2000 New York Mets season

2000 New York Mets
National League champions
National League Wild Card winners
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkShea Stadium
CityNew York
Record94–68 (.580)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersNelson Doubleday Jr., Fred Wilpon
General managerSteve Phillips
ManagerBobby Valentine
TelevisionWPIX-TV/Fox Sports New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tom Seaver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne)
RadioWFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman)
WADO (Spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)

The 2000 New York Mets season was the 39th regular season for the Mets. They entered the season as defending National League runner ups, losing to the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. They went 94–68 and finished second in the National League East, but earned the NL Wild Card. They made it to the World Series where they were defeated by their crosstown rival the New York Yankees. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

  • December 10, 1999: Jesse Orosco was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy.[1]
  • December 23, 1999: Mike Hampton traded by the Houston Astros with Derek Bell to the New York Mets for Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeño, and Octavio Dotel.[2]
  • January 19, 2000: Charlie Hayes signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[3]
  • January 20, 2000: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[4]
  • January 21, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets for Luis Lopez.[5]
  • March 18, 2000: Jesse Orosco was traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe McEwing.[1]
  • March 20, 2000: Charlie Hayes was released by the New York Mets.[3]

Regular season

The Mets played in the first game held outside of North America on Opening Day, March 29. The Mets played the Chicago Cubs in front of over 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The Cubs won the game by a score of 5–3.[6]

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 95 67 .586 — 51‍–‍30 44‍–‍37
New York Mets 94 68 .580 1 55‍–‍26 39‍–‍42
Florida Marlins 79 82 .491 15½ 43‍–‍38 36‍–‍44
Montreal Expos 67 95 .414 28 37‍–‍44 30‍–‍51
Philadelphia Phillies 65 97 .401 30 34‍–‍47 31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

2000 National League record

Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 3–6 5–4 2–5 7–6 4–5 6–1 7–6 4–5 4–5 2–7 8–1 7–2 9–4 6–7 5–4 6–9
Atlanta 6–3 — 4–5 2–5 5–4 6–6 5–4 7–2 6–3 6–7 7–6 8–5 5–2 8–1 6–3 3–4 11–7
Chicago 4–5 5–4 — 4–8 4–5 1–6 5–7 3–6 6–7 4–5 2–5 6–3 3–9 3–5 4–5 3–10 8–7
Cincinnati 5–2 5–2 8–4 — 6–3 3–6 7–5 4–5 5–8–1 6–3 5–4 3–4 7–6 4–5 3–6 7–6 7–8
Colorado 6–7 4–5 5–4 3–6 — 4–5 5–4 4–9 4–5 7–2 3–6 6–3 7–2 7–6 6–7 5–3 6–6
Florida 5–4 6–6 6–1 6–3 5–4 — 3–5 2–7 3–4 7–6 6–6 9–4 5–4 2–7 3–6 3–6 8–9
Houston 1–6 4–5 7–5 5–7 4–5 5–3 — 3–6 7–6 4–5 2–5 5–4 10–3 2–7 1–8 6–6 6–9
Los Angeles 6–7 2–7 6–3 5–4 9–4 7–2 6–3 — 3–4 5–3 4–5 5–4 4–5 8–5 7–5 3–6 6–9
Milwaukee 5–4 3–6 7–6 8–5–1 5–4 4–3 6–7 4–3 — 4–5 2–7 2–5 7–5 2–7 3–6 5–7 6–9
Montreal 5–4 7–6 5–4 3–6 2–7 6–7 5–4 3–5 5–4 — 3–9 5–7 3–4 3–6 3–6 2–5 7–11
New York 7–2 6–7 5–2 4–5 6–3 6–6 5–2 5–4 7–2 9–3 — 6–7 7–2 3–6 3–5 6–3 9–9
Philadelphia 1–8 5–8 3–6 4–3 3–6 4–9 4–5 4–5 5–2 7–5 7–6 — 3–6 2–5 2–7 2–7 9–9
Pittsburgh 2–7 2–5 9–3 6–7 2–7 4–5 3–10 5–4 5–7 4–3 2–7 6–3 — 7–2 2–6 4–8 6–9
San Diego 4–9 1–8 5–3 5–4 6–7 7–2 7–2 5–8 7–2 6–3 6–3 5–2 2–7 — 5–7 0–9 5–10
San Francisco 7–6 3–6 5–4 6–3 7–6 6–3 8–1 5–7 6–3 6–3 5–3 7–2 6–2 7–5 — 5–4 8–7
St. Louis 4–5 4–3 10–3 6–7 3–5 6–3 6–6 6–3 7–5 5–2 3–6 7–2 8–4 9–0 4–5 — 7–8

