1973 New York Mets season

Major League Baseball team season

1973 New York Mets

National League Champions
National League East Champions

Mets equipment staffer John Sellers sits in the locker room of Payson Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1973.

League| National League
Division| East
Ballpark| Shea Stadium
City| New York City, New York
Record| 82–79 (.509)
Divisional place| 1st
Owners| Joan Whitney Payson
General managers| Bob Scheffing
Managers| Yogi Berra
Television| WOR-TV
Radio| WHN
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
Stats| ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 1973 New York Mets season was the 12th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Manager Yogi Berra led the team to a National League East title with an 82–79 record and the National League pennant, though they were defeated by the Oakland Athletics in the World Series. Their .509 winning percentage is the lowest of any pennant-winner in major league history. Having won only 82 games during the regular season, they, along with the 2005 San Diego Padres, qualified for the postseason with the fewest regular season wins since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in 1961, and the fewest of any team since 1885 (excluding the strike-shortened 1981 season and the 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic). The season was well known for pitcher Tug McGraw's catchphrase "Ya Gotta Believe!!!"

## Offseason

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* November 1, 1972: Danny Frisella and Gary Gentry were traded by the Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Félix Millán and George Stone.[1]
* November 27, 1972: Brent Strom and Bob Rauch were traded by the Mets to the Cleveland Indians for Phil Hennigan.[1]
* November 27, 1972: Tommie Agee was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Rich Chiles and Buddy Harris.[2]
* November 30, 1972: Dave Marshall was traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Al Severinsen.[1]
* March 28, 1973: Bill Sudakis was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Bill McNulty.[1]

## Regular season

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### Season highlights

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#### Initial turmoil

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The 1973 Mets were much improved from their "miracle" 1969 team. They had a group of young proven stars—including Jon Matlack, Rusty Staub, John Milner, and Félix Millán—mixed in with veterans from the 1969 club, such as Jerry Grote, Cleon Jones, Wayne Garrett, and Bud Harrelson. Their pitching staff, led by Tom Seaver, was among the finest in baseball. But injuries hampered the Mets throughout the entire season.

The Mets got off to a 4–0 start to the season, and were still at first place by April 29 with a 12–8 record. But then, injuries to their key players caused turmoil. By July 26, the Mets were in last place, yet still only 7+1⁄2 games behind. On August 16, they were 12 games below .500, with 44 games to play.

On August 30, the Mets were in last place, with only a month left to play. However, the division was so tight-knit that the last place standing consisted of only a 6+1⁄2 game deficit. At the completion of August (one day later), the Mets were in fifth place, nine games under .500,[3] but, in the balanced mediocrity of that year's Eastern Division, just 5+1⁄2 games out of first. The mathematical inequities of divisional play were beginning to show up. On September 11, the Mets were in fourth place, five games under .500, but just three games out. Ahead of them were the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Montreal Expos.

#### "You Gotta Believe!!!"

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With Tug McGraw urging his teammates on and celebrating victories with what soon became the catch phrase of 1973, "You Gotta Believe!!!" the Mets clinched the most unlikely of pennants. Yogi Berra, veteran of many a pennant race, used a four man rotation down the stretch: Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, and George Stone, with the suddenly unhittable McGraw coming out of the pen with boisterous - and justified - confidence. In his last 19 games, the screwball-throwing lefty recorded 5 wins, converted 12 saves and had an ERA of 0.88.

#### "Ball on the wall" play

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One of the most famous plays in Mets folklore occurred when their September 20 match-up against the Pirates at Shea Stadium went into extra innings. The Pirates had Richie Zisk on first base when Dave Augustine hit what appeared to be a two-run home run to left. Instead, the ball hit the top of the wall, and caromed directly into left fielder Cleon Jones' glove. Jones fired a strike to Wayne Garrett as the cut-off man, who in turn, fired a strike to catcher Ron Hodges to nail Zisk at the plate.[4] The Mets went on to win the game in the bottom of the inning as part of a three game sweep.

#### The unexpected clincher

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After completing the three-game sweep of the Pirates on September 21, the Mets' record stood at an even 77–77, but that .500 record was good enough for first place and a half-game lead. Illustrating just how dense the crowd was at the top, fifth-place Chicago was just 2+1⁄2 out. The Mets won five of their last seven to finish as National League East Division Champions. The clinching took place at Wrigley Field on October 1 as the Mets beat the Cubs 6-4 as Tom Seaver won his 19th game of 1973 and Tug McGraw recorded the save. The Cardinals finished second, 1+1⁄2 games back, Pittsburgh third at 2+1⁄2, Montreal fourth at 3+1⁄2, and Chicago fifth, 5 games back.

