1990 New York Mets season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = New York Mets
season = 1990
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Shea Stadium
y4 = 1964
city = New York, New York
y5 = 1962
owners = Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
general managers = Frank Cashen
managers = Davey Johnson and Bud Harrelson
television = WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
radio = WFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen)
WSKQ-FM (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi) The New York Mets' 1990 season was the 29th regular season for the Mets. They went 91-71 and finished 2nd in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson and Bud Harrelson. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

*November 14, 1989: Gary Carter was released by the Mets. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cartega01.shtml Gary Carter page at Baseball Reference] ]
*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). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mitchjo02.shtml John Mitchell page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 6, 1989: Randy Myers and Kip Gross were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for John Franco and Don Brown (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/myersra01.shtml Randy Myers page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 20, 1989: Juan Samuel was traded by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Alejandro Peña and Mike Marshall. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/samueju01.shtml Juan Samuel page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 26, 1990: D. J. Dozier was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dozied.01.shtml D. J. Dozier page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* Darryl Strawberry became the first player in Mets history to have three seasons with 100 RBIs.
* During the season, Frank Viola would be the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Mets in the 20th Century. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Opening Day Starters

*Kevin Elster
*Dwight Gooden
*Gregg Jefferies
*Howard Johnson
*Barry Lyons
*Mike Marshall
*Kevin McReynolds
*Keith Miller
*Darryl Strawberry [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=NYN]

eason standings

Notable Transactions

*June 4, 1990: Jeromy Burnitz was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round of the 1990 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1990&round=1&draft_type=junreg Baseball Draft: 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*August 30, 1990: Archie Corbin was traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for Pat Tabler. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tablepa01.shtml Pat Tabler page at Baseball Reference] ]
*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). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/machadoju01.shtml Julio Machado page at Baseball Reference] ]
*September 10, 1990: Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros for Dan Schatzeder. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schatda01.shtml Dan Schatzeder page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1990.shtml 1990 New York Mets]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=NYN 1990 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]