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1973 New York Mets (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972/1974)
82-79, Finished 1st in NL Eastern Division
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Won NL Pennant
Scored 608 runs, Allowed 588 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-78
Managed by Yogi Berra

Ballpark: Shea Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,912,390 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-3) to Oakland Athletics
Won NL Championship Series (3-2) over Cincinnati Reds

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Team Batting Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Jerry Grote         30   84  285   17   73  10  2   1   32  13   23  .256  .290  .316   0   0  11   1   5   1   1   70
1B *John Milner         23  129  451   69  108  12  3  23   72  62   84  .239  .329  .432   1   1  15   1   0   5   6  112
2B  Felix Millan        29  153  638   82  185  23  4   3   37  35   22  .290  .332  .353   2   2  20   6  18   2   3   92
3B *Wayne Garrett       25  140  504   76  129  20  3  16   58  72   74  .256  .348  .403   6   5   8   1   9   3   4  110
SS #Bud Harrelson       29  106  356   35   92  12  3   0   20  48   49  .258  .348  .309   5   1   4   1   3   0   4   86
LF  Cleon Jones         30   92  339   48   88  13  0  11   48  28   51  .260  .315  .395   1   1  11   3   1   8   6   98
CF  Don Hahn            24   93  262   22   60  10  0   2   21  22   43  .229  .285  .290   2   1   7   0   4   4   2   62
RF *Rusty Staub         29  152  585   77  163  36  1  15   76  74   52  .279  .361  .421   1   1  16   3   1   3  10  118
   *Ed Kranepool        28  100  284   28   68  12  2   1   35  30   28  .239  .310  .306   1   0   7   0   4   2   4   73
    Ted Martinez        25   92  263   34   67  11  0   1   14  13   38  .255  .294  .308   3   5   6   2   1   1   2   69
    Willie Mays         42   66  209   24   44  10  0   6   25  27   47  .211  .303  .344   1   0   7   1   1   1   0   81
    Duffy Dyer          27   70  189    9   35   6  1   1    9  13   40  .185  .245  .243   0   1   5   2   0   0   1   37
   *Ron Hodges          24   45  127    5   33   2  0   1   18  11   19  .260  .314  .299   0   1   6   0   2   2   2   73
    Jim Fregosi         31   45  124    7   29   4  1   0   11  20   25  .234  .340  .282   1   2   2   0   0   0   3   76
    George Theodore     26   45  116   14   30   4  0   1   15  10   13  .259  .320  .319   1   0   7   1   6   1   0   80
   *Ken Boswell         27   76  110   12   25   2  1   2   14  12   11  .227  .303  .318   0   0   1   0   1   0   2   74
   *Jim Gosger          30   38   92    9   22   2  0   0   10   9   16  .239  .304  .261   0   1   1   0   0   1   2   60
    Jim Beauchamp       33   50   61    5   17   1  1   0   14   7   11  .279  .343  .328   1   0   1   0   0   2   1   89
   *Dave Schneck        24   13   36    2    7   0  1   0    0   1    4  .194  .216  .250   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   30
   *Rich Chiles         23    8   25    2    3   2  0   0    1   0    2  .120  .120  .200   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  -12
    Jerry May           29    4    8    0    2   0  0   0    0   1    1  .250  .333  .250   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   66
   *Brian Ostrosser     24    4    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Lute Barnes         26    3    2    2    1   0  0   0    1   0    1  .500  .500  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  181
   *Greg Harts          23    3    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .500  .500  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  181

    Tom Seaver          28   39   93    9   15   2  1   1    5   7   34  .161  .220  .237   1   0   3   0   9   0   0   28
    Jerry Koosman       30   35   78    3    8   1  0   0    3   2   37  .103  .125  .115   0   0   2   0  15   0   0  -32
   *Jon Matlack         23   35   65    5    9   0  0   0    2  13   38  .138  .282  .138   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   22
   *George Stone        26   28   48    4   13   0  0   0    5   0    8  .271  .271  .271   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   52
   *Ray Sadecki         32   31   31    3    7   2  0   0    1   0    5  .226  .226  .290   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   44
    Tug McGraw          28   60   24    0    4   0  0   0    2   2    9  .167  .259  .167   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   22
    Harry Parker        25   38   23    0    4   0  0   0    2   0    8  .174  .174  .174   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   -2
    Jim McAndrew        29   24   15    3    2   1  0   0    2   6    7  .133  .381  .200   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   68
    Phil Hennigan       27   30    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    1  .333  .333  .333   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   87
    Buzz Capra          25   24    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   2    0  .000  .500  .000   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   52
    Craig Swan          22    3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Tommy Moore         24    4    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   0   0   0   0   0   0     
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.9  161 5457  608 1345 198 24  85  553 540  805  .246  .314  .338  27  22 147  23 108  36  54   88
    Rank among 12 NL teams         9   11    9  10 10  11        6    9    11     8    12  11  12                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

