1978 New York Mets Roster

The 1978 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1978 New York Mets salary list, a 1978 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1978 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1978 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

43, 48 Juan Berenguer 5-11 215 Right Right 1954-11-30
28 Dwight Bernard 6-02 170 Right Right 1952-05-31
26 Mike Bruhert 6-06 220 Right Right 1951-06-24
47 Mardie Cornejo 6-03 200 Right Right 1951-08-05
39 Nino Espinosa 6-01 192 Right Right 1953-08-15
32 Tom Hausman 6-05 200 Right Right 1953-03-31
31 Roy Lee Jackson 6-02 194 Right Right 1954-05-01
49 Kevin Kobel 6-01 195 Left Right 1953-10-02
36 Jerry Koosman 6-02 208 Left Right 1942-12-23
38 Skip Lockwood 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-08-17
45 Butch Metzger 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-05-23
22 Dale Murray 6-04 205 Right Right 1950-02-02
44 Bob Myrick 6-01 195 Left Right 1952-10-01
43 Paul Siebert 6-02 205 Left Left 1953-06-05
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
40 Pat Zachry 6-05 180 Right Right 1952-04-24
15, 19 Butch Benton 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-08-24
42 Ron Hodges 6-01 185 Right Left 1949-06-22
12 John Stearns 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-08-21
29 Alex Trevino 5-11 170 Right Right 1957-08-26
1, 3 Sergio Ferrer 5-07 145 Right Both 1951-01-29
23 Doug Flynn 5-11 165 Right Right 1951-04-18
19 Tim Foli 6-00 179 Right Right 1950-12-08
25 Willie Montanez 6-01 193 Left Left 1948-04-01
11 Lenny Randle 5-10 169 Right Both 1949-02-12
1 Bobby Valentine 5-10 189 Right Right 1950-05-13
4 Bruce Boisclair 6-02 190 Left Left 1952-12-09
17 Gil Flores 6-00 185 Right Right 1952-10-27
2 Tom Grieve 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-03-04
20 Ken Henderson 6-02 180 Right Both 1946-06-15
5 Steve Henderson 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-11-18
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
21 Elliott Maddox 5-11 181 Right Right 1947-12-21
16 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
8 Dan Norman 6-02 195 Right Right 1955-01-11
18 Joel Youngblood 6-00 180 Right Right 1951-08-28


The 1978 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 66 games, lost 96 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 96/98) where 1,007,328 fans witnessed their 1978 Mets finish the season with a .407 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 1978 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1978 New York Mets salary list, a 1978 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1978 New York Mets primary starters list:

1978 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Doug Flynn
Tim Foli
Ken Henderson
Steve Henderson
Jerry Koosman
Lee Mazzilli
Willie Montanez
Lenny Randle
John Stearns

1978 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C John Stearns (141)
1B Willie Montanez (158)
2B Doug Flynn (128)
3B Lenny Randle (124)
SS Tim Foli (112)
LF Steve Henderson (155)
CF Lee Mazzilli (144)
RF Elliott Maddox (72)
  
SP Mike Bruhert
SP Nino Espinosa
SP Jerry Koosman
SP Craig Swan
SP Pat Zachry
  
RP Dwight Bernard
RP Mardie Cornejo
RP Butch Metzger
RP Dale Murray
RP Paul Siebert
CL Skip Lockwood


1978 New York Mets
Salaries

Butch Benton $21,000.00
Juan Berenguer $21,000.00
Dwight Bernard $21,000.00
Mike Bruhert $21,000.00
Mardie Cornejo $21,000.00
Gil Flores $21,000.00
Steve Henderson $21,000.00
Roy Lee Jackson $21,000.00
Lee Mazzilli $21,000.00
Bob Myrick $21,000.00
Dan Norman $21,000.00
Alex Trevino $21,000.00
Joel Youngblood $21,000.00
Pat Zachry $21,000.00


1978 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Sergio Ferrer
#1 Bobby Valentine
#2 Tom Grieve
#3 Sergio Ferrer
#4 Bruce Boisclair
#5 Steve Henderson
#7 Ed Kranepool
#8 Dan Norman
#11 Lenny Randle
#12 John Stearns
#15 Butch Benton
#16 Lee Mazzilli
#17 Gil Flores
#18 Joel Youngblood
#19 Butch Benton
#19 Tim Foli
#20 Ken Henderson
#21 Elliott Maddox
#22 Dale Murray
#23 Doug Flynn
#25 Willie Montanez
#26 Mike Bruhert
#27 Craig Swan
#28 Dwight Bernard
#29 Alex Trevino
#31 Roy Lee Jackson
#32 Tom Hausman
#36 Jerry Koosman
#38 Skip Lockwood
#39 Nino Espinosa
#40 Pat Zachry
#42 Ron Hodges
#43 Juan Berenguer
#43 Paul Siebert
#44 Bob Myrick
#45 Butch Metzger
#47 Mardie Cornejo
#48 Juan Berenguer
#49 Kevin Kobel

Did you know that a 1978 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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