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 5th in the NL East. They were managed by Art Howe. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

2003 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
OwnersFred Wilpon
General managersSteve Phillips, Jim Duquette
ManagersArt Howe
Local televisionWPIX
(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)
Local radioWFAN
(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

Detailed record
TeamHomeAwayTotalWin %
NL East
Atlanta Braves5–43–78–11.421
Florida Marlins3–64–67–12.368
Montreal Expos4–61–85–14.263
Philadelphia Phillies3–74–57–12.368
Total15–2312–2627–49.355
NL Central
Chicago Cubs1–20–31–5.167
Cincinnati Reds1–23–04–2.667
Houston Astros2–12–14–2.667
Milwaukee Brewers1–52–13–6.333
Pittsburgh Pirates2–12–14–2.667
St. Louis Cardinals1–20–31–5.167
Total8–139–917–22.436
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks1–21–22–4.333
Colorado Rockies4–01–25–2.714
Los Angeles Dodgers1–22–13–3.500
San Diego Padres2–11–23–3.500
San Francisco Giants2–02–24–2.667
Total10–57–917–14.548
American League
Anaheim Angels—2–12–1.667
New York Yankees0–30–30–6.000
Seattle Mariners1–2—1–2.333
Texas Rangers—2–12–1.667
Total1–54–55–10.333
Month Games Won Lost Win %
March101.000
April261115.423
May281414.500
June261016.385
July27918.333
August271512.556
September26719.269
Total1616695.410
Games Won Lost Win %
Home803446.425
Away813249.395

Season standings

National League East
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 10161 0.623 — 55–26 46–35
Florida Marlins 9171 0.562 10 53–28 38–43
Philadelphia Phillies 8676 0.531 15 49–32 37–44
Montreal Expos 8379 0.512 18 52–29 31–50
New York Mets 6695 0.410 34½ 34–46 32–49

