The 1985 New York Mets season was the 24th regular season for the Mets. They went 98–64 and finished second in the National League East; the team stayed in contention to win the division title until the last week of the season.[1] They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played their home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

Regular season

  • Gary Carter led the Mets in HR and RBI.
  • July 4, 1985: Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle in a 16–13 game that lasted 19 innings vs. the Atlanta Braves.
  • July 11, 1985: Nolan Ryan got the 4000th strikeout of his career by striking out Mets player Danny Heep.
  • July 20, 1985: Darryl Strawberry had 7 RBIs in a game versus the Atlanta Braves.

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 101 61 .623 — 54‍–‍27 47‍–‍34
New York Mets 98 64 .605 3 51‍–‍30 47‍–‍34
Montreal Expos 84 77 .522 16½ 44‍–‍37 40‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs 77 84 .478 23½ 41‍–‍39 36‍–‍45
Philadelphia Phillies 75 87 .463 26 41‍–‍40 34‍–‍47
Pittsburgh Pirates 57 104 .354 43½ 35‍–‍45 22‍–‍59

Record vs. opponents

1985 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 5–7 7–11 8–10 5–13 3–9 2–10 10–2 6–6 7–11 10–8 3–9
Chicago 7–5 — 5–6 5–7 5–7 7–11 4–14 13–5 13–5 8–4 6–6 4–14
Cincinnati 11–7 6–5 — 11–7 7–11 8–4 4–8 7–5 9–3 9–9 12–6 5–7
Houston 10–8 7–5 7–11 — 6–12 6–6 4–8 4–8 6–6 12–6 15–3 6–6
Los Angeles 13–5 7–5 11–7 12–6 — 7–5 7–5 4–8 8–4 8–10 11–7 7–5
Montreal 9–3 11–7 4–8 6–6 5–7 — 9–9 8–10 9–8 5–7 7–5 11–7
New York 10–2 14–4 8–4 8–4 5–7 9–9 — 11–7 10–8 7–5 8–4 8–10
Philadelphia 2-10 5–13 5–7 8–4 8–4 10–8 7–11 — 11–7 5–7 6–6 8–10
Pittsburgh 6–6 5–13 3–9 6–6 4–8 8–9 8–10 7–11 — 4–8 3–9 3–15
San Diego 11–7 4–8 9–9 6–12 10–8 7–5 5–7 7–5 8–4 — 12–6 4–8
San Francisco 8–10 6–6 6–12 3–15 7–11 5–7 4–8 6–6 9–3 6–12 — 2–10
St. Louis 9–3 14–4 7–5 6–6 5–7 7–11 10–8 10–8 15–3 8–4 10–2 —


Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Roster

1985 New York Mets roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

1985 regular season game log: 98–64 (home: 51–30; away: 47–34)
April: 12–6 (home: 8–1; away: 4–5)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
1 April 9 1:35 p.m. EST Cardinals W 6–5 (10) Gorman (1–0) Allen (0–1) – 3:42 46,781 1–0 W1
2 April 11 1:35 p.m. EST Cardinals W 2–1 (11) McDowell (1–0) Hassler (0–1) – 3:26 18,864 2–0 W2
3 April 12 8:05 p.m. EST Reds W 1–0 Berenyi (1–0) Soto (1–1) Sisk (1) 2:24 31,120 3–0 W3
4 April 13 1:35 p.m. EST Reds W 2–1 McDowell (2–0) Franco (0–1) – 2:24 26,212 4–0 W4
5 April 14 1:35 p.m. EST Reds W 4–0 Gooden (1–0) Tibbs (0–2) – 2:26 30,456 5–0 W5
6 April 15 7:35 p.m. EST @ Pirates L 1–4 Bielecki (1–0) Latham (0–1) Candelaria (2) 2:38 5,575 5–1 L1
7 April 16 7:35 p.m. EST @ Pirates W 2–1 Orosco (1–0) Candelaria (1–1) – 2:25 5,879 6–1 W1
8 April 17 7:35 p.m. EST @ Pirates W 10–6 Sisk (1–0) McWilliams (0–1) – 3:23 14,029 7–1 W2
9 April 19 8:05 p.m. EST @ Phillies W 1–0 Gooden (2–0) Hudson (0–1) Orosco (1) 2:12 32,420 8–1 W3
10 April 20 1:20 p.m. EST @ Phillies L 6–7 Denny (1–1) Lynch (0–1) Andersen (1) 2:36 24,013 8–2 L1
11 April 21 1:35 p.m. EST @ Phillies L 6–10 Gross (1–2) Sisk (1–1) – 2:43 30,186 8–3 L2
12 April 22 8:35 p.m. EST @ Cardinals W 7–6 Schiraldi (1–0) Tudor (0–2) Orosco (2) 2:49 16,324 9–3 W1
13 April 23 8:35 p.m. EST @ Cardinals L 3–8 Kepshire (1–2) Gorman (1–1) – 2:49 13,028 9–4 L1
14 April 24 1:35 p.m. EST @ Cardinals L 1–5 Andújar (3–0) Gooden (2–1) – 2:16 29,282 9–5 L2
15 April 26 8:05 p.m. EST Pirates W 6–0 Darling (1–0) DeLeón (0–3) – 2:42 31,846 10–5 W1
16 April 27 1:35 p.m. EST Pirates L 2–3 McWilliams (2–1) Orosco (1–1) Candelaria (4) 2:28 24,786 10–6 L1
17 April 28 1:35 p.m. EDT Pirates W 5–4 (18) Gorman (2–1) Tunnell (0–2) – 5:21 36,423 11–6 W1
18 April 30 7:35 p.m. EDT Astros W 4–1 Gooden (3–1) Niekro (1–3) – 2:27 31,558 12–6 W2
May: 15–10 (home: 9–6; away: 6–4)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
19 May 1 7:35 p.m. EDT Astros L 3–10 Knepper (2–0) Darling (1–1) DiPino (3) 2:45 17,973 12–7 L1
20 May 3 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Reds W 9–4 Lynch (1–1) Soto (4–2) – 2:50 21,062 13–7 W1
21 May 4 1:15 p.m. EDT @ Reds L 2–14 Tibbs (1–4) McDowell (2–1) – 2:42 21,362 13–8 L1
22 May 5 2:15 p.m. EDT @ Reds W 3–2 Gooden (4–1) Browning (2–1) Orosco (3) 2:48 20,179 14–8 W1
23 May 7 7:35 p.m. EDT Braves W 5–3 Darling (2–1) Smith (2–2) – 2:30 21,342 15–8 W2
24 May 8 7:35 p.m. EDT Braves W 4–0 Lynch (2–1) Barker (0–3) – 2:22 20,905 16–8 W3
25 May 10 8:05 p.m. EDT Phillies W 5–0 Gooden (5–1) Carlton (0–3) – 2:54 46,143 17–8 W4
26 May 11 1:20 p.m. EDT Phillies W 4–0 Fernandez (1–0) Rawley (3–3) McDowell (1) 2:50 29,635 18–8 W5
27 May 12 1:35 p.m. EDT Phillies W 3–2 Darling (3–1) Gross (1–4) Orosco (4) 3:02 32,597 19–8 W6
28 May 13 7:40 p.m. EDT @ Braves L 0–1 Barker (1–3) Lynch (2–2) Sutter (5) 2:29 15,160 19–9 L1
29 May 14 5:40 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 3–1 McDowell (3–1) Mahler (7–2) – 2:34 14,212 20–9 W1
30 May 15 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Astros W 5–3 Gooden (6–1) Niekro (2–4) Orosco (5) 2:47 15,717 21–9 W2
31 May 16 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Astros L 0–1 Scott (2–1) Fernandez (1–1) Smith (5) 2:03 11,796 21–10 L1
32 May 17 8:05 p.m. EDT Giants W 3–2 (12) McDowell (4–1) Garrelts (2–3) – 3:35 23,428 22–10 W1
33 May 18 7:35 p.m. EDT Giants L 2–8 (10) Davis (2–1) Gardner (0–1) – 2:49 32,646 22–11 L1
34 May 19 1:35 p.m. EDT Giants W 3–2 Gorman (2–1) Davis (2–2) McDowell (2) 2:26 50,369 23–11 W1
35 May 20 7:35 p.m. EDT Padres L 0–2 Hoyt (3–4) Gooden (6–2) – 2:13 36,672 23–12 L1
