1978 New York Mets - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1978 New York Mets

League

National League

Division

East

Calendar

1978 Baseball Calendar

Location

New York,New York

W-L Record

66-96 (.407) GBL: -24

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

6 / 12 / 24

Runs For/Against

607 / 690 Diff: -83

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Joe McDonald

Manager(s)

Joe Torre

Ballpark

Shea Stadium

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Hubie Brooks (1-3)

Attendance

1,007,328

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Tidewater Tides (IL-AAA), Jackson Mets (Tex-AA), Lynchburg Mets (Caro-A+), Wausau Mets (Midw-A), Little Falls Mets (NYPL-A-)

Years Active

1962-2021

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1978 New York Mets Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
15	Butch Benton	20	1	C-OF	6-1	190	R	R	1957-08-24	Tampa,FL	1975- 1- 6-NYN	MLB	1978-1985	1977-1991	0.000	US
43	Juan Berenguer	23	1	P	5-11	225	R	R	1954-11-30	Aguadulce,PN	1975- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1978-1992	1975-1997	0.000	PN
28	Dwight Bernard	26	1	P	6-2	170	R	R	1952-05-31	Mount Vernon,IL	1974- 2- 41-NYN	MLB	1978-1982	1974-1985	0.000	US
4	Bruce Boisclair	25	4	OF-1B	6-2	190	L	L	1952-12-09	Putnam,CT	1970- 20- 486-NYN	MLB	1974-1979	1974-1979	0.000	US
26	Mike Bruhert	27	1	P	6-6	220	R	R	1951-06-24	Jamaica,NY	1971- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1978-1978	1977-1982	0.000	US
47	Mardie Cornejo	26	1	P	6-3	200	R	R	1951-08-05	Wellington,KS	1973- 21- 493-NYN	MLB	1978-1978	1977-1979	0.000	US
39	Nino Espinosa	24	5	P	6-1	192	R	R	1953-08-15	Villa Altagralia,DR	1970- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1974-1981	1971-1981	0.000	DR
3	Sergio Ferrer	27	3	SS-3B	5-7	145	B	R	1951-01-29	Santurce,PR	1970- 0- 0-LAN	MLB	1974-1979	1974-1981	0.000	PR
17	Gil Flores	25	2	OF-DH	6-0	185	R	R	1952-10-27	Ponce,PR	1970- 0- 0-BAL	MLB	1977-1979	1977-1984	0.000	PR
23	Doug Flynn	27	4	2B-SS	5-11	165	R	R	1951-04-18	Lexington,KY	1971- 0- 0-CIN	MLB	1975-1985	1972-1985	0.000	US
19	Tim Foli	27	9	SS-2B	6-0	179	R	R	1950-12-08	Culver City,CA	1968- 1- 1-NYN	MLB	1970-1985	1968-1985	0.000	US
2	Tom Grieve	30	8	OF-DH	6-2	190	R	R	1948-03-04	Pittsfield,MA	1966- 1- 6-WS2	MLB	1970-1979	1967-1979	0.000	US
32	Tom Hausman	25	3	P	6-5	200	R	R	1953-03-31	Mobridge,SD	1971- 10- 226-MIL	MLB	1975-1982	1971-1983	0.000	US
10	Ken Henderson	32	14	OF-DH	6-2	180	B	R	1946-06-15	Carroll,IA	1967- 42- 760-NYN	MLB	1965-1980	1964-1980	0.000	US
5	Steve Henderson	25	2	OF-DH	6-2	190	R	R	1952-11-18	Houston,TX	1974- 5- 119-CIN	MLB	1977-1988	1974-1989	0.000	US
42	Ron Hodges	29	6	C	6-1	185	L	R	1949-06-22	Rocky Mount,VA	1972- 2- 47-NYN	MLB	1973-1984	1972-1984	0.000	US