Record vs. opponents
2003 National League record

Source:
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona—2–52–47–210–92–55–110–93–34–24–24–23–39–105–143–311–4
Atlanta5–2—4–23–36–09–105–14–24–212–711–89–107–26–12–44–210–5
Chicago4–22–4—10–73–34–29–72–410–63–35–11–510–84–24–28–99–9
Cincinnati2–73–37–10—4–22–45–122–48–102–42–45–45–113–33–39–77-5
Colorado 9–100–63–32–4—4–22–47–125–13–42–52–43–612–77–124–29–6
Florida5–210–92–44–22–4—1–52–57–213–612–713–62–45–11–53–39–6
Houston1–51–57–912–54–25-1—4–29–83–32–42–410–63–32–411–711–7
Los Angeles 9–102–44–24–212–75–22–4—4–24–23–32–55–18–116–134–211–7
Milwaukee3–32–46–1010–81–52–78–92–4—0–66–34–210–75–11–53–135–7
Montreal2–47–123–34–24–36-133–32–46–0—14–58–113–34–27–01–59–9
New York2–48–111–54–25–27–124–23–33–65–14—7–124–23–34–21–55–10
Philadelphia2-410–95–14–54–26–134–25–22–411–812–7—2–44–33–34–28–7
Pittsburgh3–32–78–1011–56–34–26–101–57–103–32–44–2—4–22–47–105–7
San Diego10–91–62–43–37–121–53–311–81–52–43–33–42–4—5–142–48–10
San Francisco14–54–22–43–312–75–14–213–65–10–72–43–34–214–5—5–110–8
St. Louis3–32–49–87–92–43-37–112–413–35–15–12–410–74–21–5—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 (66–95) Home: 34–46; Away: 32–49
March: (0–1) Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
1March 31Cubs2–15Wood (1–0)Glavine (0–1)—Shea Stadium53,5860–1
April: (11–15) Home: 8–6; Away: 3–9
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
2April 2Cubs4–1Leiter (1–0)Clement (0–1)Benitez (1)Shea Stadium20,5941–1
3April 3Cubs3–6Prior (1–0)Trachsel (0–1)—Shea Stadium17,2441–2
4April 4Expos4–0Cone (1–0)Ohka (0–1)—Shea Stadium18,0402–2
5April 5Expos3–1Glavine (1–1)Armas (1–1)Benitez (2)Shea Stadium36,8173–2
6April 6Expos5–8Stewart (1–0)Benitez (0–1)Biddle (2)Shea Stadium35,0933–3
7April 8@ Marlins4–2Leiter (2–0)Redman (1–1)Benitez (3)Pro Player Stadium10,1034–3
8April 9@ Marlins2–3Looper (1–0)Stanton (0–1)—Pro Player Stadium10,0524–4
9April 10@ Marlins3–4Spooneybarger (1–0)Benitez (0–2)—Pro Player Stadium10,2674–5
10April 11@ Expos[lower-alpha 1]0–10Ohka (1–1)Cone (1–1)—Hiram Bithorn Stadium17,9064–6
11April 12@ Expos[lower-alpha 1]4–5Hernandez (1–0)Seo (0–1)Biddle (3)Hiram Bithorn Stadium18,2644–7
12April 13@ Expos[lower-alpha 1]1–2 (10)Biddle (1–0)Stanton (0–2)—Hiram Bithorn Stadium16,3324–8
13April 14@ Expos[lower-alpha 1]3–5Smith (1–0)Strickland (0–1)Biddle (4)Hiram Bithorn Stadium13,1554–9
14April 15@ Pirates3–1Glavine (2–1)Fogg (1–2)Benitez (4)PNC Park14,7285–9
15April 16@ Pirates3–6Suppan (3–0)Cone (1–2)—PNC Park12,6095–10
16April 17@ Pirates7–2Seo (1–1)D'Amico (1–2)—PNC Park11,2996–10
17April 18Marlins6–3Weathers (1–0)Nunez (0–2)Benitez (5)Shea Stadium18,5257–10
18April 19Marlins5–6Looper (2–0)Benitez (0–3)—Shea Stadium36,4487–11
19April 20Marlins7–4Glavine (3–1)Nunez (0–3)—Shea Stadium26,2458–11
20April 22Astros2–6Redding (1–2)Cone (1–3)—Shea Stadium31,7338–12
21April 23Astros4–2Leiter (3–0)Oswalt (2–2)Benitez (6)Shea Stadium20,3229–12
22April 24Astros7–4Astacio (1–0)Miller (0–2)Benitez (7)Shea Stadium31,65610–12
23April 25Diamondbacks4–3Stanton (1–2)Villarreal (1–1)Benitez (8)Shea Stadium24,72511–12
–April 26DiamondbacksPostponed (rain); rescheduled for April 27
24April 27 (1)Diamondbacks1–6Webb (1–0)Glavine (3–2)—Shea StadiumN/A11–13
25April 27 (2)Diamondbacks3–7Johnson (1–2)Seo (1–2)Mantei (3)Shea Stadium36,49111–14
26April 29@ Cardinals3–13Morris (2–2)Leiter (3–1)—Busch Stadium30,27511–15
27April 30@ Cardinals4–13Williams (4–0)Astacio (1–1)—Busch Stadium30,26511–16
May: (14–14) Home: 6–5; Away: 8–9
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Cardinals5–6 (10)Eldred (2–0)Strickland (0–2)—Busch Stadium35,28311–17
29May 2@ Brewers9–3Glavine (4–2)Rusch (1–5)—Miller Park16,31512–17
