The 2009 New York Mets season was a season in American baseball . It was the franchise's 48th season, and the team's first year at Citi Field , which opened on April 13 against the San Diego Padres .[ 1] The Mets finished with a 70–92 record, as the season was plagued by many injuries.
Offseason [ edit ]
Looking to improve the bullpen after the struggles of the 2008 season, the Mets signed closer Francisco Rodríguez to a three-year, $37 million contract on December 10, 2008.[ 2] Immediately after, the team acquired reliever J. J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in a three team trade involving the Mariners and the Cleveland Indians , giving the Mets a setup man for Rodriguez. New York shipped reliever Aaron Heilman , outfielder Endy Chávez , pitcher Jason Vargas and three minor leaguers to Seattle for Putz, center fielder Jeremy Reed and reliever Sean Green , while Mets reliever Joe Smith was acquired by Cleveland.[ 3]
On December 12 the Mets traded Scott Schoeneweis to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Connor Robertson . On January 12, the Mets signed RHP Tim Redding to a one-year contract. The Mets signed Alex Cora to a one-year $2 million contract. The Mets signed Freddy García and Rob Mackowiak to minor league deals. Garcia's contract, which is full of incentives, could reach $8 million if he reaches the major league roster. On April 3, 2009, the Mets signed outfielder Gary Sheffield after being released by the Detroit Tigers .[ 4]
2009 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Utility player
Manager
Coaches
Regular season [ edit ]
Patch worn on the left sleeve during home games the 2009 season.
In its opening season, Citi Field drew over 3.1 million fans with a game average of 92.7% of seats filled, 4th best in baseball.
The Mets opened up the season in Cincinnati against the Reds on April 6. The Mets collected the victory, improving their win-loss record on opening day. The first home game at Citi Field was on April 13, 2009 against the San Diego Padres, who spoiled the opener with a 6–5 win against the Mets. In that game, Jody Gerut of the Padres became the first player to open a new ballpark with a leadoff home run.
On April 17, Gary Sheffield hit his 500th home run against the Milwaukee Brewers . On May 10, José Reyes stole his 300th base against the Pittsburgh Pirates . Despite an injury depleted roster, the Mets finished May with a 19–9 record and trailed the Philadelphia Phillies by a half game for the NL East lead.
After finishing April and May with a combined record of 28–21,[ 5] injuries hurt the Mets in June and they went 9–18,[ 5] their worst month since September 2003, but lost only 2½ games in the standings, as the Phillies were having their own struggles. Injuries continued to hurt them Mets in July, as they went 12–14, quickly falling to 4th place in the National League East and out of playoff contention.[ 5]
On July 10, the Mets sent outfielder Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Jeff Francoeur .
However, the Mets did set a team record during the 2009 season. They had a team-record 10 hits in the fourth inning on August 18 against the Atlanta Braves . They scored eight runs in that inning, on their way to a 9–4 victory.[ 6]
On August 23, the Mets became the first team in National League history to fall victim to a game-ending unassisted triple play , turned by Eric Bruntlett of the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field in the bottom of the 9th inning.[ 7]
The 2009 Mets season will be remembered as a season marred by injuries. On August 25, it was announced that ace Johan Santana would undergo season-ending elbow surgery on his pitching elbow,[ 8] and was added to the long list of injured players. Including Santana, the Mets' had 20 players see time on the Disabled list at some point during the 2009 season, including David Wright , John Maine , Jon Niese , Fernando Nieve , J. J. Putz , Billy Wagner , Brian Schneider , Carlos Delgado , Ángel Pagán , Gary Sheffield , Óliver Pérez , Ryan Church , Ramón Martínez , Jose Reyes , Alex Cora , Carlos Beltrán , and Fernando Martinez .[ 9] Mets players spent more than 1,480 days in the Disabled list in 2009, more than any other team in the majors.[ 5] However, second-half turnarounds of Francoeur and Daniel Murphy helped the Mets finish the season with the best batting average in the National League, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers .[ 10]
On August 25 the Mets traded former all-star closer Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox for minor league outfielder Chris Carter and minor league first baseman Eddie Loria.[ 11]
Pat Misch earned his 1st Major League Baseball win on September 3 in his 12th start.
