1983 New York Mets Roster

The 1983 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1983 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 1983 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1983 New York Mets salary list, a 1983 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1983 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1983 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
13 Neil Allen 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-01-24
44 Ron Darling 6-03 195 Right Right 1960-08-19
32 Carlos Diaz 6-00 170 Left Right 1958-01-07
45 Brent Gaff 6-02 200 Right Right 1958-10-05
29 Tom Gorman 6-04 200 Left Left 1957-12-16
28 Scott Holman 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-09-18
38 Tim Leary 6-03 205 Right Right 1958-12-23
36 Ed Lynch 6-06 230 Right Right 1956-02-25
47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 185 Left Right 1957-04-21
20 Rick Ownbey 6-03 185 Right Right 1957-10-20
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
39 Doug Sisk 6-02 210 Right Right 1957-09-26
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
49 Walt Terrell 6-02 205 Right Left 1958-05-11
30 Mike Torrez 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-08-28
11 Mike Bishop 6-02 188 Right Right 1958-11-05
20 Mike Fitzgerald 5-11 190 Right Right 1960-07-13
42 Ron Hodges 6-01 185 Right Left 1949-06-22
34 Junior Ortiz 5-11 176 Right Right 1959-10-24
8 Ronn Reynolds 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-09-28
11 Tucker Ashford 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-12-04
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
19 Ron Gardenhire 6-00 175 Right Right 1957-10-24
23 Brian Giles 6-01 165 Right Right 1960-04-27
17 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
33 Clint Hurdle 6-03 195 Right Left 1957-07-30
22 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
26 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
2 Jose Oquendo 5-10 160 Right Both 1963-07-04
21 Gary Rajsich 6-02 210 Left Left 1954-10-28
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
9 Mark Bradley 6-01 180 Right Right 1956-12-03
15 George Foster 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-12-01
25 Danny Heep 5-11 185 Left Left 1957-07-03
5 Mike Howard 6-02 185 Right Both 1958-04-02
18 Darryl Strawberry 6-06 200 Left Left 1962-03-12
1 Mookie Wilson 5-10 170 Right Both 1956-02-09
12 John Stearns 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-08-21
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The 1983 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 94 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 99/100) where 1,112,774 fans witnessed their 1983 Mets finish the season with a .420 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 1983 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1983 New York Mets salary list, a 1983 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1983 New York Mets primary starters list:

1983 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Bob Bailor
Hubie Brooks
George Foster
Brian Giles
Ron Hodges
Mike Howard
Dave Kingman
Tom Seaver
Mookie Wilson

1983 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Ron Hodges (96)
1B Keith Hernandez (90)
2B Brian Giles (140)
3B Hubie Brooks (145)
SS Jose Oquendo (116)
LF George Foster (153)
CF Mookie Wilson (148)
RF Darryl Strawberry (117)
  
SP Ed Lynch
SP Tom Seaver
SP Craig Swan
SP Walt Terrell
SP Mike Torrez
  
RP Neil Allen
RP Carlos Diaz
RP Tom Gorman
RP Doug Sisk
CL Jesse Orosco


1983 New York Mets
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1983 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Jose Oquendo
#4 Bob Bailor
#5 Mike Howard
#6 Wally Backman
#7 Hubie Brooks
#8 Ronn Reynolds
#9 Mark Bradley
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Tucker Ashford
#11 Mike Bishop
#12 John Stearns
#13 Neil Allen
#15 George Foster
#17 Keith Hernandez
#18 Darryl Strawberry
#19 Ron Gardenhire
#20 Mike Fitzgerald
#20 Rick Ownbey
#21 Gary Rajsich
#22 Mike Jorgensen
#23 Brian Giles
#25 Danny Heep
#26 Dave Kingman
#27 Craig Swan
#28 Scott Holman
#29 Tom Gorman
#30 Mike Torrez
#32 Carlos Diaz
#33 Clint Hurdle
#34 Junior Ortiz
#36 Ed Lynch
#38 Tim Leary
#39 Doug Sisk
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Ron Hodges
#44 Ron Darling
#45 Brent Gaff
#47 Jesse Orosco
#49 Walt Terrell

Did you know that a 1983 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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