# 2006 New York Mets season

The 2006 New York Mets season was the 45th regular season for the Mets. They went 97–65 and won the National League East, a feat the team would not repeat until 2015. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. They used the marketing slogan of "The Team. The Time. The Mets." throughout the season. The Mets clinched their first NL East title since 1988.

## Offseason

* November 18, 2005: Xavier Nady was traded to the Mets for Mike Cameron.
* November 24, 2005: Carlos Delgado was traded to the Mets with cash for Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, and Grant Psomas.
* November 29, 2005: Billy Wagner was signed as a free agent with the Mets.
* December 5, 2005: Paul Lo Duca was traded to the Mets for Dante Brinkley and Gaby Hernandez.
* December 12, 2005: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Mets.
* January 22, 2006: Kris Benson was traded by the Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.

## Regular season
### Season standings
#### National League East

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Mets | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12 | 41‍–‍40 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Atlanta Braves | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18 | 40‍–‍41 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Florida Marlins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | 42‍–‍39 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Washington Nationals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | 41‍–‍40 | 30‍–‍51 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2006 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 4–5 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–11 |
| Atlanta | 1–6 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 5–10 |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 1–6 | — | 10–9 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 7–8 | 4–2 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 6–9 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 4–11 |
| Cincinnati | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–10 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 10–5 | 0–6 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–7 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 9–6 | 5–1 | 6-9 |
| Colorado | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–15 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 10–8 | 2–7 | 8–0 | 11–4 |
| Florida | 4–2 | 8–11 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–0 | 8–11 | 6–13 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 11–7 | 9–9 |
| Houston | 5–4 | 4–3 | 8–7 | 5–10 | 2–4 | 4-3 | — | 3–3 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 13–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 9–7 | 4–4 | 7–11 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 15–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–4 | 5–13 | 13–6 | 0–7 | 4–2 | 5–10 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–8 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 0–7 | 5–10 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 7–9 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 7–9 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 6–1 | 11–7 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 11–8 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 12–6 | 6–9 |
| Philadelphia | 5-1 | 11–7 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 8–11 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 5–13 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–5 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–13 | 4–6 | 9–7 | 4–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 6–1 | 6–9 | 3–3 | 3–12 |
| San Diego | 10–9 | 2–7 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | — | 7–12 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 7–8 |
| San Francisco | 11–8 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–13 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 12–7 | — | 1–4 | 1–5 | 8–7 |
| St. Louis | 3–4 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 6–9 | 7–2 | 5-1 | 7–9 | 7–0 | 9–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 2–4 | 4–1 | — | 4–3 | 5–10 |
| Washington | 5–1 | 8–10 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 0–8 | 7-11 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–12 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 3–4 | — | 7–11 |

### Transactions

* July 31, 2006: Xavier Nady was traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Roberto Hernandez and Óliver Pérez.
* August 8, 2006: Ricky Ledée was claimed off waivers by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
* August 22, 2006: Shawn Green was traded to the Mets with cash for Evan MacLane.

