1970 New York Mets

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1970 New York Mets went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 695 runs, allowed 630, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Tommie Agee (24 HR, 75 RBI) and Tom Seaver (18-12, 2.82 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
695 R 630 RA
Diff +65

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695 Runs Scored
630 Runs Allowed
+65 Run Diff
2,697K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 3% below the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .333 1% above the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .369 6% below the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.45 15% better than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 695 5% below the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,697,456
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Avg per Game 32,895

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Art Shamsky 0.293 2 Donn Clendenon 0.288 3 Tommie Agee 0.286 4 Cleon Jones 0.277 5 Ken Singleton 0.263

Home Runs

1 Tommie Agee 24 2 Donn Clendenon 22 3 Wayne Garrett 12 4 Art Shamsky 11 5 Cleon Jones 10

RBI

1 Donn Clendenon 97 2 Tommie Agee 75 3 Cleon Jones 63 4 Art Shamsky 49 5 Wayne Garrett 45
1970 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommie Agee 153 636 107 182 30 7 24 75 55 156 31 0.286
Bud Harrelson 157 564 72 137 18 8 1 42 95 74 23 0.243
Cleon Jones 134 506 71 140 25 8 10 63 57 87 12 0.277
Jerry Grote 126 415 38 106 14 1 2 34 36 39 2 0.255
Art Shamsky 122 403 48 118 19 2 11 49 49 33 1 0.293
Donn Clendenon 121 396 65 114 18 3 22 97 39 91 4 0.288
Wayne Garrett 114 366 74 93 17 4 12 45 81 60 5 0.254
Ken Boswell 105 351 32 89 13 2 5 44 41 32 5 0.254
Joe Foy 99 322 39 76 12 0 6 37 68 58 22 0.236
Ron Swoboda 115 245 29 57 8 2 9 40 40 72 2 0.233
Ken Singleton 69 198 22 52 8 0 5 26 30 48 1 0.263
Dave Marshall 92 189 21 46 10 1 6 29 17 43 4 0.243
Duffy Dyer 59 148 8 31 1 0 2 12 21 32 1 0.209
Al Weis 75 121 20 25 7 1 1 11 7 21 1 0.207
Tom Seaver 42 95 9 17 1 1 1 10 10 31 0 0.179
Mike Jorgensen 76 87 15 17 3 1 3 4 10 23 2 0.195
Jerry Koosman 30 70 5 6 1 0 0 4 8 46 0 0.086
Gary Gentry 32 59 2 4 2 0 0 2 5 39 0 0.068
Jim McAndrew 32 54 6 8 3 0 0 2 5 17 0 0.148
Ed Kranepool 43 47 2 8 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 0.170
Nolan Ryan 27 45 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 0.178
Ray Sadecki 28 39 2 8 0 0 0 3 2 10 0 0.205
Ted Martinez 4 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.062
Rod Gaspar 11 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0.000
Danny Frisella 30 13 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.308
Tug McGraw 57 13 1 4 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 0.308
Tim Foli 5 11 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.364
Rich Folkers 16 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.333
Don Cardwell 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Leroy Stanton 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ron Taylor 57 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Cal Koonce 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dean Chance 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Herbel 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Tom Seaver 2.82 2 Danny Frisella 3.02 3 Jerry Koosman 3.14 4 Tug McGraw 3.28 5 Nolan Ryan 3.42

Wins

1 Tom Seaver 18 2 Jerry Koosman 12 3 Jim McAndrew 10 4 Gary Gentry 9 5 Danny Frisella 8

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 283 2 Gary Gentry 134 3 Nolan Ryan 125 4 Jerry Koosman 118 5 Jim McAndrew 111
1970 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 18 12 2.82 37 36 0 290.2 230 91 83 283
Jerry Koosman 12 7 3.14 30 29 0 212.0 189 74 71 118
Gary Gentry 9 9 3.68 32 29 1 188.1 155 77 86 134
Jim McAndrew 10 14 3.56 32 27 2 184.1 166 73 38 111
Ray Sadecki 8 4 3.89 28 19 0 138.2 134 60 52 89
Nolan Ryan 7 11 3.42 27 19 1 131.2 86 50 97 125
Tug McGraw 4 6 3.28 57 0 10 90.2 77 33 49 81
Ron Taylor 5 4 3.93 57 0 13 66.1 65 29 16 28
Danny Frisella 8 3 3.02 30 1 1 65.2 49 22 34 54
Rich Folkers 0 2 6.44 16 1 2 29.1 36 21 25 15
Don Cardwell 0 2 6.48 16 1 0 25.0 31 18 6 8
Cal Koonce 0 2 3.27 13 0 0 22.0 25 8 14 10
Ron Herbel 2 2 1.38 12 0 1 13.0 14 2 2 8
Dean Chance 0 1 13.50 3 0 1 2.0 3 3 2 0

👥 Roster (34)

Tommie Agee Ken Boswell Don Cardwell Dean Chance Donn Clendenon Duffy Dyer Tim Foli Rich Folkers Joe Foy Danny Frisella Wayne Garrett Rod Gaspar +22 more

34 players

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The 1970 New York Mets in brief

A 83-79 record (.512) put the 1970 New York Mets 3rd in the NL East. The run column shows 695 for and 630 against. The team batting average of .249 was 3% below the 1970 league mark of .258. The New York Mets staff finished with a 3.45 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.05. The 1970 New York Mets scored 5% fewer runs than the average club (695 against 731).

Home games were played at Shea Stadium, where 2,697,456 fans came through the gates. Tommie Agee topped the New York Mets with 24 home runs. Donn Clendenon drove in a team-high 97 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tom Seaver (18). The saves leader was Ron Taylor with 13. In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 New York Mets

What was the 1970 New York Mets record?
The 1970 New York Mets finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1970 New York Mets in home runs?
Tommie Agee led the 1970 New York Mets with 24 home runs.
What was the 1970 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1970 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Did the 1970 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1970 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 New York Mets play?
The 1970 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1970 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tommie Agee (24 HR, 75 RBI) and Tom Seaver (18-12, 2.82 ERA).
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