Transactions

  • April 26, 2000: Curtis Pride was sent to the Boston Red Sox by the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.[4]
  • May 13, 2000: Rickey Henderson was released by the New York Mets.
  • June 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the New York Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Lenny Harris.[5]
  • July 26, 2000: Justin Huber was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.[7]
  • July 28, 2000: Mike Bordick was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Lesli Brea, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora, and Pat Gorman (minors).[8]
  • August 30, 2000: Jorge Velandia was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.[9]

Roster

2000 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

Legend
Mets Win Mets Loss Game Postponed Clinched playoff spot
Bold = Mets team member
2000 regular season game log: 94–68 (Home: 55–26; Away: 39–42)[10]
March: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 1–0)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
1 March 29 Cubs 3–5 Lieber (1–0) Hampton (0–1) Aguilera (1) Tokyo Dome (55,000) 0–1 L1
2 March 30 @ Cubs 5–1 (11) Cook (1–0) Young (0–1) — Tokyo Dome (55,000) 1–1 W1
April: 15–9 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–4)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
3 April 3 Padres 2–1 Leiter (1–0) Wall (0–1) Benitez (1) Shea Stadium (52,308) 2–1 W2
4 April 5 Padres 0–4 Williams (1–0) B. J. Jones (0–1) — Shea Stadium (17,585) 2–2 L1
5 April 6 Padres 5–8 Clement (1–0) Hampton (0–2) — Shea Stadium (17,482) 2–3 L2
6 April 7 Dodgers 2–1 Reed (1–0) Dreifort (0–1) Benitez (2) Shea Stadium (27,791) 3–3 W1
7 April 8 Dodgers 5–6 (10) Fetters (1–0) Benitez (0–1) Shaw (1) Shea Stadium (37,814) 3–4 L1
– April 9 Dodgers Postponed (snow); rescheduled for April 24
8 April 10 @ Phillies 7–9 Telemaco (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1) Gomes (3) Veterans Stadium (47,115) 3–5 L2
9 April 12 @ Phillies 5–8 Person (1–0) Hampton (0–3) Gomes (4) Veterans Stadium (15,269) 3–6 L3
10 April 13 @ Phillies 2–1 Cook (2–0) Aldred (0–1) Benitez (3) Veterans Stadium (14,552) 4–6 W1
11 April 14 @ Pirates 8–5 (12) Franco (1–0) Silva (2–1) — Three Rivers Stadium (20,725) 5–6 W2
12 April 15 @ Pirates 0–2 Anderson (1–0) Rusch (0–1) Williams (2) Three Rivers Stadium (19,592) 5–7 L1
13 April 16 @ Pirates 12–9 Mahomes (1–0) Peters (0–1) Benitez (4) Three Rivers Stadium (20,724) 6–7 W1
14 April 18 Brewers 10–7 Hampton (1–3) Navarro (0–3) Benitez (5) Shea Stadium (17,905) 7–7 W2
15 April 19 Brewers 3–1 Reed (2–0) Bere (2–1) Benitez (6) Shea Stadium (18,001) 8–7 W3
16 April 20 Brewers 5–4 (10) Wendell (1–0) Leskanic (0–1) — Shea Stadium (17,002) 9–7 W4
– April 21 Cubs Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 22
17 April 22 (1) Cubs 8–3 Rusch (1–1) Lieber (1–2) — Shea Stadium (N/A) 10–7 W5
18 April 22 (2) Cubs 7–6 Cook (3–0) Farnsworth (1–3) Benitez (7) Shea Stadium (32,204) 11–7 W6
19 April 23 Cubs 15–8 Hampton (2–3) Tapani (0–3) — Shea Stadium (27,560) 12–7 W7
20 April 24 Dodgers 1–0 Benitez (1–1) Adams (1–1) — Shea Stadium (37,987) 13–7 W8
21 April 25 Reds 6–5 Wendell (2–0) Sullivan (0–1) Benitez (8) Shea Stadium (27,153) 14–7 W9
22 April 26 Reds 1–12 Neagle (2–0) Springer (0–1) — Shea Stadium (33,371) 14–8 L1
23 April 27 Reds 1–2 (12) Graves (3–0) Benitez (1–2) Sullivan (1) Shea Stadium (50,971) 14–9 L2
24 April 28 @ Rockies 5–12 Astacio (2–2) Hampton (2–4) — Coors Field (45,366) 14–10 L3
