1983 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 1983 New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 68 94 y 6th Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Frank Cashen George Bamberger, Frank Howard WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson) WHN(Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea) The 1983 New York Mets season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68–94 and finished in sixth place in the National League East, twenty-two games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets were managed by George Bamberger and Frank Howard. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Even though they finished with 94 losses, this Mets team showed the beginnings of what would be a contender for the next decade. Darryl Strawberry made his debut and on June 15 the Mets would get Keith Hernandez from St. Louis to start putting the veteran pieces together for what would be the 1986 Championship team. This would be the last time the Mets would finish in last place until 1993. Offseason December 10, 1982: Mike Scott was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Danny Heep.Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference December 16, 1982: Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver.Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference January 13, 1983: The Mets traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Torrez. The Mets completed the deal by sending Mike Davis (minors) to the Red Sox on February 15.Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference Regular season May 6, 1983: Darryl Strawberry made his major league debut.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/strawda01.shtml?redir Darryl Strawberry Stats June 15, 1983: The Mets traded Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey to the Cardinals for Keith Hernandez. Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Opening Day starters Bob Bailor Hubie Brooks George Foster Brian Giles Ron Hodges Mike Howard Dave Kingman Tom Seaver Mookie Wilsonhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=NYN 1983 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 7, 1983: Clint Hurdle was signed as a free agent by the Mets.Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Stan Jefferson was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (20th pick).Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference Matt Williams was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round, but did not sign.Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1983: Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.Keith Hernandez sent to Mets for Allen, Ownbey July 22, 1983: Scott Dye (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Kelvin Moore.Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference Roster 1983 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 13 Neil Allen 44 Ron Darling 32 Carlos Diaz 45 Brent Gaff 29 Tom Gorman 28 Scott Holman 38 Tim Leary 36 Ed Lynch 47 Jesse Orosco 20 Rick Ownbey 41 Tom Seaver 39 Doug Sisk 27 Craig Swan 49 Walt Terrell 30 Mike Torrez Catchers 11 Mike Bishop 20 Mike Fitzgerald 42 Ron Hodges 34 Junior Ortiz  8 Ronn Reynolds Infielders 11 Tucker Ashford  6 Wally Backman  4 Bob Bailor  7 Hubie Brooks 19 Ron Gardenhire 23 Brian Giles 17 Keith Hernandez 33 Clint Hurdle 22 Mike Jorgensen 26 Dave Kingman  2 José Oquendo 21 Gary Rajsich 10 Rusty Staub Outfielders  9 Mark Bradley 15 George Foster 25 Danny Heep  5 Mike Howard 18 Darryl Strawberry  1 Mookie Wilson Other batters 12 John Stearns Manager 31 George Bamberger 55 Frank Howard Coaches 56 Gene Dusan 51 Jim Frey 55 Frank Howard 54 Bill Monbouquette 53 Bobby Valentine Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Ron Hodges 110 250 65 .260 0 21 1B Keith Hernandez 95 320 98 .306 9 37 2B Brian Giles 145 400 98 .245 2 27 SS José Oquendo 120 328 70 .213 1 17 3B Hubie Brooks 150 586 147 .251 5 58 LF George Foster 157 601 145 .241 28 90 CF Mookie Wilson 152 638 176 .276 7 51 RF Darryl Strawberry 122 420 108 .257 26 74 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 118 340 85 .250 1 30 Danny Heep 115 253 64 .253 8 21 Dave Kingman 100 248 49 .198 13 29 Junior Ortiz 68 185 47 .254 0 12 Rusty Staub 104 115 34 .296 3 28 Mark Bradley 73 104 21 .202 3 5 Ronn Reynolds 24 66 13 .197 0 2 Tucker Ashford 35 56 10 .179 0 2 Wally Backman 26 42 7 .167 0 3 Gary Rajsich 11 36 12 .333 1 3 Clint Hurdle 13 33 6 .182 0 2 Ron Gardenhire 17 32 2 .063 0 1 Mike Jorgensen 38 24 6 .250 1 3 Mike Fitzgerald 8 20 2 .100 1 2 Mike Bishop 3 8 1 .125 0 0 Mike Howard 1 3 1 .333 0 1 John Stearns 4 0 0 ---- 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 34 231.0 9 14 3.55 135 Mike Torrez 39 222.1 10 17 4.37 94 Ed Lynch 30 174.2 10 10 4.28 44 Walt Terrell 21 133.2 8 8 3.57 59 Ron Darling 5 35.1 1 3 2.80 23 Tim Leary 2 10.2 1 1 3.38 9 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 Scott Holman Scott Holman (baseball) 35 101.0 1 7 3.74 44 Craig Swan 27 96.1 2 8 5.51 43 Neil Allen 21 54.0 2 7 4.50 32 Tom Gorman Tom Gorman (1980s pitcher) 25 49.1 1 4 4.93 30 Rick Ownbey 10 34.2 1 3 4.67 19 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 Jesse Orosco 62 13 7 17 1.47 84 Doug Sisk 67 5 4 11 2.24 33 Carlos Diaz 54 3 1 2 2.05 64 Brent Gaff 4 1 0 0 6.10 4 Awards and honors Darryl Strawberry, Rookie of the Year Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove All-Star Game Jesse Orosco, Pitcher Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tidewater Tides International League Davey Johnson AA Jackson Mets Texas League Bob Schaefer A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League Sam Perlozzo A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League John Tamargo A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Mike Cubbage Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Vern Hoscheit LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Lynchburg Notes 2 References 1983 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1983 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