1985 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 1985 New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 98 64 y 2nd Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Frank Cashen Davey Johnson WOR-TV 9(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver)SportsChannel New York(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy) WHN–AM 1050 (Bob Murphy, Gary Thorne, Juan Alicea (SP)) The 1985 New York Mets season was the 24th regular season for the Mets. They went 98–64 and finished second in the National League East; the team stayed in contention to win the division title until the last week of the season, battling the St. Louis Cardinals in a bitter race until the Cards survived by 3 games.https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/07/sports/mets-lose-and-say-goodbye.html Mets Lose and Say Goodbye Durso Joseph October 7, 1985 The New York Times March 16, 2023 They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played their home games at Shea Stadium. Offseason December 3, 1984: Lou Thornton was drafted from the Mets by the Toronto Blue Jays in the rule 5 draft.Lou Thornton at Baseball Reference December 10, 1984: Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham, and Floyd Youmans were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Gary Carter.Gary Carter at Baseball Reference January 3, 1985: Rusty Staub was signed as a free agent by the Mets.Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference January 18, 1985: The Mets traded Tim Leary to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a 4-team trade. The Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to the Mets. The Texas Rangers traded Danny Darwin and a player to be named later to the Brewers. The Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to the Royals. The Royals sent Don Slaught to the Rangers. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Bill Nance (minors) to the Brewers on January 30.Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference February 2, 1985: Rick Anderson was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/anderri02.shtml Rick Anderson: Career Statistics Baseball Reference 14 March 2018 Regular season Gary Carter led the Mets in HR and RBI. July 4, 1985: Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle in a 16–13 game that lasted 19 innings vs. the Atlanta Braves. July 11, 1985: Nolan Ryan got the 4000th strikeout of his career by striking out Mets player Danny Heep. July 20, 1985: Darryl Strawberry had 7 RBIs in a game versus the Atlanta Braves. Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Opening Day starters Wally Backman, Second Base Gary Carter, Catcher George Foster, Outfield Dwight Gooden, Pitcher Keith Hernandez, First Base Howard Johnson, Third Base Rafael Santana, Shortstop Darryl Strawberry, Outfield Mookie Wilson, Outfield Notable transactions June 3, 1985: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Mets in the 2nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.Gordon Dillard page at Baseball Reference Roster 1985 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 38 Rick Aguilera 31 Bruce Berenyi 12 Ron Darling 50 Sid Fernandez 27 Wes Gardner 16 Dwight Gooden 29 Tom Gorman 33,44 Bill Latham 26 Terry Leach 36 Ed Lynch 42 Roger McDowell 48 Randy Myers 45 Randy Niemann 47 Jesse Orosco 35 Joe Sambito 40 Calvin Schiraldi 39 Doug Sisk Catchers  8 Gary Carter 13 Clint Hurdle  9 Ronn Reynolds Infielders  6 Wally Backman  2 Larry Bowa 11 Kelvin Chapman 19 Ron Gardenhire 17 Keith Hernandez 20 Howard Johnson 22 Ray Knight  3 Rafael Santana Outfielders 35 Billy Beane 21 Terry Blocker  7 John Christensen  4 Lenny Dykstra 15 George Foster 25 Danny Heep 44 Tom Paciorek 10 Rusty Staub 18 Darryl Strawberry  1 Mookie Wilson Manager  5 Davey Johnson Coaches 23 Bud Harrelson 51 Vern Hoscheit 28 Bill Robinson 30 Mel Stottlemyre 26 Bobby Valentine Game log Regular season New York Mets; 1985 Game LogOverall: 98–64 (Home: 51–30; Away: 47–34) y New York Mets 1962thru1992; April: 12–6 (home: 8–1; away: 4–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 1 || April 9 || 1:35p.m. EST || Cardinals || W 6–5 (10) || Gorman (1–0) || Allen (0–1) || – || 3:42 || 46,781 || 1–0 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 2 || April 11 || 1:35p.m. EST || Cardinals || W 2–1 (11) || McDowell (1–0) || Hassler (0–1) || – || 3:26 || 18,864 || 2–0 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 3 || April 12 || 8:05p.m. EST || Reds || W 1–0 || Berenyi (1–0) || Soto (1–1) || Sisk (1) || 2:24 || 31,120 || 3–0 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 4 || April 13 || 1:35p.m. EST || Reds || W 2–1 || McDowell (2–0) || Franco (0–1) || – || 2:24 || 26,212 || 4–0 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 5 || April 14 || 1:35p.m. EST || Reds || W 4–0 || Gooden (1–0) || Tibbs (0–2) || – || 2:26 || 30,456 || 5–0 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 6 || April 15 || 7:35p.m. EST || @ Pirates || L 1–4 || Bielecki (1–0) || Latham (0–1) || Candelaria (2) || 2:38 || 5,575 || 5–1 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 7 || April 16 || 7:35p.m. EST || @ Pirates || W 2–1 || Orosco (1–0) || Candelaria (1–1) || – || 2:25 || 5,879 || 6–1 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 8 || April 17 || 7:35p.m. EST || @ Pirates || W 10–6 || Sisk (1–0) || McWilliams (0–1) || – || 3:23 || 14,029 || 7–1 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 9 || April 19 || 8:05p.m. EST || @ Phillies || W 1–0 || Gooden (2–0) || Hudson (0–1) || Orosco (1) || 2:12 || 32,420 || 8–1 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 10 || April 20 || 1:20p.m. EST || @ Phillies || L 6–7 || Denny (1–1) || Lynch (0–1) || Andersen (1) || 2:36 || 24,013 || 8–2 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || April 21 || 1:35p.m. EST || @ Phillies || L 6–10 || Gross (1–2) || Sisk (1–1) || – || 2:43 || 30,186 || 8–3 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 12 || April 22 || 8:35p.m. EST || @ Cardinals || W 7–6 || Schiraldi (1–0) || Tudor (0–2) || Orosco (2) || 2:49 || 16,324 || 9–3 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 13 || April 23 || 8:35p.m. EST || @ Cardinals || L 3–8 || Kepshire (1–2) || Gorman (1–1) || – || 2:49 || 13,028 || 9–4 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 14 || April 24 || 1:35p.m. EST || @ Cardinals || L 1–5 || Andújar (3–0) || Gooden (2–1) || – || 2:16 || 29,282 || 9–5 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 15 || April 26 || 8:05p.m. EST || Pirates || W 6–0 || Darling (1–0) || DeLeón (0–3) || – || 2:42 || 31,846 || 10–5 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 16 || April 27 || 1:35p.m. EST || Pirates || L 2–3 || McWilliams (2–1) || Orosco (1–1) || Candelaria (4) || 2:28 || 24,786 || 10–6 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 17 || April 28 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 5–4 (18) || Gorman (2–1) || Tunnell (0–2) || – || 5:21 || 36,423 || 11–6 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 18 || April 30 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Astros || W 4–1 || Gooden (3–1) || Niekro (1–3) || – || 2:27 || 31,558 || 12–6 || W2 |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; May: 15–10 (home: 9–6; away: 6–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 19 || May 1 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Astros || L 3–10 || Knepper (2–0) || Darling (1–1) || DiPino (3) || 2:45 || 17,973 || 12–7 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 20 || May 3 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Reds || W 9–4 || Lynch (1–1) || Soto (4–2) || – || 2:50 || 21,062 || 13–7 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 21 || May 4 || 1:15p.m. EDT || @ Reds || L 2–14 || Tibbs (1–4) || McDowell (2–1) || – || 2:42 || 21,362 || 13–8 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 22 || May 5 || 2:15p.m. EDT || @ Reds || W 3–2 || Gooden (4–1) || Browning (2–1) || Orosco (3) || 2:48 || 20,179 || 14–8 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 23 || May 7 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Braves || W 5–3 || Darling (2–1) || Smith (2–2) || – || 2:30 || 21,342 || 15–8 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 24 || May 8 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Braves || W 4–0 || Lynch (2–1) || Barker (0–3) || – || 2:22 || 20,905 || 16–8 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 25 || May 10 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 5–0 || Gooden (5–1) || Carlton (0–3) || – || 2:54 || 46,143 || 17–8 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 26 || May 11 || 1:20p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 4–0 || Fernandez (1–0) || Rawley (3–3) || McDowell (1) || 2:50 || 29,635 || 18–8 || W5 |-style=background:#cfc | 27 || May 12 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 3–2 || Darling (3–1) || Gross (1–4) || Orosco (4) || 3:02 || 32,597 || 19–8 || W6 |-style=background:#fbb | 28 || May 13 || 7:40p.m. EDT || @ Braves || L 0–1 || Barker (1–3) || Lynch (2–2) || Sutter (5) || 2:29 || 15,160 || 19–9 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 29 || May 14 || 5:40p.m. EDT || @ Braves || W 3–1 || McDowell (3–1) || Mahler (7–2) || – || 2:34 || 14,212 || 20–9 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 30 || May 15 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Astros || W 5–3 || Gooden (6–1) || Niekro (2–4) || Orosco (5) || 2:47 || 15,717 || 21–9 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 31 || May 16 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Astros || L 0–1 || Scott (2–1) || Fernandez (1–1) || Smith (5) || 2:03 || 11,796 || 21–10 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 32 || May 17 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Giants || W 3–2 (12) || McDowell (4–1) || Garrelts (2–3) || – || 3:35 || 23,428 || 22–10 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 33 || May 18 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Giants || L 2–8 (10) || Davis (2–1) || Gardner (0–1) || – || 2:49 || 32,646 || 22–11 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 34 || May 19 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Giants || W 3–2 || Gorman (2–1) || Davis (2–2) || McDowell (2) || 2:26 || 50,369 || 23–11 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 35 || May 20 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Padres || L 0–2 || Hoyt (3–4) || Gooden (6–2) || – || 2:13 || 36,672 || 23–12 || L1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || May 21 || || Padres || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 23) |-style=background:#fbb | 36 || May 22 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Padres || L 4–5 (10) || Thurmond (2–2) || Orosco (1–2) || Gossage (11) || 3:01 || 23,468 || 23–13 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 37 || May 24 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Dodgers || L 3–4 || Hershiser (4–0) || Lynch (2–3) || Niedenfuer (3) || 2:57 || 37,124 || 23–14 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 38 || May 25 || 1:20p.m. EDT || Dodgers || L 2–6 || Valenzuela (5–4) || Gooden (6–3) || – || 2:35 || 40,052 || 23–15 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 39 || May 26 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Dodgers || W 2–1 || McDowell (5–1) || Honeycutt (2–5) || – || 2:39 || 36,234 || 24–15 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 40 || May 27 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Dodgers || W 8–1 || Darling (4–1) || Reuss (3–5) || – || 2:23 || 24,458 || 25–15 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 41 || May 29 || 3:05p.m. EDT || @ Giants || W 4–3 || Lynch (3–3) || Davis (2–3) || McDowell (3) || 2:47 || 8,974 || 26–15 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 42 || May 30 || 3:05p.m. EDT || @ Giants || W 2–1 || Gooden (7–3) || Gott (2–2) || – || 2:38 || 10,207 || 27–15 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 43 || May 31 || 10:05p.m. EDT || @ Padres || L 3–4 || Hoyt (5–4) || Sisk (1–2) || – || 2:04 || 54,305 || 27–16 || L1 |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; June: 11–18 (home: 6–5; away: 5–13) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 44 || June 1 || 10:05p.m. EDT || @ Padres || W 5–3 || Darling (5–1) || Thurmond (2–3) || Orosco (6) || 2:50 || 42,447 || 28–16 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 45 || June 2 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Padres || W 7–3 || Schiraldi (1–1) || Show (4–3) || Sisk (2) || 2:22 || 32,561 || 29–16 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 46 || June 3 || 8:20p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || L 4–5 (12) || Howe (1–1) || Sisk (1–3) || – || 3:54 || 36,935 || 29–17 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 47 || June 4 || 10:35p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || W 4–1 || Gooden (8–3) || Valenzuela (5–6) || – || 2:33 || 49,386 || 30–17 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 48 || June 5 || 10:35p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || L 1–2 || Welch (1–0) || Fernandez (1–2) || Howe (3) || 2:56 || 32,631 || 30–18 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 49 || June 7 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Cardinals || L 2–7 (13) || Campbell (2–1) || Sisk (1–4) || – || 4:14 || 34,490 || 30–19 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 50 || June 8 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Cardinals || L 0–1 || Tudor (3–7) || Gorman (3–2) || – || 2:14 || 36,424 || 30–20 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 51 (1) || June 9 || 1:05p.m. EDT || Cardinals || W 6–1 || Gooden (9–3) || Forsch (4–4) || – || 3:04 || – || 31–20 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 52 (2) || June 9 || 4:44p.m. EDT || Cardinals || L 2–8 || Andújar (11–1) || Schiraldi (2–1) || – || 2:31 || 41,431 || 31–21 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 53 || June 10 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || L 4–6 || Denny (3–5) || Fernandez (1–3) || – || 2:33 || 22,183 || 31–22 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 54 || June 11 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || L 7–26 || Hudson (2–6) || Gorman (3–3) || – || 3:21 || 22,591 || 31–23 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 55 || June 12 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || W 7–3 (11) || Aguilera (1–0) || Rucker (1–1) || – || 3:25 || 22,455 || 32–23 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 56 || June 13 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || L 4–5 || Rawley (5–5) || Orosco (1–3) || – || 2:38 || 23,381 || 32–24 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 57 || June 14 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Expos || L 4–5 || Lucas (2–0) || Sisk (1–5) || – || 3:35 || 35,422 || 32–25 