1970 New York Mets season

The 1970 New York Mets season was the ninth 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 East.

1970 New York Mets
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Shea Stadium
City	New York
Record	83-79
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Joan Whitney Payson
General managers	Bob Scheffing
Managers	Gil Hodges
Television	WOR-TV
Radio	WJRZ/WNBC-FM (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
Seasons

Offseason

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

Regular season

Season standings

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	89	73	.549	—	50‍–‍32	39‍–‍41
Chicago Cubs	84	78	.519	5	46‍–‍34	38‍–‍44
New York Mets	83	79	.512	6	44‍–‍38	39‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	.469	13	34‍–‍47	42‍–‍39
Philadelphia Phillies	73	88	.453	15½	40‍–‍40	33‍–‍48
Montreal Expos	73	89	.451	16	39‍–‍41	34‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

1970 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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.

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
C	Jerry Grote	126	415	106	.255	2	34
1B	Donn Clendenon	121	396	114	.288	22	97
2B	Ken Boswell	105	351	89	.254	5	44
SS	Bud Harrelson	157	564	137	.243	1	42
3B	Joe Foy	99	322	76	.236	6	37
LF	Cleon Jones	134	506	140	.277	10	63
CF	Tommie Agee	153	636	182	.286	24	75
RF	Ron Swoboda	115	245	57	.233	9	40

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
Art Shamsky	122	403	118	.293	11	49
Wayne Garrett	114	366	93	.254	12	45
Ken Singleton	69	198	52	.263	5	26
Dave Marshall	92	189	46	.243	6	29
Duffy Dyer	59	148	31	.209	2	12
Al Weis	75	121	25	.207	1	11
Mike Jorgensen	76	87	17	.195	3	4
Ed Kranepool	43	47	8	.170	0	3
Ted Martínez	4	16	1	.063	0	0
Rod Gaspar	11	14	0	.000	0	0
Tim Foli	5	11	4	.364	0	1
Leroy Stanton	4	4	1	.250	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
Tom Seaver	37	290.2	18	12	2.82	283
Jerry Koosman	30	212.0	12	7	3.14	118
Gary Gentry	32	188.1	9	9	3.68	134
Jim McAndrew	32	184.1	10	14	3.56	111

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
Ray Sadecki	28	138.2	8	4	3.89	89
Nolan Ryan	27	131.2	7	11	3.42	125

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
Ron Taylor	57	5	4	13	3.93	28
Tug McGraw	57	4	6	10	3.28	81
Danny Frisella	30	8	3	1	3.02	54
Rich Folkers	16	0	2	2	6.44	15
Don Cardwell	16	0	2	0	6.48	8
Cal Koonce	13	0	2	0	3.27	10
Ron Herbel	12	2	2	1	1.38	8
Dean Chance	3	0	1	1	13.50	0

Awards and honors

• Tommie Agee – Player of the Month, June 1970

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

References

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