1974 New York Mets season
The 1974 New York Mets season was the 13th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Yogi Berra, the team finished the season with a record of 71–91, placing fifth in the National League East. This was the first time the Mets had a losing season since 1968.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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 |
2B | | 136 | 518 | 139 | .268 | 1 | 33 |
3B | | 151 | 522 | 117 | .224 | 13 | 53 |
RF | | 161 | 561 | 145 | .258 | 19 | 78 |
LF | | 124 | 461 | 130 | .282 | 13 | 60 |
1B | | 137 | 507 | 128 | .252 | 20 | 63 |
C | | 97 | 319 | 82 | .257 | 5 | 36 |
CF | | 110 | 323 | 81 | .251 | 4 | 28 |
SS | | 106 | 331 | 75 | .227 | 1 | 13 |
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 | | 94 | 217 | 65 | .300 | 4 | 24 |
SS-OF | | 116 | 334 | 73 | .219 | 2 | 43 |
2B-3B | | 96 | 222 | 48 | .216 | 2 | 15 |
C | | 63 | 142 | 30 | .211 | 0 | 10 |
C | | 59 | 136 | 30 | .221 | 4 | 14 |
OF | | 93 | 254 | 52 | .205 | 5 | 25 |
LF-PH | | 60 | 76 | 12 | .158 | 1 | 1 |
OF-PH | | 23 | 68 | 16 | .235 | 2 | 8 |
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 |
| 32 | 232.0 | 11 | 11 | 3.20 | 201 |
| 35 | 265.0 | 15 | 11 | 3.36 | 188 |
| 34 | 265.1 | 13 | 15 | 2.41 | 195 |
| 40 | 131.0 | 4 | 12 | 3.92 | 58 |
| 15 | 77.0 | 2 | 7 | 5.03 | 29 |
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 |
| 34 | 103.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.41 | 46 |
| 35 | 103.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.50 | 54 |
| 7 | 30.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.45 | 10 |
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 | IP |
| 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.48 | 18 | 41.1 |
| 41 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4.16 | 54 | 88.2 |
| 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.58 | 35 | 78.0 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.61 | 8 | 22.1 |
Farm system
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