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2000 New York Mets season

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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)
← 1999
2001 →

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

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  • 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

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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

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 9567 .586 — 51‍–‍30 44‍–‍37
New York Mets 9468 .580 1 55‍–‍26 39‍–‍42
Florida Marlins 7982 .491 15½ 43‍–‍38 36‍–‍44
Montreal Expos 6795 .414 28 37‍–‍44 30‍–‍51
Philadelphia Phillies 6597 .401 30 34‍–‍47 31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

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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 —3–65–42–57–64–56–17–64–54–52–78–17–29–46–75–46–9
Atlanta 6–3—4–52–55–46–65–47–26–36–77–68–55–28–16–33–411–7
Chicago 4–55–4—4–84–51–65–73–66–74–52–56–33–93–54–53–108–7
Cincinnati 5–25–28–4—6–33–67–54–55–8–16–35–43–47–64–53–67–67–8
Colorado 6–74–55–43–6—4–55–44–94–57–23–66–37–27–66–75–36–6
Florida 5–46–66–16–35–4—3–52–73–47–66–69–45–42–73–63–68–9
Houston 1–64–57–55–74–55–3—3–67–64–52–55–410–32–71–86–66–9
Los Angeles 6–72–76–35–49–47–26–3—3–45–34–55–44–58–57–53–66–9
Milwaukee 5–43–67–68–5–15–44–36–74–3—4–52–72–57–52–73–65–76–9
Montreal 5–47–65–43–62–76–75–43–55–4—3–95–73–43–63–62–57–11
New York 7–26–75–24–56–36–65–25–47–29–3—6–77–23–63–56–39–9
Philadelphia 1–85–83–64–33–64–94–54–55–27–57–6—3–62–52–72–79–9
Pittsburgh 2–72–59–36–72–74–53–105–45–74–32–76–3—7–22–64–86–9
San Diego 4–91–85–35–46–77–27–25–87–26–36–35–22–7—5–70–95–10
San Francisco 7–63–65–46–37–66–38–15–76–36–35–37–26–27–5—5–48–7
St. Louis 4–54–310–36–73–56–36–66–37–55–23–67–28–49–04–5—7–8

Transactions

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  • 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

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2000 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

