1971 New York Mets season explained

New York Mets
Season:	1971
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Shea Stadium
City:	New York
Record:	83-79
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	Joan Whitney Payson
General Managers:	Bob Scheffing
Managers:	Gil Hodges
Television:	WOR-TV
Radio:	WJRZ/WNBC-FM (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

The 1971 New York Mets season was the tenth regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Gil Hodges, the team posted an 83–79 record and finished the season tied for third place in the National League East.

Offseason

• October 20, 1970: Larry Bearnarth was purchased from the Mets by the Milwaukee Brewers.^[1]
• November 30, 1970: Joe Foy was drafted by the Washington Senators from the New York Mets in the 1970 rule 5 draft.^[2]
• January 28, 1971: Benny Ayala was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent.^[3]
• March 30, 1971: Dean Chance and Bill Denehy were traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Robertson.^[4]
• March 31, 1971: Ron Swoboda and Rich Hacker were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Don Hahn.^[5]
• Prior to 1971 season: Frank Estrada was acquired by the Mets from the Mexico City Reds.^[6]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 16, 1971: Jimy Williams was purchased by the Mets from the Montreal Expos.^[7]

Roster

1971 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		125	403	109	.270	2	35
1B		122	421	118	.280	14	58
2B		116	392	107	.273	5	40
SS		142	547	138	.252	0	32
3B		104	342	77	.225	5	33
LF		136	505	161	.319	14	69
CF		113	425	121	.285	14	50
RF		115	298	73	.245	13	46

Other batters

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
	97	288	65	.226	0	24
	88	263	65	.247	11	37
	100	214	51	.238	3	21
	56	202	43	.213	1	11
	98	178	42	.236	1	11
	59	169	39	.231	2	18
	68	135	25	.185	5	18
	38	125	36	.288	1	10
	45	118	26	.220	5	11
	5	21	4	.190	0	2
	9	18	3	.167	0	1
	11	11	0	.000	0	1
	1	2	1	.500	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	36	286.1	20	10	1.76	289
	32	203.1	12	11	3.23	155
	26	165.2	6	11	3.04	96
	30	152.0	10	14	3.97	137
	7	37.0	0	3	4.14	24

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	34	163.1	7	7	2.92	120
	31	90.1	5	6	4.78	53
	24	90.1	2	5	4.38	42

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	53	8	5	12	1.99	93
	51	11	4	8	1.70	109
	45	2	2	2	3.65	32
	3	0	1	0	8.44	6
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Visalia

References

• 1971 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
• 1971 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bearnla01.shtml Larry Bearnarth page at Baseball Reference
2. Web site: Joe Foy Stats.
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/ayalabe01.shtml Benny Ayala page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roberje01.shtml Jerry Robertson page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/swoboro01.shtml Ron Swoboda page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/estrafr01.shtml Frank Estrada page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/williji03.shtml Jimy Williams page at Baseball Reference