1988 New York Mets season

Offseason

• December 11, 1987: Jesse Orosco was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the Mets, and the Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the Mets. The Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Athletics, and the Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Dodgers.
• December 11, 1987: Rafael Santana and Victor Garcia were traded by the Mets to the New York Yankees for Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi, and Steve Frey.
• March 26, 1988: Randy Milligan and Scott Henion were traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond.

  Regular season

• August 9: The Mets participated in the first official night game at Wrigley Field, which the Cubs won, 6-4.

  Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• August 4, 1988: Tom McCarthy and Steve Springer were traded by the Mets to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Maksudian and Vince Harris.
• August 22, 1988: Héctor Ramírez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.

  Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

NLCS

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

Awards and honors

• Keith Hernandez, Gold Glove Award
• Keith Hernandez, Major League record, most Gold Gloves by a first baseman
• Kevin McReynolds – Player of the Month, September 1988
• Gary Carter – 300 career home runs, and set record for career putouts for a catcher

• Gary Carter
• David Cone
• Dwight Gooden
• Darryl Strawberry

  Team leaders

• Games – Darryl Strawberry
• At-bats – Kevin McReynolds
• Home runs – Darryl Strawberry
• Runs batted in – Darryl Strawberry
• Batting average – Wally Backman
• Hits – Kevin McReynolds
• Doubles – Kevin McReynolds
• Triples – Mookie Wilson
• Walks – Howard Johnson
• Stolen bases – Len Dykstra
• Wins – David Cone

  Farm system