30May 3@ Brewers2–3Foster (2–0)Weathers (1–1)DeJean (5)Miller Park19,79612–18
31May 4@ Brewers5–3Leiter (4–1)Kinney (2–2)Benitez (9)Miller Park18,57113–18
32May 6Dodgers3–2Astacio (2–1)Perez (1–2)Benitez (10)Shea Stadium21,17314–18
33May 7Dodgers1–2Nomo (4–4)Trachsel (0–2)Gagne (11)Shea Stadium18,96514–19
34May 8Dodgers1–6Ishii (3–1)Glavine (4–3)—Shea Stadium18,72914–20
35May 9Padres4–5Hackman (1–0)Weathers (1–2)Orosco (2)Shea Stadium29,85514–21
36May 10Padres4–2 (10)Stanton (2–2)Wright (1–5)—Shea Stadium32,93015–21
37May 11Padres3–2Lloyd (1–0)Matthews (1–1)Benitez (11)Shea Stadium30,69416–21
38May 12@ Rockies9–6Trachsel (1–2)Young (0–1)Benitez (12)Coors Field25,43317–21
39May 13@ Rockies8–9Reed (3–1)Cerda (0–1) Jimenez (9)Coors Field25,04317–22
40May 14@ Rockies5–6Reed (4–1)Stanton (2–3) Jimenez (10)Coors Field26,75517–23
41May 15@ Giants3–11Rueter (4–1)Leiter (4–2)—SBC Park36,54217–24
42May 16@ Giants5–7Nathan (5–1)Weathers (1–3)Worrell (12)SBC Park39,16017–25
43May 17@ Giants5–1Trachsel (2–2)Moss (5–2)—SBC Park42,25918–25
44May 18@ Giants5–1Glavine (5–3)Ainsworth (3–4)—SBC Park42,59019–25
45May 20Phillies7–11Myers (4–3)Lloyd (1–1)—Shea Stadium25,28119–26
46May 21Phillies5–4Benitez (1–3)Adams (0–2)—Shea Stadium29,55120–26
47May 22Phillies6–3Astacio (3–1)Padilla (3–6)Benitez (13)Shea Stadium20,10121–26
48May 23@ Braves6–5Trachsel (3–2)Ortiz (6–3)Benitez (14)Turner Field33,27022–26
49May 24@ Braves4–10Ramirez (4–2)Glavine (5–4)—Turner Field40,91222–27
50May 25@ Braves1–3Hernandez (4–1)Weathers (1–4)Smoltz (19)Turner Field41,43222–28
51May 27@ Phillies4–2Leiter (5–2)Wolf (5–3)Benitez (15)Veterans Stadium18,08123–28
52May 28@ Phillies3–11Padilla (4–6)Astacio (3–2)—Veterans Stadium21,38923–29
53May 29@ Phillies5–0Trachsel (4–2)Millwood (7–2)—Veterans Stadium19,56824–29
54May 30Braves2–5Maddux (4–5)Glavine (5–5)Smoltz (20)Shea Stadium26,43924–30
55May 31Braves4–2Seo (2–2)Hampton (2–3)Benitez (16)Shea Stadium33,37825–30
June: (10–16) Home: 4–9; Away: 6–7
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
56June 1Braves10–4Leiter (6–2)Gryboski (3–3)—Shea Stadium25,16226–30
–June 3BrewersPostponed (rain); rescheduled for June 5
–June 4BrewersPostponed (rain); rescheduled for July 28
57June 5 (1)Brewers7–8Kinney (4–4)Trachsel (4–3)DeJean (13)Shea StadiumN/A26–31
58June 5 (2)Brewers3–5Sheets (6–4)Glavine (5–6)DeJean (14)Shea Stadium19,04826–32
59June 6Mariners3–2Seo (3–2)Franklyn (4–4)Benitez (17)Shea Stadium26,68427–32
–June 7MarinersPostponed (rain); rescheduled for June 8
60June 8 (1)Mariners1–13Garcia (6–6)Leiter (6–3)—Shea StadiumN/A27–33
61June 8 (2)Mariners0–7Moyer (10–2)Bacsik (0–1)—Shea Stadium39,82027–34
62June 10@ Rangers7–9Thomson (4–7)Trachsel (4–4)Urbina (18)The Ballpark in Arlington20,58127–35
63June 11@ Rangers8–2Seo (4–2)Santos (0–1)—The Ballpark in Arlington19,08728–35
64June 12@ Rangers11–0Leiter (7–3)Lewis (4–5)—The Ballpark in Arlington19,04429–35
65June 13@ Angels7–3Bacsik (1–1)Sele (3–4)—Edison International Field of Anaheim38,29430–35
66June 14@ Angels3–13Ortiz (7–5)Roach (0–1)—Edison International Field of Anaheim43,44930–36
67June 15@ Angels8–0Trachsel (5–4)Washburn (6–7)—Edison International Field of Anaheim43,72131–36
68June 16@ Marlins0–1Willis (6–1)Glavine (5–7)—Pro Player Stadium10,62431–37
69June 17@ Marlins5–0Seo (5–2)Pavano (5–8)—Pro Player Stadium10,35932–37
70June 18@ Marlins10–5Leiter (8–3)Penny (5–5)Wheeler (1)Pro Player Stadium11,32633–37
71June 19@ Marlins1–5Phelps (3–2)Bacsik (1–2)—Pro Player Stadium10,40033–38
72June 20Yankees0–5Pettitte (7–6)Trachsel (5–5)—Shea Stadium55,38633–39
–June 21YankeesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for June 28
73June 22Yankees3–7 (11)Rivera (2–0)Lloyd (1–2)—Shea Stadium55,03133–40
74June 24Marlins4–8Penny (6–5)Leiter (8–4)Tejera (1)Shea Stadium22,22633–41
75June 25Marlins6–3Trachsel (6–5)Redman (5–3)Benitez (18)Shea Stadium22,56334–41
76June 26Marlins1–6Willis (8–1)Heilman (0–1)—Shea Stadium30,37834–42
77June 27@ Yankees4–6Wells (10–2)Seo (5–3)Miceli (1)Yankee Stadium55,22634–43
78June 28 (1)@ Yankees1–7Clemens (8–5)Griffiths (0–1)—Yankee Stadium55,34334–44
79June 28 (2)Yankees8–9Claussen (1–0)Glavine (5–8)Rivera (13)Shea Stadium36,37234–45
80June 29@ Yankees3–5Weaver (4–6)Leiter (8–5)Rivera (14)Yankee Stadium55,44434–46
81June 30Expos3–1Trachsel (7–5)Vazquez (6–6)Benitez (19)Shea Stadium29,82935–46
July: (9–18) Home: 4–12; Away: 5–6
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
82July 1Expos7–6Benitez (2–3)Manon (0–2)—Shea Stadium30,08436–46
83July 2Expos4–11Hernandez (7–6)Seo (5–4)—Shea Stadium35,54736–47
84July 4@ Reds7–2Glavine (6–8)Haynes (1–8)Benitez (20)Great American Ball Park35,51137–47
85July 5@ Reds6–2Trachsel (8–5)Graves (4–8)Weathers (1)Great American Ball Park41,02038–47
86July 6@ Reds7–5Cerda (1–1)Reith (1–1)Benitez (21)Great American Ball Park31,05439–47
87July 7Braves3–7Ramirez (8–2)Seo (5–5)—Shea Stadium32,39939–48
88July 8Braves3–5Reynolds (6–4)Roach (0–2)Smoltz (33)Shea Stadium29,09639–49
89July 9Braves3–6Ortiz (12–4)Glavine (6–9)Smoltz (34)Shea Stadium30,30839–50
90July 10Phillies2–7Padilla (8–8)Trachsel (8–6)—Shea Stadium25,91339–51
91July 11Phillies3–10Wolf (10–4)Heilman (0–2)—Shea Stadium35,88439–52
92July 12Phillies2–4 (11)Mesa (4–5)Franco (0–1)—Shea Stadium33,45239–53
93July 13Phillies4–3Benitez (3–3)Adams (1–3)—Shea Stadium31,63040–53
74th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois
94July 17@ Braves2–3Maddux (8–8)Franco (0–2)—Turner Field36,68840–54
95July 18@ Braves4–11Hampton (6–5)Seo (5–6)—Turner Field44,81540–55
96July 19@ Braves4–7Ortiz (13–4)Glavine (6–10)Smoltz (35)Turner Field45,75940–56
97July 20@ Braves8–11King (3–0)Stanton (2–4)Smoltz (36)Turner Field36,02940–57
98July 21@ Phillies8–6Heilman (1–2)Duckworth (3–4)Franco (1)Veterans Stadium33,20841–57
99July 22@ Phillies7–5Trachsel (9–6)Millwood (10–7)Wheeler (2)Veterans Stadium37,16442–57
100July 23@ Expos2–5Vazquez (8–6)Seo (5–7)Biddle (23)Olympic Stadium8,85342–58
101July 24@ Expos1–5Hernandez (10–6)Glavine (6–11)Biddle (24)Olympic Stadium9,33742–59
102July 25Reds3–1Leiter (9–5)Graves (4–11)Stanton (1)Shea Stadium34,02143–59
103July 26Reds3–8Acevedo (2–0)Heilman (1–3)—Shea Stadium29,30543–60
104July 27Reds5–8Wilson (6–8)Trachsel (9–7)Williamson (21)Shea Stadium30,17343–61
105July 28Brewers2–4Estrella (3–2)Weathers (1–5)Kolb (3)Shea Stadium6,05643–62
106July 29Brewers3–6Sheets (10–7)Wheeler (0–1)DeJean (18)Shea Stadium22,84643–63
107July 30Brewers2–0Leiter (10–5)Obermueller (0–2)Weathers (2)Shea Stadium22,38944–63
108July 31Brewers3–4Kinney (7–8)Heilman (1–4)Kolb (4)Shea Stadium27,59044–64
August: (15–12) Home: 7–5; Away: 8–7
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
109August 1Cardinals2–8Kline (4–4)Wheeler (0–2)—Shea Stadium23,57844–65
110August 2Cardinals9–10Tomko (7–7)Seo (5–8)Yan (1)Shea Stadium30,89844–66
111August 3Cardinals13–5Griffiths (1–1)Stephenson (5–11)—Shea Stadium27,59245–66
112August 5@ Astros10–1Leiter (11–5)Villone (3–2)—Minute Maid Park31,58246–66
113August 6@ Astros1–11Miller (8–10)Heilman (1–5)—Minute Maid Park30,15446–67
114August 7@ Astros5–4Trachsel (10–7)Lidge (4–2)Stanton (2)Minute Maid Park31,25047–67
115August 8@ Diamondbacks3–1Glavine (7–11)Webb (7–5)Stanton (3)Bank One Ballpark36,33548–67
116August 9@ Diamondbacks1–2Randolph (6–0)Franco (0–3)—Bank One Ballpark41,93448–68
117August 10@ Diamondbacks4–7Johnson (3–4)Leiter (11–6)Mantei (15)Bank One Ballpark37,52148–69
118August 12Giants5–4Heilman (2–5)Ponson (14–8)Weathers (3)Shea Stadium37,46149–69
