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1977 1979 1978 Statistical Breakdowns: Individual Players vs. Teams Atlanta Braves Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers Montreal Expos Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals

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September 1978 New York Mets Regular Season Batting Statistics Name G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP Willie Montanez 28 106 9 25 7 0 1 13 11 3 14 0 1 2 0 0 35 .236 .330 .308 Lee Mazzilli 24 90 17 30 6 1 3 10 8 0 8 0 7 3 0 1 47 .333 .522 .384 Steve Henderson 28 100 10 24 4 1 1 8 8 0 14 1 2 0 0 0 33 .240 .330 .303 Ron Hodges 9 20 1 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .250 .350 .318 Elliott Maddox 21 67 8 13 2 0 0 6 11 0 6 1 0 1 1 1 15 .194 .224 .312 John Stearns 23 79 5 19 2 1 1 11 9 1 13 1 4 7 0 2 26 .241 .329 .319 Doug Flynn 23 74 8 17 2 4 0 8 5 2 7 0 1 2 0 0 27 .230 .365 .278 Bobby Valentine 6 20 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 .250 .350 .286 Ed Kranepool 9 10 1 3 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .300 .700 .333 Tim Foli 15 44 4 12 1 0 1 7 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 16 .273 .364 .304 Bruce Boisclair 14 27 3 5 1 0 1 1 3 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 9 .185 .333 .267 Joel Youngblood 23 67 8 16 1 1 2 3 5 0 9 0 3 0 0 0 25 .239 .373 .292 Kevin Kobel 7 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .250 .375 .250 Gil Flores 11 29 8 8 0 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 10 .276 .345 .344 Butch Benton 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .500 Jerry Koosman 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Juan Berenguer 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Mardie Cornejo 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Craig Swan 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 Nino Espinosa 6 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 .154 .154 .154 Dwight Bernard 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Skip Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Mike Bruhert 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .083 .083 Alex Trevino 5 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 Lenny Randle 21 57 5 11 0 0 1 4 4 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 14 .193 .246 .246 Roy Lee Jackson 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .667 .667 .667 Sergio Ferrer 12 23 3 5 0 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 .217 .304 .308 Dan Norman 18 60 6 16 0 1 4 9 2 0 13 0 1 0 0 1 30 .267 .500 .286 Dale Murray 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .333 Tom Grieve 8 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .231 Paul Siebert 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Tom Hausman 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 September 1978 New York Mets Regular Season Pitching Statistics Name G IP W L Pct. H R ER HR SO BB GS CG ShO Sv ERA Nino Espinosa 6 41.2 2 2 0.500 48 24 22 -- 18 11 6 1 0 0 4.75 Jerry Koosman 9 38.0 0 1 0.000 41 22 18 -- 28 19 4 0 0 2 4.26 Mike Bruhert 6 35.1 1 5 0.167 42 18 18 -- 10 10 6 1 1 0 4.58 Kevin Kobel 7 28.0 2 2 0.500 26 16 15 -- 16 6 4 1 0 0 4.82 Craig Swan 3 23.0 1 1 0.500 13 8 5 -- 11 5 3 0 0 0 1.96 Dale Murray 10 19.0 3 1 0.750 21 6 6 -- 9 4 0 0 0 2 2.84 Dwight Bernard 11 17.0 1 3 0.250 26 14 13 -- 9 7 0 0 0 0 6.88 Roy Lee Jackson 4 12.2 0 0 0.000 21 13 13 -- 6 6 2 0 0 0 9.24 Mardie Cornejo 7 12.2 1 0 1.000 14 1 0 -- 5 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 Tom Hausman 2 12.1 1 0 1.000 12 4 4 -- 4 1 2 0 0 0 2.92 Juan Berenguer 4 10.0 0 1 0.000 13 7 7 -- 6 7 2 0 0 0 6.30 Paul Siebert 4 4.1 0 0 0.000 4 2 2 -- 2 4 0 0 0 0 4.15 Skip Lockwood 1 0.1 0 1 0.000 1 1 1 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00

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