1997 New York Mets season

1997 New York Mets
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersFred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
General managersJoe McIlvaine, Steve Phillips
ManagerBobby Valentine
TelevisionWWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne)
RadioWFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman)
WADO (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)

The 1997 New York Mets season was the 36th regular season for the Mets. They went 88–74 and finished third in the National League East, thirteen games behind the first place Atlanta Braves. The Mets were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium. It was their first winning season since 1990, despite not making the playoffs.

Offseason

Regular season

For the first time since 1990, the Mets finished the regular season with a winning record. Their offensive output was led by their corner infielders, the 23-year old third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo and the two-time former world champion first baseman John Olerud, the latter of whom was acquired in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. Alfonzo, in his first full season as a starter, led the team with a .315 average and 163 hits while Olerud notched a .294 average and drove in 102 runs to lead the Mets in that category. Catcher Todd Hundley, a year removed from his record setting 1996 campaign, led the team in home runs with 30 and added 86 RBI, one of five Mets to record 70 or more (joining Alfonzo, Olerud, Bernard Gilkey, and Butch Huskey).

After a year out of baseball, Rick Reed joined the Mets' starting rotation and led them with a 2.89 ERA. Bobby Jones led with fifteen wins, with Reed recording thirteen. John Franco saved 36 games, his most since 1988.

Jackie Robinson tribute

On April 15 the Mets hosted ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers before their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Shea Stadium.[5] The ceremony was attended by President Bill Clinton and commissioner Bud Selig announced that Robinson's jersey number, 42, would be retired permanently across baseball.[5] The Mets won the game 5–0.[6]

Subway Series

Interleague play was brought to MLB in 1997 and the Mets played New York Yankees in June as part of the first ever regular season games that counted in the standings between the two teams (they had previously an exhibition game until 1983 during the season). The series took place at Yankee Stadium, and Mets won the first game by a score of 6–0.[7]

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 101 61 .623 — 50‍–‍31 51‍–‍30
Florida Marlins 92 70 .568 9 52‍–‍29 40‍–‍41
New York Mets 88 74 .543 13 50‍–‍31 38‍–‍43
Montreal Expos 78 84 .481 23 45‍–‍36 33‍–‍48
Philadelphia Phillies 68 94 .420 33 38‍–‍43 30‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

1997 National League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1997
Team ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Atlanta — 9–2 9–2 5–6 4–8 7–4 6–5 10–2 5–7 10–2 5–6 8–3 7–4 8–3 8–7
Chicago 2–9 — 7–5 2–9 2–9 3–9 5–6 4–7 6–5 6–5 7–5 6–5 5–6 4–8 9–6
Cincinnati 2–9 5–7 — 5–6 5–6 5–7 6–5 6–5 2–9 8–3 8–4 5–6 4–7 6–6 9–6
Colorado 6–5 9–2 6–5 — 7–4 5–6 5–7 7–4 6–5 4–7 4–7 4–8 4–8 7–4 9–7
Florida 8–4 9–2 6–5 4–7 — 7–4 7–4 7–5 4–8 6–6 7–4 5–6 5–6 5–6 12–3
Houston 4–7 9–3 7–5 6–5 4–7 — 7–4 8–3 7–4 4–7 6–6 6–5 3–8 9–3 4–11
Los Angeles 5–6 6–5 5–6 7–5 4–7 4–7 — 7–4 6–5 10–1 9–2 5–7 6–6 5–6 9–7
Montreal 2–10 7–4 5–6 4–7 5–7 3–8 4–7 — 5–7 6–6 5–6 8–3 6–5 6–5 12–3
New York 7–5 5–6 9–2 5–6 8–4 4–7 5–6 7–5 — 7–5 7–4 5–6 3–8 9–2 7–8
Philadelphia 2–10 5–6 3–8 7–4 6–6 7–4 1–10 6–6 5–7 — 5–6 7–4 3–8 6–5 5–10
Pittsburgh 6–5 5–7 4–8 7–4 4–7 6–6 2–9 6–5 4–7 6–5 — 5–6 8–3 9–3 7–8
San Diego 3–8 5–6 6–5 8–4 6–5 5–6 7–5 3–8 6–5 4–7 6–5 — 4–8 5–6 8–8
San Francisco 4–7 6–5 7–4 8–4 6–5 8–3 6–6 5–6 8–3 8–3 3–8 8–4 — 3–8 10–6
St. Louis 3–8 8–4 6–6 4–7 6–5 3–9 6–5 5–6 2–9 5–6 3–9 6–5 8–3 — 8–7

