66-96 | Missed Playoffs |
Record | Outcome |
The New York Mets finished the regular season with a 66-96 record. They went 33-47 at home and 33-49 on the road.
The 1978 New York Mets played in the East Division of the National League.
During the regular season, the 1978 New York Mets went 37-53 against their NL East opponents.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
---|---|---|---|
Montreal Expos | 10-8 | 55.6% | +3 |
Chicago Cubs | 7-11 | 38.9% | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 7-11 | 38.9% | -16 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 7-11 | 38.9% | -19 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 6-12 | 33.3% | -26 |
Among qualifying months, the 1978 New York Mets had their best month in May, when they went 13-15 and had a 46.4% win percentage. Their worst month was August, when they went 8-17 and had a 32% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
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April | 10-12 | 45.5% | -13 |
May | 13-15 | 46.4% | -6 |
June | 10-18 | 35.7% | -23 |
July | 12-17 | 41.4% | +4 |
August | 8-17 | 32% | -16 |
September | 12-17 | 41.4% | -31 |
October | 1-0 | 100% | +2 |
No, the Mets didn't make the Postseason in 1978.
The New York Mets finished the regular season with a run differential of -83. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Mets could have been expected to have about 71.5 wins, or a 72-90 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1978 New York Mets went 27-40.
During the regular season, the 1978 New York Mets went 8-17 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978 New York Mets was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the New York Mets had during the 1978 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Fri, Apr 7, 1978 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Sat, Apr 8, 1978 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sun, Apr 9, 1978 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sun, Apr 9, 1978 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
Mon, Apr 10, 1978 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 6 - 0 | ||
Tue, Apr 11, 1978 | vs Chicago Cubs | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Wed, Apr 12, 1978 | vs Chicago Cubs | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Fri, Apr 14, 1978 | @ Montreal Expos | Win 3 - 2 | (10) | |
Sat, Apr 15, 1978 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) | |
Sun, Apr 16, 1978 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
Mon, Apr 17, 1978 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 6 - 2 | ||
Tue, Apr 18, 1978 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Wed, Apr 19, 1978 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 2 - 0 | ||
Fri, Apr 21, 1978 | @ Chicago Cubs | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
Sat, Apr 22, 1978 | @ Chicago Cubs | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Sun, Apr 23, 1978 | @ Chicago Cubs | Loss 2 - 3 | (12) | |
Mon, Apr 24, 1978 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Tue, Apr 25, 1978 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Wed, Apr 26, 1978 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 0 - 1 | (11) | |
Fri, Apr 28, 1978 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
Sat, Apr 29, 1978 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 7 - 14 | ||
Sun, Apr 30, 1978 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 6 - 4 | ||
Mon, May 1, 1978 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
Tue, May 2, 1978 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Thu, May 4, 1978 | @ Atlanta Braves | Win 8 - 2 | ||
Fri, May 5, 1978 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 4 - 9 | ||
Sat, May 6, 1978 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
Sun, May 7, 1978 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 5 - 8 | ||
Mon, May 8, 1978 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 3 - 2 | (10) | |
Tue, May 9, 1978 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 6 - 7 | (10) | |
Wed, May 10, 1978 | @ Montreal Expos | Win 7 - 2 | ||
Thu, May 11, 1978 | @ Montreal Expos | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Fri, May 12, 1978 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 4 - 5 | (14) | |
Sat, May 13, 1978 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
Wed, May 17, 1978 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 1 - 2 | (10) | |
Wed, May 17, 1978 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Thu, May 18, 1978 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 8 - 7 | (10) | |
Fri, May 19, 1978 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Sat, May 20, 1978 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 4 - 9 | (11) | |
Sun, May 21, 1978 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 6 - 5 | (10) | |
