# 2005 New York Mets season

The 2005 New York Mets season was the 44th regular season for the Mets. They went 83–79 and finished third in the National League East. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The 2005 season is also noteworthy for being Mike Piazza's last season as a Met. In the last game of the season, he was given a long standing ovation from the fans. The Mets had a winning record for the first time since 2001.

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

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | 46‍–‍35 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Florida Marlins | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7 | 45‍–‍36 | 38‍–‍43 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7 | 48‍–‍33 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Washington Nationals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | 41‍–‍40 | 40‍–‍41 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2005 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 7–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | — | 6–1 | 7–3 | 2–4 | 10–8 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 7–8 |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 1–6 | — | 6–9 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 7–9 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–7 | 9–6 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–12 | 3–4 | 6–10 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 5–11 | 5–1 | 7-8 |
| Colorado | 7–11 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 |
| Florida | 4–2 | 8–10 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 8–10 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 10–5 |
| Houston | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–9 | 12–4 | 5–1 | 3-4 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 6–0 | 9–7 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–11 | 5–2 | 7–8 |
| Los Angeles | 5–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 10–6 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 4–5 | 9–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–11 | 4–4 | 8–7 |
| New York | 6–1 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 11–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 4-3 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 7–11 | — | 4–3 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 7–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–11 | 7–9 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 7–9 | 2–5 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 3–4 | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–12 | 1–5 | 5–7 |
| San Diego | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 4–3 | — | 12–6 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–11 |
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 6–12 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
| St. Louis | 5–2 | 3–3 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 4–4 | 4-3 | 11–5 | 5–2 | 11–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 12–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 9-9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 8–11 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 12–6 |

### Game log

Legend :
| Mets Win | Mets Loss | Game Postponed |
| Bold = Mets team member |||
2005 Game Log (83–79) Home: 48–33; Away: 35–46 :
