# 1985 New York Mets season

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. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played their home games at Shea Stadium.

## Offseason

* December 3, 1984: Lou Thornton was drafted from the Mets by the Toronto Blue Jays in the rule 5 draft.
* December 10, 1984: Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham, and Floyd Youmans were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Gary Carter.
* January 3, 1985: Rusty Staub was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
* January 18, 1985: The Mets traded Tim Leary to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a 4-team trade. The Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to the Mets. The Texas Rangers traded Danny Darwin and a player to be named later to the Brewers. The Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to the Royals. The Royals sent Don Slaught to the Rangers. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Bill Nance (minors) to the Brewers on January 30.
* February 2, 1985: Rick Anderson was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.

## 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

vteNL 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 recordvte Sources: :
| 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

* Wally Backman, Second Base
* Gary Carter, Catcher
* George Foster, Outfield
* Dwight Gooden, Pitcher
* Keith Hernandez, First Base
* Howard Johnson, Third Base
* Rafael Santana, Shortstop
* Darryl Strawberry, Outfield
* Mookie Wilson, Outfield

### Notable transactions

* June 3, 1985: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Mets in the 2nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.

### Roster
## 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)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
1April 91:35 p.m. ESTCardinalsW 6–5 (10)Gorman (1–0)Allen (0–1)–3:4246,7811–0W1
2April 111:35 p.m. ESTCardinalsW 2–1 (11)McDowell (1–0)Hassler (0–1)–3:2618,8642–0W2
3April 128:05 p.m. ESTRedsW 1–0Berenyi (1–0)Soto (1–1)Sisk (1)2:2431,1203–0W3
4April 131:35 p.m. ESTRedsW 2–1McDowell (2–0)Franco (0–1)–2:2426,2124–0W4
5April 141:35 p.m. ESTRedsW 4–0Gooden (1–0)Tibbs (0–2)–2:2630,4565–0W5
6April 157:35 p.m. EST@ PiratesL 1–4Bielecki (1–0)Latham (0–1)Candelaria (2)2:385,5755–1L1
7April 167:35 p.m. EST@ PiratesW 2–1Orosco (1–0)Candelaria (1–1)–2:255,8796–1W1
8April 177:35 p.m. EST@ PiratesW 10–6Sisk (1–0)McWilliams (0–1)–3:2314,0297–1W2
9April 198:05 p.m. EST@ PhilliesW 1–0Gooden (2–0)Hudson (0–1)Orosco (1)2:1232,4208–1W3
10April 201:20 p.m. EST@ PhilliesL 6–7Denny (1–1)Lynch (0–1)Andersen (1)2:3624,0138–2L1
11April 211:35 p.m. EST@ PhilliesL 6–10Gross (1–2)Sisk (1–1)–2:4330,1868–3L2
