| 2012 New York Mets | ||||
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The Mets celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2012. | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Citi Field | |||
| City | New York,New York | |||
| Record | 74–88 (.457) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Fred Wilpon | |||
| General manager | Sandy Alderson | |||
| Manager | Terry Collins | |||
| Television | SportsNet New York WPIX (CW affiliate) (Gary Cohen,Ron Darling,Keith Hernandez,Ralph Kiner) | |||
| Radio | WFAN (English) New York Mets Radio Network (Howie Rose,Josh Lewin,Ed Coleman) WQBU-FM (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Max Perez Jiminez) | |||
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The2012New York Mets season was the franchise's 51st season and its 4th inCiti Field. The team also celebrated its 50th anniversary since their inaugural season in 1962.Johan Santana pitched the firstno-hitter in franchise history on June 1, 2012 against theSt. Louis Cardinals. The Mets finished with a 74–88 record and 4th place in theNational League East, missing the postseason for the sixth straight season.
Shortly after the2011 season ended, the Mets made changes to their coaching staff, keeping only pitching coachDan Warthen and hitting coachDave Hudgens. Third base coachChip Hale went to theOakland Athletics to join managerBob Melvin.[1] General ManagerSandy Alderson said that the "changes were necessary for us to move forward."[2] Former A's managerBob Geren was named to replace Hale.[3]
The additions were intended to improve the depth of the bullpen, which was sub-par in the 2011 season.[4] They added relieverRamon Ramírez and center fielderAndrés Torres, in exchange for the starting center fielderÁngel Pagán. They also signedFrank Francisco to be their closer, and addedJon Rauch, who was the tallest current player in the major leagues, to be the set-up man for Francisco.
For 2012, the Mets made several construction changes toCiti Field's dimensions. In center field a new 8-foot wall was built in front of the 16-foot wall, coined by fans as "The Great Wall of Flushing."[5] In right field, a new wall in front of the existing Mo's Zone was also built.
The Mets overhauled their uniforms for 2012. The cream colored pinstriped uniform became the primary home uniform, while the snow white uniforms served as the alternate home uniform. The black drop-shadows were removed from the pinstriped, snow white and road gray jerseys and the black two toned cap was retired. The black jersey and all black cap was worn on a limited basis on the road and was retired at the end of the season. The Mets wore two patches, one commemorating the team's 50th anniversary and another honoringGary Carter, who died of abrain tumor on February 16, 2012.[6]
The Mets began their 2012 season with a surprising three-game sweep of theAtlanta Braves. The Mets outscored the Braves 12–6 in the series. During that series,Frank Francisco became the third player in MLB history to record a save in every game of a season-opening series of at least three games, followingDerrick Turnbow of theMilwaukee Brewers in 2006 andSalomón Torres of thePittsburgh Pirates in 2007.[7]
On June 1,Johan Santana made club history by becoming the first Mets pitcher to throw ano-hitter, in an 8–0 victory over theSt. Louis Cardinals. This was also the first no-hitter to be pitched against a defendingWorld Series champion since a former Met,Nolan Ryan, did it against theOakland Athletics in their1990 season while with theTexas Rangers.[8][9]
On June 27 against theChicago Cubs, the Mets became the first MLB team to hit ahome run cycle.Daniel Murphy began with a two-run home run, his run in 352 at-bats, then in the top of the 5th,Ike Davis hit a three-run homer followed by Murphy's solo shot off ofCasey Coleman, who had replaced starting pitcherJeff Samardzija. In the 6th inning,Scott Hairston, who was typically a utility outfielder throughout the first half of the season, hit the cycle-endinggrand slam off of Coleman. The Mets won the game, 17–1.[10]
R. A. Dickey won the 2012 NLCy Young Award, becoming the firstknuckleball pitcher in MLB history to do so.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Washington Nationals | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 50–31 | 48–33 |
| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4 | 48–33 | 46–35 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 40–41 | 41–40 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 24 | 36–45 | 38–43 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | 38–43 | 31–50 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
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| Washington Nationals | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | +6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 27 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 33 |
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
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| Arizona | – | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 9–7 | 6–0 | 12–6 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–6 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 14–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–3 | – | 4–12 | 2–4 | 8–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–13 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 7–10 | 1–6 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–1 | 12–4 | – | 5–1 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 11–7 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–9 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | – | 5–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–13 |
| Houston | 0–6 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–10 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–12 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–11 | 1–7 | 6–9 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 11–7 | 8-10 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Miami | 3–5 | 4–14 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | – | 4–4 | 4–12 | 8–10 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 9–8 | 6–1 | 4–4 | – | 3–2 | 2–5 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 3–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 4–3 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–4 | 2–3 | – | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 8–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 8–10 | – | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 9-9 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 12–5 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 4–11 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–2 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 10–8 | 5–3 | 7–11 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–1 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 8–7 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 10–8 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 5–3 | 14–4 | 9-9 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | – | 10–8 |
