1989 New York Mets Roster

The 1989 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1989 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 1989 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1989 New York Mets salary list, a 1989 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1989 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1989 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

49 Don Aase 6-03 210 Right Right 1954-09-08
38 Rick Aguilera 6-05 205 Right Right 1961-12-31
38 Blaine Beatty 6-02 185 Left Left 1964-04-25
44 David Cone 6-01 190 Right Left 1963-01-02
12, 15 Ron Darling 6-03 195 Right Right 1960-08-19
50 Sid Fernandez 6-01 230 Left Left 1962-10-12
16 Dwight Gooden 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-11-16
36 Manny Hernandez 6-00 150 Right Right 1961-05-07
40 Jeff Innis 6-00 170 Right Right 1962-07-05
26 Terry Leach 6-00 215 Right Right 1954-03-13
31 Julio Machado 5-09 165 Right Right 1965-12-01
42 Roger McDowell 6-01 182 Right Right 1960-12-21
43 John Mitchell 6-02 195 Right Right 1965-08-11
13 Jeff Musselman 6-00 180 Left Left 1963-06-21
48 Randy Myers 6-01 215 Left Left 1962-09-19
19 Bob Ojeda 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-12-17
26 Kevin Tapani 6-00 187 Right Right 1964-02-18
26 Frank Viola 6-04 209 Left Left 1960-04-19
46 David West 6-06 230 Left Left 1964-09-01
47 Wally Whitehurst 6-03 195 Right Right 1964-04-11
8 Gary Carter 6-02 215 Right Right 1954-04-08
39 Phil Lombardi 6-02 200 Right Right 1963-02-20
33 Barry Lyons 6-01 202 Right Right 1960-06-03
2 Mackey Sasser 6-01 210 Right Left 1962-08-03
21 Kevin Elster 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-08-03
17 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
9 Gregg Jefferies 5-10 185 Right Both 1967-08-01
20 Howard Johnson 5-11 178 Right Both 1960-11-29
10, 29 Dave Magadan 6-03 200 Right Left 1962-09-30
15 Jeff McKnight 6-00 188 Right Both 1963-02-18
25 Keith Miller 5-11 185 Right Right 1963-06-12
27 Tom O'Malley 6-00 190 Right Left 1960-12-25
35 Craig Shipley 6-01 185 Right Right 1963-01-07
11 Tim Teufel 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-07-07
32 Mark Carreon 6-00 195 Left Right 1963-07-19
4 Lenny Dykstra 5-10 167 Left Left 1963-02-10
13 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
22 Kevin McReynolds 6-01 210 Right Right 1959-10-16
7 Juan Samuel 5-11 170 Right Right 1960-12-09
18 Darryl Strawberry 6-06 200 Left Left 1962-03-12
4 Lou Thornton 6-02 185 Right Left 1963-04-26
1 Mookie Wilson 5-10 170 Right Both 1956-02-09


The 1989 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 75 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 95/93) where 2,918,710 fans witnessed their 1989 Mets finish the season with a .537 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 1989 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1989 New York Mets salary list, a 1989 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1989 New York Mets primary starters list:

1989 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Gary Carter
Kevin Elster
Dwight Gooden
Keith Hernandez
Gregg Jefferies
Howard Johnson
Kevin McReynolds
Darryl Strawberry
Mookie Wilson

1989 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Barry Lyons (76)
1B Dave Magadan (87)
2B Gregg Jefferies (123)
3B Howard Johnson (143)
SS Kevin Elster (150)
LF Kevin McReynolds (145)
CF Juan Samuel (84)
RF Darryl Strawberry (131)
  
SP David Cone
SP Ron Darling
SP Sid Fernandez
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Bob Ojeda
  
RP Don Aase
RP Rick Aguilera
RP Jeff Innis
RP Roger McDowell
RP Jeff Musselman
CL Randy Myers


1989 New York Mets
Salaries

Dwight Gooden $2,416,667.00
Gary Carter $2,198,572.00
Keith Hernandez $2,000,000.00
Ron Darling $1,966,666.00
Kevin McReynolds $1,966,666.00
Darryl Strawberry $1,495,000.00
Mookie Wilson $1,000,000.00
Bob Ojeda $925,000.00
Sid Fernandez $795,000.00
Howard Johnson $772,500.00
Tim Teufel $590,000.00
Lenny Dykstra $575,000.00
Terry Leach $425,000.00
Don Aase $400,000.00
Lee Mazzilli $350,000.00
David Cone $332,500.00
Rick Aguilera $310,000.00
Randy Myers $300,000.00
Dave Magadan $170,000.00
Tom O'Malley $145,000.00
Kevin Elster $140,000.00
Barry Lyons $115,000.00
Gregg Jefferies $100,500.00
Mackey Sasser $95,000.00
Keith Miller $85,000.00
Jeff Innis $78,000.00
Mark Carreon $70,000.00
Blaine Beatty $68,000.00
Julio Machado $68,000.00
Jeff McKnight $68,000.00
David West $68,000.00
Wally Whitehurst $68,000.00
Kevin Tapani $62,500.00


1989 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Mackey Sasser
#4 Lenny Dykstra
#4 Lou Thornton
#7 Juan Samuel
#8 Gary Carter
#9 Gregg Jefferies
#10 Dave Magadan
#11 Tim Teufel
#12 Ron Darling
#13 Lee Mazzilli
#13 Jeff Musselman
#15 Ron Darling
#15 Jeff McKnight
#16 Dwight Gooden
#17 Keith Hernandez
#18 Darryl Strawberry
#19 Bob Ojeda
#20 Howard Johnson
#21 Kevin Elster
#22 Kevin McReynolds
#25 Keith Miller
#26 Terry Leach
#26 Kevin Tapani
#26 Frank Viola
#27 Tom O'Malley
#29 Dave Magadan
#31 Julio Machado
#32 Mark Carreon
#33 Barry Lyons
#35 Craig Shipley
#36 Manny Hernandez
#38 Rick Aguilera
#38 Blaine Beatty
#39 Phil Lombardi
#40 Jeff Innis
#42 Roger McDowell
#43 John Mitchell
#44 David Cone
#46 David West
#47 Wally Whitehurst
#48 Randy Myers
#49 Don Aase
#50 Sid Fernandez

Did you know that a 1989 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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