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.
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Owners | Fred Wilpon |
General managers | Steve Phillips, Jim Duquette |
Managers | Art Howe |
Local television | WPIX (Tom Seaver, Ted Robinson, Ralph Kiner, Dave O'Brien) Fox Sports New York/MSG/MetroTV (Ralph Kiner, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Ted Robinson, Keith Hernandez) |
Local radio | WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ted Robinson) WADO (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) |
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Offseason
- November 25, 2002: Jorge Velandia was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[1]
- December 5, 2002: Tom Glavine was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[2]
- December 19, 2002: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[3]
- January 11, 2003: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[4]
- February 11, 2003: Jay Bell signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[5]
- February 13, 2003: David Cone signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[6]
Regular season
After their disappointing 2002 season the Mets entered 2003 hoping to contend for a playoff spot. But the season ended up being a massive disappointment as they were defeated by the Cubs at home 15-2 on opening day and finished just 66-95.
Opening Day starters
Detailed record
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Season standings
National League East
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 55–26 | 46–35 |
Florida Marlins | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 10 | 53–28 | 38–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 15 | 49–32 | 37–44 |
Montreal Expos | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 18 | 52–29 | 31–50 |
New York Mets | 66 | 95 | 0.410 | 34½ | 34–46 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
Arizona | — | 2–5 | 2–4 | 7–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 5–14 | 3–3 | 11–4 |
Atlanta | 5–2 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 10–5 |
Chicago | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 10–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–7 | 2–4 | 10–6 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–8 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 9–9 |
Cincinnati | 2–7 | 3–3 | 7–10 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 5–11 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 7-5 |
Colorado | 9–10 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–6 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 9–6 |
Florida | 5–2 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–5 | 2–5 | 7–2 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 9–6 |
Houston | 1–5 | 1–5 | 7–9 | 12–5 | 4–2 | 5-1 | — | 4–2 | 9–8 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 10–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
Los Angeles | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 2–4 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 8–11 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 2–4 | 6–10 | 10–8 | 1–5 | 2–7 | 8–9 | 2–4 | — | 0–6 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–13 | 5–7 |
Montreal | 2–4 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6-13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | — | 14–5 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 1–5 | 9–9 |
New York | 2–4 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 5–14 | — | 7–12 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 5–10 |
Philadelphia | 2-4 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 12–7 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–7 |
Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 2–7 | 8–10 | 11–5 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 1–5 | 7–10 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 7–10 | 5–7 |
San Diego | 10–9 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | — | 5–14 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
San Francisco | 14–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 5–1 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 14–5 | — | 5–1 | 10–8 |
St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 7–9 | 2–4 | 3-3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 13–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 10–8 |
Notable transactions
- July 1, 2003: Roberto Alomar was traded by the New York Mets with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Edwin Almonte, Royce Ring, and Andrew Salvo.
- July 16, 2003: Armando Benítez was traded by the New York Mets to the New York Yankees for Ryan Bicondoa, Jason Anderson and Anderson Garcia.
- July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.[8]
Game log
Regular season
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March: (0–1) Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0
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April: (11–15) Home: 8–6; Away: 3–9
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May: (14–14) Home: 6–5; Away: 8–9
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June: (10–16) Home: 4–9; Away: 6–7
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July: (9–18) Home: 4–12; Away: 5–6
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August: (15–12) Home: 7–5; Away: 8–7
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September: (7–19) Home: 5–8; Away: 2–11
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- Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games.
Roster
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 |
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C | Vance Wilson | 96 | 268 | 65 | .243 | 8 | 39 |
1B | Jason Phillips | 119 | 403 | 120 | .298 | 11 | 58 |
2B | Roberto Alomar | 73 | 263 | 69 | .262 | 2 | 22 |
SS | José Reyes | 69 | 274 | 84 | .307 | 5 | 32 |
3B | Ty Wigginton | 156 | 573 | 146 | .255 | 11 | 71 |
LF | Cliff Floyd | 108 | 365 | 106 | .290 | 18 | 68 |
CF | Jeff Duncan | 56 | 139 | 27 | .194 | 1 | 10 |
RF | Roger Cedeño | 148 | 484 | 129 | .267 | 7 | 37 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Timo Pérez | 127 | 346 | 93 | .269 | 4 | 42 |
Joe McEwing | 119 | 278 | 67 | .241 | 1 | 16 |
Tony Clark | 125 | 254 | 59 | .232 | 16 | 43 |
Mike Piazza | 68 | 234 | 67 | .286 | 11 | 34 |
Jeromy Burnitz | 65 | 234 | 64 | .274 | 18 | 45 |
Raúl González | 107 | 217 | 50 | .230 | 2 | 21 |
Rey Sánchez | 56 | 174 | 36 | .207 | 0 | 12 |
Jay Bell | 72 | 116 | 21 | .181 | 0 | 3 |
Tsuyoshi Shinjo | 62 | 114 | 22 | .193 | 1 | 7 |
Mo Vaughn | 27 | 79 | 15 | .190 | 3 | 15 |
Marco Scutaro | 48 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 2 | 6 |
Jorge Velandia | 23 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 0 | 8 |
Daniel Garcia | 19 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 2 | 6 |
Prentice Redman | 15 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 1 | 2 |
Matt Watson | 15 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Glavine | 6 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Joe DePastino | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Steve Trachsel | 33 | 204.2 | 16 | 10 | 3.78 | 111 |
Jae Weong Seo | 32 | 188.1 | 9 | 12 | 3.82 | 110 |
Tom Glavine | 32 | 183.1 | 9 | 14 | 4.52 | 82 |
Al Leiter | 30 | 180.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.99 | 139 |
Aaron Heilman | 14 | 65.1 | 2 | 7 | 6.75 | 51 |
Pedro Astacio | 7 | 36.2 | 3 | 2 | 7.36 | 20 |
David Cone | 5 | 18.0 | 1 | 3 | 6.50 | 13 |
Jason Roach | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 12.00 | 2 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jeremy Griffiths | 9 | 41.0 | 1 | 4 | 7.02 | 25 |
Mike Bacsik | 5 | 17.2 | 1 | 2 | 10.19 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Armando Benítez | 45 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3.10 | 50 |
David Weathers | 77 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3.08 | 75 |
Mike Stanton | 50 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4.57 | 34 |
John Franco | 38 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.62 | 16 |
Graeme Lloyd | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.31 | 17 |
Dan Wheeler | 35 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.71 | 35 |
Jaime Cerda | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.85 | 19 |
Pedro Feliciano | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 | 43 |
Scott Strickland | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 | 16 |
Grant Roberts | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.79 | 10 |
Edwin Almonte | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 7 |
Orber Moreno | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 5 |
Jason Anderson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 7 |
Pat Strange | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 5 |
Jason Middlebrook | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 3 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie[9]
References
- "Jorge Velandia Stats".
- "Tom Glavine Stats".
- Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- "Tsuyoshi Shinjo Stats".
- Jay Bell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- David Cone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- "2003 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- Kenny Kelly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007