This was the only NL East title between 1970 and 1980 not to be won by either the Philadelphia Phillies or the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5][6]

### Season standings

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

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New York Mets | 82 | 79  | .509  | —  | 43‍–‍38  | 39‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 81  | .500  | 1½  | 43‍–‍38  | 38‍–‍43
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82  | .494  | 2½  | 41‍–‍40  | 39‍–‍42
Montreal Expos | 79 | 83  | .488  | 3½  | 43‍–‍38  | 36‍–‍45
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84  | .478  | 5  | 41‍–‍39  | 36‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 91  | .438  | 11½  | 38‍–‍43  | 33‍–‍48

### Record vs. opponents

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1973 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 | — | 7–5 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 2–15–1 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6
Chicago | 5–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–9
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6
Houston | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7
Los Angeles | 15–2–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4
Montreal | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10
New York | 6–6 | 7–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–9
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8
San Diego | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 4–8
San Francisco | 10–8 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | — | 6–6
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | —

### Opening Day starters

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* Duffy Dyer
* Jim Fregosi
* Bud Harrelson
* Cleon Jones
* Willie Mays
* Félix Millán
* John Milner
* Tom Seaver
* Rusty Staub

### Notable transactions

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* June 5, 1973: Lee Mazzilli was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft.[7]
* July 11, 1973: Jim Fregosi was sold by the Mets to the Texas Rangers.[8]

### Roster

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1973 New York Mets

Roster
Pitchers

* 34 Bob Apodaca
* 38 Buzz Capra
* 34 Phil Hennigan
* 36 Jerry Koosman
* 32 Jon Matlack
* 43 Jim McAndrew
* 45 Tug McGraw
* 30 Bob Miller
* 39 Tommy Moore
* 31 Harry Parker
* 33 Ray Sadecki
* 41 Tom Seaver
* 40 George Stone
* 39 John Strohmayer
* 27 Craig Swan
* 22 Hank Webb

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* 10 Duffy Dyer
* 15 Jerry Grote
* 42 Ron Hodges
* 20 Jerry May

Infielders

* 5 Jim Beauchamp
* 12 Ken Boswell
* 2 Jim Fregosi
* 11 Wayne Garrett
* 3 Bud Harrelson
* 7 Ed Kranepool
* 17 Ted Martínez
* 16,17 Félix Millán
* 28 John Milner
* 19 Brian Ostrosser

|  | Outfielders

* 29 Rich Chiles
* 5 Jim Gosger
* 25 Don Hahn
* 21 Cleon Jones
* 24 Willie Mays
* 16 Dave Schneck
* 4 Rusty Staub
* 9,18 George Theodore

Other batters

* 1 Lute Barnes
* 6 Greg Harts

|  | Manager

* 8 Yogi Berra

Coaches

* 51 Roy McMillan
* 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

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C | Jerry Grote | 84 | 285 | 73 | .256 | 1 | 32
1B | John Milner | 129 | 451 | 108 | .239 | 23 | 72
2B | Félix Millán | 153 | 638 | 185 | .290 | 3 | 37
SS | Bud Harrelson | 106 | 356 | 92 | .258 | 0 | 20
3B | Wayne Garrett | 140 | 504 | 129 | .256 | 16 | 58
LF | Cleon Jones | 92 | 339 | 88 | .260 | 11 | 48
CF | Don Hahn | 93 | 262 | 60 | .229 | 2 | 21
RF | Rusty Staub | 152 | 585 | 163 | .279 | 15 | 76

#### 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

Pos  | Player  | G  | AB  | H  | Avg.  | HR  | RBI

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1B-LF | Ed Kranepool | 100 | 284 | 68 | .239 | 1 | 35
SS-OF | Ted Martinez | 92 | 263 | 67 | .255 | 1 | 14
CF-1B | Willie Mays | 66 | 209 | 44 | .211 | 6 | 25
C | Duffy Dyer | 70 | 189 | 35 | .185 | 1 | 9
C | Ron Hodges | 45 | 127 | 33 | .260 | 1 | 18
3B-SS | Jim Fregosi | 45 | 124 | 29 | .234 | 0 | 11
LF | George Theodore | 45 | 116 | 30 | .259 | 1 | 15
3B | Ken Boswell | 76 | 110 | 25 | .227 | 2 | 14
OF | Jim Gosger | 38 | 92 | 22 | .239 | 0 | 10
1B | Jim Beauchamp | 50 | 61 | 17 | .279 | 0 | 14
CF | Dave Schneck | 13 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 0
CF | Rich Chiles | 8 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1
C | Jerry May | 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0
SS | Brian Ostrosser | 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
PH-PR | Greg Harts | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0
PH-PR | Lute Barnes | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1

