1989 New York Mets
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York
OwnersFred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersDavey Johnson
TelevisionWWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
RadioWFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen)
WJIT (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Armando Talavera)
Seasons

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. They did not make the postseason for the first time since 1987. 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
Chicago Cubs 9369 0.574 — 48–33 45–36
New York Mets 8775 0.537 6 51–30 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 8676 0.531 7 46–35 40–41
Montreal Expos 8181 0.500 12 44–37 37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 7488 0.457 19 39–42 35–46
Philadelphia Phillies 6795 0.414 26 38–42 29–53

Record vs. opponents

1989 National League record

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —5–78–108–106–106–62–108–44–87–116–123–9
Chicago 7–5—7–55–77–510–810–810–812–68–46–611–7
Cincinnati 10–85–7—8–108–104–84–84–87–59–98–108–4
Houston 10–87–510–8—10–84–86–69–37–58–108–107–5
Los Angeles 10–65–710–88–10—7–55–76–67–56–1210–83–9
Montreal 6–68–108–48–45–7—9–99–911–75–77–55–13
New York 10–28–108–46–67–59–9—12–69–95–73–910–8
Philadelphia 4–88–108–43–96–69–96–12—10–82–104–87–11
Pittsburgh 8–46–125–75–75–77–119–98–10—3–95–713–5
San Diego 11–74–89–910–812–67–57–510–29–3—8–102–10
San Francisco 12–66–610–810–88–105–79–38–47–510–8—7–5
St. Louis 9–37–114–85–79–313–58–1011–75–1310–25–7—

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Roster

1989 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

1989 regular season game log: 87-75 (Home: 51–30; Away: 36-45)
April: 12-10
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May: 13-14
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June: 15-11
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July: 13-15
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–July 111989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim
August: 19-10
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September: 14-15
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October: 1-0
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Bold = 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
CBarry Lyons7923558.247327
1BDave Magadan127374107.286441
2BGregg Jefferies141508131.2581256
3BHoward Johnson153571164.28736101
SSKevin Elster151458106.2311055
LFKevin McReynolds148545148.2722285
CFJuan Samuel8633376.228328
RFDarryl Strawberry134476107.2252977

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 Wilson8024951.205318
Tim Teufel8321956.256215
Keith Hernandez7521550.233419
Mackey Sasser7218253.291122
Lenny Dykstra5615943.270313
Gary Carter5015328.183215
Keith Miller5714333.23117
Mark Carreon6813341.308616
Lee Mazzilli486011.18327
Phil Lombardi184811.22913
Lou Thornton13134.30801
Jeff McKnight6123.25000
Tom O'Malley9116.54508
Craig Shipley471.14300

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 Cone34219.21483.52190
Sid Fernandez35219.11452.83198
Ron Darling33217.114143.52153
Bob Ojeda31192.013113.4795
Dwight Gooden19118.1942.89101
Frank Viola1285.1553.3873

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 West1124.1027.4019
Blaine Beatty26.0001.503

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 Myers6574242.3588
Don Aase491523.9434
Rick Aguilera366672.3480
Jeff Innis290103.1816
Roger McDowell251543.3115
Jeff Musselman203203.0811
Terry Leach100004.222
Julio Machado100103.2714
Wally Whitehurst90104.509
Kevin Tapani30003.682
John Mitchell20106.004
Manny Hernández10000.001

Awards and honors

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

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References

  1. ↑ José Martínez page at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Don Aase page at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Robb, Sharon (March 3, 1989). "It's A Typical Baseball Fight Mets' Strawberry, Hernandez Argue, Almost Reach Blows". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Mike Maksudian page at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ 1989 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac
  6. ↑ Lou Thornton page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Lenny Dykstra page at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Mookie Wilson page at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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