# 1982 New York Mets season

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, twenty-seven games behind the first place St. Louis Cardinals. 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.
* October 12, 1981: Mike Marshall was released by the New York Mets.
* February 10, 1982: Alex Treviño, Jim Kern, and Greg Harris were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for George Foster.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 51‍–‍30 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Montreal Expos | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 40‍–‍41 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8 | 42‍–‍39 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19 | 38‍–‍43 | 35‍–‍46 |
| New York Mets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 33‍–‍48 | 32‍–‍49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1982 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 |
| Cincinnati | 4–14 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 5–7 |
| Houston | 8–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 |
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 |
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 |
| New York | 3–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–12 |
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 |
| San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 1, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Ron Darling and Walt Terrell.
* April 5, 1982: Mike Cubbage was released by the Mets.
* May 10, 1982: Manuel Lee was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.
* May 21, 1982: Rick Sweet was purchased from the Mets by the Seattle Mariners.
* 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.
** Tracy Jones was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round.
** Randy Myers was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 8, 1982.
* 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.

### 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
## 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 | John Stearns | 98 | 352 | 103 | .293 | 4 | 28 |
| 1B | Dave Kingman | 149 | 535 | 109 | .204 | 37 | 99 |
| 2B | Wally Backman | 96 | 261 | 71 | .272 | 3 | 22 |
| SS | Ron Gardenhire | 141 | 384 | 92 | .240 | 3 | 33 |
| 3B | Hubie Brooks | 126 | 457 | 114 | .249 | 2 | 40 |
| LF | George Foster | 151 | 550 | 136 | .247 | 13 | 70 |
| CF | Mookie Wilson | 159 | 639 | 178 | .279 | 5 | 55 |
| RF | Ellis Valentine | 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 |
| Bob Bailor | 110 | 376 | 104 | .277 | 0 | 31 |
| Ron Hodges | 80 | 228 | 56 | .246 | 5 | 27 |
| Rusty Staub | 112 | 219 | 53 | .242 | 3 | 37 |
| Joel Youngblood | 80 | 202 | 52 | .257 | 3 | 21 |
| Gary Rajsich | 80 | 162 | 42 | .259 | 2 | 12 |
| Brian Giles | 45 | 138 | 29 | .210 | 3 | 10 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 120 | 114 | 29 | .254 | 2 | 14 |
| Tom Veryzer | 40 | 54 | 18 | .333 | 0 | 4 |
| Bruce Bochy | 17 | 49 | 15 | .306 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Howard | 33 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 1 | 3 |
| Phil Mankowski | 13 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 4 |
| Rusty Tillman | 12 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronn Reynolds | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Sweet | 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 |
| Rick Ownbey | 8 | 50.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.75 | 28 |
| Scott Holman | 4 | 26.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.36 | 11 |
| Walt Terrell | 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 |
| Pete Falcone | 40 | 171.0 | 8 | 10 | 3.84 | 101 |
| Charlie Puleo | 36 | 171.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.47 | 98 |
| Craig Swan | 37 | 166.1 | 11 | 7 | 3.35 | 67 |
| Mike Scott | 37 | 147.0 | 7 | 13 | 5.14 | 63 |
| Ed Lynch | 43 | 139.1 | 4 | 8 | 3.55 | 51 |
| Pat Zachry | 36 | 137.2 | 6 | 9 | 4.05 | 69 |
| Randy Jones | 28 | 107.2 | 7 | 10 | 4.60 | 44 |
| Brent Gaff | 7 | 31.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.55 | 14 |
| Tom Gorman | 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 |
| Neil Allen | 50 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 3.06 | 59 |
| Jesse Orosco | 54 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2.72 | 89 |
| Terry Leach | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.17 | 30 |
| Tom Hausman | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.42 | 16 |
| Doug Sisk | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.04 | 4 |
| Carlos Diaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tidewater Tides | International League | Jack Aker |
| AA | Jackson Mets | Texas League | Gene Dusan |
| A | Lynchburg Mets | Carolina League | Dan Monzon |
| A | Shelby Mets | South Atlantic League | Rich Miller |
| A-Short Season | Little Falls Mets | New York–Penn League | Sam Perlozzo |
| Rookie | Kingsport Mets | Appalachian League | Ed Olsen |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater