1980 New York Mets Roster

The 1980 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 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 1980 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1980 New York Mets salary list, a 1980 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1980 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1980 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

46 Neil Allen 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-01-24
43 Juan Berenguer 5-11 215 Right Right 1954-11-30
28 Mark Bomback 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-14
26 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
33 Pete Falcone 6-02 185 Left Left 1953-10-01
48 Ed Glynn 6-02 180 Left Right 1953-06-03
32 Tom Hausman 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-03-31
17 Scott Holman 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-18
31 Roy Lee Jackson 6-02 194 Right Right 1954-05-01
49 Kevin Kobel 6-01 195 Left Right 1953-10-02
59 Ed Lynch 6-06 230 Right Right 1956-02-25
49 Dyar Miller 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-05-29
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
40 Pat Zachry 6-05 180 Right Right 1952-04-24
15 Butch Benton 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-08-24
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
25 Bill Almon 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-21
28 Wally Backman 5-09 160 Right Both 1959-09-22
39 Hubie Brooks 6-00 200 Right Right 1956-09-24
23 Doug Flynn 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-04-18
2 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
21 Elliott Maddox 5-11 181 Right Right 1947-12-21
2, 19 Phil Mankowski 6-00 180 Right Left 1953-01-09
16 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
4 Jose Moreno 6-00 175 Right Both 1957-11-01
3, 61 Mario Ramirez 5-09 159 Right Right 1957-09-12
58 Luis Rosado 6-00 180 Right Right 1955-12-06
11 Frank Taveras 6-00 168 Right Right 1949-12-24
6 Jose Cardenal 5-10 150 Right Right 1943-10-07
5 Steve Henderson 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-11-18
17 Jerry Morales 5-10 175 Right Right 1949-02-18
8 Dan Norman 6-02 195 Right Right 1955-01-11
15 Claudell Washington 6-00 190 Left Left 1954-08-31
1 Mookie Wilson 5-10 170 Right Both 1956-02-09
18 Joel Youngblood 6-00 180 Right Right 1951-08-28
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The 1980 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 67 games, lost 95 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 97/99) where 1,192,073 fans witnessed their 1980 Mets finish the season with a .414 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 1980 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1980 New York Mets salary list, a 1980 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1980 New York Mets primary starters list:

1980 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Doug Flynn
Steve Henderson
Mike Jorgensen
Elliott Maddox
Lee Mazzilli
Jerry Morales
John Stearns
Craig Swan
Frank Taveras

1980 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Alex Trevino (86)
1B Lee Mazzilli (92)
2B Doug Flynn (128)
3B Elliott Maddox (115)
SS Frank Taveras (140)
LF Steve Henderson (136)
CF Lee Mazzilli (66)
RF Joel Youngblood (96)
  
SP Mark Bomback
SP Ray Burris
SP Pete Falcone
SP John Pacella
SP Craig Swan
SP Pat Zachry
  
RP Ed Glynn
RP Tom Hausman
RP Roy Lee Jackson
RP Dyar Miller
RP Jeff Reardon
CL Neil Allen


1980 New York Mets
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1980 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Mike Jorgensen
#2 Phil Mankowski
#3 Mario Ramirez
#4 Jose Moreno
#5 Steve Henderson
#6 Jose Cardenal
#6 Alex Trevino
#8 Dan Norman
#11 Frank Taveras
#12 John Stearns
#15 Butch Benton
#15 Claudell Washington
#16 Lee Mazzilli
#17 Scott Holman
#17 Jerry Morales
#18 Joel Youngblood
#19 Phil Mankowski
#20 John Pacella
#21 Elliott Maddox
#23 Doug Flynn
#25 Bill Almon
#26 Ray Burris
#27 Craig Swan
#28 Wally Backman
#28 Mark Bomback
#30 Mike Scott
#31 Roy Lee Jackson
#32 Tom Hausman
#33 Pete Falcone
#39 Hubie Brooks
#40 Pat Zachry
#42 Ron Hodges
#43 Juan Berenguer
#45 Jeff Reardon
#46 Neil Allen
#48 Ed Glynn
#49 Kevin Kobel
#49 Dyar Miller
#58 Luis Rosado
#59 Ed Lynch
#61 Mario Ramirez

Did you know that a 1980 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)?