1974 New York Mets

71-91 • .438 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1974 New York Mets went 71-91 (.438) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 572 runs, allowed 646, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included John Milner (20 HR, 63 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (15-11, 3.36 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
5th Rank
572 R 646 RA
Diff -74

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572 Runs Scored
646 Runs Allowed
-74 Run Diff
1,727K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .235 8% below the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .311 4% below the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .329 10% below the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.42 5% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 572 15% below the 1974 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 1,727,328
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Avg per Game 21,325

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Ed Kranepool 0.300 2 Cleon Jones 0.282 3 Felix Millan 0.268 4 Rusty Staub 0.258 5 Jerry Grote 0.257

Home Runs

1 John Milner 20 2 Rusty Staub 19 3 Wayne Garrett 13 4 Cleon Jones 13 5 Jerry Grote 5

RBI

1 Rusty Staub 78 2 John Milner 63 3 Cleon Jones 60 4 Wayne Garrett 53 5 Ted Martinez 43
1974 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rusty Staub 151 561 65 145 22 2 19 78 77 39 2 0.258
Wayne Garrett 151 522 55 117 14 3 13 53 89 96 4 0.224
Felix Millan 136 518 50 139 15 2 1 33 31 14 5 0.268
John Milner 137 507 70 128 19 0 20 63 66 77 10 0.252
Cleon Jones 124 461 62 130 23 1 13 60 38 79 3 0.282
Ted Martinez 116 334 32 73 15 7 2 43 14 40 3 0.219
Bud Harrelson 106 331 48 75 10 0 1 13 71 39 9 0.227
Don Hahn 110 323 34 81 14 1 4 28 37 34 2 0.251
Jerry Grote 97 319 25 82 8 1 5 36 33 33 0 0.257
Dave Schneck 93 254 23 52 11 1 5 25 16 43 4 0.205
Ken Boswell 96 222 19 48 6 1 2 15 18 19 0 0.216
Ed Kranepool 94 217 20 65 11 1 4 24 18 14 1 0.300
Duffy Dyer 63 142 14 30 1 1 0 10 18 15 0 0.211
Ron Hodges 59 136 16 30 4 0 4 14 19 11 0 0.221
Jerry Koosman 35 86 5 16 2 1 0 5 7 29 0 0.186
Jon Matlack 34 79 3 8 0 0 0 8 5 34 0 0.101
George Theodore 60 76 7 12 1 0 1 1 8 14 0 0.158
Tom Seaver 32 71 3 7 0 0 0 4 9 28 0 0.099
Benny Ayala 23 68 9 16 1 0 2 8 7 17 0 0.235
Harry Parker 40 36 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 20 0 0.000
Jim Gosger 26 33 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.091
Ray Sadecki 34 27 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.259
George Stone 15 26 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0.115
Bob Apodaca 35 25 2 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.120
Brock Pemberton 11 22 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.182
Tug McGraw 41 14 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 5 0 0.071
Bruce Boisclair 7 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Craig Swan 7 11 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.364
Rich Puig 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bob Miller 58 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Ike Hampton 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Jerry Cram 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Hank Webb 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Jack Aker 24 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Nino Espinosa 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Randy Sterling 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
John Strohmayer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Jon Matlack 2.41 2 Tom Seaver 3.20 3 Jerry Koosman 3.36 4 Ray Sadecki 3.41 5 Jack Aker 3.48

Wins

1 Jerry Koosman 15 2 Jon Matlack 13 3 Tom Seaver 11 4 Ray Sadecki 8 5 Bob Apodaca 6

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 201 2 Jon Matlack 195 3 Jerry Koosman 188 4 Harry Parker 58 5 Bob Apodaca 54
1974 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jon Matlack 13 15 2.41 34 34 0 265.1 221 71 76 195
Jerry Koosman 15 11 3.36 35 35 0 265.0 258 99 85 188
Tom Seaver 11 11 3.20 32 32 0 236.0 199 84 75 201
Harry Parker 4 12 3.92 40 16 4 131.0 145 57 46 58
Bob Apodaca 6 6 3.50 35 8 3 103.0 92 40 42 54
Ray Sadecki 8 8 3.41 34 10 0 103.0 107 39 35 46
Tug McGraw 6 11 4.16 41 4 3 88.2 96 41 32 54
Bob Miller 2 2 3.58 58 0 2 78.0 89 31 39 35
George Stone 2 7 5.03 15 13 0 77.0 103 43 21 29
Jack Aker 2 1 3.48 24 0 2 41.1 33 16 14 18
Craig Swan 1 3 4.45 7 5 0 30.1 28 15 21 10
Jerry Cram 0 1 1.61 10 0 0 22.1 22 4 4 8
Hank Webb 0 2 7.20 3 2 0 10.0 15 8 10 8
Randy Sterling 1 1 4.82 3 2 0 9.1 13 5 3 2
Nino Espinosa 0 0 5.00 2 1 0 9.0 12 5 0 2
John Strohmayer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (37)

Jack Aker Bob Apodaca Benny Ayala Bruce Boisclair Ken Boswell Jerry Cram Duffy Dyer Nino Espinosa Wayne Garrett Jim Gosger Jerry Grote Don Hahn +25 more

37 players

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The 1974 New York Mets in brief

The 1974 New York Mets finished 71-91, a .438 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL East. With 572 runs scored and 646 given up, the 1974 differential was -74. The team batting average of .235 was 8% below the 1974 league mark of .255. The New York Mets staff finished with a 3.42 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Measured against the 672-run league average, the offense was 15% behind.

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 1,727,328 in attendance, about 21,325 a game. John Milner topped the New York Mets with 20 home runs. Rusty Staub drove in a team-high 78 runs. Jerry Koosman led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Tom Seaver with 201. The 1974 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 New York Mets

What was the 1974 New York Mets record?
The 1974 New York Mets finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1974 New York Mets in home runs?
John Milner led the 1974 New York Mets with 20 home runs.
What was the 1974 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1974 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.42.
Did the 1974 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1974 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 New York Mets play?
The 1974 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1974 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Milner (20 HR, 63 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (15-11, 3.36 ERA).
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