2003 New York Mets season

The 2003 New York Mets season was the 42nd regular season for the Mets. They went 66–95 and finished fifth in the National League East, thirty-four and a half games behind the first place Atlanta Braves. This was the first season under full ownership of Fred Wilpon, who decided in the offseason to replace Bobby Valentine with Art Howe as manager; previously, Howe had managed the Oakland Athletics for the past seven seasons. The Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.

2003 New York Mets
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Shea Stadium
City	New York
Record	66–95 (.410)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Fred Wilpon
General managers	Steve Phillips, Jim Duquette
Managers	Art Howe
Television	WPIX (Tom Seaver, Ted Robinson, Ralph Kiner, Dave O'Brien) Fox Sports New York/MSG/MetroTV (Ralph Kiner, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Ted Robinson, Keith Hernandez)
Radio	WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ted Robinson) WADO (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)
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Offseason

• November 25, 2002: Jorge Velandia was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[1]
• December 5, 2002: Tom Glavine was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[2]
• December 19, 2002: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[3]
• January 11, 2003: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[4]
• February 11, 2003: Jay Bell signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[5]
• February 13, 2003: David Cone signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[6]

Regular season

After their disappointing 2002 season the Mets entered 2003 hoping to contend for a playoff spot. But the season ended up being a massive disappointment as they were defeated by the Cubs at home 15–2 on opening day and finished just 66–95.

Opening Day starters

• Roberto Alomar
• Jeromy Burnitz
• Roger Cedeño
• Cliff Floyd
• Tom Glavine
• Mike Piazza
• Rey Sánchez
• Mo Vaughn
• Ty Wigginton^[7]

Detailed record

Team Home Away Total Win % NL East Atlanta Braves 5–4 3–7 8–11 .421 Florida Marlins 3–6 4–6 7–12 .368 Montreal Expos 4–6 1–8 5–14 .263 Philadelphia Phillies 3–7 4–5 7–12 .368 Total 15–23 12–26 27–49 .355 NL Central Chicago Cubs 1–2 0–3 1–5 .167 Cincinnati Reds 1–2 3–0 4–2 .667 Houston Astros 2–1 2–1 4–2 .667 Milwaukee Brewers 1–5 2–1 3–6 .333 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1 2–1 4–2 .667 St. Louis Cardinals 1–2 0–3 1–5 .167 Total 8–13 9–9 17–22 .436 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 1–2 1–2 2–4 .333 Colorado Rockies 4–0 1–2 5–2 .714 Los Angeles Dodgers 1–2 2–1 3–3 .500 San Diego Padres 2–1 1–2 3–3 .500 San Francisco Giants 2–0 2–2 4–2 .667 Total 10–5 7–9 17–14 .548 American League Anaheim Angels — 2–1 2–1 .667 New York Yankees 0–3 0–3 0–6 .000 Seattle Mariners 1–2 — 1–2 .333 Texas Rangers — 2–1 2–1 .667 Total 1–5 4–5 5–10 .333

Month Games Won Lost Win % March 1 0 1 .000 April 26 11 15 .423 May 28 14 14 .500 June 26 10 16 .385 July 27 9 18 .333 August 27 15 12 .556 September 26 7 19 .269 Total 161 66 95 .410 Games Won Lost Win % Home 80 34 46 .425 Away 81 32 49 .395

Season standings

National League East

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	101	61	.623	—	55‍–‍26	46‍–‍35
Florida Marlins	91	71	.562	10	53‍–‍28	38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	15	49‍–‍32	37‍–‍44
Montreal Expos	83	79	.512	18	52‍–‍29	31‍–‍50
New York Mets	66	95	.410	34½	34‍–‍46	32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