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Regular season

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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)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
1March 29Cubs3–5Lieber (1–0)Hampton (0–1)Aguilera (1)Tokyo Dome (55,000)0–1L1
2March 30@ Cubs5–1 (11)Cook (1–0)Young (0–1)—Tokyo Dome (55,000)1–1W1
April: 15–9 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–4)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
3April 3Padres2–1Leiter (1–0)Wall (0–1)Benitez (1)Shea Stadium (52,308)2–1W2
4April 5Padres0–4Williams (1–0)B. J. Jones (0–1)—Shea Stadium (17,585)2–2L1
5April 6Padres5–8Clement (1–0)Hampton (0–2)—Shea Stadium (17,482)2–3L2
6April 7Dodgers2–1Reed (1–0)Dreifort (0–1)Benitez (2)Shea Stadium (27,791)3–3W1
7April 8Dodgers5–6 (10)Fetters (1–0)Benitez (0–1)Shaw (1)Shea Stadium (37,814)3–4L1
–April 9DodgersPostponed (snow); rescheduled for April 24
8April 10@ Phillies7–9Telemaco (1–0)Rodriguez (0–1)Gomes (3)Veterans Stadium (47,115)3–5L2
9April 12@ Phillies5–8Person (1–0)Hampton (0–3)Gomes (4)Veterans Stadium (15,269)3–6L3
10April 13@ Phillies2–1Cook (2–0)Aldred (0–1)Benitez (3)Veterans Stadium (14,552)4–6W1
11April 14@ Pirates8–5 (12)Franco (1–0)Silva (2–1)—Three Rivers Stadium (20,725)5–6W2
12April 15@ Pirates0–2Anderson (1–0)Rusch (0–1)Williams (2)Three Rivers Stadium (19,592)5–7L1
13April 16@ Pirates12–9Mahomes (1–0)Peters (0–1)Benitez (4)Three Rivers Stadium (20,724)6–7W1
14April 18Brewers10–7Hampton (1–3)Navarro (0–3)Benitez (5)Shea Stadium (17,905)7–7W2
15April 19Brewers3–1Reed (2–0)Bere (2–1)Benitez (6)Shea Stadium (18,001)8–7W3
16April 20Brewers5–4 (10)Wendell (1–0)Leskanic (0–1)—Shea Stadium (17,002)9–7W4
–April 21CubsPostponed (rain); rescheduled for April 22
17April 22 (1)Cubs8–3Rusch (1–1)Lieber (1–2)—Shea Stadium (N/A)10–7W5
18April 22 (2)Cubs7–6Cook (3–0)Farnsworth (1–3)Benitez (7)Shea Stadium (32,204)11–7W6
19April 23Cubs15–8Hampton (2–3)Tapani (0–3)—Shea Stadium (27,560)12–7W7
20April 24Dodgers1–0Benitez (1–1)Adams (1–1)—Shea Stadium (37,987)13–7W8
21April 25Reds6–5Wendell (2–0)Sullivan (0–1)Benitez (8)Shea Stadium (27,153)14–7W9
22April 26Reds1–12Neagle (2–0)Springer (0–1)—Shea Stadium (33,371)14–8L1
23April 27Reds1–2 (12)Graves (3–0)Benitez (1–2)Sullivan (1)Shea Stadium (50,971)14–9L2
24April 28@ Rockies5–12Astacio (2–2)Hampton (2–4)—Coors Field (45,366)14–10L3
25April 29@ Rockies13–6Reed (3–0)Yoshii (1–2)—Coors Field (41,220)15–10W1
26April 30@ Rockies14–11Leiter (2–0)Bohanon (0–3)—Coors Field (36,252)16–10W2
May: 13–14 (Home: 5–3; Away: 8–11)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
27May 1@ Giants3–10Estes (1–1)Pulsipher (0–1)—Pacific Bell Park (40,930)16–11L1
28May 2@ Giants1–7Hernandez (1–4)Rusch (1–2)—Pacific Bell Park (40,930)16–12L2
29May 3@ Giants5–8 (11)Rodriguez (1–0)Wendell (2–1)—Pacific Bell Park (40,930)16–13L3
30May 4@ Giants2–7Rodriguez (2–0)Reed (3–1)—Pacific Bell Park (40,930)16–14L4
31May 5@ Marlins4–1Leiter (3–0)Sanchez (3–1)Franco (1)Pro Player Stadium (30,229)17–14W1