12April 228:35 p.m. EST@ CardinalsW 7–6Schiraldi (1–0)Tudor (0–2)Orosco (2)2:4916,3249–3W1
13April 238:35 p.m. EST@ CardinalsL 3–8Kepshire (1–2)Gorman (1–1)–2:4913,0289–4L1
14April 241:35 p.m. EST@ CardinalsL 1–5Andújar (3–0)Gooden (2–1)–2:1629,2829–5L2
15April 268:05 p.m. ESTPiratesW 6–0Darling (1–0)DeLeón (0–3)–2:4231,84610–5W1
16April 271:35 p.m. ESTPiratesL 2–3McWilliams (2–1)Orosco (1–1)Candelaria (4)2:2824,78610–6L1
17April 281:35 p.m. EDTPiratesW 5–4 (18)Gorman (2–1)Tunnell (0–2)–5:2136,42311–6W1
18April 307:35 p.m. EDTAstrosW 4–1Gooden (3–1)Niekro (1–3)–2:2731,55812–6W2 :
May: 15–10 (home: 9–6; away: 6–4)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
19May 17:35 p.m. EDTAstrosL 3–10Knepper (2–0)Darling (1–1)DiPino (3)2:4517,97312–7L1
20May 37:35 p.m. EDT@ RedsW 9–4Lynch (1–1)Soto (4–2)–2:5021,06213–7W1
21May 41:15 p.m. EDT@ RedsL 2–14Tibbs (1–4)McDowell (2–1)–2:4221,36213–8L1
22May 52:15 p.m. EDT@ RedsW 3–2Gooden (4–1)Browning (2–1)Orosco (3)2:4820,17914–8W1
23May 77:35 p.m. EDTBravesW 5–3Darling (2–1)Smith (2–2)–2:3021,34215–8W2
24May 87:35 p.m. EDTBravesW 4–0Lynch (2–1)Barker (0–3)–2:2220,90516–8W3
25May 108:05 p.m. EDTPhilliesW 5–0Gooden (5–1)Carlton (0–3)–2:5446,14317–8W4
26May 111:20 p.m. EDTPhilliesW 4–0Fernandez (1–0)Rawley (3–3)McDowell (1)2:5029,63518–8W5
27May 121:35 p.m. EDTPhilliesW 3–2Darling (3–1)Gross (1–4)Orosco (4)3:0232,59719–8W6
28May 137:40 p.m. EDT@ BravesL 0–1Barker (1–3)Lynch (2–2)Sutter (5)2:2915,16019–9L1
29May 145:40 p.m. EDT@ BravesW 3–1McDowell (3–1)Mahler (7–2)–2:3414,21220–9W1
30May 158:35 p.m. EDT@ AstrosW 5–3Gooden (6–1)Niekro (2–4)Orosco (5)2:4715,71721–9W2
31May 168:35 p.m. EDT@ AstrosL 0–1Scott (2–1)Fernandez (1–1)Smith (5)2:0311,79621–10L1
32May 178:05 p.m. EDTGiantsW 3–2 (12)McDowell (4–1)Garrelts (2–3)–3:3523,42822–10W1
33May 187:35 p.m. EDTGiantsL 2–8 (10)Davis (2–1)Gardner (0–1)–2:4932,64622–11L1
34May 191:35 p.m. EDTGiantsW 3–2Gorman (2–1)Davis (2–2)McDowell (2)2:2650,36923–11W1
35May 207:35 p.m. EDTPadresL 0–2Hoyt (3–4)Gooden (6–2)–2:1336,67223–12L1
—May 21PadresPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 23)
36May 227:35 p.m. EDTPadresL 4–5 (10)Thurmond (2–2)Orosco (1–2)Gossage (11)3:0123,46823–13L2
37May 248:05 p.m. EDTDodgersL 3–4Hershiser (4–0)Lynch (2–3)Niedenfuer (3)2:5737,12423–14L3
38May 251:20 p.m. EDTDodgersL 2–6Valenzuela (5–4)Gooden (6–3)–2:3540,05223–15L4
39May 261:35 p.m. EDTDodgersW 2–1McDowell (5–1)Honeycutt (2–5)–2:3936,23424–15W1
40May 277:35 p.m. EDTDodgersW 8–1Darling (4–1)Reuss (3–5)–2:2324,45825–15W2
41May 293:05 p.m. EDT@ GiantsW 4–3Lynch (3–3)Davis (2–3)McDowell (3)2:478,97426–15W3
42May 303:05 p.m. EDT@ GiantsW 2–1Gooden (7–3)Gott (2–2)–2:3810,20727–15W4
43May 3110:05 p.m. EDT@ PadresL 3–4Hoyt (5–4)Sisk (1–2)–2:0454,30527–16L1 :
June: 11–18 (home: 6–5; away: 5–13)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
