1989 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 1989 New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 87 75 y 2nd Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Frank Cashen Davey Johnson WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub) WFAN(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen)WJIT (Spanish)(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Armando Talavera) The 1989 New York Mets season was the 28th regular season for the Mets. They went 87–75 and finished second in the National League East, six games behind the first place Chicago Cubs. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Offseason December 11, 1988: José Martínez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.José Martínez page at Baseball-Reference February 20, 1989: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Mets.Don Aase page at Baseball-Reference March 2, 1989: Darryl Strawberry threw a punch at Keith Hernandez during team picture day. The two shouted at each other and were restrained by teammates until Strawberry left the area.Robb Sharon It's A Typical Baseball Fight Mets' Strawberry, Hernandez Argue, Almost Reach Blows http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-03-03/sports/8901120413_1_eric-goldschmidt-hernandez-and-strawberry-darryl-strawberry 6 September 2018 Sun-Sentinel March 3, 1989 en September 6, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180906052636/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-03-03/sports/8901120413_1_eric-goldschmidt-hernandez-and-strawberry-darryl-strawberry dead March 30, 1989: Mike Maksudian was released by the Mets.Mike Maksudian page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Opening Day starters Gary Carter Kevin Elster Dwight Gooden Keith Hernandez Gregg Jefferies Howard Johnson Kevin McReynolds Darryl Strawberry Mookie Wilson1989 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 9, 1989: Lou Thornton was signed as a free agent by the Mets.Lou Thornton page at Baseball Reference June 18, 1989: Lenny Dykstra, Roger McDowell and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies for Juan Samuel. The Mets completed the deal by sending Tom Edens to the Phillies on July 27.Lenny Dykstra page at Baseball Reference July 31, 1989: Mookie Wilson was traded by the Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jeff Musselman and Mike Brady (minors).Mookie Wilson page at Baseball Reference July 31, 1989: Rick Aguilera, David West, Kevin Tapani, Tim Drummond and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the Minnesota Twins for Frank Viola. The Mets completed the deal by sending Jack Savage to the Twins on October 16. Roster 1989 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 49 Don Aase 38 Rick Aguilera 38 Blaine Beatty 44 David Cone 12,15 Ron Darling 50 Sid Fernandez 16 Dwight Gooden 36 Manny Hernandez 40 Jeff Innis 26 Terry Leach 31 Julio Machado 42 Roger McDowell 43 John Mitchell 13 Jeff Musselman 48 Randy Myers 19 Bob Ojeda 26 Kevin Tapani 26 Frank Viola 46 David West 47 Wally Whitehurst Catchers  8 Gary Carter 39 Phil Lombardi 33 Barry Lyons  2 Mackey Sasser Infielders 21 Kevin Elster 17 Keith Hernandez  9 Gregg Jefferies 20 Howard Johnson 10,29 Dave Magadan 15 Jeff McKnight 25 Keith Miller 27 Tom O'Malley 35 Craig Shipley 11 Tim Teufel Outfielders 32 Mark Carreon  4 Lenny Dykstra 13 Lee Mazzilli 22 Kevin McReynolds  7 Juan Samuel 18 Darryl Strawberry  4 Lou Thornton  1 Mookie Wilson Manager  5 Davey Johnson Coaches  3 Bud Harrelson 52 Greg Pavlick 34 Sam Perlozzo 28 Bill Robinson 30 Mel Stottlemyre Game log Regular season New York Mets; 1989 Game LogOverall: 87–75 (Home: 51–30; Away: 36–45) y New York Mets 1962thru1992; April: 12–10 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak GB |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; May: 13–14 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak GB |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; June: 15–11 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak GB |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; July: 13–15 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak GB |- style="background:#bbcaff;" | – || July 11 || ||colspan=10 |1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; August: 19–10 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak GB |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; September: 14–15 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak GB |- y New York Mets 1962thru1992; October: 1–0 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak GB |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = 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 Barry Lyons Barry Lyons (baseball) 79 235 58 .247 3 27 1B Dave Magadan 127 374 107 .286 4 41 2B Gregg Jefferies 141 508 131 .258 12 56 3B Howard Johnson Howard Johnson (baseball) 153 571 164 .287 36 101 SS Kevin Elster 151 458 106 .231 10 55 LF Kevin McReynolds 148 545 148 .272 22 85 CF Juan Samuel 86 333 76 .228 3 28 RF Darryl Strawberry 134 476 107 .225 29 77 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 Mookie Wilson 80 249 51 .205 3 18 Tim Teufel 83 219 56 .256 2 15 Keith Hernandez 75 215 50 .233 4 19 Mackey Sasser 72 182 53 .291 1 22 Lenny Dykstra 56 159 43 .270 3 13 Gary Carter 50 153 28 .183 2 15 Keith Miller Keith Miller (infielder) 57 143 33 .231 1 7 Mark Carreon 68 133 41 .308 6 16 Lee Mazzilli 48 60 11 .183 2 7 Phil Lombardi 18 48 11 .229 1 3 Lou Thornton 13 13 4 .308 0 1 Jeff McKnight 6 12 3 .250 0 0 Tom O'Malley 9 11 6 .545 0 8 Craig Shipley 4 7 1 .143 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 David Cone 34 219.2 14 8 3.52 190 Sid Fernandez 35 219.1 14 5 2.83 198 Ron Darling 33 217.1 14 14 3.52 153 Bob Ojeda 31 192.0 13 11 3.47 95 Dwight Gooden 19 118.1 9 4 2.89 101 Frank Viola 12 85.1 5 5 3.38 73 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 David West David West (baseball) 11 24.1 0 2 7.40 19 Blaine Beatty 2 6.0 0 0 1.50 3 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 Randy Myers 65 7 4 24 2.35 88 Don Aase 49 1 5 2 3.94 34 Rick Aguilera 36 6 6 7 2.34 80 Jeff Innis 29 0 1 0 3.18 16 Roger McDowell 25 1 5 4 3.31 15 Jeff Musselman 20 3 2 0 3.08 11 Terry Leach 10 0 0 0 4.22 2 Julio Machado 10 0 1 0 3.27 14 Wally Whitehurst 9 0 1 0 4.50 9 Kevin Tapani 3 0 0 0 3.68 2 John Mitchell John Mitchell (pitcher) 2 0 1 0 6.00 4 Manny Hernández 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Awards and honors Gary Carter, Catcher, Roberto Clemente Award Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tidewater Tides International League Mike Cubbage AA Jackson Mets Texas League Steve Swisher A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Clint Hurdle A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Bill Stein A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Tim Blackwell Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Jim Eschen Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League John TamargoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1989 New York Mets at Baseball Almanac 1989 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1989 New York Mets schedule and stats at MLB.com The 1989 New York Mets at Retrosheet Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets season New York Category:1980s in Queens