1971 New York Mets
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York
OwnersJoan Whitney Payson
General managersBob Scheffing
ManagersGil Hodges
TelevisionWOR-TV
RadioWJRZ/WNBC-FM
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
Seasons

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

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 9765 0.599 — 52–28 45–37
St. Louis Cardinals 9072 0.556 7 45–36 45–36
Chicago Cubs 8379 0.512 14 44–37 39–42
New York Mets 8379 0.512 14 44–37 39–42
Montreal Expos 7190 0.441 25½ 36–44 35–46
Philadelphia Phillies 6795 0.414 30 34–47 33–48

Record vs. opponents

1971 National League record

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —5–79–99–99–97–57–58–44–811–77–116–6
Chicago 7–5—6–65–78–48–1011–711–76–129–33–99–9
Cincinnati 9–96–6—5–137–117–58–45–75–710–89–98–4
Houston 9–97–513–5—8–104–85–78–44–810–89–92–10
Los Angeles 9–94–811–710–8—8–45–77–54–813–512–66–6
Montreal 5–710–85–78–44–8—9–96–127–116–57–54–14
New York 5–77–114–87–57–59–9—13–510–87–54–810–8
Philadelphia 4-87–112–103–95–76–105–13—6–124–86–67–11
Pittsburgh 8–412–67–58–48–411–78–1012–6—9–33–911–7
San Diego 7–113–98–108–105–135–65–78–43–9—5–134–8
San Francisco 11–79–39–99–96–125–78–46–69–313–5—5–7
St. Louis 6–69–94–810–26–614–48–1011–77–118–47–5—

Notable transactions

Roster

1971 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders 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
CJerry Grote125403109.270235
1BEd Kranepool122421118.2801458
2BKen Boswell116392107.273540
SSBud Harrelson142547138.252032
3BBob Aspromonte10434277.225533
LFCleon Jones136505161.3191469
CFTommie Agee113425121.2851450
RFKen Singleton11529873.2451346

Other batters

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
Tim Foli9728865.226024
Donn Clendenon8826365.2471137
Dave Marshall10021451.238321
Wayne Garrett5620243.213111
Don Hahn9817842.236111
Duffy Dyer5916939.231218
Art Shamsky6813525.185518
Ted Martínez3812536.288110
Mike Jorgensen4511826.220511
Leroy Stanton5214.19002
John Milner9183.16701
Al Weis11110.00001
Frank Estrada121.50000

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
Tom Seaver36286.120101.76289
Gary Gentry32203.112113.23155
Jerry Koosman26165.26113.0496
Nolan Ryan30152.010143.97137
Jon Matlack737.0034.1424

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
Ray Sadecki34163.1772.92120
Charlie Williams3190.1564.7853
Jim McAndrew2490.1254.3842

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
Danny Frisella5385121.9993
Tug McGraw5111481.70109
Ron Taylor452223.6532
Buzz Capra30108.446
Don Rose10000.001

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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

  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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