44June 110:05 p.m. EDT@ PadresW 5–3Darling (5–1)Thurmond (2–3)Orosco (6)2:5042,44728–16W1
45June 24:05 p.m. EDT@ PadresW 7–3Schiraldi (1–1)Show (4–3)Sisk (2)2:2232,56129–16W2
46June 38:20 p.m. EDT@ DodgersL 4–5 (12)Howe (1–1)Sisk (1–3)–3:5436,93529–17L1
47June 410:35 p.m. EDT@ DodgersW 4–1Gooden (8–3)Valenzuela (5–6)–2:3349,38630–17W1
48June 510:35 p.m. EDT@ DodgersL 1–2Welch (1–0)Fernandez (1–2)Howe (3)2:5632,63130–18L1
49June 78:05 p.m. EDTCardinalsL 2–7 (13)Campbell (2–1)Sisk (1–4)–4:1434,49030–19L2
50June 81:35 p.m. EDTCardinalsL 0–1Tudor (3–7)Gorman (3–2)–2:1436,42430–20L3
51 (1)June 91:05 p.m. EDTCardinalsW 6–1Gooden (9–3)Forsch (4–4)–3:04–31–20W1
52 (2)June 94:44 p.m. EDTCardinalsL 2–8Andújar (11–1)Schiraldi (2–1)–2:3141,43131–21L1
53June 107:35 p.m. EDT@ PhilliesL 4–6Denny (3–5)Fernandez (1–3)–2:3322,18331–22L2
54June 117:35 p.m. EDT@ PhilliesL 7–26Hudson (2–6)Gorman (3–3)–3:2122,59131–23L3
55June 127:35 p.m. EDT@ PhilliesW 7–3 (11)Aguilera (1–0)Rucker (1–1)–3:2522,45532–23W1
56June 137:35 p.m. EDT@ PhilliesL 4–5Rawley (5–5)Orosco (1–3)–2:3823,38132–24L1
57June 147:35 p.m. EDT@ ExposL 4–5Lucas (2–0)Sisk (1–5)–3:3535,42232–25L2
58June 157:35 p.m. EDT@ ExposL 2–3Burke (2–0)Fernandez (1–4)–2:1133,21932–26L3
59June 161:35 p.m. EDT@ ExposL 2–7Gullickson (7–5)Aguilera (1–1)Mahler (1)2:5840,59132–27L4
60June 178:20 p.m. EDTCubsW 2–0Darling (6–1)Sutcliffe (6–6)–2:3041,98633–27W1
61June 187:35 p.m. EDTCubsW 5–1Lynch (4–3)Trout (6–3)–2:1041,12534–27W2
62June 197:35 p.m. EDTCubsW 1–0Gooden (10–3)Sanderson (3–2)–2:4451,77835–27W3
63June 201:35 p.m. EDTCubsW 5–3Fernandez (2–4)Fontenot (1–3)McDowell (4)2:2837,20336–27W4
64June 218:05 p.m. EDTExposW 6–3Sisk (2–5)Mahler (1–1)–3:1038,55437–27W5
65June 227:35 p.m. EDTExposL 4–5 (10)St. Claire (2–1)McDowell (5–2)–3:5651,51337–28L1
66June 231:35 p.m. EDTExposL 1–5Smith (8–3)Lynch (4–4)–2:1344,50637–29L2
67June 254:05 p.m. EDT@ CubsW 3–2Gooden (11–3)Sanderson (3–3)–2:5136,73038–29W1
68June 264:05 p.m. EDT@ CubsL 3–7Fontenot (2–3)McDowell (5–3)Smith (16)2:3335,87638–30L1
69June 274:05 p.m. EDT@ CubsL 2–4Sutcliffe (7–6)Darling (6–2)–2:2835,85738–31L2
70June 288:35 p.m. EDT@ CardinalsL 2–3Tudor (7–7)Lynch (4–5)Dayley (6)2:2345,92938–32L3
71June 298:05 p.m. EDT@ CardinalsL 0–6Andújar (13–3)Aguilera (1–2)–2:2647,89138–33L4
72June 302:15 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals1–2 (11)Dayley (2–0)Orosco (1–4)–3:0447,42538–34L5 :
July: 21–7 (home: 11–6; away: 10–1)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
73July 17:35 p.m. EDTPiratesL 0–1Reuschel (6–1)Fernandez (2–5)Candelaria (8)2:2621,61038–35L6
74July 27:35 p.m. EDTPiratesW 5–4Darling (7–2)McWilliams (4–7)McDowell (5)2:1522,65139–35W1
75July 37:35 p.m. EDTPiratesW 6–2Lynch (5–5)DeLeón (2–11)–2:2346,22040–35W2
