1989 New York Mets

87-75 • .537 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1989 New York Mets went 87-75 (.537) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 683 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Howard Johnson (36 HR, 101 RBI) and David Cone (14-8, 3.52 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
2nd Rank
683 R 595 RA
Diff +88

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683 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
+88 Run Diff
2,916K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 equal to the 1989 league average (.246)
OBP .310 1% below the 1989 league average (.312)
SLG .385 5% above the 1989 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.29 6% better than the 1989 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 683 7% above the 1989 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,916,960
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Avg per Game 36,011

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Mark Carreon 0.308 2 Mackey Sasser 0.291 3 Howard Johnson 0.287 4 Dave Magadan 0.286 5 Kevin McReynolds 0.272

Home Runs

1 Howard Johnson 36 2 Darryl Strawberry 29 3 Kevin McReynolds 22 4 Gregg Jefferies 12 5 Kevin Elster 10

RBI

1 Howard Johnson 101 2 Kevin McReynolds 85 3 Darryl Strawberry 77 4 Gregg Jefferies 56 5 Kevin Elster 55
1989 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Howard Johnson 153 571 104 164 41 3 36 101 77 126 41 0.287
Kevin McReynolds 148 545 74 148 25 3 22 85 46 74 15 0.272
Gregg Jefferies 141 508 72 131 28 2 12 56 39 46 21 0.258
Darryl Strawberry 134 476 69 107 26 1 29 77 61 105 11 0.225
Kevin Elster 151 458 52 106 25 2 10 55 34 77 4 0.231
Dave Magadan 127 374 47 107 22 3 4 41 49 37 1 0.286
Juan Samuel 86 333 37 76 13 1 3 28 24 75 31 0.228
Mookie Wilson 80 249 22 51 10 1 3 18 10 47 7 0.205
Barry Lyons 79 235 15 58 13 0 3 27 11 28 0 0.247
Tim Teufel 83 219 27 56 7 2 2 15 32 50 1 0.256
Keith Hernandez 75 215 18 50 8 0 4 19 27 39 0 0.233
Mackey Sasser 72 182 17 53 14 2 1 22 7 15 0 0.291
Lenny Dykstra 56 159 27 43 12 1 3 13 23 15 13 0.270
Gary Carter 50 153 14 28 8 0 2 15 12 15 0 0.183
Keith Miller 57 143 15 33 7 0 1 7 5 27 6 0.231
Mark Carreon 68 133 20 41 6 0 6 16 12 17 2 0.308
David Cone 34 77 9 18 2 0 0 4 2 13 0 0.234
Ron Darling 35 73 8 9 1 0 2 5 1 28 0 0.123
Sid Fernandez 35 71 2 15 3 0 1 8 1 25 0 0.211
Bob Ojeda 32 66 3 7 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 0.106
Lee Mazzilli 48 60 10 11 2 0 2 7 17 19 3 0.183
Phil Lombardi 18 48 4 11 1 0 1 3 5 8 0 0.229
Dwight Gooden 19 40 1 8 3 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.200
Frank Viola 12 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.130
Lou Thornton 13 13 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0.308
Jeff McKnight 6 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Tom O'Malley 9 11 2 6 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 0.545
Rick Aguilera 36 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Craig Shipley 4 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Don Aase 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Randy Myers 65 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
David West 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Terry Leach 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Blaine Beatty 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jeff Innis 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger McDowell 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Kevin Tapani 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wally Whitehurst 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Manny Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julio Machado 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Mitchell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Musselman 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Rick Aguilera 2.34 2 Randy Myers 2.35 3 Sid Fernandez 2.83 4 Dwight Gooden 2.89 5 Jeff Innis 3.18

Wins

1 David Cone 14 2 Ron Darling 14 3 Sid Fernandez 14 4 Bob Ojeda 13 5 Dwight Gooden 9

Strikeouts

1 Sid Fernandez 198 2 David Cone 190 3 Ron Darling 153 4 Dwight Gooden 101 5 Bob Ojeda 95
1989 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
David Cone 14 8 3.52 34 33 0 219.2 183 86 74 190
Sid Fernandez 14 5 2.83 35 32 0 219.1 157 69 75 198
Ron Darling 14 14 3.52 33 33 0 217.1 214 85 70 153
Bob Ojeda 13 11 3.47 31 31 0 192.0 179 74 78 95
Dwight Gooden 9 4 2.89 19 17 1 118.1 93 38 47 101
Frank Viola 5 5 3.38 12 12 0 85.1 75 32 27 73
Randy Myers 7 4 2.35 65 0 24 84.1 62 22 40 88
Rick Aguilera 6 6 2.34 36 0 7 69.1 59 18 21 80
Don Aase 1 5 3.94 49 0 2 59.1 56 26 26 34
Jeff Innis 0 1 3.18 29 0 0 39.2 38 14 8 16
Roger McDowell 1 5 3.31 25 0 4 35.1 34 13 16 15
Jeff Musselman 3 2 3.08 20 0 0 26.1 27 9 14 11
David West 0 2 7.40 11 2 0 24.1 25 20 14 19
Terry Leach 0 0 4.22 10 0 0 21.1 19 10 4 2
Wally Whitehurst 0 1 4.50 9 1 0 14.0 17 7 5 9
Julio Machado 0 1 3.27 10 0 0 11.0 9 4 3 14
Kevin Tapani 0 0 3.68 3 0 0 7.1 5 3 4 2
Blaine Beatty 0 0 1.50 2 1 0 6.0 5 1 2 3
John Mitchell 0 1 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 2 4 4
Manny Hernandez 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (42)

Don Aase Rick Aguilera Blaine Beatty Mark Carreon Gary Carter David Cone Ron Darling Lenny Dykstra Kevin Elster Sid Fernandez Dwight Gooden Keith Hernandez +30 more

42 players

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The 1989 New York Mets in brief

The 1989 New York Mets won 87 games and lost 75, ending up 2nd in the NL East. The run column shows 683 for and 595 against. The staff ERA of 3.29 was 6% better than the league average of 3.50. The 683 runs scored compare with a league average of 639 per club, 7% more. Home games were played at Shea Stadium, where 2,916,960 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Howard Johnson, who hit 36. The pitching staff's wins leader was Sid Fernandez (14). The saves leader was Randy Myers with 24. The 1989 roster runs to 42 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1988 season and the 1990 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 New York Mets

What was the 1989 New York Mets record?
The 1989 New York Mets finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1989 New York Mets in home runs?
Howard Johnson led the 1989 New York Mets with 36 home runs.
What was the 1989 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1989 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 3.29.
Did the 1989 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1989 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 New York Mets play?
The 1989 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1989 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Howard Johnson (36 HR, 101 RBI) and David Cone (14-8, 3.52 ERA).
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