Season standings [ edit ]
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Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
2009 National League Records
Source: [1]
Team
ARI
ATL
CHC
CIN
COL
FLA
HOU
LAD
MIL
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
WSH
AL
Arizona
–
3–4
4-2
1–5
7-11
5–3
5–4
7-11
2–5
5–2
1–5
6–1
11-7
5-13
2–4
1–5
5–10
Atlanta
4–3
–
4–2
3–6
4–4
8-10
3-3
4–3
3–3
13–5
10-8
3–4
3–3
3–4
4–2
10-8
7–8
Chicago
2-4
2–4
–
10-5
2–4
4–3
11–6
3–5
10-7
3-3
1–5
10-4
4–5
4-2
6-10
5–2
6–9
Cincinnati
5-1
6-3
5-10
–
0-7
3-3
12-4
1-5
8-7
2-4
2-5
13-5
1-6
3-3
8-8
3-4
6-9
Colorado
11-7
4-4
4-2
7-0
–
2-4
2-5
4-14
6-0
3-4
2-4
6-3
10-8
8-10
6-1
6-0
11-4
Florida
3-5
10-8
3-4
3-3
4-2
–
4–3
3-3
3-4
11-7
9-9
2-4
4-2
3-4
3-3
12-6
10-8
Houston
4–5
3-3
6-11
4-12
5-2
3-4
–
4–3
5-10
1-5
6-2
10-5
6-1
2-4
6-9
3-3
6-9
Los Angeles
11-7
3-4
5-3
5-1
14-4
3-3
3-4
–
3–3
5-1
4-3
4-3
10-8
11-7
2-5
3-2
9-9
Milwaukee
5-2
3-3
7-10
7-8
0-6
4-3
10-5
3-3
–
3-3
4-3
9-5
2-4
4-5
9-9
5-3
5-10
New York
2-5
5-13
3-3
4-2
4-3
7-11
5-1
1-5
3-3
–
6-12
4-3
2-5
5-3
4-5
10-8
5–10
Philadelphia
5-1
8-10
5-1
5-2
4-2
9-9
2-6
3-4
3-4
12-6
–
4-2
5-2
3-4
4-1
15-3
6-12
Pittsburgh
1-6
4-3
4-10
5-13
3-6
4-2
5-10
3-4
5-9
3-4
2-4
–
3-4
2-4
5-10
5-3
8–7
San Diego
7-11
3-3
5-4
6-1
8-10
2-4
1-6
8-10
4-2
5-2
2-5
4-3
–
10-8
1-6
4-2
5–10
San Francisco
13-5
4–3
2–4
3–3
10-8
4–3
4–2
7-11
5-4
3–5
4–3
4–2
8-10
–
4–3
4–2
9–6
St. Louis
4-2
2-4
10-6
8-8
1-6
3-3
9-6
5-2
9-9
5-4
1-4
10-5
6-1
3-4
–
6–1
9–6
Washington
5-1
8-10
2-5
4-3
0-6
6-12
3-3
2-3
3-5
8-10
3-15
3-5
2-4
2-4
1-6
–
7–11
Game log [ edit ]
2009 Game Log
April (9–12)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 6
@ Reds
2–1
Santana (1–0)
Harang (0–1)
Rodríguez (1)
42,177
1–0
2
April 8
@ Reds
9–7
Pelfrey (1–0)
Vólquez (0–1)
Rodríguez (2)
13,568
2–0
3
April 9
@ Reds
8–6
Arroyo (1–0)
Pérez (0–1)
Cordero (1)
17,837
2–1
4
April 10
@ Marlins
5–4
Lindstrom (1–0)
Feliciano (0–1)
24,070
2–2
5
April 11
@ Marlins
8–4
Hernández (1–0)
Nolasco (1–1)
39,412
3–2
6
April 12
@ Marlins
2–1
Johnson (2–0)
Santana (1–1)
18,109
3–3
7
April 13
Padres
6–5
Mujica (1–1)
Stokes (0–1)
Bell (4)
41,007
3–4
8
April 15
Padres
7–2
Pérez (1–1)
Correia (0–1)
35,581
4–4
9
April 16
Padres
6–5
Peavy (2–1)
Maine (0–1)
Bell (5)
35,985
4–5
10
April 17
Brewers
5–4
Putz (1–0)
McClung (0–1)
36,436
5–5
11
April 18
Brewers
1–0
Santana (2–1)
Villanueva (1–2)
Rodríguez (3)
36,312
6–5
12
April 19
Brewers
4–2
Suppan (1–2)
Figueroa (0–1)
Coffey (1)
36,124
6–6
13
April 21
@ Cardinals
6–4
Motte (1–1)
Putz (1–1)
Franklin (3)
35,506
6–7
14
April 22
@ Cardinals
5–2
Piñeiro (3–0)
Maine (0–2)
Franklin (4)
35,622
6–8
15
April 23
@ Cardinals
12–8
Lohse (3–0)
Hernández (1–1)
38,522
6–9
16
April 24
Nationals
4–3