April: (11–13) Home: 8–4; Away: 3–9
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1April 4@ Reds6–7Graves (1–0)Looper (0–1)—Great American Ball Park42,7940–1
2April 6@ Reds5–9Milton (1–0)Glavine (0–1)—Great American Ball Park22,3010–2
3April 7@ Reds1–6Harang (1–0)Ishii (0–1)Graves (1)Great American Ball Park16,0480–3
4April 8@ Braves1–3Thomson (1–0)Zambrano (0–1)Kolb (3)Turner Field50,9390–4
5April 9@ Braves3–6Bernero (2–0)Heilman (0–1)—Turner Field40,6040–5
6April 10@ Braves6–1Martinez (1–0)Smoltz (0–2)—Turner Field36,6011–5
7April 11Astros8–4R. Hernandez (1–0)Springer (0–1)—Shea Stadium53,6632–5
8April 13Astros1–0 (11)DeJean (1–0)Wheeler (0–1)—Shea Stadium22,4313–5
9April 14Astros4–3Matthews (1–0)Franco (0–1)Looper (1)Shea Stadium17,2144–5
10April 15Marlins4–0Heilman (1–1)Beckett (2–1)—Shea Stadium49,4485–5
11April 16Marlins4–3Looper (1–1)Mota (0–1)—Shea Stadium55,3516–5
12April 17Marlins2–5Burnett (2–1)Glavine (0–2)—Shea Stadium55,2666–6
13April 18@ Phillies4–5Wolf (1–1)Ishii (0–2)Worrell (1)Citizens Bank Park25,2366–7
14April 19@ Phillies16–4Zambrano (1–1)Padilla (0–1)—Citizens Bank Park28,0637–7
15April 20@ Marlins2–9Beckett (3–1)Heilman (1–2)—Dolphins Stadium21,3397–8
16April 21@ Marlins10–1Martinez (2–0)Leiter (0–2)—Dolphins Stadium27,6748–8
17April 22Nationals3–1Glavine (1–2)Loaiza (0–1)Looper (2)Shea Stadium28,4889–8
18April 23Nationals10–5Seo (1–0)Ohka (1–3)—Shea Stadium44,05810–8
19April 24Nationals4–11L. Hernandez (2–2)Zambrano (1–2)—Shea Stadium43,31310–9
20April 25Braves5–4Heilman (2–2)Ramirez (1–2)Looper (3)Shea Stadium16,87411–9
21April 26Braves3–4Smoltz (1–3)Martinez (2–1)Foster (1)Shea Stadium31,51111–10
22April 27Braves4–8Hampton (3–0)Glavine (1–3)—Shea Stadium21,08711–11
23April 29@ Nationals1–5L. Hernandez (3–2)Seo (1–1)Cordero (5)RFK Stadium30,62711–12
24April 30@ Nationals3–5 (8)Ohka (2–3)Zambrano (1–3)Carrasco (1)RFK Stadium40,91311–13 :
May: (15-13) Home: 8–6; Away: 7–7
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
25May 1@ Nationals6–3Hernandez (2–0)Ayala (1–1)Looper (4)RFK Stadium27,33312–13
26May 2Phillies5–1Martinez (3–1)Adams (0–1)—Shea Stadium16,89713–13
27May 3Phillies3–10Myers (2–1)Glavine (1–4)—Shea Stadium17,05113–14
28May 4Phillies3–2Seo (2–1)Wolf (1–4)Looper (5)Shea Stadium21,35614–14
29May 5Phillies7–5Heilman (3–2)Padilla (0–4)Looper (6)Shea Stadium19,55315–14
30May 6@ Brewers7–4Zambrano (2–3)Davis (3–4)Looper (7)Miller Park21,06716–14
31May 7@ Brewers7–5Martinez (4–1)Santana (0–1)Hernandez (1)Miller Park39,58917–14
32May 8@ Brewers4–5Turnbow (4–1)DeJean (1–1)—Miller Park17,62617–15
33May 9@ Cubs7–4DeJean (2–1)Hawkins (1–4)Looper (8)Wrigley Field37,56218–15
34May 10@ Cubs0–7Maddux (2–1)Benson (0–1)—Wrigley Field38,81318–16
35May 11@ Cubs3–4 (10)Dempster (2–3)Bell (0–1)—Wrigley Field38,47518–17
36May 13Cardinals2–0Glavine (2–4)Marquis (5–2)Looper (9)Shea Stadium43,49519–17
37May 14Cardinals6–7Tavarez (1–1)Hernandez (2–1)Isringhausen (8)Shea Stadium40,92119–18
38May 15Cardinals2–4Morris (3–0)Heilman (3–3)Isringhausen (9)Shea Stadium32,94919–19
39May 16Reds9–2Benson (1–1)Wilson (1–5)—Shea Stadium19,96320–19
40May 17Reds2–1DeJean (3–1)Ortiz (1–2)Looper (10)Shea Stadium28,42621–19
41May 18Reds10–6Glavine (3–4)Milton (2–5)—Shea Stadium26,60722–19
42May 20Yankees2–5Brown (3–4)Zambrano (2–4)Rivera (8)Shea Stadium55,74022–20
43May 21Yankees7–5Benson (2–1)Johnson (4–3)—Shea Stadium55,80023–20
