| 1991 New York Mets | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |||
| City | New York | |||
| Record | 77–84 (.478) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Fred Wilpon andNelson Doubleday, Jr. | |||
| General manager | Frank Cashen | |||
| Managers | Bud Harrelson,Mike Cubbage | |||
| Television | WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner,Tim McCarver,Fran Healy,Rusty Staub,Don Criqui) | |||
| Radio | WFAN (Bob Murphy,Gary Cohen,Charlie Slowes) WSKQ-FM (Spanish) (Juan Alicea,Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi) | |||
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The1991New York Mets season was the 30th regular season for the Mets. They went 77–84 and finished fifth in theNational League East for their first losing season since1983. The Mets were managed byBud Harrelson andMike Cubbage. They played home games atShea Stadium.
Howard Johnson set the Mets record for most RBIs in one season with 117.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 52–32 | 46–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 52–32 | 32–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 47–36 | 31–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 83 | .481 | 20 | 46–37 | 31–46 |
| New York Mets | 77 | 84 | .478 | 20½ | 40–42 | 37–42 |
| Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 26½ | 33–35 | 38–55 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 10–7 | 11–6 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 7–11 | 8–4 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 | |||||
| Houston | 5–13 | 3–9 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
| New York | 3–9 | 6–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | — | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–3 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — | |||||
| 1991 New York Mets | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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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 | Rick Cerone | 90 | 227 | 62 | .273 | 2 | 16 |
| 1B | Dave Magadan | 124 | 418 | 108 | .258 | 4 | 51 |
| 2B | Gregg Jefferies | 136 | 486 | 132 | .272 | 9 | 62 |
| 3B | Howard Johnson | 156 | 564 | 146 | .259 | 38 | 117 |
| SS | Kevin Elster | 115 | 348 | 84 | .241 | 6 | 36 |
| LF | Kevin McReynolds | 143 | 522 | 135 | .259 | 16 | 74 |
| CF | Vince Coleman | 72 | 278 | 71 | .255 | 1 | 17 |
| RF | Hubie Brooks | 103 | 357 | 85 | .238 | 16 | 50 |
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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| Keith Miller | 98 | 275 | 77 | .280 | 4 | 23 |
| Daryl Boston | 137 | 255 | 70 | .275 | 4 | 21 |
| Mark Carreon | 106 | 254 | 66 | .260 | 4 | 21 |
| Mackey Sasser | 96 | 228 | 62 | .272 | 5 | 35 |
| Garry Templeton | 80 | 219 | 50 | .228 | 2 | 20 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 69 | 168 | 31 | .185 | 2 | 14 |
| Tom Herr | 70 | 155 | 30 | .194 | 1 | 14 |
| Chris Donnels | 37 | 89 | 20 | .225 | 0 | 5 |
| Todd Hundley | 21 | 60 | 8 | .133 | 1 | 7 |
| Jeff Gardner | 13 | 37 | 6 | .162 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Teufel | 20 | 34 | 4 | .118 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry McDaniel | 23 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Carr | 12 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelvin Torve | 10 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 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 | 232.2 | 14 | 14 | 3.29 | 241 |
| Frank Viola | 35 | 231.1 | 13 | 15 | 3.97 | 132 |
| Dwight Gooden | 27 | 190.0 | 13 | 7 | 3.60 | 150 |
| Ron Darling | 17 | 102.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.87 | 58 |
| Anthony Young | 10 | 49.1 | 2 | 5 | 3.10 | 20 |
| Sid Fernandez | 8 | 44.0 | 1 | 3 | 2.86 | 31 |
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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| Wally Whitehurst | 36 | 133.1 | 7 | 12 | 4.19 | 87 |
| Pete Schourek | 35 | 86.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.27 | 67 |
| Tony Castillo | 10 | 23.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.90 | 10 |
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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| John Franco | 52 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 2.93 | 45 |
| Jeff Innis | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.66 | 47 |
| Alejandro Peña | 44 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2.71 | 49 |
| Doug Simons | 42 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.19 | 38 |
| Tim Burke | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.75 | 34 |
| Terry Bross | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 |
| Rich Sauveur | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 4 |
| Blaine Beatty | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 7 |
| Julio Valera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Frank Viola, Howard Johnson1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbia[8]
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