1979 New York Mets

63-99 • .389 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1979 New York Mets went 63-99 (.389) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 593 runs, allowed 706, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Joel Youngblood (16 HR, 60 RBI) and Craig Swan (14-13, 3.29 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

63 Wins
99 Losses
.389 Win %
6th Rank
593 R 706 RA
Diff -113

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593 Runs Scored
706 Runs Allowed
-113 Run Diff
788K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 4% below the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .313 3% below the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .350 9% below the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.84 3% worse than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 593 13% below the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 788,764
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Avg per Game 9,619

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Steve Henderson 0.306 2 Lee Mazzilli 0.303 3 Joel Youngblood 0.275 4 Alex Trevino 0.271 5 Richie Hebner 0.268

Home Runs

1 Joel Youngblood 16 2 Lee Mazzilli 15 3 Richie Hebner 10 4 John Stearns 9 5 Steve Henderson 5

RBI

1 Richie Hebner 79 2 Lee Mazzilli 79 3 John Stearns 66 4 Doug Flynn 61 5 Joel Youngblood 60
1979 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Taveras 153 635 89 167 26 9 1 33 33 72 42 0.263
Lee Mazzilli 158 597 78 181 34 4 15 79 93 74 34 0.303
Joel Youngblood 158 590 90 162 37 5 16 60 60 84 18 0.275
Doug Flynn 157 555 35 135 19 5 4 61 17 46 0 0.243
John Stearns 155 538 58 131 29 2 9 66 52 57 15 0.243
Richie Hebner 136 473 54 127 25 2 10 79 59 59 3 0.268
Willie Montanez 109 410 36 96 19 0 5 47 25 48 0 0.234
Steve Henderson 98 350 42 107 16 8 5 39 38 58 13 0.306
Elliott Maddox 86 224 21 60 13 0 1 12 20 27 3 0.268
Alex Trevino 79 207 24 56 11 1 0 20 20 27 2 0.271
Ed Kranepool 82 155 7 36 5 0 2 17 13 18 0 0.232
Dan Norman 44 110 9 27 3 1 3 11 10 26 2 0.245
Bruce Boisclair 59 98 7 18 5 1 0 4 3 24 0 0.184
Gil Flores 70 93 9 18 1 1 1 10 8 17 2 0.194
Ron Hodges 59 86 4 14 4 0 0 5 19 16 0 0.163
Craig Swan 35 81 3 10 2 0 0 2 6 38 0 0.123
Kelvin Chapman 35 80 7 12 1 2 0 4 5 15 0 0.150
Pete Falcone 33 52 1 9 0 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.173
Kevin Kobel 30 46 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 18 0 0.196
Jose Cardenal 11 37 8 11 4 0 2 4 6 3 1 0.297
Dock Ellis 17 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.077
Tom Hausman 19 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.115
Andy Hassler 29 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.000
Pat Zachry 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.125
Neil Allen 50 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Mike Scott 18 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Wayne Twitchell 33 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.375
Juan Berenguer 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.143
Sergio Ferrer 32 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Tim Foli 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Burris 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Dale Murray 58 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ed Glynn 46 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Pacella 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Skip Lockwood 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roy Lee Jackson 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dwight Bernard 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jeff Reardon 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Skip Lockwood 1.49 2 Tom Hausman 2.75 3 Juan Berenguer 2.93 4 Ed Glynn 3.00 5 Craig Swan 3.29

Wins

1 Craig Swan 14 2 Neil Allen 6 3 Pete Falcone 6 4 Kevin Kobel 6 5 Wayne Twitchell 5

Strikeouts

1 Craig Swan 145 2 Pete Falcone 113 3 Kevin Kobel 67 4 Neil Allen 65 5 Andy Hassler 53
1979 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Craig Swan 14 13 3.29 35 35 0 251.1 241 92 57 145
Pete Falcone 6 14 4.16 33 31 0 184.0 194 85 76 113
Kevin Kobel 6 8 3.51 30 27 0 161.2 169 63 46 67
Neil Allen 6 10 3.55 50 5 8 99.0 100 39 47 65
Dale Murray 4 8 4.82 58 0 4 97.0 105 52 52 37
Dock Ellis 3 7 6.04 17 14 0 85.0 110 57 34 41
Andy Hassler 4 5 3.70 29 8 4 80.1 74 33 42 53
Tom Hausman 2 6 2.75 19 10 2 78.2 65 24 19 33
Wayne Twitchell 5 3 5.23 33 2 0 63.2 55 37 55 44
Ed Glynn 1 4 3.00 46 0 7 60.0 57 20 40 32
Mike Scott 1 3 5.33 18 9 0 52.1 59 31 20 21
Dwight Bernard 0 3 4.70 32 1 0 44.0 59 23 26 20
Pat Zachry 5 1 3.59 7 7 0 42.2 44 17 21 17
Skip Lockwood 2 5 1.49 27 0 9 42.1 33 7 14 42
Jesse Orosco 1 2 4.89 18 2 0 35.0 33 19 22 22
Juan Berenguer 1 1 2.93 5 5 0 30.2 28 10 12 25
Ray Burris 0 2 3.32 4 4 0 21.2 21 8 6 10
Jeff Reardon 1 2 1.74 18 0 2 20.2 12 4 9 10
Roy Lee Jackson 1 0 2.20 8 0 0 16.1 11 4 5 10
John Pacella 0 2 4.41 4 3 0 16.1 16 8 4 12

👥 Roster (39)

Neil Allen Juan Berenguer Dwight Bernard Bruce Boisclair Ray Burris Jose Cardenal Kelvin Chapman Dock Ellis Pete Falcone Sergio Ferrer Gil Flores Doug Flynn +27 more

39 players

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The 1979 New York Mets in brief

A 63-99 record (.389) put the 1979 New York Mets 6th in the NL East. The New York Mets scored 593 runs and allowed 706, a run differential of -113. At the plate the New York Mets hit .250, 4% worse than the league's .260. Pitchers allowed 3.84 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.73. The 593 runs scored compare with a league average of 682 per club, 13% fewer.

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 788,764 in attendance, about 9,619 a game. Joel Youngblood led the club in home runs with 16. The RBI leader was Lee Mazzilli, with 79. Craig Swan led the pitchers with 14 wins. The 1979 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 New York Mets

What was the 1979 New York Mets record?
The 1979 New York Mets finished 63-99 (.389 win pct).
Who led the 1979 New York Mets in home runs?
Joel Youngblood led the 1979 New York Mets with 16 home runs.
What was the 1979 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1979 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1979 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1979 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 New York Mets play?
The 1979 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1979 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joel Youngblood (16 HR, 60 RBI) and Craig Swan (14-13, 3.29 ERA).
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