1979 New York Mets season

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1979 New York Mets
Major league affiliations
Location
1979 Information
Owner(s) Lorinda de Roulet
General Manager(s) Joe McDonald
Manager(s) Joe Torre
Local television WOR-TV
Local radio WMCA
(Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Steve Albert)

The New York Mets' 1979 season was the 18th regular season for the Mets, who played played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre, the team had a 63-99 record yielding a 6th place finish in the National League's Eastern Division.

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[edit] Season Standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 98 64 .605 0
Montreal Expos 95 65 .594 2.0
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531 12.0
Philadelphia Phillies 84 78 .519 14.0
Chicago Cubs 80 82 .494 18.0
New York Mets 63 99 .389 35.0

[edit] Offseason

  • February 7, 1979: Jesse Orosco was sent by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on December 8, 1978. The Minnesota Twins sent a player to be named later and Greg Field (minors) to the New York Mets for Jerry Koosman. The Minnesota Twins sent Jesse Orosco (February 7, 1979) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

  • Kelvin Chapman
  • Doug Flynn
  • Richie Hebner
  • Steve Henderson
  • Elliott Maddox
  • Lee Mazzilli
  • Willie Montanez
  • John Stearns
  • Craig Swan

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • June 15, 1979: Dock Ellis was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Mets for Bob Myrick and Mike Bruhert.
  • September 21, 1979: Dock Ellis was purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Mets.

[edit] Roster

1979 New York Mets roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Tim Foli 3 7 0 0 0.00 0

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] External links

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