got off to a 4-1 start in April before hard luck began to haunt him once again. He went 1-8 over his next thirteen games despite an ERA that was only slightly above 4.00. After a decent stretch after the All-Star break (3-1, 2.35 ERA), Berenyi lost his next eight decisions in a row with a 3.84 ERA. He was the losing pitcher on August 14 against the Astros despite not allowing an earned run. He also did not allow an earned run in his next start, and got a no decision (for the season, Berenyi had a 2.15 ERA in his no decisions). He shutout the Astros for his ninth and final win of the season on September 24. He had a league-worst eighteen losses for a Reds team that was last in the major leagues in scoring (3.36 runs a game) and slugging (.350), and lost 101 games. After a season that saw Berenyi go 9-14 with a 3.86 ERA, he began requesting a trade, but went into the season still with the Reds. In the second game of the season, he pitched six strong innings, allowing two runs, but the Reds did not score any runs. On May 5, Berenyi faced five batters, and failed to record an out in a start against the Philadelphia Phillies. On May 19, he faced five St. Louis Cardinals batters, and failed to record an out. He was 3-7 with an even 6.00 ERA on June 15 when the Reds traded him to the Mets for minor leaguers Jay Tibbs, Eddie Williams and Matt Bullinger. New York Mets Thanks to its core of young prospects, the perennial cellar-dwelling Mets were a surprising 33-25 when Berenyi joined them. The Mets released veteran Mike Torrez in order to make room for Berenyi in their starting rotation, making Berenyi the Mets' oldest starter at 29 years old. He lost his first Mets start, but rebounded in his second, pitching seven shutout innings against the Expos before handing the ball to Doug Sisk. As a Met, he went 9–6 with a 3.76 ERA. Despite his only being with the Mets for half a season, 1984 turned out to be the year he made the most appearances with his new club. In his first start of against Mario Soto and the Reds, he pitched seven innings of one hit, one walk ball. He pitched two innings