### 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 | 290.0 | 19 | 10 | 2.08 | 251
Jerry Koosman | 35 | 263.0 | 14 | 15 | 2.84 | 156
Jon Matlack | 34 | 242.0 | 14 | 16 | 3.20 | 205

#### Other pitchers

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

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George Stone | 27 | 148.0 | 12 | 3 | 2.80 | 77
Ray Sadecki | 31 | 116.2 | 5 | 4 | 3.39 | 87
Harry Parker | 38 | 96.2 | 8 | 4 | 3.35 | 63
Jim McAndrew | 23 | 80.1 | 3 | 8 | 5.38 | 38
Craig Swan | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.64 | 4
Tommy Moore | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 1

#### 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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Tug McGraw | 60 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 3.87 | 81
Phil Hennigan | 30 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6.23 | 22
Buzz Capra | 24 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3.86 | 35
John Strohmayer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 5
Hank Webb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1
Bob Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1
Bob Apodaca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0

## Postseason

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### NLCS

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Main article: 1973 National League Championship Series

#### Game 1

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October 6: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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New York  | 0 | 1 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 3 | 0
Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 1 | 1  | 2 | 6 | 0
W: Pedro Borbón (1–0)  L: Tom Seaver (0–1)  S: None
HR: NYM – None CIN – Pete Rose (1), Johnny Bench (1)
Pitchers: NYM – Seaver CIN – Billingham, Hall (9), Borbón (9)
Attendance: 53,431

#### Game 2

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October 7: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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New York | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 4  | 5 | 7 | 0
Cincinnati  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 2 | 0
W: Jon Matlack (1–0)  L: Don Gullett (0–1)  S: None
HR: NYM – Rusty Staub (1) CIN – None
Pitchers: NYM – Matlack CIN – Gullett, Carroll (6), Hall (9), Borbón (9)
Attendance: 54,041

#### Game 3

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October 8: Shea Stadium, New York City

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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Cincinnati  | 0 | 0 | 2  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 2 | 8 | 1
New York | 1 | 5 | 1  | 2 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | x  | 9 | 11 | 1
W: Jerry Koosman (1–0)  L: Ross Grimsley (0–1)  S: None
HR: CIN – Denis Menke (1) NYM – Rusty Staub (2), (3)
Pitchers: CIN – Grimsley, Hall (2), Tomlin (3), Nelson (4), Borbón (7) NYM – Koosman
Attendance: 53,967

#### Game 4

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October 9: Shea Stadium, New York City

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | R  | H  | E

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Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 1  | 2 | 8 | 0
New York  | 0 | 0 | 1  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 3 | 1
W: Clay Carroll (1–0)  L: Harry Parker (0–1)  S: Pedro Borbón (1)
HR: CIN – Tony Pérez (1), Pete Rose (2) NYM – None
Pitchers: CIN – Norman, Gullett (6), Carroll (10), Borbón (12) NYM – Stone, McGraw (7), Parker (12)
Attendance: 50,786

#### Game 5

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October 10: Shea Stadium, New York City

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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Cincinnati  | 0 | 0 | 1  | 0 | 1 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 2 | 7 | 1
New York | 2 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 4 | 1  | 0 | 0 | x  | 7 | 13 | 1
W: Tom Seaver (1–1)  L: Jack Billingham (0–1)  S: Tug McGraw (1)
HR: CIN – None NYM – None
Pitchers: CIN – Billingham, Gullett (5), Carroll (5), Grimsley (7) NYM – Seaver, McGraw (9)
Attendance: 50,323

### World Series

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Main article: 1973 World Series

AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Mets (3)  Game  | Score  | Date  | Location  | Attendance  | Time of Game

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1 | Mets – 1, A's – 2 | October 13 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 46,021 | 2:26
2 | Mets – 10, A's – 7 (12 inns) | October 14 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 55,989 | 4:13
3 | A's – 3, Mets – 2 (11 inns) | October 16 | Shea Stadium | 54,817 | 3:15
4 | A's – 1, Mets – 6 | October 17 | Shea Stadium | 54,817 | 2:41
5 | A's – 0, Mets – 2 | October 18 | Shea Stadium | 54,817 | 2:39
6 | Mets – 1, A's – 3 | October 20 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 49,333 | 2:07
7 | Mets – 2, A's – 5 | October 21 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 49,333 | 2:37