Tue, May 23, 1978 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 7 - 3 | ||
Wed, May 24, 1978 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 5 - 6 | (10) | |
Thu, May 25, 1978 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 3 - 2 | (11) | |
Fri, May 26, 1978 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Sat, May 27, 1978 | @ Houston Astros | Win 9 - 7 | ||
Sun, May 28, 1978 | @ Houston Astros | Win 4 - 1 | ||
Mon, May 29, 1978 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 7 - 2 | ||
Mon, May 29, 1978 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 2 - 6 | (10) | |
Tue, May 30, 1978 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 2 - 8 | ||
Wed, May 31, 1978 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Fri, Jun 2, 1978 | vs San Diego Padres | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Sat, Jun 3, 1978 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jun 4, 1978 | vs San Diego Padres | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
Mon, Jun 5, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 9 - 8 | ||
Tue, Jun 6, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 2 - 8 | ||
Wed, Jun 7, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Fri, Jun 9, 1978 | vs San Francisco Giants | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Sat, Jun 10, 1978 | vs San Francisco Giants | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Sun, Jun 11, 1978 | vs San Francisco Giants | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
Mon, Jun 12, 1978 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Tue, Jun 13, 1978 | @ San Diego Padres | Win 3 - 2 | ||
Wed, Jun 14, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
Thu, Jun 15, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
Fri, Jun 16, 1978 | @ San Francisco Giants | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
Sat, Jun 17, 1978 | @ San Francisco Giants | Win 5 - 4 | ||
Sun, Jun 18, 1978 | @ San Francisco Giants | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
Sun, Jun 18, 1978 | @ San Francisco Giants | Loss 3 - 4 | (10) | |
Tue, Jun 20, 1978 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 3 - 0 | ||
Wed, Jun 21, 1978 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Thu, Jun 22, 1978 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
Fri, Jun 23, 1978 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 3 - 2 | (11) | |
Sat, Jun 24, 1978 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 4 - 7 | (12) | |
Sun, Jun 25, 1978 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Mon, Jun 26, 1978 | @ Chicago Cubs | Loss 9 - 10 | ||
Tue, Jun 27, 1978 | @ Chicago Cubs | Win 7 - 2 | ||
Wed, Jun 28, 1978 | @ Chicago Cubs | Loss 8 - 9 | (10) | |
Thu, Jun 29, 1978 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Fri, Jun 30, 1978 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sat, Jul 1, 1978 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
Tue, Jul 4, 1978 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 4 - 0 | ||
Tue, Jul 4, 1978 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Wed, Jul 5, 1978 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
Thu, Jul 6, 1978 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 9 - 6 | ||
Fri, Jul 7, 1978 | vs Chicago Cubs | Loss 7 - 9 | ||
Sat, Jul 8, 1978 | vs Chicago Cubs | Win 7 - 0 | ||
Sun, Jul 9, 1978 | vs Chicago Cubs | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jul 13, 1978 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Win 4 - 2 | ||
Fri, Jul 14, 1978 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 3 - 6 | ||
Sat, Jul 15, 1978 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
Sun, Jul 16, 1978 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 2 - 9 | ||
Mon, Jul 17, 1978 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
Mon, Jul 17, 1978 | @ Atlanta Braves | Win 7 - 4 | ||
Tue, Jul 18, 1978 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Wed, Jul 19, 1978 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
Wed, Jul 19, 1978 | vs Houston Astros | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Thu, Jul 20, 1978 | vs Houston Astros | Win 7 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jul 20, 1978 | vs Houston Astros | Win 5 - 4 | (11) | |
Fri, Jul 21, 1978 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 12 - 3 | ||
Sat, Jul 22, 1978 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 2 - 0 | ||
Sun, Jul 23, 1978 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
Mon, Jul 24, 1978 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
Tue, Jul 25, 1978 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 9 - 2 | ||
Wed, Jul 26, 1978 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 12 - 3 | ||
Thu, Jul 27, 1978 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
Fri, Jul 28, 1978 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 3 - 4 | (10) |