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1987 New York Mets (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986/1988)
92-70, Finished 2nd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 823 runs, Allowed 698 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
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Ballpark: Shea Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 3,034,129 (2nd of 12)
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1987 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1986/1988) / 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 12, 1986

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.

Danny Heep granted Free Agency.

Ray Knight granted Free Agency.

Randy Niemann granted Free Agency.

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 Shawn Abner, Stan Jefferson, Kevin Mitchell, Kevin Armstrong (minors), and Kevin Brown (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter, and Adam Ging (minors).

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 Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson, and Mauro Gozzo 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 Al Pedrique and Scott Little 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 Jeff Richardson and Shane Young (minors) 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.

Traded Rafael Santana and Victor Garcia (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi, and Steve Frey.

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.

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 Shawn Barton and Vladimir Perez (minors).

March 26, 1988

Traded Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond.

April 1, 1988

Traded John Gibbons to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Craig Shipley.


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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