Notable transactions

Game log

Legend
Mets Win Mets Loss Game Postponed Eliminated from playoff spot
Bold = Mets team member
1997 Game Log
Overall: 88–74 (Home: 50–31; Away: 38–43)
April: (12–14) Home: 6–6; Away: 6–8
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
1 April 1 @ Padres 5–12 Hamilton (1–0) Pérez (0–1) — Qualcomm Stadium 43,005 0–1
2 April 2 @ Padres 5–6 (12) Bergman (1–0) Jordan (0–1) — Qualcomm Stadium 16,465 0–2
3 April 3 @ Padres 4–1 B. Jones (1–0) Valenzuela (0–1) Franco (1) Qualcomm Stadium 21,611 1–2
4 April 4 @ Giants 4–6 Rodriguez (1–1) Jordan (0–2) Beck (1) 3Com Park 8,380 1–3
5 April 5 @ Giants 0–2 Roa (1–0) Manuel (0–1) Beck (2) 3Com Park 13,768 1–4
6 April 6 @ Giants 4–2 Bohanon (1–0) Gardner (0–1) Franco (2) 3Com Park 15,073 2–4
7 April 7 @ Dodgers 2–3 (15) Astacio (1–0) Crawford (0–1) — Dodger Stadium 27,547 2–5
8 April 8 @ Dodgers 5–3 B. Jones (2–0) Valdez (1–1) McMichael (1) Dodger Stadium 27,318 3–5
9 April 9 @ Dodgers 2–3 (14) Candiotti (2–0) Bohanon (1–1) — Dodger Stadium 28,056 3–6
– April 12 Giants Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 13
10 April 13 (1) Giants 1–5 Gardner (1–1) Clark (0–1) — Shea Stadium N/A 3–7
11 April 13 (2) Giants 6–7 Estes (2–0) B. Jones (2–1) Beck (6) Shea Stadium 21,981 3–8
12 April 14 Giants 2–3 Rodriguez (2–1) McMichael (0–1) Beck (7) Shea Stadium 12,001 3–9
13 April 15 Dodgers 5–0 Reynoso (1–0) Valdez (1–2) Borland (1) Shea Stadium 54,047 4–9
14 April 16 Dodgers 2–5 Astacio (2–0) Reed (0–1) Worrell (4) Shea Stadium 13,759 4–10
– April 18 Cubs Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 20
15 April 19 Cubs 6–3 Clark (1–1) Wendell (0–2) Franco (3) Shea Stadium 15,849 5–10
16 April 20 (1) Cubs 8–2 B. Jones (3–1) Trachsel (0–3) — Shea Stadium N/A 6–10
17 April 20 (2) Cubs 3–4 Foster (1–1) Mlicki (0–1) Wendell (1) Shea Stadium 18,484 6–11
18 April 21 Cubs 4–6 Castillo (1–3) McMichael (0–2) Adams (1) Shea Stadium 13,250 6–12
19 April 22 Reds 7–2 Reed (1–1) Smiley (1–4) — Shea Stadium 14,585 7–12
20 April 23 Reds 10–2 Clark (2–1) Morgan (0–2) — Shea Stadium 26,492 8–12
21 April 25 @ Expos 1–4 Pérez (3–1) B. Jones (3–2) — Olympic Stadium 17,776 8–13
22 April 26 @ Expos 1–8 Martínez (3–0) Mlicki (0–2) — Olympic Stadium 42,888 8–14
23 April 27 @ Expos 5–3 (10) McMichael (1–2) Smith (0–1) Franco (4) Olympic Stadium 15,925 9–14
24 April 28 @ Reds 15–2 Reed (2–1) Smiley (1–5) — Cinergy Field 15,572 10–14
25 April 29 @ Reds 3–1 Clark (3–1) Morgan (0–3) Franco (5) Cinergy Field 17,699 11–14
26 April 30 Padres 6–2 B. Jones (4–2) Hitchcock (2–2) Franco (6) Shea Stadium 12,429 12–14
May: (18–9) Home: 8–4; Away: 10–5
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
27 May 1 Padres 3–7 Ashby Mlicki — Shea Stadium 12,344 12–15
28 May 2 Cardinals 7–4 McMichael Mathews Franco Shea Stadium 14,877 13–15
