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

• Gary Carter
• Kevin Elster
• Dwight Gooden
• Keith Hernandez
• Gregg Jefferies
• Howard Johnson
• Kevin McReynolds
• Darryl Strawberry
• Mookie Wilson^[4]

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

^[8]

References

1. José Martínez page at Baseball-Reference
2. Don Aase page at Baseball-Reference
3. Mike Maksudian page at Baseball-Reference
4. 1989 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac
5. Lou Thornton page at Baseball Reference
6. Lenny Dykstra page at Baseball Reference
7. Mookie Wilson page at Baseball Reference
8. 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
• 1989 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com