1977 New York Mets Roster

The 1977 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1977 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 1977 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1977 New York Mets salary list, a 1977 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1977 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1977 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
31 Roy Lee Jackson 6-02 194 Right Right 1954-05-01
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
38 Skip Lockwood 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-08-17
32 Jon Matlack 6-03 205 Left Left 1950-01-19
22 Doc Medich 6-05 227 Right Right 1948-12-09
44 Bob Myrick 6-01 195 Left Right 1952-10-01
20 John Pacella 6-03 195 Right Right 1956-09-15
33 Ray Sadecki 5-11 180 Left Left 1940-12-26
41 Tom Seaver 6-01 206 Right Right 1944-11-17
43 Paul Siebert 6-02 205 Left Left 1953-06-05
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
30 Jackson Todd 6-02 180 Right Right 1951-11-20
40 Pat Zachry 6-05 180 Right Right 1952-04-24
15 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
42 Ron Hodges 6-01 185 Right Left 1949-06-22
12 John Stearns 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-08-21
19 Luis Alvarado 5-09 162 Right Right 1949-01-15
23 Doug Flynn 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-04-18
19 Leo Foster 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-02-02
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
17 Felix Millan 5-11 172 Right Right 1943-08-21
28 John Milner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-28
5 Mike Phillips 6-01 185 Right Left 1950-08-19
11 Lenny Randle 5-10 169 Right Both 1949-02-12
35 Luis Rosado 6-00 180 Right Right 1955-12-06
2 Roy Staiger 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-01-06
9 Joe Torre 6-02 212 Right Right 1940-07-18
1 Bobby Valentine 5-10 189 Right Right 1950-05-13
18 Joel Youngblood 6-00 180 Right Right 1951-08-28
4 Bruce Boisclair 6-02 190 Left Left 1952-12-09
5 Steve Henderson 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-11-18
26 Dave Kingman 6-06 210 Right Right 1948-12-21
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
21, 11 Pepe Mangual 5-10 165 Right Right 1952-05-23
16 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
33 Dan Norman 6-02 195 Right Right 1955-01-11
6 Mike Vail 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-11-10


The 1977 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 98 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 95/96) where 1,066,825 fans witnessed their 1977 Mets finish the season with a .395 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 1977 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1977 New York Mets salary list, a 1977 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1977 New York Mets primary starters list:

1977 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Bud Harrelson
Dave Kingman
Ed Kranepool
Lee Mazzilli
Felix Millan
John Milner
Tom Seaver
Roy Staiger
John Stearns

1977 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C John Stearns (127)
1B John Milner (87)
2B Felix Millan (89)
3B Lenny Randle (110)
SS Bud Harrelson (98)
LF Steve Henderson (97)
CF Lee Mazzilli (156)
RF Mike Vail (82)
  
SP Nino Espinosa
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Jon Matlack
SP Craig Swan
SP Pat Zachry
  
RP Bob Apodaca
RP Rick Baldwin
RP Bob Myrick
RP Paul Siebert
CL Skip Lockwood


1977 New York Mets
Salaries

Jerry Koosman $160,000.00
Jon Matlack $160,000.00
Jerry Grote $125,000.00
Felix Millan $100,000.00
Joe Torre $100,000.00
Lenny Randle $93,000.00
Bud Harrelson $90,000.00
Ed Kranepool $90,000.00
Skip Lockwood $85,000.00
John Milner $75,000.00
Craig Swan $70,000.00
Bob Apodaca $47,000.00
John Stearns $45,000.00
Ron Hodges $40,000.00
Bobby Valentine $38,000.00
Steve Henderson $35,000.00
Mike Vail $35,000.00
Pat Zachry $35,000.00
Nino Espinosa $33,000.00
Rick Baldwin $30,000.00
Bruce Boisclair $30,000.00
Lee Mazzilli $30,000.00
Joel Youngblood $30,000.00
Leo Foster $22,000.00
Roy Lee Jackson $19,000.00
Bob Myrick $19,000.00
Dan Norman $19,000.00
John Pacella $19,000.00
Luis Rosado $19,000.00
Paul Siebert $19,000.00
Jackson Todd $19,000.00


1977 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Valentine
#2 Roy Staiger
#3 Bud Harrelson
#4 Bruce Boisclair
#5 Steve Henderson
#5 Mike Phillips
#6 Mike Vail
#7 Ed Kranepool
#9 Joe Torre
#11 Pepe Mangual
#11 Lenny Randle
#12 John Stearns
#15 Jerry Grote
#16 Lee Mazzilli
#17 Felix Millan
#18 Joel Youngblood
#19 Luis Alvarado
#19 Leo Foster
#20 John Pacella
#21 Pepe Mangual
#22 Doc Medich
#23 Doug Flynn
#26 Dave Kingman
#27 Craig Swan
#28 John Milner
#30 Jackson Todd
#31 Roy Lee Jackson
#32 Jon Matlack
#33 Dan Norman
#33 Ray Sadecki
#34 Bob Apodaca
#35 Luis Rosado
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Skip Lockwood
#39 Nino Espinosa
#40 Pat Zachry
#41 Tom Seaver
#42 Ron Hodges
#43 Paul Siebert
#44 Bob Myrick
#45 Rick Baldwin

Did you know that a 1977 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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