2003 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2003
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–5	2–4	7–2	10–9	2–5	5–1	10–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	9–10	5–14	3–3	11–4
Atlanta	5–2	—	4–2	3–3	6–0	9–10	5–1	4–2	4–2	12–7	11–8	9–10	7–2	6–1	2–4	4–2	10–5
Chicago	4–2	2–4	—	10–7	3–3	4–2	9–7	2–4	10–6	3–3	5–1	1–5	10–8	4–2	4–2	8–9	9–9
Cincinnati	2–7	3–3	7–10	—	4–2	2–4	5–12	2–4	8–10	2–4	2–4	5–4	5–11	3–3	3–3	9–7	7–5
Colorado	9–10	0–6	3–3	2–4	—	4–2	2–4	7–12	5–1	3–4	2–5	2–4	3–6	12–7	7–12	4–2	9–6
Florida	5–2	10–9	2–4	4–2	2–4	—	1–5	2–5	7–2	13–6	12–7	13–6	2–4	5–1	1–5	3–3	9–6
Houston	1–5	1–5	7–9	12–5	4–2	5–1	—	4–2	9–8	3–3	2–4	2–4	10–6	3–3	2–4	11–7	11–7
Los Angeles	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	12–7	5–2	2–4	—	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–5	5–1	8–11	6–13	4–2	11–7
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	6–10	10–8	1–5	2–7	8–9	2–4	—	0–6	6–3	4–2	10–7	5–1	1–5	3–13	5–7
Montreal	2–4	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–3	6–13	3–3	2–4	6–0	—	14–5	8–11	3–3	4–2	7–0	1–5	9–9
New York	2–4	8–11	1–5	4–2	5–2	7–12	4–2	3–3	3–6	5–14	—	7–12	4–2	3–3	4–2	1–5	5–10
Philadelphia	2–4	10–9	5–1	4–5	4–2	6–13	4–2	5–2	2–4	11–8	12–7	—	2–4	4–3	3–3	4–2	8–7
Pittsburgh	3–3	2–7	8–10	11–5	6–3	4–2	6–10	1–5	7–10	3–3	2–4	4–2	—	4–2	2–4	7–10	5–7
San Diego	10–9	1–6	2–4	3–3	7–12	1–5	3–3	11–8	1–5	2–4	3–3	3–4	2–4	—	5–14	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	4–2	2–4	3–3	12–7	5–1	4–2	13–6	5–1	0–7	2–4	3–3	4–2	14–5	—	5–1	10–8
St. Louis	3–3	2–4	9–8	7–9	2–4	3–3	7–11	2–4	13–3	5–1	5–1	2–4	10–7	4–2	1–5	—	10–8

Notable transactions

• July 1, 2003: Roberto Alomar was traded by the New York Mets with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Edwin Almonte, Royce Ring, and Andrew Salvo.
• July 16, 2003: Armando Benítez was traded by the New York Mets to the New York Yankees for Ryan Bicondoa, Jason Anderson and Anderson Garcia.
• July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.^[8]

