1989 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1989 New York Mets finished with a record of 87-75. They scored 683 runs and belted 147 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. The offense was powered by Howard Johnson, who led the team with 36 home runs, 101 RBI, and 164 hits. Howard Johnson had a great year on the basepaths with 41 stolen bases.
The team allowed 595 runs and had a team ERA of 3.30. David Cone, Ron Darling, and Sid Fernandez were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Sid Fernandez led the team with 198 strikeouts. Randy Myers led the team with 24 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Elster | SS | 151 | 458 | 52 | 106 | 10 | 55 | 4 | .283 | .360 | .643 | .231 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 75 | 215 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .324 | .326 | .650 | .233 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 2B | 141 | 508 | 72 | 131 | 12 | 56 | 21 | .314 | .392 | .706 | .258 |
| Howard Johnson | 3B | 153 | 571 | 104 | 164 | 36 | 101 | 41 | .369 | .559 | .928 | .287 |
| Dave Magadan | 1B | 127 | 374 | 47 | 107 | 4 | 41 | 1 | .367 | .393 | .760 | .286 |
| Jeff McKnight | 2B | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .250 | .607 | .250 |
| Keith Miller | 2B | 57 | 143 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .262 | .301 | .563 | .231 |
| Tom O'Malley | 3B | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .545 | .727 | 1.272 | .545 |
| Craig Shipley | SS | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Tim Teufel | 2B | 83 | 219 | 27 | 56 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .350 | .333 | .683 | .256 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Carreon | OF | 68 | 133 | 20 | 41 | 6 | 16 | 2 | .370 | .489 | .859 | .308 |
| Lenny Dykstra | OF | 56 | 159 | 27 | 43 | 3 | 13 | 13 | .362 | .415 | .777 | .270 |
| Lee Mazzilli | OF | 48 | 60 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .364 | .317 | .681 | .183 |
| Kevin McReynolds | OF | 148 | 545 | 74 | 148 | 22 | 85 | 15 | .326 | .450 | .776 | .272 |
| Juan Samuel | OF | 86 | 333 | 37 | 76 | 3 | 28 | 31 | .299 | .300 | .599 | .228 |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | 134 | 476 | 69 | 107 | 29 | 77 | 11 | .312 | .466 | .778 | .225 |
| Lou Thornton | OF | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 | .385 | .693 | .308 |
| Mookie Wilson | OF | 80 | 249 | 22 | 51 | 3 | 18 | 7 | .237 | .289 | .526 | .205 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gary Carter | C | 50 | 153 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .241 | .275 | .516 | .183 |
| Phil Lombardi | C | 18 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .302 | .313 | .615 | .229 |
| Barry Lyons | C | 79 | 235 | 15 | 58 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .283 | .340 | .623 | .247 |
| Mackey Sasser | C | 72 | 182 | 17 | 53 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .316 | .407 | .723 | .291 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5489 | 683 | 1351 | 147 | 633 | 158 | .308 | .385 | .693 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Aase | 49 | 0 | 59.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 3.94 | 1.383 | |||
| Rick Aguilera | 36 | 0 | 69.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 7 | 80 | 21 | 2.34 | 1.154 | |||
| Blaine Beatty | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 1.167 | |||
| David Cone | 34 | 33 | 219.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 190 | 74 | 3.52 | 1.170 | |||
| Ron Darling | 33 | 33 | 217.3 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 153 | 70 | 3.52 | 1.307 | |||
| Sid Fernandez | 35 | 32 | 219.3 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 0 | 198 | 75 | 2.83 | 1.058 | |||
| Dwight Gooden | 19 | 17 | 118.3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 1 | 101 | 47 | 2.89 | 1.183 | |||
| Manny Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Jeff Innis | 29 | 0 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3.18 | 1.159 | |||
| Terry Leach | 10 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.22 | 1.080 | |||
| Julio Machado | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3.27 | 1.091 | |||
| Roger McDowell | 25 | 0 | 35.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3.31 | 1.416 | |||
| John Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Jeff Musselman | 20 | 0 | 26.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 3.08 | 1.559 | |||
| Randy Myers | 65 | 0 | 84.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 24 | 88 | 40 | 2.35 | 1.210 | |||
| Bob Ojeda | 31 | 31 | 192 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 95 | 78 | 3.47 | 1.339 | |||
| Kevin Tapani | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.68 | 1.233 | |||
| Frank Viola | 12 | 12 | 85.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 73 | 27 | 3.38 | 1.196 | |||
| David West | 11 | 2 | 24.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 7.40 | 1.605 | |||
| Wally Whitehurst | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4.50 | 1.571 | |||
| Team Totals | 436 | 162 | 1454 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 38 | 1108 | 532 | 3.30 | 1.232 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Howard Johnson | 153 |
| At Bats | Howard Johnson | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Howard Johnson | 655 |
| Batting Average | Howard Johnson | .287 |
| On-Base % | Howard Johnson | .369 |
| Slugging % | Howard Johnson | .559 |
| OPS | Howard Johnson | .928 |
| Runs | Howard Johnson | 104 |
| Hits | Howard Johnson | 164 |
| Total Bases | Howard Johnson | 319 |
| Doubles | Howard Johnson | 41 |
| Triples | Howard Johnson, Dave Magadan, and Kevin McReynolds | 3 |
| Home Runs | Howard Johnson | 36 |
| RBI | Howard Johnson | 101 |
| Walks | Howard Johnson | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Howard Johnson | 126 |
| Stolen Bases | Howard Johnson | 41 |
| Caught Stealing | Juan Samuel | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sid Fernandez | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Kevin Elster | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Gregg Jefferies | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | David Cone, Ron Darling, and Sid Fernandez | 14 |
| Losses | Ron Darling | 14 |
| Saves | Randy Myers | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | Sid Fernandez | .737 |
| ERA | Sid Fernandez | 2.83 |
| WHIP | Sid Fernandez | 1.058 |
| Innings Pitched | David Cone | 219.7 |
| Games | Randy Myers | 65 |
| Games Started | David Cone and Ron Darling | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Sid Fernandez | 198 |
| Complete Games | David Cone | 7 |
| Shutouts | David Cone, Sid Fernandez, and Bob Ojeda | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Ron Darling | 922 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | David Cone | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Ron Darling | 214 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Ojeda | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sid Fernandez | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Ron Darling | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | David Cone | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | David Cone | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sid Fernandez | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Ojeda | 14 |
