1983 New York Mets season

1983 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)	Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	George Bamberger, Frank Howard
Local television	WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson)
Local radio	WHN (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea)
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The New York Mets' 1983 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]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	0.556	—	50–31	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	0.519	6	41–40	43–38
Montreal Expos	82	80	0.506	8	46–35	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	79	83	0.488	11	44–37	35–46
Chicago Cubs	71	91	0.438	19	43–38	28–53
New York Mets	68	94	0.420	22	41–41	27–53

Record vs. opponents

1983 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	12–6	11–7	7–11	7–5	8–4	7–5	6–6	9–9	9–9	7–5
Chicago	7–5	—	4–8	5–7	6–6	7–11	9–9	5–13	9–9	5–7	4–8	10–8
Cincinnati	6–12	8–4	—	5–13	7–11	4–8	7–5	6–6	6–6	9–9	10–8	6–6
Houston	7–11	7–5	13–5	—	6–12	8–4	9–3	4–8	6–6	11–7	12–6	2–10
Los Angeles	11–7	6–6	11–7	12–6	—	7–5	7–5	11–1	6–6	6–12–1	5–13	9–3
Montreal	5–7	11–7	8–4	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10–1	8–10	8–4	8–4	9–9
New York	4–8	9–9	5–7	3–9	5–7	10–8	—	6–12	9–9	6–6	5–7	6–12
Philadelphia	5-7	13–5	6–6	8–4	1–11	10–8–1	12–6	—	11–7	5–7	5–7	14–4
Pittsburgh	6–6	9–9	6–6	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	7–11	—	9–3	6–6	10–8
San Diego	9–9	7–5	9–9	7–11	12–6–1	4–8	6–6	7–5	3–9	—	11–7	6–6
San Francisco	9–9	8–4	8–10	6–12	13–5	4–8	7–5	7–5	6–6	7–11	—	4–8
St. Louis	5–7	8–10	6–6	10–2	3–9	9–9	12–6	4–14	8–10	6–6	8–4	—

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 13 Neil Allen 44 Ron Darling 32 Carlos Diaz 45 Brent Gaff 29 Tom Gorman 28 Scott Holman 38 Tim Leary 47 Jesse Orosco 20 Rick Ownbey 41 Tom Seaver 39 Doug Sisk 27 Craig Swan 49 Walt Terrell 30 Mike Torrez		Catchers 11 Mike Bishop 20 Mike Fitzgerald 42 Ron Hodges 34 Junior Ortiz  8 Ronn Reynolds Infielders 11 Tucker Ashford  6 Wally Backman  4 Bob Bailor  7 Hubie Brooks 19 Ron Gardenhire 23 Brian Giles 17 Keith Hernandez 33 Clint Hurdle 22 Mike Jorgensen 26 Dave Kingman  2 José Oquendo 21 Gary Rajsich 10 Rusty Staub		Outfielders  9 Mark Bradley 15 George Foster 25 Danny Heep  5 Mike Howard 18 Darryl Strawberry  1 Mookie Wilson Other batters 12 John Stearns		Manager 31 George Bamberger 55 Frank Howard Coaches 56 Gene Dusan 51 Jim Frey 55 Frank Howard 53 Bobby Valentine

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
RF	Strawberry, DarrylDarryl Strawberry	122	420	108	.257	26	74

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Heep, DannyDanny Heep	115	253	64	.253	8	21
Rajsich, GaryGary Rajsich	11	36	12	.333	1	3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Seaver, TomTom Seaver	34	231	9	14	3.55	135
Torrez, MikeMike Torrez	39	222.1	10	17	4.37	94
Darling, RonRon Darling	5	35.1	1	3	2.80	23

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Holman, ScottScott Holman	35	101	1	7	3.74	44
Allen, NeilNeil Allen	21	54	2	7	4.50	32
Gorman, TomTom Gorman	25	49.1	1	4	4.93	30
Ownbey, RickRick Ownbey	10	34.2	1	3	4.67	19

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Gaff, BrentBrent Gaff	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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tidewater Tides	International League	Davey Johnson
AA	Jackson Mets	Texas League	Bob Schaefer
A	Lynchburg Mets	Carolina League	Sam Perlozzo
A	Columbia Mets	South Atlantic League	John Tamargo
A-Short Season	Little Falls Mets	New York–Penn League	Mike Cubbage
Rookie	GCL Mets	Gulf Coast League	Vern Hoscheit

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Lynchburg

Notes

1. Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference
2. Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
3. Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/strawda01.shtml?redir
5. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=NYN
6. Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
7. Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
8. Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference
9. Keith Hernandez page at Baseball Reference
10. Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference

References

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