1990 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets Jack Murphy Stadium 1990.jpeg 250px The Mets playing against the Padres during a 1990 away game at Jack Murphy Stadium. 1990 National League East Shea Stadium New York City, New York 91 71 y 2nd Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Frank Cashen Davey Johnson, Bud Harrelson WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub) WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen)WSKQ-FM (Spanish)(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi) NYM NYM The 1990 New York Mets season was the 29th regular season for the Mets. They went 91–71 and finished second in the National League East, four games behind the first place Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mets were managed by Davey Johnson and Bud Harrelson. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Despite not making the postseason for the second consecutive year, they would have their last winning season until 1997. Offseason November 14, 1989: Gary Carter was released by the Mets.Gary Carter https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cartega01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 5, 1989: John Mitchell and Joaquin Contreras (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Keith Hughes and Cesar Mejia (minors).John Mitchell https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mitchjo02.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 6, 1989: Randy Myers and Kip Gross were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for John Franco and Don Brown (minors).Randy Myers https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/myersra01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en December 20, 1989: Juan Samuel was traded by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Alejandro Peña and Mike Marshall.Juan Samuel https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/samueju01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en March 26, 1990: D. J. Dozier was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent.D.J. Dozier https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dozied.01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season Darryl Strawberry became the first player in Mets history to have three seasons with 100+ RBIs. During the season, Frank Viola became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Mets in the 20th century.Nemec David Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Firsts Flatow Scott SIGNET 2008 978-0-45-122363-0 98 Opening Day starters Kevin Elster Dwight Gooden Gregg Jefferies Howard Johnson Barry Lyons Mike Marshall Kevin McReynolds Keith Miller Darryl Strawberry1990 New York Mets Roster https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=NYN 2024-09-10 Baseball Almanac thumb|right|280px|A ticket for a 1990 game between the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs. Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Notable transactions June 4, 1990: Jeromy Burnitz was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.1st Round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?year_ID=1990&round=1&draft_type=junreg 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en June 19, 1990: Mario Díaz was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Brian Givens.Mario Díaz https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en August 30, 1990: Archie Corbin was traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Pat Tabler.Pat Tabler https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tablepa01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en August 31, 1990: Julio Machado and Kevin Brown were traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers for Charlie O'Brien and Kevin Carmody (minors).Julio Machado https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/machaju01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en September 10, 1990: Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Dan Schatzeder.Dan Schatzeder https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schatda01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1990 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 43 Kevin Brown 44 David Cone 15 Ron Darling 50 Sid Fernandez 31 John Franco 16 Dwight Gooden 40 Jeff Innis 48 Julio Machado 13 Jeff Musselman 19 Bob Ojeda 26 Alejandro Peña 43 Dan Schatzeder 34 Julio Valera 29 Frank Viola 47 Wally Whitehurst Catchers 49 Todd Hundley 36 Dave Liddell 33 Barry Lyons 35 Orlando Mercado 33 Charlie O'Brien  2 Mackey Sasser  6 Alex Treviño Infielders 36 Kevin Baez 34 Mario Díaz 21 Kevin Elster 28 Tom Herr  9 Gregg Jefferies 20 Howard Johnson 10 Dave Magadan  6 Mike Marshall 27 Tom O'Malley 11 Tim Teufel 24,39 Kelvin Torve Outfielders  7 Daryl Boston 1,7 Chuck Carr 45 Mark Carreon 12 Keith Hughes 46 Chris Jelic 22 Kevin McReynolds 25 Keith Miller 6,28 Darren Reed 18 Darryl Strawberry 35 Pat Tabler  1 Lou Thornton Manager  3 Bud Harrelson  5 Davey Johnson Coaches  4 Mike Cubbage (hitting; first base after May 29) 32 Doc Edwards (bench)  3 Bud Harrelson (first base until May 29) 52 Greg Pavlick (bullpen) 30 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching) 23 Chuck Hiller (third base) 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 Mackey Sasser 100 270 83 .307 6 41 1B Dave Magadan 144 451 148 .328 6 72 2B Gregg Jefferies 153 604 171 .283 15 68 SS Kevin Elster 92 314 65 .207 9 45 3B Howard Johnson 154 590 144 .244 23 90 LF Kevin McReynolds 147 521 140 .269 24 82 CF Daryl Boston 115 366 100 .273 12 45 RF Darryl Strawberry 152 542 150 .277 37 108 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 Keith Miller 88 233 60 .258 1 12 Mark Carreon 82 188 47 .250 10 26 Tim Teufel 80 175 43 .246 10 24 Mike Marshall 53 163 39 .239 6 27 Tom O'Malley 82 121 27 .223 3 14 Tom Herr 27 100 25 .250 1 10 Orlando Mercado 42 90 19 .211 3 7 Barry Lyons 24 80 19 .238 2 7 Charlie O'Brien 28 68 11 .162 0 9 Todd Hundley 36 67 14 .209 0 2 Pat Tabler 17 43 12 .279 1 10 Darren Reed 26 39 8 .205 1 2 Kelvin Torve 20 38 11 .289 0 2 Mario Díaz 16 22 3 .136 0 1 Kevin Baez 5 12 2 .167 0 0 Chris Jelic 4 11 1 .091 1 1 Alex Treviño 9 10 3 .300 0 2 Keith Hughes 8 9 0 .000 0 0 Chuck Carr 4 2 0 .000 0 0 Dave Liddell 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 Lou Thornton 3 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching Starting 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 Frank Viola 35 249.2 20 12 2.67 182 Dwight Gooden 34 232.2 19 7 3.83 223 David Cone 31 211.2 14 10 3.23 233 Sid Fernandez 30 179.2 9 14 3.46 181 Julio Valera 3 13.0 1 1 6.92 4 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 Ron Darling 33 126.0 7 9 4.50 99 Bob Ojeda 38 118.0 7 6 3.66 62 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 John Franco 55 5 3 33 2.53 56 Alejandro Peña 52 3 3 5 3.20 76 Wally Whitehurst 38 1 0 2 3.29 46 Jeff Musselman 28 0 2 0 5.63 14 Julio Machado 27 4 1 0 3.15 27 Jeff Innis 18 1 3 1 2.39 12 Dan Schatzeder 6 0 0 0 0.00 2 Kevin Brown 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tidewater Tides International League Steve Swisher AA Jackson Mets Texas League Clint Hurdle A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Tim Blackwell A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Bill Stein A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Jim Eschen Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Jim Thrift Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League John TamargoJohnson Lloyd The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Wolff Miles Baseball America 2007 978-1-93-239117-6 3rd Durham, North Carolina References External links 1990 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1990 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets season Category:1990 in sports in New York City Category:1990s in Queens