Osh41 and I were emailing about this team the other day.
Attendance: 1.1 million (back when only actual humans actually showing up counted in your attendance as opposed to “paid”): 12th out of 12 in the NL. New York City and the worst draw in the league.
Catcher Ron Hodges. The Mets honor Ron every April by wearing his #42.
Some 21 year old in right with 21 and 74.
George Foster may have “sucked” to most Mets fans but boy that 28 and 90 pops in this crapola lineup.
A 19 year old SS in Jose Oquendo?
A Hall of Fame pitcher starts 34 games and only wins 9 times?
Craig Swan wins TWICE in 18 starts?
John Stearns plays 4 games as a pinch runner?
What an oddball team.
In better news – that season contains my favorite Mets moment of them all, Seaver’s walk from the RF bullpen on Opening Day. I was there somehow. Hooky? Easter break?
Check out the teaser for the 1983 episode of How I Met the Mets, or if you pay close attention to those videos in the middle there, it’s up there.