44May 22Yankees3–5Pavano (4–2)Hernandez (2–2)Rivera (9)Shea Stadium55,95323–21
45May 23@ Braves6–8Ramirez (3–3)Ishii (0–3)Kolb (11)Turner Field26,13223–22
46May 24@ Braves0–4Hudson (5–3)Glavine (3–5)—Turner Field28,92723–23
47May 25@ Braves0–3Davies (2–0)Zambrano (2–5)Reitsma (1)Turner Field33,25023–24
48May 26@ Marlins12–4Benson (3–1)Castillo (0–1)—Dolphins Stadium20,30824–24
49May 27@ Marlins1–0Martinez (5–1)Moehler (2–2)Looper (11)Dolphins Stadium25,89125–24
50May 28@ Marlins6–1Ishii (1–3)Willis (8–2)—Dolphins Stadium35,22326–24
51May 29@ Marlins3–6Beckett (7–3)Bell (0–2)Jones (8)Dolphins Stadium30,21426–25
52May 31Diamondbacks0–7Halsey (4–2)Benson (3–2)—Shea Stadium33,95526–26 :
June: (13–13) Home: 8–6; Away: 5–7
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
53June 1Diamondbacks2–1Zambrano (3–5)Webb (6–2)Looper (12)Shea Stadium33,43627–26
54June 2Diamondbacks6–1Martinez (6–1)Estes (4–4)—Shea Stadium28,26028–26
–June 3GiantsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for June 5
55June 4Giants5–1Glavine (4–5)Lowry (2–6)—Shea Stadium37,19429–26
56June 5 (1)Giants3–6Tomko (5–7)Ishii (1–4)Walker (8)Shea StadiumN/A29–27
57June 5 (2)Giants12–1Benson (4–2)Schmidt (3–2)—Shea Stadium33,46030–27
58June 7Astros3–1Martinez (7–1)Oswalt (6–7)—Shea Stadium39,95331–27
59June 8Astros1–4Backe (6–3)Zambrano (3–6)Lidge (14)Shea Stadium23,63531–28
60June 9Astros3–6 (11)Springer (1–2)Bell (0–3)Lidge (15)Shea Stadium30,73731–29
61June 10Angels2–12Colon (8–3)Ishii (1–5)—Shea Stadium31,13131–30
62June 11Angels5–3 (10)Looper (2–1)Donnelly (4–2)—Shea Stadium33,88932–30
63June 12Angels3–4Shields (5–3)Looper (2–2)Rodriguez (12)Shea Stadium43,58232–31
64June 14@ Athletics0–5Blanton (2–6)Glavine (4–6)Street (4)McAfee Coliseum18,74432–32
65June 15@ Athletics2–3Duchscherer (3–1)Ring (0–1)—McAfee Coliseum27,59832–33
66June 16@ Athletics9–6Benson (5–2)Glynn (0–3)Looper (13)McAfee Coliseum17,30833–33
67June 17@ Mariners0–5Moyer (6–2)Ishii (1–6)Nelson (1)Safeco Field37,44333–34
68June 18@ Mariners1–4Franklin (3–8)Martinez (7–2)Guardado (19)Safeco Field45,84133–35
69June 19@ Mariners5–11Meche (7–4)Glavine (4–7)—Safeco Field45,78533–36
70June 21@ Phillies9–5Benson (6–2)Myers (5–4)Looper (14)Citizens Bank Park43,05034–36
71June 22@ Phillies4–8Madson (4–2)Ring (0–2)—Citizens Bank Park42,64034–37
72June 23@ Phillies4–3Ishii (2–6)Lidle (6–6)Looper (15)Citizens Bank Park45,44935–37
73June 24@ Yankees6–4Martinez (8–2)Mussina (8–5)—Yankee Stadium55,29736–37
74June 25@ Yankees10–3Glavine (5–7)Henn (0–3)—Yankee Stadium55,11437–37
75June 26@ Yankees4–5Rivera (4–2)Looper (2–3)—Yankee Stadium55,32737–38
76June 28Phillies8–3Zambrano (4–6)Tejeda (1–1)—Shea Stadium39,89838–38
77June 29Phillies3–6Lidle (7–6)Ishii (2–7)Wagner (19)Shea Stadium24,91538–39
78June 30Phillies5–3Martinez (9–2)Lieber (8–8)Looper (16)Shea Stadium36,66739–39 :
July: (14–13) Home: 8–5; Away: 6–8
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
79July 1Marlins7–6R. Hernandez (3–2)Mecir (1–3)Looper (17)Shea Stadium44,85340–39
80July 2Marlins3–7Moehler (3–5)Benson (6–3)—Shea Stadium41,29040–40
81July 3Marlins0–3Willis (13–3)Zambrano (4–7)—Shea Stadium37,82440–41
82July 4@ Nationals5–2R. Hernandez (4–2)Kim (1–1)Looper (18)RFK Stadium44,33141–41
83July 5@ Nationals2–3Loaiza (5–5)Martinez (9–3)Cordero (30)RFK Stadium35,08741–42
