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1983 New York Mets season

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Start date
  
1983

Local radio
  
WEPN

General manager
  
Frank Cashen

Local television
  
WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson)

Managers
  
George Bamberger, Frank Howard

Owners
  
Fred Wilpon, Nelson Doubleday Jr.

Similar
  
1980 New York Mets season, 1985 New York Mets season, 1990 New York Mets season, 1996 New York Mets season

The New York Mets' 1983 season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68–94 and finished in sixth place in the National League East. They were managed by George Bamberger and Frank Howard. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 10, 1982: Mike Scott was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Danny Heep.
  • December 16, 1982: Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver.
  • January 13, 1983: The Mets traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Torrez. The Mets completed the deal by sending Mike Davis (minors) to the Red Sox on February 15.

    • Regular season

  • May 6, 1983: Darryl Strawberry made his major league debut.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Bob Bailor
  • Hubie Brooks
  • George Foster
  • Brian Giles
  • Ron Hodges
  • Mike Howard
  • Dave Kingman
  • Tom Seaver
  • Mookie Wilson

    • Notable transactions

  • April 7, 1983: Clint Hurdle was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
  • June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Stan Jefferson was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (20th pick).
  • Matt Williams was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round, but did not sign.
  • June 15, 1983: Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez.
  • July 22, 1983: Scott Dye (minors) was traded by the Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Kelvin Moore.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Awards and honors

  • Darryl Strawberry, Rookie of the Year
  • Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove

    • All-Star Game

  • Jesse Orosco, Pitcher

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Lynchburg

    References

    1983 New York Mets season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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