1990 New York Mets season

1990 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964)
New York (since 1962)
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General manager(s)	Frank Cashen
Manager(s)	Davey Johnson, Bud Harrelson
Local television	WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
Local radio	WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen) WSKQ-FM (spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi)
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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.

The Mets playing against the San Diego Padres during a 1990 away game at Jack Murphy Stadium.

Offseason

• November 14, 1989: Gary Carter was released by the Mets.^[1]
• December 5, 1989: John Mitchell and Joaquin Contreras (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Keith Hughes and Cesar Mejia (minors).^[2]
• December 6, 1989: Randy Myers and Kip Gross were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for John Franco and Don Brown (minors).^[3]
• December 20, 1989: Juan Samuel was traded by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Alejandro Peña and Mike Marshall.^[4]
• March 26, 1990: D. J. Dozier was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent.^[5]

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.^[6]

Opening Day starters

• Kevin Elster
• Dwight Gooden
• Gregg Jefferies
• Howard Johnson
• Barry Lyons
• Mike Marshall
• Kevin McReynolds
• Keith Miller
• Darryl Strawberry ^[7]

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

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	67	0.586	—	49–32	46–35
New York Mets	91	71	0.562	4	52–29	39–42
Montreal Expos	85	77	0.525	10	47–34	38–43
Chicago Cubs	77	85	0.475	18	39–42	38–43
Philadelphia Phillies	77	85	0.475	18	41–40	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	70	92	0.432	25	34–47	36–45

Record vs. opponents

1990 National League Records Sources:
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

• June 4, 1990: Jeromy Burnitz was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft.^[8]
• June 19, 1990: Mario Díaz was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Brian Givens.^[9]
• August 30, 1990: Archie Corbin was traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Pat Tabler.^[10]
• August 31, 1990: Julio Machado and Kevin Brown were traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers for Charlie O'Brien and Kevin Carmody (minors).^[11]
• September 10, 1990: Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Dan Schatzeder.^[12]

Roster

1990 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers 43 Kevin Brown 44 David Cone 15 Ron Darling 50 Sid Fernandez 31 John Franco 16 Dwight Gooden 40 Jeff Innis 48 Julio Machado 13 Jeff Musselman 19 Bob Ojeda 26 Alejandro Peña 43 Dan Schatzeder 34 Julio Valera 29 Frank Viola 47 Wally Whitehurst		Catchers 49 Todd Hundley 36 Dave Liddell 33 Barry Lyons 35 Orlando Mercado 33 Charlie O'Brien  2 Mackey Sasser  6 Alex Treviño Infielders 36 Kevin Baez 34 Mario Díaz 21 Kevin Elster 28 Tom Herr  9 Gregg Jefferies 20 Howard Johnson 10 Dave Magadan  6 Mike Marshall 27 Tom O'Malley 11 Tim Teufel 24,39 Kelvin Torve		Outfielders  7 Daryl Boston 1,7 Chuck Carr 45 Mark Carreon 12 Keith Hughes 46 Chris Jelic 22 Kevin McReynolds 25 Keith Miller 6,28 Darren Reed 18 Darryl Strawberry 35 Pat Tabler  1 Lou Thornton		Manager  3 Bud Harrelson  5 Davey Johnson Coaches  4 Mike Cubbage (hitting; first base after May 29) 32 Doc Edwards (bench)  3 Bud Harrelson (first base until May 29) 52 Greg Pavlick (bullpen) 30 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching) 23 Chuck Hiller (third base)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Lenny Dykstra Tim Teufel Darryl Strawberry John Krukenstein Lou Phillips Mart Schilleng Martin Espocatiamo Ben Murson Shawn Olerud

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
Hughes, KeithKeith Hughes	8	9	0	.000	0	0
Carr, ChuckChuck Carr	4	2	0	.000	0	0
Thornton, LouLou 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

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

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

Farm system

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

^[13]

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. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=NYN
8. Baseball Draft: 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
9. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/diazma01.shtml
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

External links

• 1990 New York Mets
• 1990 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com