1985 New York Mets Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 98-64
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 2,761,601, Avg. 35,272
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Manager: Davey Johnson (98-64)
Location: New York, New York
1985 New York Mets StatisticsTeam Record: 98-64
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 2,761,601, Avg. 35,272
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Manager: Davey Johnson (98-64)
Location: New York, New York
1985 New York Mets Results
The New York Mets of the National League ended the 1985 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the NL's East Division.
The Mets paced the circuit with just 568 runs allowed. New York scored 695 runs. Gary Carter walloped 32 home runs for the team, while George Foster and Darryl Strawberry swatted 20 or more also. Gary Carter drove in 100 runs. Keith Hernandez topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .309 average. Dwight Gooden recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, plus Ron Darling added 15 or more wins, too Dwight Gooden recorded a 1.53 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Davey Johnson coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Aguilera | P | R | R | December 31, 1961 | 6'4" | 195 | San Gabriel, CA USA |
| Wally Backman | 2B | B | R | September 22, 1959 | 5'9" | 160 | Hillsboro, OR USA |
| Billy Beane | RF | R | R | March 29, 1962 | 6'4" | 195 | Orlando, FL USA |
| Bruce Berenyi | P | R | R | August 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 205 | Bryan, OH USA |
| Terry Blocker | LF | L | L | August 18, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Columbia, SC USA |
| Larry Bowa | SS | B | R | December 6, 1945 | 5'10" | 155 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Gary Carter | C | R | R | April 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 205 | Culver City, CA USA |
| Kelvin Chapman | 2B | R | R | June 2, 1956 | 5'11" | 173 | Willits, CA USA |
| John Christensen | RF | R | R | September 15, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Downey, CA USA |
| Ron Darling | P | R | R | August 19, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Honolulu, HI USA |
| Lenny Dykstra | CF | L | L | February 10, 1963 | 5'10" | 160 | Santa Ana, CA USA |
| Sid Fernandez | P | L | L | October 12, 1962 | 6'1" | 220 | Honolulu, HI USA |
| George Foster | LF | R | R | December 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 180 | Tuscaloosa, AL USA |
| Ron Gardenhire | SS | R | R | October 24, 1957 | 6'0" | 175 | Butzbach, Hesse Germany |
| Wes Gardner | P | R | R | April 29, 1961 | 6'4" | 197 | Benton, AR USA |
| Dwight Gooden | P | R | R | November 16, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | Tampa, FL USA |
| Tom Gorman | P | L | L | December 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 194 | Portland, OR USA |
| Danny Heep | LF | L | L | July 3, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | San Antonio, TX USA |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | L | L | October 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Clint Hurdle | C | L | R | July 30, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | Big Rapids, MI USA |
| Howard Johnson | 3B | B | R | November 29, 1960 | 5'11" | 178 | Clearwater, FL USA |
| Ray Knight | 3B | R | R | December 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Albany, GA USA |
| Bill Latham | P | L | L | August 29, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Terry Leach | P | R | R | March 13, 1954 | 6'0" | 215 | Selma, AL USA |
| Ed Lynch | P | R | R | February 25, 1956 | 6'6" | 230 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Roger McDowell | P | R | R | December 21, 1960 | 6'1" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Randy Myers | P | L | L | September 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 190 | Vancouver, WA USA |
| Randy Niemann | P | L | L | November 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 200 | Scotia, CA USA |
| Jesse Orosco | P | R | L | April 21, 1957 | 6'2" | 174 | Santa Barbara, CA USA |
| Tom Paciorek | RF | R | R | November 2, 1946 | 6'4" | 215 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Ronn Reynolds | C | R | R | September 28, 1958 | 6'0" | 200 | Wichita, KS USA |
| Joe Sambito | P | L | L | June 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Rafael Santana | SS | R | R | January 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 165 | La Romana, La Romana D.R. |
| Calvin Schiraldi | P | R | R | June 16, 1962 | 6'5" | 215 | Houston, TX USA |
| Doug Sisk | P | R | R | September 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 210 | Renton, WA USA |
| Rusty Staub | RF | L | R | April 1, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Darryl Strawberry | RF | L | L | March 12, 1962 | 6'6" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Mookie Wilson | CF | B | R | February 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 170 | Bamberg, SC USA |
