1978 New York Mets

66-96 • .407 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1978 New York Mets went 66-96 (.407) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 607 runs, allowed 690, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Montanez (17 HR, 96 RBI) and Nino Espinosa (11-15, 4.73 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

66 Wins
96 Losses
.407 Win %
6th Rank
607 R 690 RA
Diff -83

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607 Runs Scored
690 Runs Allowed
-83 Run Diff
1,007K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 4% below the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .314 2% below the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .351 5% below the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.87 8% worse than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 607 6% below the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 1,007,867
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Avg per Game 12,598

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Lee Mazzilli 0.273 2 Bobby Valentine 0.269 3 Steve Henderson 0.266 4 Dan Norman 0.266 5 John Stearns 0.264

Home Runs

1 Willie Montanez 17 2 Lee Mazzilli 16 3 John Stearns 15 4 Steve Henderson 10 5 Joel Youngblood 7

RBI

1 Willie Montanez 96 2 John Stearns 73 3 Steve Henderson 65 4 Lee Mazzilli 61 5 Elliott Maddox 39
1978 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Montanez 159 609 66 156 32 0 17 96 60 92 9 0.256
Steve Henderson 157 587 83 156 30 9 10 65 60 109 13 0.266
Lee Mazzilli 148 542 78 148 28 5 16 61 69 82 20 0.273
Doug Flynn 156 532 37 126 12 8 0 36 30 50 3 0.237
John Stearns 143 477 65 126 24 1 15 73 70 57 25 0.264
Lenny Randle 132 437 53 102 16 8 2 35 64 57 14 0.233
Tim Foli 113 413 37 106 21 1 1 27 14 30 2 0.257
Elliott Maddox 119 389 43 100 18 2 2 39 71 38 2 0.257
Joel Youngblood 113 266 40 67 12 8 7 30 16 39 4 0.252
Bruce Boisclair 107 214 24 48 7 1 4 15 23 43 3 0.224
Bobby Valentine 69 160 17 43 7 0 1 18 19 18 1 0.269
Ron Hodges 47 102 4 26 4 1 0 7 10 11 1 0.255
Tom Grieve 54 101 5 21 3 0 2 8 9 23 0 0.208
Ed Kranepool 66 81 7 17 2 0 3 19 8 12 0 0.210
Jerry Koosman 38 70 1 6 3 0 0 2 0 27 0 0.086
Nino Espinosa 32 67 6 14 3 0 0 4 1 28 0 0.209
Craig Swan 29 65 2 10 0 0 0 3 3 15 0 0.154
Dan Norman 19 64 7 17 0 1 4 10 2 14 1 0.266
Pat Zachry 21 43 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 19 0 0.070
Mike Bruhert 27 40 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0.075
Sergio Ferrer 37 33 8 7 0 1 0 1 4 7 1 0.212
Gil Flores 11 29 8 8 0 1 0 1 3 5 1 0.276
Kevin Kobel 32 25 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.160
Ken Henderson 7 22 2 5 2 0 1 4 4 4 0 0.227
Tom Hausman 10 17 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.176
Alex Trevino 6 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Skip Lockwood 57 11 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0.182
Dale Murray 53 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Dwight Bernard 30 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Butch Benton 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Juan Berenguer 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roy Lee Jackson 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Bob Myrick 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Siebert 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mardie Cornejo 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Butch Metzger 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Craig Swan 2.43 2 Mardie Cornejo 2.45 3 Kevin Kobel 2.91 4 Pat Zachry 3.33 5 Skip Lockwood 3.57

Wins

1 Nino Espinosa 11 2 Pat Zachry 10 3 Craig Swan 9 4 Dale Murray 8 5 Skip Lockwood 7

Strikeouts

1 Jerry Koosman 160 2 Craig Swan 125 3 Pat Zachry 78 4 Nino Espinosa 76 5 Skip Lockwood 73
1978 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jerry Koosman 3 15 3.75 38 32 2 235.1 221 98 84 160
Craig Swan 9 6 2.43 29 28 0 207.1 164 56 58 125
Nino Espinosa 11 15 4.73 32 32 0 203.2 230 107 75 76
Pat Zachry 10 6 3.33 21 21 0 138.0 120 51 60 78
Mike Bruhert 4 11 4.78 27 22 0 133.2 171 71 34 56
Kevin Kobel 5 6 2.91 32 11 0 108.1 95 35 30 51
Skip Lockwood 7 13 3.57 57 0 15 90.2 78 36 31 73
Dale Murray 8 5 3.65 53 0 5 86.1 85 35 36 37
Tom Hausman 3 3 4.70 10 10 0 51.2 58 27 9 16
Dwight Bernard 1 4 4.31 30 1 0 48.0 54 23 27 26
Butch Metzger 1 3 6.51 25 0 0 37.1 48 27 22 21
Mardie Cornejo 4 2 2.45 25 0 3 36.2 37 10 14 17
Paul Siebert 0 2 5.14 27 0 1 28.0 30 16 21 12
Bob Myrick 0 3 3.28 17 0 0 24.2 18 9 13 13
Juan Berenguer 0 2 8.31 5 3 0 13.0 17 12 11 8
Roy Lee Jackson 0 0 9.24 4 2 0 12.2 21 13 6 6

👥 Roster (36)

Butch Benton Juan Berenguer Dwight Bernard Bruce Boisclair Mike Bruhert Mardie Cornejo Nino Espinosa Sergio Ferrer Gil Flores Doug Flynn Tim Foli Tom Grieve +24 more

36 players

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The 1978 New York Mets in brief

The 1978 New York Mets finished 66-96, a .407 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL East. Runs came in at 607 scored against 690 allowed (-83). The team batting average of .245 was 4% below the 1978 league mark of .254. The New York Mets staff finished with a 3.87 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.57. The 607 runs scored compare with a league average of 645 per club, 6% fewer.

Shea Stadium was home in 1978, drawing a total attendance of 1,007,867. Willie Montanez topped the New York Mets with 17 home runs. Nino Espinosa led the pitchers with 11 wins. The strikeout leader was Jerry Koosman with 160. Skip Lockwood closed out 15 saves. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 New York Mets

What was the 1978 New York Mets record?
The 1978 New York Mets finished 66-96 (.407 win pct).
Who led the 1978 New York Mets in home runs?
Willie Montanez led the 1978 New York Mets with 17 home runs.
What was the 1978 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1978 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1978 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1978 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 New York Mets play?
The 1978 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1978 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Montanez (17 HR, 96 RBI) and Nino Espinosa (11-15, 4.73 ERA).
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