— May 21 Padres Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 23)
36 May 22 7:35 p.m. EDT Padres L 4–5 (10) Thurmond (2–2) Orosco (1–2) Gossage (11) 3:01 23,468 23–13 L2
37 May 24 8:05 p.m. EDT Dodgers L 3–4 Hershiser (4–0) Lynch (2–3) Niedenfuer (3) 2:57 37,124 23–14 L3
38 May 25 1:20 p.m. EDT Dodgers L 2–6 Valenzuela (5–4) Gooden (6–3) – 2:35 40,052 23–15 L4
39 May 26 1:35 p.m. EDT Dodgers W 2–1 McDowell (5–1) Honeycutt (2–5) – 2:39 36,234 24–15 W1
40 May 27 7:35 p.m. EDT Dodgers W 8–1 Darling (4–1) Reuss (3–5) – 2:23 24,458 25–15 W2
41 May 29 3:05 p.m. EDT @ Giants W 4–3 Lynch (3–3) Davis (2–3) McDowell (3) 2:47 8,974 26–15 W3
42 May 30 3:05 p.m. EDT @ Giants W 2–1 Gooden (7–3) Gott (2–2) – 2:38 10,207 27–15 W4
43 May 31 10:05 p.m. EDT @ Padres L 3–4 Hoyt (5–4) Sisk (1–2) – 2:04 54,305 27–16 L1
June: 11–18 (home: 6–5; away: 5–13)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
44 June 1 10:05 p.m. EDT @ Padres W 5–3 Darling (5–1) Thurmond (2–3) Orosco (6) 2:50 42,447 28–16 W1
45 June 2 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Padres W 7–3 Schiraldi (1–1) Show (4–3) Sisk (2) 2:22 32,561 29–16 W2
46 June 3 8:20 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers L 4–5 (12) Howe (1–1) Sisk (1–3) – 3:54 36,935 29–17 L1
47 June 4 10:35 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers W 4–1 Gooden (8–3) Valenzuela (5–6) – 2:33 49,386 30–17 W1
48 June 5 10:35 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers L 1–2 Welch (1–0) Fernandez (1–2) Howe (3) 2:56 32,631 30–18 L1
49 June 7 8:05 p.m. EDT Cardinals L 2–7 (13) Campbell (2–1) Sisk (1–4) – 4:14 34,490 30–19 L2
50 June 8 1:35 p.m. EDT Cardinals L 0–1 Tudor (3–7) Gorman (3–2) – 2:14 36,424 30–20 L3
51 (1) June 9 1:05 p.m. EDT Cardinals W 6–1 Gooden (9–3) Forsch (4–4) – 3:04 – 31–20 W1
52 (2) June 9 4:44 p.m. EDT Cardinals L 2–8 Andújar (11–1) Schiraldi (2–1) – 2:31 41,431 31–21 L1
53 June 10 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Phillies L 4–6 Denny (3–5) Fernandez (1–3) – 2:33 22,183 31–22 L2
54 June 11 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Phillies L 7–26 Hudson (2–6) Gorman (3–3) – 3:21 22,591 31–23 L3
55 June 12 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Phillies W 7–3 (11) Aguilera (1–0) Rucker (1–1) – 3:25 22,455 32–23 W1
56 June 13 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Phillies L 4–5 Rawley (5–5) Orosco (1–3) – 2:38 23,381 32–24 L1
57 June 14 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Expos L 4–5 Lucas (2–0) Sisk (1–5) – 3:35 35,422 32–25 L2
58 June 15 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Expos L 2–3 Burke (2–0) Fernandez (1–4) – 2:11 33,219 32–26 L3
59 June 16 1:35 p.m. EDT @ Expos L 2–7 Gullickson (7–5) Aguilera (1–1) Mahler (1) 2:58 40,591 32–27 L4
60 June 17 8:20 p.m. EDT Cubs W 2–0 Darling (6–1) Sutcliffe (6–6) – 2:30 41,986 33–27 W1
61 June 18 7:35 p.m. EDT Cubs W 5–1 Lynch (4–3) Trout (6–3) – 2:10 41,125 34–27 W2
62 June 19 7:35 p.m. EDT Cubs W 1–0 Gooden (10–3) Sanderson (3–2) – 2:44 51,778 35–27 W3
63 June 20 1:35 p.m. EDT Cubs W 5–3 Fernandez (2–4) Fontenot (1–3) McDowell (4) 2:28 37,203 36–27 W4
64 June 21 8:05 p.m. EDT Expos W 6–3 Sisk (2–5) Mahler (1–1) – 3:10 38,554 37–27 W5
65 June 22 7:35 p.m. EDT Expos L 4–5 (10) St. Claire (2–1) McDowell (5–2) – 3:56 51,513 37–28 L1
66 June 23 1:35 p.m. EDT Expos L 1–5 Smith (8–3) Lynch (4–4) – 2:13 44,506 37–29 L2
67 June 25 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Cubs W 3–2 Gooden (11–3) Sanderson (3–3) – 2:51 36,730 38–29 W1
68 June 26 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Cubs L 3–7 Fontenot (2–3) McDowell (5–3) Smith (16) 2:33 35,876 38–30 L1