29 May 3 Cardinals 5–1 Reed Benes — Shea Stadium 16,248 14–15
30 May 4 Cardinals 2–8 Stottlemyre Clark — Shea Stadium 17,652 14–16
31 May 5 @ Rockies 6–1 B. Jones Ritz — Coors Field 48,036 15–16
32 May 6 @ Rockies 11–12 Swift Borland Reed Coors Field 48,020 15–17
33 May 7 @ Astros 4–1 Reynoso Martin Franco Astrodome 12,574 16–17
34 May 8 @ Astros 2–4 Hampton Reed Wagner Astrodome 12,842 16–18
35 May 9 @ Cardinals 10–3 Clark Stottlemyre — Busch Stadium 32,054 17–18
36 May 10 @ Cardinals 2–0 B. Jones Benes Franco Busch Stadium 43,747 18–18
37 May 11 @ Cardinals 6–4 Lidle Eckersley Franco Busch Stadium 30,852 19–18
38 May 13 Astros 4–3 McMichael Springer Franco Shea Stadium 13,997 20–18
39 May 14 Astros 0–1 Kile McMichael Wagner Shea Stadium 13,051 20–19
40 May 16 Rockies 1–2 Munoz McMichael Ruffin Shea Stadium 15,261 20–20
41 May 17 Rockies 3–1 B. Jones Thomson Franco Shea Stadium 23,987 21–20
42 May 18 Rockies 10–4 Kashiwada Ruffin — Shea Stadium 22,845 22–20
43 May 19 Rockies 4–3 Lidle McCurry — Shea Stadium 14,248 23–20
44 May 20 @ Marlins 5–6 Nen Franco — Pro Player Stadium 25,165 23–21
45 May 21 @ Marlins 2–1 Clark Leiter McMichael Pro Player Stadium 27,058 24–21
46 May 22 @ Phillies 10–3 B. Jones Schilling — Veterans Stadium 18,486 25–21
47 May 23 @ Phillies 1–2 Stephenson Mlicki Bottalico Veterans Stadium 15,501 25–22
48 May 24 @ Phillies 8–4 Reynoso Maduro Franco Veterans Stadium 19,090 26–22
– May 25 @ Phillies Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 15
49 May 26 @ Expos 4–3 Lidle Urbina Franco Olympic Stadium 11,774 27–22
50 May 27 @ Expos 4–5 Valdes Clark Smith Olympic Stadium 11,703 27–23
51 May 28 @ Expos 7–0 B. Jones Martínez — Olympic Stadium 14,932 28–23
52 May 30 Phillies 7–3 Mlicki Ramos — Shea Stadium 17,401 29–23
53 May 31 Phillies 10–3 Reynoso Leiter — Shea Stadium 28,526 30–23
June: (15–12) Home: 10–5; Away: 5–7
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
54 June 1 Phillies 8–5 Shea Stadium 42,058 31–23
55 June 2 Expos 0–10 Shea Stadium 12,675 31–24
56 June 3 Expos 2–1 Shea Stadium 14,492 32–24
57 June 4 Marlins 2–5 Shea Stadium 17,083 32–25
58 June 5 Marlins 6–0 Shea Stadium 19,410 33–25
59 June 6 @ Reds 2–5 Cinergy Field 21,339 33–26
60 June 7 @ Reds 5–10 Cinergy Field 23,830 33–27
– June 8 @ Reds Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 9
61 June 9 @ Reds 4–2 Cinergy Field 23,079 34–27
62 June 10 @ Cubs 10–6 Wrigley Field 28,742 35–27
63 June 11 @ Cubs 4–5 Wrigley Field 24,703 35–28
64 June 13 Red Sox 4–8 Shea Stadium 44,443 35–29
65 June 14 Red Sox 5–2 Shea Stadium 35,456 36–29
66 June 15 Red Sox 1–10 Shea Stadium 23,557 36–30
67 June 16 @ Yankees 6–0 Yankee Stadium 56,188 37–30
68 June 17 @ Yankees 3–6 Yankee Stadium 56,253 37–31
69 June 18 @ Yankees 2–3 (10) Yankee Stadium 56,278 37–32
70 June 19 Pirates 7–6 Shea Stadium 15,492 38–32
71 June 20 Pirates 1–0 Shea Stadium 18,737 39–32
