The 1968 New York Mets
Rounding Third Hitter of the Year Cleon Jones		Rounding Third co-Pitchers of the Year Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver
73-89, 9th place in National League

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BATTING RECORD (team leaders in red) PLAYER             G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB SB CS   SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG ============================================================================================== Duffy Dyer         1    3   0    1   0  0  0   0    1  0  0    1   1   0   0  0 .500 .333 .333 Cleon Jones 147  509  63  151  29  4 14  55  230 23 12   98  31   5   4  3 .341 .452 .297 Jerry Grote      124  404  29  114  18  0  3  31  141  1  5   81  44   3   3  0 .357 .349 .282 Ed Charles       117  369  41  102  11  1 15  53  160  5  4   57  28   2   6  4 .328 .434 .276 Ken Boswell       75  284  37   74   7  2  4  11   97  7  2   27  16   1   3  2 .300 .342 .261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Swoboda      132  450  46  109  14  6 11  59  168  8  1  113  52   4   1  1 .325 .373 .242 Art Shamsky      116  345  30   82  14  4 12  48  140  1  0   58  21   7   4  4 .292 .406 .238 Larry Stahl       53  183  15   43   7  2  3  10   63  3  0   38  21   0   1  0 .314 .344 .235 Ed Kranepool     127  373  29   86  13  1  3  20  110  0  3   39  19   2  10  1 .271 .295 .231 J. C. Martin      78  244  20   55   9  2  3  31   77  0  0   31  21   5   3  2 .298 .316 .225 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bud Harrelson    111  402  38   88   7  3  0  14  101  4  5   68  29   1   4  1 .273 .251 .219 Tommie Agee      132  368  30   80  12  3  5  17  113 13  8  103  15   4   3  1 .255 .307 .217 Bobby Heise        6   23   3    5   0  0  0   1    5  0  0    1   1   0   1  0 .250 .217 .217 Phil Linz         78  258  19   54   7  0  0  17   61  1  0   41  10   2   3  2 .243 .236 .209 Greg Goossen      38  106   4   22   7  0  0   6   29  0  0   21  10   2   1  0 .288 .274 .208 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Collins     58  154  12   31   5  2  1  13   43  0  1   37   7   0   5  2 .233 .279 .201 Jerry Buchek      73  192   8   35   4  0  1  11   42  1  1   53  10   3   2  0 .234 .219 .182 Al Weis           90  274  15   47   6  0  1  14   56  3  1   63  21   2   2  2 .234 .204 .172 Don Bosch         50  111  14   19   1  0  3   7   29  0  2   33   9   0   1  1 .231 .261 .171 Mike Jorgensen     8   14   0    2   1  0  0   0    3  0  0    4   0   0   0  0 .143 .214 .143 ============================================================================================== HITTERS TOTALS  1614 5066 453 1200 172 30 79 418 1669 70 45  967 366  43  57 26 .292 .329 .237 PITCHERS TOTALS  386  437  20   52   6  0  2  16   64  2  0  236  12   0  18  1 .142 .146 .119 ============================================================================================== TEAM TOTALS     2000 5503 473 1252 178 30 81 434 1733 72 45 1203 378  43  75 27 .281 .315 .228

OPS+  bWAR    HoY =================  155   0.1   0.63 137   4.1  56.72  113   2.8  33.56  128   4.2  38.21   93   1.9  15.03 -----------------  110   3.0  39.42  108   1.7  25.91   98   1.5  12.45   70  -0.9   3.14   85   1.0  10.29 -----------------   59   0.5  -2.59   69  -0.1   2.60   42   0.1  -0.70   45  -1.1  -6.46   70   0.1   1.89 -----------------   54  -0.9  -2.65   37  -1.1  -7.48   33  -1.6 -11.14   48  -0.5   3.32    6  -0.2  -1.28 =================

