1970 New York Mets season

1970 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964)
New York (since 1962)
Other information
Owner(s)	Joan Whitney Payson
General manager(s)	Bob Scheffing
Manager(s)	Gil Hodges
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WJRZ/WNBC-FM (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
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The 1970 New York Mets season was the 9th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Gil Hodges, the team had an 83–79 record and finished in third place in the National League's Eastern Division.

Offseason

• December 3, 1969: Amos Otis and Bob Johnson were traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Foy.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	89	73	0.549	—	50–32	39–41
Chicago Cubs	84	78	0.519	5	46–34	38–44
New York Mets	83	79	0.512	6	44–38	39–41
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	0.469	13	34–47	42–39
Philadelphia Phillies	73	88	0.453	15½	40–40	33–48
Montreal Expos	73	89	0.451	16	39–41	34–48

Record vs. opponents

1970 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	5–13	9–9	6–12	6–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	9–9	7–11	7–5
Chicago	4–8	—	7–5	7–5	6–6	13–5	7–11	9–9	8–10	9–3	7–5	7–11
Cincinnati	13–5	5–7	—	15–3	13–5	7–5	8–4	7–5	8–4	8–10	9–9	9–3
Houston	9–9	5–7	3–15	—	8–10	8–4	6–6	4–8	6–6	14–4	10–8	6–6
Los Angeles	12–6	6–6	5–13	10–8	—	8–4	7–5	6–5	6–6	11–7	9–9	7–5
Montreal	6–6	5–13	5–7	4–8	4–8	—	10–8	11–7	9–9	6–6	6–6	7–11
New York	6–6	11–7	4–8	6–6	5–7	8–10	—	13–5	6–12	6–6	6–6	12–6
Philadelphia	5-7	9–9	5–7	8–4	5–6	7–11	5–13	—	4–14	9–3	8–4	8–10
Pittsburgh	6–6	10–8	4–8	6–6	6–6	9–9	12–6	14–4	—	6–6	4–8	12–6
San Diego	9–9	3–9	10–8	4–14	7–11	6–6	6–6	3–9	6–6	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	11–7	5–7	9–9	8–10	9–9	6–6	6–6	4–8	8–4	13–5	—	7–5
St. Louis	5–7	11–7	3–9	6–6	5–7	11–7	6–12	10–8	6–12	8–4	5–7	—

Notable transactions

• July 12, 1970: Don Cardwell was purchased from the Mets by the Atlanta Braves.^[2]

Roster

1970 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers 27 Don Cardwell 32 Dean Chance 38 Rich Folkers 34 Danny Frisella 39 Gary Gentry 31 Ron Herbel 34 Cal Koonce 36 Jerry Koosman 43 Jim McAndrew 45 Tug McGraw 30 Nolan Ryan 33 Ray Sadecki 41 Tom Seaver 42 Ron Taylor		Catchers 10 Duffy Dyer 15 Jerry Grote Infielders 12 Ken Boswell 22 Donn Clendenon 19 Tim Foli  5 Joe Foy 11 Wayne Garrett  3 Bud Harrelson 16 Mike Jorgensen  7 Ed Kranepool 17 Ted Martínez  6 Al Weis		Outfielders 20 Tommie Agee 17 Rod Gaspar 21 Cleon Jones 18 Dave Marshall 24 Art Shamsky 29 Ken Singleton 23 Leroy Stanton  4 Ron Swoboda		Manager 14 Gil Hodges Coaches  8 Yogi Berra 52 Joe Pignatano 54 Rube Walker 53 Eddie Yost

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
3B	Foy, JoeJoe Foy	99	322	76	.236	6	37

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
Martínez, TedTed Martínez	4	16	1	.063	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

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

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
Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell	16	0	2	0	6.48	8

Awards and honors

• Tommie Agee – Player of the Month, June 1970

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tidewater Tides	International League	Chuck Hiller
AA	Memphis Blues	Texas League	John Antonelli
A	Visalia Mets	California League	Joe Frazier
A	Pompano Beach Mets	Florida State League	Gordon Mackenzie
Rookie	Marion Mets	Appalachian League	Terry Christman

Notes

1. Amos Otis page at Baseball Reference
2. Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1970 New York Mets
• 1970 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com