1971 New York Mets Roster

The 1971 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1971 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1971 New York Mets salary list, a 1971 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1971 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1971 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
38 Buzz Capra 5-10 168 Right Right 1947-10-01
34 Danny Frisella 6-00 195 Right Left 1946-03-04
39 Gary Gentry 6-00 183 Right Right 1946-10-06
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
32 Jon Matlack 6-03 205 Left Left 1950-01-19
43 Jim McAndrew 6-02 185 Right Right 1944-01-11
45 Tug McGraw 6-00 185 Left Right 1944-08-30
31 Don Rose 6-03 195 Right Right 1947-03-19
30 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
33 Ray Sadecki 5-11 180 Left Left 1940-12-26
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
42 Ron Taylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1937-12-13
35 Charlie Williams 6-02 200 Right Right 1947-10-11
10 Duffy Dyer 6-00 195 Right Right 1945-08-15
5 Frank Estrada 5-08 182 Right Right 1948-02-12
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
2 Bob Aspromonte 6-02 185 Right Right 1938-06-19
12 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
22 Donn Clendenon 6-03½ 210 Right Right 1935-07-15
19 Tim Foli 6-00 179 Right Right 1950-12-08
11 Wayne Garrett 5-11 183 Right Left 1947-12-03
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
17 Ted Martinez 6-00 165 Right Right 1947-12-10
6 Al Weis 6-00 170 Right Both 1938-04-02
20 Tommie Agee 5-11 195 Right Right 1942-08-09
25 Don Hahn 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-11-16
21 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
16 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
18 Dave Marshall 6-01 190 Right Left 1943-01-14
28 John Milner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-28
24 Art Shamsky 6-01 175 Left Left 1941-10-14
29 Ken Singleton 6-04 213 Right Both 1947-06-10
23, 44 Leroy Stanton 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-04-10
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The 1971 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 2,266,680 fans witnessed their 1971 Mets finish the season with a .512 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1971 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1971 New York Mets salary list, a 1971 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1971 New York Mets primary starters list:

1971 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Tommie Agee
Bob Aspromonte
Ken Boswell
Donn Clendenon
Jerry Grote
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Tom Seaver
Art Shamsky

1971 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Grote (122)
1B Ed Kranepool (108)
2B Ken Boswell (109)
3B Bob Aspromonte (97)
SS Bud Harrelson (140)
LF Cleon Jones (132)
CF Tommie Agee (94)
RF Ken Singleton (85)
  
SP Gary Gentry
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Ray Sadecki
SP Tom Seaver
  
RP Tug McGraw
RP Ron Taylor
RP Charlie Williams
CL Danny Frisella


1971 New York Mets
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $20,000.00
Leroy Stanton $12,750.00
Don Rose $7,200.00
Frank Estrada $6,000.00


1971 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#2 Bob Aspromonte
#3 Bud Harrelson
#5 Frank Estrada
#6 Al Weis
#7 Ed Kranepool
#10 Duffy Dyer
#11 Wayne Garrett
#12 Ken Boswell
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 Mike Jorgensen
#17 Ted Martinez
#18 Dave Marshall
#19 Tim Foli
#20 Tommie Agee
#21 Cleon Jones
#22 Donn Clendenon
#23 Leroy Stanton
#24 Art Shamsky
#25 Don Hahn
#28 John Milner
#29 Ken Singleton
#30 Nolan Ryan
#31 Don Rose
#32 Jon Matlack
#33 Ray Sadecki
#34 Danny Frisella
#35 Charlie Williams
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Buzz Capra
#39 Gary Gentry
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Ron Taylor
#43 Jim McAndrew
#44 Leroy Stanton
#45 Tug McGraw

Did you know that a 1971 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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