1987 New York Mets season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = New York Mets
season = 1987
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 = WHN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Thorne)
WJIT (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) The New York Mets' 1987 season was the 26th regular season for the Mets. They went 92-70 and finished 2nd in the NL East. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

*November 12, 1986: Ron Gardenhire was traded by the New York Mets to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Dominic Iasparro (minors) (April 4, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gardero01.shtml Ron Gardenhire Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 9, 1986: Heathcliff Slocumb was drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the New York Mets in the 1986 minor league draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slocuhe01.shtml Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 11, 1986: Stan Jefferson was traded by the New York Mets with Kevin Armstrong (minors), Kevin Brown (minors), Shawn Abner, and Kevin Mitchell to the San Diego Padres for Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter, and Adam Ging (minors).
*December 17, 1986: Doug Gwosdz was traded by the New York Mets to the Seattle Mariners for Ricky Nelson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gwosddo01.shtml Doug Gwosdz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 9, 1987: Clint Hurdle was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hurdlcl01.shtml]
*March 27, 1987: David Cone was traded by the Kansas City Royals with Chris Jelic to the New York Mets for Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson, and Mauro Gozzo. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coneda01.shtml David Cone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

* Howard Johnson became the eighth member of the 30-30 club by hitting for at least 30 home runs and getting at least 30 stolen bases in the same season. Johnson was the first infielder to join the 30-30 club.
* Darryl Strawberry became the second Met in the season and the tenth member overall of the 30-30 club

Notable transactions

* June 2, 1987: Todd Hundley was drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1987. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hundlto01.shtml Todd Hundley Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
**June 2, 1987: Anthony Young was drafted by the New York Mets in the 38th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1987. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngan01.shtml]
* September 15, 1987: John Candelaria was traded by the California Angels to the New York Mets for Jeff Richardson and Shane Young (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candejo01.shtml John Candelaria Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Darryl Strawberry - Player of the Month, September 1987All-Star Game

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1987.shtml 1987 New York Mets]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=NYN 1987 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]