72 June 21 Pirates 3–2 Shea Stadium 32,908 40–32
73 June 22 Pirates 12–9 (10) Shea Stadium 23,247 41–32
74 June 23 Braves 3–2 Shea Stadium 22,193 42–32
75 June 24 Braves 6–5 Shea Stadium 26,663 43–32
76 June 25 Braves 7–14 Shea Stadium 27,980 43–33
77 June 27 @ Pirates 1–6 Three Rivers Stadium 18,103 43–34
78 June 28 @ Pirates 8–3 Three Rivers Stadium 23,711 44–34
79 June 29 @ Pirates 10–8 Three Rivers Stadium 26,499 45–34
80 June 30 @ Tigers 0–14 Tiger Stadium 15,009 45–35
July: (15–11) Home: 8–2; Away: 7–9
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
81 July 1 @ Tigers 6–8 Tiger Stadium 14,849 45–36
82 July 2 @ Tigers 7–9 Tiger Stadium 16,211 45–37
83 July 3 Marlins 4–10 Shea Stadium 18,134 45–38
84 July 4 Marlins 6–2 Shea Stadium 38,076 46–38
85 July 5 Marlins 5–3 Shea Stadium 23,681 47–38
86 July 6 Marlins 3–2 (12) Shea Stadium 29,438 48–38
68th All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio
87 July 10 @ Braves 10–7 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 47,685 49–38
88 July 11 @ Braves 9–7 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 40,094 50–38
89 July 12 @ Braves 4–7 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 48,091 50–39
90 July 13 @ Braves 7–6 (10) Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 42,111 51–39
91 July 14 @ Pirates 4–5 Three Rivers Stadium 12,794 51–40
92 July 15 @ Pirates 3–4 Three Rivers Stadium 12,244 51–41
93 July 16 Cubs 5–6 Shea Stadium 20,282 51–42
94 July 17 Cubs 4–3 (10) Shea Stadium 26,021 52–42
95 July 18 Reds 4–3 Shea Stadium 22,901 53–42
96 July 19 Reds 5–3 Shea Stadium 26,675 54–42
97 July 20 Reds 10–1 Shea Stadium 36,259 55–42
98 July 21 Reds 5–3 Shea Stadium 22,172 56–42
99 July 22 @ Dodgers 3–8 Dodger Stadium 33,358 56–43
100 July 23 @ Dodgers 2–1 Dodger Stadium 39,610 57–43
101 July 24 @ Dodgers 3–1 Dodger Stadium 53,655 58–43
102 July 25 @ Padres 4–2 Qualcomm Stadium 25,167 59–43
103 July 26 @ Padres 3–5 Qualcomm Stadium 53,871 59–44
104 July 27 @ Padres 3–5 Qualcomm Stadium 25,380 59–45
105 July 29 @ Giants 2–5 3Com Park 14,949 59–46
106 July 30 @ Giants 5–2 3Com Park 15,234 60–46
August: (13–16) Home: 8–9; Away: 5–7
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
107 August 1 @ Astros 8–5 (10) Astrodome 33,589 61–46
108 August 2 @ Astros 0–6 Astrodome 31,929 61–47
109 August 3 @ Astros 2–3 Astrodome 35,788 61–48
110 August 4 Cardinals 4–2 Shea Stadium 17,944 62–48
111 August 5 Cardinals 5–4 (10) Shea Stadium 22,777 63–48
112 August 6 Rockies 0–4 Shea Stadium 26,633 63–49
113 August 7 Rockies 12–4 Shea Stadium 29,536 64–49
114 August 8 Astros 6–1 Shea Stadium 23,818 65–49
115 August 9 Astros 3–8 Shea Stadium 34,352 65–50
116 August 10 Astros 8–11 Shea Stadium 32,914 65–51
117 August 11 Astros 3–8 Shea Stadium 20,452 65–52
118 August 12 @ Cardinals 2–5 Busch Stadium 32,547 65–53