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Base on balls; AVG = Batting average;
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG |
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| Mike Baxter | 89 | 179 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 25 | .263 |
| Jason Bay | 70 | 194 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 19 | .165 |
| Ronny Cedeño | 78 | 166 | 18 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 17 | .259 |
| Ike Davis | 156 | 519 | 66 | 118 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 90 | 0 | 61 | .227 |
| Lucas Duda | 121 | 401 | 43 | 96 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 57 | 1 | 51 | .239 |
| Scott Hairston | 134 | 377 | 52 | 99 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 57 | 8 | 19 | .263 |
| Rob Johnson | 17 | 52 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
| Fred Lewis | 18 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .150 |
| Zach Lutz | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Daniel Murphy | 156 | 571 | 62 | 166 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 10 | 36 | .291 |
| Mike Nickeas | 47 | 109 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 8 | .174 |
| Kirk Nieuwenhuis | 91 | 282 | 40 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 25 | .252 |
| Omar Quintanilla | 29 | 70 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .257 |
| Vinny Rottino | 18 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .182 |
| Josh Satin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kelly Shoppach | 28 | 79 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .203 |
| Ruben Tejada | 114 | 464 | 53 | 134 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 27 | .289 |
| Josh Thole | 104 | 321 | 24 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 27 | .234 |
| Andrés Torres | 132 | 374 | 47 | 86 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 52 | .230 |
| Justin Turner | 94 | 171 | 20 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 9 | .269 |
| Jordany Valdespin | 94 | 191 | 28 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 10 | .241 |
| David Wright | 156 | 581 | 91 | 178 | 41 | 2 | 21 | 93 | 15 | 81 | .306 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 284 | 17 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 9 | .155 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5450 | 650 | 1357 | 286 | 21 | 139 | 625 | 79 | 503 | .249 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average;
| Player | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
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| Manny Acosta | 45 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 47.1 | 48 | 38 | 34 | 25 | 46 | 6.46 |
| Miguel Batista | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46.2 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 94 | 4.82 |
| Pedro Beato | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10.38 |
| Tim Byrdak | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30.2 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 4.40 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.36 |
| Robert Carson | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4.73 |
| R.A. Dickey | 34 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 233.2 | 192 | 78 | 71 | 54 | 230 | 2.73 |
| Josh Edgin | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25.2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 30 | 4.56 |
| Jack Egbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeurys Familia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5.84 |
| Frank Francisco | 48 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 42.1 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 4.13 |
| Dillon Gee | 17 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 109.2 | 108 | 56 | 50 | 29 | 97 | 4.10 |
| Justin Hampson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.80 |
| Matt Harvey | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 59.1 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 70 | 2.73 |
| Jeremy Hefner | 26 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 93.2 | 110 | 55 | 53 | 18 | 62 | 5.09 |
| Rob Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Collin McHugh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21.1 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 7.59 |
| Jenrry Mejía | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5.63 |
| Jon Niese | 30 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 190.1 | 174 | 77 | 72 | 49 | 155 | 3.40 |
| Garrett Olson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 108.00 |
| Bobby Parnell | 74 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 68.2 | 65 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 2.49 |
| Mike Pelfrey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2.29 |
| Elvin Ramírez | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.1 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 5.48 |
| Ramón Ramírez | 58 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 63.2 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 52 | 4.24 |
| Jon Rauch | 73 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 57.2 | 45 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 42 | 3.59 |
| Johan Santana | 21 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 117.0 | 117 | 65 | 63 | 39 | 111 | 4.85 |
| Chris Schwinden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 12.46 |
| Chris Young | 20 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 115.0 | 119 | 58 | 53 | 36 | 80 | 4.15 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 162 | 74 | 88 | 36 | 1434.0 | 1368 | 709 | 651 | 488 | 1240 | 4.09 |
Nolan Ryan ... extended his major league record by pitching a sixth no-hitter...leading the Texas Rangers to a 5–0 triumph over the World Series champion Oakland Athletics