1980 was a 67-win catastrophe for the New York Mets, and the Joe Torre-led team wasn't competitive for almost the entire season. They finished 24 games out of first place. It was still four games better than the 63-win 1979 campaign. And just like 1979, the Mets' shortstop was Frank Taveras. The speedy, sure-handed player had a good season. Taveras swiped 32 bags while batting a career-high .279. He added 27 doubles to the stat line. Taveras started the season batting in the
