# 1999 New York Mets season

The 1999 New York Mets season was the franchise's 38th season and the team's 36th season at Shea Stadium. They went 97–66 and finished second in the National League East but won the NL Wild Card by beating the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game playoff. The Mets advanced to the NLCS, where they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves in 6 games.
The Mets were managed by Bobby Valentine, who entered his fourth year as skipper. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

## Offseason

* November 11, 1998: Bobby Bonilla was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the New York Mets for Mel Rojas.
* December 1, 1998: Todd Hundley was traded by the New York Mets with Arnold Gooch (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Roger Cedeño and Charles Johnson.
* December 1, 1998: Charles Johnson was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Armando Benítez.
* December 1, 1998: Robin Ventura was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
* December 16, 1998: Rickey Henderson signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
* December 18, 1998: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.

## Regular season

The Mets' 97 victories were their highest total since they won 100 games in 1988. They were led offensively by catcher Mike Piazza, who compiled a .303 average with 40 home runs and 124 RBI in his first full season with the team. New third baseman Robin Ventura put together a .301 average, 32 home runs, and 120 RBI while second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo hit .304 with 27 home runs and 108 RBI. First baseman John Olerud continued his consistent hitting, hitting .298 with 96 RBI, his third straight year with 90 or more runs driven in. Offseason acquisitions Roger Cedeño and Rickey Henderson recorded the two highest batting averages on the squad at .315 and .313 respectively. Benny Agbayani, a semi-regular outfielder who got more playing time as the year progressed, contributed 14 home runs.
The Mets' pitching staff was again led by Al Leiter with 13 wins. Orel Hershiser matched that total, with Masato Yoshii recording 12 wins and Rick Reed 11. Rookie Octavio Dotel went 8-3 in fourteen starts, and late season acquisition Kenny Rogers won five of six decisions while leading the team in complete games. The rotation was not as strong at keeping runs off the board; the team's four main starters recorded ERAs above 4.00.
The offseason acquisition of Armando Benitez from the Baltimore Orioles ended John Franco's tenure as the team's closer. Franco did manage to record nineteen saves and broke the Major League Baseball record for saves by a left-hander, but Benitez' 1.85 ERA and twenty-two saves ensured the closer role would be his for the foreseeable future.

### Mercury Mets

As part of the now-infamous Turn Ahead the Clock promotion sponsored by Century 21, the Mets changed their name to the "Mercury Mets" while hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 27, 1999.

### Opening Day starters

* SP – Al Leiter
* C – Mike Piazza
* 1B – John Olerud
* 2B – Edgardo Alfonzo
* 3B – Robin Ventura
* SS – Rey Ordóñez
* LF – Rickey Henderson
* CF – Brian McRae
* RF – Bobby Bonilla

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 56‍–‍25 | 47‍–‍34 |
| New York Mets | 97 | 66 | .595 | 6½ | 49‍–‍32 | 48‍–‍34 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26 | 41‍–‍40 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Montreal Expos | 68 | 94 | .420 | 35 | 35‍–‍46 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Florida Marlins | 64 | 98 | .395 | 39 | 35‍–‍45 | 29‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1999 National League recordvte Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 4–5 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 8–1 | 5–2 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 4–4 | 7–8 |
| Atlanta | 5–4 | — | 2–5 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 5–8 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 2–7 | 6–6 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 1–7 | 7–5 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 8–1 | 1–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–2 | 6–1 | 9–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 8–4 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–6 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 4–8 |
| Florida | 1–8 | 4–9 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 4–5 | — | 2–7 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 2–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Houston | 4–5 | 1–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 6–2 | 7–2 | — | 6–3 | 8–5 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 12–3 |
| Los Angeles | 6–7 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 2–7 | 3–6 | — | 7–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–7 |
| Milwaukee | 4–5 | 2–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 7–6 | 8–6 |
| Montreal | 3–6 | 4–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–8 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–10 |
| New York | 2–7 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 10–3 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 12–6 |
| Philadelphia | 1–8 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 11–2 | 1–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 3–4 | 6–3 | 2–6 | 4–5 | 11–7 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–8 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 4–3 | — | 3–6 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 7–8 |
| San Diego | 2–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 1–8 | 9–3 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 6–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–7 | 11–4 |
| San Francisco | 3–9 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–3 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 4–4 | 1–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 6–7 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 7–2 | 3–6 | — | 7–8 |

### Notable transactions

* July 31, 1999: Brian McRae was traded by the New York Mets with Thomas Johnson (minors) and Rigo Beltrán to the Colorado Rockies for Darryl Hamilton and Chuck McElroy.
* July 31, 1999: Jason Isringhausen was traded by the New York Mets with Greg McMichael to the Oakland Athletics for Billy Taylor.

### Game log

Legend :
| Mets Win | Mets Loss | Game Postponed |
| Bold = Mets team member |||
1999 Game Log (97–66) Home: 49–32; Away: 48–34 :
April: (14–9) Home: 6–4; Away: 8–5
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1April 5@ Marlins2–6Fernandez (1–0)Leiter (0–1)—Pro Player Stadium38,9830–1
2April 6@ Marlins12–3Reed (1–0)Hernandez (0–1)Watson (1)Pro Player Stadium18,0751–1
3April 7@ Marlins6–0Jones (1–0)Sanchez (0–1)—Pro Player Stadium13,8452–1
4April 8@ Expos1–5Batista (1–0)Hershiser (0–1)Urbina (1)Olympic Stadium43,9182–2
5April 9@ Expos10–3Yoshii (1–0)Thurman (0–1)—Olympic Stadium12,3863–2
6April 10@ Expos4–3 (11)Cook (1–0)Telford (0–1)Franco (1)Olympic Stadium16,1734–2
7April 11@ Expos6–3Watson (1–0)Pavano (0–2)Franco (2)Olympic Stadium10,3665–2
8April 12Marlins8–1Jones (2–0)Hernandez (0–2)—Shea Stadium52,0526–2
9April 14Marlins4–1Hershiser (1–1)Sanchez (0–2)Franco (3)Shea Stadium15,7297–2
10April 15Marlins4–11Meadows (2–0)Yoshii (1–1)—Shea Stadium14,1657–3
11April 16Expos4–6Hermanson (2–0)Leiter (0–2)Urbina (2)Shea Stadium17,9007–4
12April 17Expos3–2Jones (3–0)Pavano (0–3)Franco (4)Shea Stadium34,7848–4
13April 18Expos2–4Vazquez (1–1)Watson (1–1)Urbina (3)Shea Stadium26,0208–5
14April 20@ Reds3–2Cook (2–0)Harnisch (1–2)Franco (5)Cinergy Field14,0069–5
15April 21@ Reds4–7Sullivan (1–0)Yoshii (1–2)Graves (2)Cinergy Field15,0409–6
16April 22@ Reds4–1Leiter (1–2)Tomko (0–1)Franco (6)Cinergy Field14,78310–6
17April 23@ Cubs6–5Cook (3–0)Beck (1–2)Franco (7)Wrigley Field20,82811–6
18April 24@ Cubs0–2Mulholland (1–0)Watson (1–2)Beck (3)Wrigley Field38,51611–7
19April 25@ Cubs4–8Myers (1–0)Hershiser (1–2)—Wrigley Field39,26511–8
20April 27Padres2–6Ashby (4–1)Yoshii (1–3)—Shea Stadium25,11311–9
21April 28Padres4–3Wendell (1–0)Hoffman (0–2)—Shea Stadium22,58112–9
22April 29Padres8–5Cook (4–0)Boehringer (0–1)Franco (8)Shea Stadium18,44213–9
23April 30Giants7–2Watson (2–2)Estes (2–2)Wendell (1)Shea Stadium32,42714–9 :
May: (13–15) Home: 7–9; Away: 6–6
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
24May 1Giants9–4Hershiser (2–2)Brock (2–2)—Shea Stadium33,82515–9
25May 2Giants2–0Cook (5–0)Johnstone (3–1)Franco (9)Shea Stadium37,43116–9
26May 3Astros5–3Reed (2–0)Holt (0–4)Franco (10)Shea Stadium14,87817–9
27May 4Astros1–6Hampton (3–1)Leiter (1–3)—Shea Stadium27,19217–10
28May 5Astros4–5Powell (2–0)Benitez (0–1)Wagner (10)Shea Stadium25,02617–11
29May 7@ Diamondbacks7–14Stottlemyre (4–1)Hershiser (2–3)—Bank One Ballpark38,15417–12
30May 8@ Diamondbacks4–2Yoshii (2–3)Benes (2–3)Benitez (1)Bank One Ballpark37,59318–12
31May 9@ Diamondbacks6–11Daal (3–3)Reed (2–1)—Bank One Ballpark38,25018–13
32May 10@ Rockies3–10Astacio (3–3)Leiter (1–4)—Coors Field40,02118–14
33May 11@ Rockies5–8B. M. Jones (1–1)B. J. Jones (3–1)—Coors Field40,03218–15
34May 12@ Rockies10–5Reed (3–1)Thomson (0–5)—Coors Field41,01119–15
35May 14@ Phillies7–3Yoshii (3–3)Ogea (2–3)—Veterans Stadium21,07420–15
36May 15@ Phillies9–7Mahomes (1–0)Ryan (1–2)Franco (11)Veterans Stadium27,03921–15
37May 16@ Phillies2–5Byrd (5–2)Hershiser (2–4)Brantley (5)Veterans Stadium28,42221–16
38May 17Brewers6–7Karl (5–1)B. J. Jones (3–2)Wickman (8)Shea Stadium16,32621–17
39May 18Brewers2–4Weathers (3–0)Cook (5–1)Wickman (9)Shea Stadium26,41121–18
–May 19BrewersPostponed (rain); rescheduled for May 20
40May 20 (1)Brewers11–10Leiter (2–4)Abbott (0–5)Franco (12)Shea StadiumN/A22–18
41May 20 (2)Brewers7–5Yoshii (4–3)Woodard (3–4)—Shea Stadium19,54223–18
