1979 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 1979 New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 63 99 y 6th Charles Shipman Payson Joe McDonald Joe Torre WOR-TV WMCA(Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Steve Albert) The 1979 New York Mets season was the 18th season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre, the team had a 63–99 record and finished in sixth place in the National League East, thirty-five games behind the first place Pittsburgh Pirates. This was also the first season that the players' names appeared on the back of the uniforms. Offseason October 2, 1978: Paul Siebert was traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Coluccio.Paul Siebert page at Baseball Reference December 4, 1978: Bobby Brown was drafted by the Mets from the New York Yankees in the 1978 rule 5 draft.Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference December 5, 1978: Tom Grieve and Kim Seaman were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Falcone.Kim Seaman page at Baseball Reference December 8, 1978: Jerry Koosman was traded by the Mets to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later and Greg Field (minors). The Minnesota Twins completed the trade by sending Jesse Orosco to the Mets on February 7, 1979.Jerry Koosman page on Baseball Reference March 25, 1979: Bobby Brown was selected off waivers from the Mets by the Toronto Blue Jays. March 27, 1979: Nino Espinosa was traded by the Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies for Richie Hebner and José Moreno.José Moreno page at Baseball Reference Regular season The 1979 season was worse than 1978. The Mets were in last place by mid-May,Pennant fever is long gone Abel Allen The Globe and Mail September 20, 1979 P47Dodgers Beat Mets, Falcone, 5-2 Michael Strauss The New York Times May 8, 1979 B11 and finished the season in last place for the third straight year.The New York Mets continued their relentless march towards...the lowest attendance in the club's 18-year history. Mets Beaten by Phillies, 5-2 Joseph Durso Joe Durso The New York Times September 12, 1979 B6Sale of Mets Is Broached At Stockholders Meeting Joseph Durso Joe Durso The New York Times November 6, 1979 C14 The Mets...finished in last place...for the third straight time, before a record low attendance of 788,000 fans. Attendance was below 1 million for the first time in team history, hitting a record low of just 788,000. Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Opening Day starters Kelvin Chapman Doug Flynn Richie Hebner Steve Henderson Elliott Maddox Lee Mazzilli Willie Montañez John Stearns Craig Swan Notable transactions June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft Tim Leary was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (2nd pick).Tim Leary page at Baseball Reference Ron Gardenhire was drafted by the Mets in the 6th round.Ron Gardenhire page at Baseball Reference Dave Smith was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round.Dave Smith page at Baseball Reference Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Bill Mooneyham page at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1979: Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert were traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Dock Ellis.Dock Ellis page at Baseball-Reference August 12, 1979: Willie Montañez was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for two players to be named later. The Rangers sent Ed Lynch to the Mets on September 18 and Mike Jorgensen on October 23 to complete the deal.Willie Montañez page at Baseball-Reference August 20, 1979: Ray Burris was selected off waivers by the Mets from the New York Yankees.Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference September 21, 1979: Dock Ellis was purchased from the Mets by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Roster 1979 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 46 Neil Allen 43 Juan Berenguer 28 Dwight Bernard 26 Ray Burris 35 Dock Ellis 33 Pete Falcone 48 Ed Glynn 44 Andy Hassler 32 Tom Hausman 31 Roy Lee Jackson 49 Kevin Kobel 38 Skip Lockwood 22 Dale Murray 61,47 Jesse Orosco 20 John Pacella 45 Jeff Reardon 30 Mike Scott 27 Craig Swan 36 Wayne Twitchell 40 Pat Zachry Catchers 42 Ron Hodges 12 John Stearns  6 Alex Treviño Infielders 10 Kelvin Chapman  1 Sergio Ferrer 23 Doug Flynn 19 Tim Foli  3 Richie Hebner  7 Ed Kranepool 25 Willie Montañez 11 Frank Taveras Outfielders  4 Bruce Boisclair  6 José Cardenal 17 Gil Flores  5 Steve Henderson 21 Elliott Maddox 16 Lee Mazzilli  8 Dan Norman 18 Joel Youngblood Manager  9 Joe Torre Coaches 53 Chuck Cottier 24 Willie Mays 52 Joe Pignatano 51 Dick Sisler 54 Rube Walker Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 155 538 131 .243 9 66 1B Willie Montañez 109 410 96 .234 5 47 2B Doug Flynn 157 555 135 .243 4 61 SS Frank Taveras 153 635 167 .263 1 33 3B Richie Hebner 136 473 127 .268 10 79 LF Steve Henderson Steve Henderson (baseball) 98 350 107 .306 5 39 CF Lee Mazzilli 158 597 181 .303 15 79 RF Joel Youngblood 158 590 162 .275 16 60 Other batters 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 Elliott Maddox 86 224 60 .268 1 12 Alex Treviño 79 207 56 .271 0 20 Ed Kranepool 82 155 36 .232 2 17 Dan Norman 44 110 27 .245 3 11 Bruce Boisclair 59 98 18 .184 0 4 Gil Flores 70 93 18 .194 1 10 Ron Hodges 59 86 14 .163 0 5 Kelvin Chapman 35 80 12 .150 0 4 José Cardenal 11 37 11 .297 2 4 Sergio Ferrer 32 9 0 .000 0 0 Tim Foli 3 7 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Craig Swan 35 251.1 14 13 3.29 145 Pete Falcone 33 184.0 6 14 4.16 113 Kevin Kobel 30 161.2 6 8 3.51 67 Dock Ellis 17 85.0 3 7 6.04 41 Pat Zachry 7 42.2 5 1 3.59 17 Juan Berenguer 5 30.2 1 1 2.93 25 Ray Burris 4 21.2 0 2 3.32 10 John Pacella 4 16.1 0 2 4.41 12 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Andy Hassler 29 80.1 4 5 3.70 53 Tom Hausman 19 78.2 2 6 2.75 33 Mike Scott Mike Scott (baseball) 18 52.1 1 3 5.33 21 Relief pitchers 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 50 6 10 8 3.55 65 Dale Murray 58 4 8 4 4.82 37 Ed Glynn 46 1 4 7 3.00 32 Wayne Twitchell 33 5 3 0 5.23 44 Dwight Bernard 32 0 3 0 4.70 20 Skip Lockwood 27 2 5 9 1.49 42 Jesse Orosco 18 1 2 0 4.89 22 Jeff Reardon 18 1 2 2 1.74 10 Roy Lee Jackson 8 1 0 0 2.20 10 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tidewater Tides International League Frank Verdi AA Jackson Mets Texas League Bob Wellman A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League Jack Aker A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Matt Galante A-Short Season Grays Harbor Mets Northwest League Dan Monzon Notes 2 References 1979 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1979 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets season New York Category:1970s in Queens