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1982 New York Mets season

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1982 New York Mets
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York
OwnersNelson Doubleday, Jr.
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersGeorge Bamberger
TelevisionWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Lorn Brown)
RadioWMCA
(Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar)
← 1981 Seasons 1983 →

The 1982 New York Mets season was the 21st regular season for the Mets. They went 65–97 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by George Bamberger. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Beginning that year, to supplement gameday broadcasts for cable viewers, Mets game broadcasts were simulcast on SportsChannel NY in addition to the usual WOR-TV telecast.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 92 70 .568 — 46‍–‍35 46‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies 89 73 .549 3 51‍–‍30 38‍–‍43
Montreal Expos 86 76 .531 6 40‍–‍41 46‍–‍35
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 78 .519 8 42‍–‍39 42‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs 73 89 .451 19 38‍–‍43 35‍–‍46
New York Mets 65 97 .401 27 33‍–‍48 32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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1982 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 8–4 14–4 10–8 7–11 5–7 9–3 6–6 4–8 11–7 8–10 7–5
Chicago 4–8 — 6–6 9–3 5–7 6–12 9–9 9–9 9–9 4–8 6–6 6–12
Cincinnati 4–14 6–6 — 7–11 7–11 4–8 7–5 5–7 4–8 6–12 6–12 5–7
Houston 8–10 3–9 11–7 — 7–11 4–8 8–4 7–5 9–3 9–9 5–13 6–6
Los Angeles 11–7 7–5 11–7 11–7 — 8–4 6–6 4–8 5–7 9–9 9–9 7–5
Montreal 7–5 12–6 8–4 8–4 4–8 — 11–7 8–10 7–11 7–5 4–8 10–8
New York 3–9 9–9 5–7 4–8 6–6 7–11 — 7–11 8–10 6–6 4–8 6–12
Philadelphia 6-6 9–9 7–5 5–7 8–4 10–8 11–7 — 9–9 7–5 10–2 7–11
Pittsburgh 8–4 9–9 8–4 3–9 7–5 11–7 10–8 9–9 — 6–6 6–6 7–11
San Diego 7–11 8–4 12–6 9–9 9–9 5–7 6–6 5–7 6–6 — 10–8 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 6–6 12–6 13–5 9–9 8–4 8–4 2–10 6–6 8–10 — 5–7
St. Louis 5–7 12–6 7–5 6–6 5–7 8–10 12–6 11–7 11–7 8–4 7–5 —

Notable transactions

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Joel Youngblood

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On August 4, 1982, Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Montreal Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. The two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Roster

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1982 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C John Stearns 98 352 103 .293 4 28
1B Dave Kingman 149 535 109 .204 37 99
2B Wally Backman 96 261 71 .272 3 22
SS Ron Gardenhire 141 384 92 .240 3 33
3B Hubie Brooks 126 457 114 .249 2 40
LF George Foster 151 550 136 .247 13 70
CF Mookie Wilson 159 639 178 .279 5 55
RF Ellis Valentine 111 337 97 .288 8 48

Other batters

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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
Bob Bailor 110 376 104 .277 0 31
Ron Hodges 80 228 56 .246 5 27
Rusty Staub 112 219 53 .242 3 37
Joel Youngblood 80 202 52 .257 3 21
Gary Rajsich 80 162 42 .259 2 12
Brian Giles 45 138 29 .210 3 10
Mike Jorgensen 120 114 29 .254 2 14
Tom Veryzer 40 54 18 .333 0 4
Bruce Bochy 17 49 15 .306 2 8
Mike Howard 33 39 7 .179 1 3
Phil Mankowski 13 35 8 .229 0 4
Rusty Tillman 12 13 2 .154 0 0
Ronn Reynolds 2 4 0 .000 0 0
Rick Sweet 3 3 1 .333 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Rick Ownbey 8 50.1 1 2 3.75 28
Scott Holman 4 26.2 2 1 2.36 11
Walt Terrell 3 21.0 0 3 3.43 8

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Pete Falcone 40 171.0 8 10 3.84 101
Charlie Puleo 36 171.0 9 9 4.47 98
Craig Swan 37 166.1 11 7 3.35 67
Mike Scott 37 147.0 7 13 5.14 63
Ed Lynch 43 139.1 4 8 3.55 51
Pat Zachry 36 137.2 6 9 4.05 69
Randy Jones 28 107.2 7 10 4.60 44
Brent Gaff 7 31.2 0 3 4.55 14
Tom Gorman 3 9.1 0 1 0.96 7

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Neil Allen 50 3 7 19 3.06 59
Jesse Orosco 54 4 10 4 2.72 89
Terry Leach 21 2 1 3 4.17 30
Tom Hausman 21 1 2 0 4.42 16
Doug Sisk 8 0 1 1 1.04 4
Carlos Diaz 4 0 0 0 0.00 0

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tidewater Tides International League Jack Aker
AA Jackson Mets Texas League Gene Dusan
A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League Dan Monzon
A Shelby Mets South Atlantic League Rich Miller
A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Sam Perlozzo
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Ed Olsen

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater

Notes

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  1. ^ Jim Kern page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ George Foster page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Mike Cubbage page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Manuel Lee page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Dwight Gooden page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference

References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1982 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
  • 1982 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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