69 June 27 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Cubs L 2–4 Sutcliffe (7–6) Darling (6–2) – 2:28 35,857 38–31 L2
70 June 28 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals L 2–3 Tudor (7–7) Lynch (4–5) Dayley (6) 2:23 45,929 38–32 L3
71 June 29 8:05 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals L 0–6 Andújar (13–3) Aguilera (1–2) – 2:26 47,891 38–33 L4
72 June 30 2:15 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 1–2 (11) Dayley (2–0) Orosco (1–4) – 3:04 47,425 38–34 L5
July: 21–7 (home: 11–6; away: 10–1)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
73 July 1 7:35 p.m. EDT Pirates L 0–1 Reuschel (6–1) Fernandez (2–5) Candelaria (8) 2:26 21,610 38–35 L6
74 July 2 7:35 p.m. EDT Pirates W 5–4 Darling (7–2) McWilliams (4–7) McDowell (5) 2:15 22,651 39–35 W1
75 July 3 7:35 p.m. EDT Pirates W 6–2 Lynch (5–5) DeLeón (2–11) – 2:23 46,220 40–35 W2
76 July 4 7:40 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 16–13 (19) Gorman (4–3) Camp (2–4) – 6:10 44,947 41–35 W3
77 July 5 7:40 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 6–1 Aguilera (2–2) Pérez (0–6) – 2:40 28,085 42–35 W4
— July 6 @ Braves Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 7)
78 (1) July 7 1:10 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 4–0 Fernandez (3–5) Smith (5–5) McDowell (6) 2:37 – 43–35 W5
79 (2) July 7 4:22 p.m. EDT @ Braves W 8–5 Darling (8–2) Dedmon (4–1) Orosco (7) 3:29 26,757 44–35 W6
80 July 8 8:20 p.m. EDT @ Reds W 7–5 Lynch (6–5) Tibbs (4–11) Orosco (8) 2:52 20,391 45–35 W7
81 July 9 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Reds W 11–2 Gooden (12–3) Soto (8–9) – 2:50 21,787 46–35 W8
82 July 10 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Reds W 2–1 Aguilera (3–2) Browning (7–7) – 2:25 18,958 47–35 W9
83 July 11 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Astros L 3–4 (12) Smith (5–3) Gorman (4–4) – 3:44 20,921 47–36 L1
84 July 12 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Astros W 3–2 (10) Darling (9–2) Mathis (3–5) McDowell (7) 3:04 21,035 48–36 W1
85 July 13 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Astros W 10–1 Lynch (7–5) Knudson (0–2) – 2:58 23,234 49–36 W2
86 July 14 7:05 p.m. EDT @ Astros W 1–0 Gooden (13–3) Knepper (8–6) – 2:35 15,117 50–36 W3
56th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, MN
87 July 18 7:35 p.m. EDT Braves W 7–6 Darling (10–2) Mahler (13–8) Orosco (9) 3:02 30,496 51–36 W1
88 July 19 8:05 p.m. EDT Braves L 0–1 Smith (6–5) Aguilera (3–3) Sutter (16) 2:13 36,572 51–37 L1
89 July 20 4:05 p.m. EDT Braves W 16–4 Gooden (14–3) Bedrosian (5–8) – 2:45 35,650 52–37 W1
90 July 21 1:35 p.m. EDT Braves W 15–10 Leach (1–0) Pérez (1–8) – 2:51 50,876 53–37 W2
91 July 22 7:35 p.m. EDT Reds L 1–5 Soto (9–11) Fernandez (3–6) – 2:36 27,471 53–38 L1
92 July 23 7:35 p.m. EDT Reds L 0–4 Browning (8–7) Darling (10–3) – 2:22 34,720 53–39 L2
93 July 24 1:35 p.m. EDT Reds L 2–3 Franco (9–1) McDowell (5–4) Power (18) 2:42 30,154 53–40 L3
94 July 25 7:35 p.m. EDT Astros W 6–3 Gooden (15–3) Scott (9–5) – 2:39 28,421 54–40 W1
— July 26 Astros Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 27)
95 (1) July 27 5:35 p.m. EDT Astros W 16–4 Orosco (2–4) DiPino (1–6) – 3:03 – 55–40 W2
96 (2) July 27 9:13 p.m. EDT Astros W 7–3 Latham (1–1) Kerfeld (0–1) Orosco (10) 2:55 51,284 56–40 W3
97 July 28 1:35 p.m. EDT Astros L 4–12 Niekro (8–8) Darling (10–4) – 3:05 34,298 56–41 L1
98 July 29 7:35 p.m. EDT Expos W 3–2 Aguilera (4–3) Smith (12–4) Orosco (11) 2:28 30,693 57–41 W1
99 July 30 7:35 p.m. EDT Expos W 2–0 Gooden (16–3) Gullickson (10–7) – 2:39 45,118 58–41 W2
100 July 31 1:35 p.m. EDT Expos W 5–2 Lynch (7–5) Schatzeder (2–4) McDowell (8) 2:25 26,055 59–41 W3
