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John Stearns
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 29 of 1233 players

John Hardin Stearns
Born: August 21, 1951 at Denver, Colo.
Died: September 15, 2022 at Denver, Colo. Obituary
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.00 Weight: 185

John Stearns has been the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup 40 times, most recently on September 20, 2022.

Non-playing roles with Mets

Coach 2000 - 2001

First Mets game: April 16, 1975
Last Mets game: September 30, 1984

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
16	April 16, 1975	October 3, 1976
12	April 6, 1977	September 30, 1984
12	April 3, 2000	October 7, 2001

16,+12

John Stearns also played for the following team:

Philadelphia Phillies 1974

John Stearns managed the following Mets farm teams:
Binghamton Mets 2003; Norfolk Tides 2004

Traded with Del Unser and Mac Scarce by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Mets in exchange for Tug McGraw, Don Hahn and Dave Schneck on December 3, 1974.

Granted free agency on November 8, 1984.

On disabled list:

from July 26, 1980 to October 6, 1980 (broken right index finger)
from August 20, 1982 to September 7, 1982 (muscular tendinitis of right elbow)
from March 27, 1983 to April 12, 1983 (sore right elbow)
from April 15, 1983 to September 2, 1983 (sore right elbow)
from March 26, 1984 to July 11, 1984 (sore right elbow)
from July 19, 1984 to September 1, 1984 (sore right elbow)

Minor League Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1976 Tidewater (AAA) 102 332 64 103 17 2 10 45 71 -- 29 4 11 8 3 0 154 .310 .464 .437

1984 Tidewater (AAA) 10 28 4 7 0 1 0 1 5 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 9 .250 .321 .353

John Stearns played for the following teams in the Mets organization:

Tidewater Tides 1976, 1984

Games played by position
1976: Tidewater (AAA): Catcher 84, Third Base 21
1984: Tidewater (AAA): Catcher 3, First Base 2, Third Base 2, Shortstop 1

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