| 1987 New York Mets | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |||
| City | New York | |||
| Owners | Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. | |||
| General managers | Frank Cashen | |||
| Managers | Davey Johnson | |||
| Television | WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub) | |||
| Radio | WHN (Bob Murphy, Gary Thorne) WJIT (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) | |||
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The 1987 New York Mets season was the 26th regular season for the Mets. The Mets entered the season as the defending World Series champions. They went 92–70 and finished second in the National League East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. The team played home games at Shea Stadium.
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W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 49–32 | 46–35 |
| New York Mets | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 3 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
| Montreal Expos | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 4 | 48–33 | 43–38 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 15 | 43–38 | 37–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 15 | 47–34 | 33–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 18½ | 40–40 | 36–45 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
| Houston | 10–8 | 4–8 | 5–13 | — | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
| Montreal | 9–3 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 13–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | |||||
| 1987 New York Mets | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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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 |
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| C | Gary Carter | 139 | 523 | 123 | .235 | 20 | 83 |
| 1B | Keith Hernandez | 154 | 587 | 170 | .290 | 18 | 89 |
| 2B | Wally Backman | 94 | 300 | 75 | .250 | 1 | 23 |
| 3B | Howard Johnson | 157 | 554 | 147 | .265 | 36 | 99 |
| SS | Rafael Santana | 139 | 439 | 112 | .255 | 5 | 44 |
| LF | Kevin McReynolds | 151 | 590 | 163 | .276 | 29 | 95 |
| CF | Lenny Dykstra | 132 | 431 | 123 | .285 | 10 | 43 |
| RF | Darryl Strawberry | 154 | 532 | 151 | .284 | 39 | 104 |
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 |
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| Mookie Wilson | 124 | 385 | 115 | .299 | 9 | 34 |
| Tim Teufel | 97 | 299 | 92 | .308 | 14 | 61 |
| Dave Magadan | 85 | 192 | 61 | .318 | 3 | 24 |
| Barry Lyons | 53 | 130 | 33 | .254 | 4 | 24 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 88 | 124 | 38 | .306 | 3 | 24 |
| Bill Almon | 49 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 0 | 4 |
| Keith Miller | 25 | 51 | 19 | .373 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Carreon | 9 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Elster | 5 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Pedrique | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 6 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 2 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Milligan | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ron Darling | 32 | 207.2 | 12 | 8 | 4.29 | 167 |
| Dwight Gooden | 25 | 179.2 | 15 | 7 | 3.21 | 148 |
| Sid Fernandez | 28 | 156.0 | 12 | 8 | 3.81 | 134 |
| Rick Aguilera | 18 | 115.0 | 11 | 3 | 3.60 | 77 |
| John Mitchell | 20 | 111.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.11 | 57 |
| Bob Ojeda | 10 | 46.1 | 3 | 5 | 3.88 | 21 |
| Don Schulze | 5 | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | 6.23 | 5 |
| John Candelaria | 3 | 12.1 | 2 | 0 | 5.84 | 10 |
| Tom Edens | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Terry Leach | 44 | 131.1 | 11 | 1 | 3.22 | 61 |
| David Cone | 21 | 99.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.71 | 68 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Roger McDowell | 56 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 4.16 | 32 |
| Jesse Orosco | 58 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4.44 | 78 |
| Doug Sisk | 55 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.46 | 37 |
| Randy Myers | 54 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3.96 | 92 |
| Gene Walter | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.20 | 11 |
| Jeff Innis | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.16 | 28 |
| Bob Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
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1987 MLB season by team
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