Team Pitching Glossary

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Tom Seaver          28  36   2.08  19  10  0  36   0  18   3  290.0  219   74   67  23   64  251 1147   5   4  0   5 175
SP *Jerry Koosman       30  35   2.84  14  15  0  35   0  12   3  263.0  234   93   83  18   76  156 1071   3   4  0   6 128
SP *Jon Matlack         23  34   3.20  14  16  0  34   0  14   3  242.0  210   93   86  16   99  205 1011   6   2  0  14 114
SP *George Stone        26  27   2.80  12   3  1  20   5   2   0  148.0  157   53   46  16   31   77  621   0   0  1   3 130
SP  Jim McAndrew        29  23   5.38   3   8  1  12   8   0   0   80.3  109   60   48   9   31   38  372   5   3  0   8  68

CL *Tug McGraw          28  60   3.87   5   6 25   2  46   0   0  118.7  106   53   51  11   55   81  503   7   3  0   9  94
RP  Phil Hennigan       27  30   6.23   0   4  3   0  17   0   0   43.3   50   30   30   6   16   22  195   3   1  0   6  58
RP  Harry Parker        25  38   3.35   8   4  5   9  16   0   0   96.7   79   40   36   7   36   63  410   2   3  0   3 108
RP  Buzz Capra          25  24   3.86   2   7  4   0  10   0   0   42.0   35   18   18   4   28   35  188   3   2  0   9  94
RP *Ray Sadecki         32  31   3.39   5   4  1  11   7   1   0  116.7  109   47   44  11   41   87  489   3   1  0   3 107

    John Strohmayer     26   7   8.10   0   0  0   0   3   0   0   10.0   13   10    9   2    4    5   46   1   0  0   1  45
    Craig Swan          22   3   8.64   0   1  0   1   0   0   0    8.3   16    9    8   2    2    4   42   0   0  0   0  42
    Tommy Moore         24   3  10.80   0   1  0   1   2   0   0    3.3    6    5    4   1    3    1   18   0   0  0   0  34
    Hank Webb           23   2  10.80   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    1.7    2    2    2   1    2    1    9   1   0  0   0  34
    Bob Miller          34   1   0.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    1    3   0   0  0   0    
    Bob Apodaca         23   1          0   0  0   0   0   0   0    0.0    0    1    0   0    2    0    2   0   0  0   0    
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.2 161   3.26  82  79 40 161 114  47  15 1465.0 1345  588  531 127  490 1027 6127  39  23  1  67 111
    Rank among 12 NL teams          3   4   9  4           2   2      3    2    2        4    5    1

