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The 1980 New York Mets season was the 19th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre , the team had a 67–95 record and finished in fifth place in the National League East .
The Mets' next playoff appearances were their back-to-back wild card-winning seasons of 1999 and 2000; in the latter year, they won their fourth NL championship, but lost to the cross-town New York Yankees in the "Subway Series". [7] The 2006 Mets earned an NL East title, before the St. Louis Cardinals defeated them in the
December 16, 1980: Rusty Staub was signed as a free agent by the Mets. [4] December 19, 1980: Mike Cubbage was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets. [5] January 13, 1981: Randy Milligan was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft. [6]
Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League ... 1980, 1987: SS, 2B ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
The franchise turned around in the mid-1980s. During this time the Mets drafted slugger Darryl Strawberry (#1 in 1980) [32] and 1985 Cy Young Award winner Dwight Gooden (#5 in 1982). [33] Former National League MVP and perennial Gold Glove winner Keith Hernandez was obtained by the Mets in 1983 from the St. Louis Cardinals.
He pitched four additional years for as many teams, but never approached the success of his peak years with the Mets. In 2010, Gooden was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame and on April 14, 2024, Gooden's number 16 was retired by the New York Mets. Gooden's troubles with addiction continued after his retirement from baseball and ...
Shea Stadium was the Mets' home from 1964 to 2008. In January 1980, the Payson heirs sold the Mets franchise to the Doubleday publishing company for $21.1 million, a record amount at that time. [25] Nelson Doubleday, Jr. was named chairman of the board while minority shareholder Fred Wilpon took the role of club president.
In 1980, 22 teams (all but the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals) took part in a one-year cable deal with UA-Columbia. The deal involved the airing of a Thursday night Game of the Week in markets at least 50 miles (80 km) from a major league park. The deal earned Major League Baseball less than $500,000, but ...