42May 21Phillies7–5Hershiser (3–4)Loewer (2–4)Franco (13)Shea Stadium24,55424–18
43May 22Phillies3–9Byrd (6–2)B. J. Jones (3–3)—Shea Stadium34,57524–19
44May 23Phillies5–4Beltran (1–0)Schilling (7–2)—Shea Stadium34,95025–19
45May 24@ Pirates4–7Silva (2–2)Isringhausen (0–1)Williams (8)Three Rivers Stadium11,88025–20
46May 25@ Pirates8–3Yoshii (5–3)Benson (3–3)—Three Rivers Stadium12,02926–20
47May 26@ Pirates5–2Hershiser (4–4)Schourek (2–5)Franco (14)Three Rivers Stadium13,68127–20
48May 28Diamondbacks1–2Daal (5–4)Reed (3–2)Olson (6)Shea Stadium32,11427–21
49May 29Diamondbacks7–8Reynoso (3–1)Beltran (1–1)Kim (1)Shea Stadium35,16727–22
50May 30Diamondbacks1–10Johnson (6–2)Yoshii (5–4)—Shea Stadium38,30227–23
51May 31Reds3–5Villone (1–0)Leiter (2–5)Williamson (6)Shea Stadium28,36827–24 :
June: (17–10) Home: 8–3; Away: 9–7
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
52June 1Reds0–4Harnisch (5–5)Hershiser (4–5)—Shea Stadium17,89927–25
53June 2Reds7–8Williamson (4–1)Franco (0–1)Sullivan (1)Shea Stadium15,83727–26
54June 4@ Yankees3–4Grimsley (5–0)Reed (3–3)Rivera (14)Yankee Stadium56,17527–27
55June 5@ Yankees3–6Hernandez (6–5)Yoshii (5–5)Rivera (15)Yankee Stadium55,93527–28
56June 6@ Yankees7–2Leiter (3–5)Clemens (5–1)—Yankee Stadium56,29428–28
57June 7Blue Jays8–2Hershiser (5–5)Halladay (4–3)—Shea Stadium21,45729–28
58June 8Blue Jays11–3Isringhausen (1–1)Hentgen (4–5)—Shea Stadium18,98430–28
59June 9Blue Jays4–3 (14)Mahomes (2–0)Davey (1–1)—Shea Stadium18,25431–28
60June 11Red Sox2–3 (12)Corsi (1–2)Franco (0–2)Wasdin (1)Shea Stadium36,70031–29
61June 12Red Sox4–2Leiter (4–5)Rapp (2–4)Franco (15)Shea Stadium43,81932–29
62June 13Red Sox5–4Hershiser (6–5)Portugal (3–5)Wendell (2)Shea Stadium46,47333–29
63June 14@ Reds4–8Williamson (6–2)McMichael (0–1)—Cinergy Field19,27033–30
64June 15@ Reds11–3Reed (4–3)Tomko (2–4)—Cinergy Field18,24834–30
65June 16@ Reds5–2Yoshii (6–5)Parris (4–1)Franco (16)Cinergy Field25,53135–30
66June 17@ Cardinals4–3Leiter (5–5)Mercker (2–3)Cook (1)Busch Stadium37,60136–30
67June 18@ Cardinals6–2Hershiser (7–5)Acevedo (4–2)Benitez (2)Busch Stadium47,19137–30
68June 19@ Cardinals6–7Aybar (3–1)Isringhausen (1–2)Bottalico (9)Busch Stadium47,63837–31
69June 20@ Cardinals9–6Reed (5–3)Croushore (1–1)Franco (17)Busch Stadium44,70538–31
70June 22Marlins8–2McMichael (1–1)Springer (2–9)Benitez (3)Shea Stadium30,71339–31
71June 23Marlins6–3Leiter (6–5)Meadows (5–8)Franco (18)Shea Stadium25,11640–31
72June 24Marlins3–2Cook (6–1)Hernandez (3–7)Franco (19)Shea Stadium29,56741–31
73June 25@ Braves10–2Reed (6–3)Perez (4–5)—Turner Field48,29242–31
74June 26@ Braves2–7Glavine (6–7)Dotel (0–1)—Turner Field48,29342–32
75June 27@ Braves0–1Maddux (7–5)Yoshii (6–6)Rocker (16)Turner Field46,09242–33
76June 28@ Marlins10–4Leiter (7–5)Meadows (5–9)—Pro Player Stadium12,44443–33
77June 29@ Marlins5–1Hershiser (8–5)Hernandez (3–8)—Pro Player Stadium11,25644–33
78June 30@ Marlins3–4 (10)Alfonseca (4–4)Benitez (0–2)—Pro Player Stadium16,66044–34 :
July: (18–9) Home: 10–6; Away: 8–3
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
79July 1@ Marlins12–8Dotel (1–1)Dempster (4–4)—Pro Player Stadium10,88445–34
80July 2Braves0–16Maddux (8–5)Yoshii (6–7)—Shea Stadium51,97945–35
81July 3Braves0–3Millwood (10–4)Leiter (7–6)Rocker (17)Shea Stadium43,25645–36
82July 4Braves7–6Cook (7–1)Smoltz (8–3)Benitez (4)Shea Stadium32,69946–36
83July 5Expos2–1Wendell (2–0)Mota (1–3)Benitez (5)Shea Stadium22,69947–36
