Lynchburg Mets

• Location: Lynchburg, VA
• League: Carolina League 1976-1987
• Affiliation: New York Mets 1976-1987
• Ballpark: Lynchburg City Stadium

After being a Rangers affiliate for one year (Lynchburg Rangers in 1975), the team was affiliated with the Mets for 12 years, then switched to the Red Sox (Lynchburg Red Sox 1988-1994).

The Mets won the Carolina League championship in 1978, 1983, and 1984. Lynchburg had the Carolina League MVP for four straight years: Lenny Dykstra in 1983, Barry Lyons in 1984, Shawn Abner in 1985, and Gregg Jefferies in 1986.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Pitching Coach	Playoffs
1976	64-75	4th	Jack Aker		none
1977	78-60	1st	Jack Aker		Lost League Finals
1978	72-63	2nd	Jack Aker		League Champs
1979	61-73	5th	Jack Aker		none
1980	71-68	5th	Jack Aker
1981	71-69	4th (t)	Gene Dusan
1982	65-71	6th	Danny Monzon		Lost in 1st round
1983	96-43	1st	Sam Perlozzo		League Champs
1984	89-49	1st	Mike Cubbage		League Champs
1985	95-45	1st	Mike Cubbage	Jim Bibby	Lost League Finals
1986	75-65	3rd (t)	Bobby Floyd	Jim Bibby
1987	63-76	8th	John Tamargo	Jim Bibby