1985 New York Mets

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W-L Record: 98-64 -- 2nd in National League East Manager: Davey Johnson Location: Queens,NY Baseball Stadium: Shea Stadium Top Draft Pick: Gregg Jefferies (#20) Attendance: 2,761,601 Youngest Player: Dwight Gooden (20) Oldest Player: Rusty Staub (41) Longest Tenure: Wally Backman, Jesse Orosco, Mookie Wilson, Ed Lynch (6)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1985 New York Mets

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
38	Rick Aguilera	P	23	R	R	6-5	203	12/31/1961	San Gabriel,California	MLB	1985-2000	60,000
6	Wally Backman	2B	25	B	R	5-9	168	9/22/1959	Hillsboro,Oregon	MLB	1980-1993	200,000
35	Billy Beane	OF-RF	23	R	R	6-4	195	3/29/1962	Orlando,Florida	MLB	1984-1989	60,000
31	Bruce Berenyi	P	30	R	R	6-3	215	8/21/1954	Bryan,Ohio	MLB	1980-1986	325,000
21	Terry Blocker	CF	25	L	L	6-2	195	8/18/1959	Columbia,South Carolina	MLB	1985-1989	60,000
2	Larry Bowa	SS	39	B	R	5-10	155	12/6/1945	Sacramento,California	MLB	1970-1985	525,000
8	Gary Carter	C	31	R	R	6-2	215	4/8/1954	Culver City,California	MLB	1974-1992	2,028,571
11	Kelvin Chapman	2B	29	R	R	5-11	172	6/2/1956	Willits,California	MLB	1979-1985	60,000
7,35	John Christensen	RF-OF	24	R	R	6-0	180	9/5/1960	Downey,California	MLB	1984-1988	60,000
12	Ron Darling	P	24	R	R	6-3	195	8/19/1960	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	1983-1995	230,000
4	Lenny Dykstra	CF-OF	22	L	L	5-10	185	2/10/1963	Santa Ana,California	MLB	1985-1996	60,000
50	Sid Fernandez	P	22	L	L	6-1	230	10/12/1962	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	1983-1997	60,000
15	George Foster	OF	36	R	R	6-1	185	12/1/1948	Tuscaloosa,Alabama	MLB	1969-1986	1,942,857
19	Ron Gardenhire	SS	27	R	R	6-0	180	10/24/1957	Butzbach,Germany	MLB	1981-1985	100,000
27	Wes Gardner	P	24	R	R	6-4	197	4/29/1961	Benton,Arkansas	MLB	1984-1991	60,000
16	Dwight Gooden	P	20	R	R	6-3	210	11/16/1964	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1984-2000	450,000
29	Tom Gorman	P	27	L	L	6-4	200	12/16/1957	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1981-1987	150,000
25	Danny Heep	OF-1B	27	L	L	5-11	177	7/3/1957	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1979-1991	260,000
17	Keith Hernandez	1B	31	L	L	6-0	195	10/20/1953	San Francisco,California	MLB	1974-1990	1,100,000
13	Clint Hurdle	OF	27	L	R	6-3	195	7/30/1957	Big Rapids,Michigan	MLB	1977-1987	60,000
20	Howard Johnson	3B-SS	24	B	R	5-11	178	11/29/1960	Clearwater,Florida	MLB	1982-1995	115,000
22	Ray Knight	3B-1B	32	R	R	6-2	185	12/28/1952	Albany,Georgia	MLB	1974-1988	560,000
33,44	Bill Latham	P	24	L	L	6-2	190	8/29/1960	Birmingham,Alabama	MLB	1985-1986	60,000
26	Terry Leach	P	31	R	R	6-0	191	3/13/1954	Selma,Alabama	MLB	1981-1993	60,000
36	Ed Lynch	P	29	R	R	6-5	207	2/25/1956	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1980-1987	330,000
42	Roger McDowell	P	24	R	R	6-1	182	12/21/1960	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1985-1996	60,000
48	Randy Myers	P	22	L	L	6-1	210	9/19/1962	Vancouver,Washington	MLB	1985-1998	60,000
46	Randy Niemann	P	29	L	L	6-4	200	11/15/1955	Scotia,California	MLB	1979-1987	60,000
47	Jesse Orosco	P	28	R	L	6-2	205	4/1/1957	Santa Barbara,California	MLB	1979-2003	650,000
44	Tom Paciorek	OF-1B	38	R	R	6-4	215	11/2/1946	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1970-1987	333,333
9	Ronn Reynolds	C	26	R	R	6-0	200	9/28/1958	Wichita,Kansas	MLB	1982-1990	60,000
35	Joe Sambito	P	33	L	L	6-1	190	6/28/1952	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1976-1987	60,000
3	Rafael Santana	SS	27	R	R	6-1	165	1/31/1958	La Romana,Dominican Republic	MLB	1983-1990	125,000
40	Calvin Schiraldi	P	23	R	R	6-5	215	6/16/1962	Houston,Texas	MLB	1984-1991	60,000
39	Doug Sisk	P	27	R	R	6-2	210	9/26/1957	Renton,Washington	MLB	1982-1991	275,000
10	Rusty Staub	OF-1B	41	L	R	6-2	200	4/1/1944	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1963-1985	300,000
18	Darryl Strawberry	RF-OF	23	L	L	6-6	215	3/12/1962	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1983-1999	516,667
1	Mookie Wilson	OF-CF	29	B	R	5-10	174	2/9/1956	Bamberg,South Carolina	MLB	1980-1991	591,667

Team Personnel

Frank Cashen (General Manager)
Bud Harrelson (First Base Coach)
Fran Healy (Broadcaster)
Vern Hoscheit (Bullpen Coach)
Davey Johnson (Manager)
Ralph Kiner (Broadcaster)
Tim McCarver (Broadcaster)
Bob Murphy (Broadcaster)
Greg Pavlick (Pitching Coach)
Bill Robinson (Hitting Coach)
Marvin Scott (Scout)
Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching Coach)
Gary Thorne (Broadcaster)
Bobby Valentine (Third Base Coach)
Steve Zabriskie (Broadcaster)

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