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1979 Statistical Breakdowns:
Individual Players vs. Teams

Mets
Personnel

Mets
Statistics

Charts
and Graphs

Newspaper
Clippings

Situational
Batting

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Pitching

Top
Performances

Around
the Horn

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Rosters/Stats

Manager: Joe Torre (63-99-1)

Mets 1979 Coaching Staff
Chuck Cottier; Willie Mays; Joe Pignatano; Dick Sisler; Rube Walker (Pitching Coach)

Front Office and other staff
Lorinda de Roulet (Chairman of the Board, President); Joe McDonald (General Manager, Vice President); 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)

Lorinda
de Roulet

Broadcasters
Steve Albert; Ralph Kiner (Television, Radio); Bob Murphy (Television, Radio)

Mets 1979 Minor League Affiliates

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

The 1979 New York Mets

Joel
Youngblood

Willie
Montanez

Steve
Henderson

Wayne
Twitchell

Bruce
Boisclair

Roy Lee
Jackson

Mets who were born in 1979
Chris Aguila (February 23), Jorge Julio (March 3), David Williams (March 12), Johan Santana (March 13), Juan Uribe (March 22), Michael Cuddyer (March 27), Sean Green (April 20), Henry Owens (April 23), Joe Hietpas (May 1), Chris Young (May 25), Ryota Igarashi (May 28), Jesus Feliciano (June 6), Jason Anderson (June 9), Rick Ankiel (July 19), Brandon Lyon (August 10), Jon Switzer (August 13), Cory Sullivan (August 20), Prentice Redman (August 23), Brian Stokes (September 7), Frank Francisco (September 11), Alay Soler (October 9), Duaner Sanchez (October 14), Willie Collazo (November 7), Lino Urdaneta (November 20), Jared Porter (November 23), Carlos Mendoza (November 27), Chip Ambres (December 19)

Players who made their Mets debut in 1979 (14)
Kelvin Chapman (April 5), Richie Hebner (April 5), Jesse Orosco (April 5), Wayne Twitchell (April 7), Pete Falcone (April 11), Neil Allen (April 15), Mike Scott (April 18), Frank Taveras (April 20), Ed Glynn (June 1), Jeff Reardon (June 17), Dock Ellis (June 18), Andy Hassler (June 19), Jose Cardenal (August 4), Ray Burris (August 24)

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