76July 47:40 p.m. EDT@ BravesW 16–13 (19)Gorman (4–3)Camp (2–4)–6:1044,94741–35W3
77July 57:40 p.m. EDT@ BravesW 6–1Aguilera (2–2)Pérez (0–6)–2:4028,08542–35W4
—July 6@ BravesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 7)
78 (1)July 71:10 p.m. EDT@ BravesW 4–0Fernandez (3–5)Smith (5–5)McDowell (6)2:37–43–35W5
79 (2)July 74:22 p.m. EDT@ BravesW 8–5Darling (8–2)Dedmon (4–1)Orosco (7)3:2926,75744–35W6
80July 88:20 p.m. EDT@ RedsW 7–5Lynch (6–5)Tibbs (4–11)Orosco (8)2:5220,39145–35W7
81July 97:35 p.m. EDT@ RedsW 11–2Gooden (12–3)Soto (8–9)–2:5021,78746–35W8
82July 107:35 p.m. EDT@ RedsW 2–1Aguilera (3–2)Browning (7–7)–2:2518,95847–35W9
83July 118:35 p.m. EDT@ AstrosL 3–4 (12)Smith (5–3)Gorman (4–4)–3:4420,92147–36L1
84July 128:35 p.m. EDT@ AstrosW 3–2 (10)Darling (9–2)Mathis (3–5)McDowell (7)3:0421,03548–36W1
85July 138:35 p.m. EDT@ AstrosW 10–1Lynch (7–5)Knudson (0–2)–2:5823,23449–36W2
86July 147:05 p.m. EDT@ AstrosW 1–0Gooden (13–3)Knepper (8–6)–2:3515,11750–36W3
56th All-Star Game in Minneapolis, MN
87July 187:35 p.m. EDTBravesW 7–6Darling (10–2)Mahler (13–8)Orosco (9)3:0230,49651–36W1
88July 198:05 p.m. EDTBravesL 0–1Smith (6–5)Aguilera (3–3)Sutter (16)2:1336,57251–37L1
89July 204:05 p.m. EDTBravesW 16–4Gooden (14–3)Bedrosian (5–8)–2:4535,65052–37W1
90July 211:35 p.m. EDTBravesW 15–10Leach (1–0)Pérez (1–8)–2:5150,87653–37W2
91July 227:35 p.m. EDTRedsL 1–5Soto (9–11)Fernandez (3–6)–2:3627,47153–38L1
92July 237:35 p.m. EDTRedsL 0–4Browning (8–7)Darling (10–3)–2:2234,72053–39L2
93July 241:35 p.m. EDTRedsL 2–3Franco (9–1)McDowell (5–4)Power (18)2:4230,15453–40L3
94July 257:35 p.m. EDTAstrosW 6–3Gooden (15–3)Scott (9–5)–2:3928,42154–40W1
—July 26AstrosPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 27)
95 (1)July 275:35 p.m. EDTAstrosW 16–4Orosco (2–4)DiPino (1–6)–3:03–55–40W2
96 (2)July 279:13 p.m. EDTAstrosW 7–3Latham (1–1)Kerfeld (0–1)Orosco (10)2:5551,28456–40W3
97July 281:35 p.m. EDTAstrosL 4–12Niekro (8–8)Darling (10–4)–3:0534,29856–41L1
98July 297:35 p.m. EDTExposW 3–2Aguilera (4–3)Smith (12–4)Orosco (11)2:2830,69357–41W1
99July 307:35 p.m. EDTExposW 2–0Gooden (16–3)Gullickson (10–7)–2:3945,11858–41W2
100July 311:35 p.m. EDTExposW 5–2Lynch (7–5)Schatzeder (2–4)McDowell (8)2:2526,05559–41W3 :
August: 17–11 (home: 10–6; away: 7–5)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
101August 24:05 p.m. EDT@ CubsL 1–2Eckersley (8–5)Leach (1–1)Brusstar (4)2:4335,41959–42L1
102August 34:05 p.m. EDT@ CubsW 5–4 (10)Orosco (3–4)Frazier (6–5)McDowell (9)3:2036,77560–42W1
103August 42:20 p.m. EDT@ CubsW 4–1Gooden (17–3)Fontenot (4–6)–2:2235,20761–42W2
104August 54:05 p.m. EDT@ CubsW 7–2Lynch (9–5)Botelho (0–1)–3:0034,16762–42W3
—August 6@ ExposPostponed (Strike) (Makeup date: September 13)