32May 6@ Marlins1–9Fernandez (4–3)Pulsipher (0–2)—Pro Player Stadium (33,401)17–15L1
33May 7@ Marlins0–3Dempster (3–2)Rusch (1–3)—Pro Player Stadium (25,147)17–16L2
34May 9@ Pirates2–0Hampton (3–4)Benson (2–4)Benitez (9)Three Rivers Stadium (14,015)18–16W1
35May 10@ Pirates9–13Silva (3–1)Cook (3–1)—Three Rivers Stadium (13,711)18–17L1
36May 11@ Pirates3–2Leiter (4–0)Anderson (1–1)—Three Rivers Stadium (16,264)19–17W1
37May 12Marlins4–6Dempster (4–2)Rusch (1–4)Alfonseca (12)Shea Stadium (30,828)19–18L1
38May 13Marlins6–7Mahay (1–1)Cook (3–2)Alfonseca (13)Shea Stadium (32,772)19–19L2
39May 14Marlins5–1Hampton (4–4)Penny (3–5)—Shea Stadium (36,162)20–19W1
40May 16Rockies3–4 (11)Tavarez (2–2)Wendell (2–2) Jimenez (5)Shea Stadium (25,697)20–20L1
41May 17Rockies4–2Leiter (5–0)Arrojo (1–4)Franco (2)Shea Stadium (23,665)21–20W1
–May 18RockiesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for August 15
42May 19Diamondbacks4–3B. J. Jones (1–1)Stottlemyre (7–2)Benitez (10)Shea Stadium (25,292)22–20W2
43May 20Diamondbacks8–7Hampton (5–4)Daal (1–5)Benitez (11)Shea Stadium (37,121)23–20W3
44May 21Diamondbacks7–6Wendell (3–2)Kim (2–2)—Shea Stadium(38,826)24–20W4
45May 22@ Padres0–1Clement (5–3)Franco (1–1)Hoffman (8)Qualcomm Stadium (17,966)24–21L1
46May 23@ Padres5–3 (10)Wendell (4–2)Hoffman (0–1)Benitez (12)Qualcomm Stadium (25,783)25–21W1
47May 24@ Padres4–5Wall (1–2)Mahomes (1–1)Hoffman (9)Qualcomm Stadium (19,405)25–22L1
48May 26@ Cardinals5–2Hampton (6–4)Thompson (0–1)Benitez (13)Busch Stadium (40,028}26–22W1
49May 27@ Cardinals12–8Cook (4–2)Veres (0–2)—Busch Stadium (48,690)27–22W3
50May 28@ Cardinals6–2Rusch (2–4)Kile (7–3)—Busch Stadium (46,344)28–22W4
51May 29@ Dodgers1–4Park (5–4)Leiter (5–1)—Dodger Stadium (43,084)28–23L1
52May 30@ Dodgers10–5Franco (2–1)Shaw (2–3)—Dodger Stadium (26,102)29–23W1
53May 31@ Dodgers3–4Fetters (2–0)Wendell (4–3)—Dodger Stadium (31,323)29–24L1
June: 16–8 (Home: 12–5; Away: 4–3)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
54June 2Devil Rays5–3Rusch (3–4)White (1–4)Benitez (14)Shea Stadium (24,123)30–24W1
55June 3Devil Rays1–0Leiter (6–1)Trachsel (3–6)Benitez (15)Shea Stadium (33,694)31–24W2
56June 4Devil Rays5–15Yan (3–3)B. J. Jones (1–2)—Shea Stadium (43,610)31–25L1
57June 5Orioles2–4Mussina (3–6)Hampton (6–5)Timlin (5)Shea Stadium (25,192)31–26L2
–June 6OriolesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for June 8
58June 7Orioles11–3Mahomes (2–1)Erickson (2–3)—Shea Stadium (34,492)32–26W1
59June 8Orioles8–7 (10)Cook (5–2)Mercedes (2–3)—Shea Stadium (9,540)33–26W2
60June 97:05 p.m. EDT@ Yankees12–2Leiter (7–1)Clemens (4–6)—3:30Yankee Stadium (55,822)34–26W3
61June 101:05 p.m. EDT@ Yankees5–13Pettitte (6–2)B. J. Jones (1–3)—3:13Yankee Stadium (55,839)34–27W4
—June 118:05 p.m. EDT@ YankeesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for July 8
62June 13@ Cubs3–4Heredia (3–1)Franco (2–2)Aguilera (13)Wrigley Field (38,879)34–28L2
63June 14@ Cubs10–8Rusch (4–4)Garibay (1–2)Benitez (16)Wrigley Field (38,625)35–28W1
