1988 New York Mets season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = New York Mets
season = 1988
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
television = WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)
radio = WFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Thorne)
WJIT (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) The New York Mets' 1988 season was the 27th regular season for the Mets. They went 100-60 and finished 1st in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

* December 11, 1987: Jesse Orosco was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the Mets, and the Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the Mets. The Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Athletics, and the Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Dodgers. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oroscje01.shtml Jesse Orosco page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 11, 1987: Rafael Santana and Victor Garcia (minors) were traded by the Mets to the New York Yankees for Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi, and Steve Frey. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/santara01.shtml Rafael Santana page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 26, 1988: Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millira01.shtml Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

eason Standings

Transactions

*August 4, 1988: Tom McCarthy and Steve Springer were traded by the Mets to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Maksudian and Vince Harris (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maksumi01.shtml Mike Maksudian page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

NLCS

Game 1

October 4: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Game 4

October 9: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Game 7

October 12: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Awards and Honors

* Kevin McReynolds - Player of the Month, September 19881988 MLB All-Star Game
* Gary Carter
* David Cone
* Dwight Gooden
* Darryl Strawberry

Team Leaders

* Games - Darryl Strawberry (153)
* At-Bats - Kevin McReynolds (552)
* Home Runs - Darryl Strawberry (39)
* Runs Batted In - Darryl Strawberry (101)
* Batting Average - Wally Backman (.303)
* Hits - Kevin McReynolds (159)
* Doubles - Kevin McReynolds (30)
* Triples - Mookie Wilson (5)
* Walks - Howard Johnson (86)
* Stolen Bases - Len Dykstra (30)
* Wins - David Cone (20)

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1988.shtml 1988 New York Mets]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=NYN 1988 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 1988
before = St. Louis Cardinals
1987
after = Chicago Cubs
1989