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Team Fielding Glossary League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- JGrote 684 76 81 545 34 3 0 .995 3 14 31 17 DDyer 444 45 60 308 26 2 7 .994 4 17 24 17 RHodges 318 37 40 241 13 2 6 .992 0 8 12 9 JMay 18 3 4 14 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1465 161 161 1108 73 7 13 .994 7 39 67 43 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 *9.83 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JMilner 832 93 95 771 47 9 66 .989 8.85 EKranepool 405 42 51 395 27 1 39 .998 9.38 WMays 121 14 17 143 4 3 9 .980 10.91 JBeauchamp 64 7 11 59 3 2 7 .969 8.72 GTheodore 28 3 4 20 2 0 3 1.000 7.07 JFregosi 14 2 3 12 3 0 1 1.000 9.18 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1465 161 161 1400 86 15 125 .990 9.13 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 *5.52 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- FMillan 1377 153 153 410 411 9 99 .989 5.36 WGarrett 54 6 6 14 18 1 6 .970 5.33 TMartinez 24 2 5 5 4 0 1 1.000 3.28 KBoswell 9 0 3 8 4 1 0 .923 12.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1465 161 161 437 437 11 106 .988 5.37 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .946 *2.88 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WGarrett 1071 118 130 80 280 22 36 .942 3.03 JFregosi 139 16 17 15 29 3 2 .936 2.85 KBoswell 127 14 17 7 29 1 3 .973 2.55 TMartinez 122 13 14 12 23 0 2 1.000 2.57 JGrote 5 0 2 1 3 1 1 .800 6.79 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1465 161 161 115 364 27 44 .947 2.94 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .961 *4.93 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BHarrelson 925 102 103 153 315 10 49 .979 4.55 TMartinez 322 36 44 66 110 11 12 .941 4.91 JFregosi 139 16 17 20 38 6 10 .906 3.75 WGarrett 63 6 9 8 15 3 4 .885 3.27 BOstrosser 14 1 4 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.06 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1465 161 161 248 482 30 75 .961 4.48 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *2.05 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- CJones 617 64 73 139 5 6 0 .960 2.10 JMilner 247 29 29 33 4 2 0 .949 1.35 EKranepool 237 30 31 53 1 1 0 .982 2.05 GTheodore 209 22 29 52 2 1 1 .982 2.33 JGosger 85 7 21 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.48 TMartinez 31 4 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.32 DHahn 30 4 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.20 JFregosi 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1465 161 161 302 13 10 1 .969 1.94 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 *2.63 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DHahn 590 57 83 167 1 2 0 .988 2.56 WMays 338 41 45 103 1 1 0 .990 2.76 JGosger 132 15 18 36 0 0 0 1.000 2.45 TMartinez 131 13 18 30 2 1 0 .970 2.20 CJones 117 14 14 21 1 0 0 1.000 1.69 DSchneck 77 12 12 29 0 0 0 1.000 3.39 RChiles 58 7 8 22 1 0 1 1.000 3.57 GTheodore 21 2 3 9 0 0 0 1.000 3.86 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1465 161 161 417 6 4 1 .991 2.60 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 *2.01 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RStaub 1377 150 152 295 15 7 4 .978 2.03 CJones 63 8 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.43 DHahn 17 2 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.18 EKranepool 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 GTheodore 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1465 161 161 312 15 7 4 .979 2.01 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *2.23 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- RStaub 1377 150 152 297 17 7 5 .978 2.05 CJones 797 86 92 168 6 6 0 .967 1.96 DHahn 637 63 87 176 2 2 0 .989 2.51 WMays 338 41 45 103 2 1 0 .991 2.79 JMilner 247 29 29 33 4 2 0 .949 1.35 EKranepool 242 31 32 53 1 1 0 .982 2.01 GTheodore 233 24 33 60 3 1 1 .984 2.43 JGosger 217 22 35 45 0 0 0 1.000 1.87 TMartinez 162 17 21 36 2 1 0 .974 2.11 DSchneck 77 12 12 28 0 0 0 1.000 3.27 RChiles 58 7 8 22 1 0 1 1.000 3.57 JFregosi 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1465 161 161 1021 38 21 7 .981 2.17 161 161 161 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .950 *1.88 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- TSeaver 290 36 36 26 35 5 1 .924 1.89 JKoosman 263 35 35 5 41 2 1 .958 1.57 JMatlack 242 34 34 4 40 1 3 .978 1.64 GStone 148 20 27 6 27 0 2 1.000 2.01 TMcGraw 118 2 60 8 19 1 1 .964 2.05 RSadecki 116 11 31 1 7 1 0 .889 0.62 HParker 96 9 38 4 14 0 0 1.000 1.68 JMcAndrew 80 12 23 3 9 2 0 .857 1.34 PHennigan 43 0 30 4 4 1 0 .889 1.66 BCapra 42 0 24 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.71 JStrohmayer 10 0 7 3 1 0 0 1.000 3.60 CSwan 8 1 3 0 1 1 0 .500 1.08 TMoore 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 .500 2.73 HWebb 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 BMiller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 BApodaca 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1465 161 161 66 205 15 8 .948 1.66 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

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Batting Average Millan .290

On-base % Staub .361

Slugging % Milner .432

OPS Staub .782

Games Millan 153

At Bats Millan 638

Plate Appearances (approx.) Millan 699

Runs Millan 82

Hits Millan 185

Total Bases Staub 246

Doubles Staub 36

Triples Millan 4

Home Runs Milner 23

RBI Staub 76

Bases on Balls Staub 74

Strikeouts Milner 84

Stolen Bases Garrett 6

Singles Millan 155

Adjusted OPS+ Staub 118

Runs Created Staub 89

Adjusted Batting Runs Staub 17

Batting Wins Staub 1.7

Extra-Base Hits Staub 52

Times on Base Staub 240

Offensive Win% Staub .605

Hit By Pitch Millan 6

Sac. Hits Millan 18

Sac. Flies Jones 8

Intentional Walks Staub 10

Grounded into Double Plays Millan 20

Caught Stealing Garrett and Martinez 5

Power/Speed Number Garrett 8.7

At Bats per Strikeout Millan 29.0

At Bats per Home Run Milner 19.6

Outs Millan 495

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ERA Seaver 2.08

Wins Seaver 19

Won-Loss % Stone .800

BB + H per IP (WHIP) Seaver 0.976

Hits Allowed/9IP Seaver 6.80

Bases on Balls/9IP Seaver 1.99

Strikeouts/9IP Seaver 7.79

Games McGraw 60

Saves McGraw 25

Innings Seaver 290.0

Strikeouts Seaver 251

Games Started Seaver 36

Comp. Games Seaver 18

Shutouts Koosman, Matlack, and Seaver 3

Home Runs Allow. Seaver 23

Bases On Balls Allow. Matlack 99

Hits Allowed Koosman 234

SO to Walk Seaver 3.92

Losses Matlack 16

Earned Runs Allow. Matlack 86

Wild Pitches McGraw 7

Hit Batsmen Koosman and Seaver 4

Batters Faced Seaver 1147

Games Finished McGraw 46

Adjusted ERA+ Seaver 175

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