1991 New York Mets season

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. The Mets were managed by Bud Harrelson and Mike Cubbage. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

1991 New York Mets
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Shea Stadium
City	New York
Record	77–84 (.478)
Divisional place	5th
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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Offseason

• November 13, 1990: Chris Jelic was released by the New York Mets.^[1]
• December 15, 1990: Bob Ojeda and Greg Hansell were traded by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Hubie Brooks.^[2]
• January 21, 1991: Rick Cerone was signed as a free agent by the Mets.^[3]

Regular season

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

Opening Day starters

Season standings

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	.605	—	52‍–‍32	46‍–‍32
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	.519	14	52‍–‍32	32‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies	78	84	.481	20	47‍–‍36	31‍–‍48
Chicago Cubs	77	83	.481	20	46‍–‍37	31‍–‍46
New York Mets	77	84	.478	20½	40‍–‍42	37‍–‍42
Montreal Expos	71	90	.441	26½	33‍–‍35	38‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	6–6	11–7	13–5	7–11	5–7	9–3	5–7	9–3	11–7	9–9	9–3
Chicago	6–6	—	4–8	9–3	2–10	10–7	11–6	8–10	7–11	4–8	6–6	10–8
Cincinnati	7–11	8–4	—	9–9	6–12	6–6	5–7	9–3	2–10	8–10	10–8	4–8
Houston	5–13	3–9	9–9	—	8–10	2–10	7–5	7–5	4–8	6–12	9–9	5–7
Los Angeles	11–7	10–2	12–6	10–8	—	5–7	7–5	7–5	7–5	10–8	8–10	6–6
Montreal	7–5	7–10	6–6	10–2	7–5	—	4–14	4–14	6–12	6–6	7–5	7–11
New York	3–9	6–11	7–5	5–7	5–7	14–4	—	11–7	6–12	7–5	6–6	7–11
Philadelphia	7-5	10–8	3–9	5–7	5–7	14–4	7–11	—	6–12	9–3	6–6	6–12
Pittsburgh	3–9	11–7	10–2	8–4	5–7	12–6	12–6	12–6	—	7–5	7–5	11–7
San Diego	7–11	8–4	10–8	12–6	8–10	6–6	5–7	3–9	5–7	—	11–7	9–3
San Francisco	9–9	6–6	8–10	9–9	10–8	5–7	6–6	6–6	5–7	7–11	—	4–8
St. Louis	3–9	8–10	8–4	7–5	6–6	11–7	11–7	12–6	7–11	3–9	8–4	—

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1991: Alex Diaz and Darren Reed were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for David Sommer (minors) and Terrel Hansen (minors).^[4]
• June 3, 1991: 1991 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bill Pulsipher was drafted by the Mets in the 2nd round. Player signed August 22, 1991.^[5]
  • Jason Isringhausen was drafted by the Mets in the 44th round. Player signed May 24, 1992.^[6]
• July 15, 1991: Ron Darling and Mike Thomas were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Tim Burke.^[7]

Roster

1991 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers 38 Blaine Beatty 46 Terry Bross 44 Tim Burke 36 Tony Castillo 17,44 David Cone 15 Ron Darling 50 Sid Fernandez 31 John Franco 16 Dwight Gooden 40 Jeff Innis 26 Alejandro Peña 39 Rich Sauveur 48 Pete Schourek 43 Doug Simons 34 Julio Valera 29 Frank Viola 47 Wally Whitehurst 33 Anthony Young		Catchers 13 Rick Cerone 49 Todd Hundley  5 Charlie O'Brien  2 Mackey Sasser Infielders 23 Chris Donnels 21 Kevin Elster 19 Jeff Gardner 28 Tom Herr  9 Gregg Jefferies 20,44 Howard Johnson 10 Dave Magadan 25 Keith Miller 11 Garry Templeton 11 Tim Teufel 39 Kelvin Torve		Outfielders  6 Daryl Boston  7 Hubie Brooks 27 Chuck Carr 45 Mark Carreon  1 Vince Coleman  0 Terry McDaniel 22 Kevin McReynolds		Manager  4 Mike Cubbage  3 Bud Harrelson Coaches  4 Mike Cubbage (third base) 32 Doc Edwards (bench) 52 Greg Pavlick (bullpen) 51 Tom Spencer (hitting/first base) 30 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Rick Cerone	90	227	62	.273	2	16
1B	Dave Magadan	124	418	108	.258	4	51
2B	Gregg Jefferies	136	486	132	.272	9	62
3B	Howard Johnson	156	564	146	.259	38	117
SS	Kevin Elster	115	348	84	.241	6	36
LF	Kevin McReynolds	143	522	135	.259	16	74
CF	Vince Coleman	72	278	71	.255	1	17
RF	Hubie Brooks	103	357	85	.238	16	50

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Keith Miller	98	275	77	.280	4	23
Daryl Boston	137	255	70	.275	4	21
Mark Carreon	106	254	66	.260	4	21
Mackey Sasser	96	228	62	.272	5	35
Garry Templeton	80	219	50	.228	2	20
Charlie O'Brien	69	168	31	.185	2	14
Tom Herr	70	155	30	.194	1	14
Chris Donnels	37	89	20	.225	0	5
Todd Hundley	21	60	8	.133	1	7
Jeff Gardner	13	37	6	.162	0	1
Tim Teufel	20	34	4	.118	1	2
Terry McDaniel	23	29	6	.207	0	2
Chuck Carr	12	11	2	.182	0	1
Kelvin Torve	10	8	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
David Cone	34	232.2	14	14	3.29	241
Frank Viola	35	231.1	13	15	3.97	132
Dwight Gooden	27	190.0	13	7	3.60	150
Ron Darling	17	102.1	5	6	3.87	58
Anthony Young	10	49.1	2	5	3.10	20
Sid Fernandez	8	44.0	1	3	2.86	31

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Wally Whitehurst	36	133.1	7	12	4.19	87
Pete Schourek	35	86.1	5	4	4.27	67
Tony Castillo	10	23.2	1	0	1.90	10

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
John Franco	52	5	9	30	2.93	45
Jeff Innis	69	0	2	0	2.66	47
Alejandro Peña	44	6	1	4	2.71	49
Doug Simons	42	2	3	1	5.19	38
Tim Burke	35	3	3	1	2.75	34
Terry Bross	8	0	0	0	1.80	5
Rich Sauveur	6	0	0	0	10.80	4
Blaine Beatty	5	0	0	0	2.79	7
Julio Valera	2	0	0	0	0.00	3

Awards and honors

League leaders

• Howard Johnson – National League leader, home runs (38)
• Howard Johnson – National League leader, RBI (117)

All-Stars

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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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]