Keith Hernandez revolutionized the way first base was played. During his career with the Mets he mastered the 3-6-3 double play and he was such an aggressive fielder that he often fielded sacrificed bunts which were on the third base side of the infield. Mets fans got used to seeing Keith's defense win him six straight Gold Gloves as a Met.
     Hernandez wasn't just all defense. He batted .300 for the third consecutive time in 1986. In Game 7 of the 1986 World Series, Hernandez had three RBIs and led the Mets to their second World Championship.
     Along with Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez was the Mets unofficial team captain. He was constantly getting his teammates pumped up to get comebacks started and thats exactly what took place in the tenth inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.

Individual Season Stats:

Year  G    AB   R   H    2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO  SB  Avg.  TB  Slg.
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1983  95   320  43  98   8   3   9   37   64  42  8  .306  139  .434 
1984  154  550  83  171  31  0   15  94   97  89  2  .311  247  .449 
1985  158  593  87  183  34  4   10  91   77  59  3  .309  255  .430 
1986  149  551  94  171  34  1   13  83   94  69  2  .310  246  .446 
1987  154  587  87  170  28  2   18  89   81  104 0  .290  256  .436 
1988  95   348  43  96   16  0   11  55   31  57  2  .276  145  .417 
1989  75   215  18  50   8   0   4   19   27  39  0  .233  70   .326 

Career Stats With the Mets:

Year    G    AB    R   H    2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO  SB  Avg.  TB   Slg.
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Totals  880  3064  455 939  159 10  80  468  471 459  17 .306  1358 .443