1988 New York Mets Roster

The 1988 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 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 1988 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1988 New York Mets salary list, a 1988 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1988 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1988 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

15 Rick Aguilera 6-05 205 Right Right 1961-12-31
44 David Cone 6-01 190 Right Left 1963-01-02
12 Ron Darling 6-03 195 Right Right 1960-08-19
50 Sid Fernandez 6-01 230 Left Left 1962-10-12
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
27 Bob McClure 5-11 170 Left Right 1952-04-29
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
45 Edwin Nunez 6-05 237 Right Right 1963-05-27
19 Bob Ojeda 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-12-17
31 Gene Walter 6-04 200 Left Left 1960-11-22
46 David West 6-06 230 Left Left 1964-09-01
8 Gary Carter 6-02 215 Right Right 1954-04-08
33 Barry Lyons 6-01 202 Right Right 1960-06-03
2 Mackey Sasser 6-01 210 Right Left 1962-08-03
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
9 Gregg Jefferies 5-10 185 Right Both 1967-08-01
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
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
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The 1988 New York Mets played 160 games during the regular season, won 100 games, lost 60 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 95/93) where 3,055,445 fans witnessed their 1988 Mets finish the season with a .625 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 1988 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1988 New York Mets salary list, a 1988 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1988 New York Mets primary starters list:

1988 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Wally Backman
Gary Carter
Ron Darling
Lenny Dykstra
Kevin Elster
Keith Hernandez
Howard Johnson
Kevin McReynolds
Darryl Strawberry

1988 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Gary Carter (119)
1B Keith Hernandez (93)
2B Wally Backman (92)
3B Howard Johnson (131)
SS Kevin Elster (148)
LF Kevin McReynolds (147)
CF Lenny Dykstra (112)
RF Darryl Strawberry (150)
  
SP David Cone
SP Ron Darling
SP Sid Fernandez
SP Dwight Gooden
SP Bob Ojeda
  
RP Terry Leach
RP Roger McDowell
CL Randy Myers


1988 New York Mets
Salaries

Gary Carter $2,160,714.00
Keith Hernandez $1,850,000.00
Dwight Gooden $1,400,000.00
Darryl Strawberry $1,320,000.00
Ron Darling $1,000,000.00
Kevin McReynolds $975,000.00
Mookie Wilson $900,000.00
Bob Ojeda $725,000.00
Howard Johnson $695,000.00
Wally Backman $650,000.00
Roger McDowell $615,000.00
Sid Fernandez $580,000.00
Tim Teufel $537,500.00
Lee Mazzilli $350,000.00
Lenny Dykstra $305,000.00
Rick Aguilera $295,000.00
Terry Leach $190,000.00
Dave Magadan $112,500.00
Gene Walter $111,600.00
Randy Myers $108,000.00
David Cone $92,500.00
Barry Lyons $90,000.00
Kevin Elster $69,000.00
Mackey Sasser $62,500.00


1988 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mookie Wilson
#2 Mackey Sasser
#4 Lenny Dykstra
#6 Wally Backman
#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
#26 Terry Leach
#27 Bob McClure
#29 Dave Magadan
#31 Gene Walter
#32 Mark Carreon
#33 Barry Lyons
#40 Jeff Innis
#42 Roger McDowell
#43 John Mitchell
#44 David Cone
#45 Edwin Nunez
#46 David West
#48 Randy Myers
#50 Sid Fernandez

Did you know that a 1988 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)?