1984 New York Mets Roster

The 1984 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1984 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1984 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1984 New York Mets salary list, a 1984 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1984 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1984 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

27 Bruce Berenyi 6-03 215 Right Right 1954-08-21
44 Ron Darling 6-03 195 Right Right 1960-08-19
50 Sid Fernandez 6-01 230 Left Left 1962-10-12
45 Brent Gaff 6-02 200 Right Right 1958-10-05
27 Wes Gardner 6-04 197 Right Right 1961-04-29
16 Dwight Gooden 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-11-16
29 Tom Gorman 6-04 200 Left Left 1957-12-16
38 Tim Leary 6-03 205 Right Right 1958-12-23
36 Ed Lynch 6-06 230 Right Right 1956-02-25
47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 185 Left Right 1957-04-21
40 Calvin Schiraldi 6-04 200 Right Right 1962-06-16
39 Doug Sisk 6-02 210 Right Right 1957-09-26
27 Craig Swan 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-30
49 Walt Terrell 6-02 205 Right Left 1958-05-11
32 Dick Tidrow 6-04 213 Right Right 1947-05-14
30 Mike Torrez 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-08-28
20 Mike Fitzgerald 5-11 190 Right Right 1960-07-13
8 John Gibbons 5-11 187 Right Right 1962-06-08
42 Ron Hodges 6-01 185 Right Left 1949-06-22
34 Junior Ortiz 5-11 176 Right Right 1959-10-24
12 John Stearns 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-08-21
6 Wally Backman 5-09 160 Right Both 1959-09-22
7 Hubie Brooks 6-00 200 Right Right 1956-09-24
11 Kelvin Chapman 5-11 173 Right Right 1956-06-02
19 Ron Gardenhire 6-00 175 Right Right 1957-10-24
17 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
21 Ross Jones 6-02 185 Right Right 1960-01-14
22 Ray Knight 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-12-28
32 Kevin Mitchell 5-11 210 Right Right 1962-01-13
2 Jose Oquendo 5-10 160 Right Both 1963-07-04
3 Rafael Santana 6-01 165 Right Right 1958-01-31
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
35 Billy Beane 6-04 195 Right Right 1962-03-29
35 John Christensen 6-03 205 Right Right 1960-09-05
15 George Foster 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-12-01
25 Danny Heep 5-11 185 Left Left 1957-07-03
9 Jerry Martin 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-05-11
18 Darryl Strawberry 6-06 200 Left Left 1962-03-12
1 Mookie Wilson 5-10 170 Right Both 1956-02-09
21, 3 Herm Winningham 5-11 185 Right Left 1961-12-01


The 1984 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 72 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 1,842,695 fans witnessed their 1984 Mets finish the season with a .556 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1984 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1984 New York Mets salary list, a 1984 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1984 New York Mets primary starters list:

1984 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Wally Backman
Hubie Brooks
Ron Darling
George Foster
John Gibbons
Keith Hernandez
Jose Oquendo
Darryl Strawberry
Mookie Wilson

1984 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Mike Fitzgerald (107)
1B Keith Hernandez (153)
2B Wally Backman (115)
3B Hubie Brooks (129)
SS Jose Oquendo (67)
LF George Foster (141)
CF Mookie Wilson (146)
RF Darryl Strawberry (134)
  
SP Bruce Berenyi
SP Ron Darling
SP Sid Fernandez
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Walt Terrell
  
RP Brent Gaff
RP Wes Gardner
RP Tom Gorman
RP Tim Leary
RP Doug Sisk
CL Jesse Orosco


1984 New York Mets
Salaries

George Foster $1,850,000.00
Keith Hernandez $1,073,660.00
Jesse Orosco $525,000.00
Ray Knight $460,000.00
John Stearns $400,000.00
Ron Hodges $325,000.00
Hubie Brooks $305,000.00
Rusty Staub $300,000.00
Bruce Berenyi $250,000.00
Ed Lynch $240,000.00
Darryl Strawberry $230,000.00
Jerry Martin $220,000.00
Danny Heep $187,000.00
Doug Sisk $110,000.00
Walt Terrell $110,000.00
Wally Backman $93,000.00
Tom Gorman $90,000.00
Jose Oquendo $78,000.00
Ron Gardenhire $75,000.00
Junior Ortiz $70,000.00
Ron Darling $60,000.00
Brent Gaff $58,500.00
Mike Fitzgerald $51,000.00
Sid Fernandez $45,500.00
Billy Beane $40,000.00
Kelvin Chapman $40,000.00
John Christensen $40,000.00
Wes Gardner $40,000.00
John Gibbons $40,000.00
Dwight Gooden $40,000.00
Ross Jones $40,000.00
Kevin Mitchell $40,000.00
Rafael Santana $40,000.00
Calvin Schiraldi $40,000.00
Herm Winningham $40,000.00


1984 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Jose Oquendo
#3 Rafael Santana
#3 Herm Winningham
#6 Wally Backman
#7 Hubie Brooks
#8 John Gibbons
#9 Jerry Martin
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Kelvin Chapman
#12 John Stearns
#15 George Foster
#16 Dwight Gooden
#17 Keith Hernandez
#18 Darryl Strawberry
#19 Ron Gardenhire
#20 Mike Fitzgerald
#21 Ross Jones
#21 Herm Winningham
#22 Ray Knight
#25 Danny Heep
#27 Bruce Berenyi
#27 Wes Gardner
#27 Craig Swan
#29 Tom Gorman
#30 Mike Torrez
#32 Kevin Mitchell
#32 Dick Tidrow
#34 Junior Ortiz
#35 Billy Beane
#35 John Christensen
#36 Ed Lynch
#38 Tim Leary
#39 Doug Sisk
#40 Calvin Schiraldi
#42 Ron Hodges
#44 Ron Darling
#45 Brent Gaff
#47 Jesse Orosco
#49 Walt Terrell
#50 Sid Fernandez

Did you know that a 1984 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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