119 August 13 @ Cardinals 5–4 (10) Busch Stadium 27,171 66–53
120 August 14 @ Cardinals 6–2 Busch Stadium 28,411 67–53
121 August 15 @ Rockies 2–6 Coors Field 48,308 67–54
122 August 16 @ Rockies 5–7 Coors Field 48,311 67–55
123 August 17 @ Rockies 4–6 Coors Field 48,440 67–56
124 August 19 Dodgers 2–4 Shea Stadium 25,971 67–57
– August 20 Dodgers Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 21
125 August 21 (1) Dodgers 3–1 Shea Stadium N/A 68–57
126 August 21 (2) Dodgers 3–4 Shea Stadium 43,500 68–58
127 August 22 Padres 9–8 (11) Shea Stadium 20,229 69–58
128 August 23 Padres 9–5 Shea Stadium 34,823 70–58
129 August 24 Padres 2–3 Shea Stadium 28,798 70–59
130 August 25 Giants 1–7 Shea Stadium 17,947 70–60
131 August 26 Giants 2–6 Shea Stadium 20,113 70–61
132 August 27 Giants 15–6 Shea Stadium 23,373 71–61
133 August 29 @ Orioles 3–4 (12) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,022 71–62
134 August 30 @ Orioles 13–6 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,068 72–62
135 August 31 @ Orioles 4–1 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 48,075 73–62
September: (15–12) Home: 10–5; Away: 5–7
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record
136 September 1 Blue Jays 3–0 Shea Stadium 19,196 74–62
137 September 2 Blue Jays 8–5 Shea Stadium 17,635 75–62
138 September 3 Blue Jays 4–2 Shea Stadium 14,513 76–62
139 September 5 @ Cubs 3–8 Wrigley Field 21,176 76–63
140 September 6 @ Cubs 5–7 Wrigley Field 38,849 76–64
141 September 7 @ Cubs 9–2 Wrigley Field 25,523 77–64
142 September 8 Phillies 4–13 Shea Stadium 13,321 77–65
143 September 9 Phillies 0–1 Shea Stadium 13,871 77–66
144 September 10 Phillies 10–2 Shea Stadium 13,257 78–66
145 September 11 Expos 9–5 Shea Stadium 13,271 79–66
146 September 12 Expos 2–3 (15) Shea Stadium 17,450 79–67
147 September 13 Expos 9–6 (11) Shea Stadium 24,208 80–67
148 September 14 Expos 1–0 Shea Stadium 43,575 81–67
149 September 15 (1) @ Phillies 10–5 (10) Veterans Stadium N/A 82–67
150 September 15 (2) @ Phillies 1–2 Veterans Stadium 14,416 82–68
151 September 16 @ Phillies 2–3 Veterans Stadium 16,585 82–69
152 September 17 @ Braves 2–10 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 40,974 82–70
153 September 18 @ Braves 4–11 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 41,373 82–71
154 September 19 @ Marlins 2–5 Pro Player Stadium 30,082 82–72
155 September 20 @ Marlins 7–3 Pro Player Stadium 40,882 83–72
156 September 21 @ Marlins 2–1 Pro Player Stadium 44,176 84–72
157 September 22 @ Marlins 10–3 Pro Player Stadium 29,234 85–72
158 September 23 Pirates 4–5 Shea Stadium 14,670 85–73
159 September 24 Pirates 7–5 Shea Stadium 13,195 86–73
160 September 26 Braves 6–7 (11) Shea Stadium 21,864 86–74
161 September 27 Braves 2–1 Shea Stadium 31,472 87–74
162 September 28 Braves 8–2 Shea Stadium 27,176 88–74

