1977 New York Mets

64-98 • .395 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1977 New York Mets went 64-98 (.395) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 587 runs, allowed 663, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Steve Henderson (12 HR, 65 RBI) and Nino Espinosa (10-13, 3.42 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

64 Wins
98 Losses
.395 Win %
6th Rank
587 R 663 RA
Diff -76

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587 Runs Scored
663 Runs Allowed
-76 Run Diff
1,062K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 7% below the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .312 5% below the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .345 13% below the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.77 4% better than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 587 18% below the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,062,782
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Avg per Game 13,452

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Lenny Randle 0.304 2 Steve Henderson 0.297 3 Bruce Boisclair 0.293 4 Ed Kranepool 0.281 5 Jerry Grote 0.270

Home Runs

1 Steve Henderson 12 2 John Milner 12 3 John Stearns 12 4 Ed Kranepool 10 5 Dave Kingman 9

RBI

1 Steve Henderson 65 2 John Milner 57 3 John Stearns 55 4 Lee Mazzilli 46 5 Bruce Boisclair 44
1977 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lee Mazzilli 159 537 66 134 24 3 6 46 72 72 22 0.250
Lenny Randle 136 513 78 156 22 7 5 27 65 70 33 0.304
John Stearns 139 431 52 108 25 1 12 55 77 76 9 0.251
John Milner 131 388 43 99 20 3 12 57 61 55 6 0.255
Steve Henderson 99 350 67 104 16 6 12 65 43 79 6 0.297
Felix Millan 91 314 40 78 11 2 2 21 18 9 1 0.248
Bruce Boisclair 127 307 41 90 21 1 4 44 31 57 6 0.293
Doug Flynn 90 282 14 54 6 1 0 14 11 23 1 0.191
Ed Kranepool 108 281 28 79 17 0 10 40 23 20 1 0.281
Mike Vail 108 279 29 73 12 1 8 35 19 58 0 0.262
Bud Harrelson 107 269 25 48 6 2 1 12 27 28 5 0.178
Dave Kingman 58 211 22 44 7 0 9 28 13 66 3 0.209
Joel Youngblood 70 182 16 46 11 1 0 11 13 40 1 0.253
Roy Staiger 40 123 16 31 9 0 2 11 4 20 1 0.252
Ron Hodges 66 117 6 31 4 0 1 5 9 17 0 0.265
Jerry Grote 42 115 8 31 3 1 0 7 9 12 0 0.270
Mike Phillips 38 86 5 18 2 1 1 3 2 15 0 0.209
Bobby Valentine 42 83 8 11 1 0 1 3 6 9 0 0.133
Leo Foster 36 75 6 17 3 0 0 6 5 14 3 0.227
Jerry Koosman 32 72 2 8 0 0 1 7 0 30 0 0.111
Nino Espinosa 32 62 1 8 1 0 0 5 3 15 0 0.129
Joe Torre 26 51 2 9 3 0 1 9 2 10 0 0.176
Jon Matlack 26 50 1 3 1 0 0 0 7 27 0 0.060
Craig Swan 26 48 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.188
Pat Zachry 19 42 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.143
Tom Seaver 13 31 1 5 0 0 0 4 2 12 0 0.161
Luis Rosado 9 24 1 5 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.208
Jackson Todd 19 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.059
Dan Norman 7 16 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0.250
Skip Lockwood 63 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Bob Myrick 44 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.182
Pepe Mangual 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.143
Bob Apodaca 59 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Roy Lee Jackson 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Baldwin 40 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.500
Luis Alvarado 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Medich 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Siebert 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Pacella 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Sadecki 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Tom Seaver 3.00 2 Skip Lockwood 3.38 3 Nino Espinosa 3.42 4 Bob Apodaca 3.43 5 Jerry Koosman 3.49

Wins

1 Nino Espinosa 10 2 Craig Swan 9 3 Jerry Koosman 8 4 Jon Matlack 7 5 Tom Seaver 7

Strikeouts

1 Jerry Koosman 192 2 Jon Matlack 123 3 Nino Espinosa 105 4 Skip Lockwood 84 5 Tom Seaver 72
1977 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jerry Koosman 8 20 3.49 32 32 0 226.2 195 88 81 192
Nino Espinosa 10 13 3.42 32 29 0 200.0 188 76 55 105
Jon Matlack 7 15 4.21 26 26 0 169.0 175 79 43 123
Craig Swan 9 10 4.23 26 24 0 146.2 153 69 56 71
Pat Zachry 7 6 3.76 19 19 0 119.2 129 50 48 63
Skip Lockwood 4 8 3.38 63 0 20 104.0 87 39 31 84
Tom Seaver 7 3 3.00 13 13 0 96.0 79 32 28 72
Bob Myrick 2 2 3.61 44 4 2 87.1 86 35 33 49
Bob Apodaca 4 8 3.43 59 0 5 84.0 83 32 30 53
Jackson Todd 3 6 4.77 19 10 0 71.2 78 38 20 39
Rick Baldwin 1 2 4.45 40 0 1 62.2 62 31 31 23
Paul Siebert 2 1 3.86 25 0 0 28.0 27 12 13 20
Roy Lee Jackson 0 2 6.00 4 4 0 24.0 25 16 15 13
Doc Medich 0 1 3.86 1 1 0 7.0 6 3 1 3
John Pacella 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 4.0 2 0 2 1
Ray Sadecki 0 1 6.00 4 0 0 3.0 3 2 3 0

👥 Roster (40)

Luis Alvarado Bob Apodaca Rick Baldwin Bruce Boisclair Nino Espinosa Doug Flynn Leo Foster Jerry Grote Bud Harrelson Steve Henderson Ron Hodges Roy Lee Jackson +28 more

40 players

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The 1977 New York Mets in brief

The 1977 New York Mets finished 64-98, a .395 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL East. The New York Mets scored 587 runs and allowed 663, a run differential of -76. Against a league average of .261, the 1977 New York Mets batted .243. Pitchers allowed 3.77 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. Measured against the 713-run league average, the offense was 18% behind.

Home games were played at Shea Stadium, where 1,062,782 fans came through the gates. For power, Steve Henderson led the way with 12 homers. The hits leader was Lenny Randle with 156. The pitching staff's wins leader was Nino Espinosa (10). Jerry Koosman struck out 192, the most on the club. Skip Lockwood saved 20 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 New York Mets

What was the 1977 New York Mets record?
The 1977 New York Mets finished 64-98 (.395 win pct).
Who led the 1977 New York Mets in home runs?
Steve Henderson led the 1977 New York Mets with 12 home runs.
What was the 1977 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1977 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1977 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1977 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 New York Mets play?
The 1977 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1977 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Steve Henderson (12 HR, 65 RBI) and Nino Espinosa (10-13, 3.42 ERA).
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