PITCHING RECORD (team leaders in red) PITCHER        G  GS CG     IP  W  L  PCT    H   R  ER   SO  BB ShO SV   ERA ============================================================================ Don Shaw       7   0  0   12.1  0  0 ----    3   1   1   11   5   0  0  0.73 Jerry Koosman 35  34 17  263.2 19 12 .613  221  72  61  178  69   7  0  2.08 Tom Seaver    36  35 14  277.2 16 12 .571  224  73  68  205  48   5  1  2.20 Jim McAndrew  12  12  2   79.0  4  7 .364   66  20  20   46  17   1  0  2.28 Cal Koonce    55   2  0   97.0  6  4 .600   80  27  26   50  32   0 11  2.41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Taylor 58   0  0   76.2  1  5 .167   64  24  23   49  18   0 13  2.70 Dick Selma    33  23  4  169.2  9 10 .474  148  63  52  117  54   3  0  2.76 Don Cardwell  29  25  5  179.2  7 13 .350  156  69  59   82  50   1  1  2.96 Nolan Ryan    21  18  3  134.0  6  9 .400   93  50  46  133  75   0  0  3.09 Al Jackson    25   9  0   92.2  3  7 .300   88  42  38   59  17   0  3  3.69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Frisella  19   4  0   50.2  2  4 .333   53  23  22   47  17   0  2  3.91 Les Rohr       2   1  0    6.0  0  2 .000    9   4   3    5   7   0  0  4.50 Bill Short    34   0  0   30.1  0  3 .000   24  17  16   24  14   0  1  4.75 Billy Connors  9   0  0   14.0  0  1 .000   21  14  14    8   7   0  0  9.00 ============================================================================ TEAM TOTALS  375 163 45 1483.1 73 89 .451 1250 499 449 1014 430  17 32  2.72

ERA+  bWAR    PoY =================  419   0.5   6.34 145   6.0  58.78  137   7.0 58.37  133   1.8  20.83  125   2.0  28.26 -----------------  112   1.0  20.99  110   1.9  31.64  103   0.8  27.80   98   0.9  18.86   82  -0.1   8.28 -----------------   78  -0.4   1.79   73  -0.2  -1.62   63  -0.9  -2.06   35  -0.6  -9.77 =================

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Coaching Staff	1968 National League Standings		1968 Opening Day Lineup
Gil Hodges, MGR Yogi Berra, CO Joe Pignatano, CO Rube Walker, CO Eddie Yost, CO	Team     W   L  PCT GB ====================== StL NL  97  65 .599    S F NL  88  74 .543  9 Chi NL  84  78 .519 13 Cin NL  83  79 .512 14 Atl NL  81  81 .500 16 Pit NL  80  82 .494 17 L A NL  76  86 .469 21 Phi NL  76  86 .469 21 *METS*  73  89 .451 24 Hou NL  72  90 .444 25		Bud Harrelson, SS Ken Boswell, 2B Tommie Agee, CF Ron Swoboda, RF Ed Kranepool, 1B Art Shamsky, LF J. C. Martin, C Ed Charles, 3B Tom Seaver, P
THE SEASON STORY
Jerry Koosman burst onto the scene in 1968 (the so-called “Year of the Pitcher”) looking like an even better hurler than Tom Seaver, if that were possible. Koos led the staff in wins with 19, as well as complete games, a shocking seven shutouts, and a 2.08 ERA which set the Mets all-time record up to that point. He also finished second to Johnny Bench in the Rookie of the Year voting. Seaver, for his part, chipped in with 16 wins and became the first Met moundsman to eclipse 200 strikeouts in a season. Other noteworthy pitchers included rookies Jim McAndrew and Nolan Ryan, accompanied by such stalwart veterans as Dick Selma and Don Cardwell. Even in such a noteworthy year for pitching as 1968 was, the Mets’ team ERA of 2.72 was eye-popping. It was the seventh best mark in all the majors, which (for a franchise that had garnered as little respect as the Mets previously had) was pretty special. The hitting likewise held some potential for enthusiasm, particularly with the impressive showing of outfielder Cleon Jones, who paced the club in most meaningful categories except for homeruns (where he was edged out by relative old-timer Ed Charles). Sturdy defender Jerry Grote started the All-Star game behind the plate, and recorded an impressive season all-around. Perhaps the most significant addition of this hopeful season, though, was the entrance of manager Gil Hodges, who just a few years earlier had hit the first homerun in the Mets’ history. He arrived via an unusual trade with the Washington Senators, who received pitcher Bill Denehy (and a hundred thousand bucks) in return.
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