1987 New York Mets

92-70 • .568 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1987 New York Mets went 92-70 (.568) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 823 runs, allowed 698, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Darryl Strawberry (39 HR, 104 RBI) and Dwight Gooden (15-7, 3.21 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
2nd Rank
823 R 698 RA
Diff +125

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823 Runs Scored
698 Runs Allowed
+125 Run Diff
3,027K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 3% above the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .338 3% above the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .433 8% above the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 3.84 6% better than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 823 13% above the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,027,121
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Avg per Game 37,371

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Keith Miller 0.373 2 Dave Magadan 0.318 3 Tim Teufel 0.308 4 Lee Mazzilli 0.306 5 Mookie Wilson 0.299

Home Runs

1 Darryl Strawberry 39 2 Howard Johnson 36 3 Kevin McReynolds 29 4 Gary Carter 20 5 Keith Hernandez 18

RBI

1 Darryl Strawberry 104 2 Howard Johnson 99 3 Kevin McReynolds 95 4 Keith Hernandez 89 5 Gary Carter 83
1987 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kevin McReynolds 151 590 86 163 32 5 29 95 39 70 14 0.276
Keith Hernandez 154 587 87 170 28 2 18 89 81 104 0 0.290
Howard Johnson 157 554 93 147 22 1 36 99 83 113 32 0.265
Darryl Strawberry 154 532 108 151 32 5 39 104 97 122 36 0.284
Gary Carter 139 523 55 123 18 2 20 83 42 73 0 0.235
Rafael Santana 139 439 41 112 21 2 5 44 29 57 1 0.255
Lenny Dykstra 132 431 86 123 37 3 10 43 40 67 27 0.285
Mookie Wilson 124 385 58 115 19 7 9 34 35 85 21 0.299
Wally Backman 94 300 43 75 6 1 1 23 25 43 11 0.250
Tim Teufel 97 299 55 92 29 0 14 61 44 53 3 0.308
Dave Magadan 85 192 21 61 13 1 3 24 22 22 0 0.318
Barry Lyons 53 130 15 33 4 1 4 24 8 24 0 0.254
Lee Mazzilli 88 124 26 38 8 1 3 24 21 14 5 0.306
Ron Darling 32 65 5 8 5 0 0 4 2 22 0 0.123
Dwight Gooden 25 64 4 14 0 0 0 4 1 9 0 0.219
Bill Almon 49 54 8 13 3 0 0 4 8 16 1 0.241
Keith Miller 25 51 14 19 2 2 0 1 2 6 8 0.373
Sid Fernandez 29 43 2 7 1 1 0 2 1 19 0 0.163
Rick Aguilera 18 40 5 9 1 0 1 3 1 17 0 0.225
John Mitchell 20 35 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 14 0 0.114
Terry Leach 44 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0.061
David Cone 21 31 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.065
Bob Ojeda 10 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.071
Roger McDowell 56 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.231
Mark Carreon 9 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.250
Kevin Elster 5 10 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Jesse Orosco 58 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Randy Myers 54 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.286
Gregg Jefferies 6 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Al Pedrique 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
John Candelaria 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Doug Sisk 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Tom Edens 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Clint Hurdle 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Jeff Innis 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Schulze 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.000
Randy Milligan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Gene Walter 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bob Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Dwight Gooden 3.21 2 Terry Leach 3.22 3 Doug Sisk 3.46 4 Rick Aguilera 3.60 5 David Cone 3.71

Wins

1 Dwight Gooden 15 2 Ron Darling 12 3 Sid Fernandez 12 4 Rick Aguilera 11 5 Terry Leach 11

Strikeouts

1 Ron Darling 167 2 Dwight Gooden 148 3 Sid Fernandez 134 4 Randy Myers 92 5 Jesse Orosco 78
1987 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ron Darling 12 8 4.29 32 32 0 207.2 183 99 96 167
Dwight Gooden 15 7 3.21 25 25 0 179.2 162 64 53 148
Sid Fernandez 12 8 3.81 28 27 0 156.0 130 66 67 134
Terry Leach 11 1 3.22 44 12 0 131.1 132 47 29 61
Rick Aguilera 11 3 3.60 18 17 0 115.0 124 46 33 77
John Mitchell 3 6 4.11 20 19 0 111.2 124 51 36 57
David Cone 5 6 3.71 21 13 1 99.1 87 41 44 68
Roger McDowell 7 5 4.16 56 0 25 88.2 95 41 28 32
Doug Sisk 3 1 3.46 55 0 3 78.0 83 30 22 37
Jesse Orosco 3 9 4.44 58 0 16 77.0 78 38 31 78
Randy Myers 3 6 3.96 54 0 6 75.0 61 33 30 92
Bob Ojeda 3 5 3.88 10 7 0 46.1 45 20 10 21
Jeff Innis 0 1 3.16 17 1 0 25.2 29 9 4 28
Don Schulze 1 2 6.23 5 4 0 21.2 24 15 6 5
Gene Walter 1 2 3.20 21 0 0 19.2 18 7 13 11
John Candelaria 2 0 5.84 3 3 0 12.1 17 8 3 10
Tom Edens 0 0 6.75 2 2 0 8.0 15 6 4 4
Bob Gibson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 2

👥 Roster (39)

Rick Aguilera Bill Almon Wally Backman John Candelaria Mark Carreon Gary Carter David Cone Ron Darling Lenny Dykstra Tom Edens Kevin Elster Sid Fernandez +27 more

39 players

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The 1987 New York Mets in brief

In 1987 the New York Mets posted a 92-70 mark (.568) and finished 2nd in the NL East. The run column shows 823 for and 698 against. The team batting average of .267 was 3% above the 1987 league mark of .260. The New York Mets staff finished with a 3.84 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.08. League clubs averaged 731 runs that year, so the New York Mets scored 13% more.

Attendance at Shea Stadium totaled 3,027,121 for the year. For power, Darryl Strawberry led the way with 39 homers. The hits leader was Keith Hernandez with 170. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dwight Gooden (15). The strikeout leader was Ron Darling with 167. Roger McDowell closed out 25 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 New York Mets

What was the 1987 New York Mets record?
The 1987 New York Mets finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Who led the 1987 New York Mets in home runs?
Darryl Strawberry led the 1987 New York Mets with 39 home runs.
What was the 1987 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1987 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1987 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1987 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 New York Mets play?
The 1987 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1987 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Darryl Strawberry (39 HR, 104 RBI) and Dwight Gooden (15-7, 3.21 ERA).
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