1982 New York Mets season

1982 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
Local television	WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Lorn Brown)
Local radio	WMCA (Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar)
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The New York Mets' 1982 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.

Offseason

• December 11, 1981: Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano were traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Jim Kern.^[1]
• October 12, 1981: Mike Marshall was released by the New York Mets.^[2]
• February 10, 1982: Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg Harris were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for George Foster.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	92	70	0.568	—	46–35	46–35
Philadelphia Phillies	89	73	0.549	3	51–30	38–43
Montreal Expos	86	76	0.531	6	40–41	46–35
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	0.519	8	42–39	42–39
Chicago Cubs	73	89	0.451	19	38–43	35–46
New York Mets	65	97	0.401	27	33–48	32–49

Record vs. opponents

1982 National League Records Sources:
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

• April 1, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Ron Darling and Walt Terrell.^[4]
• April 5, 1982: Mike Cubbage was released by the Mets.^[5]
• May 10, 1982: Manuel Lee was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.^[6]
• May 21, 1982: Rick Sweet was purchased from the Mets by the Seattle Mariners.^[7]
• June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Dwight Gooden was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (5th pick). Player signed June 10, 1982.^[8]
  • Tracy Jones was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round.^[9]
  • Randy Myers was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 8, 1982.^[10]
• August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the trade by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.^[11]

Joel Youngblood

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. Interestingly, 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

1982 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers 13 Neil Allen 32 Carlos Diaz 33 Pete Falcone 45 Brent Gaff 29 Tom Gorman 32 Tom Hausman 28 Scott Holman 35 Randy Jones 43 Terry Leach 36 Ed Lynch 47 Jesse Orosco 20 Rick Ownbey 25 Charlie Puleo 30 Mike Scott 39 Doug Sisk 27 Craig Swan 49 Walt Terrell 40 Pat Zachry		Catchers  9 Bruce Bochy 42 Ron Hodges  8 Ronn Reynolds 12 John Stearns Infielders  6 Wally Backman  4 Bob Bailor  7 Hubie Brooks 19 Ron Gardenhire 23 Brian Giles 22 Mike Jorgensen 26 Dave Kingman  2 Phil Mankowski 11 Tom Veryzer		Outfielders 15 George Foster  5 Mike Howard 21 Gary Rajsich 10 Rusty Staub 34 Rusty Tillman 17 Ellis Valentine  1 Mookie Wilson 18 Joel Youngblood Other batters  8 Rick Sweet		Manager 31 George Bamberger Coaches 51 Jim Frey 53 Bud Harrelson 55 Frank Howard 56 Bill Monbouquette

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
LF	Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster	151	550	136	.247	13	70

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Youngblood, JoelJoel Youngblood	80	202	52	.257	3	21
Rajsich, GaryGary Rajsich	80	162	42	.259	2	12
Giles, BrianBrian Giles	45	138	29	.210	3	10
Tillman, RustyRusty Tillman	12	13	2	.154	0	0
Sweet, RickRick Sweet	3	3	1	.333	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ownbey, RickRick Ownbey	8	50.1	1	2	3.75	28
Holman, ScottScott Holman	4	26.2	2	1	2.36	11
Terrell, WaltWalt Terrell	3	21	0	3	3.43	8

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Falcone, PetePete Falcone	40	171	8	10	3.84	101
Gorman, TomTom Gorman	3	9.1	0	1	0.96	7

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Allen, NeilNeil Allen	50	3	7	19	3.06	59
Diaz, CarlosCarlos Diaz	4	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

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

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

• 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
• 1982 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com