1968 New York Mets

73-89 • .451 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1968 New York Mets went 73-89 (.451) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 473 runs, allowed 499, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Ed Charles (15 HR, 53 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (19-12, 2.08 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

73 Wins
89 Losses
.451 Win %
9th Rank
473 R 499 RA
Diff -26

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473 Runs Scored
499 Runs Allowed
-26 Run Diff
1,781K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 NL Average

Batting Avg .227 6% below the 1968 league average (.243)
OBP .281 6% below the 1968 league average (.299)
SLG .314 8% below the 1968 league average (.341)
Team ERA 2.72 9% better than the 1968 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 473 15% below the 1968 league average (558 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,781,657
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Avg per Game 21,727

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Cleon Jones 0.297 2 Jerry Grote 0.282 3 Ed Charles 0.276 4 Ken Boswell 0.261 5 Ron Swoboda 0.242

Home Runs

1 Ed Charles 15 2 Cleon Jones 14 3 Art Shamsky 12 4 Ron Swoboda 11 5 Tommie Agee 5

RBI

1 Ron Swoboda 59 2 Cleon Jones 55 3 Ed Charles 53 4 Art Shamsky 48 5 Jerry Grote 31
1968 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cleon Jones 147 509 63 151 29 4 14 55 31 98 23 0.297
Ron Swoboda 132 450 46 109 14 6 11 59 52 113 8 0.242
Jerry Grote 124 404 29 114 18 0 3 31 44 81 1 0.282
Bud Harrelson 111 402 38 88 7 3 0 14 29 68 4 0.219
Ed Kranepool 127 373 29 86 13 1 3 20 19 39 0 0.231
Ed Charles 117 369 41 102 11 1 15 53 28 57 5 0.276
Tommie Agee 132 368 30 80 12 3 5 17 15 103 13 0.217
Art Shamsky 116 345 30 82 14 4 12 48 21 58 1 0.238
Ken Boswell 75 284 37 74 7 2 4 11 16 27 7 0.261
Al Weis 90 274 15 47 6 0 1 14 21 63 3 0.172
Phil Linz 78 258 19 54 7 0 0 17 10 41 1 0.209
J. C. Martin 78 244 20 55 9 2 3 31 21 31 0 0.225
Jerry Buchek 73 192 8 35 4 0 1 11 10 53 1 0.182
Larry Stahl 53 183 15 43 7 2 3 10 21 38 3 0.235
Kevin Collins 58 154 12 31 5 2 1 13 7 37 0 0.201
Don Bosch 50 111 14 19 1 0 3 7 9 33 0 0.171
Greg Goossen 38 106 4 22 7 0 0 6 10 21 0 0.208
Tom Seaver 38 95 5 15 2 0 0 3 3 44 0 0.158
Jerry Koosman 35 91 3 7 1 0 1 4 3 62 0 0.077
Don Cardwell 30 61 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 34 0 0.049
Dick Selma 39 58 4 12 2 0 0 1 0 20 1 0.207
Nolan Ryan 21 44 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 29 0 0.114
Al Jackson 27 28 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.250
Bob Heise 6 23 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.217
Jim McAndrew 12 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.045
Mike Jorgensen 8 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Cal Koonce 55 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.000
Danny Frisella 19 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0.083
Ron Taylor 58 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Duffy Dyer 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Bill Short 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Connors 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Les Rohr 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Don Shaw 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Jerry Koosman 2.08 2 Tom Seaver 2.20 3 Jim McAndrew 2.28 4 Cal Koonce 2.41 5 Ron Taylor 2.70

Wins

1 Jerry Koosman 19 2 Tom Seaver 16 3 Dick Selma 9 4 Don Cardwell 7 5 Cal Koonce 6

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 205 2 Jerry Koosman 178 3 Nolan Ryan 133 4 Dick Selma 117 5 Don Cardwell 82
1968 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 16 12 2.20 36 35 1 277.2 224 68 48 205
Jerry Koosman 19 12 2.08 35 34 0 263.2 221 61 69 178
Don Cardwell 7 13 2.96 29 25 1 179.2 156 59 50 82
Dick Selma 9 10 2.76 33 23 0 169.2 148 52 54 117
Nolan Ryan 6 9 3.09 21 18 0 134.0 93 46 75 133
Cal Koonce 6 4 2.41 55 2 11 97.0 80 26 32 50
Al Jackson 3 7 3.69 25 9 3 92.2 88 38 17 59
Jim McAndrew 4 7 2.28 12 12 0 79.0 66 20 17 46
Ron Taylor 1 5 2.70 58 0 13 76.2 64 23 18 49
Danny Frisella 2 4 3.91 19 4 2 50.2 53 22 17 47
Bill Short 0 3 4.75 34 0 1 30.1 24 16 14 24
Bill Connors 0 1 9.00 9 0 0 14.0 21 14 7 8
Don Shaw 0 0 0.73 7 0 0 12.1 3 1 5 11
Les Rohr 0 2 4.50 2 1 0 6.0 9 3 7 5

👥 Roster (34)

Tommie Agee Don Bosch Ken Boswell Jerry Buchek Don Cardwell Ed Charles Kevin Collins Bill Connors Duffy Dyer Danny Frisella Greg Goossen Jerry Grote +22 more

34 players

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The 1968 New York Mets in brief

A 73-89 record (.451) put the 1968 New York Mets 9th in the NL. The run column shows 473 for and 499 against. At the plate the New York Mets hit .227, 6% worse than the league's .243. The New York Mets staff finished with a 2.72 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.99. Measured against the 558-run league average, the offense was 15% behind.

Home games were played at Shea Stadium, where 1,781,657 fans came through the gates. Ed Charles topped the New York Mets with 15 home runs. Ron Swoboda led in RBI with 59. On the mound, Jerry Koosman won 19 games to lead the staff. Tom Seaver struck out 205, the most on the club. Ron Taylor closed out 13 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 New York Mets

What was the 1968 New York Mets record?
The 1968 New York Mets finished 73-89 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1968 New York Mets in home runs?
Ed Charles led the 1968 New York Mets with 15 home runs.
What was the 1968 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1968 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 2.72.
Did the 1968 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1968 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 New York Mets play?
The 1968 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1968 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Charles (15 HR, 53 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (19-12, 2.08 ERA).
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