Английская Википедия:1973 New York Mets season

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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Cleanup Шаблон:Infobox baseball team season The 1973 New York Mets season was the 12th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Manager Yogi Berra led the team to a National League East title with an 82–79 record and the National League pennant, though they were defeated by the Oakland Athletics in the World Series. Their .509 winning percentage is the lowest of any pennant-winner in major league history. Having won only 82 games during the regular season, they, along with the 2005 San Diego Padres, qualified for the postseason with the fewest regular season wins since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in 1961, and the fewest of any team since 1885 (excluding the strike-shortened 1981 season and the 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic). The season was well known for pitcher Tug McGraw's catchphrase "Ya Gotta Believe!!!"

Offseason

• November 1, 1972: Danny Frisella and Gary Gentry were traded by the Mets to the Atlanta Braves for Félix Millán and George Stone.
• November 27, 1972: Brent Strom and Bob Rauch were traded by the Mets to the Cleveland Indians for Phil Hennigan.
• November 27, 1972: Tommie Agee was traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Rich Chiles and Buddy Harris.
• November 30, 1972: Dave Marshall was traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Al Severinsen.
• March 28, 1973: Bill Sudakis was traded by the Mets to the Texas Rangers for Bill McNulty.

Regular season

Season highlights

Initial turmoil

The 1973 Mets were much improved from their "miracle" 1969 team. They had a group of young proven stars—including Jon Matlack, Rusty Staub, John Milner, and Félix Millán—mixed in with veterans from the 1969 club, such as Jerry Grote, Cleon Jones, Wayne Garrett, and Bud Harrelson. Their pitching staff, led by Tom Seaver, was among the finest in baseball. But injuries hampered the Mets throughout the entire season.

The Mets got off to a 4–0 start to the season, and were still at first place by April 29 with a 12–8 record. But then, injuries to their key players caused turmoil. By July 26, the Mets were in last place, yet still only Шаблон:Frac games behind. On August 16, they were 12 games below .500, with 44 games to play.

On August 30, the Mets were in last place, with only a month left to play. However, the division was so tight-knit that the last place standing consisted of only a Шаблон:Frac game deficit. At the completion of August (one day later), the Mets were in fifth place, nine games under .500, but, in the balanced mediocrity of that year's Eastern Division, just Шаблон:Frac games out of first. The mathematical inequities of divisional play were beginning to show up. On September 11, the Mets were in fourth place, five games under .500, but just three games out. Ahead of them were the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Montreal Expos.

"You Gotta Believe!!!"

With Tug McGraw urging his teammates on and celebrating victories with what soon became the catch phrase of 1973, "You Gotta Believe!!!" the Mets kept zigging and zagging away from would-be tacklers, and taking an occasional side-swipe, headed for this most unlikely of pennants. Down the stretch, Yogi Berra, veteran of many a pennant race, ran four starters at the league: Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, and George Stone, with the suddenly unhittable McGraw coming out of the pen with boisterous - and justified - confidence. (For his last 19 games, the screwball-throwing lefty showed 12 saves, 5 wins, and an ERA of 0.88).

The unexpected clincher

After sweeping a three-game series from the Pirates at Shea on September 21, the Mets' record stood at an even 77–77, but that .500 record was good enough for first place and a half-game lead. Illustrating just how dense the crowd was at the top, fifth-place Chicago was just Шаблон:Frac out. The Mets won five of their last seven to finish as National League East Division Champions. The clinching took place at Wrigley Field on October 1 as the Mets beat the Cubs 6-4 as Tom Seaver won his 19th game of 1973 and Tug McGraw made the save. The Cardinals finished second, Шаблон:Frac games behind, Pittsburgh third at Шаблон:Frac, Montreal fourth at Шаблон:Frac, and Chicago fifth, 5 games out.

This was the only NL East title between 1970 and 1980 not to be won by either the Philadelphia Phillies or the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Opening Day starters

• Duffy Dyer
• Jim Fregosi
• Bud Harrelson
• Cleon Jones
• Willie Mays
• Félix Millán
• John Milner
• Tom Seaver
• Rusty Staub

Notable transactions

• June 5, 1973: Lee Mazzilli was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft.
• July 11, 1973: Jim Fregosi was sold by the Mets to the Texas Rangers.

