1989 New York Mets season
1989 New York Mets | |
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Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. |
General manager(s) | Frank Cashen |
Manager(s) | Davey Johnson |
Local television | WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub) |
Local radio | WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen) WJIT (spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Armando Talavera) |
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The New York Mets' 1989 season was the 28th regular season for the Mets. They went 87–75 and finished 2nd in the NL East. 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.[1]
- February 20, 1989: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[2]
- 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.[3]
- March 30, 1989: Mike Maksudian was released by the Mets.[4]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 48–33 | 45–36 |
New York Mets | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 7 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 12 | 44–37 | 37–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 19 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 26 | 38–42 | 29–53 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–10 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–13 | |||||
New York | 10–2 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 | |||||
San Diego | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | |||||
San Francisco | 12–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 10–2 | 5–7 | — |
Opening Day starters[]
- Gary Carter
- Kevin Elster
- Dwight Gooden
- Keith Hernandez
- Gregg Jefferies
- Howard Johnson
- Kevin McReynolds
- Darryl Strawberry
- Mookie Wilson[5]
Notable transactions[]
- June 9, 1989: Lou Thornton was signed as a free agent by the Mets.[6]
- 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.[7]
- July 31, 1989: Mookie Wilson was traded by the Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jeff Musselman and Mike Brady (minors).[8]
- 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[]
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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 |
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C | Barry Lyons | 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 | 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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David West | 11 | 24.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.40 | 19 |
Blaine Beatty | 2 | 6 | 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 |
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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 | 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[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 Tamargo |
References[]
- ^ José Martínez page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Don Aase page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Robb, Sharon (March 3, 1989). "It's A Typical Baseball Fight Mets' Strawberry, Hernandez Argue, Almost Reach Blows". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Mike Maksudian page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ 1989 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Lou Thornton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lenny Dykstra page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mookie Wilson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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
- New York Mets seasons
- 1989 Major League Baseball season
- 1989 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in Queens
- Shea Stadium