Santana (3–1)
Olsen (0–3)
Rodríguez (4)
40,522
7–9
17
April 25
Nationals
8–2
Pelfrey (2–0)
Cabrera (0–2)
39,960
8–9
18
April 26
Nationals
8–1
Zimmermann (2–0)
Pérez (1–2)
40,023
8–10
19
April 27
Marlins
7–1
Maine (1–2)
Sánchez (1–2)
38,573
9–10
20
April 28
Marlins
7–4
Badenhop (1–0)
Green (0–1)
Lindstrom (4)
38,546
9–11
21
April 29
Marlins
4–3
Pinto (1–0)
Putz (1–2)
Lindstrom (5)
39,339
9–12
May (19–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
22
May 1
@ Phillies
7–4
Pelfrey (3–0)
Park (0–1)
Rodríguez (5)
44,773
10–12
23
May 2
@ Phillies
6 – 5 (10)
Taschner (1–0)
Green (0–2)
45,069
10–13
May 3
@ Phillies
Postponed
24
May 4
@ Braves
6–4
Maine (2–2)
Vázquez (2–3)
Rodríguez (6)
19,132
11–13
25
May 5
@ Braves
4–3
Hernández (2–1)
Kawakami (1–4)
Rodríguez (7)
21,049
12–13
26
May 6
Phillies
1–0
Santana (4–1)
Eyre (0–1)
Rodríguez (8)
37,600
13–13
27
May 7
Phillies
7–5
Pelfrey (4–0)
Moyer (3–2)
Rodríguez (9)
37,295
14–13
28
May 8
Pirates
7–3
Parnell (1–0)
Yates (0–2)
38,496
15–13
29
May 9
Pirates
10–1
Maine (3–2)
Maholm (3–1)
39,769
16–13
30
May 10
Pirates
8–4
Hernández (3–1)
Snell (1–5)
39,871
17–13
31
May 11
Braves
8–3
Lowe (5–1)
Santana (4–2)
40,497
17–14
32
May 12
Braves
4 – 3 (10)
Rodríguez (1–0)
Bennett (0–1)
39,408
18–14
33
May 13
Braves
8 – 7 (12)
Bennett (1–1)
Takahashi (0–1)
González (6)
40,555
18–15
34
May 14
@ Giants
7–4
Parnell (2–0)
Wilson (2–1)
Rodríguez (10)
30,154
19–15
35
May 15
@ Giants
8–6
Stokes (1–1)
Wilson (2–2)
Rodríguez (11)
41,684
20–15
36
May 16
@ Giants
9–6
Santana (5–2)
Johnson (3–4)
Putz (1)
41,336
21–15
37
May 17
@ Giants
2–0
Cain (4–1)
Pelfrey (4–1)
Wilson (9)
43,012
21–16
38
May 18
@ Dodgers
3 – 2 (11)
Troncoso (1–0)
Stokes (1–2)
37,136
21–17
39
May 19
@ Dodgers
5–3
Billingsley (6–1)
Maine (3–3)
Broxton (10)
37,857
21–18
40
May 20
@ Dodgers
2–1
Leach (1–0)
Putz (1–3)
Broxton (11)
50,761
21–19
41
May 22
@ Red Sox
5–3
Santana (6–2)
Matsuzaka (0–2)
Rodríguez (12)
38,092
22–19
42
May 23
@ Red Sox
3–2
Feliciano (1–1)
Papelbon (0–1)
Putz (2)
37,871
23–19
43
May 24
@ Red Sox
12–5
Wakefield (6–2)
Redding (0–1)
37,446
23–20
44
May 25
Nationals
5–2
Maine (4–3)
Lannan (2–4)
Rodríguez (13)
41,103
24–20
45
May 26
Nationals
6–1
Hernández (4–1)
Stammen (0–1)
39,376
25–20
46
May 27
Nationals
7–4
Santana (7–2)
Zimmermann (2–2)
40,171
26–20
47
May 29
Marlins
2 – 1 (11)
Feliciano (2–1)
Sanches (1–1)
40,677
27–20
48
May 30
Marlins
7–3
Johnson (4–1)
Redding (0–2)
Núñez (1)
40,727
27–21
49
May 31
Marlins
3–2
Maine (5–3)
Volstad (4–4)
Rodríguez (14)
40,482
28–21
June (9–18)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
50
June 1
@ Pirates
8–5
Gorzelanny (3–1)
Putz (1–4)
Capps (11)
11,812
28–22
51
June 2
@ Pirates
3–1
Duke (6–4)
Santana (7–3)
Capps (12)
10,459