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 58 || June 15 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Expos || L 2–3 || Burke (2–0) || Fernandez (1–4) || – || 2:11 || 33,219 || 32–26 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 59 || June 16 || 1:35p.m. EDT || @ Expos || L 2–7 || Gullickson (7–5) || Aguilera (1–1) || Mahler (1) || 2:58 || 40,591 || 32–27 || L4 |-style=background:#cfc | 60 || June 17 || 8:20p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 2–0 || Darling (6–1) || Sutcliffe (6–6) || – || 2:30 || 41,986 || 33–27 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 61 || June 18 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 5–1 || Lynch (4–3) || Trout (6–3) || – || 2:10 || 41,125 || 34–27 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 62 || June 19 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 1–0 || Gooden (10–3) || Sanderson (3–2) || – || 2:44 || 51,778 || 35–27 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 63 || June 20 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 5–3 || Fernandez (2–4) || Fontenot (1–3) || McDowell (4) || 2:28 || 37,203 || 36–27 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 64 || June 21 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Expos || W 6–3 || Sisk (2–5) || Mahler (1–1) || – || 3:10 || 38,554 || 37–27 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 65 || June 22 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Expos || L 4–5 (10) || St. Claire (2–1) || McDowell (5–2) || – || 3:56 || 51,513 || 37–28 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 66 || June 23 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Expos || L 1–5 || Smith (8–3) || Lynch (4–4) || – || 2:13 || 44,506 || 37–29 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 67 || June 25 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || W 3–2 || Gooden (11–3) || Sanderson (3–3) || – || 2:51 || 36,730 || 38–29 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 68 || June 26 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || L 3–7 || Fontenot (2–3) || McDowell (5–3) || Smith (16) || 2:33 || 35,876 || 38–30 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 69 || June 27 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || L 2–4 || Sutcliffe (7–6) || Darling (6–2) || – || 2:28 || 35,857 || 38–31 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 70 || June 28 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || L 2–3 || Tudor (7–7) || Lynch (4–5) || Dayley (6) || 2:23 || 45,929 || 38–32 || L3 |-style=background:#fbb | 71 || June 29 || 8:05p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || L 0–6 || Andújar (13–3) || Aguilera (1–2) || – || 2:26 || 47,891 || 38–33 || L4 |-style=background:#fbb | 72 || June 30 || 2:15p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 1–2 (11) || Dayley (2–0) || Orosco (1–4) || – || 3:04 || 47,425 || 38–34 || L5 |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; July: 21–7 (home: 11–6; away: 10–1) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 73 || July 1 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Pirates || L 0–1 || Reuschel (6–1) || Fernandez (2–5) || Candelaria (8) || 2:26 || 21,610 || 38–35 || L6 |-style=background:#cfc | 74 || July 2 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 5–4 || Darling (7–2) || McWilliams (4–7) || McDowell (5) || 2:15 || 22,651 || 39–35 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 75 || July 3 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 6–2 || Lynch (5–5) || DeLeón (2–11) || – || 2:23 || 46,220 || 40–35 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 76 || July 4 || 7:40p.m. EDT || @ Braves || W 16–13 (19) || Gorman (4–3) || Camp (2–4) || – || 6:10 || 44,947 || 41–35 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 77 || July 5 || 7:40p.m. EDT || @ Braves || W 6–1 || Aguilera (2–2) || Pérez (0–6) || – || 2:40 || 28,085 || 42–35 || W4 |-style=background:#bbb | — || July 6 || || @ Braves || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 7) |-style=background:#cfc | 78 (1) || July 7 || 1:10p.m. EDT || @ Braves || W 4–0 || Fernandez (3–5) || Smith (5–5) || McDowell (6) || 2:37 || – || 43–35 || W5 |-style=background:#cfc | 79 (2) || July 7 || 4:22p.m. EDT || @ Braves || W 8–5 || Darling (8–2) || Dedmon (4–1) || Orosco (7) || 3:29 || 26,757 || 44–35 || W6 |-style=background:#cfc | 80 || July 8 || 8:20p.m. EDT || @ Reds || W 7–5 || Lynch (6–5) || Tibbs (4–11) || Orosco (8) || 2:52 || 20,391 || 45–35 || W7 |-style=background:#cfc | 81 || July 9 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Reds || W 11–2 || Gooden (12–3) || Soto (8–9) || – || 2:50 || 21,787 || 46–35 || W8 |-style=background:#cfc | 82 || July 10 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Reds || W 2–1 || Aguilera (3–2) || Browning (7–7) || – || 2:25 || 18,958 || 47–35 || W9 |-style=background:#fbb | 83 || July 11 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Astros || L 3–4 (12) || Smith (5–3) || Gorman (4–4) || – || 3:44 || 20,921 || 47–36 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 84 || July 12 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Astros || W 3–2 (10) || Darling (9–2) || Mathis (3–5) || McDowell (7) || 3:04 || 21,035 || 48–36 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 85 || July 13 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Astros || W 10–1 || Lynch (7–5) || Knudson (0–2) || – || 2:58 || 23,234 || 49–36 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 86 || July 14 || 7:05p.m. EDT || @ Astros || W 1–0 || Gooden (13–3) || Knepper (8–6) || – || 2:35 || 15,117 || 50–36 || W3 |-style=background:#bbbfff |colspan="12"|56th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, MN |-style=background:#cfc | 87 || July 18 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Braves || W 7–6 || Darling (10–2) || Mahler (13–8) || Orosco (9) || 3:02 || 30,496 || 51–36 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 88 || July 19 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Braves || L 0–1 || Smith (6–5) || Aguilera (3–3) || Sutter (16) || 2:13 || 36,572 || 51–37 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 89 || July 20 || 4:05p.m. EDT || Braves || W 16–4 || Gooden (14–3) || Bedrosian (5–8) || – || 2:45 || 35,650 || 52–37 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 90 || July 21 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Braves || W 15–10 || Leach (1–0) || Pérez (1–8) || – || 2:51 || 50,876 || 53–37 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 91 || July 22 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Reds || L 1–5 || Soto (9–11) || Fernandez (3–6) || – || 2:36 || 27,471 || 53–38 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 92 || July 23 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Reds || L 0–4 || Browning (8–7) || Darling (10–3) || – || 2:22 || 34,720 || 53–39 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 93 || July 24 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Reds || L 2–3 || Franco (9–1) || McDowell (5–4) || Power (18) || 2:42 || 30,154 || 53–40 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 94 || July 25 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Astros || W 6–3 || Gooden (15–3) || Scott (9–5) || – || 2:39 || 28,421 || 54–40 || W1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || July 26 || || Astros || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 27) |-style=background:#cfc | 95 (1) || July 27 || 5:35p.m. EDT || Astros || W 16–4 || Orosco (2–4) || DiPino (1–6) || – || 3:03 || – || 55–40 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 96 (2) || July 27 || 9:13p.m. EDT || Astros || W 7–3 || Latham (1–1) || Kerfeld (0–1) || Orosco (10) || 2:55 || 51,284 || 56–40 || W3 |-style=background:#fbb | 97 || July 28 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Astros || L 4–12 || Niekro (8–8) || Darling (10–4) || – || 3:05 || 34,298 || 56–41 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 98 || July 29 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Expos || W 3–2 || Aguilera (4–3) || Smith (12–4) || Orosco (11) || 2:28 || 30,693 || 57–41 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 99 || July 30 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Expos || W 2–0 || Gooden (16–3) || Gullickson (10–7) || – || 2:39 || 45,118 || 58–41 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 100 || July 31 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Expos || W 5–2 || Lynch (7–5) || Schatzeder (2–4) || McDowell (8) || 2:25 || 26,055 || 59–41 || W3 |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; August: 17–11 (home: 10–6; away: 7–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 101 || August 2 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || L 1–2 || Eckersley (8–5) || Leach (1–1) || Brusstar (4) || 2:43 || 35,419 || 59–42 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 102 || August 3 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || W 5–4 (10) || Orosco (3–4) || Frazier (6–5) || McDowell (9) || 3:20 || 36,775 || 60–42 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 103 || August 4 || 2:20p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || W 4–1 || Gooden (17–3) || Fontenot (4–6) || – || 2:22 || 35,207 || 61–42 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 104 || August 5 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || W 7–2 || Lynch (9–5) || Botelho (0–1) || – || 3:00 || 34,167 || 62–42 || W3 |-style=background:#bbb | — || August 6 || || @ Expos || colspan=8 | Postponed (Strike) (Makeup date: September 13) |-style=background:#bbb | — || August 7 || || @ Expos || colspan=8 | Postponed (Strike) (Makeup date: August 19) |-style=background:#cfc | 105 || August 8 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Expos || W 14–7 || Aguilera (5–3) || Hesketh (9–5) || Leach (1) || 3:05 || 24,919 || 63–42 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 106 || August 