64June 16@ Brewers7–1Leiter (8–1)Haynes (7–5)—County Stadium (18,979)36–28W2
65June 17@ Brewers2–3Snyder (2–2)Rusch (4–5)Wickman (8)County Stadium (26,125)36–29L1
66June 18@ Brewers7–3Reed (4–1)Bere (4–6)—County Stadium (20,133)37–29W1
67June 20Phillies2–3 (10)Brock (3–4)Benitez (1–3)Brantley (9)Shea Stadium (40,386)37–30L1
68June 21Phillies5–10Gomes (4–4)Franco (2–3)—Shea Stadium (22,524)37–31L2
69June 22Phillies5–4Rusch (5–5)Politte (1–2)Cook (1)Shea Stadium (21,005)38–31W1
70June 23Pirates12–2B. J. Jones (2–3)Arroyo (0–1)—Shea Stadium (39,849)39–31W2
71June 24Pirates10–8Franco (3–3)Loiselle (0–3)Benitez (17)Shea Stadium (34,894)40–31W3
72June 25Pirates9–0Hampton (7–5)Benson (6–6)—Shea Stadium (38,984)41–31W4
73June 26Marlins10–5Leiter (9–1)Cornelius (2–2)—Shea Stadium (19,657)42–31W5
74June 27Marlins5–2Rusch (6–5)Sanchez (4–7)Benitez (18)Shea Stadium (22,103)43–31W6
75June 28Marlins6–5B. J. Jones (3–3)Penny (4–7)Franco (3)Shea Stadium (37,252)44–31W7
76June 29Braves4–6Burkett (6–3)Reed (4–2)Lightenberg (6)Shea Stadium (46,998)44–32L1
77June 30Braves11–8Benitez (2–3)Mulholland (8–7)—Shea Stadium (52,831)45–32W1
July: 14–13 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–9)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
78July 1Braves9–1Leiter (10–1)Maddux (9–3)—Shea Stadium (44,593)46–32W2
79July 2Braves2–10Glavine (8–5)Rusch (6–6)—Shea Stadium (45,261)46–33L1
80July 3@ Marlins0–2Almanza (2–0)Wendell (4–4)—Pro Player Stadium (15,844)46–34L2
81July 4@ Marlins8–9Darensbourg (4–0)B. M. Jones (0–1)Alfonseca (26)Pro Player Stadium (24,935)46–35W1
82July 5@ Marlins11–2Hampton (8–5)Smith (0–2)—Pro Player Stadium (14,765)47–35W2
83July 77:10 p.m. EDTYankees1–2Hernández (8–6)Leiter (10–2)Rivera (19)2:54Shea Stadium (54,132)47–36L1
84July 8 (1)1:15 p.m. EDTYankees2–4Gooden (3–3)B. J. Jones (3–4)Rivera (20)3:16Shea Stadium (54,165)47–37L2
85July 8 (2)8:05 p.m. EDT@ Yankees2–4Clemens (6–6)Rusch (6–7)Rivera (21)2:36Yankee Stadium (55,821)47–38L3
86July 91:10 p.m. EDTYankees2–0Hampton (9–5)Pettitte (9–5)Benítez (19)3:11Shea Stadium (54,286)48–38W1
—July 118:45 p.m. EDT71st All-Star GameAmerican League vs. National League (Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia)
87July 13@ Red Sox3–4Garces (4–0)Benitez (2–4)—Fenway Park (33,894)48–39L1
88July 14@ Red Sox6–4Mahomes (3–1)Lowe (2–4)Benitez (20)Fenway Park (33,293)49–39W1
89July 15@ Red Sox4–6Martinez (7–5)Hampton (9–6)Lowe (20)Fenway Park (33,213)49–40L1
90July 16@ Blue Jays3–7Halladay (4–5)Leiter (10–3)Koch (21)SkyDome (30,139)49–41L1
91July 17@ Blue Jays7–5 (11)Franco (4–3)Borbon (1–1)Benitez (21)SkyDome (23,129)50–41W1
92July 18@ Blue Jays11–7B. J. Jones (4–4)Carpenter (7–9)—SkyDome (24,633)51–41W2
93July 19@ Expos5–3Mahomes (4–1)Kline (1–3)Benitez (22)Olympic Stadium (14,198)52–41W3
94July 20@ Expos1–4Hermanson (8–7)Hampton (9–7)Strickland (1)Olympic Stadium (13,641)52–42L1
95July 21@ Braves3–6Burkett (7–4)Leiter (10–4)Remlinger (8)Turner Field (49,313)52–43LL2
96July 22@ Braves4–0Reed (5–2)Maddux (12–4)—Turner Field (48,141)53–43W1
