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Originally Posted by italyprof
We ended up 91-71, six games back of the Pirates, in second place. Along with the Pirates, the Orioles, Royals and Giants won their divisions. The Big Red Machine came in third in the NL West.
Mets highlights: Staub hit 24 homers, though only .249, Tommy Agee .274 18 homers, Cleon Jones .291 14 HRs, Donn Clendenon led the team with 31 HRs.
Seaver went 20-5, 3.11 ERA, Nolan Ryan 14-9, Bouton 8-5, Gentry 10-12, Sadecki 8-10.
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I've found a cheap veteran player who has an unexpectedly good year is an important part of success.
Nice to see Clendenon hit 31. HIs best RL season was 28 of which 25 were on the road and only 3 at Forbes Field.