—August 7@ ExposPostponed (Strike) (Makeup date: August 19)
105August 87:35 p.m. EDT@ ExposW 14–7Aguilera (5–3)Hesketh (9–5)Leach (1)3:0524,91963–42W4
106August 98:05 p.m. EDTCubsW 6–4McDowell (6–4)Brusstar (2–2)–2:5844,30964–42W5
107August 101:20 p.m. EDTCubsW 8–3Gooden (18–3)Fontenot (4–7)–2:3248,30665–42W6
108August 111:35 p.m. EDTCubsW 6–2Lynch (10–5)Botelho (0–2)–2:3340,31166–42W7
109August 127:35 p.m. EDTPhilliesW 4–3Fernandez (4–6)Denny (7–9)Orosco (12)2:3226,57767–42W8
110August 137:35 p.m. EDTPhilliesW 4–2Aguilera (6–3)Hudson (5–11)Orosco (13)2:4831,18668–42W9
111August 147:35 p.m. EDTPhilliesL 1–2Gross (12–9)Darling (10–5)Carman (5)2:4531,54968–43L1
112August 151:35 p.m. EDTPhilliesW 10–7Orosco (4–4)Carman (4–4)–3:2836,66369–43W1
113August 167:35 p.m. EDT@ PiratesL 1–7Rhoden (7–13)Lynch (10–6)–2:479,28969–44L1
114August 177:05 p.m. EDT@ PiratesW 4–3Fernandez (5–6)Tunnell (1–8)McDowell (10)2:3010,20070–44W1
115August 181:35 p.m. EDT@ PiratesL 0–5Robinson (3–8)Aguilera (6–4)Clements (1)2:2214,50870–45L1
116August 197:35 p.m. EDT@ ExposW 1–0Darling (11–5)Burke (8–1)McDowell (11)2:3130,00971–45W1
116August 207:35 p.m. EDTGiantsW 3–0Gooden (19–3)Gott (4–9)–2:4531,75872–45W2
117August 217:35 p.m. EDTGiantsL 2–3LaPoint (6–11)McDowell (6–5)Garrelts (10)2:1222,45072–46L1
118August 227:35 p.m. EDTGiantsW 7–0Leach (2–1)Blue (5–8)–2:2424,53673–46W1
120 (1)August 235:35 p.m. EDTPadresL 1–6Thurmond (5–7)Aguilera (6–5)Lefferts (2)2:45–73–47L1
121 (2)August 238:55 p.m. EDTPadresL 0–3Jackson (2–2)Fernandez (5–7)McCullers (4)2:4745,15673–48L2
122August 247:35 p.m. EDTPadresW 5–1Darling (12–5)Dravecky (11–8)Orosco (14)2:3240,86374–48W1
123August 251:35 p.m. EDTPadresW 9–3Gooden (20–3)Show (9–8)McDowell (12)2:4537,35075–48W2
124August 267:35 p.m. EDTDodgersL 1–6Valenzuela (16–8)Lynch (10–7)–2:4743,06375–49L1
125August 277:35 p.m. EDTDodgersL 1–2Reuss (12–8)Fernandez (5–8)Niedenfuer (14)2:4242,76475–50L2
126August 293:05 p.m. EDT@ GiantsL 3–6 (10)Garrelts (8–3)Leach (2–2)–3:326,06575–51L3
127August 3010:35 p.m. EDT@ GiantsW 2–1Darling (13–5)Krukow (8–10)–2:206,64676–51W1
128August 314:05 p.m. EDT@ GiantsL 2–3Gott (5–10)Gooden (20–4)Davis (7)2:3220,33476–52L1 :
September: 19–9 (home: 6–4; away: 13–5)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
129September 14:05 p.m. EDT@ GiantsW 4–3Sisk (3–5)Davis (4–8)Orosco (15)2:429,97577–52W1
130September 29:05 p.m. EDT@ PadresW 12–4Fernandez (6–7)Thurmond (6–8)–2:4326,30678–52W2
131September 310:05 p.m. EDT@ PadresW 8–3Aguilera (7–5)Dravecky (11–9)–2:3414,96079–52W3
132September 410:05 p.m. EDT@ PadresW 9–2Darling (14–5)Jackson (2–3)–2:5615,67680–52W4
133September 610:35 p.m. EDT@ DodgersW 2–0 (13)Orosco (5–4)Niedenfuer (6–5)–3:4751,86881–52W5
134September 73:20 p.m. EDT@ DodgersL 6–7Niedenfuer (7–5)Leach (2–3)–3:1144,44481–53L1
