This list is mainly for my reference, but if you have anything I need and are interested in sending it my way, please feel free to contact me.
Players who made their Mets debut in 1962 (21 – 7)
Richie Ashburn (April 11), Charlie Neal (April 11), Gus Bell (April 11), Gil Hodges (April 11), Don Zimmer (April 11), Bob Moorhead (April 11), Herb Moford (April 11), Clem Labine (April 11), Sherman Jones (April 13), Elio Chacon (April 13), Ray Daviault (April 13), Chris Cannizzaro (April 14), Rod Kanehl (April 15), Bob Miller (April 21), Harry Chiti (April 28), Cliff Cook (May 8), Marv Throneberry (May 11), Vinegar Bend Mizell (May 12), Joe Christopher (May 21), Choo Choo Coleman (July 16), Sammy Drake (August 1)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1963 (10 – 5)
Don Rowe (April 9), Carl Willey (April 11), Ron Hunt (April 16), Larry Bearnarth (April 16), Chico Fernandez (May 11), Jimmy Piersall (May 24), Jesse Gonder (July 6), Grover Powell (July 13), Steve Dillon (September 5), Cleon Jones (September 14)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1964 (6 – 4)
Johnny Stephenson (April 14), Jack Fisher (April 17), Jerry Hinsley (April 18), Charley Smith (April 24), Roy McMillan (May 9), Wayne Graham (August 7)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1965 (8 – 4)
Jim Bethke (April 12), Warren Spahn (April 14), Danny Napoleon (April 14), Yogi Berra (May 1), Chuck Hiller (May 18), Gordie Richardson (July 9), Rob Gardner (September 1), Dick Selma (September 2)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1966 (6 – 4)
Ken Boyer (April 15), Dick Stuart (April 15), Billy Murphy (April 15), Dick Rusteck (June 10), Shaun Fitzmaurice (September 9), Nolan Ryan (September 11)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1967 (20 – 13)
Tommy Davis (April 11), Don Cardwell (April 11), Don Shaw (April 11), Tom Seaver (April 13), Larry Stahl (April 13), Ron Taylor (April 13), Jack Lamabe (April 28), Bob Johnson (May 12), Nick Willhite (June 11), Bob Hendley (June 17), Hal Reniff (July 1), Phil Linz (July 13), Danny Frisella (July 27), Cal Koonce (August 6), Bill Connors (August 22), Joe Moock (September 1), Bill Graham (September 3), Al Schmelz (September 7), Les Rohr (September 19)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1968 (2)
Art Shamsky (April 10), Jim McAndrew (July 21)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1969 (4 – 3)
Gary Gentry (April 10), Donn Clendenon (June 17), Bob Johnson (September 19), Jessie Hudson (September 19)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1970 (6 – 4)
Joe Foy (April 7), Dave Marshall (April 9), Ted Martinez (July 18), Ron Herbel (September 1), Leroy Stanton (September 10), Dean Chance (September 20)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1971 (2)
Charlie Williams (April 23), Francisco Estrada (September 14)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1972 (6)
Willie Mays (May 14), Bob Rauch (June 29), Bill Sudakis (July 11), Dave Schneck (July 14), Lute Barnes (August 6), Tommy Moore (September 15)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1973 (5 – 4)
Rich Chiles (April 11), Harry Parker (April 15), Jerry May (May 24), Brian Ostrosser (August 5), Greg Harts (September 15)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1974 (6 – 5)
Benny Ayala (August 27), Brock Pemberton (September 10), Ike Hampton (September 12), Nino Espinosa (September 13), Rich Puig (September 13), Randy Sterling (September 16)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1975 (6)
Gene Clines (April 8), Joe Torre (April 8), Mac Scarce (April 11), Randy Tate (April 14), Mike Phillips (May 8), Roy Staiger (September 12)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1976 (7 – 6)
Mickey Lolich (April 11), Leon Brown (May 19), Bob Myrick (May 28), Jay Kleven (June 20), Pepe Mangual (July 21), Jim Dwyer (July 23), Billy Baldwin (September 4)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1977 (5 – 4)
Luis Alvarado (April 13), Lenny Randle (April 30), Luis Rosado (September 8), Roy Lee Jackson (September 13), Doc Medich (September 29)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1978 (5)
Mardie Cornejo (April 8), Butch Metzger (April 8), Dale Murray (May 20), Gil Flores (September 5)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1979 (3 – 2)
Kelvin Chapman (April 5), Ed Glynn (June 1), Dock Ellis (June 18)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1980 (2)