Game log

Regular season

Legend
Mets Win	Mets Loss	Game Postponed
Bold = Mets team member

2003 Game Log Overall: 66–95 (Home: 34–46; Away: 32–49)
March/April: (11–16) Home: 8–7; Away: 3–9 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 1 March 31 Cubs 2–15 Wood (1–0) Glavine (0–1) — Shea Stadium 53,586 0–1 2 April 2 Cubs 4–1 Leiter (1–0) Clement (0–1) Benitez (1) Shea Stadium 20,594 1–1 3 April 3 Cubs 3–6 Prior (1–0) Trachsel (0–1) — Shea Stadium 17,244 1–2 4 April 4 Expos 4–0 Cone (1–0) Ohka (0–1) — Shea Stadium 18,040 2–2 5 April 5 Expos 3–1 Glavine (1–1) Armas (1–1) Benitez (2) Shea Stadium 36,817 3–2 6 April 6 Expos 5–8 Stewart (1–0) Benitez (0–1) Biddle (2) Shea Stadium 35,093 3–3 7 April 8 @ Marlins 4–2 Leiter (2–0) Redman (1–1) Benitez (3) Pro Player Stadium 10,103 4–3 8 April 9 @ Marlins 2–3 Looper (1–0) Stanton (0–1) — Pro Player Stadium 10,052 4–4 9 April 10 @ Marlins 3–4 Spooneybarger (1–0) Benitez (0–2) — Pro Player Stadium 10,267 4–5 10 April 11 @ Expos* 0–10 Ohka (1–1) Cone (1–1) — Hiram Bithorn Stadium 17,906 4–6 11 April 12 @ Expos* 4–5 Hernandez (1–0) Seo (0–1) Biddle (3) Hiram Bithorn Stadium 18,264 4–7 12 April 13 @ Expos* 1–2 (10) Biddle (1–0) Stanton (0–2) — Hiram Bithorn Stadium 16,332 4–8 13 April 14 @ Expos* 3–5 Smith (1–0) Strickland (0–1) Biddle (4) Hiram Bithorn Stadium 13,155 4–9 14 April 15 @ Pirates 3–1 Glavine (2–1) Fogg (1–2) Benitez (4) PNC Park 14,728 5–9 15 April 16 @ Pirates 3–6 Suppan (3–0) Cone (1–2) — PNC Park 12,609 5–10 16 April 17 @ Pirates 7–2 Seo (1–1) D'Amico (1–2) — PNC Park 11,299 6–10 17 April 18 Marlins 6–3 Weathers (1–0) Nunez (0–2) Benitez (5) Shea Stadium 18,525 7–10 18 April 19 Marlins 5–6 Looper (2–0) Benitez (0–3) — Shea Stadium 36,448 7–11 19 April 20 Marlins 7–4 Glavine (3–1) Nunez (0–3) — Shea Stadium 26,245 8–11 20 April 22 Astros 2–6 Redding (1–2) Cone (1–3) — Shea Stadium 31,733 8–12 21 April 23 Astros 4–2 Leiter (3–0) Oswalt (2–2) Benitez (6) Shea Stadium 20,322 9–12 22 April 24 Astros 7–4 Astacio (1–0) Miller (0–2) Benitez (7) Shea Stadium 31,656 10–12 23 April 25 Diamondbacks 4–3 Stanton (1–2) Villarreal (1–1) Benitez (8) Shea Stadium 24,725 11–12 – April 26 Diamondbacks Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 27 24 April 27 (1) Diamondbacks 1–6 Webb (1–0) Glavine (3–2) — Shea Stadium N/A 11–13 25 April 27 (2) Diamondbacks 3–7 Johnson (1–2) Seo (1–2) Mantei (3) Shea Stadium 36,491 11–14 26 April 29 @ Cardinals 3–13 Morris (2–2) Leiter (3–1) — Busch Stadium 30,275 11–15 27 April 30 @ Cardinals 4–13 Williams (4–0) Astacio (1–1) — Busch Stadium 30,265 11–16 *Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games.
