Marion Mets

{{Short description|American minor league baseball team}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} The '''Marion Mets''' were a minor league baseball team based in Marion, Virginia that played in the Appalachian League from 1965 to 1976. They were affiliated with the New York Mets and played their home games at the Marion High School baseball field. Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan pitched for the team in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Terranova |first=Rob |title=Ryan left mark in Minors before callup |url=https://www.milb.com/news/ryan-left-mark-in-minors-before-callup |access-date=2026-05-01 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Year-by-year record== {{unref-section|date=January 2023}} {| class="wikitable" |- style="background: #F2F2F2;" ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs |- align=center | 1965 || 37-33 || 3rd || Pete Pavlick || none |- align=center | 1966 || 43-26 || 1st || Buddy Peterson || '''League Champs''' |- align=center | 1967 || 37-27 || 2nd || Birdie Tebbetts || none |- align=center | 1968 || 42-30 || 1st || Lloyd Gearhart || '''League Champs''' |- align=center | 1969 || 37-32 || 2nd (t) || Jack Cassini || none |- align=center | 1970 || 23-36 || 7th || Terry Christman || none |- align=center | 1971 || 33-35 || 5th (t) || Chuck Hiller || none |- align=center | 1972 || 22-45 || 8th || Chuck Hiller || none |- align=center | 1973 || 36-33 || 5th || Owen Friend || none |- align=center | 1974 || 33-35 || 4th || Chuck Hiller || none |- align=center | 1975 || 35-33 || 4th || Chuck Hiller (19-14) / Bill Connors (16-19) || none |- align=center | 1976 || 28-42 || 6th || Tom Egan || none |- align=center |} <ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Marion&state=VA&country=US Baseball Reference Minors]</ref>

==Notable alumni==

{{div col|colwidth=30em}} Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

* Nolan Ryan (1965) Inducted, 1999

Notable alumni * Jim Bibby (1965) MLB All-Star * Jody Davis (1976) 2 x MLB All-Star * Ed Figueroa (1966) * Tim Foli (1968) * Mike Jorgensen (1966) * John Milner (1968) * Jerry Morales (1966) MLB All-Star * Joe Nolan (1969) * Steve Renko (1965) * Birdie Tebbetts (1967, MGR) 4 x MLB All-Star * Alex Trevino (1974) * Kelvin Chapman (1975)

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Marion&state=VA&country=US|title=Marion, Virginia Encyclopedia}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Baseball teams established in 1965 Category:Defunct Appalachian League teams Category:Defunct baseball teams in Virginia Category:New York Mets minor league affiliates Category:1965 establishments in Virginia Category:1976 disestablishments in Virginia Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1976