1989 New York Mets season

1989 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964)
New York (since 1962)
Other information
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 30, 1989: Mike Maksudian was released by the Mets.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1989 National League Records Sources:
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	3–9–1
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	—	10–8–1	2–10	4–8	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	6–12	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–11	9–9	8–10–1	—	3–9	5–7	13–5–1
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	9–3–1	7–11	4–8	5–7	9–3	13–5	8–10	11–7	5–13–1	10–2	5–7	—

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

June 9, 1989: Lou Thornton was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[5]
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.^[6]
July 31, 1989: Mookie Wilson was traded by the Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jeff Musselman and Mike Brady (minors).^[7]
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 Jeff 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

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	Lyons, BarryBarry Lyons	79	235	58	.247	3	27
1B	Magadan, DaveDave Magadan	127	374	107	.286	4	41
2B	Jefferies, GreggGregg Jefferies	141	508	131	.258	12	56
3B	Johnson, HowardHoward Johnson	153	571	164	.287	36	101
SS	Elster, KevinKevin Elster	151	458	106	.231	10	55
LF	McReynolds, KevinKevin McReynolds	148	545	148	.272	22	85
CF	Samuel, JuanJuan Samuel	86	333	76	.228	3	28
RF	Strawberry, DarrylDarryl 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
Carter, GaryGary Carter	50	153	28	.183	2	15
Lombardi, PhilPhil Lombardi	18	48	11	.229	1	3
Thornton, LouLou Thornton	13	13	4	.308	0	1

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

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

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
Aase, DonDon Aase	49	1	5	2	3.94	34
Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell	2	0	1	0	6.00	4

Awards and honors

Gary Carter, Catcher, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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
↑ 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 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1989 All-Star Game 1989 World Series

New York Mets

Based in Queens, New York City, New York

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Al Lang Stadium; Tradition Field

Culture and lore

Key personnel

Owner: Fred Wilpon
President: Saul Katz
COO: Jeff Wilpon
General Manager: Sandy Alderson
Manager: Terry Collins
Team Captain: David Wright

Rivalries

World Series
Championships (2)

1969
1986

National League
Pennants (5)

Division titles (6)

Wild Card (3)

Minor league affiliates

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