1989 Pittsfield Mets Roster
Team Record: 53-23
Finished 1st in the NYPL's McNamara Division
Manager: Tim Blackwell (53-23)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Ballpark: Wahconah Stadium (Park)
Attendance: 96,931, Avg. 2,551
Playoffs - Jamestown Expos 2 games, Pittsfield Mets 1
The Pittsfield Mets of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1989 season with a record of 53 wins and 23 losses, finishing first in the league's McNamara Division.
The Mets led the league with just 284 runs allowed. Pittsfield scored 390 runs. Stan Cameron paced the squad with 10 home runs and drove in 50 runs. Chris Butterfield topped all regular batters by hitting .304. John Johnstone paced the squad with 11 wins, while Gregg Langbehn registered a 1.8 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe Vitko, John Johnstone, Curtis Pride, Alan Zinter, Tito Navarro, Dave Telgheder, Alberto Castillo, Pat Howell and Denny Harriger were all players from the 1989 Pittsfield Mets who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Tim Blackwell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Butler | R | R | November 28, 1970 | 6'6" | 230 | |
| Chris Butterfield | S | R | August 27, 1967 | 6'1" | 193 | Modesto, CA US |
| Stan Cameron | R | R | July 5, 1969 | 6'5" | 195 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Alberto Castillo | R | R | February 10, 1970 | 6'0" | 184 | San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO |
| Joe Dellicarri | R | R | January 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Chris Dorn | R | R | March 22, 1968 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Mike Freitas | R | R | September 22, 1969 | 6'1" | 160 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Denny Harriger | R | R | July 21, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Kittanning, PA US |
| Derek Henderson | R | R | June 2, 1968 | 6'1" | 180 | Nashville, TN US |
| Tim Hines | L | R | October 10, 1968 | 6'3" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Jamie Hoffner | L | R | July 11, 1967 | 6'1" | 200 | Rugby, ND US |
| Tim Howard | L | R | June 2, 1969 | 5'10" | 155 | Brawley, CA US |
| Pat Howell | S | R | August 31, 1968 | 5'11" | 155 | Mobile, AL US |
| Paul Johnson | R | R | January 25, 1966 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Craig Johnston | L | L | February 17, 1970 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| John Johnstone | R | R | November 25, 1968 | 6'3" | 195 | Liverpool, NY US |
| Gregg Langbehn | R | L | November 14, 1969 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Lee May | S | R | May 30, 1968 | 6'1" | 177 | |
| Joe McCann | R | R | October 16, 1968 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Luciano Medina | R | June 15, 1969 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Tito Navarro | S | R | September 12, 1970 | 5'10" | 165 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Rich Ostopowicz | R | R | October 20, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Steve Piskor | R | R | May 22, 1968 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Curtis Pride | L | R | December 17, 1968 | 6'0" | 205 | Washington, DC US |
| Ryan Richmond | R | R | January 24, 1969 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Dan Segui | R | R | August 22, 1967 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Dave Telgheder | R | R | November 11, 1966 | 6'3" | 212 | Middletown, NY US |
| Jim Tesmer | R | R | December 26, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Ed Vazquez | R | R | October 11, 1968 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Joe Vitko | R | R | February 1, 1970 | 6'8" | 210 | Somerville, NJ US |
| Mark Willoughby | L | June 23, 1967 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Alan Zinter | S | R | May 19, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | El Paso, TX US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