9 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 6–4 || McDowell (6–4) || Brusstar (2–2) || – || 2:58 || 44,309 || 64–42 || W5 |-style=background:#cfc | 107 || August 10 || 1:20p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 8–3 || Gooden (18–3) || Fontenot (4–7) || – || 2:32 || 48,306 || 65–42 || W6 |-style=background:#cfc | 108 || August 11 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 6–2 || Lynch (10–5) || Botelho (0–2) || – || 2:33 || 40,311 || 66–42 || W7 |-style=background:#cfc | 109 || August 12 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 4–3 || Fernandez (4–6) || Denny (7–9) || Orosco (12) || 2:32 || 26,577 || 67–42 || W8 |-style=background:#cfc | 110 || August 13 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 4–2 || Aguilera (6–3) || Hudson (5–11) || Orosco (13) || 2:48 || 31,186 || 68–42 || W9 |-style=background:#fbb | 111 || August 14 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Phillies || L 1–2 || Gross (12–9) || Darling (10–5) || Carman (5) || 2:45 || 31,549 || 68–43 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 112 || August 15 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 10–7 || Orosco (4–4) || Carman (4–4) || – || 3:28 || 36,663 || 69–43 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 113 || August 16 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || L 1–7 || Rhoden (7–13) || Lynch (10–6) || – || 2:47 || 9,289 || 69–44 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 114 || August 17 || 7:05p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || W 4–3 || Fernandez (5–6) || Tunnell (1–8) || McDowell (10) || 2:30 || 10,200 || 70–44 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 115 || August 18 || 1:35p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || L 0–5 || Robinson (3–8) || Aguilera (6–4) || Clements (1) || 2:22 || 14,508 || 70–45 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 116 || August 19 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Expos || W 1–0 || Darling (11–5) || Burke (8–1) || McDowell (11) || 2:31 || 30,009 || 71–45 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 116 || August 20 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Giants || W 3–0 || Gooden (19–3) || Gott (4–9) || – || 2:45 || 31,758 || 72–45 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 117 || August 21 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Giants || L 2–3 || LaPoint (6–11) || McDowell (6–5) || Garrelts (10) || 2:12 || 22,450 || 72–46 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 118 || August 22 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Giants || W 7–0 || Leach (2–1) || Blue (5–8) || – || 2:24 || 24,536 || 73–46 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 120 (1) || August 23 || 5:35p.m. EDT || Padres || L 1–6 || Thurmond (5–7) || Aguilera (6–5) || Lefferts (2) || 2:45 || – || 73–47 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 121 (2) || August 23 || 8:55p.m. EDT || Padres || L 0–3 || Jackson (2–2) || Fernandez (5–7) || McCullers (4) || 2:47 || 45,156 || 73–48 || L2 |-style=background:#cfc | 122 || August 24 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Padres || W 5–1 || Darling (12–5) || Dravecky (11–8) || Orosco (14) || 2:32 || 40,863 || 74–48 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 123 || August 25 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Padres || W 9–3 || Gooden (20–3) || Show (9–8) || McDowell (12) || 2:45 || 37,350 || 75–48 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 124 || August 26 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Dodgers || L 1–6 || Valenzuela (16–8) || Lynch (10–7) || – || 2:47 || 43,063 || 75–49 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 125 || August 27 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Dodgers || L 1–2 || Reuss (12–8) || Fernandez (5–8) || Niedenfuer (14) || 2:42 || 42,764 || 75–50 || L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 126 || August 29 || 3:05p.m. EDT || @ Giants || L 3–6 (10) || Garrelts (8–3) || Leach (2–2) || – || 3:32 || 6,065 || 75–51 || L3 |-style=background:#cfc | 127 || August 30 || 10:35p.m. EDT || @ Giants || W 2–1 || Darling (13–5) || Krukow (8–10) || – || 2:20 || 6,646 || 76–51 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 128 || August 31 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Giants || L 2–3 || Gott (5–10) || Gooden (20–4) || Davis (7) || 2:32 || 20,334 || 76–52 || L1 |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; September: 19–9 (home: 6–4; away: 13–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 129 || September 1 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Giants || W 4–3 || Sisk (3–5) || Davis (4–8) || Orosco (15) || 2:42 || 9,975 || 77–52 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 130 || September 2 || 9:05p.m. EDT || @ Padres || W 12–4 || Fernandez (6–7) || Thurmond (6–8) || – || 2:43 || 26,306 || 78–52 || W2 |-style=background:#cfc | 131 || September 3 || 