1978 New York Mets season

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1978 New York Mets
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1962) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (Since 1964) New York, New York (Since 1962)
1978 Information
Owner(s)	Lorinda de Roulet
General Manager(s)	Joe McDonald
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WMCA (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

The New York Mets' 1978 season was the 17th regular season for the Mets, who played played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre, the team had a 66-96 record yielding a 6th place finish in the National League's Eastern Division.

1 Offseason
2 Regular Season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Other batters
- 3.2 Starting pitchers
  - 3.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
4 External links

[edit] Offseason

December 8, 1977: Bert Blyleven was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Texas Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs, and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season Standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	--
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	73	.547	1.5
Chicago Cubs	79	83	.488	11
Montreal Expos	76	86	.469	14
St. Louis Cardinals	69	93	.426	21
New York Mets	66	96	.407	24

[edit] Roster

1978 New York Mets roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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 Foli	113	413	106	.257	1	27

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] External links

v • d • e 1978 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1978 All-Star Game • 1978 World Series

v • d • e New York Mets

Based in Queens, New York City, New York

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Polo Grounds • Shea Stadium • Citi Field (future)

Culture	Mr. Met and Lady Met • New York Mets Hall of Fame • The Miracle Mets • Game 6 • Generation K • Grand Slam Single • "Meet the Mets"

Rivalries	Subway Series • Yankees-Mets Rivalry • Braves-Mets rivalry • Turnpike Series

Important Figures	William Shea • Joan Payson • Casey Stengel • Bob Murphy • Lindsey Nelson • Ralph Kiner • Gil Hodges • Tug McGraw • Tom Seaver • Jerry Koosman • Yogi Berra • Davey Johnson • Dwight Gooden • Gary Carter • Ron Darling • Mookie Wilson • Keith Hernandez • Darryl Strawberry • David Cone • John Franco • Mike Piazza • Jose Reyes • David Wright • Carlos Beltran • Willie Randolph • Pedro Martínez • Johan Santana

Retired Numbers	14 • 37 • 41 • 42

World Series Championships (2)	1969 • 1986

National League Championships (4)	1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 2000

Seasons (47)	1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA) • Binghamton Mets (AA) • St. Lucie Mets (A) • Savannah Sand Gnats (A) • Brooklyn Cyclones (A) • Kingsport Mets (Rookie) • Gulf Coast Mets (Rookie) • DSL Mets (Rookie) • VSL Mets (Rookie)

Other Assets	SportsNet New York

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