97July 23@ Braves0–1Ashby (6–7)B. J. Jones (4–5)—Turner Field (46,872)53–44L1
98July 25Expos5–0Rusch (7–7)Hermanson (8–8)—Shea Stadium (41,028)54–44W1
–July 26ExposPostponed (rain); rescheduled for July 27
99July 27 (1)Expos9–8Franco (5–3)Strickland (2–1)Benitez (23)Shea Stadium (N/A)55–44W2
100July 27 (2)Expos4–3Hampton (10–7)Irabu (2–5)—Shea Stadium (35,088)56–44W3
101July 28Cardinals3–2Leiter (11–4)Hentgen (9–8)Benitez (24)Shea Stadium (42,396)57–44W4
102July 29Cardinals4–3White (4–6)James (0–2)Benitez (25)Shea Stadium (50,726)58–44W5
103July 30Cardinals4–2B. J. Jones (5–5)Stephenson (11–7)—Shea Stadium (45,733)59–44W6
104July 31Reds0–6Williamson (4–7)Rusch (7–8)Luebbers (1)Shea Stadium (42,774)59–45L1
August: 20–9 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–5)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
105August 1Reds3–2Hampton (11–7)Parris (5–14)Benitez (26)Shea Stadium (39,572)60–45W1
106August 2Reds2–1Leiter (12–4)Dessens (5–1)Benitez (27)Shea Stadium (42,111)61–45W2
107August 4@ Diamondbacks6–1Reed (6–2)Johnson (15–4)Cook (2)Bank One Ballpark (41,832)62–45W3
108August 5@ Diamondbacks6–2B. J. Jones (6–5)Guzman (3–2)R. White (3)Bank One Ballpark (41,656)63–45W4
109August 6@ Diamondbacks5–9Reynoso (8–7)Rusch (7–9)Mantei (8)Bank One Ballpark (39,641)63–46L1
110August 7@ Astros6–5 (11)Benitez (3–4)Green (1–1)—Enron Field (36,536)64–46W1
111August 8@ Astros3–9Powell (1–0)Leiter (12–5)—Enron Field (38,031)64–47L1
112August 9@ Astros12–5Reed (7–2)Lima (4–14)—Enron Field (35,432)65–47W1
113August 10@ Astros10–3B. J. Jones (7–5)McKnight (0–1)—Enron Field (37,870)66–47W2
114August 11Giants4–1Rusch (8–9)Gardner (7–6)Benitez (28)Shea Stadium (33,944)67–47W3
115August 12Giants3–2Hampton (12–7)Rodriguez (4–2)Benitez (29)Shea Stadium (50,064)68–47W4
116August 13Giants2–0Leiter (13–5)Hernandez (11–9)Franco (4)Shea Stadium (39,841)69–47W5
117August 14Giants1–11Ortiz (8–10)Reed (7–3)—Shea Stadium (35,296)69–48L1
118August 15 (1)Rockies7–5Cook (6–2)House (1–1)Benitez (30)Shea Stadium (N/A)70–48W1
119August 15 (2)Rockies4–3B. J. Jones (8–5)Chouinard (1–2)Benitez (31)Shea Stadium (29,744)71–48W2
120August 16Rockies5–7Bohanon (7–8)Rusch (8–10)G. White (4)Shea Stadium (29,832)71–49L1
121August 17Rockies13–2Wendell (5–4)Yoshii (5–13)—Shea Stadium (42,697)72–49W1
122August 18@ Dodgers5–3R. White (5–6)Adams (5–5)Benitez (32)Dodger Stadium (47,486)73–49W2
123August 19@ Dodgers1–4Park (12–8)Reed (7–4)—Dodger Stadium (53,051)73–50L1
124August 20@ Dodgers9–6Wendell (6–4)Adams (5–6)Benitez (33)Dodger Stadium (46,122)74–50W1
125August 21@ Padres4–5 (10)Hoffman (4–4)Cook (6–3)—Qualcomm Stadium (21,234)74–51L1
126August 22@ Padres1–16Eaton (5–2)Mahomes (4–2)Erdos (2)Qualcomm Stadium (24,919)74–52L2
127August 23@ Padres4–1Leiter (14–5)Clement (11–12)Benitez (34)Qualcomm Stadium (26,376)75–52W1
128August 25Diamondbacks13–3Reed (8–4)Johnson (16–5)—Shea Stadium(38,237)76–52W2
129August 26Diamondbacks1–5 (10)Plesac (3–0)R. White (5–7)—Shea Stadium (43,985)76–53L1