84July 6@ Nationals5–3Glavine (6–7)L. Hernandez (12–3)Looper (19)RFK Stadium38,14842–42
85July 7@ Nationals3–2 (11)Bell (1–3)Ayala (7–5)Looper (20)RFK Stadium44,49243–42
86July 8@ Pirates5–6 (10)Mesa (1–5)Looper (2–4)—PNC Park32,56343–43
87July 9@ Pirates4–11D. Williams (7–6)Ishii (2–8)—PNC Park36,70843–44
88July 10@ Pirates6–1Martinez (10–3)Wells (6–9)—PNC Park26,55144–44
76th All-Star Game in Detroit, Michigan
89July 14Braves6–3R. Hernandez (5–2)Brower (3–2)Looper (21)Shea Stadium43,31945–44
90July 15Braves1–2Smoltz (10–5)R. Hernandez (5–3)Reitsma (8)Shea Stadium34,44445–45
91July 16Braves0–3Hudson (7–5)Zambrano (4–8)Reitsma (9)Shea Stadium36,07845–46
92July 17Braves8–1Martinez (11–3)Hampton (4–2)—Shea Stadium34,98346–46
93July 19Padres3–1 (11)Looper (3–4)Hammond (5–1)—Shea Stadium37,94547–46
94July 20Padres7–3Glavine (7–7)W. Williams (5–6)Padilla (1)Shea Stadium31,69748–46
95July 21Padres12–0Ishii (3–8)Peavy (8–4)—Shea Stadium33,36149–46
96July 22Dodgers5–6Weaver (8–8)Zambrano (4–9)Brazoban (18)Shea Stadium50,27349–47
97July 23Dodgers7–5Martinez (12–3)Carrara (6–4)Looper (22)Shea Stadium43,70550–47
98July 24Dodgers6–0Benson (7–3)Penny (5–6)—Shea Stadium38,00851–47
99July 25@ Rockies3–5Acevedo (2–0)Glavine (7–8)Fuentes (15)Coors Field22,21651–48
100July 26@ Rockies3–4Francis (9–7)Ishii (3–9)Fuentes (16)Coors Field22,51851–49
101July 27@ Rockies9–3Zambrano (5–9)Wright (5–11)—Coors Field26,18352–49
102July 28@ Astros2–3Wheeler (1–2)R. Hernandez (5–4)—Minute Maid Park43,55252–50
103July 29@ Astros2–5Rodriguez (6–4)Benson (7–4)Lidge (25)Minute Maid Park42,65952–51
104July 30@ Astros0–2Pettitte (9–7)Glavine (7–9)Lidge (26)Minute Maid Park43,59652–52
105July 31@ Astros9–4Heilman (4–3)Wheeler (1–3)—Minute Maid Park43,02853–52 :
August: (16-11) Home: 9–5; Away: 7–6
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106August 2Brewers9–8 (11)Looper (4–4)Santana (2–5)—Shea Stadium32,45354–52
107August 3Brewers4–6Helling (1–0)Looper (4–5)Turnbow (22)Shea Stadium40,65954–53
108August 4Brewers9–12Santana (3–5)Hernandez (5–5)Turnbow (23)Shea Stadium30,35954–54
109August 5Cubs9–5Glavine (8–9)Hill (0–1)—Shea Stadium34,72855–54
110August 6Cubs2–0Seo (3–1)Maddux (8–9)Looper (23)Shea Stadium39,91156–54
111August 7Cubs6–1V. Zambrano (6–9)C. Zambrano (8–5)—Shea Stadium40,32157–54
112August 9@ Padres3–8Park (9–5)Martinez (12–4)—Petco Park41,97757–55
113August 10@ Padres9–1Benson (8–4)Lawrence (6–12)—Petco Park43,16258–55
114August 11@ Padres1–2Williams (6–8)Glavine (8–10)Hoffman (30)Petco Park35,14858–56
115August 12@ Dodgers6–7 (10)Sanchez (4–4)Looper (4–6)—Dodger Stadium54,36158–57
116August 13@ Dodgers5–1Seo (4–1)Houlton (4–6)—Dodger Stadium47,09659–57
117August 14@ Dodgers1–2Penny (6–7)Martinez (12–5)—Dodger Stadium48,05559–58
118August 16Pirates6–2Benson (9–4)Redman (5–13)—Shea Stadium37,20260–58
119August 17Pirates5–1Glavine (9–10)Fogg (6–8)Heilman (1)Shea Stadium28,73061–58
120August 18Pirates0–5Duke (6–0)V. Zambrano (6–10)—Shea Stadium35,65361–59
121August 19Nationals1–0Seo (5–1)Patterson (7–4)Looper (24)Shea Stadium38,19662–59
122August 20Nationals9–8 (10)Hernandez (6–5)Majewski (2–3)—Shea Stadium51,78563–59
123August 21Nationals4–7Loaiza (8–9)Benson (9–5)—Shea Stadium42,41263–60
124August 22@ Diamondbacks4–1Glavine (10–10)Webb (10–10)Looper (25)Bank One Ballpark23,37164–60
125August 23@ Diamondbacks14–1V. Zambrano (7–10)Vargas (7–7)—Bank One Ballpark24,69965–60