25 April 29 @ Rockies 13–6 Reed (3–0) Yoshii (1–2) — Coors Field (41,220) 15–10 W1
26 April 30 @ Rockies 14–11 Leiter (2–0) Bohanon (0–3) — Coors Field (36,252) 16–10 W2
May: 13–14 (Home: 5–3; Away: 8–11)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
27 May 1 @ Giants 3–10 Estes (1–1) Pulsipher (0–1) — Pacific Bell Park (40,930) 16–11 L1
28 May 2 @ Giants 1–7 Hernandez (1–4) Rusch (1–2) — Pacific Bell Park (40,930) 16–12 L2
29 May 3 @ Giants 5–8 (11) Rodriguez (1–0) Wendell (2–1) — Pacific Bell Park (40,930) 16–13 L3
30 May 4 @ Giants 2–7 Rodriguez (2–0) Reed (3–1) — Pacific Bell Park (40,930) 16–14 L4
31 May 5 @ Marlins 4–1 Leiter (3–0) Sanchez (3–1) Franco (1) Pro Player Stadium (30,229) 17–14 W1
32 May 6 @ Marlins 1–9 Fernandez (4–3) Pulsipher (0–2) — Pro Player Stadium (33,401) 17–15 L1
33 May 7 @ Marlins 0–3 Dempster (3–2) Rusch (1–3) — Pro Player Stadium (25,147) 17–16 L2
34 May 9 @ Pirates 2–0 Hampton (3–4) Benson (2–4) Benitez (9) Three Rivers Stadium (14,015) 18–16 W1
35 May 10 @ Pirates 9–13 Silva (3–1) Cook (3–1) — Three Rivers Stadium (13,711) 18–17 L1
36 May 11 @ Pirates 3–2 Leiter (4–0) Anderson (1–1) — Three Rivers Stadium (16,264) 19–17 W1
37 May 12 Marlins 4–6 Dempster (4–2) Rusch (1–4) Alfonseca (12) Shea Stadium (30,828) 19–18 L1
38 May 13 Marlins 6–7 Mahay (1–1) Cook (3–2) Alfonseca (13) Shea Stadium (32,772) 19–19 L2
39 May 14 Marlins 5–1 Hampton (4–4) Penny (3–5) — Shea Stadium (36,162) 20–19 W1
40 May 16 Rockies 3–4 (11) Tavarez (2–2) Wendell (2–2) Jimenez (5) Shea Stadium (25,697) 20–20 L1
41 May 17 Rockies 4–2 Leiter (5–0) Arrojo (1–4) Franco (2) Shea Stadium (23,665) 21–20 W1
– May 18 Rockies Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 15
42 May 19 Diamondbacks 4–3 B. J. Jones (1–1) Stottlemyre (7–2) Benitez (10) Shea Stadium (25,292) 22–20 W2
43 May 20 Diamondbacks 8–7 Hampton (5–4) Daal (1–5) Benitez (11) Shea Stadium (37,121) 23–20 W3
44 May 21 Diamondbacks 7–6 Wendell (3–2) Kim (2–2) — Shea Stadium(38,826) 24–20 W4
45 May 22 @ Padres 0–1 Clement (5–3) Franco (1–1) Hoffman (8) Qualcomm Stadium (17,966) 24–21 L1
46 May 23 @ Padres 5–3 (10) Wendell (4–2) Hoffman (0–1) Benitez (12) Qualcomm Stadium (25,783) 25–21 W1
47 May 24 @ Padres 4–5 Wall (1–2) Mahomes (1–1) Hoffman (9) Qualcomm Stadium (19,405) 25–22 L1
48 May 26 @ Cardinals 5–2 Hampton (6–4) Thompson (0–1) Benitez (13) Busch Stadium (40,028} 26–22 W1
49 May 27 @ Cardinals 12–8 Cook (4–2) Veres (0–2) — Busch Stadium (48,690) 27–22 W3
50 May 28 @ Cardinals 6–2 Rusch (2–4) Kile (7–3) — Busch Stadium (46,344) 28–22 W4
51 May 29 @ Dodgers 1–4 Park (5–4) Leiter (5–1) — Dodger Stadium (43,084) 28–23 L1
52 May 30 @ Dodgers 10–5 Franco (2–1) Shaw (2–3) — Dodger Stadium (26,102) 29–23 W1
53 May 31 @ Dodgers 3–4 Fetters (2–0) Wendell (4–3) — Dodger Stadium (31,323) 29–24 L1
June: 16–8 (Home: 12–5; Away: 4–3)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
54 June 2 Devil Rays 5–3 Rusch (3–4) White (1–4) Benitez (14) Shea Stadium (24,123) 30–24 W1
55 June 3 Devil Rays 1–0 Leiter (6–1) Trachsel (3–6) Benitez (15) Shea Stadium (33,694) 31–24 W2
56 June 4 Devil Rays 5–15 Yan (3–3) B. J. Jones (1–2) — Shea Stadium (43,610) 31–25 L1
57 June 5 Orioles 2–4 Mussina (3–6) Hampton (6–5) Timlin (5) Shea Stadium (25,192) 31–26 L2
– June 6 Orioles Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 8
58 June 7 Orioles 11–3 Mahomes (2–1) Erickson (2–3) — Shea Stadium (34,492) 32–26 W1
59 June 8 Orioles 8–7 (10) Cook (5–2) Mercedes (2–3) — Shea Stadium (9,540) 33–26 W2
60 June 9 7:05 p.m. EDT @ Yankees 12–2 Leiter (7–1) Clemens (4–6) — 3:30 Yankee Stadium (55,822) 34–26 W3
61 June 10 1:05 p.m. EDT @ Yankees 5–13 Pettitte (6–2) B. J. Jones (1–3) — 3:13 Yankee Stadium (55,839) 34–27 W4
— June 11 8:05 p.m. EDT @ Yankees Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 8
62 June 13 @ Cubs 3–4 Heredia (3–1) Franco (2–2) Aguilera (13) Wrigley Field (38,879) 34–28 L2
63 June 14 @ Cubs 10–8 Rusch (4–4) Garibay (1–2) Benitez (16) Wrigley Field (38,625) 35–28 W1
64 June 16 @ Brewers 7–1 Leiter (8–1) Haynes (7–5) — County Stadium (18,979) 36–28 W2
65 June 17 @ Brewers 2–3 Snyder (2–2) Rusch (4–5) Wickman (8) County Stadium (26,125) 36–29 L1
66 June 18 @ Brewers 7–3 Reed (4–1) Bere (4–6) — County Stadium (20,133) 37–29 W1
67 June 20 Phillies 2–3 (10) Brock (3–4) Benitez (1–3) Brantley (9) Shea Stadium (40,386) 37–30 L1
68 June 21 Phillies 5–10 Gomes (4–4) Franco (2–3) — Shea Stadium (22,524) 37–31 L2
69 June 22 Phillies 5–4 Rusch (5–5) Politte (1–2) Cook (1) Shea Stadium (21,005) 38–31 W1
70 June 23 Pirates 12–2 B. J. Jones (2–3) Arroyo (0–1) — Shea Stadium (39,849) 39–31 W2
71 June 24 Pirates 10–8 Franco (3–3) Loiselle (0–3) Benitez (17) Shea Stadium (34,894) 40–31 W3
72 June 25 Pirates 9–0 Hampton (7–5) Benson (6–6) — Shea Stadium (38,984) 41–31 W4
73 June 26 Marlins 10–5 Leiter (9–1) Cornelius (2–2) — Shea Stadium (19,657) 42–31 W5
74 June 27 Marlins 5–2 Rusch (6–5) Sanchez (4–7) Benitez (18) Shea Stadium (22,103) 43–31 W6
75 June 28 Marlins 6–5 B. J. Jones (3–3) Penny (4–7) Franco (3) Shea Stadium (37,252) 44–31 W7
76 June 29 Braves 4–6 Burkett (6–3) Reed (4–2) Lightenberg (6) Shea Stadium (46,998) 44–32 L1
77 June 30 Braves 11–8 Benitez (2–3) Mulholland (8–7) — Shea Stadium (52,831) 45–32 W1
July: 14–13 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–9)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
78 July 1 Braves 9–1 Leiter (10–1) Maddux (9–3) — Shea Stadium (44,593) 46–32 W2
79 July 2 Braves 2–10 Glavine (8–5) Rusch (6–6) — Shea Stadium (45,261) 46–33 L1
80 July 3 @ Marlins 0–2 Almanza (2–0) Wendell (4–4) — Pro Player Stadium (15,844) 46–34 L2
81 July 4 @ Marlins 8–9 Darensbourg (4–0) B. M. Jones (0–1) Alfonseca (26) Pro Player Stadium (24,935) 46–35 W1
82 July 5 @ Marlins 11–2 Hampton (8–5) Smith (0–2) — Pro Player Stadium (14,765) 47–35 W2
83 July 7 7:10 p.m. EDT Yankees 1–2 Hernández (8–6) Leiter (10–2) Rivera (19) 2:54 Shea Stadium (54,132) 47–36 L1
84 July 8 (1) 1:15 p.m. EDT Yankees 2–4 Gooden (3–3) B. J. Jones (3–4) Rivera (20) 3:16 Shea Stadium (54,165) 47–37 L2
85 July 8 (2) 8:05 p.m. EDT @ Yankees 2–4 Clemens (6–6) Rusch (6–7) Rivera (21) 2:36 Yankee Stadium (55,821) 47–38 L3
86 July 9 1:10 p.m. EDT Yankees 2–0 Hampton (9–5) Pettitte (9–5) Benítez (19) 3:11 Shea Stadium (54,286) 48–38 W1
— July 11 8:45 p.m. EDT 71st All-Star Game American League vs. National League (Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia)
87 July 13 @ Red Sox 3–4 Garces (4–0) Benitez (2–4) — Fenway Park (33,894) 48–39 L1
88 July 14 @ Red Sox 6–4 Mahomes (3–1) Lowe (2–4) Benitez (20) Fenway Park (33,293) 49–39 W1
89 July 15 @ Red Sox 4–6 Martinez (7–5) Hampton (9–6) Lowe (20) Fenway Park (33,213) 49–40 L1
90 July 16 @ Blue Jays 3–7 Halladay (4–5) Leiter (10–3) Koch (21) SkyDome (30,139) 49–41 L1
91 July 17 @ Blue Jays 7–5 (11) Franco (4–3) Borbon (1–1) Benitez (21) SkyDome (23,129) 50–41 W1
92 July 18 @ Blue Jays 11–7 B. J. Jones (4–4) Carpenter (7–9) — SkyDome (24,633) 51–41 W2