28–23
June 3
@ Pirates
Postponed
52
June 4
@ Pirates
11–6
Jackson (1–0)
Pelfrey (4–2)
20,684
28–24
53
June 5
@ Nationals
3 – 1 (10)
Green (1–2)
Hanrahan (0–3)
Rodríguez (15)
20,353
29–24
54
June 6
@ Nationals
7–1
Lannan (3–5)
Maine (5–4)
31,456
29–25
55
June 7
@ Nationals
7–0
Hernández (5–1)
Stammen (0–2)
31,841
30–25
56
June 9
Phillies
6–5
Santana (8–3)
Condrey (4–1)
Rodríguez (16)
37,152
31–25
57
June 10
Phillies
5 – 4 (11)
Park (2–1)
Parnell (2–1)
Madson (3)
38,723
31–26
58
June 11
Phillies
6 – 3 (10)
Eyre (1–1)
Parnell (2–2)
Madson (4)
38,532
31–27
59
June 12
@ Yankees
9–8
Rivera (1–2)
Rodríguez (1–1)
47,967
31–28
60
June 13
@ Yankees
6–2
Nieve (1–0)
Pettitte (6–3)
48,056
32–28
61
June 14
@ Yankees
15–0
Burnett (5–3)
Santana (8–4)
47,943
32–29
62
June 16
@ Orioles
6–4
Pelfrey (5–2)
Guthrie (4–7)
Rodríguez (17)
20,626
33–29
63
June 17
@ Orioles
6–4
Johnson (3–3)
Feliciano (2–2)
Sherrill (13)
31,906
33–30
64
June 18
@ Orioles
5–4
Albers (1–2)
Rodríguez (1–2)
23,009
33–31
65
June 19
Rays
5–3
Nieve (2–0)
Sonnanstine (5–7)
Rodríguez (18)
38,493
34–31
66
June 20
Rays
3–1
Shields (6–5)
Santana (8–5)
Howel (4)
37,992
34–32
67
June 21
Rays
10–6
Nelson (2–0)
Parnell (2–3)
38,791
34–33
68
June 22
Cardinals
6–4
Redding (1–2)
Wellemeyer (6–7)
Rodríguez (19)
38,488
35–33
69
June 23
Cardinals
3–0
Piñeiro (6–8)
Hernández (5–2)
38,903
35–34
70
June 24
Cardinals
11–0
Nieve (3–0)
Thompson (2–3)
39,689
36–34
71
June 25
Cardinals
3–2
Santana (9–5)
Carpenter (5–2)
Rodríguez (20)
41,221
37–34
72
June 26
Yankees
9–1
Sabathia (7–4)
Pelfrey (5–3)
41,278
37–35
73
June 27
Yankees
5–0
Burnett (6–4)
Redding (1–3)
41,302
37–36
74
June 28
Yankees
4–2
Wang (1–6)
Hernández (5–3)
Rivera (18)
41,315
37–37
75
June 29
@ Brewers
10–6
Looper (6–4)
Nieve (3–1)
Hoffman (18)
39,872
37–38
76
June 30
@ Brewers
6–3
Burns (1–1)
Santana (9–6)
35,369
37–39
July (12–14)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
77
July 1
@ Brewers
1–0
Pelfrey (6–3)
Gallardo (8–5)
Rodríguez (21)
35,409
38–39
78
July 2
@ Pirates
9 – 8 (10)
Rodríguez (2–2)
Capps (1–4)
14,321
39–39
79
July 3
@ Phillies
7–2
Lopez (1–0)
Hernández (5–4)
45,231
39–40
80
July 4
@ Phillies
4–1
Moyer (7–6)
Nieve (3–2)
Lidge (15)
45,141
39–41
81
July 5
@ Phillies
2–0
Blanton (5–4)
Santana (9–7)
Lidge (16)
45,333
39–42
82
July 7
Dodgers
8–0
Kershaw (6–5)
Pelfrey (6–4)
39,696
39–43
83
July 8
Dodgers
5–4
Pérez (2–2)
Kuroda (3–5)
Rodríguez (22)
40,027
40–43
84
July 9
Dodgers
11–2
Wolf (4–3)
Hernández (5–5)
39,865
40–44
85
July 10
Reds
3–0
Arroyo (9–8)
Nieve (3–3)
39,203
40–45
86
July 11
Reds
4–0
Santana (10–7)
Cueto (8–6)
39,396
41–45
87
July 12
Reds
9–7
Pelfrey (7–4)
Harang (5–9)
Rodríguez (23)
40,014
42–45
88
July 16
@ Braves
5–3
Acosta (1–0)
Feliciano (2–3)