## Awards and honors

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* Cy Young Award – Tom Seaver
* Jerry Koosman – Player of the Month, April 1973

### All-Stars

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All-Star Game

* Tom Seaver
* Willie Mays

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Tidewater Tides | International League | John Antonelli
AA | Memphis Blues | Texas League | Joe Frazier
A | Visalia Mets | California League | Nolan Campbell
A | Pompano Beach Mets | Florida State League | Gordon Mackenzie
A-Short Season | Batavia Trojans | New York–Penn League | Wilbur Huckle
Rookie | Marion Mets | Appalachian League | Owen Friend

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Memphis

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Ultimate Mets Database - Register of Transactions".
2. ^ Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ "Events of Friday, August 31, 1973". Retrosheet.
4. ^ "September 20, 1973: The "Ball on the Wall" Play". Mets Wiki. July 18, 2010.
5. ^ Von Benko, George (July 7, 2005). "Notes: Phils–Pirates rivalry fading". Phillies.MLB.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011. "From 1974–80, the Phillies and Pirates won all seven National League East titles (Phillies four, Pirates three)."
6. ^ "Pirates perform rare three-peat feat 4–2". USA Today. September 28, 1992. p. 5C. "The Pirates...won three (NL East titles) in a row from 1970–72."
7. ^ Lee Mazzilli page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference

### Book sources

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* 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.

## External links

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* 2011: Philadelphia Phillies
* 2012: Washington Nationals
* 2013: Atlanta Braves
* 2014: Washington Nationals
* 2015: New York Mets
* 2016: Washington Nationals
* 2017: Washington Nationals
* 2018: Atlanta Braves
* 2019: Atlanta Braves

2020s|

* 2020: Atlanta Braves
* 2021: Atlanta Braves
* 2022: Atlanta Braves
* 2023: Atlanta Braves
* 2024: Philadelphia Phillies

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1973 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Texas

| 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

* 1973 MLB draft
* 1973 All-Star Game
* 1973 World Series

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Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award

* 1995: Mays, Mantle, Snider
* 1996: Rizutto, Reese, Dark
* 1997: Jones, Agee, Swoboda
* 1998: Spahn, Sain
* 1999: Seaver, Koosman
* 2000: Larsen, Cone, Wells
* 2001: Thomson, Branca
* 2002: Torre, Zimmer, Stottlemyre
* 2003: Dent, Torrez
* 2004: Hernandez, Mattingly
* 2005: 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
* 2006: Buckner, Wilson
* 2007: Jackson, Hough
* 2008: Gibson, McLain, Tiant
* 2009: Kranepool, Williams
* 2010: "Core Four" (Jeter, Pettitte, Rivera, Posada)
* 2011: Torre, Cox, Piniella
* 2012: 1962 New York Mets
* 2013: 1973 New York Mets
* 2014: Aaron, Downing
* 2015: Koufax, Hendley, Scully
* 2016: "Big Three" (Hudson, Mulder, Zito)
* 2017: Betances, Chapman, Miller
* 2018: 1998 New York Yankees
* 2019: 1969 New York Mets
* 2020: Leiter, Sojo
* 2021: Piazza, Karsay
* 2022: Cast of A League of Their Own
* 2023: Cohen, Hernandez, Darling
* 2024: Olerud, Alfonzo, Ordóñez, Ventura

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New York Mets

* Established in 1962
* Based in Queens, New York

Franchise|

* History
* Brooklyn Dodgers
* New York Giants
* New York Metropolitans
* 1962 expansion
* expansion draft
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Award winners and League leaders
* Players
* New York Mets Hall of Fame
* Managers
* Coaches
* Owners and executives
* Broadcasters
* Kiner's Korner
* Radio network
* SportsNet New York
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* First-round draft picks
* Logos and uniforms

Ballparks|

* Polo Grounds
* Shea Stadium
* Citi Field

Spring training
Al Lang Stadium
Clover Park

Culture|

* Continental League
* Mr. Met
* Mrs. Met
* "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
* 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 people|

* 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
championships (2)|

* 1969
* 1986

National League
pennants (5)|

* 1969
* 1973
* 1986
* 2000
* 2015

Division titles (6)|

* 1969
* 1973
* 1986
* 1988
* 2006
* 2015

Wild Card (5)|

* 1999 (tie-breaker game)
* 2000
* 2016
* 2022
* 2024

Minor league affiliates|

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

Seasons (65)

1960s|

* 1960 · 1961 ·  1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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