10:05p.m. EDT || @ Padres || W 8–3 || Aguilera (7–5) || Dravecky (11–9) || – || 2:34 || 14,960 || 79–52 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 132 || September 4 || 10:05p.m. EDT || @ Padres || W 9–2 || Darling (14–5) || Jackson (2–3) || – || 2:56 || 15,676 || 80–52 || W4 |-style=background:#cfc | 133 || September 6 || 10:35p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || W 2–0 (13) || Orosco (5–4) || Niedenfuer (6–5) || – || 3:47 || 51,868 || 81–52 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 134 || September 7 || 3:20p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || L 6–7 || Niedenfuer (7–5) || Leach (2–3) || – || 3:11 || 44,444 || 81–53 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 135 || September 8 || 4:05p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || W 4–3 (14) || Sisk (4–5) || Diaz (4–3) || – || 4:58 || 43,838 || 82–53 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 136 || September 10 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Cardinals || W 5–4 || Darling (15–5) || Cox (15–9) || McDowell (13) || 2:34 || 50,195 || 83–53 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 137 || September 11 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Cardinals || L 0–1 (10) || Tudor (18–6) || Orosco (5–5) || – || 3:03 || 52,616 || 83–54 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 138 || September 12 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Cardinals || W 7–6 || Orosco (6–5) || Dayley (3–2) || – || 3:16 || 46,295 || 84–54 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 139 (1) || September 13 || 5:35p.m. EDT || @ Expos || L 1–5 || Smith (18–5) || Aguilera (7–6) || – || 2:41 || – || 84–55 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 140 (2) || September 13 || 8:51p.m. EDT || @ Expos || W 7–2 || Leach (3–3) || Schatzeder (2–5) || McDowell (14) || 3:07 || 25,524 || 85–55 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 141 || September 14 || 3:20p.m. EDT || @ Expos || L 1–5 || Palmer (7–9) || Fernandez (6–9) || Reardon (35) || 2:45 || 20,579 || 85–56 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 142 || September 15 || 1:35p.m. EDT || @ Expos || W 6–2 || Darling (16–5) || Dopson (0–2) || Orosco (16) || 2:40 || 26,588 || 86–56 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 143 || September 16 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Phillies || W 9–0 || Gooden (21–4) || Gross (14–10) || – || 2:35 || 30,606 || 87–56 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 144 || September 17 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Phillies || L 1–5 || Rawley (12–7) || Lynch (10–8) || – || 2:16 || 22,440 || 87–57 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 145 || September 18 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 4–2 || Aguilera (8–6) || Trout (8–6) || McDowell (15) || 2:50 || 25,424 || 88–57 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 146 || September 19 || 7:35p.m. EDT || Cubs || W 5–1 || Fernandez (7–9) || Fontenot (6–9) || – || 2:53 || 26,812 || 89–57 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 147 || September 20 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Pirates || L 5–7 (11) || Guante (4–5) || Latham (1–2) || DeLeón (1) || 4:09 || 33,803 || 89–58 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 148 || September 21 || 1:20p.m. EDT || Pirates || W 12–1 || Gooden (22–4) || Rhoden (9–14) || – || 2:51 || 49,931 || 90–58 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 149 || September 22 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Pirates || L 3–5 || Kipper (1–1) || Leach (3–4) || Clements (2) || 2:34 || 35,679 || 90–59 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 150 || September 23 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || W 4–1 || Aguilera (9–6) || Toliver (0–2) || McDowell (16) || 3:10 || 15,295 || 91–59 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 151 || September 24 || 12:35p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || W 7–1 || Fernandez (8–9) || Rucker (3–2) || – || 2:42 || 14,398 || 92–59 || W2 |-style=background:#fbb | 152 || September 25 || 2:20p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || L 4–5 || Smith (7–4) || Orosco (6–6) || – || 2:41 || 10,339 || 92–60 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 153 || September 26 || 2:20p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || W 3–0 || Gooden (23–4) || Abrego (1–1) || – || 2:52 || 11,091 || 93–60 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 154 || September 27 || 7:35p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || L 7–8 || McWilliams (6–8) || Gardner (0–2) || DeLeón (2) || 2:58 || 4,843 || 93–61 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 155 || September 28 || 3:20p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || W 3–1 || Aguilera (10–6) || Kipper (1–2) || Orosco (17) || 3:07 || 4,410 || 94–61 || W1 |-style=background:#cfc | 156 || September 29 || 