93 July 19 @ Expos 5–3 Mahomes (4–1) Kline (1–3) Benitez (22) Olympic Stadium (14,198) 52–41 W3
94 July 20 @ Expos 1–4 Hermanson (8–7) Hampton (9–7) Strickland (1) Olympic Stadium (13,641) 52–42 L1
95 July 21 @ Braves 3–6 Burkett (7–4) Leiter (10–4) Remlinger (8) Turner Field (49,313) 52–43 LL2
96 July 22 @ Braves 4–0 Reed (5–2) Maddux (12–4) — Turner Field (48,141) 53–43 W1
97 July 23 @ Braves 0–1 Ashby (6–7) B. J. Jones (4–5) — Turner Field (46,872) 53–44 L1
98 July 25 Expos 5–0 Rusch (7–7) Hermanson (8–8) — Shea Stadium (41,028) 54–44 W1
– July 26 Expos Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 27
99 July 27 (1) Expos 9–8 Franco (5–3) Strickland (2–1) Benitez (23) Shea Stadium (N/A) 55–44 W2
100 July 27 (2) Expos 4–3 Hampton (10–7) Irabu (2–5) — Shea Stadium (35,088) 56–44 W3
101 July 28 Cardinals 3–2 Leiter (11–4) Hentgen (9–8) Benitez (24) Shea Stadium (42,396) 57–44 W4
102 July 29 Cardinals 4–3 White (4–6) James (0–2) Benitez (25) Shea Stadium (50,726) 58–44 W5
103 July 30 Cardinals 4–2 B. J. Jones (5–5) Stephenson (11–7) — Shea Stadium (45,733) 59–44 W6
104 July 31 Reds 0–6 Williamson (4–7) Rusch (7–8) Luebbers (1) Shea Stadium (42,774) 59–45 L1
August: 20–9 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–5)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
105 August 1 Reds 3–2 Hampton (11–7) Parris (5–14) Benitez (26) Shea Stadium (39,572) 60–45 W1
106 August 2 Reds 2–1 Leiter (12–4) Dessens (5–1) Benitez (27) Shea Stadium (42,111) 61–45 W2
107 August 4 @ Diamondbacks 6–1 Reed (6–2) Johnson (15–4) Cook (2) Bank One Ballpark (41,832) 62–45 W3
108 August 5 @ Diamondbacks 6–2 B. J. Jones (6–5) Guzman (3–2) R. White (3) Bank One Ballpark (41,656) 63–45 W4
109 August 6 @ Diamondbacks 5–9 Reynoso (8–7) Rusch (7–9) Mantei (8) Bank One Ballpark (39,641) 63–46 L1
110 August 7 @ Astros 6–5 (11) Benitez (3–4) Green (1–1) — Enron Field (36,536) 64–46 W1
111 August 8 @ Astros 3–9 Powell (1–0) Leiter (12–5) — Enron Field (38,031) 64–47 L1
112 August 9 @ Astros 12–5 Reed (7–2) Lima (4–14) — Enron Field (35,432) 65–47 W1
113 August 10 @ Astros 10–3 B. J. Jones (7–5) McKnight (0–1) — Enron Field (37,870) 66–47 W2
114 August 11 Giants 4–1 Rusch (8–9) Gardner (7–6) Benitez (28) Shea Stadium (33,944) 67–47 W3
115 August 12 Giants 3–2 Hampton (12–7) Rodriguez (4–2) Benitez (29) Shea Stadium (50,064) 68–47 W4
116 August 13 Giants 2–0 Leiter (13–5) Hernandez (11–9) Franco (4) Shea Stadium (39,841) 69–47 W5
117 August 14 Giants 1–11 Ortiz (8–10) Reed (7–3) — Shea Stadium (35,296) 69–48 L1
118 August 15 (1) Rockies 7–5 Cook (6–2) House (1–1) Benitez (30) Shea Stadium (N/A) 70–48 W1
119 August 15 (2) Rockies 4–3 B. J. Jones (8–5) Chouinard (1–2) Benitez (31) Shea Stadium (29,744) 71–48 W2
120 August 16 Rockies 5–7 Bohanon (7–8) Rusch (8–10) G. White (4) Shea Stadium (29,832) 71–49 L1
121 August 17 Rockies 13–2 Wendell (5–4) Yoshii (5–13) — Shea Stadium (42,697) 72–49 W1
122 August 18 @ Dodgers 5–3 R. White (5–6) Adams (5–5) Benitez (32) Dodger Stadium (47,486) 73–49 W2
123 August 19 @ Dodgers 1–4 Park (12–8) Reed (7–4) — Dodger Stadium (53,051) 73–50 L1
124 August 20 @ Dodgers 9–6 Wendell (6–4) Adams (5–6) Benitez (33) Dodger Stadium (46,122) 74–50 W1
125 August 21 @ Padres 4–5 (10) Hoffman (4–4) Cook (6–3) — Qualcomm Stadium (21,234) 74–51 L1
126 August 22 @ Padres 1–16 Eaton (5–2) Mahomes (4–2) Erdos (2) Qualcomm Stadium (24,919) 74–52 L2
127 August 23 @ Padres 4–1 Leiter (14–5) Clement (11–12) Benitez (34) Qualcomm Stadium (26,376) 75–52 W1
