1991 New York Mets season

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1991  New York Mets
League National League
Division Eastern Division
Ballpark Shea Stadium
CityNew York
Owners Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General managers Frank Cashen
Managers Bud Harrelson, Mike Cubbage
Television WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub, Don Criqui)
Radio WFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Charlie Slowes)
WSKQ-FM (Spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi)
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The 1991 New York Mets season was the 30th regular season for the Mets. They went 77-84 and finished fifth in the National League East for their first losing season since 1983. They were managed by Bud Harrelson and Mike Cubbage. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Howard Johnson set the Mets record for most RBIs in one season with 117.

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 98640.605—52–3246–32
St. Louis Cardinals 84780.5191452–3232–46
Philadelphia Phillies 78840.4812047–3631–48
Chicago Cubs 77830.4812046–3731–46
New York Mets 77840.47820½40–4237–42
Montreal Expos 71900.44126½33–3538–55

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League record

Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta —6–611–713–57–115–79–35–79–311–79–99–3
Chicago 6–6—4–89–32–1010–711–68–107–114–86–610–8
Cincinnati 7–118–4—9–96–126–65–79–32–108–1010–84–8
Houston 5–133–99–9—8–102–107–57–54–86–129–95–7
Los Angeles 11–710–212–610–8—5–77–57–57–510–88–106–6
Montreal 7–57–106–610–27–5—4–144–146–126–67–57–11
New York 3–96–117–55–75–714–4—11–76–127–56–67–11
Philadelphia 7-510–83–95–75–714–47–11—6–129–36–66–12
Pittsburgh 3–911–710–28–45–712–612–612–6—7–57–511–7
San Diego 7–118–410–812–68–106–65–73–95–7—11–79–3
San Francisco 9–96–68–109–910–85–76–66–65–77–11—4–8
St. Louis 3–98–108–47–56–611–711–712–67–113–98–4—

Notable transactions

Roster

1991 New York Mets
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Rick Cerone 9022762.273216
1B Dave Magadan 124418108.258451
2B Gregg Jefferies 136486132.272962
3B Howard Johnson 156564146.25938117
SS Kevin Elster 11534884.241636
LF Kevin McReynolds 143522135.2591674
CF Vince Coleman 7227871.255117
RF Hubie Brooks 10335785.2381650

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Keith Miller 9827577.280423
Daryl Boston 13725570.275421
Mark Carreon 10625466.260421
Mackey Sasser 9622862.272535
Garry Templeton 8021950.228220
Charlie O'Brien 6916831.185214
Tom Herr 7015530.194114
Chris Donnels 378920.22505
Todd Hundley 21608.13317
Jeff Gardner 13376.16201
Tim Teufel 20344.11812
Terry McDaniel 23296.20702
Chuck Carr 12112.18201
Kelvin Torve 1080.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
David Cone 34232.214143.29241
Frank Viola 35231.113153.97132
Dwight Gooden 27190.01373.60150
Ron Darling 17102.1563.8758
Anthony Young 1049.1253.1020
Sid Fernandez 844.0132.8631

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Wally Whitehurst 36133.17124.1987
Pete Schourek 3586.1544.2767
Tony Castillo 1023.2101.9010

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
John Franco 5259302.9345
Jeff Innis 690202.6647
Alejandro Peña 446142.7149
Doug Simons 422315.1938
Tim Burke 353312.7534
Terry Bross 80001.805
Rich Sauveur 600010.804
Blaine Beatty 50002.797
Julio Valera 20000.003

Awards and honors

League leaders

All-Stars

Frank Viola, Howard Johnson 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Tidewater Tides International League Steve Swisher
AA Williamsport Bills Eastern League Clint Hurdle
A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League John Tamargo
A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Tim Blackwell
A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Jim Thrift
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Andre David
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Junior Roman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbia [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chris Jelic: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Bob Ojeda page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Alex Diaz page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Bill Pulsipher page at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Jason Isringhausen page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Ron Darling page at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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