1983 New York Mets season explained

New York Mets
Season:	1983
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Shea Stadium
City:	New York
Owners:	Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General Managers:	Frank Cashen
Managers:	George Bamberger, Frank Howard
Television:	WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson)
Radio:	WHN (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea)

The 1983 New York Mets season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68–94 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by George Bamberger and Frank Howard. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

• December 10, 1982: Mike Scott was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Danny Heep.^[1]
• December 16, 1982: Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver.^[2]
• January 13, 1983: The Mets traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Torrez. The Mets completed the deal by sending Mike Davis (minors) to the Red Sox on February 15.^[3]

Regular season

• May 6, 1983: Darryl Strawberry made his major league debut.^[4]

Opening Day starters

• Bob Bailor
• Hubie Brooks
• George Foster
• Brian Giles
• Ron Hodges
• Mike Howard
• Dave Kingman
• Tom Seaver
• Mookie Wilson^[5]

Notable transactions

• April 7, 1983: Clint Hurdle was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[6]
• June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Stan Jefferson was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (20th pick).^[7]
  • Matt Williams was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round, but did not sign.^[8]
• June 15, 1983: Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.^[9]
• July 22, 1983: Scott Dye (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Kelvin Moore.^[10]

Roster

1983 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		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		110	250	65	.260	0	21
1B		95	320	98	.306	9	37
2B		145	400	98	.245	2	27
SS		120	328	70	.213	1	17
3B		150	586	147	.251	5	58
LF		157	601	145	.241	28	90
CF		152	638	176	.276	7	51
RF		122	420	108	.257	26	74

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
	118	340	85	.250	1	30
	115	253	64	.253	8	21
	100	248	49	.198	13	29
	68	185	47	.254	0	12
	104	115	34	.296	3	28
	73	104	21	.202	3	5
	24	66	13	.197	0	2
	35	56	10	.179	0	2
	26	42	7	.167	0	3
	11	36	12	.333	1	3
	13	33	6	.182	0	2
	17	32	2	.063	0	1
	38	24	6	.250	1	3
	8	20	2	.100	1	2
	3	8	1	.125	0	0
	1	3	1	.333	0	1
	4	0	0	----	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
	34	231.0	9	14	3.55	135
	39	222.1	10	17	4.37	94
	30	174.2	10	10	4.28	44
	21	133.2	8	8	3.57	59
	5	35.1	1	3	2.80	23
	2	10.2	1	1	3.38	9

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
	35	101.0	1	7	3.74	44
	27	96.1	2	8	5.51	43
	21	54.0	2	7	4.50	32
	25	49.1	1	4	4.93	30
	10	34.2	1	3	4.67	19

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
	62	13	7	17	1.47	84
	67	5	4	11	2.24	33
	54	3	1	2	2.05	64
	4	1	0	0	6.10	4

Awards and honors

• Darryl Strawberry, Rookie of the Year
• Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove

All-Star Game

• Jesse Orosco, Pitcher

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Lynchburg

References

• 1983 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
• 1983 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heepda01.shtml Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seaveto01.shtml Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torremi01.shtml Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
4. Web site: Darryl Strawberry Stats.
5. Web site: 1983 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac.
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hurdlcl01.shtml Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeffest01.shtml Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willima04.shtml Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference
9. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/16/sports/keith-hernandez-sent-to-mets-for-allen-ownbey.html Keith Hernandez sent to Mets for Allen, Ownbey
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mooreke01.shtml Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference