2003 New York Mets season

The New York Mets' 2003 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
Owner(s)Fred Wilpon
General manager(s)Steve Phillips, Jim Duquette
Manager(s)Art Howe
Local televisionWPIX
(Tom Seaver, Ted Robinson, Ralph Kiner, Dave O'Brien)
Fox Sports New York/MSG
(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
  • Roberto Alomar
  • Jeromy Burnitz
  • Roger Cedeño
  • Cliff Floyd
  • Tom Glavine
  • Mike Piazza
  • Rey Sanchez
  • Mo Vaughn
  • Ty Wigginton[7]

Detailed record
TeamHomeAwayTotalWin %
NL East
NL Central
NL West
American League
Anaheim AngelsN/A2–12–1.667
2–12–1.667
Month Games Won Lost Win %
March101.000
April261115.423
May281414.500
June261016.385
July27918.333
August271512.556
September26719.269
Overall:1616695.410
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 Records

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 Sanchez 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

Roster
2003 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers
  • 40 Jae Seo
 Catchers

Infielders

  •  7 José Reyes
 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

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. https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glavito02.shtml
  3. Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shinjts01.shtml
  5. Jay Bell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. David Cone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  7. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2003&t=NYN
  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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