1979 New York Mets Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 63-99
Finished 6th in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 788,764, Avg. 11,431
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Manager: Joe Torre (63-99)
Location: New York, New York
1979 New York Mets Statistics
1979 New York Mets Roster

The New York Mets of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 63 wins and 99 losses, finishing sixth in the NL's East Division.

The Mets scored 593 runs and yielded 706 runs. Joel Youngblood led New York with 16 home runs, and Lee Mazzilli walloped 20 or more, too. Richie Hebner and Lee Mazzilli each drove in 79 runs. Lee Mazzilli paced all regular hitters with a .303 average. Craig Swan topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.29 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Torre coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 590
Regular Season Runs Against: 703

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 5, 1979 New York Mets 10 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 7, 1979 New York Mets 9 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
April 10, 1979 Montreal Expos 3 at New York Mets 2 L 0-1 2-0 2-1
April 11, 1979 Montreal Expos 3 at New York Mets 2 L 0-2 2-0 2-2
April 12, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at New York Mets 3 W 1-2 2-0 3-2
April 15, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at New York Mets 3 L 1-3 2-0 3-3
April 15, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Mets 2 L 1-4 2-0 3-4
April 17, 1979 New York Mets 4 at Montreal Expos 5 L 1-4 2-1 3-5
April 18, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Montreal Expos 6 L 1-4 2-2 3-6
April 20, 1979 New York Mets 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 1-4 2-3 3-7
April 21, 1979 New York Mets 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 1-4 2-4 3-8
April 22, 1979 New York Mets 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 1-4 3-4 4-8
April 24, 1979 San Francisco Giants 3 at New York Mets 10 W 2-4 3-4 5-8
April 25, 1979 San Francisco Giants 0 at New York Mets 2 W 3-4 3-4 6-8
April 28, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Mets 1 L 3-5 3-4 6-9
April 29, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Mets 6 W 4-5 3-4 7-9
April 29, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at New York Mets 3 L 4-6 3-4 7-10
April 30, 1979 San Diego Padres 3 at New York Mets 4 W 5-6 3-4 8-10
May 1, 1979 San Diego Padres 10 at New York Mets 5 L 5-7 3-4 8-11
May 3, 1979 New York Mets 5 at San Francisco Giants 7 L 5-7 3-5 8-12
May 4, 1979 New York Mets 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 5-7 3-6 8-13
May 5, 1979 New York Mets 4 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 5-7 3-7 8-14
May 6, 1979 New York Mets 5 at San Francisco Giants 4 W 5-7 4-7 9-14
May 7, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 5-7 4-8 9-15
May 8, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 5-7 4-9 9-16
May 9, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 5-7 4-10 9-17
May 10, 1979 New York Mets 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 14 L 5-7 4-11 9-18
May 11, 1979 New York Mets 4 at San Diego Padres 0 W 5-7 5-11 10-18
May 12, 1979 New York Mets 1 at San Diego Padres 2 L 5-7 5-12 10-19
May 13, 1979 New York Mets 4 at San Diego Padres 5 L 5-7 5-13 10-20
May 15, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 5-7 6-13 11-20
May 16, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 5-7 6-14 11-21
May 17, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 5-7 6-15 11-22
May 19, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Mets 4 L 5-8 6-15 11-23
May 20, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Mets 8 W 6-8 6-15 12-23
May 22, 1979 Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Mets 4 W 7-8 6-15 13-23
May 24, 1979 Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Mets 4 W 8-8 6-15 14-23
May 24, 1979 Chicago Cubs 9 at New York Mets 7 L 8-9 6-15 14-24
May 26, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at New York Mets 10 W 9-9 6-15 15-24
May 27, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 1 L 9-10 6-15 15-25
May 28, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Mets 1 L 9-11 6-15 15-26
May 29, 1979 New York Mets 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 9-11 7-15 16-26
May 30, 1979 New York Mets 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 9-11 7-16 16-27
May 31, 1979 New York Mets 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 9-11 7-17 16-28
June 1, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 9-11 8-17 17-28
June 2, 1979 New York Mets 6 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 9-11 8-18 17-29
June 3, 1979 New York Mets 9 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 9-11 9-18 18-29
