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1988 New York Mets season

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Start date
  
1988

General manager
  
Frank Cashen

Manager
  
Davey Johnson

Local radios
  
WFAN, WZRC

Local television
  
WOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Steve Zabriskie, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub)

Owners
  
Fred Wilpon, Nelson Doubleday Jr.

Similar
  
1987 New York Mets season, 1990 New York Mets season, 1985 New York Mets season, 1986 New York Mets season, 1980 New York Mets season

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.

Contents

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.
  • 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.

    • Regular season

  • August 9: The Mets participated in the first official night game at Wrigley Field, which the Cubs won, 6-4.

    • Notable 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).
  • August 22, 1988: Héctor Ramírez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Game 1

    October 4: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

    Game 2

    October 5: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

    Game 3

    October 8: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

    Game 4

    October 9: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

    Game 5

    October 10: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

    Game 6

    October 11: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

    Game 7

    October 12: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

    Awards and honors

  • Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove Award
  • Keith 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 1988
  • Gary Carter – 300 career home runs, and set record for career putouts for a catcher

    • 1988 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)

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie, Kingsport

    References

    1988 New York Mets season Wikipedia
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