130August 27Diamondbacks2–1Hampton (13–7)Reynoso (10–9)Benitez (35)Shea Stadium (42,277)77–53W1
131August 28Astros4–2Rusch (9–10)Powell (1–1)Wendell (1)Shea Stadium (28,472)78–53W1
132August 29Astros1–11Miller (3–5)Leiter (14–6)—Shea Stadium (39,967)78–54L1
133August 30Astros1–0Reed (9–4)Holt (6–13)Benitez (36)Shea Stadium (42,507)79–54W1
September: 14–14 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–10)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
134September 1@ Cardinals5–6Veres (2–3)Mahomes (4–3)—Busch Stadium (39,056)79–55L1
135September 2@ Cardinals1–2Kile (16–9)Hampton (13–8)—Busch Stadium (41,483)79–56L2
136September 3@ Cardinals3–4 (11)Morris (3–3)White (5–8)—Busch Stadium (42,133)79–57L3
137September 4@ Reds2–6Dessens (7–5)Leiter (14–7)—Cinergy Field (26,571)79–58L4
138September 5@ Reds3–2 (10)Wendell (7–4)Sullivan (2–6)Benitez (37)Cinergy Field (22,664)80–58W1
139September 6@ Reds8–11Riedling (2–0)Franco (5–4)Graves (25)Cinergy Field (24,681)80–59L1
140September 8Phillies0–2Padilla (4–5)Hampton (13–9)Brantley (22)Shea Stadium (38,808)80–60L2
141September 9Phillies3–6Person (8–5)Wendell (7–5)—Shea Stadium (42,324)80–61L3
142September 10Phillies3–0Leiter (15–7)Daal (3–18)—Shea Stadium (53,775)81–61W1
143September 11Brewers2–8Rigdon (4–4)Reed (9–5)—Shea Stadium (21,797)81–62L1
144September 12Brewers10–2B. J. Jones (9–5)Snyder (3–9)—Shea Stadium (22,570)82–62W1
145September 13Brewers4–1 (10)Benitez (4–4)Acevedo (3–7)—Shea Stadium (22,510)83–62W2
146September 14@ Expos10–4Rusch (10–10)Thurman (4–6)—Olympic Stadium (6,219)84–62W3
147September 15@ Expos3–4Vazquez (10–7)Wendell (7–6)Strickland (7)Olympic Stadium (6,979)84–63L1
148September 16@ Expos10–4Reed (10–5)Hermanson (11–14)—Olympic Stadium (9,045)85–63W1
149September 17@ Expos0–5Armas (6–8)B. J. Jones (9–6)—Olympic Stadium (9,349)85–64L1
150September 18@ Braves3–6Maddux (18–8)Hampton (13–10)Rocker (23)Turner Field (41,937)85–65L2
151September 19@ Braves4–12Ashby (11–12)Rusch (10–11)—Turner Field (46,584)85–66L3
152September 20@ Braves6–3Leiter (16–7)Glavine (19–9)Benitez (38)Turner Field (48,278)86–66W1
153September 21@ Phillies5–6Brantley (2–7)White (5–9)—Veterans Stadium (17,769)86–67L1
154September 22@ Phillies9–6B. J. Jones (10–6)Wolf (11–8)Benitez (39)Veterans Stadium (21,128)87–67W1
155September 23@ Phillies7–3Hampton (14–10)Politte (3–3)—Veterans Stadium (22,570)88–67W2
156September 24@ Phillies3–2Rusch (11–11)Chen (7–3)Benitez (40)Veterans Stadium (31,391)89–67W3
157September 26Braves1–7Burkett (10–6)Leiter (16–8)—Shea Stadium (48,270)89–68L1
158September 27Braves6–2Reed (11–5)Millwood (10–13)—Shea Stadium (48,858)90–68W1
159September 28Braves8–2B. J. Jones (11–6)Maddux (19–9)—Shea Stadium (52,134)91–68W2
160September 29Expos11–2Hampton (15–10)Thurman (4–9)—Shea Stadium (28,788)92–68W3
161September 30Expos4–2Wendell (8–6)Vazquez (11–9)Benitez (41)Shea Stadium (39,468)93–68W4
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
162October 1Expos3–2 (13)Mahomes (5–3)Powell (0–3)—Shea Stadium (44,869)94–68W5

