1989 St. Lucie Mets Roster
Team Record: 79-55
Finished 1st in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Clint Hurdle (79-55)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida
Ballpark: First Data Field
Attendance: 66,041, Avg. 986
Playoffs - Charlotte Rangers 2 games, St. Lucie Mets 1
The St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League ended the 1989 season with a record of 79 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Mets scored 605 runs and allowed 501 runs. Chris Donnels paced St. Lucie with 17 home runs and drove in 78 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .313. Mike Miller topped the squad with 13 wins, and Dave Proctor recorded a 2.37 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1989 St. Lucie Mets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Terry Bross, Alberto Castillo, Alex Diaz, Chris Donnels, Brian Givens, Denny Harriger, Keith Hernandez, Eric Hillman, Julio Machado, Terry McDaniel, Pete Schourek, Julio Valera and Alan Zinter.
Clint Hurdle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Brant Alyea | R | R | November 12, 1966 | 6'4" | 205 | |
Terry Bross | R | R | March 30, 1966 | 6'9" | 234 | El Paso, TX US |
Jeff Bumgarner | R | R | June 12, 1967 | 6'6" | 210 | Spokane, WA US |
Alberto Castillo | R | R | February 10, 1970 | 6'0" | 184 | San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO |
Steve Davis | L | R | December 16, 1966 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Joe Dellicarri | R | R | January 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 178 | |
Alex Diaz | S | R | October 5, 1968 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Tony Diaz | L | R | April 14, 1965 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Scott Diez | L | L | March 5, 1963 | 6'2" | 188 | Duluth, MN US |
Chris Donnels | L | R | April 21, 1966 | 6'0" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Rocky Elli | L | L | September 27, 1967 | 6'5" | 215 | Highland Park, IL US |
Blane Fox | L | L | March 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Ron Gideon | L | L | January 13, 1964 | 6'2" | 200 | Tyler, TX US |
Brian Givens | R | L | November 6, 1965 | 6'6" | 220 | Lompoc, CA US |
Javier Gonzalez | R | R | October 3, 1968 | 5'11" | 180 | Rio Piedras, PR |
Terry Griffin | R | R | June 17, 1967 | 6'4" | 195 | |
Denny Harriger | R | R | July 21, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Kittanning, PA US |
Keith Hernandez | L | L | October 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
Rob Hernandez | L | L | February 22, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Rudy Hernandez | R | R | April 9, 1966 | 5'10" | 160 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
Eric Hillman | L | L | April 27, 1966 | 6'10" | 235 | Gary, IN US |
Tim Hines | L | R | October 10, 1968 | 6'3" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Scott Jaster | R | R | August 29, 1965 | 6'5" | 205 | Tulsa, OK US |
Al Jimenez | L | L | March 8, 1967 | 6'1" | 174 | Miami, FL US |
Geary Jones | R | R | April 27, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Truckee, CA US |
Crucito Lara | S | R | December 31, 1966 | 6'0" | 150 | |
Steve Larose | R | R | January 21, 1967 | 6'3" | 180 | |
Dave Lau | R | R | March 27, 1964 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Julio Machado | R | R | December 1, 1965 | 5'9" | 165 | San Carlos del Zulia, Zulia VE |
Juan Marina | R | September 27, 1967 | 6'3" | 170 | ||
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 | |
Danny Naughton | R | R | November 4, 1964 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Mike Noelke | R | R | December 15, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Dale Plummer | R | R | January 26, 1965 | 6'4" | 190 | |
Radhames Polanco | R | R | September 15, 1966 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Dave Proctor | L | R | March 17, 1968 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Gilberto Roca | R | R | February 4, 1966 | 6'0" | 190 | Maturin, Monagas VE |
Titi Roche | L | L | September 16, 1967 | 5'9" | 140 | Key West, FL US |
Jaime Roseboro | R | R | May 27, 1966 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Pete Schourek | L | L | May 10, 1969 | 6'5" | 195 | Austin, TX US |
Julio Valera | R | R | October 13, 1968 | 6'2" | 185 | Aguadilla, PR |
Mike Whitlock | R | L | April 9, 1967 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Vince Zawaski | R | R | December 1, 1966 | 6'1" | 220 | Chicago, IL US |
Alan Zinter | S | R | May 19, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | El Paso, TX US |
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.