128 August 25 Diamondbacks 13–3 Reed (8–4) Johnson (16–5) — Shea Stadium (38,237) 76–52 W2
129 August 26 Diamondbacks 1–5 (10) Plesac (3–0) R. White (5–7) — Shea Stadium (43,985) 76–53 L1
130 August 27 Diamondbacks 2–1 Hampton (13–7) Reynoso (10–9) Benitez (35) Shea Stadium (42,277) 77–53 W1
131 August 28 Astros 4–2 Rusch (9–10) Powell (1–1) Wendell (1) Shea Stadium (28,472) 78–53 W1
132 August 29 Astros 1–11 Miller (3–5) Leiter (14–6) — Shea Stadium (39,967) 78–54 L1
133 August 30 Astros 1–0 Reed (9–4) Holt (6–13) Benitez (36) Shea Stadium (42,507) 79–54 W1
September: 14–14 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–10)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
134 September 1 @ Cardinals 5–6 Veres (2–3) Mahomes (4–3) — Busch Stadium (39,056) 79–55 L1
135 September 2 @ Cardinals 1–2 Kile (16–9) Hampton (13–8) — Busch Stadium (41,483) 79–56 L2
136 September 3 @ Cardinals 3–4 (11) Morris (3–3) White (5–8) — Busch Stadium (42,133) 79–57 L3
137 September 4 @ Reds 2–6 Dessens (7–5) Leiter (14–7) — Cinergy Field (26,571) 79–58 L4
138 September 5 @ Reds 3–2 (10) Wendell (7–4) Sullivan (2–6) Benitez (37) Cinergy Field (22,664) 80–58 W1
139 September 6 @ Reds 8–11 Riedling (2–0) Franco (5–4) Graves (25) Cinergy Field (24,681) 80–59 L1
140 September 8 Phillies 0–2 Padilla (4–5) Hampton (13–9) Brantley (22) Shea Stadium (38,808) 80–60 L2
141 September 9 Phillies 3–6 Person (8–5) Wendell (7–5) — Shea Stadium (42,324) 80–61 L3
142 September 10 Phillies 3–0 Leiter (15–7) Daal (3–18) — Shea Stadium (53,775) 81–61 W1
143 September 11 Brewers 2–8 Rigdon (4–4) Reed (9–5) — Shea Stadium (21,797) 81–62 L1
144 September 12 Brewers 10–2 B. J. Jones (9–5) Snyder (3–9) — Shea Stadium (22,570) 82–62 W1
145 September 13 Brewers 4–1 (10) Benitez (4–4) Acevedo (3–7) — Shea Stadium (22,510) 83–62 W2
146 September 14 @ Expos 10–4 Rusch (10–10) Thurman (4–6) — Olympic Stadium (6,219) 84–62 W3
147 September 15 @ Expos 3–4 Vazquez (10–7) Wendell (7–6) Strickland (7) Olympic Stadium (6,979) 84–63 L1
148 September 16 @ Expos 10–4 Reed (10–5) Hermanson (11–14) — Olympic Stadium (9,045) 85–63 W1
149 September 17 @ Expos 0–5 Armas (6–8) B. J. Jones (9–6) — Olympic Stadium (9,349) 85–64 L1
150 September 18 @ Braves 3–6 Maddux (18–8) Hampton (13–10) Rocker (23) Turner Field (41,937) 85–65 L2
151 September 19 @ Braves 4–12 Ashby (11–12) Rusch (10–11) — Turner Field (46,584) 85–66 L3
152 September 20 @ Braves 6–3 Leiter (16–7) Glavine (19–9) Benitez (38) Turner Field (48,278) 86–66 W1
153 September 21 @ Phillies 5–6 Brantley (2–7) White (5–9) — Veterans Stadium (17,769) 86–67 L1
154 September 22 @ Phillies 9–6 B. J. Jones (10–6) Wolf (11–8) Benitez (39) Veterans Stadium (21,128) 87–67 W1
155 September 23 @ Phillies 7–3 Hampton (14–10) Politte (3–3) — Veterans Stadium (22,570) 88–67 W2
156 September 24 @ Phillies 3–2 Rusch (11–11) Chen (7–3) Benitez (40) Veterans Stadium (31,391) 89–67 W3
157 September 26 Braves 1–7 Burkett (10–6) Leiter (16–8) — Shea Stadium (48,270) 89–68 L1
158 September 27 Braves 6–2 Reed (11–5) Millwood (10–13) — Shea Stadium (48,858) 90–68 W1
159 September 28 Braves 8–2 B. J. Jones (11–6) Maddux (19–9) — Shea Stadium (52,134) 91–68 W2
160 September 29 Expos 11–2 Hampton (15–10) Thurman (4–9) — Shea Stadium (28,788) 92–68 W3
161 September 30 Expos 4–2 Wendell (8–6) Vazquez (11–9) Benitez (41) Shea Stadium (39,468) 93–68 W4
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
162 October 1 Expos 3–2 (13) Mahomes (5–3) Powell (0–3) — Shea Stadium (44,869) 94–68 W5

