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, six games behind the first place Chicago Cubs. 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.José Martínez page at Baseball-Reference February 20, 1989: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Mets.Don Aase page at Baseball-Reference 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. March 30, 1989: Mike Maksudian was released by the Mets.Mike Maksudian page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Gary Carter Kevin Elster Dwight Gooden Keith Hernandez Gregg Jefferies Howard Johnson Kevin McReynolds Darryl Strawberry Mookie Wilson1989 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac

Notable transactions June 9, 1989: Lou Thornton was signed as a free agent by the Mets.Lou Thornton page at Baseball Reference 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.Lenny Dykstra page at Baseball Reference July 31, 1989: Mookie Wilson was traded by the Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jeff Musselman and Mike Brady (minors).Mookie Wilson page at Baseball Reference 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 Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season

|- style="background:#bbcaff;" | – || July 11 || ||colspan=10 |1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = PostponementBold = 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 C 79 235 58 .247 3 27 1B 127 374 107 .286 4 41 2B 141 508 131 .258 12 56 3B 153 571 164 .287 36 101 SS 151 458 106 .231 10 55 LF 148 545 148 .272 22 85 CF 86 333 76 .228 3 28 RF 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 80 249 51 .205 3 18 83 219 56 .256 2 15 75 215 50 .233 4 19 72 182 53 .291 1 22 56 159 43 .270 3 13 50 153 28 .183 2 15 57 143 33 .231 1 7 68 133 41 .308 6 16 48 60 11 .183 2 7 18 48 11 .229 1 3 13 13 4 .308 0 1 6 12 3 .250 0 0 9 11 6 .545 0 8 4 7 1 .143 0 0

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 34 219.2 14 8 3.52 190 35 219.1 14 5 2.83 198 33 217.1 14 14 3.52 153 31 192.0 13 11 3.47 95 19 118.1 9 4 2.89 101 12 85.1 5 5 3.38 73

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 11 24.1 0 2 7.40 19 2 6.0 0 0 1.50 3

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 65 7 4 24 2.35 88 49 1 5 2 3.94 34 36 6 6 7 2.34 80 29 0 1 0 3.18 16 25 1 5 4 3.31 15 20 3 2 0 3.08 11 10 0 0 0 4.22 2 10 0 1 0 3.27 14 9 0 1 0 4.50 9 3 0 0 0 3.68 2 2 0 1 0 6.00 4 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Awards and honors Gary Carter, Catcher, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1989 New York Mets at Baseball Almanac 1989 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1989 New York Mets schedule and stats at MLB.com The 1989 New York Mets at Retrosheet