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The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets, as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 (.250) and finished tenth and last in the National League, 60 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants , who had once called New York home.
This is a list of team records for the New York Mets baseball team. Career records ... 1962–1979: At bats: David Wright ... Year Reference Batting Average: John Olerud
Overall, Mets Opening Day starting pitchers have a record of 0–1 at the Polo Grounds, a 12–5 record with five no decisions at Shea Stadium and a 3–0 record with three no decisions at Citi Field. In addition, although the Mets were nominally the home team in 2000, the game was played in Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. [3]
That was the only winning record among 17 pitchers on the Mets, who went 40-120 and set a post-1900 record for defeats. The only team with a poorer record was the 1899 Cleveland Spiders at 20-134.
The 1962 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 9 to October 16, 1962. The National League (NL) added two teams via expansion , the Houston Colt .45s and New York Mets . This marked the return of the NL to New York City after a four-year absence, although the Mets would lose 120 games and finish in last place.
Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for the Mets and their primary position(s).
The Mets started the 1999 season well, going 17–9, but after an eight-game losing streak, including the last two to the New York Yankees, the Mets fired their entire coaching staff except for manager Bobby Valentine.The Mets, in front of a national audience on Sunday Night Baseball, beat the New York Yankees 7–2 in the turning point of the ...
He played 1962–1964 with the Mets. Anderson led the 1962 Mets in appearances and saves. It was a team that ended up with a record of 40–120, the most losses by any Major MLB team in one season. On May 12, 1962, Anderson was the winning pitcher on both ends of the first double-header the Mets ever won.