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1975 New York Mets (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1974/1976)
82-80, Finished 3rd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 646 runs, Allowed 625 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Managed by Yogi Berra and Roy McMillan

Ballpark: Shea Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,730,566 (4th of 12)
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Batting - 96, Pitching - 95
  (one-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 95
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1975 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1974/1976) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 4, 1974

Released Jack Aker.

December 3, 1974

Traded Tug McGraw, Don Hahn, and Dave Schneck to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Del Unser, John Stearns, and Mac Scarce.

December 11, 1974

Traded Ted Martinez to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jack Heidemann and Mike Vail.

January 9, 1975

Drafted Dave Hudgens in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Gene Krug in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Marshall Brant in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

Drafted Greg Harris in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Karl Pagel in the 6th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 22, 1975

Signed Juan Berenguer as an amateur free agent.

January 30, 1975

Purchased Jerry Moses from the Detroit Tigers.

February 28, 1975

Purchased Dave Kingman from the San Francisco Giants for $150,000.

March 22, 1975

Traded Ike Hampton to the California Angels. Received Ken Sanders.

April 4, 1975 (Standings)

Traded Joe Nolan to the Atlanta Braves. Received Leo Foster.

April 12, 1975 (Standings)

Signed Jesus Alou as a free agent.

April 15, 1975 (Standings)

Traded Mac Scarce to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tom Hall.

April 25, 1975 (Standings)

Signed Bill Laxton as a free agent.

April 28, 1975 (Standings)

Sold Jerry Moses to the San Diego Padres.

May 3, 1975 (Standings)

Selected Mike Phillips off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

May 29, 1975 (Standings)

Signed Gary Gentry as a free agent.

June 3, 1975 (Standings)

Drafted Butch Benton in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft.

Drafted Rich Wortham in the 14th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Charlie Lea in the 15th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted John Tudor in the 21st round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 27, 1975 (Standings)

Signed Roy Lee Jackson as an amateur free agent.

July 27, 1975 (Standings)

Released Cleon Jones.

July 28, 1975 (Standings)

Purchased Skip Lockwood from the Oakland Athletics.

August 4, 1975 (Standings)

Harry Parker selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

December 3, 1975

Signed Kelvin Chapman as an amateur free agent.

December 8, 1975

Manny Castillo selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1975 minor league draft.

December 12, 1975

Traded Gene Clines to the Texas Rangers. Received Joe Lovitto.

Traded Rusty Staub and Bill Laxton to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mickey Lolich and Billy Baldwin.

December 23, 1975

Traded Craig Cacek to the Houston Astros. Received Manual Lantiqua (minors).

December 30, 1975

Released Orlando Sanchez.

January 7, 1976

Drafted Mickey Hatcher in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Jody Davis in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed March 12, 1976.

Drafted Kim Seaman in the 4th round of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Greg Harris in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 9, 1976

Traded Jerry Cram to the Kansas City Royals. Received Randy Hammon (minors).

February 24, 1976

Traded George Stone to the Texas Rangers. Received Bill Hands.

March 5, 1976

Signed Mario Ramirez as an amateur free agent.

March 16, 1976

Traded Bob Gallagher to the San Francisco Giants. Received Leon Brown.

March 26, 1976

Released Joe Lovitto.

March 30, 1976

Released Jesus Alou.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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