1983 New York Mets season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = New York Mets
season = 1983
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Shea Stadium
y4 = 1964
city = New York, New York
y5 = 1962
owners = Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
general managers = Frank Cashen
managers = George Bamberger and Frank Howard
television = WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Bud Harrelson)
radio = WHN
(Bob Murphy, Steve LaMar, Juan Alicea) The New York Mets' 1983 season was the 22nd regular season for the Mets. They went 68-94 and finished 6th in the NL East. They were managed by George Bamberger and Frank Howard. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

* December 10, 1982: Mike Scott was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Danny Heep. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heepda01.shtml Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 16, 1982: Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seaveto01.shtml Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 13, 1983: Mike Torrez was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Mike Davis (minors) (February 15, 1983) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torremi01.shtml]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

*Bob Bailor
*Hubie Brooks
*George Foster
*Brian Giles
*Ron Hodges
*Mike Howard
*Dave Kingman
*Tom Seaver
*Mookie Wilson [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=NYN]

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 7, 1983: Clint Hurdle was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hurdlcl01.shtml]
* June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
**Stan Jefferson was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (20th pick). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jeffest01.shtml Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Matt Williams was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willima04.shtml Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 15, 1983: Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernake01.shtml Keith Hernandez page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1983.shtml 1983 New York Mets]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=NYN 1983 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]