2002 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 2002 New York Mets Insignia.svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 75 86 y 5th Nelson Doubleday Jr. (50% before August 14), Fred Wilpon (50% before August 14, 100% after buying out Doubleday) Steve Phillips Bobby Valentine WPIX(Tom Seaver, Gary Thorne)Fox Sports New York/MSG(Ralph Kiner, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne) WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman, Ted Robinson)WADO (spanish)(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) The 2002 New York Mets season was the 41st regular season for the Mets. Hoping to improve on their third place finish in the National League East the previous year, a 6–21 August sunk the team into below .500 for good and ultimately they finished 75–86 and finished fifth in the National League East. They were managed by Bobby Valentine in his seventh and ultimately final season. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Offseason October 22, 2001: Jorge Velandia was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml Jorge Velandia Stats December 7, 2001: David Justice was traded by the New York Yankees to the New York Mets for Robin Ventura. December 11, 2001: Roberto Alomar was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Danny Peoples (minors) and Mike Bacsik to the New York Mets for players to be named later, Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, and Jerrod Riggan. The New York Mets sent Earl Snyder (December 13, 2001) and Billy Traber (December 13, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. December 13, 2001: Dave Weathers was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml David Weathers Stats December 14, 2001: David Justice was traded by the New York Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates. December 16, 2001: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was traded by the New York Mets with Desi Relaford to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shinjts01.shtml Tsuyoshi Shinjo Stats January 21, 2002: Alex Ochoa was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Colorado Rockies to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Lenny Harris and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile, and cash to the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies sent Craig House and Ross Gload to the New York Mets. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeff D'Amico, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Mark Sweeney, and cash to the New York Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ochoaal01.shtml Alex Ochoa Stats March 13, 2002: Mark Sweeney was released by the New York Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenma01.shtml Mark Sweeney Stats March 24, 2002: Jason Bay was traded by the Montreal Expos with Jimmy Serrano to the New York Mets for Lou Collier.Jason Bay Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Opening Day starters Edgardo Alfonzo Roberto Alomar Jeromy Burnitz Roger Cedeño Al Leiter Rey Ordóñez Jay Payton Mike Piazza Mo Vaughnhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2002&t=NYN 2002 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings National League East New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Notable transactions April 5, 2002: Marco Scutaro was selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.Marco Scutaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 4, 2002: Scott Kazmir was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 2, 2002.Scott Kazmir Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 31, 2002: Jason Bay was traded by the New York Mets with Josh Reynolds (minors) and Bobby Jones to the San Diego Padres for Steve Reed and Jason Middlebrook. Game log LegendMets WinMets LossGame PostponedBold = Mets team member New York Mets; 2002 Game LogOverall: 75–86 (Home: 38–43; Away: 37–43) y New York Mets; April: (16–10) Home: 10–5; Away: 6–5 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 1 || April 1 || Pirates || 6–2 || Leiter (1–0) || Villone (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 53,734 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 2 || April 3 || Pirates || 3–5 || Wells (1–0) || Trachsel (0–1) || Williams (1) || Shea Stadium || 25,952 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 3 || April 4 || Pirates || 2–3 || Anderson (1–0) || Estes (0–1) || Williams (2) || Shea Stadium || 33,785 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 4 || April 5 || @ Braves || 9–3 || Astacio (1–0) || Lopez (0–1) || — || Turner Field || 35,347 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 