The New York Mets were 41-62 in 1981. They finished 5th in the NL East.
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MJ Melendez comes off the bench and powers the Mets past the Marlins 9-7 in 10 innings
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Bobby Valentine, in disguise again, revels in his most famous moment with Mets
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Mets move David Peterson to bullpen and tab Sean Manaea to pitch in his place
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Mets rookie Carson Benge ditches his mustache and makes big strides at the plate
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Soto homers again and Benge delivers in clutch as Mets hold off Reds 4-2 to stop 5-game slide
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 105 | 3,493 | 348 | 868 | 136 | 35 | 57 | 325 | 304 | 13 | 603 | 103 | 42 | .248 | .308 | .356 |
Team Rank | 26th | 25th | 24th | 22nd | 3rd | 18th | 25th | 20th | 20th | 24th | 4th | 14th | 20th | 22nd | 19th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 105 | 41 | 62 | 3.55 | 490 | 1 | 24 | 926.1 | 906 | 365 | 432 | 74 | 336 | 13 |
Team Rank | 22nd | 21st | 11th | 16th | 23rd | 7th | 25th | 11th | 8th | 14th | 18th | 11th | 7th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | 19 | .672 | ||
29 | 28 | .509 | 9.5 | |
29 | 29 | .500 | 10.0 | |
26 | 32 | .448 | 13.0 | |
24 | 33 | .421 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 20 | .630 | ||
30 | 25 | .545 | 4.5 | |
31 | 27 | .534 | 5.0 | |
29 | 27 | .518 | 6.0 | |
30 | 28 | .517 | 6.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 20 | .649 | ||
32 | 24 | .571 | 4.5 | |
31 | 25 | .554 | 5.5 | |
22 | 35 | .386 | 15.0 | |
21 | 37 | .362 | 16.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | 19 | .648 | ||
35 | 22 | .614 | 1.5 | |
29 | 29 | .500 | 8.0 | |
26 | 32 | .448 | 11.0 | |
23 | 33 | .411 | 13.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 25 | .576 | ||
30 | 27 | .526 | 3.0 | |
27 | 31 | .466 | 6.5 | |
22 | 35 | .386 | 11.0 | |
22 | 36 | .379 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 29 | .500 | ||
27 | 30 | .474 | 1.5 | |
26 | 31 | .456 | 2.5 | |
26 | 33 | .441 | 3.5 | |
22 | 36 | .379 | 7.0 |