⭐ Division Winner

1973 New York Mets

82-79 • .509 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1973 New York Mets went 82-79 (.509) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 608 runs, allowed 588, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included John Milner (23 HR, 72 RBI) and Tom Seaver (19-10, 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

82 Wins
79 Losses
.509 Win %
1st Rank
608 R 588 RA
Diff +20

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608 Runs Scored
588 Runs Allowed
+20 Run Diff
1,914K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 3% below the 1973 league average (.254)
OBP .315 2% below the 1973 league average (.321)
SLG .338 10% below the 1973 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.26 11% better than the 1973 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 608 10% below the 1973 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,914,695
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Avg per Game 23,638

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Felix Millan 0.290 2 Jim Beauchamp 0.279 3 Rusty Staub 0.279 4 Ron Hodges 0.260 5 Cleon Jones 0.260

Home Runs

1 John Milner 23 2 Wayne Garrett 16 3 Rusty Staub 15 4 Cleon Jones 11 5 Willie Mays 6

RBI

1 Rusty Staub 76 2 John Milner 72 3 Wayne Garrett 58 4 Cleon Jones 48 5 Felix Millan 37
1973 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Felix Millan 153 638 82 185 23 4 3 37 35 22 2 0.290
Rusty Staub 152 585 77 163 36 1 15 76 74 52 1 0.279
Wayne Garrett 140 504 76 129 20 3 16 58 72 74 6 0.256
John Milner 129 451 69 108 12 3 23 72 62 84 1 0.239
Bud Harrelson 106 356 35 92 12 3 0 20 48 49 5 0.258
Cleon Jones 92 339 48 88 13 0 11 48 28 51 1 0.260
Jerry Grote 84 285 17 73 10 2 1 32 13 23 0 0.256
Ed Kranepool 100 284 28 68 12 2 1 35 30 28 1 0.239
Ted Martinez 92 263 34 67 11 0 1 14 13 38 3 0.255
Don Hahn 93 262 22 60 10 0 2 21 22 43 2 0.229
Willie Mays 66 209 24 44 10 0 6 25 27 47 1 0.211
Duffy Dyer 70 189 9 35 6 1 1 9 13 40 0 0.185
Ron Hodges 45 127 5 33 2 0 1 18 11 19 0 0.260
Jim Fregosi 45 124 7 29 4 1 0 11 20 25 1 0.234
George Theodore 45 116 14 30 4 0 1 15 10 13 1 0.259
Ken Boswell 76 110 12 25 2 1 2 14 12 11 0 0.227
Tom Seaver 39 93 9 15 2 1 1 5 7 34 1 0.161
Jim Gosger 38 92 9 22 2 0 0 10 9 16 0 0.239
Jerry Koosman 35 78 3 8 1 0 0 3 2 37 0 0.103
Jon Matlack 35 65 5 9 0 0 0 2 13 38 0 0.138
Jim Beauchamp 50 61 5 17 1 1 0 14 7 11 1 0.279
George Stone 28 48 4 13 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0.271
Dave Schneck 13 36 2 7 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.194
Ray Sadecki 31 31 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.226
Rich Chiles 8 25 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.120
Tug McGraw 60 24 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.167
Harry Parker 38 23 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.174
Jim McAndrew 24 15 3 2 1 0 0 2 6 7 0 0.133
Jerry May 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Brian Ostrosser 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Phil Hennigan 30 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Lute Barnes 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Buzz Capra 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Greg Harts 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Craig Swan 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Apodaca 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Moore 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Strohmayer 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Webb 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Tom Seaver 2.08 2 George Stone 2.80 3 Jerry Koosman 2.84 4 Jon Matlack 3.20 5 Harry Parker 3.35

Wins

1 Tom Seaver 19 2 Jerry Koosman 14 3 Jon Matlack 14 4 George Stone 12 5 Harry Parker 8

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 251 2 Jon Matlack 205 3 Jerry Koosman 156 4 Ray Sadecki 87 5 Tug McGraw 81
1973 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 19 10 2.08 36 36 0 290.0 219 67 64 251
Jerry Koosman 14 15 2.84 35 35 0 263.0 234 83 76 156
Jon Matlack 14 16 3.20 34 34 0 242.0 210 86 99 205
George Stone 12 3 2.80 27 20 1 148.0 157 46 31 77
Tug McGraw 5 6 3.87 60 2 25 118.2 106 51 55 81
Ray Sadecki 5 4 3.39 31 11 1 116.2 109 44 41 87
Harry Parker 8 4 3.35 38 9 5 96.2 79 36 36 63
Jim McAndrew 3 8 5.38 23 12 1 80.1 109 48 31 38
Phil Hennigan 0 4 6.23 30 0 3 43.1 50 30 16 22
Buzz Capra 2 7 3.86 24 0 4 42.0 35 18 28 35
John Strohmayer 0 0 8.10 7 0 0 10.0 13 9 4 5
Craig Swan 0 1 8.64 3 1 0 8.1 16 8 2 4
Tommy Moore 0 1 10.80 3 1 0 3.1 6 4 3 1
Hank Webb 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 1.2 2 2 2 1
Bob Miller 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1
Bob Apodaca 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 1 2 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
NYN def. CIN 3-2
World Series
Lost to OAK 4-3

👥 Roster (40)

Bob Apodaca Lute Barnes Jim Beauchamp Ken Boswell Buzz Capra Rich Chiles Duffy Dyer Jim Fregosi Wayne Garrett Jim Gosger Jerry Grote Don Hahn +28 more

40 players

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The 1973 New York Mets in brief

The 1973 New York Mets won 82 games and lost 79, ending up 1st in the NL East. This was a year in which the New York Mets won the pennant and took the division title. With 608 runs scored and 588 given up, the 1973 differential was +20. The team batting average of .246 was 3% below the 1973 league mark of .254. The staff ERA of 3.26 was 11% better than the league average of 3.66.

Attendance at Shea Stadium totaled 1,914,695 for the year. The home run leader was John Milner, who hit 23. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tom Seaver (19). In the NL Championship Series, the New York Mets beat CIN 3-2. In the World Series, the New York Mets lost to OAK 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 New York Mets

What was the 1973 New York Mets record?
The 1973 New York Mets finished 82-79 (.509 win pct).
Did the 1973 New York Mets make the playoffs?
The 1973 New York Mets finished first in their division.
Who led the 1973 New York Mets in home runs?
John Milner led the 1973 New York Mets with 23 home runs.
What was the 1973 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1973 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.26.
Did the 1973 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1973 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 New York Mets play?
The 1973 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
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