1973 New York Mets Roster

The 1973 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 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 1973 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1973 New York Mets salary list, a 1973 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1973 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1973 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
34 Bob Apodaca 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-01-31
38 Buzz Capra 5-10 168 Right Right 1947-10-01
34 Phil Hennigan 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1946-04-10
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
30 Bob Miller 6-01 182 Right Right 1939-02-18
39 Tommy Moore 5-11 175 Right Right 1948-07-07
31 Harry Parker 6-03 190 Right Right 1947-09-14
33 Ray Sadecki 5-11 180 Left Left 1940-12-26
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
40 George Stone 6-03 205 Left Left 1946-07-09
39 John Strohmayer 6-01 181 Right Right 1946-10-13
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
22 Hank Webb 6-03 175 Right Right 1950-05-21
10 Duffy Dyer 6-00 195 Right Right 1945-08-15
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
42 Ron Hodges 6-01 185 Right Left 1949-06-22
20 Jerry May 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1943-12-14
5 Jim Beauchamp 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-08-21
12 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
2 Jim Fregosi 6-01 190 Right Right 1942-04-04
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
16, 17 Felix Millan 5-11 172 Right Right 1943-08-21
28 John Milner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-28
19 Brian Ostrosser 6-00 175 Right Left 1949-06-17
29 Rich Chiles 5-11 170 Left Left 1949-11-22
5 Jim Gosger 5-11 185 Left Left 1942-11-06
25 Don Hahn 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-11-16
21 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
24 Willie Mays 5-11 180 Right Right 1931-05-06
23 Dave Schneck 5-10 200 Left Left 1949-06-18
4 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
9, 18 George Theodore 6-04 190 Right Right 1946-11-13
1 Lute Barnes 5-10 160 Right Right 1947-04-28
6 Greg Harts 6-00 168 Left Left 1950-04-21
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The 1973 New York Mets played 161 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 79 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 98/99) where 1,912,390 fans witnessed their 1973 Mets finish the season with a .509 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 1973 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1973 New York Mets salary list, a 1973 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1973 New York Mets primary starters list:

1973 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Duffy Dyer
Jim Fregosi
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Willie Mays
Felix Millan
John Milner
Tom Seaver
Rusty Staub

1973 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Grote (81)
1B John Milner (95)
2B Felix Millan (153)
3B Wayne Garrett (130)
SS Bud Harrelson (103)
LF Cleon Jones (73)
CF Don Hahn (83)
RF Rusty Staub (152)
  
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Jon Matlack
SP Tom Seaver
SP George Stone
  
RP Buzz Capra
RP Phil Hennigan
RP Harry Parker
CL Tug McGraw


1973 New York Mets
Salaries

Willie Mays $170,000.00
Jerry May $30,000.00


1973 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Lute Barnes
#2 Jim Fregosi
#3 Bud Harrelson
#4 Rusty Staub
#5 Jim Beauchamp
#5 Jim Gosger
#6 Greg Harts
#7 Ed Kranepool
#9 George Theodore
#10 Duffy Dyer
#11 Wayne Garrett
#12 Ken Boswell
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 Felix Millan
#17 Ted Martinez
#17 Felix Millan
#18 George Theodore
#19 Brian Ostrosser
#20 Jerry May
#21 Cleon Jones
#22 Hank Webb
#23 Dave Schneck
#24 Willie Mays
#25 Don Hahn
#27 Craig Swan
#28 John Milner
#29 Rich Chiles
#30 Bob Miller
#31 Harry Parker
#32 Jon Matlack
#33 Ray Sadecki
#34 Bob Apodaca
#34 Phil Hennigan
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Buzz Capra
#39 Tommy Moore
#39 John Strohmayer
#40 George Stone
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Ron Hodges
#43 Jim McAndrew
#45 Tug McGraw

Did you know that a 1973 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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