1981 New York Mets Roster

The 1981 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1981 New York Mets salary list, a 1981 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1981 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1981 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
13 Neil Allen 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-01-24
36 Dan Boitano 6-00 185 Right Right 1953-03-22
33 Pete Falcone 6-02 185 Left Left 1953-10-01
20 Greg Harris 6-00 175 Both Both 1955-11-02
32 Tom Hausman 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-03-31
25 Randy Jones 6-00 178 Left Right 1950-01-12
43 Terry Leach 6-00 215 Right Right 1954-03-13
38 Tim Leary 6-03 205 Right Right 1958-12-23
35 Ed Lynch 6-06 230 Right Right 1956-02-25
28 Mike Marshall 5-10 180 Right Right 1943-01-15
49 Dyar Miller 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-05-29
47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 185 Left Right 1957-04-21
25 Charlie Puleo 6-03 200 Right Right 1955-02-07
44 Jeff Reardon 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-10-01
34 Dave Roberts 6-02 197 Left Left 1944-09-11
30 Mike Scott 6-03 215 Right Right 1955-04-26
44 Ray Searage 6-01 180 Left Left 1955-05-01
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
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
6 Wally Backman 5-09 160 Right Both 1959-09-22
4 Bob Bailor 5-11 170 Right Right 1951-07-10
7 Hubie Brooks 6-00 200 Right Right 1956-09-24
3 Mike Cubbage 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-07-21
23 Doug Flynn 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-04-18
19 Ron Gardenhire 6-00 175 Right Right 1957-10-24
15, 17 Brian Giles 6-01 165 Right Right 1960-04-27
22 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
26 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
11 Frank Taveras 6-00 168 Right Right 1949-12-24
15 Mike Howard 6-02 185 Right Both 1958-04-02
16 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
17 Ellis Valentine 6-04 207 Right Right 1954-07-30
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 1981 New York Mets played 103 games during the regular season, won 41 games, lost 62 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 98/100) where 704,244 fans witnessed their 1981 Mets finish the season with a .398 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 1981 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1981 New York Mets salary list, a 1981 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1981 New York Mets primary starters list:

1981 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Hubie Brooks
Doug Flynn
Dave Kingman
Lee Mazzilli
Rusty Staub
Frank Taveras
Alex Trevino
Mookie Wilson
Pat Zachry

1981 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C John Stearns (66)
1B Dave Kingman (56)
2B Doug Flynn (100)
3B Hubie Brooks (93)
SS Frank Taveras (79)
LF Lee Mazzilli (51)
CF Mookie Wilson (80)
RF Ellis Valentine (47)
  
SP Mike Scott
SP Pat Zachry
  
RP Pete Falcone
RP Tom Hausman
RP Terry Leach
RP Mike Marshall
RP Dyar Miller
RP Ray Searage
CL Neil Allen


1981 New York Mets
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1981 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#3 Mike Cubbage
#4 Bob Bailor
#6 Wally Backman
#6 Alex Trevino
#7 Hubie Brooks
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Frank Taveras
#12 John Stearns
#13 Neil Allen
#15 Brian Giles
#15 Mike Howard
#16 Lee Mazzilli
#17 Brian Giles
#17 Ellis Valentine
#18 Joel Youngblood
#19 Ron Gardenhire
#20 Greg Harris
#22 Mike Jorgensen
#23 Doug Flynn
#25 Randy Jones
#25 Charlie Puleo
#26 Dave Kingman
#27 Craig Swan
#28 Mike Marshall
#30 Mike Scott
#32 Tom Hausman
#33 Pete Falcone
#34 Dave Roberts
#35 Ed Lynch
#36 Dan Boitano
#38 Tim Leary
#40 Pat Zachry
#42 Ron Hodges
#43 Terry Leach
#44 Jeff Reardon
#44 Ray Searage
#47 Jesse Orosco
#49 Dyar Miller

Did you know that a 1981 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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