1971 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 1971 New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 83 79 y 3rd Joan Whitney Payson Bob Scheffing Gil Hodges WOR-TV WJRZ/WNBC-FM (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy) The 1971 New York Mets season was the tenth regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Gil Hodges, the team posted an 83–79 record and finished the season tied for third place in the National League East, fourteen games behind the first place Pittsburgh Pirates. Offseason October 20, 1970: Larry Bearnarth was purchased from the Mets by the Milwaukee Brewers.Larry Bearnarth page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1970: Joe Foy was drafted by the Washington Senators from the New York Mets in the 1970 rule 5 draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foyjo01.shtml Joe Foy Stats January 28, 1971: Benny Ayala was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent.Benny Ayala page at Baseball Reference March 30, 1971: Dean Chance and Bill Denehy were traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Robertson.Jerry Robertson page at Baseball Reference March 31, 1971: Ron Swoboda and Rich Hacker were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Don Hahn.Ron Swoboda page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1971 season: Frank Estrada was acquired by the Mets from the Mexico City Reds.Frank Estrada page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Notable transactions June 16, 1971: Jimy Williams was purchased by the Mets from the Montreal Expos.Jimy Williams page at Baseball Reference Roster 1971 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 38 Buzz Capra 34 Danny Frisella 39 Gary Gentry 36 Jerry Koosman 32 Jon Matlack 43 Jim McAndrew 45 Tug McGraw 31 Don Rose 30 Nolan Ryan 33 Ray Sadecki 41 Tom Seaver 42 Ron Taylor 35 Charlie Williams Catchers 10 Duffy Dyer  5 Frank Estrada 15 Jerry Grote Infielders  2 Bob Aspromonte 12 Ken Boswell 22 Donn Clendenon 19 Tim Foli 11 Wayne Garrett  3 Bud Harrelson  7 Ed Kranepool 17 Ted Martínez  6 Al Weis Outfielders 20 Tommie Agee 25 Don Hahn 21 Cleon Jones 16 Mike Jorgensen 18 Dave Marshall 28 John Milner 24 Art Shamsky 29 Ken Singleton 23,44 Leroy Stanton Manager 14 Gil Hodges Coaches  8 Yogi Berra 52 Joe Pignatano 54 Rube Walker 53 Eddie Yost 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 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 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 Tim Foli 97 288 65 .226 0 24 Donn Clendenon 88 263 65 .247 11 37 Dave Marshall Dave Marshall (baseball) 100 214 51 .238 3 21 Wayne Garrett 56 202 43 .213 1 11 Don Hahn Don Hahn (baseball) 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 Francisco Estrada 1 2 1 .500 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 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 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 Ray Sadecki 34 163.1 7 7 2.92 120 Charlie Williams Charlie Williams (pitcher) 31 90.1 5 6 4.78 53 Jim McAndrew 24 90.1 2 5 4.38 42 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 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 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tidewater Tides International League Hank Bauer AA Memphis Blues Texas League John Antonelli A Visalia Mets California League Joe Frazier A Pompano Beach Mets Florida State League Gordon Mackenzie Rookie Marion Mets Appalachian League Chuck Hiller LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Visalia Notes 2 References 1971 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1971 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