Jerry Morales (April 10), Claudell Washington (June 11)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1981 (2 – 1)
Dave Roberts (April 18), Mike Marshall (August 19)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1982 (2)
Gary Rajsich (April 9), Rusty Tillman (June 6)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1983 (2 – 1)
Mark Bradley (April 13), Mike Bishop (April 16)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1984 (5)
Ross Jones (April 2), Dick Tidrow (April 2), Wes Gardner (July 29), Herm Winningham (September 1), John Christensen (September 13)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1986 (1)
Tim Corcoran (April 24)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1987 (2)
Gene Walter (April 9), Bob Gibson (July 25)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1989 (1)
Lou Thornton (September 1)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1990 (2)
Dave Liddell (June 3), Kevin Brown (July 27)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1991 (3)
Garry Templeton (June 1), Rich Sauveur (June 5), Terry McDaniel (August 30)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1992 (3)
Eddie Murray (April 6), Dave Gallagher (April 6), Junior Noboa (April 6)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1993 (5)
Tony Fernandez (April 5), Wayne Housie (April 9), Mickey Weston (April 22), Jeff Kaiser (April 29), Darrin Jackson (June 12)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1994 (5)
Jonathan Hurst (April 5), John Cangelosi (April 5), Frank Seminara (April 30), Shawn Hare (May 27), Juan Castillo (July 26)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1995 (2)
Kevin Lomon (April 27), Damon Buford (July 29)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1996 (4)
Rob MacDonald (April 3), Pedro Martinez (June 14), Andy Tomberlin (June 17), Derek Wallace (August 13)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1997 (7 – 6)
Ricardo Jordan (April 1), Takashi Kashiwada (May 1), Cory Lidle (May 8), Luis Lopez (June 2), Juan Acevedo (June 18), Mel Rojas (August 9), Carlos Mendoza (September 3)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1998 (7)
Tim Spehr (March 31), Masato Yoshii (April 5), Rick Wilkins (May 14), Mike Piazza (May 23), Benny Agbayani (June 17), Lenny Harris (July 4), Tony Phillips (August 1)
Players who made their Mets debut in 1999 (6)
Rickey Henderson (April 5), Allen Watson (April 6), Kenny Rogers (July 28), Chuck McElroy (August 1), Billy Taylor (August 1), Dan Murray (August 9)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2000 (7)
Todd Zeile (March 29), Rich Rodriguez (March 29), Dennis Springer (April 22), Bobby Jones (June 16), David Lamb (July 5), Mike Bordick (July 29), Jerrod Riggan (August 29)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2001 (4)
Tsuyoshi Shinjo (April 3), Donne Wall (April 4), Dicky Gonzalez (May 1), Gary Bennett (July 24)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2002 (2)
Satoru Komiyama (April 4), Pedro Astacio (April 5)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2003 (4)
Graeme Lloyd (March 31), Mike Stanton (April 2), Jason Roach (June 14), Joe DePastino (August 5)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2004 (2)
Ricky Gutierrez (April 6), José Parra (June 19)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2005 (6)
Pedro Martinez (April 4), Manny Aybar (April 4), Dae-Sung Koo (April 4), Miguel Cairo (April 6), Kaz Ishii (April 7), Felix Heredia (April 7)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2006 (7 – 6)
Julio Franco (April 3), Geremi Gonzalez (May 13), Orlando Hernandez (May 28), Henry Owens (July 7), Mike Pelfrey (July 8), Ricky Ledee (August 9), Shawn Green (August 24)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2007 (2)
Aaron Sele (April 4), Lino Urdaneta (May 6)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2008 (6)
Johan Santana (March 31), Andy Phillips (June 27), Luis Ayala (August 19), Jon Niese (September 2), Ricardo Rincon (September 5), Ramon Martinez (September 7)
Players who made their Mets debut in 2009 (8)
Francisco Rodriguez (April 6), Jeremy Reed (April 6), Alex Cora (April 9), Casey Fossum (April 21), Ken Takahashi (May 2), Emil Brown (June 4), Elmer Dessens (June 23), Pat Misch (June 24)
I've been a Mets fan for about 20 years. I'm holding out hope that 2010 will be a better season for my favorite team.