August: 17–11 (home: 10–6; away: 7–5)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
101 August 2 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Cubs L 1–2 Eckersley (8–5) Leach (1–1) Brusstar (4) 2:43 35,419 59–42 L1
102 August 3 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Cubs W 5–4 (10) Orosco (3–4) Frazier (6–5) McDowell (9) 3:20 36,775 60–42 W1
103 August 4 2:20 p.m. EDT @ Cubs W 4–1 Gooden (17–3) Fontenot (4–6) – 2:22 35,207 61–42 W2
104 August 5 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Cubs W 7–2 Lynch (9–5) Botelho (0–1) – 3:00 34,167 62–42 W3
— August 6 @ Expos Postponed (Strike) (Makeup date: September 13)
— August 7 @ Expos Postponed (Strike) (Makeup date: August 19)
105 August 8 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Expos W 14–7 Aguilera (5–3) Hesketh (9–5) Leach (1) 3:05 24,919 63–42 W4
106 August 9 8:05 p.m. EDT Cubs W 6–4 McDowell (6–4) Brusstar (2–2) – 2:58 44,309 64–42 W5
107 August 10 1:20 p.m. EDT Cubs W 8–3 Gooden (18–3) Fontenot (4–7) – 2:32 48,306 65–42 W6
108 August 11 1:35 p.m. EDT Cubs W 6–2 Lynch (10–5) Botelho (0–2) – 2:33 40,311 66–42 W7
109 August 12 7:35 p.m. EDT Phillies W 4–3 Fernandez (4–6) Denny (7–9) Orosco (12) 2:32 26,577 67–42 W8
110 August 13 7:35 p.m. EDT Phillies W 4–2 Aguilera (6–3) Hudson (5–11) Orosco (13) 2:48 31,186 68–42 W9
111 August 14 7:35 p.m. EDT Phillies L 1–2 Gross (12–9) Darling (10–5) Carman (5) 2:45 31,549 68–43 L1
112 August 15 1:35 p.m. EDT Phillies W 10–7 Orosco (4–4) Carman (4–4) – 3:28 36,663 69–43 W1
113 August 16 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Pirates L 1–7 Rhoden (7–13) Lynch (10–6) – 2:47 9,289 69–44 L1
114 August 17 7:05 p.m. EDT @ Pirates W 4–3 Fernandez (5–6) Tunnell (1–8) McDowell (10) 2:30 10,200 70–44 W1
115 August 18 1:35 p.m. EDT @ Pirates L 0–5 Robinson (3–8) Aguilera (6–4) Clements (1) 2:22 14,508 70–45 L1
116 August 19 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Expos W 1–0 Darling (11–5) Burke (8–1) McDowell (11) 2:31 30,009 71–45 W1
116 August 20 7:35 p.m. EDT Giants W 3–0 Gooden (19–3) Gott (4–9) – 2:45 31,758 72–45 W2
117 August 21 7:35 p.m. EDT Giants L 2–3 LaPoint (6–11) McDowell (6–5) Garrelts (10) 2:12 22,450 72–46 L1
118 August 22 7:35 p.m. EDT Giants W 7–0 Leach (2–1) Blue (5–8) – 2:24 24,536 73–46 W1
120 (1) August 23 5:35 p.m. EDT Padres L 1–6 Thurmond (5–7) Aguilera (6–5) Lefferts (2) 2:45 – 73–47 L1
121 (2) August 23 8:55 p.m. EDT Padres L 0–3 Jackson (2–2) Fernandez (5–7) McCullers (4) 2:47 45,156 73–48 L2
122 August 24 7:35 p.m. EDT Padres W 5–1 Darling (12–5) Dravecky (11–8) Orosco (14) 2:32 40,863 74–48 W1
123 August 25 1:35 p.m. EDT Padres W 9–3 Gooden (20–3) Show (9–8) McDowell (12) 2:45 37,350 75–48 W2
124 August 26 7:35 p.m. EDT Dodgers L 1–6 Valenzuela (16–8) Lynch (10–7) – 2:47 43,063 75–49 L1
125 August 27 7:35 p.m. EDT Dodgers L 1–2 Reuss (12–8) Fernandez (5–8) Niedenfuer (14) 2:42 42,764 75–50 L2
126 August 29 3:05 p.m. EDT @ Giants L 3–6 (10) Garrelts (8–3) Leach (2–2) – 3:32 6,065 75–51 L3
127 August 30 10:35 p.m. EDT @ Giants W 2–1 Darling (13–5) Krukow (8–10) – 2:20 6,646 76–51 W1
128 August 31 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Giants L 2–3 Gott (5–10) Gooden (20–4) Davis (7) 2:32 20,334 76–52 L1
September: 19–9 (home: 6–4; away: 13–5)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
129 September 1 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Giants W 4–3 Sisk (3–5) Davis (4–8) Orosco (15) 2:42 9,975 77–52 W1
130 September 2 9:05 p.m. EDT @ Padres W 12–4 Fernandez (6–7) Thurmond (6–8) – 2:43 26,306 78–52 W2
131 September 3 10:05 p.m. EDT @ Padres W 8–3 Aguilera (7–5) Dravecky (11–9) – 2:34 14,960 79–52 W3
