1987 New York Mets Roster

The 1987 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 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 1987 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1987 New York Mets salary list, a 1987 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1987 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1987 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

15 Rick Aguilera 6-05 205 Right Right 1961-12-31
45 John Candelaria 6-07 232 Left Left 1953-11-06
44 David Cone 6-01 190 Right Left 1963-01-02
12 Ron Darling 6-03 195 Right Right 1960-08-19
32 Tom Edens 6-02 188 Right Right 1961-06-09
50 Sid Fernandez 6-01 230 Left Left 1962-10-12
38 Bob Gibson 6-00 195 Right Right 1957-06-19
16 Dwight Gooden 6-03 210 Right Right 1964-11-16
40 Jeff Innis 6-00 170 Right Right 1962-07-05
26 Terry Leach 6-00 215 Right Right 1954-03-13
42 Roger McDowell 6-01 182 Right Right 1960-12-21
43 John Mitchell 6-02 195 Right Right 1965-08-11
48 Randy Myers 6-01 215 Left Left 1962-09-19
19 Bob Ojeda 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-12-17
47 Jesse Orosco 6-02 185 Left Right 1957-04-21
49 Don Schulze 6-03 225 Right Right 1962-09-27
39 Doug Sisk 6-02 210 Right Right 1957-09-26
31 Gene Walter 6-04 200 Left Left 1960-11-22
8 Gary Carter 6-02 215 Right Right 1954-04-08
33 Barry Lyons 6-01 202 Right Right 1960-06-03
2 Bill Almon 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-21
6 Wally Backman 5-09 160 Right Both 1959-09-22
21 Kevin Elster 6-02 200 Right Right 1964-08-03
17 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
7 Clint Hurdle 6-03 195 Right Left 1957-07-30
20 Howard Johnson 5-11 178 Right Both 1960-11-29
29 Dave Magadan 6-03 200 Right Left 1962-09-30
25 Keith Miller 5-11 185 Right Right 1963-06-12
25 Al Pedrique 6-00 155 Right Right 1960-08-11
3 Rafael Santana 6-01 165 Right Right 1958-01-31
11 Tim Teufel 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-07-07
32 Mark Carreon 6-00 195 Left Right 1963-07-19
4 Lenny Dykstra 5-10 167 Left Left 1963-02-10
13 Lee Mazzilli 6-01 185 Right Both 1955-03-25
22 Kevin McReynolds 6-01 210 Right Right 1959-10-16
18 Darryl Strawberry 6-06 200 Left Left 1962-03-12
1 Mookie Wilson 5-10 170 Right Both 1956-02-09
9 Gregg Jefferies 5-10 185 Right Both 1967-08-01
27 Randy Milligan 6-01 228 Right Right 1961-11-27
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The 1987 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 70 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 95/93) where 3,034,129 fans witnessed their 1987 Mets finish the season with a .568 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 1987 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1987 New York Mets salary list, a 1987 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1987 New York Mets primary starters list:

1987 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Gary Carter
Keith Hernandez
Howard Johnson
Kevin McReynolds
Bob Ojeda
Rafael Santana
Darryl Strawberry
Tim Teufel
Mookie Wilson

1987 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Gary Carter (135)
1B Keith Hernandez (154)
2B Tim Teufel (92)
3B Howard Johnson (140)
SS Rafael Santana (138)
LF Kevin McReynolds (150)
CF Lenny Dykstra (118)
RF Darryl Strawberry (151)
  
SP Rick Aguilera
SP Ron Darling
SP Sid Fernandez
SP Dwight Gooden
SP John Mitchell
  
RP Randy Myers
RP Jesse Orosco
RP Doug Sisk
RP Gene Walter
CL Roger McDowell


1987 New York Mets
Salaries

Gary Carter $2,060,714.00
Keith Hernandez $1,800,000.00
Dwight Gooden $1,500,000.00
Darryl Strawberry $1,245,000.00
Ron Darling $1,050,000.00
Jesse Orosco $925,000.00
Mookie Wilson $800,000.00
Bob Ojeda $650,000.00
Kevin McReynolds $625,000.00
Wally Backman $550,000.00
Doug Sisk $330,000.00
Sid Fernandez $308,000.00
Roger McDowell $305,000.00
Howard Johnson $297,500.00
Tim Teufel $277,500.00
Rafael Santana $250,000.00
Lenny Dykstra $202,500.00
Rick Aguilera $195,000.00
Terry Leach $95,000.00
Randy Myers $68,000.00
David Cone $62,500.00
Barry Lyons $62,500.00
Dave Magadan $62,500.00
Lee Mazzilli $62,500.00
Keith Miller $62,500.00


1987 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Bill Almon
#3 Rafael Santana
#4 Lenny Dykstra
#6 Wally Backman
#7 Clint Hurdle
#8 Gary Carter
#9 Gregg Jefferies
#11 Tim Teufel
#12 Ron Darling
#13 Lee Mazzilli
#15 Rick Aguilera
#16 Dwight Gooden
#17 Keith Hernandez
#18 Darryl Strawberry
#19 Bob Ojeda
#20 Howard Johnson
#21 Kevin Elster
#22 Kevin McReynolds
#25 Keith Miller
#25 Al Pedrique
#26 Terry Leach
#27 Randy Milligan
#29 Dave Magadan
#31 Gene Walter
#32 Mark Carreon
#32 Tom Edens
#33 Barry Lyons
#38 Bob Gibson
#39 Doug Sisk
#40 Jeff Innis
#42 Roger McDowell
#43 John Mitchell
#44 David Cone
#45 John Candelaria
#47 Jesse Orosco
#48 Randy Myers
#49 Don Schulze
#50 Sid Fernandez

Did you know that a 1987 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)?