Soriano (13)
32,736
42–46
89
July 17
@ Braves
11–0
Jurrjens (8–7)
Pelfrey (7–5)
50,704
42–47
90
July 18
@ Braves
5–1
Santana (11–7)
Kawakami (5–7)
51,175
43–47
91
July 19
@ Braves
7–1
Vasquez (7–7)
Redding (1–4)
34,923
43–48
92
July 20
@ Nationals
6–2
Hernández (6–5)
Martin (0–1)
19,169
44–48
93
July 21
@ Nationals
4–0
Lannan (7–7)
Pérez (2–2)
23,414
44–49
94
July 22
@ Nationals
3–1
Stammen (3–5)
Pelfrey (7–6)
MacDougal (6)
23,583
44–50
95
July 24
@ Astros
4–5
Hampton (6–7)
Santana (11–8)
Valverde (11)
42,967
44–51
96
July 25
@ Astros
10–3
Niese (1–0)
Ortiz (3–5)
43,302
45–51
97
July 26
@ Astros
8–3
Hernández (7–5)
Moehler (7–6)
Green (1)
34,642
46–51
98
July 27
Rockies
7–3
Feliciano (3–3)
Rincón (3–2)
38,936
47–51
99
July 28
Rockies
4–0
Pelfrey (8–6)
Marquis (12–7)
39,126
48–51
July 29
Rockies
Postponed
100
July 30
Rockies
7–0
Santana (12–8)
Hammel (5–6)
40,024
49–51
101
July 30
Rockies
4–2
de la Rosa (9–7)
Niese (1–1)
Street (26)
38,962
49–52
102
July 31
Diamondbacks
3–2
Vásquez (2–2)
Green (1–3)
Qualls (19)
38,241
49–53
August (10–19)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
103
August 1
Diamondbacks
9–6
Feliciano (4–3)
Zavada (2–3)
Rodríguez (24)
39,574
50–53
104
August 2
Diamondbacks
5–2
Garland (6–10)
Pelfrey (8–7)
38,374
50–54
105
August 3
Diamondbacks
6–5
Haren (11–6)
Figueroa (0–2)
Qualls (20)
39,320
50–55
106
August 4
Cardinals
12 – 7 (10)
McClellan (3–2)
Feliciano (4–4)
40,354
50–56
107
August 5
Cardinals
9–0
Figueroa (1–2)
Lohse (4–7)
Parnell (1)
39,781
51–56
108
August 6
@ Padres
8–3
Richard (5–3)
Hernández (7–6)
18,880
51–57
109
August 7
@ Padres
6–2
Bell (4–1)
Rodríguez (2–3)
23,038
51–58
110
August 8
@ Padres
3–1
Latos (4–1)
Parnell (2–4)
Bell (28)
35,184
51–59
111
August 9
@ Padres
5–1
Santana (13–8)
Stauffer (1–4)
27,754
52–59
112
August 10
@ Diamondbacks
7–4
Davis (7–10)
Pelfrey (8–8)
23,069
52–60
113
August 11
@ Diamondbacks
6–2
Scherzer (7–6)
Hernández (7–7)
24,576
52–61
114
August 12
@ Diamondbacks
6–4
Feliciano (5–4)
Rauch (2–1)
Rodríguez (25)
22,320
53–61
115
August 14
Giants
3–0
Parnell (3–4)
Zito (8–11)
Rodríguez (26)
38,997
54–61
116
August 15
Giants
5–4 (10)
Wilson (5–5)
Rodríguez (2–4)
39,652
54–62
117
August 16
Giants
3–2
Rodríguez (3–4)
Romo (3–2)
38,793
55–62
118
August 17
Giants
10–1
Martinez (3–1)
Hernández (7–8)
38,584
55–63
119
August 18
Braves
9–4
Pérez (3–3)
Lowe (12–8)
38,613
56–63
120
August 19
Braves
14–2
Jurrjens (10–8)
Parnell (3–5)
38,602
56–64
121
August 20
Braves
3–2
Kawakami (6–9)
Santana (13–9)
Soriano (18)
39,105
56–65
122
August 21
Phillies
2–4
Pelfrey (9–8)
Hamels (7–8)
Rodríguez (27)
38,243
57–65
123
August 22
Phillies
4–1
Happ (10–2)
Misch (0–1)
Lidge (24)
38,049
57–66
124
August 23
Phillies
9–7
