1979 New York Mets Roster

The 1979 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1979 New York Mets salary list, a 1979 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1979 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
46 Neil Allen 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-01-24
43 Juan Berenguer 5-11 215 Right Right 1954-11-30
28 Dwight Bernard 6-02 170 Right Right 1952-05-31
26 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
35 Dock Ellis 6-03 210 Right Both 1945-03-11
33 Pete Falcone 6-02 185 Left Left 1953-10-01
48 Ed Glynn 6-02 180 Left Right 1953-06-03
44 Andy Hassler 6-05 220 Left Left 1951-10-18
32 Tom Hausman 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-03-31
31 Roy Lee Jackson 6-02 194 Right Right 1954-05-01
49 Kevin Kobel 6-01 195 Left Right 1953-10-02
38 Skip Lockwood 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-08-17
22 Dale Murray 6-04 205 Right Right 1950-02-02
61, 47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 185 Left Right 1957-04-21
20 John Pacella 6-03 195 Right Right 1956-09-15
45 Jeff Reardon 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-10-01
30 Mike Scott 6-03 215 Right Right 1955-04-26
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
36 Wayne Twitchell 6-06 220 Right Right 1948-03-10
40 Pat Zachry 6-05 180 Right Right 1952-04-24
42 Ron Hodges 6-01 185 Right Left 1949-06-22
12 John Stearns 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-08-21
6 Alex Trevino 5-11 170 Right Right 1957-08-26
10 Kelvin Chapman 5-11 173 Right Right 1956-06-02
1 Sergio Ferrer 5-07 145 Right Both 1951-01-29
23 Doug Flynn 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-04-18
19 Tim Foli 6-00 179 Right Right 1950-12-08
3 Richie Hebner 6-01 197 Right Left 1947-11-26
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
25 Willie Montanez 6-01 193 Left Left 1948-04-01
11 Frank Taveras 6-00 168 Right Right 1949-12-24
4 Bruce Boisclair 6-02 190 Left Left 1952-12-09
6 Jose Cardenal 5-10 150 Right Right 1943-10-07
17 Gil Flores 6-00 185 Right Right 1952-10-27
5 Steve Henderson 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-11-18
21 Elliott Maddox 5-11 181 Right Right 1947-12-21
16 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
8 Dan Norman 6-02 195 Right Right 1955-01-11
18 Joel Youngblood 6-00 180 Right Right 1951-08-28
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The 1979 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 63 games, lost 99 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 96/98) where 788,905 fans witnessed their 1979 Mets finish the season with a .389 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 1979 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1979 New York Mets salary list, a 1979 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1979 New York Mets primary starters list:

1979 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Kelvin Chapman
Doug Flynn
Richie Hebner
Steve Henderson
Elliott Maddox
Lee Mazzilli
Willie Montanez
John Stearns
Craig Swan

1979 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C John Stearns (121)
1B Willie Montanez (108)
2B Doug Flynn (148)
3B Richie Hebner (134)
SS Frank Taveras (153)
LF Steve Henderson (94)
CF Lee Mazzilli (143)
RF Joel Youngblood (87)
  
SP Pete Falcone
SP Kevin Kobel
SP Craig Swan
  
RP Neil Allen
RP Dwight Bernard
RP Ed Glynn
RP Andy Hassler
RP Dale Murray
RP Wayne Twitchell
CL Skip Lockwood


1979 New York Mets
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Sergio Ferrer
#3 Richie Hebner
#4 Bruce Boisclair
#5 Steve Henderson
#6 Jose Cardenal
#6 Alex Trevino
#7 Ed Kranepool
#8 Dan Norman
#10 Kelvin Chapman
#11 Frank Taveras
#12 John Stearns
#16 Lee Mazzilli
#17 Gil Flores
#18 Joel Youngblood
#19 Tim Foli
#20 John Pacella
#21 Elliott Maddox
#22 Dale Murray
#23 Doug Flynn
#25 Willie Montanez
#26 Ray Burris
#27 Craig Swan
#28 Dwight Bernard
#30 Mike Scott
#31 Roy Lee Jackson
#32 Tom Hausman
#33 Pete Falcone
#35 Dock Ellis
#36 Wayne Twitchell
#38 Skip Lockwood
#40 Pat Zachry
#42 Ron Hodges
#43 Juan Berenguer
#44 Andy Hassler
#45 Jeff Reardon
#46 Neil Allen
#47 Jesse Orosco
#48 Ed Glynn
#49 Kevin Kobel
#61 Jesse Orosco

Did you know that a 1979 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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