1985 New York Mets Roster

The 1985 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1985 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1985 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1985 New York Mets salary list, a 1985 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1985 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1985 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

38 Rick Aguilera 6-05 205 Right Right 1961-12-31
31 Bruce Berenyi 6-03 215 Right Right 1954-08-21
12 Ron Darling 6-03 195 Right Right 1960-08-19
50 Sid Fernandez 6-01 230 Left Left 1962-10-12
27 Wes Gardner 6-04 197 Right Right 1961-04-29
16 Dwight Gooden 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-11-16
29 Tom Gorman 6-04 200 Left Left 1957-12-16
33, 44 Bill Latham 6-02 190 Left Left 1960-08-29
26 Terry Leach 6-00 215 Right Right 1954-03-13
36 Ed Lynch 6-06 230 Right Right 1956-02-25
42 Roger McDowell 6-01 182 Right Right 1960-12-21
48 Randy Myers 6-01 215 Left Left 1962-09-19
45 Randy Niemann 6-04 200 Left Left 1955-11-15
47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 185 Left Right 1957-04-21
35 Joe Sambito 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-06-28
40 Calvin Schiraldi 6-04 200 Right Right 1962-06-16
39 Doug Sisk 6-02 210 Right Right 1957-09-26
8 Gary Carter 6-02 215 Right Right 1954-04-08
13 Clint Hurdle 6-03 195 Right Left 1957-07-30
9 Ronn Reynolds 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-09-28
6 Wally Backman 5-09 160 Right Both 1959-09-22
2 Larry Bowa 5-10 155 Right Both 1945-12-06
11 Kelvin Chapman 5-11 173 Right Right 1956-06-02
19 Ron Gardenhire 6-00 175 Right Right 1957-10-24
17 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
20 Howard Johnson 5-11 178 Right Both 1960-11-29
22 Ray Knight 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-12-28
3 Rafael Santana 6-01 165 Right Right 1958-01-31
35 Billy Beane 6-04 195 Right Right 1962-03-29
21 Terry Blocker 6-02 195 Left Left 1959-08-18
7 John Christensen 6-03 205 Right Right 1960-09-05
4 Lenny Dykstra 5-10 167 Left Left 1963-02-10
15 George Foster 6-01 185 Right Right 1948-12-01
25 Danny Heep 5-11 185 Left Left 1957-07-03
44 Tom Paciorek 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-11-02
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
18 Darryl Strawberry 6-06 200 Left Left 1962-03-12
1 Mookie Wilson 5-10 170 Right Both 1956-02-09
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The 1985 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 64 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 98/96) where 2,761,601 fans witnessed their 1985 Mets finish the season with a .605 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1985 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1985 New York Mets salary list, a 1985 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1985 New York Mets primary starters list:

1985 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Wally Backman
Gary Carter
George Foster
Dwight Gooden
Keith Hernandez
Howard Johnson
Rafael Santana
Darryl Strawberry
Mookie Wilson

1985 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Gary Carter (143)
1B Keith Hernandez (157)
2B Wally Backman (140)
3B Howard Johnson (113)
SS Rafael Santana (153)
LF George Foster (123)
CF Mookie Wilson (83)
RF Darryl Strawberry (100)
  
SP Rick Aguilera
SP Ron Darling
SP Sid Fernandez
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Ed Lynch
  
RP Tom Gorman
RP Terry Leach
RP Roger McDowell
RP Doug Sisk
CL Jesse Orosco


1985 New York Mets
Salaries

Gary Carter $2,028,571.00
George Foster $1,942,857.00
Keith Hernandez $1,100,000.00
Jesse Orosco $650,000.00
Mookie Wilson $591,667.00
Ray Knight $560,000.00
Larry Bowa $525,000.00
Darryl Strawberry $516,667.00
Dwight Gooden $450,000.00
Ed Lynch $330,000.00
Bruce Berenyi $325,000.00
Rusty Staub $300,000.00
Doug Sisk $275,000.00
Danny Heep $260,000.00
Ron Darling $230,000.00
Wally Backman $200,000.00
Tom Gorman $150,000.00
Rafael Santana $125,000.00
Howard Johnson $115,000.00
Ron Gardenhire $100,000.00
Roger McDowell $60,000.00


1985 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Larry Bowa
#3 Rafael Santana
#4 Lenny Dykstra
#6 Wally Backman
#7 John Christensen
#8 Gary Carter
#9 Ronn Reynolds
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Kelvin Chapman
#12 Ron Darling
#13 Clint Hurdle
#15 George Foster
#16 Dwight Gooden
#17 Keith Hernandez
#18 Darryl Strawberry
#19 Ron Gardenhire
#20 Howard Johnson
#21 Terry Blocker
#22 Ray Knight
#25 Danny Heep
#26 Terry Leach
#27 Wes Gardner
#29 Tom Gorman
#31 Bruce Berenyi
#33 Bill Latham
#35 Billy Beane
#35 Joe Sambito
#36 Ed Lynch
#38 Rick Aguilera
#39 Doug Sisk
#40 Calvin Schiraldi
#42 Roger McDowell
#44 Bill Latham
#44 Tom Paciorek
#45 Randy Niemann
#47 Jesse Orosco
#48 Randy Myers
#50 Sid Fernandez

Did you know that a 1985 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?