### Game log

2006 Game Log (97–65) Home: 50–31; Away: 47–34 :
April: (16–8) Home: 7–4; Away: 9–4
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1April 3Nationals3–2Glavine (1–0)Hernandez (0–1)Wagner (1)Shea Stadium54,3711–0
2April 5Nationals5–9 (10)Cordero (1–0)Julio (0–1)—Shea Stadium19,5571–1
3April 6Nationals10–5Martinez (1–0)Ortiz (0–1)—Shea Stadium25,8392–1
4April 7Marlins9–3Trachsel (1–0)Vargas (0–1)—Shea Stadium39,7613–1
–April 8MarlinsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for July 8
5April 9Marlins3–2Wagner (1–0)Martinez (0–1)—Shea Stadium55,2554–1
6April 11@ Nationals7–1Bannister (1–0)Ortiz (0–2)—RFK Stadium40,5305–1
7April 12@ Nationals3–1Martinez (2–0)Armas (0–2)Wagner (2)RFK Stadium29,9856–1
8April 13@ Nationals13–4Zambrano (1–0)Hernandez (1–2)—RFK Stadium25,4657–1
9April 14Brewers4–3Glavine (2–0)Capuano (1–2)Wagner (3)Shea Stadium37,4898–1
10April 15Brewers2–8Ohka (1–1)Trachsel (1–1)—Shea Stadium55,8318–2
11April 16Brewers9–3Bannister (2–0)Sheets (0–1)—Shea Stadium38,1199–2
12April 17Braves4–3Martinez (3–0)Sosa (0–3)Wagner (4)Shea Stadium36,86710–2
13April 18Braves1–7Davies (1–1)Zambrano (1–1)—Shea Stadium30,32210–3
14April 19Braves1–2Hudson (1–1)Glavine (2–1)—Shea Stadium40,86110–4
15April 20@ Padres7–2Sanchez (1–0)Linebrink (1–2)—Petco Park28,79111–4
16April 21@ Padres1–2 (14)Sweeney (1–0)Bradford (0–1)—Petco Park38,54111–5
17April 22@ Padres8–1Martinez (4–0)Young (2–1)—Petco Park39,38912–5
18April 23@ Padres4–7Hensley (1–1)Zambrano (1–2)Hoffman (3)Petco Park34,10912–6
19April 24@ Giants2–6Cain (1–2)Glavine (2–2)—AT&T Park36,85512–7
20April 25@ Giants4–1Trachsel (2–1)Wright (2–1)Wagner (5)AT&T Park35,77513–7
21April 26@ Giants9–7 (11)Oliver (1–0)Munter (0–1)—AT&T Park34,45414–7
22April 28@ Braves5–2Martinez (5–0)Smoltz (1–2)Wagner (6)Turner Field45,38915–7
23April 29@ Braves1–0Glavine (3–2)Thomson (0–1)Wagner (7)Turner Field46,38716–7
24April 30@ Braves5–8Davies (2–2)Trachsel (2–2)Reitsma (5)Turner Field35,24516–8 :
May: (16–12) Home: 11–5; Away: 5–7
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25May 1Nationals2–1Wagner (2–0)Majewski (1–2)—Shea Stadium28,31017–8
26May 2Nationals2–6O'Connor (1–0)Maine (0–1)—Shea Stadium34,04617–9
27May 3Pirates4–3 (12)Bradford (1–1)Gonzalez (0–2)—Shea Stadium33,66818–9
28May 4Pirates6–0Glavine (4–2)Maholm (1–4)—Shea Stadium30,75619–9
29May 5Braves8–7 (14)Julio (1–1)Sosa (0–5)—Shea Stadium47,72020–9
30May 6Braves6–5Fortunato (1–0)Hudson (2–3)Julio (1)Shea Stadium48,36921–9
31May 7Braves3–13Smoltz (2–2)Lima (0–1)—Shea Stadium48,10021–10
32May 9@ Phillies4–5Gordon (2–1)Heilman (0–1)—Citizens Bank Park33,78721–11
33May 10@ Phillies13–2Glavine (5–2)Lidle (3–4)—Citizens Bank Park30,26922–11
34May 11@ Phillies0–2 (5)Floyd (4–2)Trachsel (2–3)—Citizens Bank Park28,22422–12
35May 12@ Brewers6–9Bush (3–4)Lima (0–2)Turnbow (12)Miller Park26,36222–13
36May 13@ Brewers9–8Bradford (2–1)Turnbow (0–1)Wagner (8)Miller Park45,15023–13
37May 14@ Brewers5–6 (10)de la Rosa (2–0)Bradford (2–2)—Miller Park28,10423–14
38May 16@ Cardinals8–3Glavine (6–2)Suppan (4–3)—Busch Stadium39,61624–14
39May 17@ Cardinals0–1Mulder (5–1)Trachsel (2–4)Isringhausen (12)Busch Stadium40,57324–15
40May 18@ Cardinals3–6Marquis (5–4)Lima (0–3)Isringhausen (13)Busch Stadium41,27324–16
41May 19Yankees7–6Wagner (3–0)Rivera (1–3)—Shea Stadium56,28925–16
42May 20Yankees4–5 (11)Rivera (2–3)Julio (1–2)—Shea Stadium56,18525–17
