On November 27, 1991, the New York Mets sign slugging first baseman Eddie Murray as a free agent. Murray will hit 16 home runs and drive in 93 runs in his first season with the Mets, but will clash with local media covering the team.
The New York Mets sign slugging first baseman Eddie Murray as a free agent. Murray will hit 16 home runs with 93 RBI in his first season with the Mets, but will clash with local media covering the team.
David Cone ties a National League mark for strikeouts as he fans 19 Phillies en route to a 7-0 victory in the season’s finale. The Mets right-hander finishes the campaign with a league-leading 241 strikeouts, making it second straight season he has led the circuit.
1991 – Howard Johnson of the Mets strokes his 37th home run of the season to set a new National League record for switch-hitters, in New York’s 10 – 8 loss to Pittsburgh. Johnson himself had set the previous mark in 1987. He will finish the year with 38 homers and 117 RBIs, becoming the first switch-hitter to lead the NL in driving home runs.
March 30, 1991 – Dwight Gooden, Vince Coleman and Daryl Boston are accused of rape during spring training. The alleged gang rape at spring training was an enormous scandal. The police in Port St. Lucie said they’d fielded 200 calls from reporters in the 24 hours after Gooden’s name had been linked to the case….
Darryl Strawberry, the Mets all-time home run leader (252), ends his eight-year turbulent tenure with New York. The slugging right fielder signs a five-year free-agent deal with his hometown Dodgers.
1990 – Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs steals his 300th base in an 11 – 5 loss to the New York Mets, becoming only the second player in major league history with 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits. Willie Mays was the other.
On June 19, 1989 Dwight Gooden, with the New York Mets’ 5-3 victory over the Montreal Expos, wins his 100th career game. Gooden’s 100-37 career total at the century mark is second only to Hall of Famer Whitey Ford’s 100-36 start with the Yankees in 1958.
On May 9, 1989, Kevin Elster’s record-setting errorless streak comes to an end. The New York Mets’ shortstop makes his first error after 88 consecutive games without a miscue on the same day Red Sox catcher Rick Cerone end his major league-record errorless game streak at 159.
On April 23, 1989 At Shea Stadium, Andre Dawson hits his 300th career homerun off Ron Darling in the top of the 7th inning. The blast gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead. The Mets will score 3 in the bottom of the 8th to win the contest. Dawson a year later on September 22, 1990…
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