# 1991 New York Mets season

The 1991 New York Mets season was the 30th regular season for the Mets. They went 77–84 and finished fifth in the National League East for their first losing season since 1983. The Mets were managed by Bud Harrelson and Mike Cubbage. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

## Offseason

* November 13, 1990: Chris Jelic was released by the New York Mets.
* December 15, 1990: Bob Ojeda and Greg Hansell were traded by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Hubie Brooks.
* January 21, 1991: Rick Cerone was signed as a free agent by the Mets.

## Regular season

Howard Johnson set the Mets record for most RBIs in one season with 117.

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 52‍–‍32 | 46‍–‍32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 52‍–‍32 | 32‍–‍46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 47‍–‍36 | 31‍–‍48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 83 | .481 | 20 | 46‍–‍37 | 31‍–‍46 |
| New York Mets | 77 | 84 | .478 | 20½ | 40‍–‍42 | 37‍–‍42 |
| Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 26½ | 33‍–‍35 | 38‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1991 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 |
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 10–7 | 11–6 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 |
| Cincinnati | 7–11 | 8–4 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 4–8 |
| Houston | 5–13 | 3–9 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 5–7 |
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 6–6 |
| Montreal | 7–5 | 7–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–11 |
| New York | 3–9 | 6–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | — | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 6–12 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 |
| San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–3 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 |
| St. Louis | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–4 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 2, 1991: Alex Diaz and Darren Reed were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for David Sommer (minors) and Terrel Hansen (minors).
* June 3, 1991: 1991 Major League Baseball Draft
** Bill Pulsipher was drafted by the Mets in the 2nd round. Player signed August 22, 1991.
** Jason Isringhausen was drafted by the Mets in the 44th round. Player signed May 24, 1992.
* July 15, 1991: Ron Darling and Mike Thomas were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Tim Burke.

## 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 | Rick Cerone | 90 | 227 | 62 | .273 | 2 | 16 |
| 1B | Dave Magadan | 124 | 418 | 108 | .258 | 4 | 51 |
| 2B | Gregg Jefferies | 136 | 486 | 132 | .272 | 9 | 62 |
| 3B | Howard Johnson | 156 | 564 | 146 | .259 | 38 | 117 |
| SS | Kevin Elster | 115 | 348 | 84 | .241 | 6 | 36 |
| LF | Kevin McReynolds | 143 | 522 | 135 | .259 | 16 | 74 |
| CF | Vince Coleman | 72 | 278 | 71 | .255 | 1 | 17 |
| RF | Hubie Brooks | 103 | 357 | 85 | .238 | 16 | 50 |

#### 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 |
| Keith Miller | 98 | 275 | 77 | .280 | 4 | 23 |
| Daryl Boston | 137 | 255 | 70 | .275 | 4 | 21 |
| Mark Carreon | 106 | 254 | 66 | .260 | 4 | 21 |
| Mackey Sasser | 96 | 228 | 62 | .272 | 5 | 35 |
| Garry Templeton | 80 | 219 | 50 | .228 | 2 | 20 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 69 | 168 | 31 | .185 | 2 | 14 |
| Tom Herr | 70 | 155 | 30 | .194 | 1 | 14 |
| Chris Donnels | 37 | 89 | 20 | .225 | 0 | 5 |
| Todd Hundley | 21 | 60 | 8 | .133 | 1 | 7 |
| Jeff Gardner | 13 | 37 | 6 | .162 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Teufel | 20 | 34 | 4 | .118 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry McDaniel | 23 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Carr | 12 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelvin Torve | 10 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting 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 |
| David Cone | 34 | 232.2 | 14 | 14 | 3.29 | 241 |
| Frank Viola | 35 | 231.1 | 13 | 15 | 3.97 | 132 |
| Dwight Gooden | 27 | 190.0 | 13 | 7 | 3.60 | 150 |
| Ron Darling | 17 | 102.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.87 | 58 |
| Anthony Young | 10 | 49.1 | 2 | 5 | 3.10 | 20 |
| Sid Fernandez | 8 | 44.0 | 1 | 3 | 2.86 | 31 |

#### 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 |
| Wally Whitehurst | 36 | 133.1 | 7 | 12 | 4.19 | 87 |
| Pete Schourek | 35 | 86.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.27 | 67 |
| Tony Castillo | 10 | 23.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.90 | 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 |
| John Franco | 52 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 2.93 | 45 |
| Jeff Innis | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.66 | 47 |
| Alejandro Peña | 44 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2.71 | 49 |
| Doug Simons | 42 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.19 | 38 |
| Tim Burke | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.75 | 34 |
| Terry Bross | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 |
| Rich Sauveur | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 4 |
| Blaine Beatty | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 7 |
| Julio Valera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |

## Awards and honors
### League leaders

* Howard Johnson – National League leader, home runs (38)
* Howard Johnson – National League leader, RBI (117)

### All-Stars

Frank Viola, Howard Johnson 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tidewater Tides | International League | Steve Swisher |
| AA | Williamsport Bills | Eastern League | Clint Hurdle |
| A | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | John Tamargo |
| A | Columbia Mets | South Atlantic League | Tim Blackwell |
| A-Short Season | Pittsfield Mets | New York–Penn League | Jim Thrift |
| Rookie | Kingsport Mets | Appalachian League | Andre David |
| Rookie | GCL Mets | Gulf Coast League | Junior Roman |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbia