1970 New York Mets Roster

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The 1970 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1970 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 1970 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1970 New York Mets salary list, a 1970 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1970 New York Mets primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1970 New York Mets Roster

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27 Don Cardwell 6-04 210 Right Right 1935-12-07
32 Dean Chance 6-03 200 Right Right 1941-06-01
38 Rich Folkers 6-02 180 Left Left 1946-10-17
34 Danny Frisella 6-00 195 Right Left 1946-03-04
39 Gary Gentry 6-00 183 Right Right 1946-10-06
31 Ron Herbel 6-01 195 Right Right 1938-01-16
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
30 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
33 Ray Sadecki 5-11 180 Left Left 1940-12-26
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
12 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
22 Donn Clendenon 6-03½ 210 Right Right 1935-07-15
19 Tim Foli 6-00 179 Right Right 1950-12-08
5 Joe Foy 6-00 215 Right Right 1943-02-21
11 Wayne Garrett 5-11 183 Right Left 1947-12-03
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
16 Mike Jorgensen 6-00 195 Left Left 1948-08-16
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
17 Ted Martinez 6-00 165 Right Right 1947-12-10
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
21 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
18 Dave Marshall 6-01 190 Right Left 1943-01-14
24 Art Shamsky 6-01 175 Left Left 1941-10-14
29 Ken Singleton 6-04 213 Right Both 1947-06-10
23 Leroy Stanton 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-04-10
4 Ron Swoboda 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-06-30
1970 New York Mets Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac

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The 1970 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 100/99) where 2,697,479 fans witnessed their 1970 Mets finish the season with a .512 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 1970 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1970 New York Mets salary list, a 1970 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1970 New York Mets primary starters list:

1970 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters

Tommie Agee
Ken Boswell
Joe Foy
Jerry Grote
Bud Harrelson
Cleon Jones
Jerry Koosman
Art Shamsky
Ron Swoboda

1970 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Grote (125)
1B Donn Clendenon (100)
2B Ken Boswell (101)
3B Joe Foy (97)
SS Bud Harrelson (156)
LF Cleon Jones (128)
CF Tommie Agee (150)
RF Ron Swoboda (100)
  
SP Gary Gentry
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Jim McAndrew
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Ray Sadecki
SP Tom Seaver
  
RP Danny Frisella
RP Tug McGraw
CL Ron Taylor

1970 New York Mets
Salaries

Tom Seaver $80,000.00
Donn Clendenon $60,000.00
Jerry Koosman $50,000.00
Ron Swoboda $42,000.00
Tommie Agee $37,500.00
Bud Harrelson $35,000.00
Joe Foy $30,000.00
Art Shamsky $22,000.00
Tug McGraw $20,000.00
Nolan Ryan $18,000.00
Tim Foli $12,000.00
Rich Folkers $12,000.00
Ted Martinez $12,000.00
Ken Singleton $12,000.00
Leroy Stanton $12,000.00

1970 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#3 Bud Harrelson
#4 Ron Swoboda
#5 Joe Foy
#6 Al Weis
#7 Ed Kranepool
#10 Duffy Dyer
#11 Wayne Garrett
#12 Ken Boswell
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 Mike Jorgensen
#17 Rod Gaspar
#17 Ted Martinez
#18 Dave Marshall
#19 Tim Foli
#20 Tommie Agee
#21 Cleon Jones
#22 Donn Clendenon
#23 Leroy Stanton
#24 Art Shamsky
#27 Don Cardwell
#29 Ken Singleton
#30 Nolan Ryan
#31 Ron Herbel
#32 Dean Chance
#33 Ray Sadecki
#34 Danny Frisella
#34 Cal Koonce
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Rich Folkers
#39 Gary Gentry
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Ron Taylor
#43 Jim McAndrew
#45 Tug McGraw

Did you know that a 1970 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)?