31	Roy Lee Jackson	24	2	P	6-2	194	R	R	1954-05-01	Opelika,AL	1972- 12- 273-HOU	MLB	1977-1986	1975-1987	0.000	US
49	Kevin Kobel	24	4	P	6-1	195	R	L	1953-10-02	Buffalo,NY	1971- 11- 250-MIL	MLB	1973-1980	1971-1982	0.000	US
36	Jerry Koosman	34	12	P	6-2	208	R	L	1943-12-23	Appleton,MN	1964- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1967-1985	1965-1985	0.000	US
7	Ed Kranepool	33	17	1B-OF	6-3	215	L	L	1944-11-08	New York,NY	1962- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1962-1979	1962-1979	0.000	US
38	Skip Lockwood	31	10	P-3B	6-0	200	R	R	1946-08-17	Wayland,MA	1964- 0- 0-KC1	MLB	1965-1980	1965-1981	0.000	US
21	Elliott Maddox	30	9	OF-3B	5-11	181	R	R	1947-12-21	East Orange,NJ	1968- 1- 20-DET	MLB	1970-1980	1968-1981	0.000	US
16	Lee Mazzilli	23	3	OF-1B	6-1	185	B	R	1955-03-25	New York,NY	1973- 1- 14-NYN	MLB	1976-1989	1974-1989	0.000	US
45	Butch Metzger	26	5	P	6-1	185	R	R	1952-05-23	Lafayette,IN	1970- 2- 41-SFN	MLB	1974-1978	1974-1980	0.000	US
25	Willie Montanez	30	10	1B-OF	6-1	193	L	L	1948-04-01	Catano,PR	1965- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1966-1982	1965-1982	0.000	PR
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
22	Dale Murray	28	5	P	6-4	205	R	R	1950-02-02	Cuero,TX	1970- 18- 418-MON	MLB	1974-1985	1970-1985	0.000	US
44	Bob Myrick	25	3	P	6-1	195	R	L	1952-10-01	Hattiesburg,MS	1974- 20- 461-NYN	MLB	1976-1978	1976-1981	0.000	US
33	Dan Norman	23	2	OF-1B	6-2	195	R	R	1955-01-11	Los Angeles,CA	1974- 15- 359-CIN	MLB	1977-1982	1974-1987	0.000	US
11	Len Randle	29	8	3B-2B	5-10	169	B	R	1949-02-12	Long Beach,CA	1970- 1- 10-WS2	MLB	1971-1982	1969-1982	0.000	US
43	Paul Siebert	25	5	P	6-2	205	L	L	1953-06-05	Minneapolis,MN	1971- 3- 60-HOU	MLB	1974-1978	1974-1979	0.000	US
12	John Stearns	26	5	C-1B	6-0	185	R	R	1951-08-21	Denver,CO	1973- 1- 2-PHI	MLB	1974-1984	1973-1985	0.000	US
27	Craig Swan	27	6	P	6-3	215	R	R	1950-11-30	Van Nuys,CA	1972- 3- 61-NYN	MLB	1973-1984	1969-1984	0.000	US
29	Alex Trevino	20	1	C-3B	5-11	170	R	R	1957-08-26	Monterrey,MX	1974- 0- 0-NYN	MLB	1978-1990	1973-1992	0.000	MX
1	Bobby Valentine	28	9	OF-SS	5-10	189	R	R	1950-05-13	Stamford,CT	1968- 1- 5-LAN	MLB	1969-1979	1968-1979	0.000	US
18	Joel Youngblood	26	3	OF-3B	6-0	180	R	R	1951-08-28	Houston,TX	1970- 2- 40-CIN	MLB	1976-1989	1970-1989	0.000	US
40	Pat Zachry	26	3	P	6-5	180	R	R	1952-04-24	Richmond,TX	1970- 19- 454-CIN	MLB	1976-1985	1970-1985	0.000	US
36 record(s)

Glossary:
Unif Uniform Number, if available Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Age Player's age for the selected season or as of a current date if in YY.DDD format. Exp Experience in # of years. For Player stats, refers to nth PRO season. Count is ontextual to the purpose of the grid Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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