1981 New York Mets season

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1981 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)
1981 Information
Owner(s)	Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General Manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Joe Torre
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WMCA (Ralph Kiner, Bob Murphy, Steve Albert, Art Shamsky)

The New York Mets' 1981 season was the 20th regular season for the Mets. They went 41-62 and finished 5th in the NL East. They were managed by Joe Torre. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The season is remembered for a summer strike that cut the season in half.

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular Season 2.1 Notable Transactions 2.2 Season standings 3 First Season 4 Second Season 5 Composite Standings 5.1 Notable Transactions 5.2 Roster 6 Player stats 6.1 Batting 6.1.1 Other batters 6.2 Starting pitchers 6.2.1 Other pitchers 6.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Offseason

• November 16, 1980: Kevin Mitchell was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent. ^[1]
• January 13, 1981: Randy Milligan was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 amateur draft. ^[2]

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Notable Transactions

• May 29, 1981: Jeff Reardon was traded by the New York Mets with Dan Norman to the Montreal Expos for Ellis Valentine. ^[3]
• June 8, 1981: Roger Clemens was drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign. ^[4]
• August 19, 1981: Mike Marshall was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. ^[5]

[edit] Season standings

[edit] First Season

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	34	21	.618	0
St. Louis Cardinals	30	20	.600	4.0
Montreal Expos	30	25	.545	4.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	25	23	.521	9.0
New York Mets	17	34	.333	17.0
Chicago Cubs	15	37	.288	19.0

[edit] Second Season

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Montreal Expos	30	23	.566	0
St. Louis Cardinals	29	23	.558	1.0
Philadelphia Phillies	25	27	.481	5.0
New York Mets	24	28	.462	6.0
Chicago Cubs	23	28	.451	7.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	21	33	.389	9.0

[edit] Composite Standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	59	43	.578	0
Montreal Expos	60	48	.556	2.0
Philadelphia Phillies	59	48	.551	2.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	46	56	.451	13.0
New York Mets	41	62	.398	18.5
Chicago Cubs	38	65	.369	21.5

[edit] Notable Transactions

• June 8, 1981: Len Dykstra was drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 1981.

[edit] Roster

1981 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

[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] References

1. ^ Kevin Mitchell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
2. ^ Randy Milligan Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
3. ^ Jeff Reardon Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
4. ^ Roger Clemens Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
5. ^ Mike Marshall Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

[edit] External links

• 1981 New York Mets
• 1981 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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