# Marion Mets

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{{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](/source/baseball) team based in [Marion, Virginia](/source/Marion%2C_Virginia) that played in the [Appalachian League](/source/Appalachian_League) from 1965 to 1976. They were affiliated with the [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets) and played their home games at the [Marion High School](/source/Marion_Senior_High_School_(Virginia)) baseball field. Hall of Fame pitcher [Nolan Ryan](/source/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==
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{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background: #F2F2F2;"
! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs
|- align=center
| 1965 || 37-33 || 3rd || [Pete Pavlick](/source/Pete_Pavlick) || none
|- align=center
| 1966 || 43-26 || 1st || [Buddy Peterson](/source/Buddy_Peterson) ||  '''League Champs'''
|- align=center
| 1967 || 37-27 || 2nd || [Birdie Tebbetts](/source/Birdie_Tebbetts) || none
|- align=center
| 1968 || 42-30 || 1st || [Lloyd Gearhart](/source/Lloyd_Gearhart) ||   '''League Champs'''
|- align=center
| 1969 || 37-32 || 2nd (t) || [Jack Cassini](/source/Jack_Cassini) || none
|- align=center
| 1970 || 23-36 || 7th || [Terry Christman](/source/Terry_Christman) || none
|- align=center
| 1971 || 33-35 || 5th (t) || [Chuck Hiller](/source/Chuck_Hiller) || none
|- align=center
| 1972 || 22-45 || 8th || [Chuck Hiller](/source/Chuck_Hiller) || none
|- align=center
| 1973 || 36-33 || 5th || [Owen Friend](/source/Owen_Friend) || none
|- align=center
| 1974 || 33-35 || 4th || [Chuck Hiller](/source/Chuck_Hiller) || none
|- align=center
| 1975 || 35-33 || 4th || [Chuck Hiller](/source/Chuck_Hiller) (19-14) / [Bill Connors](/source/Bill_Connors_(baseball)) (16-19) || none
|- align=center
| 1976 || 28-42 || 6th || [Tom Egan](/source/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==

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[Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) alumni

* [Nolan Ryan](/source/Nolan_Ryan) (1965) Inducted, 1999

Notable alumni
* [Jim Bibby](/source/Jim_Bibby) (1965) MLB All-Star
* [Jody Davis](/source/Jody_Davis_(baseball)) (1976) 2 x MLB All-Star
* [Ed Figueroa](/source/Ed_Figueroa) (1966)
* [Tim Foli](/source/Tim_Foli) (1968)
* [Mike Jorgensen](/source/Mike_Jorgensen) (1966)
* [John Milner](/source/John_Milner) (1968)
* [Jerry Morales](/source/Jerry_Morales) (1966) MLB All-Star
* [Joe Nolan](/source/Joe_Nolan) (1969)
* [Steve Renko](/source/Steve_Renko) (1965)
* [Birdie Tebbetts](/source/Birdie_Tebbetts) (1967, MGR) 4 x MLB All-Star
* [Alex Trevino](/source/Alex_Trevino) (1974)
* [Kelvin Chapman](/source/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>

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==References==
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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

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