119August 13Giants9–2Trachsel (11–7)Williams (5–3)—Shea Stadium31,75950–69
–August 14GiantsCancelled (power outage)
120August 15Rockies5–0Glavine (8–11)Oliver (10–8)—Shea Stadium28,08151–69
121August 16Rockies13–4Seo (6–8)Chacon (11–8)—Shea Stadium28,23352–69
122August 17Rockies6–4Leiter (12–6)Jennings (10–11)Weathers (4)Shea Stadium28,39353–69
123August 18Rockies8–0Trachsel (12–7)Tsao (2–1)—Shea Stadium23,86554–69
124August 19@ Padres2–3Limebrink (2–2)Stanton (2–5)Beck (17)Qualcomm Stadium21,79454–70
125August 20@ Padres1–2Beck (3–1)Roberts (0–1)—Qualcomm Stadium16,53254–71
126August 21@ Padres5–1Seo (7–8)Perez (4–7)—Qualcomm Stadium21,95855–71
127August 22@ Dodgers1–2Nomo (15–9)Leiter (12–7)Gagne (43)Dodger Stadium40,71455–72
128August 23@ Dodgers4–0Trachsel (13–7)Ashby (3–10)—Dodger Stadium44,44956–72
129August 24@ Dodgers2–1Glavine (9–11)Brown (12–7)Franco (2)Dodger Stadium45,49657–72
130August 26@ Braves6–5Seo (8–8)Reynolds (10–7)Stanton (4)Turner Field24,69458–72
131August 27@ Braves1–4Maddux (13–10)Heilman (2–6)Mercker (1)Turner Field23,75558–73
132August 28@ Braves3–1Leiter (13–7)Hampton (12–6)Weathers (5)Turner Field27,85659–73
133August 29Phillies0–7Millwood (13–9)Trachsel (13–8)—Shea Stadium33,20859–74
134August 30Phillies2–4Wolf (13–9)Glavine (9–12)Mesa (23)Shea Stadium26,76959–75
135August 31Phillies1–4Padilla (12–9)Seo (8–9)Mesa (24)Shea Stadium26,18059–76
September: (7–19) Home: 5–8; Away: 2–11
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveLocationAttendanceRecord
136September 1Braves3–2Wheeler (1–2)Hodges (3–3)Weathers (6)Shea Stadium23,87760–76
137September 2Braves3–1Leiter (14–7)Hampton (12–7)Weathers (7)Shea Stadium24,39061–76
138September 3Braves9–3Trachsel (14–8)Ortiz (18–6)—Shea Stadium16,43962–76
139September 4@ Phillies5–6de los Santos (4–3)Stanton (2–6)—Veterans Stadium19,25962–77
140September 5@ Phillies0–1Padilla (13–9)Seo (8–10)Cormier (1)Veterans Stadium26,71262–78
141September 6@ Phillies6–9Myers (13–7)Griffiths (1–2)Wendell (1)Veterans Stadium38,67162–79
142September 7@ Phillies4–5 (11)Cormier (6–0)Wheeler (1–3)—Veterans Stadium29,15962–80
143September 8Marlins0–5Beckett (8–7)Trachsel (14–9)—Shea Stadium15,15562–81
144September 9Marlins1–3Urbina (3–4)Weathers (1–6)Looper (28)Shea Stadium29,41062–82
145September 10Marlins3–7Redman (12–9)Seo (8–11)—Shea Stadium16,69962–83
146September 12@ Expos4–7Tucker (1–2)Leiter (14–8)Ayala (5)Olympic Stadium10,70162–84
147September 13@ Expos5–4Trachsel (15–9)Vazquez (12–11)Roberts (1)Olympic Stadium15,08663–84
148September 14@ Expos3–7Day (8–7)Glavine (9–13)—Olympic Stadium21,41763–85
149September 15@ Cubs1–4Clement (13–11)Griffiths (1–3)Borowski (29)Wrigley Field38,69863–86
150September 16@ Cubs2–3Prior (16–6)Seo (8–12)Borowski (30)Wrigley Field39,53463–87
151September 17@ Cubs0–2Wood (13–11)Leiter (14–9)—Wrigley Field38,48263–88
152September 18Expos0–1Vazquez (13–11)Trachsel (15–10)Cordero (1)Shea Stadium18,91463–89
153September 19Expos1–7Day (9–7)Glavine (9–14)—Shea Stadium33,08363–90
154September 20Expos3–4 (10)Cordero (1–0)Stanton (2–7)Biddle (32)Shea Stadium37,29463–91
155September 21Expos2–4Ayala (10–3)Roberts (0–2)Biddle (33)Shea Stadium28,70263–92
156September 23Pirates1–0Leiter (15–9)Wells (9–9)—Shea Stadium17,83064–92
157September 24Pirates5–3Trachsel (16–10)D'Amico (9–16)Stanton (5)Shea Stadium22,13465–92
158September 25Pirates1–3Torres (7–5)Roberts (0–3)Tavarez (10)Shea Stadium25,08165–93
159September 26@ Marlins3–4Pavano (12–13)Heilman (2–7)Urbina (32)Pro Player Stadium33,21565–94
160September 27@ Marlins9–3Seo (9–11)Tejera (3–4)—Pro Player Stadium30,20466–94
161September 28@ Marlins0–4Willis (14–6)Griffiths (1–4)—Pro Player Stadium27,52966–95
  1. Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games.