Roster

1997 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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 Todd Hundley 132 417 114 .273 30 86
1B John Olerud 154 524 154 .294 22 102
2B Carlos Baerga 133 467 131 .281 9 52
SS Rey Ordóñez 120 356 77 .216 1 33
3B Edgardo Alfonzo 151 518 163 .315 10 72
LF Bernard Gilkey 145 518 129 .249 18 78
CF Lance Johnson 72 265 82 .309 1 24
RF Butch Huskey 142 471 135 .287 24 81

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
Carl Everett 142 443 110 .248 14 57
Alex Ochoa 113 238 58 .244 3 22
Luis López 78 178 48 .270 1 19
Matt Franco 112 163 45 .276 5 21
Manny Alexander 54 149 37 .248 2 15
Brian McRae 45 145 36 .248 5 15
Todd Pratt 39 106 30 .283 2 19
Steve Bieser 47 69 17 .246 0 4
Alberto Castillo 35 59 12 .203 0 7
Jason Hardtke 30 56 15 .268 2 8
Shawn Gilbert 29 22 3 .136 1 1
Roberto Petagine 12 15 1 .067 0 2
Carlos Mendoza 15 12 3 .250 0 1
Andy Tomberlin 6 7 2 .286 0 0
Gary Thurman 11 6 1 .167 0 0
Kevin Morgan 1 1 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
Rick Reed 33 208.1 13 9 2.89 113
Dave Mlicki 32 193.2 8 12 4.00 157
Bobby Jones 30 193.1 15 9 3.63 125
Mark Clark 23 142.0 8 7 4.25 72
Brian Bohanon 19 94.1 6 4 3.82 66
Armando Reynoso 16 91.1 6 3 4.53 47
Jason Isringhausen 6 29.2 2 2 7.58 25

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
Pete Harnisch 6 25.2 0 1 8.06 12

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 59 5 3 36 2.55 53
Greg McMichael 73 7 10 7 2.98 81
Cory Lidle 54 7 2 2 3.53 54
Takashi Kashiwada 35 3 1 0 4.31 19
Juan Acevedo 25 3 1 0 3.59 33
Mel Rojas 23 0 2 2 5.13 32
Ricardo Jordan 22 1 2 0 5.33 19
Joe Crawford 19 4 3 0 3.30 25
Barry Manuel 19 0 1 0 5.26 21
Turk Wendell 13 0 0 1 4.96 10
Toby Borland 13 0 1 1 6.08 7
Ricky Trlicek 9 0 0 0 8.00 4
Yorkis Pérez 9 0 1 0 8.31 7

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

  • Bobby Jones, Pitcher, Reserve
  • Todd Hundley, Catcher, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Norfolk Tides International League Rick Dempsey
AA Binghamton Mets Eastern League Rick Sweet
A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League John Gibbons
A Capital City Bombers South Atlantic League Doug Mansolino and John Stephenson
A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Doug Davis
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Ken Berry
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Mickey Brantley and Doug Flynn

League champions: Pittsfield, GCL Mets[11]

References

  1. ^ Paul Byrd page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Rico Brogna page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ John Olerud page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Scott McClain page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ a b Smith, Claire (April 16, 1997). "A Grand Tribute to Robinson and His Moment". New York Times. p. A1.
  6. ^ Olney, Buster (April 16, 1997). "Mets' Own Melting Pot Provides Victory Blend". New York Times. p. B14.
  7. ^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, June 16, 1997 at Yankee Stadium".
  8. ^ Garrett Atkins page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Jeremy Guthrie page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Brian McRae page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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