43May 21Yankees4–3Glavine (7–2)Small (0–2)Wagner (9)Shea Stadium56,20526–17
44May 23Phillies9–8 (16)Oliver (2–0)Madson (4–3)—Shea Stadium28,95827–17
45May 24Phillies5–4Feliciano (1–0)Cormier (2–1)Wagner (10)Shea Stadium32,09428–17
46May 25Phillies3–5Myers (3–2)Feliciano (1–1)Gordon (14)Shea Stadium51,36528–18
47May 26@ Marlins1–5Johnson (4–2)Martinez (5–1)—Dolphins Stadium15,33828–19
48May 27@ Marlins7–4Glavine (8–2)Willis (1–6)Wagner (11)Dolphins Stadium13,03729–19
49May 28@ Marlins7–3Hernandez (3–4)Nolasco (3–2)—Dolphins Stadium17,48830–19
50May 29Diamondbacks8–7Sanchez (2–0)Valverde (2–3)—Shea Stadium39,82631–19
51May 30Diamondbacks2–7Batista (5–2)Soler (0–1)—Shea Stadium35,44831–20
52May 31Diamondbacks1–0 (13)Sanchez (3–0)Grimsley (1–2)—Shea Stadium37,73532–20 :
June: (15–12) Home: 4–6; Away: 11–6
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–June 2GiantsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for June 3
53June 3 (1)Giants4–6Cain (4–5)Hernandez (3–5)Benitez (4)Shea StadiumN/A32–21
54June 3 (2)Giants3–2 (11)Sanchez (4–0)Wilson (0–1)—Shea Stadium45,57633–21
55June 4Giants6–7 (12)Sanchez (1–0)Feliciano (1–2)Accardo (1)Shea Stadium48,79133–22
56June 5@ Dodgers4–1Soler (1–1)Tomko (5–4)Bradford (1)Dodger Stadium34,42034–22
57June 6@ Dodgers5–8Lowe (5–3)Martinez (5–2)Gagne (1)Dodger Stadium46,34734–23
58June 7@ Dodgers9–7Glavine (9–2)Perez (4–2)Wagner (12)Dodger Stadium44,23035–23
59June 8@ Diamondbacks7–1Hernandez (4–5)Vargas (6–3)—Chase Field20,84536–23
60June 9@ Diamondbacks10–6Trachsel (3–4)Batista (6–3)—Chase Field23,67137–23
61June 10@ Diamondbacks5–0Soler (2–1)Webb (8–1)—Chase Field33,67138–23
62June 11@ Diamondbacks15–2Martinez (6–2)Ortiz (0–5)—Chase Field28,47539–23
63June 13@ Phillies9–7Bradford (3–2)Madson (6–4)Wagner (13)Citizens Bank Park37,96440–23
64June 14@ Phillies9–3Oliver (3–0)Myers (4–3)—Citizens Bank Park38,81141–23
65June 15@ Phillies5–4Trachsel (4–4)Lidle (4–6)Wagner (14)Citizens Bank Park45,10242–23
66June 16Orioles3–6Bedard (6–6)Heilman (0–2)Ray (17)Shea Stadium45,96742–24
67June 17Orioles2–4Benson (8–5)Martinez (6–3)Ray (18)Shea Stadium52,32042–25
68June 18Orioles9–4Glavine (10–2)Loewen (0–2)—Shea Stadium43,39343–25
69June 19Reds2–4Arroyo (9–3)Hernandez (4–6)—Shea Stadium41,87443–26
70June 20Reds9–2Trachsel (5–4)Ramirez (2–6)—Shea Stadium38,99144–26
71June 21Reds5–6Standridge (1–0)Wagner (3–1)Coffey (5)Shea Stadium49,75844–27
72June 22Reds6–2Martinez (7–3)Milton (4–4)Bradford (2)Shea Stadium46,76745–27
73June 23@ Blue Jays6–1Glavine (11–2)Janssen (5–6)—Rogers Centre28,50746–27
74June 24@ Blue Jays4–7Halladay (9–2)Hernandez (4–7)Ryan (21)Rogers Centre31,32746–28
75June 25@ Blue Jays7–4Trachsel (6–4)Towers (1–9)Wagner (15)Rogers Centre32,27747–28
76June 27@ Red Sox4–9Lester (3–0)Soler (2–2)—Fenway Park36,25047–29
77June 28@ Red Sox2–10Beckett (10–3)Martinez (7–4)—Fenway Park36,03547–30
78June 29@ Red Sox2–4Schilling (10–2)Heilman (0–3)Papelbon (24)Fenway Park36,02847–31
79June 30@ Yankees0–2Villone (2–1)Hernandez (4–8)Rivera (18)Yankee Stadium55,24547–32 :
July: (16–9) Home: 8–6; Away: 8–3
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80July 1@ Yankees8–3Trachsel (7–4)Johnson (9–7)—Yankee Stadium55,13248–32
81July 2@ Yankees7–16Villone (3–1)Soler (2–3)—Yankee Stadium55,21248–33
82July 3Pirates1–11Maholm (3–7)Maine (0–2)—Shea Stadium54,11148–34
83July 4Pirates7–6Sanchez (5–0)R. Hernandez (0–2)Wagner (16)Shea Stadium38,48749–34
