1987 New York Mets season

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1987 New York Mets
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DivisionEastern Division
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York
OwnersFred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
ManagersDavey Johnson
TelevisionWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
RadioWHN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Thorne)
WJIT (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)
← 1986 Seasons 1988 →

The New York Mets' 1987 season was the 26th regular season for the Mets. They went 92-70 and finished 2nd in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. The team played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

Regular season

Standings

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 95 67 0.586 — 49–32 46–35
New York Mets 92 70 0.568 3 49–32 43–38
Montreal Expos 91 71 0.562 4 48–33 43–38
Philadelphia Phillies 80 82 0.494 15 43–38 37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 80 82 0.494 15 47–34 33–48
Chicago Cubs 76 85 0.472 18½ 40–40 36–45

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 6–5 8–10 8–10 6–12 3–9 7–5 7–5 7–5 6–12 8–10 3–9
Chicago 5–6 — 6–6 8–4 6–6 10–8 9–9 8–10 4–14 9–3 5–7 6–12
Cincinnati 10–8 6–6 — 13–5 10–8 6–6 7–5 5–7 4–8 12–6 7–11 4–8
Houston 10–8 4–8 5–13 — 12–6 7–5 6–6 6–6 6–6 5–13 10–8 5–7
Los Angeles 12–6 6–6 8–10 6–12 — 3–9 6–6 2–10 6–6 11–7 10–8 3–9
Montreal 9–3 8–10 6–6 5–7 9–3 — 8–10 10–8 11–7 9–3 5–7 11–7
New York 5–7 9–9 5–7 6–6 6–6 10–8 — 13–5 12–6 8–4 9–3 9–9
Philadelphia 5-7 10–8 7–5 6–6 10–2 8–10 5–13 — 11–7 8–4 2–10 8–10
Pittsburgh 5–7 14–4 8–4 6–6 6–6 7–11 6–12 7–11 — 8–4 6–6 7–11
San Diego 12–6 3–9 6–12 13–5 7–11 3–9 4–8 4–8 4–8 — 5–13 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 7–5 11–7 8–10 8–10 7–5 3–9 10–2 6–6 13–5 — 7–5
St. Louis 9–3 12–6 8–4 7–5 9–3 7–11 9–9 10–8 11–7 8–4 5–7 —


Milestones

  • Howard Johnson became the eighth member of the 30-30 club by hitting for at least 30 home runs and getting at least 30 stolen bases in the same season. Johnson was the first infielder to join the 30-30 club.
  • Darryl Strawberry became the second Met in the season and the tenth member overall of the 30-30 club

Notable transactions

Roster

1987 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

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 Gary Carter 139 523 123 .235 20 83
1B Keith Hernandez 154 587 170 .290 18 89
2B Wally Backman 94 300 75 .250 1 23
3B Howard Johnson 157 554 147 .265 36 99
SS Rafael Santana 139 439 112 .255 5 44
LF Kevin McReynolds 151 590 163 .276 29 95
CF Lenny Dykstra 132 431 123 .285 10 43
RF Darryl Strawberry 154 532 151 .284 39 104

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Mitchell 20 111.2 3 6 4.11 57

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Don Schulze 5 21.2 1 2 6.23 5

Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Awards and honors

  • Darryl Strawberry – Player of the Month, September 1987

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tidewater Tides International League Mike Cubbage
AA Jackson Mets Texas League Tucker Ashford
A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League John Tamargo
A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Butch Hobson
A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Rich Miller
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Bobby Floyd

[13]

References

  1. ^ Ron Gardenhire page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Heathcliff Slocumb page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Doug Gwosdz page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ David Cone page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/02/style/spider-man-to-wed-model.html
  8. ^ Don Schulze page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Todd Hundley page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hillmer01.shtml
  11. ^ Anthony Young page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ John Candelaria page at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ 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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