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1974 New York Mets
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1962) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964) New York, New York (since 1962)
1974 information
Owner(s)	Joan Whitney Payson
General manager(s)	Bob Scheffing and Joe McDonald
Manager(s)	Yogi Berra
Local television	WOR-TV
Local radio	WHN (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

The New York Mets' 1974 season was the 13th regular season for the Mets, who played played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Yogi Berra, the team had a 71-91 record yielding a 5th place finish in the National League's Eastern Division.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

Offseason

March 26, 1974: Buzz Capra was purchased from the Mets by the Atlanta Braves.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	74	.543	--
St. Louis Cardinals	86	75	.534	1.5
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	.494	8
Montreal Expos	79	82	.491	8.5
New York Mets	71	91	.438	17
Chicago Cubs	66	96	.407	22

Opening Day starters

Wayne Garrett
Jerry Grote
Don Hahn
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Jerry Koosman
Félix Millán
John Milner
Rusty Staub^[2]

Notable transactions

June 5, 1974: Bob Myrick was drafted by the Mets in the 20th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.^[3]

Roster

1974 New York Mets roster

Roster

Pitchers

22 Jack Aker
34 Bob Apodaca
38 Jerry Cram
48 Nino Espinosa
36 Jerry Koosman
32 Jon Matlack
45 Tug McGraw
30 Bob Miller
31 Harry Parker
33 Ray Sadecki
41 Tom Seaver
35 Randy Sterling
40 George Stone
39 John Strohmayer
27 Craig Swan
29 Hank Webb

Catchers

Infielders

12 Ken Boswell
11 Wayne Garrett
3 Bud Harrelson
23 Ted Martínez
17 Félix Millán
28 John Milner
2 Brock Pemberton
6 Rich Pug
9 George Theodore

Outfielders

Manager

8 Yogi Berra

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tidewater Tides	International League	John Antonelli
AA	Victoria Toros	Texas League	Joe Frazier
A	Visalia Mets	California League	Nolan Campbell
A	Anderson Mets	Western Carolinas League	Owen Friend
Short-Season A	Batavia Trojans	New York-Penn League	Wilbur Huckle
Rookie	Marion Mets	Appalachian League	Chuck Hiller

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.

External links

1974 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montreal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1974 All-Star Game • 1974 World Series

New York Mets

Based in Queens, New York City, New York

The Franchise

History • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • Players • New York Mets Hall of Fame • Managers • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • First-round draft picks • SportsNet New York • WFAN

Ballparks

Polo Grounds • Shea Stadium • Citi Field
Spring Training: Al Lang Stadium • Tradition Field

Culture

New York Metropolitans • Continental League • Mr. Met • Kiner's Korner • The Miracle Mets • Game 6 • Generation K • Grand Slam Single • The Catch • Home Run Apple • Sign Man • Cowbell Man • Curse of Ryan • 9/21/01 • "Meet the Mets" • George Kalinsky

Key Personnel

Owner: Fred Wilpon • COO: Jeff Wilpon • General Manager: Omar Minaya • Manager: Jerry Manuel

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies • New York Yankees • Subway Series • Atlanta Braves

Important Figures

William Shea • Joan Payson • Casey Stengel • Bob Murphy • Lindsey Nelson • Ralph Kiner • Gil Hodges • Ed Kranepool • Tug McGraw • Bud Harrelson • Nolan Ryan • Tom Seaver • Jerry Koosman • Tommie Agee • Yogi Berra • Rusty Staub • Nelson Doubleday, Jr. • Frank Cashen • Lenny Dykstra • Davey Johnson • Dwight Gooden • Gary Carter • Mookie Wilson • Darryl Strawberry • Howard Johnson • David Cone • Gary Cohen • Howie Rose • Mike Piazza • Bobby Valentine • José Reyes • David Wright • Johan Santana

Retired Numbers

14 • 37 • 41 • 42 • Shea

Championships

1969 • 1986

Pennants

National League: 1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 2000

Other titles

Eastern: 1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 1988 • 2006 • Wild Card: 1999 • 2000

Minors

Player overview • AAA: Buffalo Bisons • AA: Binghamton Mets • A: St. Lucie Mets • Savannah Sand Gnats • Brooklyn Cyclones • Rookie: Kingsport Mets • Gulf Coast League Mets • DSL Mets • VSL Mets

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