New York Mets Hall of Fame Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids
New York Mets Hall of Fame

Established	1981
Location	Citi Field, Willets Point, NY
Type	commemorative plaque

Plaques of the New York Mets Hall of Fame inductees in Citi Field

The New York Mets Hall of Fame is a special place that celebrates the amazing careers of people connected to the New York Mets baseball team. It honors former players, managers, broadcasters, and team leaders. There are currently 30 members in this Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame started in 1981. It was first located at Shea Stadium, which was the Mets' old home field. When the Mets moved to their new stadium, Citi Field, in 2010, the Hall of Fame moved there too. It was part of the Mets Hall of Fame and Museum. In 2023, the Hall of Fame moved to a different spot inside Citi Field, on the Field Level of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. The Museum also reopened in a smaller area in 2024.

Who's in the Hall of Fame?

The people honored in the New York Mets Hall of Fame have special plaques. These plaques show their names and what they did for the team. Here's a quick guide to understanding the list:

Key
Year	Year inducted
Bold	This person is also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
	This person is in the Baseball Hall of Fame mainly because of their time with the Mets.
Bold	This person received the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for their broadcasting work.

Frank Cashen speaking after being inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame

Year	No.	Name	Position(s)	Tenure
1981	—	Payson, Joan WhitneyJoan Whitney Payson	Owner President	1960–1975 1968–1975
1981	37	Stengel, CaseyCasey Stengel	Manager VP	1962–1965 1965–1975
1982	14	Hodges, GilGil Hodges	1B Manager	1962–1963 1968–1971
1982	—	Weiss, GeorgeGeorge Weiss	President	1961–1966
1983	—	Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy	Chief Scout VP VP & GM	1961–1963 1964–1967 1968–1970
1983	—	Shea, WilliamWilliam Shea	Proponent
1984	—	Kiner, RalphRalph Kiner	Broadcaster	1962–2013
	—	Murphy, BobBob Murphy	Broadcaster	1962–2003
	—	Nelson, LindseyLindsey Nelson	Broadcaster	1962–1978
1986	3, 23, 53	Harrelson, BudBud Harrelson	SS Coach Manager	1965–1977 1982, 1985–1990 1990–1991
1986	4, 10	Staub, RustyRusty Staub	RF / 1B	1972–1975, 1981–1985
1988	41	Seaver, TomTom Seaver	P	1967–1977, 1983
1989	36, 47	Koosman, JerryJerry Koosman	P	1967–1978
1990	7, 21	Kranepool, EdEd Kranepool	1B	1962–1979
1991	12, 21, 34	Jones, CleonCleon Jones	LF	1963, 1965–1975
1992	15	Grote, JerryJerry Grote	C	1966–1977
1993	45	McGraw, TugTug McGraw	P	1965–1967, 1969–1974
1996	1, 51	Wilson, MookieMookie Wilson	CF Coach	1980–1989 1997–2002, 2011
1997	17	Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez	1B Broadcaster	1983–1989 2006–present
2001	8	Carter, GaryGary Carter	C	1985–1989
2002	20	Agee, TommieTommie Agee	CF	1968–1972
2010	—	Cashen, FrankFrank Cashen	GM & COO	1980–1991
	16	Gooden, DwightDwight Gooden	P	1984–1994
	5	Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson	Manager	1984–1990
	18	Strawberry, DarrylDarryl Strawberry	RF	1983–1990
2012	31, 45	Franco, JohnJohn Franco	P	1990–2004
2013	31	Piazza, MikeMike Piazza	C	1998–2005
2020/2021	13	Alfonzo, EdgardoEdgardo Alfonzo	2B / 3B	1995–2002
	12	Darling, RonRon Darling	P Broadcaster	1983–1991 2006–present
	32	Matlack, JonJon Matlack	P	1971–1977
2023
	—	Cohen, GaryGary Cohen	Broadcaster	1989-present
	—	Rose, HowieHowie Rose	Broadcaster	1995-present
	20, 44	Johnson, HowardHoward Johnson	3B	1985-1993
	22	Leiter, AlAl Leiter	P	1998-2004

New York Mets Hall of Fame facts for kids

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