| 1981 New York Mets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |||
| City | New York | |||
| Record | 41–62 (.398) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Nelson Doubleday, Jr. | |||
| General manager | Frank Cashen | |||
| Manager | Joe Torre | |||
| Television | WOR-TV | |||
| Radio | WMCA (Ralph Kiner,Bob Murphy,Steve Albert,Art Shamsky) | |||
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The1981New York Mets season was the 20th regular season for the Mets. They went 41–62 and finished in fifth place in theNational League East. They were managed byJoe Torre. They played home games atShea Stadium. The season is remembered for a summer strike that cut the season in half.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — | 32–21 | 27–22 |
| Montreal Expos | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2 | 38–18 | 22–30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2½ | 36–19 | 23–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 56 | .451 | 13 | 22–28 | 24–28 |
| New York Mets | 41 | 62 | .398 | 18½ | 24–27 | 17–35 |
| Chicago Cubs | 38 | 65 | .369 | 21½ | 27–30 | 11–35 |
| NL East First Half Standings | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 21 | .618 | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 20 | .600 | 1+1⁄2 |
| Montreal Expos | 30 | 25 | .545 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 23 | .521 | 5+1⁄2 |
| New York Mets | 17 | 34 | .333 | 15 |
| Chicago Cubs | 15 | 37 | .288 | 17+1⁄2 |
| NL East Second Half Standings | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Expos | 30 | 23 | .566 | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1⁄2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 27 | .481 | 4+1⁄2 |
| New York Mets | 24 | 28 | .462 | 5+1⁄2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 23 | 28 | .451 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 33 | .389 | 9+1⁄2 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 3–2–1 | 6–5 | 4–8 | 7–7 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 9–6 | 5–7 | 4–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–3–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–6 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 5–8–1 | 2–10 | 4–10 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 5–6 | 5–1 | — | 8–4 | 8–8 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 9–5 | 0–5 | |||||
| Houston | 8–4 | 6–1 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 11–3 | 9–6 | 2–4 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7–7 | 4–6 | 8–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 5–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–3 | 7–4 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 9–3 | 7–4 | 10–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 6–9 | |||||
| New York | 3–3 | 8–5–1 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–9 | — | 7–7 | 3–6–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 6–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-4 | 10–2 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 7–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–6 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–2 | 10–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | 6–3–1 | 5–7 | — | 6–4 | 3–7 | 3–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–9 | 3–3 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–6 | — | 6–7 | 3–7 | |||||
| San Francisco | 7–5 | 5–5 | 5–9 | 6–9 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–3 | 7–6 | — | 2–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–3 | 3–2 | — | |||||
| 1981 New York Mets | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team 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 | John Stearns | 80 | 273 | 74 | .271 | 1 | 24 |
| 1B | Dave Kingman | 100 | 353 | 78 | .221 | 22 | 59 |
| 2B | Doug Flynn | 105 | 325 | 72 | .222 | 1 | 20 |
| SS | Frank Taveras | 84 | 283 | 65 | .230 | 0 | 11 |
| 3B | Hubie Brooks | 98 | 358 | 110 | .307 | 4 | 38 |
| LF | Lee Mazzilli | 95 | 324 | 74 | .228 | 6 | 34 |
| CF | Mookie Wilson | 92 | 328 | 89 | .271 | 3 | 14 |
| RF | Ellis Valentine | 48 | 169 | 35 | .207 | 5 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Staub | 70 | 161 | 51 | .317 | 5 | 21 |
| Alex Treviño | 56 | 149 | 39 | .262 | 0 | 10 |
| Joel Youngblood | 43 | 143 | 50 | .350 | 4 | 25 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 86 | 122 | 25 | .205 | 3 | 15 |
| Bob Bailor | 51 | 81 | 23 | .284 | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Cubbage | 67 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Gardenhire | 27 | 48 | 13 | .271 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Hodges | 35 | 43 | 13 | .302 | 1 | 6 |
| Wally Backman | 26 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Howard | 14 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Giles | 9 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Zachry | 24 | 139.0 | 7 | 14* | 4.14 | 76 |
| Mike Scott | 23 | 136.0 | 5 | 10 | 3.90 | 54 |
| Ed Lynch | 17 | 80.1 | 4 | 5 | 2.91 | 27 |
| Greg A. Harris | 16 | 68.2 | 3 | 5 | 4.46 | 54 |
| Randy Jones | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 8 | 4.85 | 14 |
| Tim Leary | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Falcone | 35 | 95.1 | 5 | 3 | 2.55 | 56 |
| Dave Roberts | 7 | 15.1 | 0 | 3 | 9.39 | 10 |
| Craig Swan | 5 | 13.2 | 0 | 2 | 3.29 | 9 |
| Charlie Puleo | 4 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Allen | 43 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 2.97 | 50 |
| Ray Searage | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 16 |
| Dyar Miller | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 22 |
| Terry Leach | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.55 | 16 |
| Tom Hausman | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.18 | 13 |
| Mike Marshall | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.61 | 8 |
| Jeff Reardon | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.45 | 28 |
| Dan Boitano | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.51 | 8 |
| Jesse Orosco | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.56 | 18 |
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