Martínez (2–0)
Pérez (3–4)
Lidge (25)
39,038
57–67
125
August 24
Phillies
6–2
Lee (5–0)
Parnell (3–6)
39,336
57–68
126
August 25
@ Marlins
2–1
West (5–5)
Figueroa (1–3)
Núñez (15)
14,278
57–69
127
August 26
@ Marlins
5–3
Johnson (13–3)
Pelfrey (9–9)
Núñez (16)
16,123
57–70
128
August 27
@ Marlins
10–3
Redding (2–4)
Sánchez (2–5)
12,423
58–70
129
August 28
@ Cubs
5–2
Gregg (5–5)
Stokes (1–3)
Mármol (6)
39,381
58–71
130
August 29
@ Cubs
11–4
Dempster (8–7)
Parnell (3–7)
40,857
58–72
131
August 30
@ Cubs
4–1
Figueroa (2–3)
Zambrano (7–6)
Rodríguez (28)
39,907
59–72
September (8–20)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
132
September 1
@ Rockies
8–3
de la Rosa (13–9)
Pelfrey (9–10)
26,190
59–73
133
September 2
@ Rockies
5–2
Jiménez (13–10)
Stokes (1–4)
Morales (1)
26,276
59–74
134
September 3
@ Rockies
8–3
Misch (1–1)
Marquis (14–10)
22,566
60–74
135
September 4
Cubs
6–2
Stokes (2–4)
Gregg (5–6)
Rodríguez (29)
37,953
61–74
136
September 5
Cubs
5–3
Harden (9–8)
Figueroa (2–4)
Mármol (9)
38,759
61–75
137
September 6
Cubs
4–2
Pelfrey (10–10)
Wells (10–8)
Rodríguez (30)
39,593
62–75
138
September 8
Marlins
4–2
Sanches (4–1)
Redding (2–5)
Núñez (19)
37,474
62–76
139
September 9
Marlins
6–3
Nolasco (11–8)
Misch (1–2)
Núñez (20)
37,312
62–77
140
September 10
Marlins
13–4
Badenhop (7–4)
Parnell (3–8)
37,620
62–78
141
September 11
@ Phillies
4–2
Hamels (9–9)
Figueroa (2–5)
Madson (7)
44,377
62–79
142
September 12
@ Phillies
10–9
Feliciano (6–4)
Madson (5–5)
Rodríguez (31)
45,243
63–79
143
September 13
@ Phillies
5–4
Kendrick (1–1)
Maine (5–5)
Lidge (29)
45,024
63–80
144
September 13
@ Phillies
1–0
Martínez (5–0)
Redding (2–6)
Madson (8)
44,901
63–81
145
September 15
@ Braves
6–0
Hanson (10–3)
Misch (1–3)
25,094
63–82
146
September 16
@ Braves
6–5
O'Flaherty (2–1)
Rodríguez (3–5)
17,988
63–83
147
September 17
@ Braves
7–3
Jurrjens (12–10)
Figueroa (2–6)
20,192
63–84
148
September 18
Nationals
6–5
Martin (5–4)
Pelfrey (10–11)
MacDougal (16)
38,063
63–85
149
September 19
Nationals
3–2
Redding (3–6)
Lannan (9–12)
Rodríguez (32)
37,906
64–85
150
September 20
Nationals
6–2
Maine (6–5)
Mock (3–9)
Rodríguez (33)
38,347
65–85
151
September 21
Braves
11–3
Lowe (15–9)
Misch (1–4)
Kawakami (1)
37,706
65–86
152
September 22
Braves
3–1
Jurrjens (13–10)
Figueroa (2–7)
Soriano (25)
37,823
65–87
153
September 23
Braves
5–2
Hudson (2–1)
Pelfrey (10–12)
Soriano (26)
38,266
65–88
154
September 25
@ Marlins
6–5
Parnell (4–8)
Núñez (4–6)
Rodríguez (34)
39,031
66–88
155
September 26
@ Marlins
9–6
West (8–6)
Maine (6–6)
Donnelly (1)
35,666
66–89
156
September 27
@ Marlins
4–0
Misch (2–4)
Volstad (9–13)
31,167
67–89
157
September 28
@ Nationals
2–1
Detwiler (1–6)
Figueroa (2–8)
MacDougal (17)
18,600
