1987 New York Mets season

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1987 New York Mets
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1962) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (Since 1964) New York, New York (Since 1962)
1987 Information
Owner(s)	Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General Manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Davey Johnson
Local television	WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
Local radio	WHN (Bob Murphy, Gary Thorne) WJIT (spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)

The New York Mets' 1987 season was the 26th regular season for the Mets. They went 92-70 and finished 2nd in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

1 Offseason
2 Regular Season
- 2.1 Notable Transactions
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Other batters
- 3.2 Starting pitchers
  - 3.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Offseason

December 11, 1986: Stan Jefferson was traded by the New York Mets with Kevin Armstrong (minors), Kevin Brown (minors), Shawn Abner, and Kevin Mitchell to the San Diego Padres for Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter, and Adam Ging (minors).
March 27, 1987: David Cone was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Chris Jelic to the New York Mets for Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson, and Mauro Gozzo. ^[1]

[edit] Regular Season

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	95	67	.586	--
New York Mets	92	70	.568	3
Montreal Expos	91	71	.562	4
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	.494	15
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	15
Chicago Cubs	76	85	.472	18.5

Howard Johnson became the eighth member of the 30-30 club by hitting for at least 30 home runs and getting at least 30 stolen bases in the same season. Johnson was the first infielder to join the 30-30 club.
Darryl Strawberry became the second Met in the season and the tenth member overall of the 30-30 club

[edit] Notable Transactions

June 2, 1987: Todd Hundley was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1987. ^[2]
September 15, 1987: John Candelaria was traded by the California Angels to the New York Mets for Jeff Richardson and Shane Young (minors). ^[3]

[edit] Roster

1987 New York Mets roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] References

[edit] External links

v • d • e 1987 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1987 All-Star Game • 1987 World Series

v • d • e New York Mets

Based in Queens, New York City, New York

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Polo Grounds • Shea Stadium • Citi Field (future)

Culture	Mr. Met and Lady Met • New York Mets Hall of Fame • The Miracle Mets • Game 6 • Generation K • Grand Slam Single • "Meet the Mets"

Rivalries	Subway Series • Yankees-Mets Rivalry • Braves-Mets rivalry • Turnpike Series

Important Figures	William Shea • Joan Payson • Casey Stengel • Bob Murphy • Lindsey Nelson • Ralph Kiner • Gil Hodges • Tug McGraw • Tom Seaver • Jerry Koosman • Yogi Berra • Davey Johnson • Dwight Gooden • Gary Carter • Ron Darling • Mookie Wilson • Keith Hernandez • Darryl Strawberry • David Cone • John Franco • Mike Piazza • Jose Reyes • David Wright • Carlos Beltran • Willie Randolph • Pedro Martínez • Johan Santana

Retired Numbers	14 • 37 • 41 • 42

World Series Championships (2)	1969 • 1986

National League Championships (4)	1969 • 1973 • 1986 • 2000

Seasons (47)	1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA) • Binghamton Mets (AA) • St. Lucie Mets (A) • Savannah Sand Gnats (A) • Brooklyn Cyclones (A) • Kingsport Mets (Rookie) • Gulf Coast Mets (Rookie) • DSL Mets (Rookie) • VSL Mets (Rookie)

Other Assets	SportsNet New York

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