Roster
2003 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CVance Wilson9626865.243839
1BJason Phillips119403120.2981158
2BRoberto Alomar7326369.262222
SSJosé Reyes6927484.307532
3BTy Wigginton156573146.2551171
LFCliff Floyd108365106.2901868
CFJeff Duncan5613927.194110
RFRoger Cedeño148484129.267737

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 Pérez12734693.269442
Joe McEwing11927867.241116
Tony Clark12525459.2321643
Mike Piazza6823467.2861134
Jeromy Burnitz6523464.2741845
Raúl González10721750.230221
Rey Sánchez5617436.207012
Jay Bell7211621.18103
Tsuyoshi Shinjo6211422.19317
Mo Vaughn277915.190315
Marco Scutaro487516.21326
Jorge Velandia235811.19008
Daniel Garcia195612.21426
Prentice Redman15243.12512
Matt Watson15234.17402
Mike Glavine671.14300
Joe DePastino220.00000

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 Trachsel33204.216103.78111
Jae Weong Seo32188.19123.82110
Tom Glavine32183.19144.5282
Al Leiter30180.21593.99139
Aaron Heilman1465.1276.7551
Pedro Astacio736.2327.3620
David Cone518.0136.5013
Jason Roach29.00212.002

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 Griffiths941.0147.0225
Mike Bacsik517.21210.1912

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 Benítez4533213.1050
David Weathers771673.0875
Mike Stanton502754.5734
John Franco380322.6216
Graeme Lloyd361203.3117
Dan Wheeler351323.7135
Jaime Cerda271105.8519
Pedro Feliciano230003.3543
Scott Strickland190202.2516
Grant Roberts180313.7910
Edwin Almonte1200011.127
Orber Moreno70007.885
Jason Anderson60005.067
Pat Strange600011.005
Jason Middlebrook500010.293

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]

References
  1. "Jorge Velandia Stats".
  2. "Tom Glavine Stats".
  3. Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. "Tsuyoshi Shinjo Stats".
  5. Jay Bell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. David Cone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. "2003 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  8. Kenny Kelly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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