1971 New York Mets season

1971 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964)
New York (since 1962)
Other information
Owner(s)	Joan Whitney Payson
General manager(s)	Bob Scheffing
Manager(s)	Gil Hodges
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WJRZ/WNBC-FM (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)
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The 1971 New York Mets season was the 10th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Gil Hodges, the team had an 83–79 record and finished in fourth place in the National League East.

Offseason

October 20, 1970: Larry Bearnarth was purchased from the Mets by the Milwaukee Brewers.^[1]
November 30, 1970: Joe Foy was drafted by the Washington Senators from the New York Mets in the 1970 rule 5 draft.^[2]
January 28, 1971: Benny Ayala was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent.^[3]
March 30, 1971: Dean Chance and Bill Denehy were traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Robertson.^[4]
March 31, 1971: Ron Swoboda and Rich Hacker were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Don Hahn.^[5]
Prior to 1971 season: Frank Estrada was acquired by the Mets from the Mexico City Reds.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	97	65	0.599	—	52–28	45–37
St. Louis Cardinals	90	72	0.556	7	45–36	45–36
Chicago Cubs	83	79	0.512	14	44–37	39–42
New York Mets	83	79	0.512	14	44–37	39–42
Montreal Expos	71	90	0.441	25½	36–44	35–46
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	0.414	30	34–47	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1971 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	9–9	9–9	9–9	7–5	7–5	8–4	4–8	11–7	7–11	6–6
Chicago	7–5	—	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–10	11–7	11–7	6–12	9–3	3–9	9–9
Cincinnati	9–9	6–6	—	5–13	7–11	7–5	8–4	5–7	5–7	10–8	9–9	8–4
Houston	9–9	7–5	13–5	—	8–10	4–8	5–7	8–4	4–8	10–8	9–9	2–10
Los Angeles	9–9	4–8	11–7	10–8	—	8–4	5–7	7–5	4–8	13–5	12–6	6–6
Montreal	5–7	10–8	5–7	8–4	4–8	—	9–9	6–12	7–11	6–5	7–5	4–14
New York	5–7	7–11	4–8	7–5	7–5	9–9	—	13–5	10–8	7–5	4–8	10–8
Philadelphia	4-8	7–11	2–10	3–9	5–7	6–10	5–13	—	6–12	4–8	6–6	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	12–6	7–5	8–4	8–4	11–7	8–10	12–6	—	9–3	3–9	11–7
San Diego	7–11	3–9	8–10	8–10	5–13	5–6	5–7	8–4	3–9	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	11–7	9–3	9–9	9–9	6–12	5–7	8–4	6–6	9–3	13–5	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	9–9	4–8	10–2	6–6	14–4	8–10	11–7	7–11	8–4	7–5	—

Notable transactions

June 16, 1971: Jimy Williams was purchased by the Mets from the Montreal Expos.^[7]

Roster

1971 New York Mets roster

Roster

Pitchers

38 Buzz Capra

34 Danny Frisella

39 Gary Gentry

36 Jerry Koosman

32 Jon Matlack

43 Jim McAndrew

45 Tug McGraw

31 Don Rose

30 Nolan Ryan

33 Ray Sadecki

41 Tom Seaver

42 Ron Taylor

35 Charlie Williams

Catchers

10 Duffy Dyer

5 Frank Estrada

15 Jerry Grote

Infielders

2 Bob Aspromonte

12 Ken Boswell

22 Donn Clendenon

19 Tim Foli

11 Wayne Garrett

3 Bud Harrelson

7 Ed Kranepool

17 Ted Martínez

6 Al Weis

Outfielders

20 Tommie Agee

25 Don Hahn

21 Cleon Jones

16 Mike Jorgensen

18 Dave Marshall

28 John Milner

24 Art Shamsky

29 Ken Singleton

23,44 Leroy Stanton

Manager

14 Gil Hodges

Coaches

8 Yogi Berra

52 Joe Pignatano

54 Rube Walker

53 Eddie Yost

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Marshall, DaveDave Marshall	100	214	51	.238	3	21
Hahn, DonDon Hahn	98	178	42	.236	1	11
Martínez, TedTed Martínez	38	125	36	.288	1	10
Estrada, FrankFrank Estrada	1	2	1	.500	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Seaver, TomTom Seaver	36	286.1	20	10	1.76	289
Gentry, GaryGary Gentry	32	203.1	12	11	3.23	155

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Williams, CharlieCharlie Williams	31	90.1	5	6	4.78	53

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Frisella, DannyDanny Frisella	53	8	5	12	1.99	93
Capra, BuzzBuzz Capra	3	0	1	0	8.44	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tidewater Tides	International League	Hank Bauer
AA	Memphis Blues	Texas League	John Antonelli
A	Visalia Mets	California League	Joe Frazier
A	Pompano Beach Mets	Florida State League	Gordon Mackenzie
Rookie	Marion Mets	Appalachian League	Chuck Hiller

Notes

References

1971 New York Mets
1971 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

1971 MLB season by team

AL East

AL West

NL East

NL West

New York Mets

Based in Queens, New York City, New York

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Al Lang Stadium; Tradition Field

Culture and lore

Key personnel

Owner: Fred Wilpon
President: Saul Katz
COO: Jeff Wilpon
General Manager: Sandy Alderson
Manager: Terry Collins
Team Captain: David Wright

Rivalries

World Series
Championships (2)

1969
1986

National League
Pennants (5)

Division titles (6)

Wild Card (3)

Minor league affiliates

Seasons (56)

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