1991 New York Mets season

1991 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
Location
  • New York (since 1962)
Other information
Owner(s) Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General manager(s) Frank Cashen
Manager(s) Bud Harrelson, Mike Cubbage
Local television WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub, Don Criqui)
Local radio WFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Charlie Slowes)
WSKQ-FM (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi)
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The 1991 New York Mets season was the 30th regular season for the Mets. They went 77-84 and finished fifth in the National League East. They were managed by Bud Harrelson and Mike Cubbage. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

Regular season

Howard Johnson set the Mets record for most RBIs in one season with 117.

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 98 64 0.605 — 52–32 46–32
St. Louis Cardinals 84 78 0.519 14 52–32 32–46
Philadelphia Phillies 78 84 0.481 20 47–36 31–48
Chicago Cubs 77 83 0.481 20 46–37 31–46
New York Mets 77 84 0.478 20½ 40–42 37–42
Montreal Expos 71 90 0.441 26½ 33–35 38–55

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 6–6 11–7 13–5 7–11 5–7 9–3 5–7 9–3 11–7 9–9 9–3
Chicago 6–6 — 4–8 9–3 2–10 10–7 11–6 8–10 7–11 4–8 6–6 10–8
Cincinnati 7–11 8–4 — 9–9 6–12 6–6 5–7 9–3 2–10 8–10 10–8 4–8
Houston 5–13 3–9 9–9 — 8–10 2–10 7–5 7–5 4–8 6–12 9–9 5–7
Los Angeles 11–7 10–2 12–6 10–8 — 5–7 7–5 7–5 7–5 10–8 8–10 6–6
Montreal 7–5 7–10 6–6 10–2 7–5 — 4–14 4–14 6–12 6–6 7–5 7–11
New York 3–9 6–11 7–5 5–7 5–7 14–4 — 11–7 6–12 7–5 6–6 7–11
Philadelphia 7-5 10–8 3–9 5–7 5–7 14–4 7–11 — 6–12 9–3 6–6 6–12
Pittsburgh 3–9 11–7 10–2 8–4 5–7 12–6 12–6 12–6 — 7–5 7–5 11–7
San Diego 7–11 8–4 10–8 12–6 8–10 6–6 5–7 3–9 5–7 — 11–7 9–3
San Francisco 9–9 6–6 8–10 9–9 10–8 5–7 6–6 6–6 5–7 7–11 — 4–8
St. Louis 3–9 8–10 8–4 7–5 6–6 11–7 11–7 12–6 7–11 3–9 8–4 —

Notable transactions

Roster

1991 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Cerone, RickRick Cerone 90 227 62 .273 2 16
1B Magadan, DaveDave Magadan 124 418 108 .258 4 51
2B Jefferies, GreggGregg Jefferies 136 486 132 .272 9 62
3B Johnson, HowardHoward Johnson 156 564 146 .259 38 117
SS Elster, KevinKevin Elster 115 348 84 .241 6 36
LF McReynolds, KevinKevin McReynolds 143 522 135 .259 16 74
CF Coleman, VinceVince Coleman 72 278 71 .255 1 17
RF Brooks, HubieHubie Brooks 103 357 85 .238 16 50

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
Gardner, JeffJeff Gardner 13 37 6 .162 0 1
Carr, ChuckChuck Carr 12 11 2 .182 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

Awards and honors

League leaders

All-Stars

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tidewater Tides International League Steve Swisher
AA Williamsport Bills Eastern League Clint Hurdle
A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League John Tamargo
A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Tim Blackwell
A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Jim Thrift
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Andre David
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Junior Roman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbia[7]

References

  1. ↑ Bob Ojeda page at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Bill Pulsipher page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Jason Isringhausen page at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

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