May: (14–14) Home: 6–5; Away: 8–9 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 28 May 1 @ Cardinals 5–6 (10) Eldred (2–0) Strickland (0–2) — Busch Stadium 35,283 11–17 29 May 2 @ Brewers 9–3 Glavine (4–2) Rusch (1–5) — Miller Park 16,315 12–17 30 May 3 @ Brewers 2–3 Foster (2–0) Weathers (1–1) DeJean (5) Miller Park 19,796 12–18 31 May 4 @ Brewers 5–3 Leiter (4–1) Kinney (2–2) Benitez (9) Miller Park 18,571 13–18 32 May 6 Dodgers 3–2 Astacio (2–1) Perez (1–2) Benitez (10) Shea Stadium 21,173 14–18 33 May 7 Dodgers 1–2 Nomo (4–4) Trachsel (0–2) Gagne (11) Shea Stadium 18,965 14–19 34 May 8 Dodgers 1–6 Ishii (3–1) Glavine (4–3) — Shea Stadium 18,729 14–20 35 May 9 Padres 4–5 Hackman (1–0) Weathers (1–2) Orosco (2) Shea Stadium 29,855 14–21 36 May 10 Padres 4–2 (10) Stanton (2–2) Wright (1–5) — Shea Stadium 32,930 15–21 37 May 11 Padres 3–2 Lloyd (1–0) Matthews (1–1) Benitez (11) Shea Stadium 30,694 16–21 38 May 12 @ Rockies 9–6 Trachsel (1–2) Young (0–1) Benitez (12) Coors Field 25,433 17–21 39 May 13 @ Rockies 8–9 Reed (3–1) Cerda (0–1) Jimenez (9) Coors Field 25,043 17–22 40 May 14 @ Rockies 5–6 Reed (4–1) Stanton (2–3) Jimenez (10) Coors Field 26,755 17–23 41 May 15 @ Giants 3–11 Rueter (4–1) Leiter (4–2) — Pacific Bell Park 36,542 17–24 42 May 16 @ Giants 5–7 Nathan (5–1) Weathers (1–3) Worrell (12) Pacific Bell Park 39,160 17–25 43 May 17 @ Giants 5–1 Trachsel (2–2) Moss (5–2) — Pacific Bell Park 42,259 18–25 44 May 18 @ Giants 5–1 Glavine (5–3) Ainsworth (3–4) — SBC Park 42,590 19–25 45 May 20 Phillies 7–11 Myers (4–3) Lloyd (1–1) — Shea Stadium 25,281 19–26 46 May 21 Phillies 5–4 Benitez (1–3) Adams (0–2) — Shea Stadium 29,551 20–26 47 May 22 Phillies 6–3 Astacio (3–1) Padilla (3–6) Benitez (13) Shea Stadium 20,101 21–26 48 May 23 @ Braves 6–5 Trachsel (3–2) Ortiz (6–3) Benitez (14) Turner Field 33,270 22–26 49 May 24 @ Braves 4–10 Ramirez (4–2) Glavine (5–4) — Turner Field 40,912 22–27 50 May 25 @ Braves 1–3 Hernandez (4–1) Weathers (1–4) Smoltz (19) Turner Field 41,432 22–28 51 May 27 @ Phillies 4–2 Leiter (5–2) Wolf (5–3) Benitez (15) Veterans Stadium 18,081 23–28 52 May 28 @ Phillies 3–11 Padilla (4–6) Astacio (3–2) — Veterans Stadium 21,389 23–29 53 May 29 @ Phillies 5–0 Trachsel (4–2) Millwood (7–2) — Veterans Stadium 19,568 24–29 54 May 30 Braves 2–5 Maddux (4–5) Glavine (5–5) Smoltz (20) Shea Stadium 26,439 24–30 55 May 31 Braves 4–2 Seo (2–2) Hampton (2–3) Benitez (16) Shea Stadium 33,378 25–30
June: (10–16) Home: 4–9; Away: 6–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 56 June 1 Braves 10–4 Leiter (6–2) Gryboski (3–3) — Shea Stadium 25,162 26–30 – June 3 Brewers Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 5 – June 4 Brewers Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 28 57 June 5 (1) Brewers 7–8 Kinney (4–4) Trachsel (4–3) DeJean (13) Shea Stadium N/A 26–31 58 June 5 (2) Brewers 3–5 Sheets (6–4) Glavine (5–6) DeJean (14) Shea Stadium 19,048 26–32 59 June 6 Mariners 3–2 Seo (3–2) Franklyn (4–4) Benitez (17) Shea Stadium 26,684 27–32 – June 7 Mariners Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 8 60 June 8 (1) Mariners 1–13 Garcia (6–6) Leiter (6–3) — Shea Stadium N/A 27–33 61 June 8 (2) Mariners 0–7 Moyer (10–2) Bacsik (0–1) — Shea Stadium 39,820 27–34 62 June 10 @ Rangers 7–9 Thomson (4–7) Trachsel (4–4) Urbina (18) The Ballpark in Arlington 20,581 27–35 63 June 11 @ Rangers 8–2 Seo (4–2) Santos (0–1) — The Ballpark in Arlington 19,087 28–35 64 June 12 @ Rangers 11–0 Leiter (7–3) Lewis (4–5) — The Ballpark in Arlington 19,044 29–35 65 June 13 @ Angels 7–3 Bacsik (1–1) Sele (3–4) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 38,294 30–35 66 June 14 @ Angels 3–13 Ortiz (7–5) Roach (0–1) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 43,449 30–36 67 June 15 @ Angels 8–0 Trachsel (5–4) Washburn (6–7) — Edison International Field of Anaheim 43,721 31–36 68 June 16 @ Marlins 0–1 Willis (6–1) Glavine (5–7) — Pro Player Stadium 10,624 31–37 69 June 17 @ Marlins 5–0 Seo (5–2) Pavano (5–8) — Pro Player Stadium 10,359 32–37 70 June 18 @ Marlins 10–5 Leiter (8–3) Penny (5–5) Wheeler (1) Pro Player Stadium 11,326 33–37 71 June 19 @ Marlins 1–5 Phelps (3–2) Bacsik (1–2) — Pro Player Stadium 10,400 33–38 72 June 20 Yankees 0–5 Pettitte (7–6) Trachsel (5–5) — Shea Stadium 55,386 33–39 – June 21 Yankees Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 28 73 June 22 Yankees 3–7 (11) Rivera (2–0) Lloyd (1–2) — Shea Stadium 55,031 33–40 74 June 24 Marlins 4–8 Penny (6–5) Leiter (8–4) Tejera (1) Shea Stadium 22,226 33–41 75 June 25 Marlins 6–3 Trachsel (6–5) Redman (5–3) Benitez (18) Shea Stadium 22,563 34–41 76 June 26 Marlins 1–6 Willis (8–1) Heilman (0–1) — Shea Stadium 30,378 34–42 77 June 27 @ Yankees 4–6 Wells (10–2) Seo (5–3) Miceli (1) Yankee Stadium 55,226 34–43 78 June 28 (1) @ Yankees 1–7 Clemens (8–5) Griffiths (0–1) — Yankee Stadium 55,343 34–44 79 June 28 (2) Yankees 8–9 Claussen (1–0) Glavine (5–8) Rivera (13) Shea Stadium 36,372 34–45 80 June 29 @ Yankees 3–5 Weaver (4–6) Leiter (8–5) Rivera (14) Yankee Stadium 55,444 34–46 81 June 30 Expos 3–1 Trachsel (7–5) Vazquez (6–6) Benitez (19) Shea Stadium 29,829 35–46
July: (9–18) Home: 4–12; Away: 5–6 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 82 July 1 Expos 7–6 Benitez (2–3) Manon (0–2) — Shea Stadium 30,084 36–46 83 July 2 Expos 4–11 Hernandez (7–6) Seo (5–4) — Shea Stadium 35,547 36–47 84 July 4 @ Reds 7–2 Glavine (6–8) Haynes (1–8) Benitez (20) Great American Ball Park 35,511 37–47 85 July 5 @ Reds 6–2 Trachsel (8–5) Graves (4–8) Weathers (1) Great American Ball Park 41,020 38–47 86 July 6 @ Reds 7–5 Cerda (1–1) Reith (1–1) Benitez (21) Great American Ball Park 31,054 39–47 87 July 7 Braves 3–7 Ramirez (8–2) Seo (5–5) — Shea Stadium 32,399 39–48 88 July 8 Braves 3–5 Reynolds (6–4) Roach (0–2) Smoltz (33) Shea Stadium 29,096 39–49 89 July 9 Braves 3–6 Ortiz (12–4) Glavine (6–9) Smoltz (34) Shea Stadium 30,308 39–50 90 July 10 Phillies 2–7 Padilla (8–8) Trachsel (8–6) — Shea Stadium 25,913 39–51 91 July 11 Phillies 3–10 Wolf (10–4) Heilman (0–2) — Shea Stadium 35,884 39–52 92 July 12 Phillies 2–4 (11) Mesa (4–5) Franco (0–1) — Shea Stadium 33,452 39–53 93 July 13 Phillies 4–3 Benitez (3–3) Adams (1–3) — Shea Stadium 31,630 40–53 74th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois 94 July 17 @ Braves 2–3 Maddux (8–8) Franco (0–2) — Turner Field 36,688 40–54 95 July 18 @ Braves 4–11 Hampton (6–5) Seo (5–6) — Turner Field 44,815 40–55 96 July 19 @ Braves 4–7 Ortiz (13–4) Glavine (6–10) Smoltz (35) Turner Field 45,759 40–56 97 