Detailed records

Playoffs

Game log

Legend
Mets Win Mets Loss
Bold = Mets team member
2000 Postseason game log: 8–6 (Home: 5–4; Away: 3–3)
NL Division Series vs. San Francisco Giants 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–1)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
1 October 4 4:07 p.m. EDT @ Giants 1–5 Hernández (1–0) Hampton (0–1) — 3:06 Pacific Bell Park (40,430) SFN 1–0 L1
2 October 5 8:07 p.m. EDT @ Giants 5–4 (10) Benítez (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1) Franco (1) 3:41 Pacific Bell Park (40,430) TIE 1–1 W1
3 October 7 4:18 p.m. EDT Giants 3–2 (13) White (1–0) Fultz (0–1) — 5:22 Shea Stadium (56,270) NYN 2–1 W2
4 October 8 4:07 p.m. EDT Giants 4–0 B. J. Jones (1–0) Gardner (0–1) — 2:48 Shea Stadium (56,245) NYN 3–1 W3
NL Championship Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–0)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
1 October 11 8:18 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 6–2 Hampton (1–0) Kile (0–1) — 3:08 Busch Stadium (52,255) NYN 1–0 W1
2 October 12 8:18 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 6–5 Wendell (1–0) Timlin (0–1) Benítez (1) 3:59 Busch Stadium (52,250) NYN 2–0 W2
3 October 14 4:21 p.m. EDT Cardinals 2–8 Benes (1–0) Reed (0–1) — 3:23 Shea Stadium (55,693) NYN 2–1 L1
4 October 15 8:02 p.m. EDT Cardinals 10–6 Rusch (1–0) Kile (0–2) — 3:14 Shea Stadium (55,665) NYN 3–1 W1
5 October 16 8:22 p.m. EDT Cardinals 7–0 Hampton (2–0) Hentgen (0–1) — 3:17 Shea Stadium (55,695) NYN 4–1 W2
World Series vs. New York Yankees 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–2)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/
Streak
1 October 21 8:13 p.m. EDT @ Yankees 3–4 (12) Stanton (1–0) Wendell (0–1) — 4:51 Yankee Stadium (55,913) NYA 1–0 L1
2 October 22 8:05 p.m. EDT @ Yankees 5–6 (1–0) Hampton (0–1) — 3:30 Yankee Stadium (56,059) NYA 2–0 L2
3 October 24 8:37 p.m. EDT Yankees 4–2 Franco (1–0) Hernandez (0–1) Benítez (1) 3:39 Shea Stadium (55,299) NYA 2–1 W1
4 October 25 8:27 p.m. EDT Yankees 2–3 Nelson (1–0) B. J. Jones (0–1) Rivera (1) 3:20 Shea Stadium (55,290) NYA 3–1 L1
5 October 26 8:28 p.m. EDT Yankees 2–4 Stanton (2–0) Leiter (0–1) Rivera (2) 3:32 Shea Stadium (55,292) NYA 4–1 L2