84July 6Expos10–0Hershiser (9–5)Pavano (6–7)Isringhausen (1)Shea Stadium30,05348–36
85July 7Expos1–3Kline (3–2)Wendell (2–1)Urbina (18)Shea Stadium26,45748–37
86July 8Expos3–4Ayala (1–5)Cook (7–2)Urbina (19)Shea Stadium29,73048–38
87July 9Yankees5–2Leiter (8–6)Clemens (8–3)Benitez (6)Shea Stadium53,82049–38
88July 10Yankees9–8Mahomes (3–0)Rivera (2–2)—Shea Stadium53,79250–38
89July 11Yankees3–6Irabu (6–3)Hershiser (9–6)Rivera (23)Shea Stadium53,86950–39
70th All-Star Game in Boston, Massachusetts
90July 15@ Devil Rays8–7 (10)Benitez (1–2)Charlton (0–2)—Tropicana Field19,38451–39
91July 16@ Devil Rays9–7Reed (7–3)Eiland (1–5)Cook (2)Tropicana Field20,92952–39
92July 17@ Devil Rays2–3Alvarez (5–6)Hershiser (9–7)Hernandez (27)Tropicana Field36,99452–40
93July 18@ Orioles8–6Yoshii (7–7)Guzman (4–8)Benitez (7)Oriole Park at Camden Yards47,48053–40
94July 19@ Orioles4–1Dotel (2–1)Johnson (1–4)Benitez (8)Oriole Park at Camden Yards42,61554–40
95July 20@ Orioles1–4Ponson (9–6)Leiter (8–7)—Oriole Park at Camden Yards45,45054–41
96July 21@ Expos7–3Reed (8–3)Smith (1–5)—Olympic Stadium8,67655–41
97July 22@ Expos7–4Hershiser (10–7)Hermanson (3–9)—Olympic Stadium8,04456–41
98July 23Cubs5–4Cook (8–2)Tapani (6–7)Benitez (9)Shea Stadium52,13557–41
99July 24Cubs2–1Dotel (3–1)Trachsel (3–14)Benitez (10)Shea Stadium47,99558–41
100July 25Cubs5–1Leiter (9–7)Serafini (2–2)—Shea Stadium47,67959–41
101July 26Pirates7–5Reed (9–3)Cordova (5–5)Wendell (3)Shea Stadium32,01060–41
102July 27Pirates1–5Benson (8–8)Hershiser (10–8)—Shea Stadium36,33760–42
103July 28Pirates9–2Cook (9–2)Wilkins (2–1)—Shea Stadium42,92061–42
104July 30@ Cubs10–9Mahomes (4–0)Farnsworth (2–4)Benitez (11)Wrigley Field38,59462–42
105July 31@ Cubs10–17Serafini (3–2)Isringhausen (1–3)—Wrigley Field39,43162–43 :
August: (18–10) Home: 8–5; Away: 10–5
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
106August 1@ Cubs5–4 (13)Mahomes (5–0)Sanders (4–5)—Wrigley Field39,22263–43
107August 2@ Brewers7–2Reed (10–3)Nomo (9–4)—County Stadium19,62664–43
108August 3@ Brewers10–3Hershiser (11–8)Pulsipher (3–2)—County Stadium17,66965–43
109August 4@ Brewers9–5Rogers (6–3)Peterson (1–2)—County Stadium20,76266–43
110August 6Dodgers2–1Dotel (4–1)Park (6–9)Benitez (12)Shea Stadium43,82567–43
111August 7Dodgers6–7Borbon (3–1)Taylor (1–6)Shaw (23)Shea Stadium53,65667–44
112August 8Dodgers3–14Dreifort (9–11)Reed (10–4)—Shea Stadium39,80367–45
113August 9Dodgers2–9Brown (13–6)Hershiser (11–9)—Shea Stadium36,34567–46
114August 10Padres4–3Wendell (3–1)Ashby (10–6)Benitez (13)Shea Stadium32,10168–46
115August 11Padres12–5Mahomes (6–0)Hitchcock (11–9)—Shea Stadium34,23269–46
116August 12Padres9–3Leiter (10–7)Williams (5–11)—Shea Stadium32,06270–46
117August 13@ Giants2–3Ortiz (13–8)Yoshii (7–8)Nen (26)3Com Park25,53370–47
118August 14@ Giants6–1Hershiser (12–9)Reuter (10–7)—3Com Park57,85371–47
119August 15@ Giants12–5Rogers (7–3)Hernandez (6–11)—3Com Park41,53072–47
120August 16@ Padres4–3 (10)Cook (10–2)Cunnane (2–1)Benitez (14)Qualcomm Stadium21,97473–47
121August 17@ Padres2–3Williams (6–11)Leiter (10–8)Hoffman (31)Qualcomm Stadium22,79073–48
122August 18@ Padres9–1Yoshii (8–8)Spencer (0–6)—Qualcomm Stadium24,51974–48
–August 20CardinalsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for August 22
123August 21Cardinals7–4Mahomes (7–0)Mercker (6–5)Benitez (15)Shea Stadium45,49175–48
124August 22 (1)Cardinals8–7Benitez (2–2)Bottalico (2–7)—Shea StadiumN/A76–48
