Monday, May 18, 2020

1978 Topps Baseball #356 New York mets




The 1978 season was a low point in the history of the New York mets. The stars of the early-mid 70s (Tom Seaver, Jon matlack, Dave Kingman, etc.) were gone and Joe Torre was left with a shell of a team to manage. It would take several years for the mets' fortunes to turn around.

  • Team Record: 66-96 (6th in NL East, 24 games behind Philadelphia Phillies)

    • Attendance:1,007,328 (10th in NL) 
    • Team Batting: .245 (11th in NL)
    • Team Home Runs:  86 (8th in NL)
    • Team Runs Scored: 607 (8th in NL)
    • Team Stolen Bases: 100 (8th in NL)
    • Team ERA: 3.87 (10th in NL)
    • Team Fielding: .979 (2nd in NL)
    • All Stars: Pat Zachry
    • NL Leaders: craig Swan ERA (2.43)
    • NL Awards: ---
    • Batting Leader: Lee mazilli .273
    • Home Run Leader: Willie montanez 17
    • RBI Leader: Willie montanez 96
    • Stolen Base Leader: John Stearns 25
    • Victories Leader: Nino Espinosa 11
    • Losses Leader: Nino Espinosa, Jerry Koosman (15)
    • ERA Leader (starters): craig Swan (2.43)
      ERA Leader (relievers): Skip Lockwood (3.57)
    • Strikeout Leader: Jerry Koosman (160)
    • Saves Leader: Skip Lockwood (15)
    • Players who could have had 1978 Topps New York mets cards (minimum 100 AB or 40 IP):
      • Tom Greive  - got a card with Texas Rangers
      • Paul Siebert (0-2, 5.14 ERA in 27 games)
      • Tom Hausman (3-3, 4.70 ERA in 10 starts)
      • Dwight Bernard (1-4, 4.31 ERA in 30 games/1 start)
      • Dale murray - got a card with cincinnati Reds
      • Willie montanez - got a card with Atlanta Braves

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