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1989 New York Mets season

Field	Value
name	New York Mets
season	1989
image	New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg
league	National League
division	East
ballpark	Shea Stadium
city	New York
record
divisional_place	2nd
owners	Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
general_manager	Frank Cashen
manager	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)

(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub) (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen) WJIT (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Armando Talavera) 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. The Mets did not make the postseason for the first time since 1987. 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.
February 20, 1989: Don Aase was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
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.

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 Wilson

Notable transactions

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

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Pitchers

Game log

Regular season

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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = 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

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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	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"	G	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"	AB	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"
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	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"	G	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"	IP	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"
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

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	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	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"	G	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"	W	New York Mets 1962thru1992}}" width="9%"
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

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martijo06.shtml José Martínez page at Baseball-Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/aasedo01.shtml Don Aase page at Baseball-Reference]
(March 3, 1989). "It's A Typical Baseball Fight Mets' Strawberry, Hernandez Argue, Almost Reach Blows". [[Sun-Sentinel]].
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maksumi01.shtml Mike Maksudian page at Baseball-Reference]
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=NYN 1989 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thornlo01.shtml Lou Thornton page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dykstle01.shtml Lenny Dykstra page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsomo01.shtml Mookie Wilson page at Baseball Reference]
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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