1982 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 1982 New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 65 97 y 6th Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Frank Cashen George Bamberger WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York(Ralph Kiner, Lorn Brown) WMCA(Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar) The 1982 New York Mets season was the 21st regular season for the Mets. They went 65–97 and finished in sixth place in the National League East, twenty-seven games behind the first place St. Louis Cardinals. They were managed by George Bamberger. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Beginning that year, to supplement gameday broadcasts for cable viewers, Mets game broadcasts were simulcast on SportsChannel NY in addition to the usual WOR-TV telecast. Offseason December 11, 1981: Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano were traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Jim Kern.Jim Kern page at Baseball Reference October 12, 1981: Mike Marshall was released by the New York Mets.Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference February 10, 1982: Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg Harris were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for George Foster.George Foster page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Notable transactions April 1, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Ron Darling and Walt Terrell.Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference April 5, 1982: Mike Cubbage was released by the Mets.Mike Cubbage page at Baseball Reference May 10, 1982: Manuel Lee was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.Manuel Lee page at Baseball Reference May 21, 1982: Rick Sweet was purchased from the Mets by the Seattle Mariners.Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball draft Dwight Gooden was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (5th pick). Player signed June 10, 1982.Dwight Gooden page at Baseball Reference Tracy Jones was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round.Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference Randy Myers was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 8, 1982.Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the trade by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference Joel Youngblood On August 4, 1982, Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Montreal Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. The two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Roster 1982 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 13 Neil Allen 32 Carlos Diaz 33 Pete Falcone 45 Brent Gaff 29 Tom Gorman 32 Tom Hausman 28 Scott Holman 35 Randy Jones 43 Terry Leach 36 Ed Lynch 47 Jesse Orosco 20 Rick Ownbey 25 Charlie Puleo 30 Mike Scott 39 Doug Sisk 27 Craig Swan 49 Walt Terrell 40 Pat Zachry Catchers  9 Bruce Bochy 42 Ron Hodges  8 Ronn Reynolds 12 John Stearns Infielders  6 Wally Backman  4 Bob Bailor  7 Hubie Brooks 19 Ron Gardenhire 23 Brian Giles 22 Mike Jorgensen 26 Dave Kingman  2 Phil Mankowski 11 Tom Veryzer Outfielders 15 George Foster  5 Mike Howard 21 Gary Rajsich 10 Rusty Staub 34 Rusty Tillman 17 Ellis Valentine  1 Mookie Wilson 18 Joel Youngblood Other batters  8 Rick Sweet Manager 31 George Bamberger Coaches 51 Jim Frey 53 Bud Harrelson 55 Frank Howard 56 Bill Monbouquette 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 98 352 103 .293 4 28 1B Dave Kingman 149 535 109 .204 37 99 2B Wally Backman 96 261 71 .272 3 22 SS Ron Gardenhire 141 384 92 .240 3 33 3B Hubie Brooks 126 457 114 .249 2 40 LF George Foster George Foster (baseball) 151 550 136 .247 13 70 CF Mookie Wilson 159 639 178 .279 5 55 RF Ellis Valentine 111 337 97 .288 8 48 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 Bob Bailor 110 376 104 .277 0 31 Ron Hodges 80 228 56 .246 5 27 Rusty Staub 112 219 53 .242 3 37 Joel Youngblood 80 202 52 .257 3 21 Gary Rajsich 80 162 42 .259 2 12 Brian Giles Brian Giles (second baseman) 45 138 29 .210 3 10 Mike Jorgensen 120 114 29 .254 2 14 Tom Veryzer 40 54 18 .333 0 4 Bruce Bochy 17 49 15 .306 2 8 Mike Howard 33 39 7 .179 1 3 Phil Mankowski 13 35 8 .229 0 4 Rusty Tillman Rusty Tillman (baseball) 12 13 2 .154 0 0 Ronn Reynolds 2 4 0 .000 0 0 Rick Sweet 3 3 1 .333 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 Rick Ownbey 8 50.1 1 2 3.75 28 Scott Holman Scott Holman (baseball) 4 26.2 2 1 2.36 11 Walt Terrell 3 21.0 0 3 3.43 8 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 Pete Falcone 40 171.0 8 10 3.84 101 Charlie Puleo 36 171.0 9 9 4.47 98 Craig Swan 37 166.1 11 7 3.35 67 Mike Scott 37 147.0 7 13 5.14 63 Ed Lynch 43 139.1 4 8 3.55 51 Pat Zachry 36 137.2 6 9 4.05 69 Randy Jones 28 107.2 7 10 4.60 44 Brent Gaff 7 31.2 0 3 4.55 14 Tom Gorman Tom Gorman (1980s pitcher) 3 9.1 0 1 0.96 7 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 3 7 19 3.06 59 Jesse Orosco 54 4 10 4 2.72 89 Terry Leach 21 2 1 3 4.17 30 Tom Hausman 21 1 2 0 4.42 16 Doug Sisk 8 0 1 1 1.04 4 Carlos Diaz Carlos Diaz (pitcher) 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tidewater Tides International League Jack Aker AA Jackson Mets Texas League Gene Dusan A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League Dan Monzon A Shelby Mets South Atlantic League Rich Miller A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Sam Perlozzo Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Ed Olsen LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1982 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1982 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets New York Mets Category:1980s in Queens