135September 84:05 p.m. EDT@ DodgersW 4–3 (14)Sisk (4–5)Diaz (4–3)–4:5843,83882–53W1
136September 107:35 p.m. EDTCardinalsW 5–4Darling (15–5)Cox (15–9)McDowell (13)2:3450,19583–53W2
137September 117:35 p.m. EDTCardinalsL 0–1 (10)Tudor (18–6)Orosco (5–5)–3:0352,61683–54L1
138September 127:35 p.m. EDTCardinalsW 7–6Orosco (6–5)Dayley (3–2)–3:1646,29584–54W1
139 (1)September 135:35 p.m. EDT@ ExposL 1–5Smith (18–5)Aguilera (7–6)–2:41–84–55L1
140 (2)September 138:51 p.m. EDT@ ExposW 7–2Leach (3–3)Schatzeder (2–5)McDowell (14)3:0725,52485–55W1
141September 143:20 p.m. EDT@ ExposL 1–5Palmer (7–9)Fernandez (6–9)Reardon (35)2:4520,57985–56L1
142September 151:35 p.m. EDT@ ExposW 6–2Darling (16–5)Dopson (0–2)Orosco (16)2:4026,58886–56W1
143September 167:35 p.m. EDTPhilliesW 9–0Gooden (21–4)Gross (14–10)–2:3530,60687–56W2
144September 177:35 p.m. EDTPhilliesL 1–5Rawley (12–7)Lynch (10–8)–2:1622,44087–57L1
145September 187:35 p.m. EDTCubsW 4–2Aguilera (8–6)Trout (8–6)McDowell (15)2:5025,42488–57W1
146September 197:35 p.m. EDTCubsW 5–1Fernandez (7–9)Fontenot (6–9)–2:5326,81289–57W2
147September 208:05 p.m. EDTPiratesL 5–7 (11)Guante (4–5)Latham (1–2)DeLeón (1)4:0933,80389–58L1
148September 211:20 p.m. EDTPiratesW 12–1Gooden (22–4)Rhoden (9–14)–2:5149,93190–58W1
149September 221:35 p.m. EDTPiratesL 3–5Kipper (1–1)Leach (3–4)Clements (2)2:3435,67990–59L1
150September 237:35 p.m. EDT@ PhilliesW 4–1Aguilera (9–6)Toliver (0–2)McDowell (16)3:1015,29591–59W1
151September 2412:35 p.m. EDT@ PhilliesW 7–1Fernandez (8–9)Rucker (3–2)–2:4214,39892–59W2
152September 252:20 p.m. EDT@ CubsL 4–5Smith (7–4)Orosco (6–6)–2:4110,33992–60L1
153September 262:20 p.m. EDT@ CubsW 3–0Gooden (23–4)Abrego (1–1)–2:5211,09193–60W1
154September 277:35 p.m. EDT@ PiratesL 7–8McWilliams (6–8)Gardner (0–2)DeLeón (2)2:584,84393–61L1
155September 283:20 p.m. EDT@ PiratesW 3–1Aguilera (10–6)Kipper (1–2)Orosco (17)3:074,41094–61W1
156September 291:35 p.m. EDT@ PiratesW 9–7 (10)Orosco (7–6)McWilliams (6–9)–3:2813,95695–61W2 :
October: 3–3 (home: 1–2; away: 2–1)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
157October 18:35 p.m. EDT@ CardinalsW 1–0 (11)Orosco (8–6)Dayley (4–4)–3:2246,02696–61W3
158October 28:35 p.m. EDT@ CardinalsW 5–2Gooden (24–4)Andújar (21–11)–3:0747,33397–61W4
159October 38:35 p.m. EDT@ CardinalsL 3–4Cox (18–9)Aguilera (10–7)Lahti (19)3:1147,72097–62L1
160October 48:05 p.m. EDTExposW 9–4Fernandez (9–9)Gullickson (14–12)McDowell (17)2:3630,91098–62W1
161October 52:20 p.m. EDTExposL 3–8Youmans (4–3)Darling (16–6)Reardon (40)2:4645,40498–63L1
162October 61:35 p.m. EDTExposL 1–2Schatzeder (3–5)Latham (1–3)Reardon (41)1:5731,89098–64L2 :
*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

| 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