1987 New York Mets Roster (40-man)

1986 Season 1988 Season

Record: 92-70-0, Finished 2nd in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Davey Johnson (92-70)

General Manager: Frank Cashen

Farm Director: Steve Schryver

Scouting Director: Roland Johnson

Ballpark: Shea Stadium

Attendance: 3,034,129 (2nd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98

Pythagorean W-L: 93-69, 823 Runs, 698 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Rick Aguilera	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Dec 31, 1961	3	18	17	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$195,000
Bill Almon	34	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Nov 21, 1952	14	49	5	49	35	0	0	2	10	0	22	0	0	1	1	18	4	0.1
Wally Backman	27	us US	B	R	5' 9"	160	Sep 22, 1959	8	94	77	94	88	0	0	0	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0.7	$550,000
John Candelaria	33	us US	L	L	6' 7"	230	Nov 6, 1953	13	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Mark Carreon	23	us US	R	L	6' 0"	170	Jul 19, 1963	1st	9	2	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	-0.1
Gary Carter HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Apr 8, 1954	14	139	133	139	137	0	135	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	1.0	$2,060,714	All-Star
David Cone	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 2, 1963	2	21	13	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$62,500
Ron Darling	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Aug 19, 1960	5	32	32	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$1,050,000
Lenny Dykstra	24	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Feb 10, 1963	3	132	100	132	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	118	0	118	22	2	3.8	$202,500
Tom Edens	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jun 9, 1961	1st	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Kevin Elster	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Aug 3, 1964	2	5	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.1
Sid Fernandez	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	220	Oct 12, 1962	5	29	28	29	28	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$308,000	All-Star
Bob Gibson	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 19, 1957	5	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Dwight Gooden	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 16, 1964	4	25	25	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	$1,500,000
Keith Hernandez	33	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 20, 1953	14	154	151	154	154	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.4	$1,800,000	All-Star
Clint Hurdle	29	us US	L	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1957	10	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
Jeff Innis	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jul 5, 1962	1st	17	1	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.4
Gregg Jefferies	19	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 1, 1967	1st	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.0
Howard Johnson	26	us US	B	R	5' 11"	178	Nov 29, 1960	6	157	153	157	156	0	0	0	0	140	38	2	0	0	2	3	1	4.4	$297,500
Terry Leach	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	215	Mar 13, 1954	5	44	12	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	$95,000
Barry Lyons	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Jun 3, 1960	2	53	30	53	49	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0.0	$62,500
Dave Magadan	24	us US	L	R	6' 3"	190	Sep 30, 1962	2	85	42	85	61	0	0	14	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	32	1	1.4	$62,500
Lee Mazzilli	32	us US	B	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 25, 1955	12	88	15	88	35	0	0	13	0	0	0	12	2	13	26	65	2	0.9	$62,500
Roger McDowell	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 21, 1960	3	56	0	56	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$305,000
Kevin McReynolds	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	205	Oct 16, 1959	5	151	147	151	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	150	4	0	2.6	$625,000
Keith Miller	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 12, 1963	1st	25	13	25	16	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1.1	$62,500
Randy Milligan	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Nov 27, 1961	1st	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.0
John Mitchell	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	165	Aug 11, 1965	2	20	19	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Randy Myers	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Sep 19, 1962	3	54	0	54	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$68,000
Bob Ojeda	29	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Dec 17, 1957	8	10	7	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$650,000
Jesse Orosco	30	us US	R	L	6' 2"	174	Apr 21, 1957	8	58	0	58	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7	$925,000
Al Pedrique	26	ve VE	R	R	6' 0"	155	Aug 11, 1960	1st	5	1	5	5	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Rafael Santana	29	do DO	R	R	6' 1"	165	Jan 31, 1958	5	139	129	139	138	0	0	0	0	0	138	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.5	$250,000
Don Schulze	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Sep 27, 1962	5	5	3	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Doug Sisk	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Sep 26, 1957	6	55	0	55	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$330,000
Darryl Strawberry	25	us US	L	L	6' 6"	190	Mar 12, 1962	5	154	149	154	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	151	151	3	0	6.4	$1,245,000	All-Star
Tim Teufel	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jul 7, 1958	5	97	71	97	93	0	0	1	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1	3.5	$277,500
Gene Walter	26	us US	L	L	6' 4"	200	Nov 22, 1960	3	21	0	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Mookie Wilson	31	us US	B	R	5' 10"	170	Feb 9, 1956	8	124	76	124	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	88	14	111	38	1	2.6	$800,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Davey Johnson	44	us US	Jan 30, 1943	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 4
Mel Stottlemyre	45	us US	Nov 13, 1941	Pitching	Apr 7	Oct 4
Sam Perlozzo	36	us US	Mar 4, 1951	Third base	Apr 7	Oct 4
Bud Harrelson	43	us US	Jun 6, 1944		Apr 7	Oct 4
Vern Hoscheit	65	us US	Apr 1, 1922	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 4
Bill Robinson	44	us US	Jun 26, 1943	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 4
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date