1983 New York Mets

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W-L Record: 68-94 -- 6th in National League East Manager: Frank Howard, George Bamberger Location: Queens,NY Baseball Stadium: Shea Stadium Top Draft Pick: Eddie Williams (#4) Attendance: 1,112,774 Youngest Player: Jose Oquendo (19) Oldest Player: Rusty Staub (39) Longest Tenure: Ron Hodges, Craig Swan (11)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1983 New York Mets

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
13	Neil Allen	P	25	R	R	6-2	190	1/24/1958	Kansas City,Kansas	MLB	1979-1989
11	Tucker Ashford	3B-2B	28	R	R	6-1	195	12/4/1954	Memphis,Tennessee	MLB	1976-1984
6	Wally Backman	2B	23	B	R	5-9	168	9/22/1959	Hillsboro,Oregon	MLB	1980-1993
4	Bob Bailor	OF-SS	31	R	R	5-11	170	7/10/1951	Connellsville,Pennsylvania	MLB	1975-1985
11	Mike Bishop	C	24	R	R	6-2	188	11/5/1958	Santa Maria,California	MLB	1983-1983
9	Mark Bradley	OF	26	R	R	6-1	180	12/3/1956	Elizabethtown,Kentucky	MLB	1981-1983
7	Hubie Brooks	RF-3B	26	R	R	6-0	200	9/24/1956	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1980-1994
44	Ron Darling	P	22	R	R	6-3	195	8/19/1960	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	1983-1995
32	Carlos Diaz	P	25	R	L	6-0	170	1/7/1958	Kaneohe,Hawaii	MLB	1982-1986
20	Mike Fitzgerald	C	22	R	R	5-11	190	7/13/1960	Long Beach,California	MLB	1983-1992
15	George Foster	OF	34	R	R	6-1	185	12/1/1948	Tuscaloosa,Alabama	MLB	1969-1986
45	Brent Gaff	P	24	R	R	6-2	200	10/5/1958	Fort Wayne,Indiana	MLB	1982-1984
19	Ron Gardenhire	SS	25	R	R	6-0	180	10/24/1957	Butzbach,Germany	MLB	1981-1985
23	Brian Giles	2B-SS	23	R	R	6-1	165	4/27/1960	Manhattan,Kansas	MLB	1981-1990
29	Tom Gorman	P	25	L	L	6-4	200	12/16/1957	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1981-1987
25	Danny Heep	OF-1B	25	L	L	5-11	177	7/3/1957	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1979-1991
17	Keith Hernandez	1B	29	L	L	6-0	195	10/20/1953	San Francisco,California	MLB	1974-1990
42	Ron Hodges	C	34	L	R	6-1	185	6/22/1949	Rocky Mount,Virginia	MLB	1973-1984
28	Scott Holman	P	24	R	R	6-1	190	9/18/1958	Santa Paula,California	MLB	1980-1983
5	Mike Howard	OF	25	B	R	6-2	185	4/2/1958	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1981-1983
33	Clint Hurdle	OF	25	L	R	6-3	195	7/30/1957	Big Rapids,Michigan	MLB	1977-1987
22	Mike Jorgensen	1B-OF	34	L	L	6-0	195	8/16/1948	Passaic,New Jersey	MLB	1968-1985
26	Dave Kingman	OF-1B	34	R	R	6-6	210	12/21/1948	Pendleton,Oregon	MLB	1971-1986
38	Tim Leary	P	24	R	R	6-3	205	12/23/1958	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1981-1994
36	Ed Lynch	P	27	R	R	6-5	207	2/25/1956	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1980-1987
2	Jose Oquendo	SS	19	B	R	5-10	156	7/4/1963	Rio Piedras,Puerto Rico	MLB	1983-1995
47	Jesse Orosco	P	26	R	L	6-2	205	4/1/1957	Santa Barbara,California	MLB	1979-2003
34	Junior Ortiz	C	23	R	R	5-11	174	10/24/1959	Humacao,Puerto Rico	MLB	1982-1994
20	Rick Ownbey	P	25	R	R	6-3	185	10/20/1957	Corona,California	MLB	1982-1986
21	Gary Rajsich	OF-1B	28	L	L	6-2	210	10/28/1954	Youngstown,Ohio	MLB	1982-1985
8	Ronn Reynolds	C	24	R	R	6-0	200	9/28/1958	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	1982-1990
41	Tom Seaver	P	38	R	R	6-1	206	11/17/1944	Fresno,California	MLB	1967-1986
39	Doug Sisk	P	25	R	R	6-2	210	9/26/1957	Renton,Washington	MLB	1982-1991
10	Rusty Staub	OF-1B	39	L	R	6-2	200	4/1/1944	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1963-1985
12	John Stearns	C	31	R	R	6-0	185	8/21/1951	Denver,Colorado	MLB	1974-1984
18	Darryl Strawberry	RF-OF	21	L	L	6-6	215	3/12/1962	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1983-1999
27	Craig Swan	P	32	R	R	6-3	215	11/30/1950	Van Nuys,California	MLB	1973-1984
49	Walt Terrell	P	25	L	R	6-2	205	5/11/1958	Jeffersonville,Indiana	MLB	1982-1992
30	Mike Torrez	P	36	R	R	6-5	210	8/28/1946	Topeka,Kansas	MLB	1967-1984
1	Mookie Wilson	OF-CF	27	B	R	5-10	174	2/9/1956	Bamberg,South Carolina	MLB	1980-1991

Team Personnel

George Bamberger (Manager)
Frank Cashen (General Manager)
Jim Duquette (Scout)
Gene Dusan (Bullpen Coach)
Jim Frey (Hitting Coach)
Bud Harrelson (Broadcaster)
Frank Howard (First Base Coach)
Frank Howard (Manager)
Gerry Hunsicker (Scout)
Darrell Johnson (Assistant Coach)
Ralph Kiner (Broadcaster)
Steve Lamar (Broadcaster)
Tim McCarver (Broadcaster)
Richard Miller (Scout)
Bill Monbouquette (Pitching Coach)
Bob Murphy (Broadcaster)
Roy Partee (Scout)
Bobby Valentine (Third Base Coach)
Steve Zabriskie (Broadcaster)

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