When the Mets retired Tom Seaver’s no. 41, he led the franchise in several pitching categories, including wins (198), strikeouts (2541) and ERA (2.57).

Five players wore no. 41 before Tom Seaver, but he was the final Met to do so. “The Franchise” took the field with the number from 1967 to 1977 and 1983. The Mets retired it five years later.

Shea Stadium’s 25th season in 1988 reminded fans of just how much history the place had seen — a point driven home by the retirement of Tom Seaver’s no. 41 jersey that year. The 1988 Mets Information ...

Coming off a Cy Young Award in 1985, Doc Gooden helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series title. The championship team signed a Gooden jersey, which included a Mets 25th anniversary sleeve patch.

Safe at the plate! Keith Hernandez made a slick slide past Chicago Cubs catcher Damon Berryhill to tag home. The Mets captain scored 87 runs during the 1987 season, third-most on the team.

With the first overall pick of the 1980 MLB Amateur Draft, the Mets selected right fielder Darryl Strawberry from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. He powered New York’s offense during the 1980s an ...

Darryl Strawberry crouched behind the plate as a young boy took a swing at a pitched ball. During his playing days, Strawberry was characterized as a “caring gentleman who has a largely unpublicized h ...

A popular Mets player, Lee Mazzilli was a member of the All-Star team in 1979 and World Series team in 1986. Before he took the diamond, the Brooklyn native was a talented youth speed skater in the mi ...

One of the most pivotal games in the middle of the 1986 season unfolded at Shea Stadium just before the All-Star Game. In the bottom of the 1st inning, Gary Carter clubbed a three-run home run to put ...

Darryl Strawberry got off to a hot start in 1986 and helped the Mets win 59 games before the All-Star break. In his 73 games before the All-Star Game, Strawberry posted a .954 OPS, slugged 13 home run ...