5 || April 6 || @ Braves || 11–2 || Weathers (1–0) || Smoltz (0–1) || — || Turner Field || 41,124 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 6 || April 7 || @ Braves || 2–5 (14) || Lopez (1–1) || Komiyama (0–1) || — || Turner Field || 34,210 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 7 || April 9 || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Lieber (1–0) || Trachsel (0–2) || Alfonseca (1) || Wrigley Field || 18,151 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 8 || April 10 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Weathers (2–0) || Fassero (0–2) || Benitez (1) || Wrigley Field || 22,471 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 9 || April 11 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Astacio (2–0) || Cruz (0–2) || Benitez (2) || Wrigley Field || 29,496 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 10 || April 12 || Expos || 2–1 || D'Amico (1–0) || Ohka (1–1) || Benitez (3) || Shea Stadium || 32,624 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 11 || April 13 || Expos || 8–9 (11) || Herges (2–0) || Strickland (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,991 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 12 || April 14 || Expos || 6–4 || Trachsel (1–2) || Armas (1–2) || Benitez (4) || Shea Stadium || 45,646 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 13 || April 15 || Braves || 7–6 (12) || Strickland (1–1) || Hammond (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,843 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 14 || April 16 || Braves || 3–1 || Astacio (3–0) || Glavine (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 31,472 || 9–5 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 15 || April 17 || Braves || 1–2 || Millwood (2–1) || D'Amico (1–1) || Smoltz (3) || Shea Stadium || 30,702 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 16 || April 18 || @ Expos || 1–0 || Leiter (2–0) || Vazquez (0–1) || — || Olympic Stadium || 4,512 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 17 || April 19 || @ Expos || 3–5 || Armas (2–2) || Trachsel (1–3) || Herges (1) || Olympic Stadium || 8,281 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 18 || April 20 || @ Expos || 5–7 || Pavano (2–2) || Estes (0–2) || Herges (2) || Olympic Stadium || 11,464 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 19 || April 21 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Chen (2–0) || Astacio (3–1) || Lloyd (3) || Olympic Stadium || 11,672 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 20 || April 23 || Cardinals || 4–3 || D'Amico (2–1) || Morris (4–1) || Benitez (5) || Shea Stadium || 33,333 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 21 || April 24 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Kile (1–0) || Leiter (2–1) || Isringhausen (3) || Shea Stadium || 22,938 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 22 || April 25 || Cardinals || 7–6 || Strickland (2–1) || Veres (2–2) || Benitez (6) || Shea Stadium || 24,637 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 23 || April 26 || Brewers || 1–0 || Estes (1–2) || Rusch (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,957 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 24 || April 27 || Brewers || 2–1 || Astacio (4–1) || Neugebauer (1–3) || Benitez (7) || Shea Stadium || 35,105 || 14–10 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 25 || April 28 || Brewers || 9–6 || Davis (1–0) || King (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 43,169 || 15–10 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 26 || April 30 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–1 || Leiter (3–1) || Helling (3–3) || — || Bank One Ballpark || 36,743 || 16–10 |- y New York Mets; May: (13–15) Home: 4–8; Away: 9–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 27 || May 1 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Trachsel (2–3) || Stottlemyre (0–2) || — || Bank One Ballpark || 34,210 || 17–10 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 28 || May 2 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–7 || Batista (2–1) || Estes (1–3) || Kim (6) || Bank One Ballpark || 31,466 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 29 || May 3 || @ Astros || 11–3 || Astacio (5–1) || Mlicki (3–3) || — || Astros Field || 31,329 || 18–11 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 30 || May 4 || @ Astros || 1–3 || Hernandez (3–0) || D'Amico (2–2) || Wagner (4) || Astros Field || 34,807 || 18–12 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 31 || May 5 || @ Astros || 1–12 || Oswalt (4–1) || Leiter (3–2) || — || Astros Field || 36,083 || 18–13 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 32 || May 7 || Giants || 1–5 || Ortiz (3–1) || Trachsel (2–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 40,016 || 18–14 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 33 || May 8 || Giants || 2–8 || Rueter (5–1) || Estes (1–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 29,267 || 18–15 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 34 || May 9 || Giants || 3–4 || Jensen (3–2) || Astacio (5–2) || Nen (10) || Shea Stadium || 28,757 || 18–16 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 35 || May 10 || Rockies || 5–9 || Jennings (3–2) || D'Amico (2–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,484 || 18–17 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 36 || May 11 || Rockies || 4–3 || Leiter (4–2) || Hampton (1–5) || Strickland (1) || Shea Stadium || 41,605 || 19–17 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 37 || May 12 || Rockies || 3–4 (13) || White (1–4) || Davis (1–1) || Jimenez (9) || Shea Stadium || 33,578 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 38 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 (13) || Carrara (3–1) || Corey (0–1) || — || Dodger Stadium || 27,659 || 19–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 39 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Astacio (6–2) || Ashby (2–4) || — || Dodger Stadium || 28,610 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 40 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 2–0 || D'Amico (3–3) || Ishii (6–1) || — || Dodger Stadium || 31,995 || 21–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 41 || May 16 || @ Padres || 3–1 || Leiter (5–2) || Lawrence (4–3) || Guthrie (1) || Qualcomm Stadium || 15,931 || 22–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 42 || May 17 || @ Padres || 13–4 || Trachsel (3–4) || Middlebrook (0–1) || — || Qualcomm Stadium || 28,162 || 23–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 43 || May 18 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Estes (2–4) || Tomko (3–3) || Benitez (8) || Qualcomm Stadium || 43,282 || 24–19 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 44 || May 19 || @ Padres || 3–4 || Reed (1–1) || Strickland (2–2) || — || Qualcomm Stadium || 26,254 || 24–20 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 45 || May 21 || @ Phillies || 0–4 || Padilla (6–3) || D'Amico (3–4) || — || Veterans Stadium || 21,090 || 24–21 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 46 || May 22 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Adams (2–3) || Leiter (5–3) || Mesa (14) || Veterans Stadium || 22,640 || 24–22 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 47 || May 23 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Strickland (3–2) || Mesa (1–4) || Benitez (9) || Veterans Stadium || 26,405 || 25–22 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 48 || May 24 || Marlins || 5–4 (10) || Strickland (4–2) || Darensbourg (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,699 || 26–22 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 49 || May 25 || Marlins || 5–6 || Almanza (1–0) || Weathers (2–1) || Nunez (11) || Shea Stadium || 35,724 || 26–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 50 || May 26 || Marlins || 3–0 || D'Amico (4–4) || Burnett (5–5) || Strickland (2) || Shea Stadium || 38,781 || 27–23 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 51 || May 27 || Marlins || 3–5 || Dempster (3–5) || Leiter (5–4) || Nunez (12) || Shea Stadium || 24,319 || 27–24 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 52 || May 28 || Phillies || 3–5 || Cormier (2–4) || Trachsel (3–5) || Mesa (15) || Shea Stadium || 25,939 || 27–25 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 53 || May 29 || Phillies || 4–3 || Strickland (5–2) || Santiago (1–3) || Benitez (10) || Shea Stadium || 37,417 || 28–25 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 54 || May 31 || @ Marlins || 6–5 (10) || Roberts (1–0) || Nunez (4–2) || Benitez (11) || Pro Player Stadium || 18,177 || 29–25 |- y New York Mets; June: (11–15) Home: 7–5; Away: 4–10 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 55 || June 1 || @ Marlins || 7–9 || Mairena (2–0) || Komiyama (0–2) || Nunez (13) || Pro Player Stadium || 33,291 || 29–26 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 56 || June 2 || @ Marlins || 3–7 || Tavarez (3–3) || Leiter (5–5) || Nunez (14) || Pro Player Stadium || 19,405 || 29–27 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 57 || June 3 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Hammond (2–2) || Trachsel (3–6) || Smoltz (15) || Turner Field || 31,704 || 29–28 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || June 4 || @ Braves || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 11 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 58 || June 5 || @ Braves || 4–6 || Hammond (3–2) || Strickland (5–3) || Smoltz (16) || Turner Field || 30,986 || 29–29 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 59 || June 6 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Glavine (10–2) || Weathers (2–2) || Smoltz (17) || Turner Field || 41,286 || 29–30 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 60 || June 7 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Leiter (6–5) || Baez (5–5) || Benitez (12) || Jacobs Field || 39,986 || 30–30 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 61 || June 8 || @ Indians || 8–6 || Trachsel (4–6) || Finley (4–7) || Benitez (13) || Jacobs Field || 41,474 || 31–30 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 62 || June 9 || @ Indians || 3–8 || Drese (6–4) || Estes (2–5) || — || Jacobs Field || 39,436 || 31–31 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 63 || June 10 || @ White Sox || 3–1 || Astacio (7–2) || Glover (2–2) || Benitez (14) || Comiskey Park || 27,679 || 32–31 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 64 || June 11 || @ White Sox || 8–10 || Ritchie (4–8) || D'Amico (4–5) || Osuna (1) || Comiskey Park || 20,156 || 32–32 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 65 || June 12 || @ White Sox || 1–2 || Biddle (1–0) || Leiter (6–6) || Osuna (2) || Comiskey Park || 16,314 || 32–33 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 66 || June 14 || Yankees || 2–4 (10) || Karsay (3–2) || Komiyama (0–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 54,069 || 32–34 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 67 || June 15 || Yankees || 8–0 || Estes (3–5) || Clemens (8–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 54,347 || 33–34 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 68 || June 16 || Yankees || 3–2 || Guthrie (1–0) || Wells (7–4) || Benitez (15) || Shea Stadium || 55,141 || 34–34 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 69 || June 18 || Twins || 1–6 || Santana (2–1) || D'Amico (4–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 35,947 || 34–35 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 70 || June 19 || Twins || 4–2 || Leiter (7–6) || Kinney (2–6) || Benitez (16) || Shea Stadium || 26,967 || 35–35 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 71 || June 20 || Twins || 3–2 || Trachsel (5–6) || Fiore (5–2) || Benitez (17) || Shea Stadium || 23,217 || 36–35 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 72 || June 21 || Royals || 4–3 || Guthrie (2–0) || Voyles (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,547 || 37–35 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 73 || June 22 || Royals || 1–5 || Byrd (9–5) || Astacio (7–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 44,790 || 37–36 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 74 || June 23 || Royals || 5–4 || Strickland (6–3) || Grimsley (2–3) || Benitez (18) || Shea Stadium || 41,406 || 38–36 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 75 || June 24 || Braves || 2–3 || Gryboski (2–1) || Strickland (6–4) || Smoltz (24) || Shea Stadium || 34,708 || 38–37 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 76 || June 25 || Braves || 7–4 || Trachsel (6–6) || Lopez (1–4) || Benitez (19) || Shea Stadium || 31,607 || 39–37 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 77 || June 26 || Braves || 3–6 || Hammond (6–2) || Weathers (2–3) || Smoltz (25) || Shea Stadium || 30,974 || 39–38 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || June 27 || Braves || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 27 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 78 || June 28 || @ Yankees || 5–11 || Mussina (11–3) || D'Amico (4–7) || Hernandez (1) || Yankee Stadium || 55,739 || 39–39 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 79 || June 29 || @ Yankees || 11–2 || Leiter (8–6) || Lilly (3–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,615 || 40–39 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 80 || June 30 || @ Yankees || 0–8 || Pettitte (2–2) || Trachsel (6–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,700 || 40–40 |- y New York Mets; July: (15–11) Home: 9–5; Away: 6–6 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 81 || July 1 || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Duckworth (5–5) || Estes (3–6) || Mesa (21) || Veterans Stadium || 18,422 || 40–41 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 82 || July 2 || @ Phillies || 12–6 || Astacio (8–3) || Adams (4–6) || — || Veterans Stadium || 20,826 || 41–41 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 83 || July 3 || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Plesac (3–3) || Strickland (6–5) || Mesa (22) || Veterans Stadium || 50,396 || 41–42 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 84 || July 4 || @ Marlins || 7–9 || Tavarez (7–4) || Leiter (8–7) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 15,765 || 41–43 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 85 || July 5 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Bacsik (1–0) || Burnett (8–6) || Benitez (20) || Pro Player Stadium || 11,498 || 42–43 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 86 || July 6 || @ Marlins || 2–5 || Tejera (5–1) || Estes (3–7) || Almanza (1) || Pro Player Stadium || 21,038 || 42–44 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 87 || July 7 || @ Marlins || 9–3 || Roberts (2–0) || Mairena (2–2) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 12,063 || 43–44 |- bgcolor="#bbcaff" | colspan=10 | 73rd All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 88 || July 11 || Phillies || 9–1 || Guthrie (3–0) || Cormier (4–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 32,026 || 44–44 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 89 || July 12 || Phillies || 8–9 || Person (4–5) || D'Amico (4–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 49,424 || 44–45 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 90 || July 13 || Phillies || 6–7 (12) || Mercado (2–1) || Strickland (6–6) || Silva (1) || Shea Stadium || 51,470 || 44–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 91 || July 14 || Phillies || 4–2 || Astacio (9–3) || Duckworth (5–7) || Benitez (21) || Shea Stadium || 40,463 || 45–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 92 || July 15 || Marlins || 8–3 || Bacsik (2–0) || Penny (3–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,706 || 46–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 93 || July 16 || Marlins || 10–5 || Leiter (9–7) || Beckett (2–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 38,665 || 47–46 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 94 || July 17 || @ Expos || 9–6 || Guthrie (4–0) || Stewart (3–2) || — || Olympic Stadium || 13,402 || 48–46 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 95 || July 18 || @ Expos || 1–2 || Colon (13–4) || Corey (0–2) || — || Olympic Stadium || 13,797 || 48–47 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 96 || July 19 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Astacio (10–3) || Fernandez (1–1) || Benitez (22) || Cinergy Field || 28,213 || 49–47 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 97 || July 20 || @ Reds || 8–7 || Weathers (3–3) || Reitsma (4–8) || Benitez (23) || Cinergy Field || 40,168 || 50–47 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 98 || July 21 || @ Reds || 1–9 || Dessens (7–5) || Leiter (9–8) || — || Cinergy Field || 27,309 || 50–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 99 || July 22 || Expos || 5–2 || Weathers (4–3) || Ohka (8–5) || Benitez (24) || Shea Stadium || 23,655 || 51–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 100 || July 23 || Expos || 4–3 || D'Amico (5–8) || Colon (13–5) || Benitez (25) || Shea Stadium || 36,289 || 52–48 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 101 || July 24 || Expos || 1–2 || Vazquez (8–6) || Estes (3–8) || Stewart (13) || Shea Stadium || 28,526 || 52–49 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 102 || July 26 || Reds || 3–2 || Guthrie (5–0) || Riedling (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,466 || 53–49 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 103 || July 27 || Reds || 1–2 (11) || Graves (4–3) || Corey (0–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,998 || 53–50 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 104 || July 28 || Reds || 6–5 || Trachsel (7–7) || Williamson (2–3) || Benitez (26) || Shea Stadium || 37,391 || 54–50 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 105 || July 30 || Astros || 3–16 || Saarloos (3–2) || D'Amico (5–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,492 || 54–51 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 106 || July 31 || Astros || 10–0 || Estes (4–8) || Mlicki (3–7) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,423 || 55–51 |- y New York Mets; August: (6–21) Home: 0–13; Away: 6–8 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 107 || August 