1970 New York Mets season

Major League Baseball team season

1970 New York Mets

League| National League
Division| East
Ballpark| Shea Stadium
City| New York
Record| 83–79 (.512)
Divisional place| 3rd
Owners| Joan Whitney Payson
General managers| Bob Scheffing
Managers| Gil Hodges
Television| WOR-TV
Radio| WJRZ/WNBC-FM
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
| ← 1969 | Seasons | 1971 →

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The 1970 New York Mets season was the ninth regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Gil Hodges, the team had an 83–79 record and finished in third place in the National League East, six games behind the first place Pittsburgh Pirates.

## Offseason

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* December 3, 1969: Amos Otis and Bob Johnson were traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Foy.[1]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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NL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 73  | .549  | —  | 50‍–‍32  | 39‍–‍41
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78  | .519  | 5  | 46‍–‍34  | 38‍–‍44
New York Mets | 83 | 79  | .512  | 6  | 44‍–‍38  | 39‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86  | .469  | 13  | 34‍–‍47  | 42‍–‍39
Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 88  | .453  | 15½  | 40‍–‍40  | 33‍–‍48
Montreal Expos | 73 | 89  | .451  | 16  | 39‍–‍41  | 34‍–‍48

### Record vs. opponents

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1970 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Team  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | HOU  | LAD  | MTL  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL
Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 7–5
Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–11
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 15–3 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 9–3
Houston | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–15 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 6–6
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 7–5
Montreal | 6–6 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11
New York | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–14 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 14–4 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6
San Diego | 9–9 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 4–8
San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 7–5
St. Louis | 5–7 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | —

### Notable transactions

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* July 12, 1970: Don Cardwell was purchased from the Mets by the Atlanta Braves.[2]

### Roster

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1970 New York Mets

Roster
Pitchers

* 27 Don Cardwell
* 32 Dean Chance
* 38 Rich Folkers
* 34 Danny Frisella
* 39 Gary Gentry
* 31 Ron Herbel
* 34 Cal Koonce
* 36 Jerry Koosman
* 43 Jim McAndrew
* 45 Tug McGraw
* 30 Nolan Ryan
* 33 Ray Sadecki
* 41 Tom Seaver
* 42 Ron Taylor

|  | Catchers

* 10 Duffy Dyer
* 15 Jerry Grote

Infielders

* 12 Ken Boswell
* 22 Donn Clendenon
* 19 Tim Foli
*  5 Joe Foy
* 11 Wayne Garrett
*  3 Bud Harrelson
* 16 Mike Jorgensen
*  7 Ed Kranepool
* 17 Ted Martínez
*  6 Al Weis

|  | Outfielders

* 20 Tommie Agee
* 17 Rod Gaspar
* 21 Cleon Jones
* 18 Dave Marshall
* 24 Art Shamsky
* 29 Ken Singleton
* 23 Leroy Stanton
*  4 Ron Swoboda

|  | Manager

* 14 Gil Hodges

Coaches

*  8 Yogi Berra
* 52 Joe Pignatano
* 54 Rube Walker
* 53 Eddie Yost

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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C | Jerry Grote | 126 | 415 | 106 | .255 | 2 | 34
1B | Donn Clendenon | 121 | 396 | 114 | .288 | 22 | 97
2B | Ken Boswell | 105 | 351 | 89 | .254 | 5 | 44
SS | Bud Harrelson | 157 | 564 | 137 | .243 | 1 | 42
3B | Joe Foy | 99 | 322 | 76 | .236 | 6 | 37
LF | Cleon Jones | 134 | 506 | 140 | .277 | 10 | 63
CF | Tommie Agee | 153 | 636 | 182 | .286 | 24 | 75
RF | Ron Swoboda | 115 | 245 | 57 | .233 | 9 | 40

#### Other batters

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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

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Art Shamsky | 122 | 403 | 118 | .293 | 11 | 49
Wayne Garrett | 114 | 366 | 93 | .254 | 12 | 45
Ken Singleton | 69 | 198 | 52 | .263 | 5 | 26
Dave Marshall | 92 | 189 | 46 | .243 | 6 | 29
Duffy Dyer | 59 | 148 | 31 | .209 | 2 | 12
Al Weis | 75 | 121 | 25 | .207 | 1 | 11
Mike Jorgensen | 76 | 87 | 17 | .195 | 3 | 4
Ed Kranepool | 43 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 0 | 3
Ted Martínez | 4 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0
Rod Gaspar | 11 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Tim Foli | 5 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 1
Leroy Stanton | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Tom Seaver | 37 | 290.2 | 18 | 12 | 2.82 | 283
Jerry Koosman | 30 | 212.0 | 12 | 7 | 3.14 | 118
Gary Gentry | 32 | 188.1 | 9 | 9 | 3.68 | 134
Jim McAndrew | 32 | 184.1 | 10 | 14 | 3.56 | 111

#### Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Ray Sadecki | 28 | 138.2 | 8 | 4 | 3.89 | 89
Nolan Ryan | 27 | 131.2 | 7 | 11 | 3.42 | 125

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Ron Taylor | 57 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3.93 | 28
Tug McGraw | 57 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3.28 | 81
Danny Frisella | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3.02 | 54
Rich Folkers | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.44 | 15
Don Cardwell | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.48 | 8
Cal Koonce | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.27 | 10
Ron Herbel | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.38 | 8
Dean Chance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 0

## Awards and honors

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* Tommie Agee – Player of the Month, June 1970

All-Star Game

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Tidewater Tides | International League | Chuck Hiller
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 | Terry Christman

## Notes

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1. ^ Amos Otis page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference

## References

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* 1970 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
* 1970 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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1970 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Washington

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Milwaukee
* Minnesota
* Oakland

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1970 MLB draft
* 1970 All-Star Game
* 1970 World Series

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Ballparks|

* Polo Grounds
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Spring training
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Culture|

* Continental League
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* Grant's Tomb
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* The 7 Line Army
* Spider-Man's wedding (live performance)
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* Statue of Tom Seaver

| Books|

* Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?
* Sometimes You See It Coming

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Movies|

* Game 6
* Frequency
* Mathematically Alive
* The Odd Couple

Music|

* "Let's Go Mets Go"
* "Lazy Mary"
* "Meet the Mets"
* "Narco"
* "New York Groove"
* "Ode to the Mets"
* "OMG"

TV show episodes|

* "The Boyfriend" (Seinfeld episode)
* "A Leela of Her Own" (Futurama episode)

Notable figures|

* Alex Anthony
* Jane Jarvis
* George Kalinsky
* Michael Sergio
* Sign Man
* Cow-Bell Man
* Grimace

Lore|

* 2018 MLB Little League Classic
* Miracle Mets
* Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error
* Grand Slam Single
* MLB Puerto Rico Series
* Rick Camp Game

Rivalries|

* Atlanta Braves
* New York Yankees
* Subway Series
* 2000 World Series
* Philadelphia Phillies

Key personnel|

* Owner: Steve Cohen
* President of Baseball Operations: David Stearns
* General manager: Vacant
* Manager: Carlos Mendoza

World Series
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* 1969
* 1986

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* 1986
* 2000
* 2015

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* 2000
* 2016
* 2022
* 2024

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* Triple-A: Syracuse Mets
* Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies
* High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones
* Single-A: St. Lucie Mets
* Rookie: FCL Mets
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