84July 5Pirates5–0O. Hernandez (5–8)Wells (0–4)—Shea Stadium40,36050–34
85July 6Pirates7–5Trachsel (8–4)Gorzelanny (0–1)Wagner (17)Shea Stadium39,74351–34
86July 7Marlins3–7Willis (6–7)Lima (0–4)—Shea Stadium41,27651–35
87July 8 (1)Marlins2–3Johnson (8–4)Maine (0–3)Borowski (16)Shea StadiumN/A51–36
88July 8 (2)Marlins17–3Pelfrey (1–0)Nolasco (6–6)—Shea Stadium41,47752–36
89July 9Marlins7–6Feliciano (2–2)Kensing (1–2)Wagner (18)Shea Stadium39,82953–36
77th All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
90July 14@ Cubs6–3Trachsel (9–4)Maddux (7–10)—Wrigley Field40,78254–36
91July 15@ Cubs2–9Zambrano (9–3)Glavine (11–3)—Wrigley Field41,36854–37
92July 16@ Cubs13–7Feliciano (3–2)Marshall (5–8)—Wrigley Field40,15755–37
93July 18@ Reds8–3Pelfrey (2–0)Milton (6–5)—Great American Ball Park27,13856–37
94July 19@ Reds4–7Coffey (5–4)Sanchez (5–1)Guardado (9)Great American Ball Park26,30056–38
95July 20@ Reds4–2 (10)Feliciano (4–2)Majewski (3–3)Wagner (19)Great American Ball Park28,72957–38
96July 21Astros7–0Maine (1–3)Buchholz (6–8)—Shea Stadium46,22858–38
97July 22Astros4–3O. Hernandez (6–8)Backe (1–1)Wagner (20)Shea Stadium46,57459–38
98July 23Astros4–8Oswalt (7–7)Pelfrey (2–1)—Shea Stadium46,37559–39
99July 24Cubs7–8Maddux (8–11)Trachsel (9–5)Dempster (17)Shea Stadium45,63159–40
100July 25Cubs6–8Zambrano (11–3)Glavine (11–4)Howry (3)Shea Stadium47,68659–41
101July 26Cubs1–0 (10)Heilman (1–3)Rusch (3–8)—Shea Stadium40,29960–41
102July 28@ Braves6–4Martinez (8–4)Ramirez (5–4)Wagner (21)Turner Field53,94361–41
103July 29@ Braves11–3O. Hernandez (7–8)Hudson (8–9)—Turner Field49,04762–41
104July 30@ Braves10–6Oliver (4–0)James (4–2)Wagner (22)Turner Field40,52663–41 :
August: (19–9) Home: 13–2; Away: 6–7
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105August 1@ Marlins5–6Herges (1–2)Wagner (3–2)—Dolphins Stadium16,64163–42
106August 2@ Marlins6–5Trachsel (10–5)Nolasco (9–7)Wagner (23)Dolphins Stadium18,23964–42
107August 3@ Marlins1–4Willis (7–8)Heilman (1–4)Borowski (22)Dolphins Stadium24,09764–43
108August 4Phillies3–5Madson (10–7)Oliver (4–1)Gordon (27)Shea Stadium43,20964–44
109August 5Phillies4–3Glavine (12–4)Lieber (4–9)Wagner (24)Shea Stadium44,82965–44
110August 6Phillies8–1Maine (2–3)Mathieson (1–3)—Shea Stadium39,14466–44
111August 8Padres3–2Trachsel (11–5)W. Williams (4–4)Wagner (25)Shea Stadium46,16767–44
112August 9Padres4–3Martinez (9–4)Hensley (7–9)Wagner (26)Shea Stadium49,97968–44
113August 10Padres7–3Hernandez (8–8)Brocail (2–1)—Shea Stadium39,64969–44
114August 11@ Nationals1–2Traber (2–1)Glavine (12–5)Cordero (21)RFK Stadium29,41469–45
115August 12@ Nationals6–4Feliciano (5–2)Schroder (0–1)Wagner (27)RFK Stadium42,50770–45
116August 13@ Nationals3–1Bradford (4–2)Rauch (3–3)Wagner (28)RFK Stadium37,73271–45
117August 14@ Phillies0–13Hamels (5–6)Martinez (9–5)—Citizens Bank Park36,88871–46
118August 15@ Phillies4–11Wolf (1–0)Hernandez (8–9)—Citizens Bank Park40,28371–47
119August 16@ Phillies0–3Lieber (5–9)Glavine (12–6)—Citizens Bank Park42,15671–48
120August 17@ Phillies7–2Maine (3–3)Mathieson (1–4)—Citizens Bank Park45,77572–48
121August 18Rockies6–3Trachsel (12–5)Kim (7–8)Wagner (29)Shea Stadium35,32573–48
122August 19Rockies7–4Heilman (2–4)Francis (9–10)Wagner (30)Shea Stadium55,08574–48
123August 20Rockies2–0Hernandez (9–9)Jennings (7–10)Wagner (31)Shea Stadium40,65475–48
124August 22Cardinals8–7Heilman (3–4)Isringhausen (4–7)—Shea Stadium49,66176–48
