The 1987 New York Mets season was the 26th regular season for the Mets. The Mets entered the season as the defending World Series champions. They went 92–70 and finished second in the National League East, three games behind the first place St. Louis Cardinals. They were managed by Davey Johnson. The team played home games at Shea Stadium.
Offseason
November 12, 1986: Ron Gardenhire was traded by the Mets to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Twins completed the deal by sending Dominic Iasparro (minors) to the Mets on April 4, 1987.Ron Gardenhire page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1986: Heathcliff Slocumb was drafted from the Mets by the Chicago Cubs in the 1986 minor league draft.Heathcliff Slocumb page at Baseball Reference December 11, 1986: Kevin Mitchell, Stan Jefferson, Shawn Abner, Kevin Armstrong (minors) and Kevin Brown (minors) were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter, and Adam Ging (minors).Stan Jefferson page at Baseball Reference December 17, 1986: Doug Gwosdz was traded by the Mets to the Seattle Mariners for Ricky Nelson.Doug Gwosdz page at Baseball Reference February 9, 1987: Clint Hurdle was signed as a free agent by the Mets.Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference March 27, 1987: Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson, and Mauro Gozzo were traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for David Cone and Chris Jelic.David Cone page at Baseball Reference
Regular season June 5, 1987: A mock ceremony called "Spider-Man's wedding" took place to promote a special wedding issue of the Amazing Spider-Man comic book at home plate in front of more than 45,000 fans just before the New York Mets played the Pittsburgh Pirates. Actors portrayed as fictional comic book characters Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson (wearing a wedding gown designed by Willi Smith), participated in the ceremony. Stan Lee, publisher of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man officiated the ceremony prior to the Mets match. The Mets won the game against the Pirates afterwards, 5–1.
Standings
Record vs. opponents
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 May 11, 1987: Ricky Nelson was traded by the Mets to the Cleveland Indians for Don Schulze.Don Schulze page at Baseball Reference June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft Todd Hundley was drafted by the Mets in the 2nd round. Player signed June 15, 1987.Todd Hundley page at Baseball Reference Eric Hillman was drafted by the New York Mets in the 16th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987. Anthony Young was drafted by the Mets in the 38th round. Player signed June 6, 1987.Anthony Young page at Baseball Reference September 15, 1987: Jeff Richardson and Shane Young (minors) were traded by the Mets to the California Angels for John Candelaria.John Candelaria page at Baseball Reference
Game log LegendMets WinMets LossGame Postponed Eliminated from playoff spotBold = Mets team member
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 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 124 385 115 .299 9 34 97 299 92 .308 14 61 85 192 61 .318 3 24 53 130 33 .254 4 24 88 124 38 .306 3 24 49 54 13 .241 0 4 25 51 19 .373 0 1 9 12 3 .250 0 1 5 10 4 .400 0 1 5 6 0 .000 0 0 6 6 3 .500 0 2 3 3 1 .333 0 0 3 1 0 .000 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 Ron Darling 32 207.2 12 8 4.29 167 Dwight Gooden 25 179.2 15 7 3.21 148 Sid Fernandez 28 156.0 12 8 3.81 134 Rick Aguilera 18 115.0 11 3 3.60 77 John Mitchell 20 111.2 3 6 4.11 57 Bob Ojeda 10 46.1 3 5 3.88 21 Don Schulze 5 21.2 1 2 6.23 5 John Candelaria 3 12.1 2 0 5.84 10 Tom Edens 2 8.0 0 0 6.75 4
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 Terry Leach 44 131.1 11 1 3.22 61 David Cone 21 99.1 5 6 3.71 68
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 Roger McDowell 56 7 5 25 4.16 32 Jesse Orosco 58 3 9 16 4.44 78 Doug Sisk 55 3 1 3 3.46 37 Randy Myers 54 3 6 6 3.96 92 Gene Walter 21 1 2 0 3.20 11 Jeff Innis 17 0 1 0 3.16 28 Bob Gibson 1 0 0 0 0.00 2
Awards and honors Darryl Strawberry – Player of the Month, September 1987 All-Star Game
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 1987 New York Mets at Baseball Almanac 1987 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 1987 New York Mets schedule and stats at MLB.com The 1987 New York Mets at Retrosheet