1974 New York Mets season
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Owner(s) | Joan Whitney Payson |
General manager(s) | Bob Scheffing |
Manager(s) | Yogi Berra |
Local television | WOR-TV |
Local radio | WHN (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy) |
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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[]
- March 26, 1974: Buzz Capra was purchased from the Mets by the Atlanta Braves.[1]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
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[]
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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[]
- Wayne Garrett
- Jerry Grote
- Don Hahn
- Bud Harrelson
- Cleon Jones
- Jerry Koosman
- Félix Millán
- John Milner
- Rusty Staub[2]
Notable transactions[]
- June 5, 1974: Bob Myrick was drafted by the Mets in the 20th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
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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2B | Félix Millán | 136 | 518 | 139 | .268 | 1 | 33 |
3B | Wayne Garrett | 151 | 522 | 117 | .224 | 13 | 53 |
RF | Rusty Staub | 161 | 561 | 145 | .258 | 19 | 78 |
LF | Cleon Jones | 124 | 461 | 130 | .282 | 13 | 60 |
1B | John Milner | 137 | 507 | 128 | .252 | 20 | 63 |
C | Jerry Grote | 97 | 319 | 82 | .257 | 5 | 36 |
CF | Don Hahn | 110 | 323 | 81 | .251 | 4 | 28 |
SS | Bud Harrelson | 106 | 331 | 75 | .227 | 1 | 13 |
Other batters[]
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 | Ed Kranepool | 94 | 217 | 65 | .300 | 4 | 24 |
SS-OF | Ted Martinez | 116 | 334 | 73 | .219 | 2 | 43 |
2B-3B | Ken Boswell | 96 | 222 | 48 | .216 | 2 | 15 |
C | Duffy Dyer | 63 | 142 | 30 | .211 | 0 | 10 |
C | Ron Hodges | 59 | 136 | 30 | .221 | 4 | 14 |
OF | Dave Schneck | 93 | 254 | 52 | .205 | 5 | 25 |
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[]
Starting pitchers[]
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 | 32 | 232.0 | 11 | 11 | 3.20 | 201 |
Jerry Koosman | 35 | 265.0 | 15 | 11 | 3.36 | 188 |
Jon Matlack | 34 | 265.1 | 13 | 15 | 2.41 | 195 |
George Stone | 15 | 77.0 | 2 | 7 | 5.03 | 29 |
Other pitchers[]
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 | 4 | 12 | 3.92 | 58 |
Ray Sadecki | 34 | 103.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.41 | 46 |
Bob Apodaca | 35 | 103.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.50 | 54 |
Craig Swan | 7 | 30.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.45 | 10 |
Hank Webb | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7.20 | 8 |
Randy Sterling | 3 | 9.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.82 | 2 |
Nino Espinosa | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 |
Relief pitchers[]
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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Jack Aker | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.48 | 18 | 41.1 |
Tug McGraw | 41 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4.16 | 54 | 88.2 |
Bob Miller | 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.58 | 35 | 78.0 |
Jerry Cram | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.61 | 8 | 22.1 |
John Strohmayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 |
Farm system[]
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[]
References[]
- 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
- 1974 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
External links[]
- New York Mets 1974 schedule at MLB.com
- New York Mets seasons
- 1974 Major League Baseball season
- 1974 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in Queens
- Shea Stadium