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1978 Statistical Breakdowns:
Individual Players vs. Teams

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Personnel

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Statistics

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and Graphs

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Performances

Around
the Horn

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Rosters/Stats

Manager: Joe Torre (66-96)

Mets 1978 Coaching Staff
Phil Cavarretta (Hitting Instructor); Dal Maxvill; Willie Mays; Joe Pignatano; Denny Sommers; Rube Walker (Pitching Coach)

Phil
Cavarretta

Front Office and other staff
M. Donald Grant (Chairman of the Board); Lorinda de Roulet (President); Joe McDonald (General Manager); James K. Thomson (Vice President); Dick Gernert (Director of Player Development); Pete Gebrian (Director of Minor League Operations); Arthur Richman (Director of Public Relations); Lauren Matthews (Promotion Director); James C. Parkes (Team Physician); Bob Scheffing (Special Consultant); Lou Niss (Traveling Secretary); Jane Jarvis (Musical Director)

M. Donald
Grant

Lorinda
de Roulet

Broadcasters
Ralph Kiner (Television, Radio); Bob Murphy (Television, Radio); Lindsey Nelson (Television, Radio)

Mets 1978 Minor League Affiliates

Tidewater Tides (International League, AAA)
Jackson Mets (Texas League, AA)
Lynchburg Mets (Carolina League, A)
Wausau Mets (Midwest League, A)
Little Falls Mets (New York-Pennsylvania League, A)

The 1978 New York Mets

Willie
Montanez

Steve
Henderson

Joel
Youngblood

Bruce
Boisclair

Bobby
Valentine

Roy Lee
Jackson

Mets who were born in 1978
Casey Fossum (January 6), Luis Ayala (January 12), Andres Torres (January 26), Endy Chavez (February 7), Tim Redding (February 12), Mike Hessman (March 5), Jeremy Griffiths (March 22), Jose Valverde (March 24), Tony Armas (April 29), Aaron Harang (May 9), Wilson Valdez (May 20), Claudio Vargas (June 19), Willie Harris (June 22), Hugh Quattlebaum (June 26), Chris Capuano (August 19), Matt Watson (September 5), Alex Escobar (September 6), Jason Bay (September 20), Jon Rauch (September 27), Ryan Church (October 14), Dicky Gonzalez (October 21), Jaime Cerda (October 26), Aaron Heilman (November 12), Xavier Nady (November 14), Val Pascucci (November 17), Jeff Duncan (December 9)

Players who made their Mets debut in 1978 (16)
Willie Montanez (April 7), Ken Henderson (April 7), Mardie Cornejo (April 8), Butch Metzger (April 8), Mike Bruhert (April 9), Tom Grieve (April 9), Elliott Maddox (April 25), Sergio Ferrer (April 26), Dale Murray (May 20), Kevin Kobel (May 20), Dwight Bernard (June 29), Tom Hausman (July 7), Juan Berenguer (August 17), Gil Flores (September 5), Alex Trevino (September 11), Butch Benton (September 14)

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