1976 New York Mets Roster

The 1976 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 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 1976 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1976 New York Mets salary list, a 1976 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1976 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam." - Tom Seaver in 1969

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1976 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

34 Bob Apodaca 5-11 170 Right Right 1950-01-31
45 Rick Baldwin 6-03 180 Right Left 1953-06-01
39 Nino Espinosa 6-01 192 Right Right 1953-08-15
19 Tom Hall 6-00 155 Left Left 1947-11-23
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
38 Skip Lockwood 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-08-17
29 Mickey Lolich 6-00 210 Left Both 1940-09-12
32 Jon Matlack 6-03 205 Left Left 1950-01-19
44 Bob Myrick 6-01 195 Left Right 1952-10-01
33 Ken Sanders 5-11 185 Right Right 1941-07-08
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
30 Hank Webb 6-03 175 Right Right 1950-05-21
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
42 Ron Hodges 6-01 185 Right Left 1949-06-22
22 Jay Kleven 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-12-02
16 John Stearns 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-08-21
1 Leo Foster 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-02-02
11 Wayne Garrett 5-11 183 Right Left 1947-12-03
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
12 Jack Heidemann 6-00 178 Right Right 1949-07-11
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
17 Felix Millan 5-11 172 Right Right 1943-08-21
5 Mike Phillips 6-01 185 Right Left 1950-08-19
2 Roy Staiger 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-01-06
9 Joe Torre 6-02 212 Right Right 1940-07-18
18 Benny Ayala 6-01 185 Right Right 1951-02-07
21 Billy Baldwin 6-00 175 Left Left 1948-06-09
4 Bruce Boisclair 6-02 190 Left Left 1952-12-09
23 Leon Brown 6-00 185 Right Right 1948-11-16
25 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
26 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
11 Pepe Mangual 5-10 165 Right Right 1952-05-23
12 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
28 John Milner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-28
25 Del Unser 6-01 180 Left Left 1944-12-09
6 Mike Vail 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-11-10


The 1976 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 76 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 94/94) where 1,468,754 fans witnessed their 1976 Mets finish the season with a .531 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 1976 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1976 New York Mets salary list, a 1976 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1976 New York Mets primary starters list:

1976 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Wayne Garrett
Jerry Grote
Bud Harrelson
Dave Kingman
Ed Kranepool
Felix Millan
John Milner
Tom Seaver
Del Unser

1976 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Grote (95)
1B Ed Kranepool (86)
2B Felix Millan (136)
3B Roy Staiger (93)
SS Bud Harrelson (117)
LF John Milner (112)
CF Del Unser (75)
RF Dave Kingman (106)
  
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Mickey Lolich
SP Jon Matlack
SP Tom Seaver
SP Craig Swan
  
RP Bob Apodaca
RP Bob Myrick
RP Ken Sanders
CL Skip Lockwood


1976 New York Mets
Salaries

Joe Torre $105,000.00
Jerry Koosman $100,000.00
Jerry Grote $95,000.00
Jon Matlack $90,000.00
Felix Millan $90,000.00
Bud Harrelson $75,000.00
Ed Kranepool $75,000.00
John Milner $60,000.00
Bob Apodaca $40,000.00
John Stearns $35,000.00
Craig Swan $35,000.00
Skip Lockwood $32,500.00
Rick Baldwin $30,000.00
Ron Hodges $30,000.00
Mike Vail $25,000.00
Benny Ayala $19,000.00
Billy Baldwin $19,000.00
Bruce Boisclair $19,000.00
Leon Brown $19,000.00
Nino Espinosa $19,000.00
Leo Foster $19,000.00
Jay Kleven $19,000.00
Lee Mazzilli $19,000.00
Bob Myrick $19,000.00
Roy Staiger $19,000.00


1976 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Leo Foster
#2 Roy Staiger
#3 Bud Harrelson
#4 Bruce Boisclair
#5 Mike Phillips
#6 Mike Vail
#7 Ed Kranepool
#9 Joe Torre
#11 Wayne Garrett
#11 Pepe Mangual
#12 Jack Heidemann
#12 Lee Mazzilli
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 John Stearns
#17 Felix Millan
#18 Benny Ayala
#19 Tom Hall
#21 Billy Baldwin
#22 Jay Kleven
#23 Leon Brown
#25 Jim Dwyer
#25 Del Unser
#26 Dave Kingman
#27 Craig Swan
#28 John Milner
#29 Mickey Lolich
#30 Hank Webb
#32 Jon Matlack
#33 Ken Sanders
#34 Bob Apodaca
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Skip Lockwood
#39 Nino Espinosa
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Ron Hodges
#44 Bob Myrick
#45 Rick Baldwin

Did you know that a 1976 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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