132 September 4 10:05 p.m. EDT @ Padres W 9–2 Darling (14–5) Jackson (2–3) – 2:56 15,676 80–52 W4
133 September 6 10:35 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers W 2–0 (13) Orosco (5–4) Niedenfuer (6–5) – 3:47 51,868 81–52 W5
134 September 7 3:20 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers L 6–7 Niedenfuer (7–5) Leach (2–3) – 3:11 44,444 81–53 L1
135 September 8 4:05 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers W 4–3 (14) Sisk (4–5) Diaz (4–3) – 4:58 43,838 82–53 W1
136 September 10 7:35 p.m. EDT Cardinals W 5–4 Darling (15–5) Cox (15–9) McDowell (13) 2:34 50,195 83–53 W2
137 September 11 7:35 p.m. EDT Cardinals L 0–1 (10) Tudor (18–6) Orosco (5–5) – 3:03 52,616 83–54 L1
138 September 12 7:35 p.m. EDT Cardinals W 7–6 Orosco (6–5) Dayley (3–2) – 3:16 46,295 84–54 W1
139 (1) September 13 5:35 p.m. EDT @ Expos L 1–5 Smith (18–5) Aguilera (7–6) – 2:41 – 84–55 L1
140 (2) September 13 8:51 p.m. EDT @ Expos W 7–2 Leach (3–3) Schatzeder (2–5) McDowell (14) 3:07 25,524 85–55 W1
141 September 14 3:20 p.m. EDT @ Expos L 1–5 Palmer (7–9) Fernandez (6–9) Reardon (35) 2:45 20,579 85–56 L1
142 September 15 1:35 p.m. EDT @ Expos W 6–2 Darling (16–5) Dopson (0–2) Orosco (16) 2:40 26,588 86–56 W1
143 September 16 7:35 p.m. EDT Phillies W 9–0 Gooden (21–4) Gross (14–10) – 2:35 30,606 87–56 W2
144 September 17 7:35 p.m. EDT Phillies L 1–5 Rawley (12–7) Lynch (10–8) – 2:16 22,440 87–57 L1
145 September 18 7:35 p.m. EDT Cubs W 4–2 Aguilera (8–6) Trout (8–6) McDowell (15) 2:50 25,424 88–57 W1
146 September 19 7:35 p.m. EDT Cubs W 5–1 Fernandez (7–9) Fontenot (6–9) – 2:53 26,812 89–57 W2
147 September 20 8:05 p.m. EDT Pirates L 5–7 (11) Guante (4–5) Latham (1–2) DeLeón (1) 4:09 33,803 89–58 L1
148 September 21 1:20 p.m. EDT Pirates W 12–1 Gooden (22–4) Rhoden (9–14) – 2:51 49,931 90–58 W1
149 September 22 1:35 p.m. EDT Pirates L 3–5 Kipper (1–1) Leach (3–4) Clements (2) 2:34 35,679 90–59 L1
150 September 23 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Phillies W 4–1 Aguilera (9–6) Toliver (0–2) McDowell (16) 3:10 15,295 91–59 W1
151 September 24 12:35 p.m. EDT @ Phillies W 7–1 Fernandez (8–9) Rucker (3–2) – 2:42 14,398 92–59 W2
152 September 25 2:20 p.m. EDT @ Cubs L 4–5 Smith (7–4) Orosco (6–6) – 2:41 10,339 92–60 L1
153 September 26 2:20 p.m. EDT @ Cubs W 3–0 Gooden (23–4) Abrego (1–1) – 2:52 11,091 93–60 W1
154 September 27 7:35 p.m. EDT @ Pirates L 7–8 McWilliams (6–8) Gardner (0–2) DeLeón (2) 2:58 4,843 93–61 L1
155 September 28 3:20 p.m. EDT @ Pirates W 3–1 Aguilera (10–6) Kipper (1–2) Orosco (17) 3:07 4,410 94–61 W1
156 September 29 1:35 p.m. EDT @ Pirates W 9–7 (10) Orosco (7–6) McWilliams (6–9) – 3:28 13,956 95–61 W2
October: 3–3 (home: 1–2; away: 2–1)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
157 October 1 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals W 1–0 (11) Orosco (8–6) Dayley (4–4) – 3:22 46,026 96–61 W3
158 October 2 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals W 5–2 Gooden (24–4) Andújar (21–11) – 3:07 47,333 97–61 W4
159 October 3 8:35 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals L 3–4 Cox (18–9) Aguilera (10–7) Lahti (19) 3:11 47,720 97–62 L1
160 October 4 8:05 p.m. EDT Expos W 9–4 Fernandez (9–9) Gullickson (14–12) McDowell (17) 2:36 30,910 98–62 W1
161 October 5 2:20 p.m. EDT Expos L 3–8 Youmans (4–3) Darling (16–6) Reardon (40) 2:46 45,404 98–63 L1
162 October 6 1:35 p.m. EDT Expos L 1–2 Schatzeder (3–5) Latham (1–3) Reardon (41) 1:57 31,890 98–64 L2
*An MLB Players strike forced the cancellation of all regular season games on August 6 and 7. Most games were made up later in the season.
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Mets team member