125August 22 (2)Cardinals5–7Stephenson (4–0)Hershiser (12–10)Acevedo (4)Shea Stadium50,13976–49
126August 23Astros3–2Benitez (3–2)Powell (4–4)—Shea Stadium39,29277–49
127August 24Astros1–5 (10)Wagner (3–1)Cook (10–3)—Shea Stadium35,67377–50
128August 25Astros4–0Rogers (8–3)Reynolds (14–10)Cook (3)Shea Stadium44,64078–50
129August 27@ Diamondbacks6–3Dotel (5–1)Daal (13–7)Benitez (16)Bank One Ballpark42,58179–50
130August 28@ Diamondbacks3–5Reynoso (10–2)Cook (10–4)Mantei (24)Bank One Ballpark47,07679–51
131August 29@ Diamondbacks4–8Anderson (6–2)Leiter (10–9)Olson (14)Bank One Ballpark38,59679–52
132August 30@ Astros17–1Yoshii (9–8)Reynolds (14–11)—Astrodome28,03280–52
133August 31@ Astros2–6Lima (18–7)Wendell (3–2)—Astrodome24,98280–53 :
September: (13–13) Home: 7–5; Away: 6–8
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
134September 1@ Astros9–5Dotel (6–1)Holt (3–13)—Astrodome24,11281–53
135September 3Rockies2–5 (10)Leskanic (5–2)Wendell (3–3)Veres (27)Shea Stadium36,10281–54
136September 4Rockies4–2Leiter (11–9)Bohanon (11–11)Benitez (17)Shea Stadium43,43182–54
137September 5Rockies6–2Yoshii (10–8)Kile (8–13)—Shea Stadium49,11783–54
138September 6Giants3–0Rogers (9–3)Gardner (4–10)—Shea Stadium35,72784–54
139September 7Giants4–7Rodriguez (3–0)Wendell (3–4)Nen (32)Shea Stadium24,00284–55
140September 8Giants7–5Dotel (7–1)Estes (10–8)Benitez (18)Shea Stadium26,49985–55
141September 9@ Dodgers3–1Hershiser (13–10)Brown (16–7)Benitez (19)Dodger Stadium33,95486–55
142September 10@ Dodgers1–3Dreifort (13–13)Leiter (11–10)Shaw (32)Dodger Stadium34,41486–56
143September 11@ Dodgers6–2Yoshii (11–8)Valdez (9–14)—Dodger Stadium47,74787–56
144September 12@ Dodgers10–3Rogers (10–3)Gagne (0–1)—Dodger Stadium34,68588–56
145September 13@ Rockies6–5Wendell (4–4)Veres (3–8)Benitez (20)Coors Field40,54789–56
146September 14@ Rockies2–7Wright (3–2)Dotel (7–2)—Coors Field41,09089–57
147September 15@ Rockies10–5Wendell (5–4)Dipoto (4–5)Benitez (21)Coors Field41,82090–57
148September 17Phillies5–8Wolf (6–8)Leiter (11–11)Brewer (2)Shea Stadium31,84290–58
149September 18Phillies11–1Yoshii (12–8)Grace (1–3)—Shea Stadium37,65591–58
150September 19Phillies8–6Dotel (8–2)Byrd (14–10)Benitez (22)Shea Stadium51,56092–58
151September 21@ Braves1–2Remlinger (10–1)Cook (10–5)Rocker (34)Turner Field43,94892–59
152September 22@ Braves2–5Glavine (12–11)Hershiser (13–11)Rocker (35)Turner Field47,52092–60
153September 23@ Braves3–6Maddux (19–8)Leiter (11–12)Rocker (36)Turner Field49,22892–61
154September 24@ Phillies2–3Grahe (1–3)Benitez (3–3)Aldred (1)Veterans Stadium21,64992–62
155September 25@ Phillies2–4Person (9–7)Rogers (10–4)Gomes (19)Veterans Stadium23,31992–63
156September 26@ Phillies2–3Byrd (15–10)Reed (10–5)Montgomery (1)Veterans Stadium26,37092–64
157September 28Braves3–9Glavine (13–11)Hershiser (13–12)—Shea Stadium43,88892–65
158September 29Braves9–2Leiter (12–12)Maddux (19–9)—Shea Stadium43,92293–65
159September 30Braves3–4 (11)Mulholland (10–8)Dotel (8–3)—Shea Stadium48,36493–66 :
October: (4–0) Home: 3–0; Away: 1–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
160October 1Pirates3–2 (11)Mahomes (8–0)Sauerbeck (4–1)—Shea Stadium29,52894–66
161October 2Pirates7–0Reed (11–5)Cordova (8–10)—Shea Stadium36,87895–66
162October 3Pirates2–1Benitez (4–3)Hansell (1–3)—Shea Stadium50,11196–66
163October 4@ Reds5–0Leiter (13–12)Parris (11–4)—Cinergy Field54,62197–66 :

