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.
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.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.March 26, 1988: Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond.August 9: The Mets participated in the first official night game at Wrigley Field, which the Cubs won, 6-4.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).August 22, 1988: Héctor Ramírez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
October 4: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
October 5: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
October 8: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
October 9: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
October 10: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
October 11: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
October 12: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Awards and honors
Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove AwardKeith Hernandez, Major League Record, Most Gold Gloves by a First Basemen (it was also his 11th Consecutive Gold Glove)Kevin McReynolds – Player of the Month, September 1988Gary Carter – 300 career home runs, and set record for career putouts for a catcher1988 MLB All-Star Game
Gary CarterDavid ConeDwight GoodenDarryl StrawberryGames – 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)LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie, Kingsport