June 4, 1979 New York Mets 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 9-11 10-18 19-29
June 5, 1979 New York Mets 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 9-11 10-19 19-30
June 6, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 9-11 11-19 20-30
June 8, 1979 Houston Astros 5 at New York Mets 0 L 9-12 11-19 20-31
June 9, 1979 Houston Astros 0 at New York Mets 4 W 10-12 11-19 21-31
June 10, 1979 Houston Astros 5 at New York Mets 3 L 10-13 11-19 21-32
June 11, 1979 Cincinnati Reds 2 at New York Mets 3 W 11-13 11-19 22-32
June 12, 1979 Cincinnati Reds 6 at New York Mets 12 W 12-13 11-19 23-32
June 13, 1979 Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Mets 1 L 12-14 11-19 23-33
June 15, 1979 Atlanta Braves 1 at New York Mets 2 W 13-14 11-19 24-33
June 16, 1979 Atlanta Braves 0 at New York Mets 2 W 14-14 11-19 25-33
June 17, 1979 Atlanta Braves 1 at New York Mets 2 W 15-14 11-19 26-33
June 18, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Houston Astros 3 L 15-14 11-20 26-34
June 19, 1979 New York Mets 1 at Houston Astros 3 L 15-14 11-21 26-35
June 20, 1979 New York Mets 4 at Houston Astros 5 L 15-14 11-22 26-36
June 22, 1979 New York Mets 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 15-14 11-23 26-37
June 24, 1979 New York Mets 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 15-14 12-23 27-37
June 25, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at New York Mets 1 L 15-15 12-23 27-38
June 25, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at New York Mets 4 W 16-15 12-23 28-38
June 26, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 1 L 16-16 12-23 28-39
June 27, 1979 New York Mets 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 16-16 13-23 29-39
June 28, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 16-16 14-23 30-39
June 30, 1979 New York Mets 9 at Chicago Cubs 8 W 16-16 15-23 31-39
July 1, 1979 New York Mets 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 16-16 15-24 31-40
July 1, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Chicago Cubs 8 L 16-16 15-25 31-41
July 2, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 16-16 15-26 31-42
July 3, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 16-16 15-27 31-43
July 4, 1979 New York Mets 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 16-16 15-28 31-44
July 5, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 16-16 16-28 32-44
July 6, 1979 San Diego Padres 6 at New York Mets 5 L 16-17 16-28 32-45
July 7, 1979 San Diego Padres 11 at New York Mets 3 L 16-18 16-28 32-46
July 8, 1979 San Diego Padres 5 at New York Mets 3 L 16-19 16-28 32-47
July 8, 1979 San Diego Padres 1 at New York Mets 4 W 17-19 16-28 33-47
July 10, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at New York Mets 4 L 17-20 16-28 33-48
July 11, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Mets 4 W 18-20 16-28 34-48
July 12, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at New York Mets 12 W 19-20 16-28 35-48
July 13, 1979 San Francisco Giants 2 at New York Mets 5 W 20-20 16-28 36-48
July 13, 1979 San Francisco Giants 6 at New York Mets 7 W 21-20 16-28 37-48
July 14, 1979 San Francisco Giants 2 at New York Mets 3 W 22-20 16-28 38-48
July 15, 1979 San Francisco Giants 4 at New York Mets 0 L 22-21 16-28 38-49
July 19, 1979 New York Mets 1 at San Diego Padres 3 L 22-21 16-29 38-50
July 20, 1979 New York Mets 1 at San Diego Padres 2 L 22-21 16-30 38-51
July 21, 1979 New York Mets 2 at San Diego Padres 1 W 22-21 17-30 39-51
July 22, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 22-21 17-31 39-52
July 23, 1979 New York Mets 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 22-21 17-32 39-53
July 24, 1979 New York Mets 6 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 22-21 18-32 40-53
July 25, 1979 New York Mets 3 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 22-21 19-32 41-53
July 26, 1979 Chicago Cubs 9 at New York Mets 2 L 22-22 19-32 41-54
July 27, 1979 Chicago Cubs 4 at New York Mets 2 L 22-23 19-32 41-55
July 28, 1979 Chicago Cubs 4 at New York Mets 6 W 23-23 19-32 42-55
July 29, 1979 Chicago Cubs 0 at New York Mets 4 W 24-23 19-32 43-55
July 30, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 24-23 19-33 43-56
July 31, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 24-23 20-33 44-56
August 1, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at New York Mets 6 L 24-24 20-33 44-57
August 2, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Mets 2 W 25-24 20-33 45-57
August 2, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at New York Mets 4 L 25-25 20-33 45-58
August 3, 1979 New York Mets 6 at Montreal Expos 10 L 25-25 20-34 45-59
August 4, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Montreal Expos 2 W 25-25 21-34 46-59
August 5, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Montreal Expos 7 L 25-25 21-35 46-60
August 5, 1979 New York Mets 4 at Montreal Expos 2 W 25-25 22-35 47-60
