1971 New York Mets

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1971 New York Mets went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 588 runs, allowed 550, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Cleon Jones (14 HR, 69 RBI) and Tom Seaver (20-10, 1.76 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
588 R 550 RA
Diff +38

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588 Runs Scored
550 Runs Allowed
+38 Run Diff
2,266K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 1% below the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .318 1% above the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .350 4% below the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 2.99 14% better than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 588 7% below the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,266,660
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Avg per Game 27,983

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Cleon Jones 0.319 2 Ted Martinez 0.288 3 Tommie Agee 0.285 4 Ed Kranepool 0.280 5 Ken Boswell 0.273

Home Runs

1 Tommie Agee 14 2 Cleon Jones 14 3 Ed Kranepool 14 4 Ken Singleton 13 5 Donn Clendenon 11

RBI

1 Cleon Jones 69 2 Ed Kranepool 58 3 Tommie Agee 50 4 Ken Singleton 46 5 Ken Boswell 40
1971 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bud Harrelson 142 547 55 138 16 6 0 32 53 59 28 0.252
Cleon Jones 136 505 63 161 24 6 14 69 53 87 6 0.319
Tommie Agee 113 425 58 121 19 0 14 50 50 84 28 0.285
Ed Kranepool 122 421 61 118 20 4 14 58 38 33 0 0.280
Jerry Grote 125 403 35 109 25 0 2 35 40 47 1 0.270
Ken Boswell 116 392 46 107 20 1 5 40 36 31 5 0.273
Bob Aspromonte 104 342 21 77 9 1 5 33 29 25 0 0.225
Ken Singleton 115 298 34 73 5 0 13 46 61 64 0 0.245
Tim Foli 97 288 32 65 12 2 0 24 18 50 5 0.226
Donn Clendenon 88 263 29 65 10 0 11 37 21 78 1 0.247
Dave Marshall 100 214 28 51 9 1 3 21 26 54 3 0.238
Wayne Garrett 56 202 20 43 2 0 1 11 28 31 1 0.213
Don Hahn 98 178 16 42 5 1 1 11 21 32 2 0.236
Duffy Dyer 59 169 13 39 7 1 2 18 14 45 1 0.231
Art Shamsky 68 135 13 25 6 2 5 18 21 18 1 0.185
Ted Martinez 38 125 16 36 5 2 1 10 4 22 6 0.288
Mike Jorgensen 45 118 16 26 1 1 5 11 11 24 1 0.220
Tom Seaver 39 92 8 18 3 0 1 7 6 31 0 0.196
Gary Gentry 32 68 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 36 0 0.074
Jerry Koosman 26 50 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 25 0 0.160
Ray Sadecki 34 50 2 10 0 0 0 2 2 12 0 0.200
Nolan Ryan 30 47 4 6 0 1 0 1 3 21 0 0.128
Jim McAndrew 24 23 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.043
Charlie Williams 31 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.087
Leroy Stanton 5 21 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.190
Tug McGraw 51 18 3 4 2 0 1 2 0 5 0 0.222
John Milner 9 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Danny Frisella 53 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.231
Jon Matlack 7 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.273
Al Weis 11 11 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.000
Ron Taylor 45 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Frank Estrada 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Buzz Capra 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Rose 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Tug McGraw 1.70 2 Tom Seaver 1.76 3 Danny Frisella 1.99 4 Ray Sadecki 2.92 5 Jerry Koosman 3.04

Wins

1 Tom Seaver 20 2 Gary Gentry 12 3 Tug McGraw 11 4 Nolan Ryan 10 5 Danny Frisella 8

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 289 2 Gary Gentry 155 3 Nolan Ryan 137 4 Ray Sadecki 120 5 Tug McGraw 109
1971 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 20 10 1.76 36 35 0 286.1 210 56 61 289
Gary Gentry 12 11 3.23 32 31 0 203.1 167 73 82 155
Jerry Koosman 6 11 3.04 26 24 0 165.2 160 56 51 96
Ray Sadecki 7 7 2.92 34 20 0 163.1 139 53 44 120
Nolan Ryan 10 14 3.97 30 26 0 152.0 125 67 116 137
Tug McGraw 11 4 1.70 51 1 8 111.0 73 21 41 109
Danny Frisella 8 5 1.99 53 0 12 90.2 76 20 30 93
Jim McAndrew 2 5 4.38 24 10 0 90.1 78 44 32 42
Charlie Williams 5 6 4.78 31 9 0 90.1 92 48 41 53
Ron Taylor 2 2 3.65 45 0 2 69.0 71 28 11 32
Jon Matlack 0 3 4.14 7 6 0 37.0 31 17 15 24
Buzz Capra 0 1 8.44 3 0 0 5.1 3 5 5 6
Don Rose 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (34)

Tommie Agee Bob Aspromonte Ken Boswell Buzz Capra Donn Clendenon Duffy Dyer Frank Estrada Tim Foli Danny Frisella Wayne Garrett Gary Gentry Jerry Grote +22 more

34 players

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The 1971 New York Mets in brief

A 83-79 record (.512) put the 1971 New York Mets 3rd in the NL East. The run column shows 588 for and 550 against. At the plate the New York Mets hit .249, 1% worse than the league's .251. The New York Mets staff finished with a 2.99 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.47. The 1971 New York Mets scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (588 against 633).

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 2,266,660 in attendance, about 27,983 a game. For power, Cleon Jones led the way with 14 homers. Tom Seaver was the top winner, with 20 victories. Danny Frisella saved 12 games. In all, the roster shows 34 players. The 1970 season and the 1972 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 New York Mets

What was the 1971 New York Mets record?
The 1971 New York Mets finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1971 New York Mets in home runs?
Tommie Agee led the 1971 New York Mets with 14 home runs.
What was the 1971 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1971 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 2.99.
Did the 1971 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1971 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 New York Mets play?
The 1971 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1971 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cleon Jones (14 HR, 69 RBI) and Tom Seaver (20-10, 1.76 ERA).
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