126August 24@ Diamondbacks18–4Seo (6–1)Ortiz (4–8)—Bank One Ballpark22,26866–60
127August 25@ Diamondbacks3–1Martinez (13–5)Vazquez (10–13)Looper (26)Bank One Ballpark21,68367–60
128August 26@ Giants1–0Trachsel (1–0)Correia (2–5)Looper (27)SBC Park39,59168–60
129August 27@ Giants1–2Schmidt (11–6)Glavine (10–11)Benitez (6)SBC Park42,18068–61
130August 28@ Giants1–4Lowry (11–11)Benson (9–6)Benitez (7)SBC Park41,65968–62
131August 30Phillies6–4Padilla (1–0)Urbina (4–5)Looper (28)Shea Stadium36,50569–62
132August 31Phillies2–8Myers (12–6)Martinez (13–6)—Shea Stadium43,78069–63 :
September/October: (14-16) Home: 7–7; Away: 7–9
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133September 1Phillies1–3Lieber (13–12)Glavine (10–12)Wagner (32)Shea Stadium38,31669–64
134September 2@ Marlins2–4Willis (19–8)Zambrano (7–11)Jones (33)Dolphins Stadium25,91669–65
135September 3@ Marlins4–5Villone (3–5)Padilla (1–1)Jones (34)Dolphins Stadium37,33669–66
136September 4@ Marlins7–1Seo (7–1)Burnett (12–9)—Dolphins Stadium23,84870–66
137September 5@ Braves2–4Boyer (2–1)Trachsel (1–1)Farnsworth (10)Turner Field33,04570–67
138September 6@ Braves1–3Smoltz (14–6)Martinez (13–7)Farnsworth (11)Turner Field21,06870–68
139September 7@ Braves3–4 (10)Foster (4–1)Looper (4–7)—Turner Field28,56470–69
140September 8@ Cardinals0–5Carpenter (21–4)Benson (9–7)—Busch Stadium47,42270–70
141September 9@ Cardinals2–3Marquis (12–13)Seo (7–2)Isringhausen (35)Busch Stadium45,61670–71
142September 10@ Cardinals2–4Suppan (14–10)Trachsel (1–2)Isringhausen (36)Busch Stadium48,46570–72
143September 11@ Cardinals7–2Martinez (14–7)Morris (14–8)—Busch Stadium45,88471–72
144September 13Nationals2–4Majewski (4–3)Glavine (10–13)Cordero (45)Shea Stadium34,14371–73
145September 14Nationals3–6Loaiza (11–10)Benson (9–8)Cordero (46)Shea Stadium24,04971–74
146September 15Nationals5–6 (10)Bergmann (2–0)R. Hernandez (6–6)Majewski (1)Shea Stadium21,44171–75
147September 16Braves4–0Martinez (15–7)Smoltz (14–7)—Shea Stadium37,51972–75
148September 17Braves4–7Hudson (13–8)Trachsel (1–3)Farnsworth (14)Shea Stadium34,19172–76
149September 18Braves4–1Glavine (11–13)Thomson (3–5)—Shea Stadium31,70373–76
150September 20Marlins3–2 (12)Heilman (5–3)Moehler (6–10)—Shea Stadium21,27574–76
151September 21Marlins5–4R. Hernandez (7–6)Quantrill (2–2)—Shea Stadium36,79375–76
152September 22Marlins1–2Willis (22–9)Martinez (15–8)Jones (38)Shea Stadium25,09375–77
153September 23@ Nationals5–2 (10)R. Hernandez (8–6)Majewski (4–4)Heilman (2)RFK Stadium30,19476–77
154September 24@ Nationals5–2Glavine (12–13)L. Hernandez (15–9)R. Hernandez (2)RFK Stadium32,46777–77
155September 25@ Nationals6–5Padilla (2–1)Hughes (1–1)Heilman (3)RFK Stadium29,96778–77
156September 26@ Phillies6–5Takatsu (2–2)Urbina (5–6)R. Hernandez (3)Citizens Bank Park28,67979–77
157September 27@ Phillies3–2Padilla (3–1)Lieber (16–13)Heilman (4)Citizens Bank Park36,15080–77
158September 28@ Phillies6–16Padilla (9–12)Trachsel (1–4)—Citizens Bank Park42,25080–78
159September 29Rockies11–0Glavine (13–13)S. Kim (6–3)—Shea Stadium27,57081–78
160September 30Rockies3–2Benson (10–8)B. Kim (5–12)Heilman (5)Shea Stadium29,13382–78
161October 1Rockies3–1Seo (8–2)Esposito (0–2)R. Hernandez (4)Shea Stadium36,38583–78
162October 2Rockies3–11Cook (7–2)Zambrano (7–12)—Shea Stadium47,71881–79 :

