1988 St. Lucie Mets Roster
Team Record: 74-65
Finished 2nd in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Clint Hurdle (74-65)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida
Ballpark: First Data Field
Attendance: 68,150, Avg. 981
Playoffs - St. Lucie Mets 2 games, Tampa Tarpons 0
Playoffs - St. Lucie Mets 2 games, Lakeland Tigers 1
Finals - St. Lucie Mets 2 games, Osceola Astros 0
The St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League ended the 1988 season with a record of 74 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Mets scored 560 runs and allowed 500 runs. Brandon Bailey led St. Lucie with 12 home runs Adam Ging recorded 58 runs batted in. Johnny Monell paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .283. Kip Gross and Greg Talamantez topped the squad with 13 wins each, while Kevin Brown recorded a 1.81 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1988 St. Lucie Mets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Rick Aguilera, Tim Bogar, Kevin Brown, Alex Diaz, Chris Donnels, Kip Gross, Todd Hundley, Bill Latham, Dave Liddell, Mike Maksudian, Terry McDaniel and Kevin Tapani.
Clint Hurdle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Aguilera | R | R | December 31, 1961 | 6'4" | 195 | San Gabriel, CA US |
| Mike Anderson | R | September 18, 1965 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Brandon Bailey | R | R | October 19, 1966 | 6'3" | 200 | US, US |
| Chris Bayer | R | April 9, 1964 | 6'2" | 195 | US, US | |
| Tim Bogar | R | R | October 28, 1966 | 6'2" | 198 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Kevin Brown | L | L | March 5, 1966 | 6'1" | 185 | Oroville, CA US |
| Rick Brown | R | June 1, 1964 | 6'3" | 200 | US, US | |
| Kurt Deluca | R | R | January 23, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | Little Falls, NY US |
| Alex Diaz | S | R | October 5, 1968 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Chris Donnels | L | R | April 21, 1966 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jovon Edwards | L | L | April 1, 1965 | 6'0" | 187 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Dave Gelatt | R | R | February 24, 1963 | 5'10" | 155 | US, US |
| Adam Ging | S | R | March 13, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | US, US |
| Kip Gross | R | R | August 24, 1964 | 6'2" | 195 | Scottsbluff, NE US |
| Rob Hernandez | L | L | February 22, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | US, US |
| Todd Hundley | S | R | May 27, 1969 | 5'11" | 170 | Martinsville, VA US |
| Dre Jacas | S | R | November 11, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Scott Jaster | R | R | August 29, 1965 | 6'5" | 205 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Geary Jones | R | R | April 27, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Truckee, CA US |
| Bill Latham | L | L | August 29, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Dave Liddell | R | R | June 15, 1966 | 6'0" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Mike Maksudian | L | R | May 28, 1966 | 5'11" | 220 | Belleville, IL US |
| Manny Mantrana | R | R | September 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 177 | |
| Terry McDaniel | S | R | December 6, 1966 | 5'9" | 195 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Gus Meizoso | L | December 25, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Mike Miller | R | R | April 14, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Johnny Monell | S | R | October 31, 1965 | 5'10" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Doug Myres | R | September 9, 1964 | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Hector Perez | L | L | August 28, 1963 | 6'2" | 168 | |
| Fritz Polka | L | R | January 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 205 | US, US |
| Chris Rauth | R | R | November 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 180 | North Tonawanda, NY US |
| Craig Repoz | R | R | June 2, 1966 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Zoilo Sanchez | R | R | August 27, 1964 | 6'0" | 176 | |
| Mike Soper | R | R | May 23, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Bill Stiles | R | March 24, 1965 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Greg Talamantez | R | R | October 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Kevin Tapani | R | R | February 18, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | Des Moines, IA US |
| John Toale | L | R | January 11, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Dave Trautwein | R | R | June 1, 1966 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Juan Villanueva | R | R | June 25, 1966 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Mike Whitlock | R | L | April 9, 1967 | 6'1" | 190 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