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	Шаблон:Sortname	84	285	73	.256	1	32
1B	Шаблон:Sortname	129	451	108	.239	23	72
2B	Шаблон:Sortname	153	638	185	.290	3	37
SS	Шаблон:Sortname	106	356	92	.258	0	20
3B	Шаблон:Sortname	140	504	129	.256	16	58
LF	Шаблон:Sortname	92	339	88	.260	11	48
CF	Шаблон:Sortname	93	262	60	.229	2	21
RF	Шаблон:Sortname	152	585	163	.279	15	76

Other batters

Note: 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
1B-LF	Шаблон:Sortname	100	284	68	.239	1	35
SS-OF	Шаблон:Sortname	92	263	67	.255	1	14
CF-1B	Шаблон:Sortname	66	209	44	.211	6	25
C	Шаблон:Sortname	70	189	35	.185	1	9
C	Шаблон:Sortname	45	127	33	.260	1	18
3B-SS	Шаблон:Sortname	45	124	29	.234	0	11
LF	George Theodore	45	116	30	.259	1	15
3B	Шаблон:Sortname	76	110	25	.227	2	14
OF	Шаблон:Sortname	38	92	22	.239	0	10
1B	Шаблон:Sortname	50	61	17	.279	0	14
CF	Dave Schneck	13	36	7	.194	0	0
CF	Rich Chiles	8	25	3	.120	0	1
C	Jerry May	4	8	2	.250	0	0
SS	Brian Ostrosser	4	5	0	.000	0	0
PH-PR	Greg Harts	3	2	1	.500	0	0
PH-PR	Lute Barnes	3	2	1	.500	0	1

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
Шаблон:Sortname	36	290.0	19	10	2.08	251
Шаблон:Sortname	35	263.0	14	15	2.84	156
Шаблон:Sortname	34	242.0	14	16	3.20	205

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
Шаблон:Sortname	27	148.0	12	3	2.80	77
Шаблон:Sortname	31	116.2	5	4	3.39	87
Шаблон:Sortname	38	96.2	8	4	3.35	63
Шаблон:Sortname	23	80.1	3	8	5.38	38
Craig Swan	3	8.1	0	1	8.64	4
Tommy Moore	3	3.1	0	1	10.80	1

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
Шаблон:Sortname	60	5	6	25	3.87	81
Шаблон:Sortname	30	0	4	3	6.23	22
Шаблон:Sortname	24	2	7	4	3.86	35
Шаблон:Sortname	7	0	0	0	8.10	5
Hank Webb	2	0	0	0	10.80	1
Bob Miller	1	0	0	0	0.00	1
Шаблон:Sortname	1	0	0	0	inf	0

Postseason

NLCS

Game 1

October 6: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	0
W: Pedro Borbón (1–0)   L: Tom Seaver (0–1)   S: None
HR: NYM – None  CIN – Pete Rose (1), Johnny Bench (1)
Pitchers: NYM – Seaver  CIN – Billingham, Hall (9), Borbón (9)
Attendance: 53,431

Game 2

October 7: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	7	0
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
W: Jon Matlack (1–0)   L: Don Gullett (0–1)   S: None
HR: NYM – Rusty Staub (1)  CIN – None
Pitchers: NYM – Matlack  CIN – Gullett, Carroll (6), Hall (9), Borbón (9)
Attendance: 54,041

Game 3

October 8: Shea Stadium, New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
New York	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	x	9	11	1
W: Jerry Koosman (1–0)   L: Ross Grimsley (0–1)   S: None
HR: CIN – Denis Menke (1)  NYM – Rusty Staub (2), (3)
Pitchers: CIN – Grimsley, Hall (2), Tomlin (3), Nelson (4), Borbón (7)  NYM – Koosman
Attendance: 53,967

Game 4

October 9: Shea Stadium, New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	0
New York	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
W: Clay Carroll (1–0)   L: Harry Parker (0–1)   S: Pedro Borbón (1)
HR: CIN – Tony Pérez (1), Pete Rose (2)  NYM – None
Pitchers: CIN – Norman, Gullett (6), Carroll (10), Borbón (12)  NYM – Stone, McGraw (7), Parker (12)
Attendance: 50,786

Game 5

October 10: Shea Stadium, New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
New York	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	x	7	13	1
W: Tom Seaver (1–1)   L: Jack Billingham (0–1)   S: Tug McGraw (1)
HR: CIN – None  NYM – None
Pitchers: CIN – Billingham, Gullett (5), Carroll (5), Grimsley (7)  NYM – Seaver, McGraw (9)
Attendance: 50,323

World Series

AL Oakland Athletics (4) vs. NL New York Mets (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Mets – 1, A's – 2	October 13	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	46,021	2:26
2	Mets – 10, A's – 7 (12 inns)	October 14	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	55,989	4:13
3	A's – 3, Mets – 2 (11 inns)	October 16	Shea Stadium	54,817	3:15
4	A's – 1, Mets – 6	October 17	Shea Stadium	54,817	2:41
5	A's – 0, Mets – 2	October 18	Shea Stadium	54,817	2:39
6	Mets – 1, A's – 3	October 20	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	49,333	2:07
7	Mets – 2, A's – 5	October 21	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	49,333	2:37

Awards and honors

• Cy Young Award – Tom Seaver
• Jerry Koosman – Player of the Month, April 1973

All-Stars

All-Star Game

• Tom Seaver
• Willie Mays

Farm system

Шаблон:MLB Farm System LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Memphis

References

• Шаблон:Cite book
• 1973 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
• 1973 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com