1982 New York Mets season

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1982 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Shea Stadium (since 1964)
  • New York (since 1962)
Other information
Owner(s)Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General manager(s)Frank Cashen
Manager(s)George Bamberger
Local televisionWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Lorn Brown)
Local radioWMCA
(Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar)
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The New York Mets' 1982 season was the 21st regular season for the Mets. They went 65–97 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by George Bamberger. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason[]

  • December 11, 1981: Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano were traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Jim Kern.[1]
  • October 12, 1981: Mike Marshall was released by the New York Mets.[2]
  • February 10, 1982: Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg Harris were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for George Foster.[3]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

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NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 92 70 0.568 — 46–35 46–35
Philadelphia Phillies 89 73 0.549 3 51–30 38–43
Montreal Expos 86 76 0.531 6 40–41 46–35
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 78 0.519 8 42–39 42–39
Chicago Cubs 73 89 0.451 19 38–43 35–46
New York Mets 65 97 0.401 27 33–48 32–49

Record vs. opponents[]

1982 National League Records
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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 — 8–4 14–4 10–8 7–11 5–7 9–3 6–6 4–8 11–7 8–10 7–5
Chicago 4–8 — 6–6 9–3 5–7 6–12 9–9 9–9 9–9 4–8 6–6 6–12
Cincinnati 4–14 6–6 — 7–11 7–11 4–8 7–5 5–7 4–8 6–12 6–12 5–7
Houston 8–10 3–9 11–7 — 7–11 4–8 8–4 7–5 9–3 9–9 5–13 6–6
Los Angeles 11–7 7–5 11–7 11–7 — 8–4 6–6 4–8 5–7 9–9 9–9 7–5
Montreal 7–5 12–6 8–4 8–4 4–8 — 11–7 8–10 7–11 7–5 4–8 10–8
New York 3–9 9–9 5–7 4–8 6–6 7–11 — 7–11 8–10 6–6 4–8 6–12
Philadelphia 6-6 9–9 7–5 5–7 8–4 10–8 11–7 — 9–9 7–5 10–2 7–11
Pittsburgh 8–4 9–9 8–4 3–9 7–5 11–7 10–8 9–9 — 6–6 6–6 7–11
San Diego 7–11 8–4 12–6 9–9 9–9 5–7 6–6 5–7 6–6 — 10–8 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 6–6 12–6 13–5 9–9 8–4 8–4 2–10 6–6 8–10 — 5–7
St. Louis 5–7 12–6 7–5 6–6 5–7 8–10 12–6 11–7 11–7 8–4 7–5 —

Notable transactions[]

  • April 1, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Ron Darling and Walt Terrell.[4]
  • April 5, 1982: Mike Cubbage was released by the Mets.[5]
  • May 10, 1982: Manuel Lee was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.[6]
  • May 21, 1982: Rick Sweet was purchased from the Mets by the Seattle Mariners.[7]
  • June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
    • Dwight Gooden was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (5th pick). Player signed June 10, 1982.[8]
    • Tracy Jones was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round.[9]
    • Randy Myers was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 8, 1982.[10]
  • August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the trade by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.[11]

Joel Youngblood[]

On August 4, 1982, Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Montreal Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. The two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Roster[]

1982 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
LF George Foster 151 550 136 .247 13 70

Other batters[]

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Joel Youngblood 80 202 52 .257 3 21
Gary Rajsich 80 162 42 .259 2 12
Brian Giles 45 138 29 .210 3 10
Rusty Tillman 12 13 2 .154 0 0
Rick Sweet 3 3 1 .333 0 0

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Rick Ownbey 8 50.1 1 2 3.75 28
Scott Holman 4 26.2 2 1 2.36 11
Walt Terrell 3 21 0 3 3.43 8

Other pitchers[]

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Pete Falcone 40 171 8 10 3.84 101
Tom Gorman 3 9.1 0 1 0.96 7

Relief pitchers[]

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Neil Allen 50 3 7 19 3.06 59
Carlos Diaz 4 0 0 0 0.00 0

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tidewater Tides International League Jack Aker
AA Jackson Mets Texas League Gene Dusan
A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League Dan Monzon
A Shelby Mets South Atlantic League Rich Miller
A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Sam Perlozzo
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Ed Olsen

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jim Kern page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ George Foster page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Mike Cubbage page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Manuel Lee page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Dwight Gooden page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference

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.
  • 1982 New York Mets
  • 1982 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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