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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988)
92-70, Finished 2nd in NL East
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Scored 823 runs, Allowed 698 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
Manager: Davey Johnson (92-70)
Ballpark: Shea Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 3,034,129 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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1986 / 1988 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1986
Doug Frobel granted Free Agency.
November 12, 1986
Danny Heep granted Free Agency.
Ray Knight granted Free Agency.
Randy Niemann granted Free Agency.
Traded Ron Gardenhire to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later. The Minnesota Twins sent Dominic Iasparro (minors) (April 4, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
November 24, 1986
Signed Bob Buchanan as a free agent.
December 9, 1986
Heathcliff Slocumb selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1986 minor league draft.
December 11, 1986
Traded Kevin Armstrong (minors), Kevin Brown (minors), Shawn Abner, Stan Jefferson and Kevin Mitchell to the San Diego Padres. Received Adam Ging (minors), Kevin McReynolds and Gene Walter.
December 17, 1986
Traded Doug Gwosdz to the Seattle Mariners. Received Ricky Nelson.
1987
Released Bruce Berenyi.
February 9, 1987
Signed Clint Hurdle as a free agent.
February 20, 1987
Signed Andre David as a free agent.
February 27, 1987
Signed Chris Green as a free agent.
March 27, 1987
Traded Rick Anderson, Mauro Gozzo and Ed Hearn to the Kansas City Royals. Received David Cone and Chris Jelic.
April, 1987
Released Chris Green.
April 7, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Bob Gibson as a free agent.
April 15, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Alberto Castillo as an amateur free agent.
May 5, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Mike Westbrook (minors) to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jose Roman.
May 10, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Jayson Felice (minors) to the Minnesota Twins. Received Bill Latham.
May 11, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Ricky Nelson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Don Schulze.
May 29, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Scott Little and Al Pedrique to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bill Almon.
June 2, 1987 (Standings)
Drafted Chris Donnels in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.
Drafted Todd Hundley in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1987.
Drafted Pete Schourek in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1987.
Drafted Tim Bogar in the 8th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987.
Drafted Pat Howell in the 9th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1987.
Drafted Terry Bross in the 13th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.
Drafted Eric Hillman in the 16th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987.
Drafted Denny Harriger in the 18th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 1987.
Drafted John Johnstone in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1987.
Drafted Dan Wilson in the 26th round (7th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Anthony Young in the 38th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1987.
July 24, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Al Pardo as a free agent.
September 2, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Tito Navarro as an amateur free agent.
September 15, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Shane Young (minors) and Jeff Richardson to the California Angels. Received John Candelaria.
October 15, 1987 (Standings)
Bob Buchanan granted Free Agency.
Bob Gibson granted Free Agency.
Don Schulze granted Free Agency.
De Wayne Vaughn granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1987
Bill Almon granted Free Agency.
John Candelaria granted Free Agency.
Lee Mazzilli granted Free Agency.
November 11, 1987
Traded Terry Blocker to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later. The Atlanta Braves sent Kevin Brown (December 8, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
December 7, 1987
Jose Bautista drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
December 8, 1987
Traded Doug Sisk to the Baltimore Orioles. Received a player to be named later and Blaine Beatty. The Baltimore Orioles sent Greg Talamantez (minors) (December 11, 1987) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
December 11, 1987
Signed Ken Dowell as a free agent.
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Jesse Orosco to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jack Savage from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst from the Oakland Athletics. In addition, the Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Oakland Athletics; and the Oakland Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Traded Victor Garcia (minors) and Rafael Santana to the New York Yankees. Received Steve Frey, Phil Lombardi and Darren Reed.
December 17, 1987
Signed Lee Mazzilli as a free agent.
January 8, 1988
Signed Bill Almon as a free agent.
March 20, 1988
Signed Hector Carrasco as an amateur free agent.
March 21, 1988
Traded Bill Almon to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Vladimir Perez (minors) and Shawn Barton.
March 26, 1988
Traded Scott Henion (minors) and Randy Milligan to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Tim Drummond and Mackey Sasser.
April 1, 1988
Traded John Gibbons to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Craig Shipley.
