 On December 6, Mrs. Lorinda de Roulet, daughter of the late Joan Payson, was named president of the Mets.The critical decisions, however, were still made by board chairman M. Donald Grant and General Manager Joe McDonald.On September 16, before a small crowd of 5,472 at Shea Stadium, Jerry Koosman overcame a home run by future Mets player Keith Hernandez to pitched a complete game and win his 20th game of the season for the first time in his career in a 4–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.