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Mike Piazza | 141 | 534 | 162 | .303 | 40 | 124 |
| 1B | John Olerud | 162 | 581 | 173 | .298 | 19 | 96 |
| 2B | Edgardo Alfonzo | 158 | 628 | 191 | .304 | 27 | 108 |
| 3B | Robin Ventura | 161 | 588 | 177 | .301 | 32 | 120 |
| SS | Rey Ordóñez | 154 | 520 | 134 | .258 | 1 | 60 |
| LF | Rickey Henderson | 121 | 438 | 138 | .315 | 12 | 42 |
| CF | Brian McRae | 96 | 298 | 66 | .221 | 8 | 36 |
| RF | Roger Cedeño | 155 | 453 | 142 | .313 | 4 | 36 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Benny Agbayani | 101 | 276 | 79 | .286 | 14 | 42 |
| Darryl Hamilton | 55 | 168 | 57 | .339 | 5 | 21 |
| Todd Pratt | 71 | 140 | 41 | .293 | 3 | 21 |
| Matt Franco | 122 | 132 | 31 | .235 | 4 | 21 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 60 | 119 | 19 | .160 | 4 | 18 |
| Luis López | 68 | 104 | 22 | .212 | 2 | 13 |
| Shawon Dunston | 42 | 93 | 32 | .344 | 0 | 16 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 40 | 73 | 16 | .219 | 3 | 9 |
| Mike Kinkade | 28 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 2 | 6 |
| Melvin Mora | 66 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Payton | 13 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrence Long | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Toca | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 7 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Al Leiter | 32 | 32 | 213.0 | 13 | 12 | 4.23 | 162 |
| Orel Hershiser | 32 | 32 | 179.0 | 13 | 12 | 4.58 | 89 |
| Masato Yoshii | 31 | 29 | 174.0 | 12 | 8 | 4.40 | 105 |
| Rick Reed | 26 | 26 | 149.1 | 11 | 5 | 4.58 | 104 |
| Octavio Dotel | 19 | 14 | 85.1 | 8 | 3 | 5.38 | 85 |
| Kenny Rogers | 12 | 12 | 76.0 | 5 | 1 | 4.03 | 58 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Bobby Jones | 12 | 59.1 | 3 | 3 | 5.61 | 31 |
| Allen Watson | 14 | 39.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.08 | 32 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 13 | 39.1 | 1 | 3 | 6.41 | 31 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Armando Benítez | 77 | 78.0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 1.85 | 128 |
| Turk Wendell | 80 | 85.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.05 | 77 |
| Pat Mahomes | 39 | 63.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 51 |
| Dennis Cook | 71 | 63.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3.86 | 68 |
| John Franco | 46 | 40.2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2.88 | 41 |
| Rigo Beltrán | 21 | 31.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 35 |
| Greg McMichael | 19 | 18.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.82 | 18 |
| Josías Manzanillo | 12 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 25 |
| Billy Taylor | 18 | 13.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 14 |
| Chuck McElroy | 15 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 7 |
| Jeff Tam | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 8 |
| Matt Franco | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
| Dan Murray | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Glendon Rusch | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Postseason
### Game log