67–90
158
September 29
@ Nationals
4–3
Clippard (3–2)
Green (1–4)
MacDougal (18)
19,614
67–91
159
September 30
@ Nationals
7–4
Villone (5–6)
Rodríguez (3–6)
23,944
67–92
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Player
G
AB
H
BA
OBP
HR
RBI
R
SB
Anderson, Marlon Marlon Anderson
4
4
0
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
Beltrán, Carlos Carlos Beltrán
62
241
81
.336
.425
8
40
40
11
Berroa, Ángel Ángel Berroa
11
19
3
.158
.238
0
2
3
0
Brown, Emil Emil Brown
3
5
1
.200
.333
0
0
0
0
Cancel, Robinson Robinson Cancel
1
1
0
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
Castillo, Luis Luis Castillo
91
303
90
.297
.395
0
25
56
12
Castro, Ramón Ramón Castro
26
79
20
.253
.322
3
13
5
0
Church, Ryan Ryan Church
67
232
65
.280
.332
2
22
26
6
Cora, Alex Alex Cora
74
236
60
.254
.330
0
14
26
8
Delgado, Carlos Carlos Delgado
26
94
28
.298
.393
4
23
15
0
Evans, Nick Nick Evans
15
44
11
.250
.298
1
6
5
0
Feliciano, Pedro Pedro Feliciano
52
1
0
.000
1.000
0
0
0
0
Figueroa, Nelson Nelson Figueroa
1
2
0
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
Francoeur, Jeff Jeff Francoeur
19
73
22
.301
.325
4
19
7
0
Hernández, Liván Liván Hernández
19
37
5
.135
.135
0
0
0
0
Maine, John John Maine
12
20
4
.200
.200
0
2
0
0
Martínez, Fernando Fernando Martínez
29
91
16
.176
.242
1
8
11
2
Martínez, Ramón Ramón Martínez
12
42
7
.167
.182
0
4
1
1
Misch, Pat Pat Misch
13
1
0
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
Murphy, Daniel Daniel Murphy
99
303
75
.248
.316
6
35
38
2
Niese, Jon Jon Niese
4
8
1
.125
.125
0
0
0
0
Nieve, Fernando Fernando Nieve
7
9
3
.333
.333
0
1
0
0
Pagán, Angel Angel Pagán
34
125
36
.288
.328
1
12
20
7
Pelfrey, Mike Mike Pelfrey
19
34
4
.118
.139
0
4
2
0
Pérez, Óliver Óliver Pérez
10
15
5
.333
.375
0
0
1
0
Redding, Tim Tim Redding
14
13
1
.077
.077
0
0
0
0
Reed, Jeremy Jeremy Reed
82
109
28
.257
.299
0
7
6
0
Reyes, Argenis Argenis Reyes
9
17
2
.118
.167
0
0
0
1
Reyes, José José Reyes
36
147
41
.279
.355
2
15
18
11
Santana, Johan Johan Santana
19
32
3
.094
.194
0
1
0
0
Santos, Omir Omir Santos
62
186
49
.263
.299
6
28
19
0
Schneider, Brian Brian Schneider
38
107
22
.206
.307
3
22
8
0
Sheffield, Gary Gary Sheffield
76
212
60
.283
.385
10
36
40
2
Sullivan, Cory Cory Sullivan
11
30
8
.267
.324
0
4
4
1
Takahashi, Ken Ken Takahashi
13
2
0
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
Tatís, Fernando Fernando Tatís
74
198
48
.242
.309
6
25
26
3
Valdéz, Wilson Wilson Valdéz
11
24
5
.208
.269
0
3
2
0
Wright, David David Wright
103
385
124
.322
.413
7
51
67
23
Legend: G = games played; AB = at-bats ; H = hits; BA = batting average ; OBP = on-base percentage ; HR = home runs; RBI = runs batted in; R = runs scored; SB = stolen bases ; bold = league leader