July 20 @ Braves 8–11 King (3–0) Stanton (2–4) Smoltz (36) Turner Field 36,029 40–57 98 July 21 @ Phillies 8–6 Heilman (1–2) Duckworth (3–4) Franco (1) Veterans Stadium 33,208 41–57 99 July 22 @ Phillies 7–5 Trachsel (9–6) Millwood (10–7) Wheeler (2) Veterans Stadium 37,164 42–57 100 July 23 @ Expos 2–5 Vazquez (8–6) Seo (5–7) Biddle (23) Olympic Stadium 8,853 42–58 101 July 24 @ Expos 1–5 Hernandez (10–6) Glavine (6–11) Biddle (24) Olympic Stadium 9,337 42–59 102 July 25 Reds 3–1 Leiter (9–5) Graves (4–11) Stanton (1) Shea Stadium 34,021 43–59 103 July 26 Reds 3–8 Acevedo (2–0) Heilman (1–3) — Shea Stadium 29,305 43–60 104 July 27 Reds 5–8 Wilson (6–8) Trachsel (9–7) Williamson (21) Shea Stadium 30,173 43–61 105 July 28 Brewers 2–4 Estrella (3–2) Weathers (1–5) Kolb (3) Shea Stadium 6,056 43–62 106 July 29 Brewers 3–6 Sheets (10–7) Wheeler (0–1) DeJean (18) Shea Stadium 22,846 43–63 107 July 30 Brewers 2–0 Leiter (10–5) Obermueller (0–2) Weathers (2) Shea Stadium 22,389 44–63 108 July 31 Brewers 3–4 Kinney (7–8) Heilman (1–4) Kolb (4) Shea Stadium 27,590 44–64
August: (15–12) Home: 7–5; Away: 8–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 109 August 1 Cardinals 2–8 Kline (4–4) Wheeler (0–2) — Shea Stadium 23,578 44–65 110 August 2 Cardinals 9–10 Tomko (7–7) Seo (5–8) Yan (1) Shea Stadium 30,898 44–66 111 August 3 Cardinals 13–5 Griffiths (1–1) Stephenson (5–11) — Shea Stadium 27,592 45–66 112 August 5 @ Astros 10–1 Leiter (11–5) Villone (3–2) — Minute Maid Park 31,582 46–66 113 August 6 @ Astros 1–11 Miller (8–10) Heilman (1–5) — Minute Maid Park 30,154 46–67 114 August 7 @ Astros 5–4 Trachsel (10–7) Lidge (4–2) Stanton (2) Minute Maid Park 31,250 47–67 115 August 8 @ Diamondbacks 3–1 Glavine (7–11) Webb (7–5) Stanton (3) Bank One Ballpark 36,335 48–67 116 August 9 @ Diamondbacks 1–2 Randolph (6–0) Franco (0–3) — Bank One Ballpark 41,934 48–68 117 August 10 @ Diamondbacks 4–7 Johnson (3–4) Leiter (11–6) Mantei (15) Bank One Ballpark 37,521 48–69 118 August 12 Giants 5–4 Heilman (2–5) Ponson (14–8) Weathers (3) Shea Stadium 37,461 49–69 119 August 13 Giants 9–2 Trachsel (11–7) Williams (5–3) — Shea Stadium 31,759 50–69 – August 14 Giants Cancelled (power outage) 120 August 15 Rockies 5–0 Glavine (8–11) Oliver (10–8) — Shea Stadium 28,081 51–69 121 August 16 Rockies 13–4 Seo (6–8) Chacon (11–8) — Shea Stadium 28,233 52–69 122 August 17 Rockies 6–4 Leiter (12–6) Jennings (10–11) Weathers (4) Shea Stadium 28,393 53–69 123 August 18 Rockies 8–0 Trachsel (12–7) Tsao (2–1) — Shea Stadium 23,865 54–69 124 August 19 @ Padres 2–3 Limebrink (2–2) Stanton (2–5) Beck (17) Qualcomm Stadium 21,794 54–70 125 August 20 @ Padres 1–2 Beck (3–1) Roberts (0–1) — Qualcomm Stadium 16,532 54–71 126 August 21 @ Padres 5–1 Seo (7–8) Perez (4–7) — Qualcomm Stadium 21,958 55–71 127 August 22 @ Dodgers 1–2 Nomo (15–9) Leiter (12–7) Gagne (43) Dodger Stadium 40,714 55–72 128 August 23 @ Dodgers 4–0 Trachsel (13–7) Ashby (3–10) — Dodger Stadium 44,449 56–72 129 August 24 @ Dodgers 2–1 Glavine (9–11) Brown (12–7) Franco (2) Dodger Stadium 