Playoff rosters

Playoff rosters
National League Division Series
National League Championship Series
World Series

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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 136 482 156 .324 38 113
1B Todd Zeile 153 544 146 .268 22 79
2B Edgardo Alfonzo 150 544 176 .324 25 94
SS Mike Bordick 56 192 50 .260 4 21
3B Robin Ventura 141 469 109 .232 24 84
LF Benny Agbayani 119 350 101 .289 15 60
CF Jay Payton 149 488 142 .291 17 62
RF Derek Bell 144 546 145 .266 18 69

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
Melvin Mora 79 215 56 .260 6 30
Todd Pratt 80 160 44 .275 8 25
Kurt Abbott 79 157 34 .217 6 12
Joe McEwing 87 153 34 .222 2 19
Lenny Harris 76 138 42 .304 3 13
Matt Franco 101 134 32 .239 2 14
Rey Ordóñez 45 133 25 .188 0 9
Darryl Hamilton 43 105 29 .276 1 6
Rickey Henderson 31 96 21 .219 0 2
Jon Nunnally 48 74 14 .189 2 6
Bubba Trammell 36 56 13 .232 3 12
Timo Pérez 24 49 14 .286 1 3
Jason Tyner 13 41 8 .195 0 5
Mark Johnson 21 22 4 .182 1 6
Jorge Toca 8 7 3 .429 0 4
Jorge Velandia 15 7 0 .000 0 0
David Lamb 7 5 1 .200 0 0
Vance Wilson 4 4 0 .000 0 0
Mike Kinkade 2 2 0 .000 0 0
Ryan McGuire 1 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
Mike Hampton 33 217.2 15 10 3.14 151
Al Leiter 31 208.0 16 8 3.20 200
Glendon Rusch 31 190.2 11 11 4.01 157
Rick Reed 30 184.0 11 5 4.11 121
Bobby J. Jones 27 154.2 11 6 5.06 85
Dennis Springer 2 11.1 0 1 8.74 5
Bill Pulsipher 2 6.2 0 2 12.15 7

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
Grant Roberts 4 7.0 0 0 11.57 6

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 76 76.0 4 4 41 2.61 106
Pat Mahomes 53 94.0 5 3 0 5.46 76
Turk Wendell 77 82.2 8 6 1 3.59 73
Dennis Cook 68 59.0 6 3 2 5.34 53
John Franco 62 55.2 5 4 4 3.40 56
Rich Rodriguez 32 37.0 0 1 0 7.78 18
Rick White 22 28.1 2 3 1 3.81 20
Bobby Jones 11 21.2 0 1 0 4.15 20
Eric Cammack 8 10.0 0 0 0 6.30 9
Jim Mann 2 2.2 0 0 0 10.13 0
Jerrod Riggan 1 2.0 0 0 0 0.00 1
Derek Bell 1 1.0 0 0 0 36.00 0

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

  • Mike Piazza, Catcher, Starter
  • Al Leiter, Pitcher, Reserve
  • Edgardo Alfonzo, Second Base, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
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 Dave Engle
A Capital City Bombers South Atlantic League John Stephenson
A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Tony Tijerina
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Edgar Alfonzo

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