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1985 New York Mets (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1984/1986)
98-64, Finished 2nd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 695 runs, Allowed 568 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 96-66
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Ballpark: Shea Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,761,601 (2nd of 12)
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1985 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1984/1986) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 8, 1984

John Stearns granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1984

Sold Ed Glynn to the Boston Red Sox.

November 12, 1984

Signed Al Pedrique as a free agent.

Rusty Staub granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1984

Brian Giles drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

Ed Olwine drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

Junior Ortiz drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

Lou Thornton drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

December 7, 1984

Traded Walt Terrell to the Detroit Tigers. Received Howard Johnson.

December 10, 1984

Traded Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham, and Floyd Youmans to the Montreal Expos. Received Gary Carter.

December 13, 1984

Signed Ed Hearn as a free agent.

January 3, 1985

Signed Rusty Staub as a free agent.

Drafted Jerry Nielsen in the 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 18, 1985

As part of a 4-team trade, traded Tim Leary to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Frank Wills from the Kansas City Royals. In addition, the Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Danny Darwin to the Milwaukee Brewers; the Milwaukee Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to the Kansas City Royals; ; and the Kansas City Royals sent Don Slaught to the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers sent Bill Nance (minors) (January 30, 1985) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

February 2, 1985

Signed Rick Anderson as a free agent.

March 28, 1985

the Philadelphia Phillies returned Ed Olwine (earlier draft pick).

March 29, 1985

Traded Frank Wills to the Seattle Mariners. Received Wray Bergendahl (minors).

March 30, 1985

Traded Gene Autry (minors) and Ken Reed (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Randy Niemann.

March 31, 1985

Traded Rusty Tillman to the San Diego Padres. Received Rick Lancellotti.

April 2, 1985 (Standings)

Traded Jose Oquendo and Mark J. Davis (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Angel Salazar and John Young (minors).

April 4, 1985 (Standings)

Traded Paul Hollins (minors) to the Seattle Mariners. Received Tom Burns (minors).

April 26, 1985 (Standings)

Signed Joe Sambito as a free agent.

May 9, 1985 (Standings)

Signed Jeff Richardson as a free agent.

June 3, 1985 (Standings)

Drafted Jerry Nielsen in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Gregg Jefferies in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1985.

Drafted Gordon Dillard in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Scott Servais in the 2nd round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Tim Layana in the 5th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Monty Fariss in the 7th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

July 16, 1985 (Standings)

Traded Dave Cochrane to the Chicago White Sox. Received Tom Paciorek.

July 31, 1985 (Standings)

Sold Rick Lancellotti to the San Francisco Giants.

August 20, 1985 (Standings)

Signed Larry Bowa as a free agent.

August 23, 1985 (Standings)

Released Joe Sambito.

August 25, 1985 (Standings)

Signed Rod Craig as a free agent.

October 15, 1985 (Standings)

Rod Craig granted Free Agency.

November 12, 1985

Larry Bowa granted Free Agency.

Rusty Staub granted Free Agency.

November 13, 1985

Released Kelvin Chapman.

Released Brent Gaff.

Traded Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver to the Boston Red Sox. Received Tom McCarthy, Bob Ojeda, John Mitchell, and Chris Bayer (minors).

Released Tom Paciorek.

December 10, 1985

Clint Hurdle drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 rule 5 draft.

1986

Signed Doug Gwosdz as a free agent.

January 14, 1986

Drafted Terry McDaniel in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft.

Drafted Dean Hartgraves in the 12th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 16, 1986

Traded Ronn Reynolds and Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Rodger Cole (minors) and Ronnie Gideon (minors).

Traded Billy Beane, Bill Latham, and Joe Klink to the Minnesota Twins. Received Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby (minors).

February 7, 1986

Released Ross Jones.

March 4, 1986

Signed Tim Corcoran as a free agent.

March 6, 1986

Signed Julio Valera as an amateur free agent.

April 1, 1986

Traded Angel Salazar to the Kansas City Royals. Received Tony Ferreira.

Released Tom Gorman.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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