125August 23Cardinals10–8Trachsel (13–5)Mulder (6–6)Wagner (32)Shea Stadium49,32977–48
126August 24Cardinals6–2D. Williams (3–3)Marquis (13–12)—Shea Stadium45,49778–48
127August 25Phillies3–4Wolf (3–0)Bannister (2–1)Madson (2)Shea Stadium41,70778–49
128August 26Phillies11–5Feliciano (6–2)White (2–1)—Shea Stadium47,01979–49
–August 27PhilliesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for August 28
129August 28Phillies8–3Maine (4–3)Moyer (7–13)—Shea Stadium45,86880–49
130August 29@ Rockies10–5Trachsel (13–5)Kim (7–10)—Coors Field23,45481–49
131August 30@ Rockies11–3D. Williams (4–3)Fogg (9–9)—Coors Field22,94582–49
132August 31@ Rockies4–8Francis (11–10)Perez (2–11)—Coors Field23,27382–50 :
September: (14–15) Home: 7–8; Away: 7–7
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133September 1@ Astros8–7Mota (2–3)Springer (1–1)Wagner (33)Minute Maid Park35,54883–50
134September 2@ Astros4–2Maine (5–3)Hirsh (2–3)Wagner (34)Minute Maid Park43,21884–50
135September 3@ Astros1–2Oswalt (11–8)Hernandez (9–10)Lidge (29)Minute Maid Park43,01884–51
136September 4Braves0–5James (8–3)Trachsel (14–6)—Shea Stadium42,42884–52
–September 5BravesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 6
137September 6 (1)Braves4–1Williams (5–3)Smoltz (12–8)Wagner (35)Shea StadiumN/A85–52
138September 6 (2)Braves8–0O. Perez (3–11)Davies (2–5)—Shea Stadium40,53686–52
139September 7Dodgers7–0Glavine (13–6)Penny (15–8)—Shea Stadium48,58387–52
140September 8Dodgers0–5Kuo (1–4)Maine (5–4)—Shea Stadium52,07787–53
141September 9Dodgers3–2Hernandez (10–10)Maddux (12–13)Wagner (36)Shea Stadium47,06288–53
142September 10Dodgers1–9Stults (1–0)Trachsel (14–7)—Shea Stadium48,76088–54
143September 11@ Marlins5–16Sanchez (8–2)Williams (5–4)—Dolphins Stadium13,72588–55
144September 12@ Marlins6–4Mota (3–3)Resop (1–1)Wagner (37)Dolphins Stadium15,16389–55
145September 13@ Marlins7–4 (11)Heilman (4–4)Herges (1–3)Wagner (38)Dolphins Stadium20,22590–55
146September 15@ Pirates3–5Maholm (8–10)Martinez (9–6)Torres (8)PNC Park24,41090–56
147September 16@ Pirates2–3Capps (8–1)Heilman (4–5)—PNC Park37,62390–57
148September 17@ Pirates0–3Duke (10–13)Maine (5–5)Torres (9)PNC Park34,86690–58
149September 18Marlins4–0Trachsel (15–7)Moehler (7–9)—Shea Stadium46,72991–58
150September 19Marlins3–2Glavine (14–6)Resop (1–2)Wagner (39)Shea Stadium42,40792–58
151September 20Marlins3–6Willis (12–11)O. Perez (3–12)Borowski (35)Shea Stadium37,91192–59
152September 21Marlins2–5Sanchez (9–3)Martinez (9–7)Borowski (36)Shea Stadium44,96692–60
153September 22Nationals2–3Astacio (5–5)Hernandez (10–11)Cordero (28)Shea Stadium42,78892–61
154September 23Nationals12–6Maine (6–5)O'Connor (3–8)—Shea Stadium45,24793–61
155September 24Nationals1–5Armas (9–12)Trachsel (15–8)—Shea Stadium44,54393–62
156September 25Nationals3–7B. Perez (2–0)Glavine (14–7)—Shea Stadium34,02793–63
157September 26@ Braves0–12Smoltz (15–9)O. Perez (3–13)—Turner Field22,60793–64
158September 27@ Braves1–13Hudson (13–12)Martinez (9–8)—Turner Field23,17793–65
159September 28@ Braves7–4Hernandez (11–11)Davies (3–7)—Turner Field22,94494–65
160September 29@ Nationals4–3Feliciano (7–2)Rauch (4–5)Wagner (40)RFK Stadium27,80595–65
161September 30@ Nationals13–0Glavine (15–7)B. Perez (2–1)—RFK Stadium30,44996–65 :
October: (1–0) Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
162October 1@ Nationals6–2Mota (4–3)Ortiz (11–16)—RFK Stadium29,04497–65 :

