1987 New York Mets season

Offseason

• November 12, 1986: Ron Gardenhire was traded by the Mets to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. The Twins completed the deal by sending Dominic Iasparro to the Mets on April 4, 1987.
• December 9, 1986: Heathcliff Slocumb was drafted from the Mets by the Chicago Cubs in the 1986 minor league draft.
• December 11, 1986: Kevin Mitchell, Stan Jefferson, Shawn Abner, Kevin Armstrong and Kevin Brown were traded by the Mets to the San Diego Padres for Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter, and Adam Ging.
• December 17, 1986: Doug Gwosdz was traded by the Mets to the Seattle Mariners for Ricky Nelson.
• February 9, 1987: Clint Hurdle was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
• March 27, 1987: Ed Hearn, Rick Anderson, and Mauro Gozzo were traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals for David Cone and Chris Jelic.

  Regular season

• June 5, 1987: A mock ceremony called "Spider-Man's wedding" took place to promote a special wedding issue of the Amazing Spider-Man comic book at home plate in front of more than 45,000 fans just before the New York Mets played the Pittsburgh Pirates. Actors portrayed as fictional comic book characters Spider-Man and Mary Jane Watson, participated in the ceremony. Stan Lee, publisher of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man officiated the ceremony prior to the Mets match.

  Standings

Record vs. opponents

Milestones

• Howard Johnson became the eighth member of the 30-30 club by hitting for at least 30 home runs and getting at least 30 stolen bases in the same season. Johnson was the first infielder to join the 30-30 club.
• Darryl Strawberry became the second Met in the season and the tenth member overall of the 30-30 club

  Notable transactions

• May 11, 1987: Ricky Nelson was traded by the Mets to the Cleveland Indians for Don Schulze.
• June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball Draft
• *Todd Hundley was drafted by the Mets in the 2nd round. Player signed June 15, 1987.
• *Eric Hillman was drafted by the New York Mets in the 16th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987.
• *Anthony Young was drafted by the Mets in the 38th round. Player signed June 6, 1987.
• September 15, 1987: Jeff Richardson and Shane Young were traded by the Mets to the California Angels for John Candelaria.

  Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

• Darryl Strawberry – Player of the Month, September 1987

Farm system