## 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 | 113 | 398 | 100 | .251 | 19 | 62 |
| 1B | Doug Mientkiewicz | 87 | 275 | 66 | .240 | 11 | 29 |
| 2B | Miguel Cairo | 100 | 327 | 82 | .251 | 2 | 19 |
| SS | José Reyes | 161 | 696 | 190 | .273 | 7 | 58 |
| 3B | David Wright | 160 | 575 | 176 | .306 | 27 | 102 |
| LF | Cliff Floyd | 150 | 550 | 150 | .273 | 34 | 98 |
| CF | Carlos Beltrán | 151 | 582 | 155 | .266 | 16 | 78 |
| RF | Víctor Díaz | 89 | 280 | 72 | .257 | 12 | 38 |

#### 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 |
| Mike Cameron | 76 | 308 | 84 | .273 | 12 | 39 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 87 | 267 | 68 | .255 | 3 | 24 |
| Marlon Anderson | 123 | 235 | 62 | .264 | 7 | 19 |
| Ramón Castro | 99 | 209 | 51 | .244 | 8 | 41 |
| Chris Woodward | 81 | 173 | 49 | .283 | 3 | 18 |
| Mike Jacobs | 30 | 100 | 31 | .310 | 11 | 23 |
| José Offerman | 53 | 72 | 18 | .250 | 1 | 10 |
| Eric Valent | 28 | 43 | 8 | .186 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Williams | 39 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Daubach | 15 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 1 | 3 |
| Anderson Hernández | 6 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Difelice | 11 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Pedro Martínez | 31 | 217 | 15 | 8 | 2.82 | 208 |
| Tom Glavine | 33 | 211+1⁄3 | 13 | 13 | 3.53 | 105 |
| Kris Benson | 28 | 174+1⁄3 | 10 | 8 | 4.13 | 95 |
| Víctor Zambrano | 31 | 166+1⁄3 | 7 | 12 | 4.17 | 112 |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | 19 | 91 | 3 | 9 | 5.14 | 53 |
| Jae Weong Seo | 14 | 90+1⁄3 | 8 | 2 | 2.59 | 59 |
| Steve Trachsel | 6 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 4.14 | 24 |

#### 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 |
| Aaron Heilman | 53 | 108 | 5 | 3 | 3.17 | 106 |

#### 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 |
| Braden Looper | 60 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 3.94 | 27 |
| Roberto Hernández | 67 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2.58 | 61 |
| Heath Bell | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.59 | 43 |
| Dae-Sung Koo | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 23 |
| Mike DeJean | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.31 | 17 |
| Juan Padilla | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.49 | 17 |
| Manny Aybar | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.04 | 27 |
| Danny Graves | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.75 | 12 |
| Royce Ring | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.06 | 8 |
| Shingo Takatsu | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 6 |
| Mike Matthews | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |
| Tim Hamulack | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.14 | 2 |
| José Santiago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 3 |
| Félix Heredia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Norfolk Tides | International League | Ken Oberkfell |
| AA | Binghamton Mets | Eastern League | Jack Lind |
| A | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | Tim Teufel |
| A | Hagerstown Suns | South Atlantic League | Gene Richards |
| A-Short Season | Brooklyn Cyclones | New York–Penn League | Mookie Wilson |
| Rookie | Kingsport Mets | Appalachian League | Jesse Levis |
| Rookie | GCL Mets | Gulf Coast League | Gary Carter |