45,496 57–72 130 August 26 @ Braves 6–5 Seo (8–8) Reynolds (10–7) Stanton (4) Turner Field 24,694 58–72 131 August 27 @ Braves 1–4 Maddux (13–10) Heilman (2–6) Mercker (1) Turner Field 23,755 58–73 132 August 28 @ Braves 3–1 Leiter (13–7) Hampton (12–6) Weathers (5) Turner Field 27,856 59–73 133 August 29 Phillies 0–7 Millwood (13–9) Trachsel (13–8) — Shea Stadium 33,208 59–74 134 August 30 Phillies 2–4 Wolf (13–9) Glavine (9–12) Mesa (23) Shea Stadium 26,769 59–75 135 August 31 Phillies 1–4 Padilla (12–9) Seo (8–9) Mesa (24) Shea Stadium 26,180 59–76
September: (7–19) Home: 5–8; Away: 2–11 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record 136 September 1 Braves 3–2 Wheeler (1–2) Hodges (3–3) Weathers (6) Shea Stadium 23,877 60–76 137 September 2 Braves 3–1 Leiter (14–7) Hampton (12–7) Weathers (7) Shea Stadium 24,390 61–76 138 September 3 Braves 9–3 Trachsel (14–8) Ortiz (18–6) — Shea Stadium 16,439 62–76 139 September 4 @ Phillies 5–6 de los Santos (4–3) Stanton (2–6) — Veterans Stadium 19,259 62–77 140 September 5 @ Phillies 0–1 Padilla (13–9) Seo (8–10) Cormier (1) Veterans Stadium 26,712 62–78 141 September 6 @ Phillies 6–9 Myers (13–7) Griffiths (1–2) Wendell (1) Veterans Stadium 38,671 62–79 142 September 7 @ Phillies 4–5 (11) Cormier (6–0) Wheeler (1–3) — Veterans Stadium 29,159 62–80 143 September 8 Marlins 0–5 Beckett (8–7) Trachsel (14–9) — Shea Stadium 15,155 62–81 144 September 9 Marlins 1–3 Urbina (3–4) Weathers (1–6) Looper (28) Shea Stadium 29,410 62–82 145 September 10 Marlins 3–7 Redman (12–9) Seo (8–11) — Shea Stadium 16,699 62–83 146 September 12 @ Expos 4–7 Tucker (1–2) Leiter (14–8) Ayala (5) Olympic Stadium 10,701 62–84 147 September 13 @ Expos 5–4 Trachsel (15–9) Vazquez (12–11) Roberts (1) Olympic Stadium 15,086 63–84 148 September 14 @ Expos 3–7 Day (8–7) Glavine (9–13) — Olympic Stadium 21,417 63–85 149 September 15 @ Cubs 1–4 Clement (13–11) Griffiths (1–3) Borowski (29) Wrigley Field 38,698 63–86 150 September 16 @ Cubs 2–3 Prior (16–6) Seo (8–12) Borowski (30) Wrigley Field 39,534 63–87 151 September 17 @ Cubs 0–2 Wood (13–11) Leiter (14–9) — Wrigley Field 38,482 63–88 152 September 18 Expos 0–1 Vazquez (13–11) Trachsel (15–10) Cordero (1) Shea Stadium 18,914 63–89 153 September 19 Expos 1–7 Day (9–7) Glavine (9–14) — Shea Stadium 33,083 63–90 154 September 20 Expos 3–4 (10) Cordero (1–0) Stanton (2–7) Biddle (32) Shea Stadium 37,294 63–91 155 September 21 Expos 2–4 Ayala (10–3) Roberts (0–2) Biddle (33) Shea Stadium 28,702 63–92 156 September 23 Pirates 1–0 Leiter (15–9) Wells (9–9) — Shea Stadium 17,830 64–92 157 September 24 Pirates 5–3 Trachsel (16–10) D'Amico (9–16) Stanton (5) Shea Stadium 22,134 65–92 158 September 25 Pirates 1–3 Torres (7–5) Roberts (0–3) Tavarez (10) Shea Stadium 25,081 65–93 159 September 26 @ Marlins 3–4 Pavano (12–13) Heilman (2–7) Urbina (32) Pro Player Stadium 33,215 65–94 160 September 27 @ Marlins 9–3 Seo (9–11) Tejera (3–4) — Pro Player Stadium 30,204 66–94 161 September 28 @ Marlins 0–4 Willis (14–6) Griffiths (1–4) — Pro Player Stadium 27,529 66–95

