1971 New York Mets season

Major League Baseball team season

1971 New York Mets

League| National League
Division| East
Ballpark| Shea Stadium
City| New York
Record| 83-79
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)
| <- 1970 | Seasons | 1972 ->

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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.

## Offseason

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* October 20, 1970: Larry Bearnarth was purchased from the Mets by the Milwaukee Brewers.[1]
* November 30, 1970: Joe Foy was drafted by the Washington Senators from the New York Mets in the 1970 rule 5 draft.[2]
* January 28, 1971: Benny Ayala was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent.[3]
* March 30, 1971: Dean Chance and Bill Denehy were traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Robertson.[4]
* March 31, 1971: Ron Swoboda and Rich Hacker were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Don Hahn.[5]
* Prior to 1971 season: Frank Estrada was acquired by the Mets from the Mexico City Reds.[6]

## 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 | 97 | 65  | .599  | —  | 52‍–‍28  | 45‍–‍37
St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72  | .556  | 7  | 45‍–‍36  | 45‍–‍36
Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79  | .512  | 14  | 44‍–‍37  | 39‍–‍42
New York Mets | 83 | 79  | .512  | 14  | 44‍–‍37  | 39‍–‍42
Montreal Expos | 71 | 90  | .441  | 25½  | 36‍–‍44  | 35‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95  | .414  | 30  | 34‍–‍47  | 33‍–‍48

### Record vs. opponents

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1971 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  | MON  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 6–6
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 9–9
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–4
Houston | 9–9 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–10
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6
Montreal | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 4–14
New York | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 11–7
San Diego | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | — | 5–13 | 4–8
San Francisco | 11–7 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | — | 5–7
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | —

### Notable transactions

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* June 16, 1971: Jimy Williams was purchased by the Mets from the Montreal Expos.[7]

### Roster

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1971 New York Mets roster

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

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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 | 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

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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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Tim Foli | 97 | 288 | 65 | .226 | 0 | 24
Donn Clendenon | 88 | 263 | 65 | .247 | 11 | 37
Dave Marshall | 100 | 214 | 51 | .238 | 3 | 21
Wayne Garrett | 56 | 202 | 43 | .213 | 1 | 11
Don Hahn | 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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 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 | 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

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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 | 34 | 163.1 | 7 | 7 | 2.92 | 120
Charlie Williams | 31 | 90.1 | 5 | 6 | 4.78 | 53
Jim McAndrew | 24 | 90.1 | 2 | 5 | 4.38 | 42

#### 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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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

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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

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1. ^ Larry Bearnarth page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ "Joe Foy Stats".
3. ^ Benny Ayala page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Jerry Robertson page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Ron Swoboda page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Frank Estrada page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Jimy Williams page at Baseball Reference

## References

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* 1971 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
* 1971 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
* Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

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1971 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

* 1971 MLB draft
* 1971 All-Star Game
* 1971 World Series

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Ballparks|

* Polo Grounds
* Shea Stadium
* Citi Field

Spring training
Al Lang Stadium
Clover Park

Culture|

* Continental League
* Mr. Met
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* "Ya Gotta Believe!"
* Grant's Tomb
* Home Run Apple
* Generation K
* Sidd Finch
* The 7 Line Army
* Spider-Man's wedding (live performance)
* Rheingold Brewery
* Grimace

| 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"

TV show episodes|

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

Notable people|

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

Lore|

* 2018 MLB Little League Classic
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* 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

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