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Phillies: 5 Players Who Once Played For The Mets

By Kerry Kauffman

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Starting pitcher Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the New York Yankees in Game Two of the 2009 MLB World Series against at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Starting pitcher Pedro Martinez #45 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against the New York Yankees in Game Two of the 2009 MLB World Series against at Yankee Stadium on October 29, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK – CIRCA 1985: Roger McDowell #42 of the New York Mets pitches during an Major League Baseball game circa 1985 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City. McDowell played for the Mets from 1985-89. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – CIRCA 1985: Roger McDowell #42 of the New York Mets pitches during an Major League Baseball game circa 1985 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City. McDowell played for the Mets from 1985-89. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Roger McDowell (Mets 1985 – 1989, Phillies 1989 – 1991)

Roger McDowell also began his Major League career with the Mets in 1985 and was one of the top relievers in NL from the get-go, finishing 6-5 with 17 saves and a 2.83 ERA in 127 1/3 innings.  A workhorse reliever, McDowell logged 128 innings the following season, winning 14 and saving 22.

After a stumble the following year to an ERA of 4.16 and more hits allowed than innings pitched, McDowell rebounded to save 19 with a 2.63 ERA of 89 innings in 1988. At the time of his trade to the Phillies along with Dykstra, McDowell was just 1-5 with a 3.31 ERA over 25 games. He was stellar the rest of the season, saving 19 with the Phillies with a razor-thin ERA of 1.11.

McDowell took over as the closer for the Phillies in 1990, and led the league in games finished with 60.  He saved 22 games and did what he did best, commanding the sinkerball like a master, surrendering only two home runs in 86 1/3 innings. Despite a solid 3.20 ERA in 59 innings with the Phillies in 1991, McDowell was traded on the last day of July to the Dodgers for Mike Hartley and Braulio Castillo.

McDowell saved 14 games for the Dodgers in 1992 and posted an ERA of 2.25 in 1993, but had only moderate success over his three-plus year run in Los Angeles.  He played out the last two years of his career with the Rangers and Orioles.

During his time with the Mets, McDowell won 33 and saved 84 with an ERA of 3.13. In 154 games with the Phillies, he posted a 12-17 mark with 44 saves and a 2.90 ERA.

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