| 1989 New York Mets | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |||
| City | New York | |||
| Record | 87–75 (.537) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Fred Wilpon andNelson Doubleday, Jr. | |||
| General managers | Frank Cashen | |||
| Managers | Davey Johnson | |||
| Television | WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner,Steve Zabriskie,Tim McCarver,Fran Healy,Rusty Staub) | |||
| Radio | WFAN (Bob Murphy,Gary Cohen) WJIT (Spanish) (Juan Alicea,Billy Berroa, Armando Talavera) | |||
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The1989New York Mets season was the 28th regular season for the Mets. They went 87–75 and finished second in theNational League East, six games behind the first place Chicago Cubs. The Mets did not make the postseason for the first time since 1987. They were managed byDavey Johnson. They played home games atShea Stadium.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 48–33 | 45–36 |
| New York Mets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 7 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
| Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12 | 44–37 | 37–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26 | 38–42 | 29–53 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MTL | 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 | |||||
| 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 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 | |||||
| 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 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 10–2 | 5–7 | — | |||||
| 1989 New York Mets | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| 1989 Game Log Overall: 87–75 (Home: 51–30; Away: 36–45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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August: 19–10
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September: 14–15
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October: 1–0
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Mets team member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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| C | Barry Lyons | 79 | 235 | 58 | .247 | 3 | 27 |
| 1B | Dave Magadan | 127 | 374 | 107 | .286 | 4 | 41 |
| 2B | Gregg Jefferies | 141 | 508 | 131 | .258 | 12 | 56 |
| 3B | Howard Johnson | 153 | 571 | 164 | .287 | 36 | 101 |
| SS | Kevin Elster | 151 | 458 | 106 | .231 | 10 | 55 |
| LF | Kevin McReynolds | 148 | 545 | 148 | .272 | 22 | 85 |
| CF | Juan Samuel | 86 | 333 | 76 | .228 | 3 | 28 |
| RF | Darryl Strawberry | 134 | 476 | 107 | .225 | 29 | 77 |
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 |
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| Mookie Wilson | 80 | 249 | 51 | .205 | 3 | 18 |
| Tim Teufel | 83 | 219 | 56 | .256 | 2 | 15 |
| Keith Hernandez | 75 | 215 | 50 | .233 | 4 | 19 |
| Mackey Sasser | 72 | 182 | 53 | .291 | 1 | 22 |
| Lenny Dykstra | 56 | 159 | 43 | .270 | 3 | 13 |
| Gary Carter | 50 | 153 | 28 | .183 | 2 | 15 |
| Keith Miller | 57 | 143 | 33 | .231 | 1 | 7 |
| Mark Carreon | 68 | 133 | 41 | .308 | 6 | 16 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 48 | 60 | 11 | .183 | 2 | 7 |
| Phil Lombardi | 18 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Thornton | 13 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff McKnight | 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom O'Malley | 9 | 11 | 6 | .545 | 0 | 8 |
| Craig Shipley | 4 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| David Cone | 34 | 219.2 | 14 | 8 | 3.52 | 190 |
| Sid Fernandez | 35 | 219.1 | 14 | 5 | 2.83 | 198 |
| Ron Darling | 33 | 217.1 | 14 | 14 | 3.52 | 153 |
| Bob Ojeda | 31 | 192.0 | 13 | 11 | 3.47 | 95 |
| Dwight Gooden | 19 | 118.1 | 9 | 4 | 2.89 | 101 |
| Frank Viola | 12 | 85.1 | 5 | 5 | 3.38 | 73 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| David West | 11 | 24.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.40 | 19 |
| Blaine Beatty | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Randy Myers | 65 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 2.35 | 88 |
| Don Aase | 49 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3.94 | 34 |
| Rick Aguilera | 36 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2.34 | 80 |
| Jeff Innis | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 16 |
| Roger McDowell | 25 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3.31 | 15 |
| Jeff Musselman | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.08 | 11 |
| Terry Leach | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 2 |
| Julio Machado | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 14 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 9 |
| Kevin Tapani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 2 |
| John Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 |
| Manny Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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