The 1976 New York Mets season was the 15th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Frazier, the team had an 86–76 record (the team's best finish in the 1970s) and finished in third place in the National League East, fifteen games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies.

Offseason On December 6, Mrs. Lorinda de Roulet, daughter of the late Joan Payson, was named president of the Mets. The critical decisions, however, were still made by board chairman M. Donald Grant and General Manager Joe McDonald.

Notable transactions December 3, 1975: Kelvin Chapman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.Kelvin Chapman at Baseball Reference December 12, 1975: Rusty Staub and Bill Laxton were traded by the Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Mickey Lolich and Billy Baldwin.Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference January 7, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Greg Harris was drafted by the Mets in the 7th round, but did not sign.Greg Harris at Baseball Reference Kim Seaman was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round of the Secondary Phase.Kim Seaman at Baseball Reference March 5, 1976: Mario Ramírez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.Mario Ramirez at Baseball Reference March 30, 1976: Jesús Alou was released by the Mets.Jesús Alou at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season summary On September 16, before a small crowd of 5,472 at Shea Stadium, Jerry Koosman overcame a home run by future Mets player Keith Hernandez to pitch a complete game and win his 20th game of the season for the first time in his career in a 4–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. He became the second pitcher in Mets history to win 20 games.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 8, 1976: Dave Von Ohlen was drafted by the Mets in the 17th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.Dave Von Ohlen at Baseball Reference July 21, 1976: Del Unser and Wayne Garrett were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual.Del Unser at Baseball Reference September 17, 1976: Greg Harris was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.

Roster 1976 New York Mets Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 101 323 88 .272 4 28 1B 123 415 121 .292 10 49 2B 139 531 150 .282 1 35 SS 118 359 84 .234 1 26 3B 95 304 67 .220 2 26 LF 127 443 120 .271 15 78 CF 77 276 63 .228 5 25 RF 123 474 113 .238 37 86

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 114 310 95 .306 5 31 110 286 82 .287 2 13 87 262 67 .256 4 29 80 251 56 .223 4 26 56 155 35 .226 4 24 53 143 31 .217 0 9 32 103 27 .262 2 10 41 102 19 .186 1 9 24 77 15 .195 2 7 64 70 15 .214 0 2 24 59 12 .203 1 15 22 26 3 .115 1 2 9 22 6 .273 1 5 11 13 2 .154 0 0 5 12 1 .083 0 0 2 5 1 .200 0 2

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 35 271.0 14 11 2.59 235 35 262.0 17 10 2.95 153 34 247.1 21 10 2.69 200 31 192.2 8 13 3.22 120 23 132.1 6 9 3.54 89

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 12 41.2 4 4 3.67 30

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO 56 94.1 10 7 19 2.67 108 43 89.2 3 7 5 2.81 45 31 47.0 1 2 1 2.87 16 21 27.2 1 1 0 3.25 11 11 22.2 0 0 0 2.38 9 8 16.0 0 1 0 4.50 7 5 4.2 1 1 0 5.79 2

Farm system

Notes

References

External links 1976 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1976 New York Mets at Baseball Almanac