The 2011 Mets finished under .500 but they had an 88-game stretch where they played at a .568 clip (50-38). That got me wondering what the best stretch for wins in franchise history was for the Mets. Below is the list, with a minimum of 20 wins. Also, a team’s best percentage is taken during a particular streak. A 20-5 mark is more impressive here than a 25-7 record, since the former’s winning percentage is higher.
10. 1988 Mets 28-8 (.778) from 4/10-5/22
Longest winning streak – 7 games
Longest losing streak – 3 games
Home: 11-3
Road: 17-5
Fun Fact – Dwight Gooden was 7-0 in this stretch
T8. 1969 Mets 20-5 (.800) from 5/28-6/24
Longest winning streak – 11 games
Longest losing streak – 2 games
Home: 12-1
Road: 8-4
Fun Fact – Two of their five losses came versus Hall of Famers in Gaylord Perry and Don Drysdale
T8. 2000 Mets 20-5 (.800) from 7/25-8/18
Longest winning streak – 6 games
Longest losing streak – 1 game
Home: 14-3
Road: 6-2
Fun Fact – 11 different pitchers recorded wins for the Mets in this stretch.
7. 1985 Mets 30-7 (.811) from 7/2-8/13
Longest winning streak – 9 games (2X)
Longest losing streak – 3 games
Home: 16-5
Road: 14-2
Fun Fact – Jesse Orosco had 7 saves, Roger McDowell had 6 and Terry Leach had 1 during the hot streak.
6. 1969 Mets 26-6 (.813) from 8/16-9/13
Longest winning streak – 10 games
Longest losing streak – 2 games
Home: 17-2
Road: 9-4
Fun Facts – Mets played seven doubleheaders in this stretch and went 5-0-2. The streak began with back-to-back doubleheader sweeps over the Padres. This was the team’s best percentage record in the amazing hot streak to end the season, but they also went 29-7 and 38-10.
5. 1988 Mets 23-5 (.821) from 8/22-9/22
Longest winning streak – 8 games
Longest losing streak – 2 games
Home: 15-3
Road: 8-2
Fun Fact – Mets had six shutouts in this stretch and their opponents scored two runs or fewer 18 times.
4. 1972 Mets 24-5 (.828) from 4/21-5/21
Longest winning streak – 11 games
Longest losing streak – 2 games (2X)
Home: 13-3
Road: 11-3
(Not so) Fun Facts – At the end of the winning streak, Tommie Agee had an .888 OPS. From May 22nd to the end of the year he had a .618 OPS. Over the same time periods, Jim Fregosi had an .809 and .580 OPS marks, respectively.
3. 1986 Mets 20-4 (.833) from 4/18-5/15
Longest winning streak – 11 games
Longest losing streak – 2 games
Home: 10-2
Road: 10-2
Fun Fact – Roger McDowell picked up three wins in relief
2. 1984 Mets 21-4 (.840) from 7/1-7/27
Longest winning streak – 8 games
Longest losing streak – 1 game
Home: 13-1
Road: 8-3
Fun Fact – Mets beat five four former Mets pitchers in this stretch – Nolan Ryan (twice), Charlie Puleo, Mike Scott and Neil Allen (twice).
1. 1990 Mets 20-2 (.909) from 6/12-7/6
Longest winning streak – 11 games
Longest losing streak – 1 game
Home: 10-1
Road: 10-1
Fun Fact – From June 5th to August 3rd, the Mets went 40-15
Honorable Mention – The 2010 Mets posted a stretch where they went 21-7, the best mark for any club in team history that finished under .500 (79-83).
Post Script – an update to this article was done on 9/10/16
QUOTE: “Fun Fact – Two of their five losses came versus Hall of Famers in Gaylord Perry and Don Drysdale.”
And 1969 was Drysdale’s worst (and final) season…
“2. 1984 Mets 21-4 (.840) from 7/1-7/27
Longest winning streak – 8 games
Longest losing streak – 1 game
Home: 13-1
Road: 8-3
Fun Fact – Mets beat five former Mets pitchers in this stretch – Nolan Ryan (twice), Ed Lynch, Charlie Puleo, Mike Scott and Neil Allen (twice).”
Ed Lynch was a member of the 84 Mets.. He was traded by the Mets on June 30, 1986 and said he felt like he was a kid kicked out of the house on Christmas morning.
Thank you for the correction, which has been made in the article.
“Ed Lynch was a member of the 84 Mets.. He was traded by the Mets on June 30, 1986 and said he felt like he was a kid kicked out of the house on Christmas morning.”
Someone else read that book about the 86 Mets 🙂