Detailed records

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Playoffs

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Game log

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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)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
1October 44:07 p.m. EDT@ Giants1–5Hernández (1–0)Hampton (0–1)—3:06Pacific Bell Park (40,430)SFN 1–0L1
2October 58:07 p.m. EDT@ Giants5–4 (10)Benítez (1–0)Rodríguez (0–1)Franco (1)3:41Pacific Bell Park (40,430)TIE 1–1W1
3October 74:18 p.m. EDTGiants3–2 (13)White (1–0)Fultz (0–1)—5:22Shea Stadium (56,270)NYN 2–1W2
4October 84:07 p.m. EDTGiants4–0B. J. Jones (1–0)Gardner (0–1)—2:48Shea Stadium (56,245)NYN 3–1W3
NL Championship Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–0)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
1October 118:18 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals6–2Hampton (1–0)Kile (0–1)—3:08Busch Stadium (52,255)NYN 1–0W1
2October 128:18 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals6–5Wendell (1–0)Timlin (0–1)Benítez (1)3:59Busch Stadium (52,250)NYN 2–0W2
3October 144:21 p.m. EDTCardinals2–8Benes (1–0)Reed (0–1)—3:23Shea Stadium (55,693)NYN 2–1L1
4October 158:02 p.m. EDTCardinals10–6Rusch (1–0)Kile (0–2)—3:14Shea Stadium (55,665)NYN 3–1W1
5October 168:22 p.m. EDTCardinals7–0Hampton (2–0)Hentgen (0–1)—3:17Shea Stadium (55,695)NYN 4–1W2
World Series vs. New York Yankees 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–2)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameLocation (Attendance)SeriesBox/
Streak
1October 218:13 p.m. EDT@ Yankees3–4 (12)Stanton (1–0)Wendell (0–1)—4:51Yankee Stadium (55,913)NYA 1–0L1
2October 228:05 p.m. EDT@ Yankees5–6Roger Clemens (1–0)Hampton (0–1)—3:30Yankee Stadium (56,059)NYA 2–0L2
3October 248:37 p.m. EDTYankees4–2Franco (1–0)Hernandez (0–1)Benítez (1)3:39Shea Stadium (55,299)NYA 2–1W1
4October 258:27 p.m. EDTYankees2–3Nelson (1–0)B. J. Jones (0–1)Rivera (1)3:20Shea Stadium (55,290)NYA 3–1L1
5October 268:28 p.m. EDTYankees2–4Stanton (2–0)Leiter (0–1)Rivera (2)3:32Shea Stadium (55,292)NYA 4–1L2

Playoff rosters

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

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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
CMike Piazza136482156.32438113
1BTodd Zeile153544146.2682279
2BEdgardo Alfonzo150544176.3242594
SSMike Bordick5619250.260421
3BRobin Ventura141469109.2322484
LFBenny Agbayani119350101.2891560
CFJay Payton149488142.2911762
RFDerek Bell144546145.2661869

Other batters

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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 Mora7921556.260630
Todd Pratt8016044.275825
Kurt Abbott7915734.217612
Joe McEwing8715334.222219
Lenny Harris7613842.304313
Matt Franco10113432.239214
Rey Ordóñez4513325.18809
Darryl Hamilton4310529.27616
Rickey Henderson319621.21902
Jon Nunnally487414.18926
Bubba Trammell365613.232312
Timo Pérez244914.28613
Jason Tyner13418.19505
Mark Johnson21224.18216
Jorge Toca873.42904
Jorge Velandia1570.00000
David Lamb751.20000
Vance Wilson440.00000
Mike Kinkade220.00000
Ryan McGuire120.00000

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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 Hampton33217.215103.14151
Al Leiter31208.01683.20200
Glendon Rusch31190.211114.01157
Rick Reed30184.01154.11121
Bobby J. Jones27154.21165.0685
Dennis Springer211.1018.745
Bill Pulsipher26.20212.157

Other pitchers

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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 Roberts47.00011.576

Relief pitchers

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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 Benítez7676.044412.61106
Pat Mahomes5394.05305.4676
Turk Wendell7782.28613.5973
Dennis Cook6859.06325.3453
John Franco6255.25443.4056
Rich Rodriguez3237.00107.7818
Rick White2228.12313.8120
Bobby Jones1121.20104.1520
Eric Cammack810.00006.309
Jim Mann22.200010.130
Jerrod Riggan12.00000.001
Derek Bell11.000036.000

Awards and honors

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All-Star Game

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

Farm system

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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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References

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  1. 1 2 Jesse Orosco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ↑ Baseball-Reference.com
  3. 1 2 Charlie Hayes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. 1 2 "Curtis Pride Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. 1 2 Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  7. ↑ "Justin Huber Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ↑ Mike Bordick Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ↑ "Jorge Velandia Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. ↑ "2000 New York Mets Schedule & Results". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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