Pitching [ edit ]
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
S
ERA
H
SO
BB
Dessens, Elmer Elmer Dessens
9
0
12 ⅓
0
0
0
3.65
9
6
5
Feliciano, Pedro Pedro Feliciano
58
0
43
4
3
0
2.51
32
39
10
Figueroa, Nelson Nelson Figueroa
1
1
6
0
1
0
4.50
5
3
2
Fossum, Casey Casey Fossum
3
0
4
0
0
0
2.25
4
3
4
Green, Sean Sean Green
52
0
47 ⅔
1
3
1
4.72
45
37
19
Hernández, Liván Liván Hernández
20
20
120 ⅔
7
5
0
4.77
138
67
43
Maine, John John Maine
11
11
61 ⅔
5
4
0
4.52
51
42
34
Misch, Pat Pat Misch
13
0
14 ⅓
0
0
0
2.51
16
9
9
Niese, Jon Jon Niese
4
4
24
1
1
0
4.50
26
16
8
Nieve, Fernando Fernando Nieve
8
7
36 ⅔
3
3
0
2.95
36
23
19
O'Day, Darren Darren O'Day
4
0
3
0
0
0
0.00
5
2
1
Parnell, Bobby Bobby Parnell
52
0
40 ⅔
2
3
0
4.20
49
34
21
Pelfrey, Mike Mike Pelfrey
21
21
121 ⅓
8
7
0
4.75
137
67
45
Pérez, Óliver Óliver Pérez
10
10
48 ⅔
2
3
0
7.03
52
44
47
Putz, J. J. J. J. Putz
29
0
29 ⅓
1
4
2
5.22
29
19
19
Redding, Tim Tim Redding
16
9
58 ⅓
1
4
0
6.94
69
38
28
Rodríguez, Francisco Francisco Rodríguez
47
0
48
2
2
24
2.06
31
49
26
Santana, Johan Johan Santana
21
21
137
12
8
0
2.96
124
128
43
Stokes, Brian Brian Stokes
42
0
43 ⅔
1
2
0
3.50
45
26
20
Switzer, Jon Jon Switzer
4
0
3 ⅓
0
0
0
8.10
4
3
2
Takahashi, Ken Ken Takahashi
15
0
18
0
1
0
3.00
16
14
9
Legend: G = games pitched; GS = games started; IP = innings pitched; W = wins; L = losses; ERA = earned run average ; H = hits allowed; SO = strikeouts; BB = walks; S = saves ; bold = league leader
As of August 2, 2009
Farm system [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "New York Mets' Citi Field opener April 14 against Padres" . Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009 .
^ K-Rod, Mets finalize deal
^ Mets get Putz as set-up man in huge trade
^ Sheffield agrees to deal with Mets
^ a b c d Fitzpatrick, Mike (October 4, 2009). "Figueroa pitches shutout, Mets beat Astros 4–0" . Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved October 4, 2009 .
^ "Game Wrapup" . mets.com . August 18, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009 .
^ Gurian-Peck, David (August 23, 2009). "Phils back Pedro in NY, win on rare feat" . MLB.com . Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009 .
^ "News: Santana to Have Surgery" . August 25, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009 .
^ "Note: The Citi Field Exorcism" . August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009 .
^ Shpigel, Ben (October 5, 2009). "After Quiet Finish, Mets Are Planning For Busy Off-Season". New York Times . p. D6.
^ "Mets, Red Sox finally complete Billy Wagner trade" . Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009 .
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