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Record: 63-99 .389.... 6th in National League East
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 788,905

Top Draft Pick: Tim Leary (#2) MLB
Manager - Joe Torre

Affiliates - AAA Tidewater Tides AA Jackson Mets A+ Lynchburg Mets A- Grays Harbor Loggers A- Little Falls Mets

Team Leaders

HR: Youngblood [16]
RBI: Mazzilli, Hebner [79]
2B: Youngblood [37]
SB: Taveras [42]
W: Swan [14]
SV: Lockwood [9]
SO: Swan [145]

Oldest Player: Jose Cardenal [35]
Youngest Player: Neil Allen [21]
Longest Tenure: Ed Kranepool [18]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Kelvin Chapman (Apr 5)
Pitchers: Neil Allen (Apr 15) Jesse Orosco (Apr 5) Jeff Reardon (Aug 25) Mike Scott (Apr 18)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
46	Neil Allen	P	21	R	R	6-2	190	1/24/1958	Kansas City, KS	MLB	1979-1989
43	Juan Berenguer	P	24	R	R	5-11	225	11/30/1954	Aguadulce, PN	MLB	1978-1992
28	Dwight Bernard	P	27	R	R	6-2	170	5/31/1952	Mount Vernon, IL	MLB	1978-1982
4	Bruce Boisclair	OF	26	L	L	6-2	190	12/9/1952	Putnam, CT	MLB	1974-1979
26	Ray Burris	P	28	R	R	6-5	200	8/22/1950	Idabel, OK	MLB	1973-1987
6	Jose Cardenal	OF	35	R	R	5-10	150	10/7/1943	Matanza, CU	MLB	1963-1980
10	Kelvin Chapman	2B	23	R	R	5-11	172	6/2/1956	Willits, CA	MLB	1979-1985
35	Dock Ellis	P	34	B	R	6-3	210	3/11/1945	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1968-1979
33	Pete Falcone	P	25	L	L	6-2	185	10/1/1953	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1975-1984
1	Sergio Ferrer	SS-2B	28	B	R	5-7	145	1/29/1951	Santurce, PR	MLB	1974-1979
17	Gil Flores	OF	26	R	R	6-0	185	10/27/1952	Ponce, PR	MLB	1977-1979
23	Doug Flynn	2B-SS	28	R	R	5-11	165	4/18/1951	Lexington, KY	MLB	1975-1985
19	Tim Foli	SS	28	R	R	6-0	179	12/8/1950	Culver City, CA	MLB	1970-1985
48	Ed Glynn	P	26	R	L	6-2	180	6/3/1953	Flushing, NY	MLB	1975-1985
44	Andy Hassler	P	27	L	L	6-5	220	10/18/1951	Texas City, TX	MLB	1971-1985
32	Tom Hausman	P	26	R	R	6-5	200	3/31/1953	Mobridge, SD	MLB	1975-1982
3	Richie Hebner	3B-1B	31	L	R	6-1	200	11/26/1947	Boston, MA	MLB	1968-1985
5	Steve Henderson	OF	26	R	R	6-2	190	11/18/1952	Houston, TX	MLB	1977-1988
42	Ron Hodges	C	30	L	R	6-1	185	6/22/1949	Rocky Mount, VA	MLB	1973-1984
31	Roy Lee Jackson	P	25	R	R	6-2	194	5/1/1954	Opelika, AL	MLB	1977-1986
49	Kevin Kobel	P	25	R	L	6-1	195	10/2/1953	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1973-1980
7	Ed Kranepool	1B	34	L	L	6-3	215	11/8/1944	New York, NY	MLB	1962-1979
38	Skip Lockwood	P	32	R	R	6-0	200	8/17/1946	Wayland, MA	MLB	1965-1980
21	Elliott Maddox	OF-3B	31	R	R	5-11	181	12/21/1947	East Orange, NJ	MLB	1970-1980
16	Lee Mazzilli	OF-1B	24	B	R	6-1	185	3/25/1955	New York, NY	MLB	1976-1989
25	Willie Montanez	1B-OF	31	L	L	6-1	193	4/1/1948	Catano, PR	MLB	1966-1982
22	Dale Murray	P	29	R	R	6-4	205	2/2/1950	Cuero, TX	MLB	1974-1985
8	Dan Norman	OF	24	R	R	6-2	195	1/11/1955	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1977-1982
47,61	Jesse Orosco	P	22	R	L	6-2	205	4/1/1957	Santa Barbara, CA	MLB	1979-2003
20	John Pacella	P	22	R	R	6-3	195	9/15/1956	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1977-1986
45	Jeff Reardon	P	23	R	R	6-1	195	10/1/1955	Dalton, MA	MLB	1979-1994
30	Mike Scott	P	24	R	R	6-3	215	4/26/1955	Santa Monica, CA	MLB	1979-1991
12	John Stearns	C	27	R	R	6-0	185	8/21/1951	Denver, CO	MLB	1974-1984
27	Craig Swan	P	28	R	R	6-3	215	11/30/1950	Van Nuys, CA	MLB	1973-1984
11	Frank Taveras	SS	29	R	R	6-0	168	12/24/1949	Las Matas De Santa Cruz, DR	MLB	1971-1982
29	Alex Trevino	C	21	R	R	5-11	170	8/26/1957	Monterrey, MX	MLB	1978-1990
36	Wayne Twitchell	P	31	R	R	6-6	220	3/10/1948	Portland, OR	MLB	1970-1979
18	Joel Youngblood	OF-3B	27	R	R	6-0	180	8/28/1951	Houston, TX	MLB	1976-1989
40	Pat Zachry	P	27	R	R	6-5	180	4/24/1952	Richmond, TX	MLB	1976-1985