August 7, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Mets 2 L 25-26 22-35 47-61
August 7, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Mets 1 L 25-27 22-35 47-62
August 8, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at New York Mets 4 L 25-28 22-35 47-63
August 9, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Mets 0 L 25-29 22-35 47-64
August 10, 1979 Montreal Expos 6 at New York Mets 5 L 25-30 22-35 47-65
August 10, 1979 Montreal Expos 1 at New York Mets 7 W 26-30 22-35 48-65
August 11, 1979 Montreal Expos 5 at New York Mets 2 L 26-31 22-35 48-66
August 14, 1979 New York Mets 18 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 26-31 23-35 49-66
August 15, 1979 New York Mets 6 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 26-31 24-35 50-66
August 16, 1979 New York Mets 6 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 26-31 25-35 51-66
August 17, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 26-31 25-36 51-67
August 18, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 26-31 25-37 51-68
August 19, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 26-31 25-38 51-69
August 20, 1979 Houston Astros 8 at New York Mets 1 L 26-32 25-38 51-70
August 21, 1979 Houston Astros 0 at New York Mets 5 W 27-32 25-38 52-70
August 22, 1979 Houston Astros 3 at New York Mets 1 L 27-33 25-38 52-71
August 24, 1979 Cincinnati Reds 1 at New York Mets 0 L 27-34 25-38 52-72
August 25, 1979 Cincinnati Reds 8 at New York Mets 4 L 27-35 25-38 52-73
August 26, 1979 Cincinnati Reds 8 at New York Mets 0 L 27-36 25-38 52-74
August 27, 1979 Atlanta Braves 5 at New York Mets 1 L 27-37 25-38 52-75
August 28, 1979 Atlanta Braves 6 at New York Mets 4 L 27-38 25-38 52-76
August 29, 1979 Atlanta Braves 5 at New York Mets 4 L 27-39 25-38 52-77
August 31, 1979 New York Mets 0 at Houston Astros 2 L 27-39 25-39 52-78
September 1, 1979 New York Mets 1 at Houston Astros 3 L 27-39 25-40 52-79
September 2, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Houston Astros 4 W 27-39 26-40 53-79
September 3, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Montreal Expos 6 L 27-39 26-41 53-80
September 3, 1979 New York Mets 2 at Montreal Expos 7 L 27-39 26-42 53-81
September 4, 1979 New York Mets 1 at Montreal Expos 5 L 27-39 26-43 53-82
September 6, 1979 New York Mets 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 27-39 27-43 54-82
September 6, 1979 New York Mets 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 27-39 27-44 54-83
September 7, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Mets 4 L 27-40 27-44 54-84
September 8, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 3 W 28-40 27-44 55-84
September 9, 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Mets 5 L 28-41 27-44 55-85
September 11, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at New York Mets 2 L 28-42 27-44 55-86
September 12, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at New York Mets 0 L 28-43 27-44 55-87
September 13, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at New York Mets 1 L 28-44 27-44 55-88
September 15, 1979 New York Mets 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 28-44 27-45 55-89
September 16, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 28-44 28-45 56-89
September 18, 1979 Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Mets 0 L 28-45 28-45 56-90
September 18, 1979 Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Mets 1 L 28-46 28-45 56-91
September 19, 1979 Montreal Expos 3 at New York Mets 1 L 28-47 28-45 56-92
September 19, 1979 Montreal Expos 4 at New York Mets 1 L 28-48 28-45 56-93
September 20, 1979 Montreal Expos 6 at New York Mets 3 L 28-49 28-45 56-94
September 20, 1979 Montreal Expos 2 at New York Mets 0 L 28-50 28-45 56-95
September 22, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Mets 2 L 28-51 28-45 56-96
September 22, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Mets 3 L 28-52 28-45 56-97
September 23, 1979 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Mets 4 L 28-53 28-45 56-98
September 24, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 28-53 29-45 57-98
September 25, 1979 New York Mets 3 at Chicago Cubs 11 L 28-53 29-46 57-99
September 25, 1979 New York Mets 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 28-53 30-46 58-99
September 26, 1979 New York Mets 8 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 28-53 31-46 59-99
September 28, 1979 New York Mets 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 28-53 32-46 60-99
September 28, 1979 New York Mets 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 28-53 33-46 61-99
September 29, 1979 New York Mets 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 28-53 34-46 62-99
September 30, 1979 New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 28-53 35-46 63-99


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