1 || Astros || 1–3 || Oswalt (12–6) || Astacio (10–4) || Wagner (21) || Shea Stadium || 29,865 || 55–52 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || August 2 || Diamondbacks || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 108 || August 3 (1) || Diamondbacks || 5–8 (10) || Kim (5–2) || Strickland (6–7) || — || Shea Stadium || N/A || 55–53 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 109 || August 3 (2) || Diamondbacks || 2–9 || Batista (6–7) || Thomson (7–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 49,384 || 55–54 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 110 || August 4 || Diamondbacks || 7–12 || Koplove (3–0) || Guthrie (5–1) || Kim (27) || Shea Stadium || 40,515 || 55–55 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 111 || August 5 || Diamondbacks || 0–2 || Johnson (16–4) || Estes (4–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 47,190 || 55–56 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 112 || August 6 || @ Brewers || 5–1 || Astacio (11–4) || Sheets (5–14) || — || Miller Park || 26,995 || 56–56 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 113 || August 7 || @ Brewers || 2–6 || Rusch (6–11) || D'Amico (5–10) || — || Miller Park || 30,095 || 56–57 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 114 || August 8 || @ Brewers || 9–0 || Trachsel (8–7) || Wright (4–11) || — || Miller Park || 35,042 || 57–57 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 115 || August 9 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Leiter (10–8) || Matthews (2–1) || Benitez (27) || Busch Stadium || 44,299 || 58–57 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 116 || August 10 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Veres (5–7) || Reed (2–5) || Isringhausen (26) || Busch Stadium || 44,934 || 58–58 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 117 || August 11 || @ Cardinals || 0–9 || Finley (7–13) || Astacio (11–5) || — || Busch Stadium || 36,896 || 58–59 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 118 || August 13 || Padres || 2–7 || Peavy (4–4) || Trachsel (8–8) || Hoffman (29) || Shea Stadium || 31,672 || 58–60 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 119 || August 14 || Padres || 2–6 || Lawrence (11–6) || Leiter (10–9) || Hoffman (30) || Shea Stadium || 26,210 || 58–61 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 120 || August 15 || Padres || 3–5 || Tomko (6–8) || Thomson (7–10) || Hoffman (31) || Shea Stadium || 27,182 || 58–62 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 121 || August 16 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Brown (3–3) || Guthrie (5–2) || Gagne (42) || Shea Stadium || 35,089 || 58–63 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 122 || August 17 || Dodgers || 4–10 || Perez (11–8) || Astacio (11–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 50,763 || 58–64 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 123 || August 18 || Dodgers || 1–2 || Ashby (9–9) || Trachsel (8–9) || Gagne (43) || Shea Stadium || 42,386 || 58–65 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 124 || August 20 || @ Giants || 0–1 || Schmidt (8–6) || Leiter (10–10) || — || Pacific Bell Park || 41,283 || 58–66 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 125 || August 21 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Rueter (11–7) || Thomson (7–11) || Nen (30) || Pacific Bell Park || 41,021 || 58–67 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 126 || August 22 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Jensen (11–8) || Bacsik (2–1) || Nen (31) || Pacific Bell Park || 41,207 || 58–68 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 127 || August 23 || @ Rockies || 4–10 || Jennings (15–5) || Astacio (11–7) || — || Coors Field || 29,110 || 58–69 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 128 || August 24 || @ Rockies || 5–2 || Weathers (5–3) || Jimenez (2–9) || Benitez (28) || Coors Field || 35,178 || 59–69 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 129 || August 25 || @ Rockies || 7–4 || Leiter (11–10) || Neagle (7–8) || Benitez (29) || Coors Field || 27,386 || 60–69 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 130 || August 27 || @ Marlins || 10–5 || Thomson (8–11) || Tejera (8–6) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 6,448 || 61–69 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 131 || August 28 || @ Marlins || 3–7 || Almanza (3–2) || Strickland (6–8) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 6,909 || 61–70 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 132 || August 30 || Phillies || 5–7 || Padilla (14–8) || Astacio (11–8) || Mesa (39) || Shea Stadium || 30,976 || 61–71 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 133 || August 31 || Phillies || 0–1 || Wolf (10–7) || Trachsel (8–10) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,733 || 61–72 |- y New York Mets; September: (14–14) Home: 8–7; Away: 6–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 134 || September 1 || Phillies || 5–9 || Myers (3–3) || Leiter (11–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,781 || 61–73 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || September 2 || Marlins || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 135 || September 3 (1) || Marlins || 2–3 (12) || Looper (1–5) || Strickland (6–9) || — || Shea Stadium || N/A || 61–74 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 136 || September 3 (2) || Marlins || 11–5 || Bacsik (3–1) || Wayne (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 21,007 || 62–74 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 137 || September 4 || Marlins || 11–3 || Astacio (12–8) || Tavarez (10–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,473 || 63–74 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 138 || September 5 || Marlins || 4–1 || Trachsel (9–10) || Penny (6–5) || Benitez (30) || Shea Stadium || 31,211 || 64–74 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 139 || September 6 || @ Phillies || 7–2 || Leiter (12–11) || Myers (3–4) || — || Veterans Stadium || 16,335 || 65–74 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 140 || September 7 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Walker (1–0) || Roa (3–3) || Benitez (31) || Veterans Stadium || 21,747 || 66–74 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 141 || September 8 || @ Phillies || 11–3 || Thomson (9–11) || Duckworth (6–9) || — || Veterans Stadium || 20,047 || 67–74 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 142 || September 9 || @ Phillies || 6–4 || D'Amico (6–10) || Timlin (4–5) || Benitez (32) || Veterans Stadium || 13,514 || 68–74 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 143 || September 10 || @ Braves || 6–12 || Hodges (1–0) || Astacio (12–9) || — || Turner Field || 28,214 || 68–75 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 144 || September 11 (1) || @ Braves || 5–8 || Millwood (17–6) || Trachsel (9–11) || Smoltz (50) || Turner Field || 19,802 || 68–76 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 145 || September 11 (2) || @ Braves || 5–0 || Leiter (13–11) || Marquis (8–9) || — || Turner Field || 26,734 || 69–76 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 146 || September 12 || @ Expos || 8–2 || Middlebrook (2–3) || Ohka (13–8) || — || Olympic Stadium || 4,147 || 70–76 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 147 || September 13 || @ Expos || 8–11 || Colon (19–7) || Thomson (9–12) || Smith (1) || Olympic Stadium || 7,219 || 70–77 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 148 || September 14 || @ Expos || 4–5 || Armas (10–12) || Bacsik (3–2) || Smith (2) || Olympic Stadium || 17,278 || 70–78 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 149 || September 15 || @ Expos || 1–10 || Vazquez (10–13) || Astacio (12–10) || — || Olympic Stadium || 16,608 || 70–79 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 150 || September 17 || Cubs || 3–1 || Weathers (6–3) || Cruz (2–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 36,772 || 71–79 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 151 || September 18 || Cubs || 2–1 || Trachsel (10–11) || Wood (11–10) || Benitez (33) || Shea Stadium || 28,190 || 72–79 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 152 || September 19 || Cubs || 3–2 (12) || Roberts (3–0) || Cunnane (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 34,664 || 73–79 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 153 || September 20 || Expos || 1–6 || Armas (11–12) || Thomson (9–13) || — || Shea Stadium || 23,675 || 73–80 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 154 || September 21 || Expos || 6–3 (11) || Benitez (1–0) || Smith (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,946 || 74–80 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 155 || September 22 || Expos || 1–5 || Day (4–1) || Leiter (13–12) || — || Shea Stadium || 36,730 || 74–81 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 156 || September 24 || @ Pirates || 3–6 || Sauerbeck (5–4) || Guthrie (5–3) || Williams (45) || PNC Park || 13,249 || 74–82 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 157 || September 25 || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Villone (4–6) || Roberts (3–1) || Williams (46) || PNC Park || 11,641 || 74–83 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || September 26 || @ Pirates || colspan=8|Cancelled (rain) |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 158 || September 27 (1) || Braves || 1–3 || Maddux (16–6) || Thomson (9–14) || Smoltz (54) || Shea Stadium || N/A || 74–84 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 159 || September 27 (2) || Braves || 4–7 || Millwood (18–8) || Astacio (12–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,527 || 74–85 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 160 || September 28 || Braves || 2–5 || Hodges (2–0) || Leiter (13–13) || Smoltz (55) || Shea Stadium || 38,988 || 74–86 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 161 || September 29 || Braves || 6–1 || Trachsel (11–11) || Remlinger (7–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,721 || 75–86 |- Roster 2002 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 34 Pedro Astacio 33 Mike Bacsik 49 Armando Benítez 43 Jaime Cerda 32 Bruce Chen 27 Mark Corey 18 Jeff D'Amico 48 Kane Davis 55 Shawn Estes 55 Pedro Feliciano 53 Mark Guthrie 21 Bobby Jones 17 Satoru Komiyama 22 Al Leiter 27 Jason Middlebrook 39 Steve Reed 36 Grant Roberts 38 Jae Seo 38 Pat Strange 25 Scott Strickland 50 John Thomson 29 Steve Trachsel 43 Pete Walker 46 Tyler Walker 35 David Weathers Catchers  7 Jason Phillips 31 Mike Piazza  3 Vance Wilson Infielders 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 12 Roberto Alomar  5 Mark Johnson 10 Rey Ordóñez 26 Marco Scutaro  4 John Valentin 42 Mo Vaughn  9 Ty Wigginton Outfielders 20 Jeromy Burnitz 19 Roger Cedeño 23 McKay Christensen 15 Brady Clark 21 Raul González 21 Mark Little 25 Gary Matthews, Jr. 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton  6 Timo Pérez 23 Esix Snead 40 Tony Tarasco Manager  2 Bobby Valentine Coaches 51 Chris Chambliss (hitting) 53 Dave Engle (hitting)  8 Matt Galante (third base) 54 Charlie Hough (pitching) 60 Juan Lopez 52 Randy Niemann (bullpen) 57 Tom Robson (bench)  1 Mookie Wilson (first base) 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 C Mike Piazza 135 478 134 .280 33 98 1B Mo Vaughn 139 487 126 .259 26 72 2B Roberto Alomar 149 590 157 .266 11 53 SS Rey Ordóñez 144 460 117 .254 1 42 3B Edgardo Alfonzo 135 490 151 .308 16 56 LF Roger Cedeño 149 511 133 .260 7 41 CF Timo Pérez 136 444 131 .295 8 47 RF Jeromy Burnitz 154 479 103 .215 19 54 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 Jay Payton 87 275 78 .284 8 31 John Valentin 114 208 50 .240 3 30 Joe McEwing 105 196 39 .199 3 26 Vance Wilson 74 163 40 .245 5 26 Ty Wigginton 46 116 35 .302 6 18 Tony Tarasco 60 96 24 .250 6 15 Raúl González 30 81 21 .259 3 11 Mark Johnson 42 51 7 .137 1 4 Marco Scutaro 27 36 8 .222 1 6 Jason Phillips 11 19 7 .368 1 3 Esix Snead 17 13 4 .308 1 3 Brady Clark 10 12 5 .417 0 1 McKay Christensen 4 3 1 .333 0 0 Mark Little 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Gary Matthews Jr. 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching 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 Al Leiter 33 204.1 13 13 3.48 172 Pedro Astacio 31 191.2 12 11 4.79 152 Steve Trachsel 30 173.2 11 11 3.37 105 Jeff D'Amico 29 145.2 6 10 4.94 101 Shawn Estes 23 132.2 4 9 4.55 92 Mike Bacsik 11 55.2 3 2 4.37 30 John Thomson 9 54.1 2 6 4.31 31 Jason Middlebrook 3 16.0 1 0 3.94 14 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 Tyler Walker 5 10.2 1 0 5.91 7 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 Benítez 62 1 0 33 2.27 79 David Weathers 71 6 3 0 2.91 61 Scott Strickland 68 6 9 2 3.59 67 Mark Guthrie 68 5 3 1 2.44 44 Grant Roberts 34 3 1 0 2.20 31 Jaime Cerda 32 0 0 0 2.45 21 Satoru Komiyama 25 0 3 0 5.61 33 Steve Reed 24 0 1 0 2.08 14 Kane Davis 16 1 1 0 7.07 24 Bobby Jones 12 0 0 0 5.29 11 Mark Corey 12 0 3 0 4.50 9 Pedro Feliciano 6 0 0 0 7.50 4 Pat Strange 5 0 0 0 1.13 4 Jae Weong Seo 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Pete Walker 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Bruce Chen 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors 2002 MLB All Star Game Mike Piazza, catcher Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Norfolk Tides International League Bobby Floyd AA Binghamton Mets Eastern League Howie Freiling 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 Howard Johnson Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Joey CoraJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 2002 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 2002 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets New York Mets Category:2000s in Queens