1982 New York Mets season explained

The 1982 New York Mets season was the 21st regular season for the Mets. They went 65–97 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by George Bamberger. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Beginning that year, to supplement gameday broadcasts for cable viewers, Mets game broadcasts were simulcast on SportsChannel NY in addition to the usual WOR-TV telecast.

Offseason

• December 11, 1981: Doug Flynn and Dan Boitano were traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Jim Kern.^[1]
• October 12, 1981: Mike Marshall was released by the New York Mets.^[2]
• February 10, 1982: Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg Harris were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for George Foster.^[3]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Ron Darling and Walt Terrell.^[4]
• April 5, 1982: Mike Cubbage was released by the Mets.^[5]
• May 10, 1982: Manuel Lee was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.^[6]
• May 21, 1982: Rick Sweet was purchased from the Mets by the Seattle Mariners.^[7]
• June 7, 1982: 1982 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Dwight Gooden was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (5th pick). Player signed June 10, 1982.^[8]
  • Tracy Jones was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round.^[9]
  • Randy Myers was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 8, 1982.^[10]
• August 4, 1982: Joel Youngblood was traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the trade by sending Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.^[11]

Joel Youngblood

On August 4, 1982, Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the Montreal Expos in Philadelphia after he had been traded. The two pitchers he hit safely against, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Roster

1982 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		98	352	103	.293	4	28
1B			149	535	109	.204	37	99
2B		96	261	71	.272	3	22
SS		141	384	92	.240	3	33
3B		126	457	114	.249	2	40
LF		151	550	136	.247	13	70
CF		159	639	178	.279	5	55
RF		111	337	97	.288	8	48

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
	110	376	104	.277	0	31
	80	228	56	.246	5	27
	112	219	53	.242	3	37
	80	202	52	.257	3	21
	80	162	42	.259	2	12
	45	138	29	.210	3	10
	120	114	29	.254	2	14
	40	54	18	.333	0	4
	17	49	15	.306	2	8
	33	39	7	.179	1	3
	13	35	8	.229	0	4
	12	13	2	.154	0	0
	2	4	0	.000	0	0
	3	3	1	.333	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
	8	50.1	1	2	3.75	28
	4	26.2	2	1	2.36	11
	3	21.0	0	3	3.43	8

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
	40	171.0	8	10	3.84	101
	36	171.0	9	9	4.47	98
	37	166.1	11	7	3.35	67
	37	147.0	7	13	5.14	63
	43	139.1	4	8	3.55	51
	36	137.2	6	9	4.05	69
	28	107.2	7	10	4.60	44
	7	31.2	0	3	4.55	14
	3	9.1	0	1	0.96	7

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
	50	3	7	19	3.06	59
	54	4	10	4	2.72	89
	21	2	1	3	4.17	30
	21	1	2	0	4.42	16
	8	0	1	1	1.04	4
	4	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1982 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
• 1982 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kernji01.shtml Jim Kern page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml Mike Marshall page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fostege01.shtml George Foster page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/darliro01.shtml Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cubbami01.shtml Mike Cubbage page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leema02.shtml Manuel Lee page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweetri01.shtml Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/goodedw01.shtml Dwight Gooden page at Baseball Reference
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonestr01.shtml Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/myersra01.shtml Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference
11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngjo02.shtml Joel Youngblood page at Baseball Reference