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Major League Baseball team season
1990 New York Mets
The Mets playing against the——Padres during 1990 away game at Jack Murphy Stadium.
The Mets playing against the Padres during a 1990 away game at Jack Murphy Stadium.
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York City, New York
Record91-71 (.562)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersFred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, "Jr."
General managersFrank Cashen
ManagersDavey Johnson, Bud Harrelson
TelevisionWWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
RadioWFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen)
WSKQ-FM (Spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1990 New York Mets season was the "29th regular season for the Mets." They went 91–71 and finished second in the National League East. They were managed by, Davey Johnson and Bud Harrelson. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Despite not making the postseason for the second consecutive year, they would have their last winning season until 1997.

Offseason※

Regular season※

  • Darryl Strawberry became the first player in Mets history to have three seasons with 100+ RBIs.
  • During the season, Frank Viola became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Mets in the 20th century.

Opening Day starters※

A ticket for a 1990 game between the New York Mets. And the Chicago Cubs.

Season standings※

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 95 67 .586 — 49‍–‍32 46‍–‍35
New York Mets 91 71 .562 4 52‍–‍29 39‍–‍42
Montreal Expos 85 77 .525 10 47‍–‍34 38‍–‍43
Chicago Cubs 77 85 .475 18 39‍–‍42 38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 77 85 .475 18 41‍–‍40 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals 70 92 .432 25 34‍–‍47 36‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents※

1990 National League record

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Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 6–6 8–10 5–13 6–12 6–6 4–8 5–7 5–7 8–10 5–13 7–5
Chicago 6–6 — 4–8 6–6 3–9 11–7 9–9 11–7 4–14 8–4 7–5 8–10
Cincinnati 10–8 8–4 — 11–7 9–9 9–3 6–6 7–5 6–6 9–9 7–11 9–3
Houston 13–5 6–6 7–11 — 9–9 5–7 5–7 5–7 5–7 4–14 10–8 6–6
Los Angeles 12–6 9–3 9–9 9–9 — 6–6 5–7 8–4 4–8 9–9 8–10 7–5
Montreal 6–6 7–11 3–9 7–5 6–6 — 8–10 10–8 13–5 7–5 7–5 11–7
New York 8–4 9–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 10–8 — 10–8 10–8 5–7 7–5 12–6
Philadelphia 7-5 7–11 5–7 7–5 4–8 8–10 8–10 — 6–12 7–5 8–4 10–8
Pittsburgh 7–5 14–4 6–6 7–5 8–4 5–13 8–10 12–6 — 10–2 8–4 10–8
San Diego 10–8 4–8 9–9 14–4 9–9 5–7 7–5 5–7 2–10 — 7–11 3–9
San Francisco 13–5 5–7 11–7 8–10 10–8 5–7 5–7 4–8 4–8 11–7 — 9–3
St. Louis 5–7 10–8 3–9 6–6 5–7 7–11 6–12 8–10 8–10 9–3 3–9 —


Notable transactions※

Roster※

1990 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg HR RBI
C Mackey Sasser 100 270 83 .307 6 41
1B Dave Magadan 144 451 148 .328 6 72
2B Gregg Jefferies 153 604 171 .283 15 68
SS Kevin Elster 92 314 65 .207 9 45
3B Howard Johnson 154 590 144 .244 23 90
LF Kevin McReynolds 147 521 140 .269 24 82
CF Daryl Boston 115 366 100 .273 12 45
RF Darryl Strawberry 152 542 150 .277 37 108

Other batters※

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
Keith Miller 88 233 60 .258 1 12
Mark Carreon 82 188 47 .250 10 26
Tim Teufel 80 175 43 .246 10 24
Mike Marshall 53 163 39 .239 6 27
Tom O'Malley 82 121 27 .223 3 14
Tom Herr 27 100 25 .250 1 10
Orlando Mercado 42 90 19 .211 3 7
Barry Lyons 24 80 19 .238 2 7
Charlie O'Brien 28 68 11 .162 0 9
Todd Hundley 36 67 14 .209 0 2
Pat Tabler 17 43 12 .279 1 10
Darren Reed 26 39 8 .205 1 2
Kelvin Torve 20 38 11 .289 0 2
Mario Díaz 16 22 3 .136 0 1
Kevin Baez 5 12 2 .167 0 0
Chris Jelic 4 11 1 .091 1 1
Alex Treviño 9 10 3 .300 0 2
Keith Hughes 8 9 0 .000 0 0
Chuck Carr 4 2 0 .000 0 0
Dave Liddell 1 1 1 1.000 0 0
Lou Thornton 3 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching※

Starting pitchers※

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Frank Viola 35 249.2 20 12 2.67 182
Dwight Gooden 34 232.2 19 7 3.83 223
David Cone 31 211.2 14 10 3.23 233
Sid Fernandez 30 179.2 9 14 3.46 181
Julio Valera 3 13.0 1 1 6.92 4

Other pitchers※

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ron Darling 33 126.0 7 9 4.50 99
Bob Ojeda 38 118.0 7 6 3.66 62

Relief pitchers※

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
John Franco 55 5 3 33 2.53 56
Alejandro Peña 52 3 3 5 3.20 76
Wally Whitehurst 38 1 0 2 3.29 46
Jeff Musselman 28 0 2 0 5.63 14
Julio Machado 27 4 1 0 3.15 27
Jeff Innis 18 1 3 1 2.39 12
Dan Schatzeder 6 0 0 0 0.00 2
Kevin Brown 2 0 0 0 0.00 0

Farm system※

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tidewater Tides International League Steve Swisher
AA Jackson Mets Texas League Clint Hurdle
A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Tim Blackwell
A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Bill Stein
A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Jim Eschen
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Jim Thrift
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League John Tamargo

References※

  1. ^ Gary Carter page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ John Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Juan Samuel page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ D. J. Dozier page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 98, David Nemec and "Scott Flatow," A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  7. ^ "1990 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  8. ^ Baseball Draft: 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ "Mario Diaz Stats".
  10. ^ Pat Tabler page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Julio Machado page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Dan Schatzeder page at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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