1985 New York Mets season

The 1985 New York Mets season was the 24th regular season for the Mets. They went 98–64 and finished second in the National League East; the team stayed in contention to win the division title until the last week of the season. They were managed by Davey Johnson. They played their home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

 * December 3, 1984: Lou Thornton was drafted from the Mets by the Toronto Blue Jays in the rule 5 draft.
 * December 10, 1984: Hubie Brooks, Mike Fitzgerald, Herm Winningham, and Floyd Youmans were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for Gary Carter.
 * January 3, 1985: Rusty Staub was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
 * January 18, 1985: The Mets traded Tim Leary to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a 4-team trade. The Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to the Mets. The Texas Rangers traded Danny Darwin and a player to be named later to the Brewers. The Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to the Royals. The Royals sent Don Slaught to the Rangers. The Rangers completed the deal by sending Bill Nance (minors) to the Brewers on January 30.
 * February 2, 1985: Rick Anderson was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.

Regular season

 * Gary Carter led the Mets in HR and RBI.
 * July 4, 1985: Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle in a 16–13 game that lasted 19 innings vs. the Atlanta Braves.
 * July 11, 1985: Nolan Ryan got the 4000th strikeout of his career by striking out Mets player Danny Heep.
 * July 20, 1985: Darryl Strawberry had 7 RBIs in a game versus the Atlanta Braves.

Opening Day starters

 * Wally Backman, Second Base
 * Gary Carter, Catcher
 * George Foster, Outfield
 * Dwight Gooden, Pitcher
 * Keith Hernandez, First Base
 * Howard Johnson, Third Base
 * Rafael Santana, Shortstop
 * Darryl Strawberry, Outfield
 * Mookie Wilson, Outfield

Notable transactions

 * June 3, 1985: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Mets in the 2nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.

Regular season

 * *An MLB Players strike forced the cancellation of all regular season games on August 6 and 7. Most games were made up later in the season.
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 * Legend:      = Win       = Loss       = Postponement Bold = Mets team member

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games played; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; SHO = Shutouts; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors
All-Star Game
 * Dwight Gooden, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
 * Dwight Gooden, National League Cy Young Award Winner
 * Dwight Gooden, National League Pitching Triple Crown
 * Dwight Gooden, The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
 * Keith Hernandez, National League First Base Gold Glove
 * Gary Carter, National League Catcher Silver Slugger
 * Keith Hernandez – Player of the Month, July 1985
 * Keith Hernandez – Hernandez set a major league record for game-winning runs batted in (24) in 1985
 * Gary Carter – Player of the Month, September 1985
 * Rafael Santana – Led NL Shortstops in Putouts (301)
 * Darryl Strawberry, right field, starter
 * Gary Carter, catcher
 * Ron Darling, pitcher
 * Dwight Gooden, pitcher (Injured, did not play)

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater, Jackson