## 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 | Paul Lo Duca | 124 | 512 | 163 | .318 | 5 | 49 |
| 1B | Carlos Delgado | 144 | 524 | 139 | .265 | 38 | 114 |
| 2B | José Valentín | 137 | 384 | 104 | .271 | 18 | 62 |
| 3B | David Wright | 154 | 582 | 181 | .311 | 26 | 116 |
| SS | José Reyes | 153 | 647 | 194 | .300 | 19 | 81 |
| LF | Cliff Floyd | 97 | 332 | 81 | .244 | 11 | 44 |
| CF | Carlos Beltrán | 140 | 510 | 140 | .275 | 41 | 116 |
| RF | Xavier Nady | 75 | 265 | 70 | .264 | 14 | 40 |

#### 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 |
| Endy Chávez | 133 | 353 | 108 | .306 | 4 | 42 |
| Chris Woodward | 83 | 222 | 48 | .216 | 3 | 25 |
| Lastings Milledge | 56 | 166 | 40 | .241 | 4 | 22 |
| Julio Franco | 95 | 165 | 45 | .273 | 2 | 26 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 38 | 130 | 26 | .200 | 1 | 7 |
| Ramón Castro | 40 | 126 | 30 | .238 | 4 | 12 |
| Shawn Green | 34 | 113 | 29 | .257 | 4 | 15 |
| Anderson Hernández | 25 | 66 | 10 | .152 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Tucker | 35 | 56 | 11 | .196 | 1 | 6 |
| Eli Marrero | 25 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 2 | 5 |
| Ricky Ledée | 27 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Difelice | 15 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly Stinnett | 7 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Víctor Díaz | 6 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 2 |