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 Gary Carter 149 555 156 .281 32 100
1B Keith Hernandez 158 593 183 .309 10 91
2B Wally Backman 145 520 142 .273 1 38
3B Howard Johnson 126 389 94 .242 11 46
SS Rafael Santana 154 529 136 .257 1 29
LF George Foster 129 452 119 .263 21 77
CF Mookie Wilson 93 337 93 .276 6 26
RF Darryl Strawberry 111 393 109 .277 29 79

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
Danny Heep 95 271 76 .280 7 42
Ray Knight 90 271 59 .218 6 36
Lenny Dykstra 83 236 60 .254 1 19
Kelvin Chapman 62 144 25 .174 0 7
Tom Paciorek 46 116 33 .284 1 11
John Christensen 51 113 21 .186 3 13
Clint Hurdle 43 82 16 .195 3 7
Rusty Staub 54 45 12 .267 1 8
Ronn Reynolds 28 43 9 .209 0 1
Ron Gardenhire 26 39 7 .179 0 2
Larry Bowa 14 19 2 .105 0 2
Terry Blocker 18 15 1 .067 0 0
Billy Beane 8 8 2 .250 0 1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games played; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; SHO = Shutouts; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G GS CG SHO IP W L ERA SO
Dwight Gooden 35 35 16 8 276.2 24 4 1.53 268
Ron Darling 36 35 4 2 248.0 16 6 2.90 167
Ed Lynch 31 29 6 1 191.0 10 8 3.44 65
Sid Fernandez 26 26 3 0 170.1 9 9 2.80 180
Rick Aguilera 21 19 2 0 122.1 10 7 3.24 74
Bruce Berenyi 3 3 0 0 13.2 1 0 2.63 10

