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The1976New York Mets season was the 15th regular season for the Mets, who played home games atShea Stadium. Led by managerJoe Frazier, the team had an 86–76 record and finished in third place in theNational League East, fifteen games behind the first placePhiladelphia Phillies.
On December 6, Mrs.Lorinda de Roulet, daughter of the lateJoan Payson, was namedpresident of the Mets. The critical decisions, however, were still made by board chairmanM. Donald Grant and General ManagerJoe McDonald.
On September 16, before a small crowd of 5,472 atShea Stadium,Jerry Koosman overcame a home run by future Mets playerKeith Hernandez to pitch a complete game and win his 20th game of the season for the first time in his career in a 4–1 victory over theSt. Louis Cardinals. He became the second pitcher in Mets history to win 20 games.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 53–28 | 48–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 | 47–34 | 45–36 |
| New York Mets | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 | 45–37 | 41–39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 42–39 | 33–48 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 29 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
| Montreal Expos | 55 | 107 | .340 | 46 | 27–53 | 28–54 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–6 | 9–3 | — | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
| Houston | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–3 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 9–3 | 5–13 | 13–5 | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 10–2 | |||||
| Montreal | 4–8 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 3–15 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 15–3 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–6 | |||||
| San Diego | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
| 1976 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 | 101 | 323 | 88 | .272 | 4 | 28 |
| 1B | Ed Kranepool | 123 | 415 | 121 | .292 | 10 | 49 |
| 2B | Félix Millán | 139 | 531 | 150 | .282 | 1 | 35 |
| SS | Bud Harrelson | 118 | 359 | 84 | .234 | 1 | 26 |
| 3B | Roy Staiger | 95 | 304 | 67 | .220 | 2 | 26 |
| LF | John Milner | 127 | 443 | 120 | .271 | 15 | 78 |
| CF | Del Unser | 77 | 276 | 63 | .228 | 5 | 25 |
| RF | Dave Kingman | 123 | 474 | 113 | .238 | 37 | 86 |
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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| Joe Torre | 114 | 310 | 95 | .306 | 5 | 31 |
| Bruce Boisclair | 110 | 286 | 82 | .287 | 2 | 13 |
| Mike Phillips | 87 | 262 | 67 | .256 | 4 | 29 |
| Wayne Garrett | 80 | 251 | 56 | .223 | 4 | 26 |
| Ron Hodges | 56 | 155 | 35 | .226 | 4 | 24 |
| Mike Vail | 53 | 143 | 31 | .217 | 0 | 9 |
| John Stearns | 32 | 103 | 27 | .262 | 2 | 10 |
| Pepe Mangual | 41 | 102 | 19 | .186 | 1 | 9 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 24 | 77 | 15 | .195 | 2 | 7 |
| Leon Brown | 64 | 70 | 15 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
| Leo Foster | 24 | 59 | 12 | .203 | 1 | 15 |
| Benny Ayala | 22 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Baldwin | 9 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Dwyer | 11 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Heidemann | 5 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Kleven | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 35 | 271.0 | 14 | 11 | 2.59 | 235 |
| Jon Matlack | 35 | 262.0 | 17 | 10 | 2.95 | 153 |
| Jerry Koosman | 34 | 247.1 | 21 | 10 | 2.69 | 200 |
| Mickey Lolich | 31 | 192.2 | 8 | 13 | 3.22 | 120 |
| Craig Swan | 23 | 132.1 | 6 | 9 | 3.54 | 89 |
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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| Nino Espinosa | 12 | 41.2 | 4 | 4 | 3.67 | 30 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Skip Lockwood | 56 | 94.1 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 2.67 | 108 |
| Bob Apodaca | 43 | 89.2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2.81 | 45 |
| Ken Sanders | 31 | 47.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.87 | 16 |
| Bob Myrick | 21 | 27.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | 11 |
| Rick Baldwin | 11 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 9 |
| Hank Webb | 8 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 7 |
| Tom Hall | 5 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.79 | 2 |
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