1969 New York Mets Roster

The 1969 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1969 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 1969 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1969 New York Mets salary list, a 1969 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1969 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1969 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

27 Don Cardwell 6-04 210 Right Right 1935-12-07
31 Jack DiLauro 6-02 185 Left Both 1943-05-03
29 Danny Frisella 6-00 195 Right Left 1946-03-04
39 Gary Gentry 6-00 183 Right Right 1946-10-06
38 Jesse Hudson 6-02 165 Left Left 1948-07-22
38 Al Jackson 5-10 169 Left Left 1935-12-25
29 Bob Johnson 6-04 220 Right Left 1943-04-25
34 Cal Koonce 6-01 185 Right Right 1940-11-18
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
43 Jim McAndrew 6-02 185 Right Right 1944-01-11
45 Tug McGraw 6-00 185 Left Right 1944-08-30
31, 33 Les Rohr 6-05 205 Left Left 1946-03-05
30 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
42 Ron Taylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1937-12-13
10 Duffy Dyer 6-00 195 Right Right 1945-08-15
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
9 J.C. Martin 6-02 200 Right Left 1936-12-13
12 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
5 Ed Charles 5-10 170 Right Right 1933-04-29
22 Donn Clendenon 6-03½ 210 Right Right 1935-07-15
1 Kevin Collins 6-02 190 Right Left 1946-08-04
11 Wayne Garrett 5-11 183 Right Left 1947-12-03
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
23, 28 Bob Heise 6-00 175 Right Right 1947-05-12
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
1 Bobby Pfeil 6-01 180 Right Right 1943-11-13
6 Al Weis 6-00 170 Right Both 1938-04-02
20 Tommie Agee 5-11 195 Right Right 1942-08-09
17 Rod Gaspar 5-11 165 Right Both 1946-04-03
18 Jim Gosger 5-11 185 Left Left 1942-11-06
21 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
25 Amos Otis 5-11 166 Right Right 1947-04-26
24 Art Shamsky 6-01 175 Left Left 1941-10-14
4 Ron Swoboda 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-06-30
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The 1969 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 100 games, lost 62 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 102/102) where 2,175,373 fans witnessed their 1969 Mets finish the season with a .617 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 1969 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1969 New York Mets salary list, a 1969 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1969 New York Mets primary starters list:

1969 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Tommie Agee
Ken Boswell
Ed Charles
Rod Gaspar
Jerry Grote
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Ed Kranepool
Tom Seaver

1969 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Grote (112)
1B Ed Kranepool (106)
2B Ken Boswell (96)
3B Wayne Garrett (72)
SS Bud Harrelson (119)
LF Cleon Jones (121)
CF Tommie Agee (143)
RF Ron Swoboda (77)
  
SP Don Cardwell
SP Gary Gentry
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Jim McAndrew
SP Tom Seaver
  
RP Jack DiLauro
RP Cal Koonce
RP Tug McGraw
CL Ron Taylor


1969 New York Mets
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1969 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Kevin Collins
#1 Bobby Pfeil
#3 Bud Harrelson
#4 Ron Swoboda
#5 Ed Charles
#6 Al Weis
#7 Ed Kranepool
#9 J.C. Martin
#10 Duffy Dyer
#11 Wayne Garrett
#12 Ken Boswell
#15 Jerry Grote
#17 Rod Gaspar
#18 Jim Gosger
#20 Tommie Agee
#21 Cleon Jones
#22 Donn Clendenon
#23 Bob Heise
#24 Art Shamsky
#25 Amos Otis
#27 Don Cardwell
#28 Bob Heise
#29 Danny Frisella
#29 Bob Johnson
#30 Nolan Ryan
#31 Jack DiLauro
#31 Les Rohr
#33 Les Rohr
#34 Cal Koonce
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Jesse Hudson
#38 Al Jackson
#39 Gary Gentry
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Ron Taylor
#43 Jim McAndrew
#45 Tug McGraw

Did you know that a 1969 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)?