1999 Postseason Game Log (5–5) :
NLDS vs Diamondbacks (3–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1October 5@ Diamondbacks8–4Wendell (1–0)Johnson (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark49,5841–0
2October 6@ Diamondbacks1–7Stottlemyre (1–0)Rogers (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark49,3281–1
3October 8Diamondbacks9–2Reed (1–0)Daal (0–1)—Shea Stadium56,1802–1
4October 9Diamondbacks4–3 (10)Franco (1–0)Mantei (0–1)—Shea Stadium56,1773–1 :
NLCS vs Braves (2–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1October 12@ Braves2–4Maddux (1–0)Yoshii (0–1)Rocker (1)Turner Field44,1720–1
2October 13@ Braves3–4Millwood (1–0)Rogers (0–1)Smoltz (1)Turner Field44,6240–2
3October 15Braves0–1Glavine (1–0)Leiter (0–1)Rocker (2)Shea Stadium55,9110–3
4October 16Braves3–2Wendell (1–0)Remlinger (0–1)Benitez (1)Shea Stadium55,8721–3
5October 17Braves4–3 (15)Dotel (1–0)McGlinchy (0–1)—Shea Stadium55,7232–3
6October 19@ Braves9–10 (11)Springer (1–0)Rogers (0–2)—Turner Field52,3352–4 :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Norfolk Tides | International League | John Gibbons |
| AA | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | Doug Davis |
| A | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | Howie Freiling |
| A | Capital City Bombers | South Atlantic League | Dave Engle |
| A-Short Season | Pittsfield Mets | New York–Penn League | Tony Tijerina |
| Rookie | Kingsport Mets | Appalachian League | Guy Conti |
| Rookie | GCL Mets | Gulf Coast League | John Stephenson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Mets