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
Terry Leach 22 55.2 3 4 2.97 30
Calvin Schiraldi 10 26.1 2 1 8.89 21
Bill Latham 7 22.2 1 3 3.97 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
Roger McDowell 62 6 5 17 2.83 70
Jesse Orosco 54 8 6 17 2.73 68
Doug Sisk 42 4 5 2 5.30 26
Tom Gorman 34 4 4 0 5.13 32
Wes Gardner 9 0 2 0 5.25 11
Joe Sambito 8 0 0 0 12.66 3
Randy Niemann 4 0 0 0 0.00 2
Randy Myers 1 0 0 0 0.00 2

Awards and honors

  • Dwight Gooden, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
  • Dwight Gooden, National League Cy Young Award Winner
  • Dwight Gooden, National League Pitching Triple Crown
  • Dwight Gooden, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
  • Keith Hernandez, National League First Base Gold Glove
  • Gary Carter, National League Catcher Silver Slugger
  • Keith Hernandez – Player of the Month, July 1985
  • Keith Hernandez – Hernandez set a major league record for game-winning runs batted in (24) in 1985
  • Gary Carter – Player of the Month, September 1985
  • Rafael Santana – Led NL Shortstops in Putouts (301)

All-Star Game

  • Darryl Strawberry, right field, starter
  • Gary Carter, catcher
  • Ron Darling, pitcher
  • Dwight Gooden, pitcher (Injured, did not play)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tidewater Tides International League Bob Schaefer
AA Jackson Mets Texas League Sam Perlozzo
A Lynchburg Mets Carolina League Mike Cubbage
A Columbia Mets South Atlantic League Bud Harrelson and Rich Miller
A-Short Season Little Falls Mets New York–Penn League Dan Radison
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Tucker Ashford

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Jackson

References

  1. ^ Durso, Joseph (October 7, 1985). "Mets Lose and Say Goodbye". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Lou Thornton at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Gary Carter at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Rusty Staub at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ "Rick Anderson: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Gordon Dillard page at Baseball Reference
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_New_York_Mets_season
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