1:35p.m. EDT || @ Pirates || W 9–7 (10) || Orosco (7–6) || McWilliams (6–9) || – || 3:28 || 13,956 || 95–61 || W2 |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; October: 3–3 (home: 1–2; away: 2–1) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#cfc | 157 || October 1 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || W 1–0 (11) || Orosco (8–6) || Dayley (4–4) || – || 3:22 || 46,026 || 96–61 || W3 |-style=background:#cfc | 158 || October 2 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || W 5–2 || Gooden (24–4) || Andújar (21–11) || – || 3:07 || 47,333 || 97–61 || W4 |-style=background:#fbb | 159 || October 3 || 8:35p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || L 3–4 || Cox (18–9) || Aguilera (10–7) || Lahti (19) || 3:11 || 47,720 || 97–62 || L1 |-style=background:#cfc | 160 || October 4 || 8:05p.m. EDT || Expos || W 9–4 || Fernandez (9–9) || Gullickson (14–12) || McDowell (17) || 2:36 || 30,910 || 98–62 || W1 |-style="background:#933;color:#fff;" | 161 || October 5 || 2:20p.m. EDT || Expos || L 3–8 || Youmans (4–3) || Darling (16–6) || Reardon (40) || 2:46 || 45,404 || 98–63 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 162 || October 6 || 1:35p.m. EDT || Expos || L 1–2 || Schatzeder (3–5) || Latham (1–3) || Reardon (41) || 1:57 || 31,890 || 98–64 || L2 |- | *An MLB Players strike forced the cancellation of all regular season games on August 6 and 7. Most games were made up later in the season. |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = Postponement      #933 darkgray = EliminatedBold = Mets team member Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Gary Carter 149 555 156 .281 32 100 1B Keith Hernandez 158 593 183 .309 10 91 2B Wally Backman 145 520 142 .273 1 38 3B Howard Johnson Howard Johnson (baseball) 126 389 94 .242 11 46 SS Rafael Santana 154 529 136 .257 1 29 LF George Foster George Foster (baseball) 129 452 119 .263 21 77 CF Mookie Wilson 93 337 93 .276 6 26 RF Darryl Strawberry 111 393 109 .277 29 79 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Danny Heep 95 271 76 .280 7 42 Ray Knight 90 271 59 .218 6 36 Lenny Dykstra 83 236 60 .254 1 19 Kelvin Chapman 62 144 25 .174 0 7 Tom Paciorek 46 116 33 .284 1 11 John Christensen John Christensen (baseball) 51 113 21 .186 3 13 Clint Hurdle 43 82 16 .195 3 7 Rusty Staub 54 45 12 .267 1 8 Ronn Reynolds 28 43 9 .209 0 1 Ron Gardenhire 26 39 7 .179 0 2 Larry Bowa 14 19 2 .105 0 2 Terry Blocker 18 15 1 .067 0 0 Billy Beane 8 8 2 .250 0 1 Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers Note: G = Games played; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; SHO = Shutouts; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG SHO IP W L ERA SO Dwight Gooden 35 35 16 8 276.2 24 4 1.53 268 Ron Darling 36 35 4 2 248.0 16 6 2.90 167 Ed Lynch Ed Lynch (baseball) 31 29 6 1 191.0 10 8 3.44 65 Sid Fernandez 26 26 3 0 170.1 9 9 2.80 180 Rick Aguilera 21 19 2 0 122.1 10 7 3.24 74 Bruce Berenyi 3 3 0 0 13.2 1 0 2.63 10 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Terry Leach 22 55.2 3 4 2.97 30 Calvin Schiraldi 10 26.1 2 1 8.89 21 Bill Latham Bill Latham (baseball) 7 22.2 1 3 3.97 10 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Roger McDowell 62 6 5 17 2.83 70 Jesse Orosco 54 8 6 17 2.73 68 Doug Sisk 42 4 5 2 5.30 26 Tom Gorman Tom Gorman (1980s pitcher) 34 4 4 0 5.13 32 Wes Gardner 9 0 2 0 5.25 11 Joe Sambito 8 0 0 0 12.66 3 Randy Niemann 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 Randy Myers 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 Awards and honors Dwight Gooden, Associated Press Athlete of the Year Dwight Gooden, National League Cy Young Award Winner Dwight Gooden, National League Pitching Triple Crown Dwight Gooden, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Keith Hernandez, National League First Base Gold Glove Gary Carter, National League Catcher Silver Slugger Keith Hernandez – Player of the Month, July 1985 Keith Hernandez – Hernandez set a major league record for game-winning runs batted in (24) in 1985 Gary Carter – Player of the Month, September 1985 Rafael Santana – Led NL Shortstops in Putouts (301) All-Star Game Darryl Strawberry, right field, starter Gary Carter, catcher Ron Darling, pitcher Dwight Gooden, pitcher (Injured, did not play) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tidewater Tides International League Bob Schaefer AA Jackson Mets Texas League Sam Perlozzo A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League Mike Cubbage A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Bud Harrelson and Rich Miller A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Dan Radison Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Tucker Ashford LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Jackson References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1985 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1985 New York Mets at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets New York Mets Category:1980s in Queens