Roster

2003 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers 56 Edwin Almonte 17 Jason Anderson 34 Pedro Astacio 33 Mike Bacsik 49 Armando Benítez 43 Jaime Cerda 16 David Cone 55 Pedro Feliciano 45 John Franco 47 Tom Glavine 46 Jeremy Griffiths 48 Aaron Heilman 22 Al Leiter 17 Graeme Lloyd 27 Jason Middlebrook 49 Orber Moreno 57 Jason Roach 36 Grant Roberts 40 Jae Seo 32 Mike Stanton 38 Pat Strange 28 Scott Strickland 29 Steve Trachsel 39 David Weathers 39 Dan Wheeler		Catchers 31 Mike Piazza  3 Vance Wilson Infielders 12 Roberto Alomar 44 Jay Bell 00,52 Tony Clark 12 Danny Garcia 11 Joe McEwing 23 Jason Phillips  7 José Reyes 10 Rey Sánchez 26 Marco Scutaro 42 Mo Vaughn 13 Jorge Velandia  9 Ty Wigginton		Outfielders 20 Jeromy Burnitz 19 Roger Cedeño 61 Jeff Duncan 30 Cliff Floyd 21 Raul González  6 Timo Pérez 20 Prentice Redman  5 Tsuyoshi Shinjo Other batters 10 Joe DePastino 27 Mike Glavine 50 Matt Watson		Manager 18 Art Howe Coaches 25 Don Baylor (bench)  4 Matt Galante (third base)  2 Gary Pettis (first base) 53 Vern Ruhle (pitching) 52 Rick Waits (bullpen) 15 Denny Walling (hitting)

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	Vance Wilson	96	268	65	.243	8	39
1B	Jason Phillips	119	403	120	.298	11	58
2B	Roberto Alomar	73	263	69	.262	2	22
SS	José Reyes	69	274	84	.307	5	32
3B	Ty Wigginton	156	573	146	.255	11	71
LF	Cliff Floyd	108	365	106	.290	18	68
CF	Jeff Duncan	56	139	27	.194	1	10
RF	Roger Cedeño	148	484	129	.267	7	37

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
Timo Pérez	127	346	93	.269	4	42
Joe McEwing	119	278	67	.241	1	16
Tony Clark	125	254	59	.232	16	43
Mike Piazza	68	234	67	.286	11	34
Jeromy Burnitz	65	234	64	.274	18	45
Raúl González	107	217	50	.230	2	21
Rey Sánchez	56	174	36	.207	0	12
Jay Bell	72	116	21	.181	0	3
Tsuyoshi Shinjo	62	114	22	.193	1	7
Mo Vaughn	27	79	15	.190	3	15
Marco Scutaro	48	75	16	.213	2	6
Jorge Velandia	23	58	11	.190	0	8
Daniel Garcia	19	56	12	.214	2	6
Prentice Redman	15	24	3	.125	1	2
Matt Watson	15	23	4	.174	0	2
Mike Glavine	6	7	1	.143	0	0
Joe DePastino	2	2	0	.000	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
Steve Trachsel	33	204.2	16	10	3.78	111
Jae Weong Seo	32	188.1	9	12	3.82	110
Tom Glavine	32	183.1	9	14	4.52	82
Al Leiter	30	180.2	15	9	3.99	139
Aaron Heilman	14	65.1	2	7	6.75	51
Pedro Astacio	7	36.2	3	2	7.36	20
David Cone	5	18.0	1	3	6.50	13
Jason Roach	2	9.0	0	2	12.00	2

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
Jeremy Griffiths	9	41.0	1	4	7.02	25
Mike Bacsik	5	17.2	1	2	10.19	12

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
Armando Benítez	45	3	3	21	3.10	50
David Weathers	77	1	6	7	3.08	75
Mike Stanton	50	2	7	5	4.57	34
John Franco	38	0	3	2	2.62	16
Graeme Lloyd	36	1	2	0	3.31	17
Dan Wheeler	35	1	3	2	3.71	35
Jaime Cerda	27	1	1	0	5.85	19
Pedro Feliciano	23	0	0	0	3.35	43
Scott Strickland	19	0	2	0	2.25	16
Grant Roberts	18	0	3	1	3.79	10
Edwin Almonte	12	0	0	0	11.12	7
Orber Moreno	7	0	0	0	7.88	5
Jason Anderson	6	0	0	0	5.06	7
Pat Strange	6	0	0	0	11.00	5
Jason Middlebrook	5	0	0	0	10.29	3

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Norfolk Tides	International League	Bobby Floyd
AA	Binghamton Mets	Eastern League	John Stearns
A	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	Ken Oberkfell
A	Capital City Bombers	South Atlantic League	Tony Tijerina
A-Short Season	Brooklyn Cyclones	New York–Penn League	Tim Teufel
Rookie	Kingsport Mets	Appalachian League	Mookie Wilson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie^[9]