1976 New York Mets

86-76 • .531 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1976 New York Mets went 86-76 (.531) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 615 runs, allowed 538, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Kingman (37 HR, 86 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (21-10, 2.69 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
3rd Rank
615 R 538 RA
Diff +77

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615 Runs Scored
538 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
1,470K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 3% below the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .318 equal to the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .351 3% below the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 2.94 16% better than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 615 5% below the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,470,364
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Avg per Game 17,931

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Joe Torre 0.306 2 Ed Kranepool 0.292 3 Bruce Boisclair 0.287 4 Felix Millan 0.282 5 Jerry Grote 0.272

Home Runs

1 Dave Kingman 37 2 John Milner 15 3 Ed Kranepool 10 4 Joe Torre 5 5 Del Unser 5

RBI

1 Dave Kingman 86 2 John Milner 78 3 Ed Kranepool 49 4 Felix Millan 35 5 Joe Torre 31
1976 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Felix Millan 139 531 55 150 25 2 1 35 41 19 2 0.282
Dave Kingman 123 474 70 113 14 1 37 86 28 135 7 0.238
John Milner 127 443 56 120 25 4 15 78 65 53 0 0.271
Ed Kranepool 123 415 47 121 17 1 10 49 35 38 1 0.292
Bud Harrelson 118 359 34 84 12 4 1 26 63 56 9 0.234
Jerry Grote 101 323 30 88 14 2 4 28 38 19 1 0.272
Joe Torre 114 310 36 95 10 3 5 31 21 35 1 0.306
Roy Staiger 95 304 23 67 8 1 2 26 25 35 3 0.220
Bruce Boisclair 110 286 42 82 13 3 2 13 28 55 9 0.287
Del Unser 77 276 28 63 13 2 5 25 18 40 4 0.228
Mike Phillips 87 262 30 67 4 6 4 29 25 29 2 0.256
Wayne Garrett 80 251 36 56 8 1 4 26 52 26 7 0.223
Ron Hodges 56 155 21 35 6 0 4 24 27 16 2 0.226
Mike Vail 53 143 8 31 5 1 0 9 6 19 0 0.217
John Stearns 32 103 13 27 6 0 2 10 16 11 1 0.262
Pepe Mangual 41 102 15 19 5 2 1 9 10 32 7 0.186
Jon Matlack 35 88 10 17 1 0 0 9 8 35 0 0.193
Tom Seaver 35 82 5 7 0 0 0 3 9 26 0 0.085
Jerry Koosman 34 79 5 17 2 0 0 6 2 34 0 0.215
Lee Mazzilli 24 77 9 15 2 0 2 7 14 10 5 0.195
Leon Brown 64 70 11 15 3 0 0 2 4 4 2 0.214
Leo Foster 24 59 11 12 2 0 1 15 8 5 3 0.203
Mickey Lolich 31 54 5 7 0 0 0 1 5 25 0 0.130
Craig Swan 23 39 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 17 0 0.103
Benny Ayala 22 26 2 3 0 0 1 2 2 6 0 0.115
Billy Baldwin 9 22 4 6 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 0.273
Skip Lockwood 56 18 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.333
Bob Apodaca 43 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Jim Dwyer 11 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.154
Jack Heidemann 5 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083
Nino Espinosa 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Jay Kleven 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
Rick Baldwin 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Bob Myrick 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Ken Sanders 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Webb 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tom Hall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Tom Seaver 2.59 2 Skip Lockwood 2.67 3 Jerry Koosman 2.69 4 Bob Apodaca 2.81 5 Ken Sanders 2.87

Wins

1 Jerry Koosman 21 2 Jon Matlack 17 3 Tom Seaver 14 4 Skip Lockwood 10 5 Mickey Lolich 8

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 235 2 Jerry Koosman 200 3 Jon Matlack 153 4 Mickey Lolich 120 5 Skip Lockwood 108
1976 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 14 11 2.59 35 34 0 271.0 211 78 77 235
Jon Matlack 17 10 2.95 35 35 0 262.0 236 86 57 153
Jerry Koosman 21 10 2.69 34 32 0 247.1 205 74 66 200
Mickey Lolich 8 13 3.22 31 30 0 192.2 184 69 52 120
Craig Swan 6 9 3.54 23 22 0 132.1 129 52 44 89
Skip Lockwood 10 7 2.67 56 0 19 94.1 62 28 34 108
Bob Apodaca 3 7 2.81 43 3 5 89.2 71 28 29 45
Ken Sanders 1 2 2.87 31 0 1 47.0 39 15 12 16
Nino Espinosa 4 4 3.67 12 5 0 41.2 41 17 13 30
Bob Myrick 1 1 3.25 21 1 0 27.2 34 10 13 11
Rick Baldwin 0 0 2.38 11 0 0 22.2 14 6 10 9
Hank Webb 0 1 4.50 8 0 0 16.0 17 8 7 7
Tom Hall 1 1 5.79 5 0 0 4.2 5 3 5 2

👥 Roster (37)

Bob Apodaca Benny Ayala Billy Baldwin Rick Baldwin Bruce Boisclair Leon Brown Jim Dwyer Nino Espinosa Leo Foster Wayne Garrett Jerry Grote Tom Hall +25 more

37 players

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The 1976 New York Mets in brief

In 1976 the New York Mets posted a 86-76 mark (.531) and finished 3rd in the NL East. The run column shows 615 for and 538 against. Against a league average of .254, the 1976 New York Mets batted .246. Pitchers allowed 2.94 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.50. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 5% behind.

Home games were played at Shea Stadium, where 1,470,364 fans came through the gates. Dave Kingman topped the New York Mets with 37 home runs. The hits leader was Felix Millan with 150. On the mound, Jerry Koosman won 21 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Tom Seaver with 235. Skip Lockwood saved 19 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 New York Mets

What was the 1976 New York Mets record?
The 1976 New York Mets finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1976 New York Mets in home runs?
Dave Kingman led the 1976 New York Mets with 37 home runs.
What was the 1976 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1976 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 2.94.
Did the 1976 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1976 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 New York Mets play?
The 1976 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1976 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Kingman (37 HR, 86 RBI) and Jerry Koosman (21-10, 2.69 ERA).
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