1974 New York Mets season

Major League Baseball team season

1974 New York Mets

League| National League
Division| East
Ballpark| Shea Stadium
City| New York
Record| 71-91
Divisional place| 5th
Owners| Joan Whitney Payson
General managers| Bob Scheffing
Managers| Yogi Berra
Television| WOR-TV
Radio| WHN
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
| <- 1973 | Seasons | 1975 ->

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The 1974 New York Mets season was the 13th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Yogi Berra, the team finished the season with a record of 71–91, placing fifth in the National League East. This was the first time the Mets had a losing season since 1968.

## Offseason[edit]

* March 26, 1974: Buzz Capra was purchased from the Mets by the Atlanta Braves.[1]

## Regular season[edit]

### Season standings[edit]

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

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Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74  | 0.543  | —  | 52–29  | 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 75  | 0.534  | 1½  | 44–37  | 42–38
Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82  | 0.494  | 8  | 46–35  | 34–47
Montreal Expos | 79 | 82  | 0.491  | 8½  | 42–38  | 37–44
New York Mets | 71 | 91  | 0.438  | 17  | 36–45  | 35–46
Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96  | 0.407  | 22  | 32–49  | 34–47

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1974 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 | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13
Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6
Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6
Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9
New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11
San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7
San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6
St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | —

### Opening Day starters[edit]

* Wayne Garrett
* Jerry Grote
* Don Hahn
* Bud Harrelson
* Cleon Jones
* Jerry Koosman
* Félix Millán
* John Milner
* Rusty Staub[2]

### Notable transactions[edit]

* June 5, 1974: Bob Myrick was drafted by the Mets in the 20th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]

### Roster[edit]

1974 New York Mets

Roster
Pitchers

* 22 Jack Aker
* 34 Bob Apodaca
* 38 Jerry Cram
* 48 Nino Espinosa
* 36 Jerry Koosman
* 32 Jon Matlack
* 45 Tug McGraw
* 30 Bob Miller
* 31 Harry Parker
* 33 Ray Sadecki
* 41 Tom Seaver
* 35 Randy Sterling
* 40 George Stone
* 39 John Strohmayer
* 27 Craig Swan
* 29 Hank Webb

|  | Catchers

* 10 Duffy Dyer
* 15 Jerry Grote
* 20 Ike Hampton
* 42 Ron Hodges

Infielders

* 12 Ken Boswell
* 11 Wayne Garrett
* 3 Bud Harrelson
* 23 Ted Martínez
* 17 Félix Millán
* 28 John Milner
* 2 Brock Pemberton
* 6 Rich Puig
* 9 George Theodore

|  | Outfielders

* 18 Benny Ayala
* 26 Bruce Boisclair
* 19 Jim Gosger
* 25 Don Hahn
* 21 Cleon Jones
* 7 Ed Kranepool
* 16 Dave Schneck
* 4 Rusty Staub

|  | Manager

* 8 Yogi Berra

Coaches

* 51 Roy McMillan
* 52 Joe Pignatano
* 54 Rube Walker
* 53 Eddie Yost

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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 | 97 | 319 | 82 | .257 | 5 | 36
1B | John Milner | 137 | 507 | 128 | .252 | 20 | 63
2B | Félix Millán | 136 | 518 | 139 | .268 | 1 | 33
SS | Bud Harrelson | 106 | 331 | 75 | .227 | 1 | 13
3B | Wayne Garrett | 151 | 522 | 117 | .224 | 13 | 53
LF | Cleon Jones | 124 | 461 | 130 | .282 | 13 | 60
CF | Don Hahn | 110 | 323 | 81 | .251 | 4 | 28
RF | Rusty Staub | 161 | 561 | 145 | .258 | 19 | 78

#### Other batters[edit]

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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SS-OF | Ted Martinez | 116 | 334 | 73 | .219 | 2 | 43
OF | Dave Schneck | 93 | 254 | 52 | .205 | 5 | 25
2B-3B | Ken Boswell | 96 | 222 | 48 | .216 | 2 | 15
1B | Ed Kranepool | 94 | 217 | 65 | .300 | 4 | 24
C | Duffy Dyer | 63 | 142 | 30 | .211 | 0 | 10
C | Ron Hodges | 59 | 136 | 30 | .221 | 4 | 14
LF-PH | George Theodore | 60 | 76 | 12 | .158 | 1 | 1
OF-PH | Benny Ayala | 23 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 2 | 8
OF | Jim Gosger | 26 | 33 | 3 | .091 | 0 | 0
1B-PH | Brock Pemberton | 11 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 1
OF | Bruce Boisclair | 7 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1
2B-3B | Rich Puig | 4 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
C-PH | Ike Hampton | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

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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Jon Matlack | 34 | 265.1 | 13 | 15 | 2.41 | 195
Jerry Koosman | 35 | 265.0 | 15 | 11 | 3.36 | 188
Tom Seaver | 32 | 232.0 | 11 | 11 | 3.20 | 201
George Stone | 15 | 77.0 | 2 | 7 | 5.03 | 29

#### Other pitchers[edit]

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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Harry Parker | 40 | 131.0 | 4 | 12 | 3.92 | 58
Bob Apodaca | 35 | 103.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.50 | 54
Ray Sadecki | 34 | 103.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.41 | 46
Craig Swan | 7 | 30.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.45 | 10
Hank Webb | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 7.20 | 8
Randy Sterling | 3 | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.82 | 2
Nino Espinosa | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 2

#### Relief pitchers[edit]

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

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

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Bob Miller | 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.58 | 35 | 78.0
Tug McGraw | 41 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4.16 | 54 | 88.2
Jack Aker | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.48 | 18 | 41.1
Jerry Cram | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.61 | 8 | 22.1
John Strohmayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Tidewater Tides | International League | John Antonelli
AA | Victoria Toros | Texas League | Joe Frazier
A | Visalia Mets | California League | Nolan Campbell
A | Anderson Mets | Western Carolinas League | Owen Friend
A-Short Season | Batavia Trojans | New York–Penn League | Wilbur Huckle
Rookie | Marion Mets | Appalachian League | Chuck Hiller

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Victoria

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Buzz Capra page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ "1974 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
3. ^ Bob Myrick page at Baseball Reference

## References[edit]

* 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.
* 1974 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
* 1974 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

## External links[edit]

* New York Mets 1974 schedule at MLB.com

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1974 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

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* Alex Anthony
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* Michael Sergio
* Sign Man
* Cowbell Man

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