### Pitching
#### Starting 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 |
| Tom Glavine | 32 | 180 | 15 | 7 | 3.82 | 131 |
| Steve Trachsel | 30 | 164+2⁄3 | 15 | 8 | 4.97 | 79 |
| Pedro Martínez | 23 | 132+2⁄3 | 9 | 8 | 4.48 | 137 |
| Orlando Hernández | 20 | 116+2⁄3 | 9 | 7 | 4.09 | 112 |
| Óliver Pérez | 22 | 112+2⁄3 | 3 | 13 | 6.55 | 102 |
| John Maine | 16 | 90 | 6 | 5 | 3.60 | 71 |
| Alay Soler | 8 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 | 23 |
| Víctor Zambrano | 5 | 21+1⁄3 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 15 |
| Mike Pelfrey | 4 | 21+1⁄3 | 2 | 1 | 5.48 | 13 |
| José Lima | 4 | 17+1⁄3 | 0 | 4 | 9.87 | 12 |
| Geremi González | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 8 |

#### 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 |
| Brian Bannister | 8 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 4.26 | 19 |
| Dave Williams | 6 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 5.59 | 16 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Billy Wagner | 70 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 2.24 | 94 |
| Aaron Heilman | 74 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3.62 | 73 |
| Pedro Feliciano | 64 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 54 |
| Duaner Sánchez | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 44 |
| Darren Oliver | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 60 |
| Heath Bell | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 35 |
| Roberto Hernández | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 15 |
| Jorge Julio | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.06 | 33 |
| Guillermo Mota | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 19 |
| Royce Ring | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 | 8 |
| Henry Owens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Bartolomé Fortunato | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Philip Humber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |

## Playoffs
### Game log

2006 Postseason Game Log (6–4) :
NLDS vs Dodgers (3–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1October 4Dodgers6–5Mota (1–0)Penny (0–1)Wagner (1)Shea Stadium56,9791–0
2October 5Dodgers4–1Glavine (1–0)Kuo (0–1)Wagner (2)Shea Stadium57,0292–0
3October 7@ Dodgers9–5Feliciano (1–0)Broxton (0–1)—Dodger Stadium56,2933–0 :
NLCS vs Cardinals (3–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
–October 11CardinalsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for October 13
1October 12Cardinals2–0Glavine (1–0)Weaver (0–1)Wagner (1)Shea Stadium56,3111–0
2October 13Cardinals6–9Kinney (1–0)Wagner (0–1)—Shea Stadium56,3491–1
3October 14@ Cardinals0–5Suppan (1–0)Trachsel (0–1)—Busch Stadium47,0531–2
4October 15@ Cardinals12–5Perez (1–0)Thompson (0–1)—Busch Stadium46,6002–2
–October 16@ CardinalsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for October 17
5October 17@ Cardinals2–4Weaver (1–1)Glavine (1–1)Wainwright (1)Busch Stadium46,4962–3
6October 18Cardinals4–2Maine (1–0)Carpenter (0–1)—Shea Stadium56,3343–3
7October 19Cardinals1–3Flores (1–0)Heilman (0–1)Wainwright (2)Shea Stadium56,3573–4 :

## Awards and honors

* Carlos Delgado, Roberto Clemente Award

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Norfolk Tides | International League | Ken Oberkfell |
| AA | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | Juan Samuel |
| A | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | Gary Carter |
| A | Hagerstown Suns | South Atlantic League | Frank Cacciatore |
| A-Short Season | Brooklyn Cyclones | New York–Penn League | George Greer |
| Rookie | Kingsport Mets | Appalachian League | Donovan Mitchell |
| Rookie | GCL Mets | Gulf Coast League | Bobby Floyd |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie