2006 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 2006 National League East champions National League East Shea Stadium New York 97 65 y 1st Fred Wilpon Omar Minaya Willie Randolph WPIXSportsNet New York(Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez, Steve Berthiaume, Matt Yallof, Ralph Kiner) WFAN (Howie Rose, Ed Coleman, Tom McCarthy)WADO (Spanish)(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) New York Mets Insignia.svg The 2006 New York Mets season was the 45th regular season for the Mets. They went 97–65 and won the National League East, a feat the team would not repeat until 2015. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. They used the marketing slogan of "The Team. The Time. The Mets." throughout the season. On September 18, the Mets clinched their first NL East title since 1988, in the process breaking the Atlanta Braves' streak of 11 straight NL East titles. In the postseason, the Mets swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, but they lost to the 83-win St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS in seven games. Offseason November 18, 2005: Xavier Nady was traded to the Mets for Mike Cameron.Xavier Nady Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 24, 2005: Carlos Delgado was traded to the Mets with cash for Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, and Grant Psomas.https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/delgaca01.shtml Carlos Delgado Stats November 29, 2005: Billy Wagner was signed as a free agent with the Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wagnebi02.shtml Billy Wagner Stats December 5, 2005: Paul Lo Duca was traded to the Mets for Dante Brinkley and Gaby Hernandez.Paul Lo Duca Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 12, 2005: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Mets.Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 22, 2006: Kris Benson was traded by the Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.Kris Benson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings National League East New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Transactions April 26, 2006: Michael Tucker signed as a free agent with the Mets.Michael Tucker Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tuckemi01.shtml 2026-06-02 Baseball-Reference.com en May 24, 2006: Jorge Julio was traded by the Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Orlando Hernández.Jorge Julio Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/juliojo01.shtml 2026-06-02 Baseball-Reference.com en May 26, 2026: Geremi Gonzalez was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Adams.Geremi González Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaje01.shtml 2026-06-02 Baseball-Reference.com en July 31, 2006: Xavier Nady was traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Roberto Hernandez and Óliver Pérez. August 8, 2006: Ricky Ledée was claimed off waivers by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Ricky Ledée Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 22, 2006: Shawn Green was traded to the Mets with cash for Evan MacLane.Shawn Green Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 2006 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 40 Brian Bannister 19 Heath Bell 53 Chad Bradford 25 Pedro Feliciano 43 Bartolomé Fortunato 47 Tom Glavine 32 Geremi González 48 Aaron Heilman 26 Orlando Hernández 39 Roberto Hernández 49 Philip Humber 34 Jorge Julio 17 José Lima 33 John Maine 45 Pedro Martínez 59 Guillermo Mota 27 Darren Oliver 36 Henry Owens 34 Mike Pelfrey 46 Óliver Pérez 50 Duaner Sánchez 59 Alay Soler 29 Steve Trachsel 13 Billy Wagner 32 Dave Williams 38 Víctor Zambrano Catchers 11 Ramon Castro  6 Mike DiFelice 16 Paul Lo Duca 36 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 21 Carlos Delgado 23 Julio Franco  1 Anderson Hernández 25 Kazuo Matsui  7 José Reyes 18 José Valentín  4 Chris Woodward  5 David Wright Outfielders 15 Carlos Beltrán 10 Endy Chávez 20 Víctor Díaz 30 Cliff Floyd 20 Shawn Green  9 Ricky Ledée 32 Eli Marrero 44 Lastings Milledge 22 Xavier Nady 22 Michael Tucker Manager 12 Willie Randolph Coaches 50 Manny Acta (third base)  2 Sandy Alomar Sr. (bench) 56 Guy Conti (bullpen) 54 Rick Down (hitting) 53 Jerry Manuel (first base) 51 Rick Peterson (pitching) Game log LegendMets WinMets LossGame PostponedAll-Star Game Clinched division Bold = Mets team member New York Mets; 2006 Game LogOverall: 97–65 (Home: 50–31; Away: 47–34) y New York Mets; April: (16–8) Home: 7–4; Away: 9–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 1 || April 3 || Nationals || 3–2 || Glavine (1–0) || Hernandez (0–1) || Wagner (1) || Shea Stadium || 54,371 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 2 || April 5 || Nationals || 5–9 (10) || Cordero (1–0) || Julio (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 19,557 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 3 || April 6 || Nationals || 10–5 || Martinez (1–0) || Ortiz (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 25,839 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 4 || April 7 || Marlins || 9–3 || Trachsel (1–0) || Vargas (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,761 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || April 8 || Marlins || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 8 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 5 || April 9 || Marlins || 3–2 || Wagner (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,255 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 6 || April 11 || @ Nationals || 7–1 || Bannister (1–0) || Ortiz (0–2) || — || RFK Stadium || 40,530 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 7 || April 12 || @ Nationals || 3–1 || Martinez (2–0) || Armas (0–2) || Wagner (2) || RFK Stadium || 29,985 || 6–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 8 || April 13 || @ Nationals || 13–4 || Zambrano (1–0) || Hernandez (1–2) || — || RFK Stadium || 25,465 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 9 || April 14 || Brewers || 4–3 || Glavine (2–0) || Capuano (1–2) || Wagner (3) || Shea Stadium || 37,489 || 8–1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 10 || April 15 || Brewers || 2–8 || Ohka (1–1) || Trachsel (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,831 || 8–2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 11 || April 16 || Brewers || 9–3 || Bannister (2–0) || Sheets (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 38,119 || 9–2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 12 || April 17 || Braves || 4–3 || Martinez (3–0) || Sosa (0–3) || Wagner (4) || Shea Stadium || 36,867 || 10–2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 13 || April 18 || Braves || 1–7 || Davies (1–1) || Zambrano (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,322 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 14 || April 19 || Braves || 1–2 || Hudson (1–1) || Glavine (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 40,861 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 15 || April 20 || @ Padres || 7–2 || Sanchez (1–0) || Linebrink (1–2) || — || Petco Park || 28,791 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 16 || April 21 || @ Padres || 1–2 (14) || Sweeney (1–0) || Bradford (0–1) || — || Petco Park || 38,541 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 17 || April 22 || @ Padres || 8–1 || Martinez (4–0) || Young (2–1) || — || Petco Park || 39,389 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 18 || April 23 || @ Padres || 4–7 || Hensley (1–1) || Zambrano (1–2) || Hoffman (3) || Petco Park || 34,109 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 19 || April 24 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Cain (1–2) || Glavine (2–2) || — || AT&T Park || 36,855 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 20 || April 25 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Trachsel (2–1) || Wright (2–1) || Wagner (5) || AT&T Park || 35,775 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 21 || April 26 || @ Giants || 9–7 (11) || Oliver (1–0) || Munter (0–1) || — || AT&T Park || 34,454 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 22 || April 28 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Martinez (5–0) || Smoltz (1–2) || Wagner (6) || Turner Field || 45,389 || 15–7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 23 || April 29 || @ Braves || 1–0 || Glavine (3–2) || Thomson (0–1) || Wagner (7) || Turner Field || 46,387 || 16–7 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 24 || April 30 || @ Braves || 5–8 || Davies (2–2) || Trachsel (2–2) || Reitsma (5) || Turner Field || 35,245 || 16–8 |- y New York Mets; May: (16–12) Home: 11–5; Away: 5–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 25 || May 1 || Nationals || 2–1 || Wagner (2–0) || Majewski (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,310 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 26 || May 2 || Nationals || 2–6 || O'Connor (1–0) || Maine (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 34,046 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 27 || May 3 || Pirates || 4–3 (12) || Bradford (1–1) || Gonzalez (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,668 || 18–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 28 || May 4 || Pirates || 6–0 || Glavine (4–2) || Maholm (1–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,756 || 19–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 29 || May 5 || Braves || 8–7 (14) || Julio (1–1) || Sosa (0–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 47,720 || 20–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 30 || May 6 || Braves || 6–5 || Fortunato (1–0) || Hudson (2–3) || Julio (1) || Shea Stadium || 48,369 || 21–9 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 31 || May 7 || Braves || 3–13 || Smoltz (2–2) || Lima (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 48,100 || 21–10 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 32 || May 9 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Gordon (2–1) || Heilman (0–1) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 33,787 || 21–11 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 33 || May 10 || @ Phillies || 13–2 || Glavine (5–2) || Lidle (3–4) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 30,269 || 22–11 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 34 || May 11 || @ Phillies || 0–2 (5) || Floyd (4–2) || Trachsel (2–3) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 28,224 || 22–12 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 35 || May 12 || @ Brewers || 6–9 || Bush (3–4) || Lima (0–2) || Turnbow (12) || Miller Park || 26,362 || 22–13 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 36 || May 13 || @ Brewers || 9–8 || Bradford (2–1) || Turnbow (0–1) || Wagner (8) || Miller Park || 45,150 || 23–13 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 37 || May 14 || @ Brewers || 5–6 (10) || de la Rosa (2–0) || Bradford (2–2) || — || Miller Park || 28,104 || 23–14 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 38 || May 16 || @ Cardinals || 8–3 || Glavine (6–2) || Suppan (4–3) || — || Busch Stadium || 39,616 || 24–14 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 39 || May 17 || @ Cardinals || 0–1 || Mulder (5–1) || Trachsel (2–4) || Isringhausen (12) || Busch Stadium || 40,573 || 24–15 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 40 || May 18 || @ Cardinals || 3–6 || Marquis (5–4) || Lima (0–3) || Isringhausen (13) || Busch Stadium || 41,273 || 24–16 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 41 || May 19 || Yankees || 7–6 || Wagner (3–0) || Rivera (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 56,289 || 25–16 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 42 || May 20 || Yankees || 4–5 (11) || Rivera (2–3) || Julio (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 56,185 || 25–17 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 43 || May 21 || Yankees || 4–3 || Glavine (7–2) || Small (0–2) || Wagner (9) || Shea Stadium || 56,205 || 26–17 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 44 || May 23 || Phillies || 9–8 (16) || Oliver (2–0) || Madson (4–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,958 || 27–17 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 45 || May 24 || Phillies || 5–4 || Feliciano (1–0) || Cormier (2–1) || Wagner (10) || Shea Stadium || 32,094 || 28–17 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 46 || May 25 || Phillies || 3–5 || Myers (3–2) || Feliciano (1–1) || Gordon (14) || Shea Stadium || 51,365 || 28–18 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 47 || May 26 || @ Marlins || 1–5 || Johnson (4–2) || Martinez (5–1) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 15,338 || 28–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 48 || May 27 || @ Marlins || 7–4 || Glavine (8–2) || Willis (1–6) || Wagner (11) || Dolphins Stadium || 13,037 || 29–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 49 || May 28 || @ Marlins || 7–3 || Hernandez (3–4) || Nolasco (3–2) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 17,488 || 30–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 50 || May 29 || Diamondbacks || 8–7 || Sanchez (2–0) || Valverde (2–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,826 || 31–19 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 51 || May 30 || Diamondbacks || 2–7 || Batista (5–2) || Soler (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 35,448 || 31–20 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 52 || May 31 || Diamondbacks || 1–0 (13) || Sanchez (3–0) || Grimsley (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,735 || 32–20 |- y New York Mets; June: (15–12) Home: 4–6; Away: 11–6 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || June 2 || Giants || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 53 || June 3 (1) || Giants || 4–6 || Cain (4–5) || Hernandez (3–5) || Benitez (4) || Shea Stadium || N/A || 32–21 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 54 || June 3 (2) || Giants || 3–2 (11) || Sanchez (4–0) || Wilson (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 45,576 || 33–21 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 55 || June 4 || Giants || 6–7 (12) || Sanchez (1–0) || Feliciano (1–2) || Accardo (1) || Shea Stadium || 48,791 || 33–22 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 56 || June 5 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Soler (1–1) || Tomko (5–4) || Bradford (1) || Dodger Stadium || 34,420 || 34–22 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 57 || June 6 || @ Dodgers || 5–8 || Lowe (5–3) || Martinez (5–2) || Gagne (1) || Dodger Stadium || 46,347 || 34–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 58 || June 7 || @ Dodgers || 9–7 || Glavine (9–2) || Perez (4–2) || Wagner (12) || Dodger Stadium || 44,230 || 35–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 59 || June 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Hernandez (4–5) || Vargas (6–3) || — || Chase Field || 20,845 || 36–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 60 || June 9 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–6 || Trachsel (3–4) || Batista (6–3) || — || Chase Field || 23,671 || 37–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 61 || June 10 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–0 || Soler (2–1) || Webb (8–1) || — || Chase Field || 33,671 || 38–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 62 || June 11 || @ Diamondbacks || 15–2 || Martinez (6–2) || Ortiz (0–5) || — || Chase Field || 28,475 || 39–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 63 || June 13 || @ Phillies || 9–7 || Bradford (3–2) || Madson (6–4) || Wagner (13) || Citizens Bank Park || 37,964 || 40–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 64 || June 14 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Oliver (3–0) || Myers (4–3) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 38,811 || 41–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 65 || June 15 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Trachsel (4–4) || Lidle (4–6) || Wagner (14) || Citizens Bank Park || 45,102 || 42–23 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 66 || June 16 || Orioles || 3–6 || Bedard (6–6) || Heilman (0–2) || Ray (17) || Shea Stadium || 45,967 || 42–24 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 67 || June 17 || Orioles || 2–4 || Benson (8–5) || Martinez (6–3) || Ray (18) || Shea Stadium || 52,320 || 42–25 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 68 || June 18 || Orioles || 9–4 || Glavine (10–2) || Loewen (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 43,393 || 43–25 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 69 || June 19 || Reds || 2–4 || Arroyo (9–3) || Hernandez (4–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 41,874 || 43–26 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 70 || June 20 || Reds || 9–2 || Trachsel (5–4) || Ramirez (2–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 38,991 || 44–26 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 71 || June 21 || Reds || 5–6 || Standridge (1–0) || Wagner (3–1) || Coffey (5) || Shea Stadium || 49,758 || 44–27 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 72 || June 22 || Reds || 6–2 || Martinez (7–3) || Milton (4–4) || Bradford (2) || Shea Stadium || 46,767 || 45–27 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 73 || June 23 || @ Blue Jays || 6–1 || Glavine (11–2) || Janssen (5–6) || — || Rogers Centre || 28,507 || 46–27 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 74 || June 24 || @ Blue Jays || 4–7 || Halladay (9–2) || Hernandez (4–7) || Ryan (21) || Rogers Centre || 31,327 || 46–28 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 75 || June 25 || @ Blue Jays || 7–4 || Trachsel (6–4) || Towers (1–9) || Wagner (15) || Rogers Centre || 32,277 || 47–28 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 76 || June 27 || @ Red Sox || 4–9 || Lester (3–0) || Soler (2–2) || — || Fenway Park || 36,250 || 47–29 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 77 || June 28 || @ Red Sox || 2–10 || Beckett (10–3) || Martinez (7–4) || — || Fenway Park || 36,035 || 47–30 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 78 || June 29 || @ Red Sox || 2–4 || Schilling (10–2) || Heilman (0–3) || Papelbon (24) || Fenway Park || 36,028 || 47–31 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 79 || June 30 || @ Yankees || 0–2 || Villone (2–1) || Hernandez (4–8) || Rivera (18) || Yankee Stadium || 55,245 || 47–32 |- y New York Mets; July: (16–9) Home: 8–6; Away: 8–3 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 80 || July 1 || @ Yankees || 8–3 || Trachsel (7–4) || Johnson (9–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,132 || 48–32 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 81 || July 2 || @ Yankees || 7–16 || Villone (3–1) || Soler (2–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,212 || 48–33 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 82 || July 3 || Pirates || 1–11 || Maholm (3–7) || Maine (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 54,111 || 48–34 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 83 || July 4 || Pirates || 7–6 || Sanchez (5–0) || R. Hernandez (0–2) || Wagner (16) || Shea Stadium || 38,487 || 49–34 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 84 || July 5 || Pirates || 5–0 || O. Hernandez (5–8) || Wells (0–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 40,360 || 50–34 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 85 || July 6 || Pirates || 7–5 || Trachsel (8–4) || Gorzelanny (0–1) || Wagner (17) || Shea Stadium || 39,743 || 51–34 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 86 || July 7 || Marlins || 3–7 || Willis (6–7) || Lima (0–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 41,276 || 51–35 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 87 || July 8 (1) || Marlins || 2–3 || Johnson (8–4) || Maine (0–3) || Borowski (16) || Shea Stadium || N/A || 51–36 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 88 || July 8 (2) || Marlins || 17–3 || Pelfrey (1–0) || Nolasco (6–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 41,477 || 52–36 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 89 || July 9 || Marlins || 7–6 || Feliciano (2–2) || Kensing (1–2) || Wagner (18) || Shea Stadium || 39,829 || 53–36 |- bgcolor="#bbcaff" | colspan=10 | 77th All-Star Game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 90 || July 14 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Trachsel (9–4) || Maddux (7–10) || — || Wrigley Field || 40,782 || 54–36 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 91 || July 15 || @ Cubs || 2–9 || Zambrano (9–3) || Glavine (11–3) || — || Wrigley Field || 41,368 || 54–37 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 92 || July 16 || @ Cubs || 13–7 || Feliciano (3–2) || Marshall (5–8) || — || Wrigley Field || 40,157 || 55–37 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 93 || July 18 || @ Reds || 8–3 || Pelfrey (2–0) || Milton (6–5) || — || Great American Ball Park || 27,138 || 56–37 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 94 || July 19 || @ Reds || 4–7 || Coffey (5–4) || Sanchez (5–1) || Guardado (9) || Great American Ball Park || 26,300 || 56–38 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 95 || July 20 || @ Reds || 4–2 (10) || Feliciano (4–2) || Majewski (3–3) || Wagner (19) || Great American Ball Park || 28,729 || 57–38 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 96 || July 21 || Astros || 7–0 || Maine (1–3) || Buchholz (6–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,228 || 58–38 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 97 || July 22 || Astros || 4–3 || O. Hernandez (6–8) || Backe (1–1) || Wagner (20) || Shea Stadium || 46,574 || 59–38 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 98 || July 23 || Astros || 4–8 || Oswalt (7–7) || Pelfrey (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,375 || 59–39 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 99 || July 24 || Cubs || 7–8 || Maddux (8–11) || Trachsel (9–5) || Dempster (17) || Shea Stadium || 45,631 || 59–40 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 100 || July 25 || Cubs || 6–8 || Zambrano (11–3) || Glavine (11–4) || Howry (3) || Shea Stadium || 47,686 || 59–41 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 101 || July 26 || Cubs || 1–0 (10) || Heilman (1–3) || Rusch (3–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 40,299 || 60–41 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 102 || July 28 || @ Braves || 6–4 || Martinez (8–4) || Ramirez (5–4) || Wagner (21) || Turner Field || 53,943 || 61–41 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 103 || July 29 || @ Braves || 11–3 || O. Hernandez (7–8) || Hudson (8–9) || — || Turner Field || 49,047 || 62–41 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 104 || July 30 || @ Braves || 10–6 || Oliver (4–0) || James (4–2) || Wagner (22) || Turner Field || 40,526 || 63–41 |- y New York Mets; August: (19–9) Home: 13–2; Away: 6–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 105 || August 1 || @ Marlins || 5–6 || Herges (1–2) || Wagner (3–2) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 16,641 || 63–42 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 106 || August 2 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || Trachsel (10–5) || Nolasco (9–7) || Wagner (23) || Dolphins Stadium || 18,239 || 64–42 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 107 || August 3 || @ Marlins || 1–4 || Willis (7–8) || Heilman (1–4) || Borowski (22) || Dolphins Stadium || 24,097 || 64–43 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 108 || August 4 || Phillies || 3–5 || Madson (10–7) || Oliver (4–1) || Gordon (27) || Shea Stadium || 43,209 || 64–44 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 109 || August 5 || Phillies || 4–3 || Glavine (12–4) || Lieber (4–9) || Wagner (24) || Shea Stadium || 44,829 || 65–44 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 110 || August 6 || Phillies || 8–1 || Maine (2–3) || Mathieson (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,144 || 66–44 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 111 || August 8 || Padres || 3–2 || Trachsel (11–5) || W. Williams (4–4) || Wagner (25) || Shea Stadium || 46,167 || 67–44 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 112 || August 9 || Padres || 4–3 || Martinez (9–4) || Hensley (7–9) || Wagner (26) || Shea Stadium || 49,979 || 68–44 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 113 || August 10 || Padres || 7–3 || Hernandez (8–8) || Brocail (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,649 || 69–44 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 114 || August 11 || @ Nationals || 1–2 || Traber (2–1) || Glavine (12–5) || Cordero (21) || RFK Stadium || 29,414 || 69–45 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 115 || August 12 || @ Nationals || 6–4 || Feliciano (5–2) || Schroder (0–1) || Wagner (27) || RFK Stadium || 42,507 || 70–45 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 116 || August 13 || @ Nationals || 3–1 || Bradford (4–2) || Rauch (3–3) || Wagner (28) || RFK Stadium || 37,732 || 71–45 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 117 || August 14 || @ Phillies || 0–13 || Hamels (5–6) || Martinez (9–5) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 36,888 || 71–46 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 118 || August 15 || @ Phillies || 4–11 || Wolf (1–0) || Hernandez (8–9) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 40,283 || 71–47 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 119 || August 16 || @ Phillies || 0–3 || Lieber (5–9) || Glavine (12–6) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 42,156 || 71–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 120 || August 17 || @ Phillies || 7–2 || Maine (3–3) || Mathieson (1–4) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 45,775 || 72–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 121 || August 18 || Rockies || 6–3 || Trachsel (12–5) || Kim (7–8) || Wagner (29) || Shea Stadium || 35,325 || 73–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 122 || August 19 || Rockies || 7–4 || Heilman (2–4) || Francis (9–10) || Wagner (30) || Shea Stadium || 55,085 || 74–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 123 || August 20 || Rockies || 2–0 || Hernandez (9–9) || Jennings (7–10) || Wagner (31) || Shea Stadium || 40,654 || 75–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 124 || August 22 || Cardinals || 8–7 || Heilman (3–4) || Isringhausen (4–7) || — || Shea Stadium || 49,661 || 76–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 125 || August 23 || Cardinals || 10–8 || Trachsel (13–5) || Mulder (6–6) || Wagner (32) || Shea Stadium || 49,329 || 77–48 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 126 || August 24 || Cardinals || 6–2 || D. Williams (3–3) || Marquis (13–12) || — || Shea Stadium || 45,497 || 78–48 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 127 || August 25 || Phillies || 3–4 || Wolf (3–0) || Bannister (2–1) || Madson (2) || Shea Stadium || 41,707 || 78–49 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 128 || August 26 || Phillies || 11–5 || Feliciano (6–2) || White (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 47,019 || 79–49 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || August 27 || Phillies || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 28 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 129 || August 28 || Phillies || 8–3 || Maine (4–3) || Moyer (7–13) || — || Shea Stadium || 45,868 || 80–49 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 130 || August 29 || @ Rockies || 10–5 || Trachsel (13–5) || Kim (7–10) || — || Coors Field || 23,454 || 81–49 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 131 || August 30 || @ Rockies || 11–3 || D. Williams (4–3) || Fogg (9–9) || — || Coors Field || 22,945 || 82–49 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 132 || August 31 || @ Rockies || 4–8 || Francis (11–10) || Perez (2–11) || — || Coors Field || 23,273 || 82–50 |- y New York Mets; September: (14–15) Home: 7–8; Away: 7–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 133 || September 1 || @ Astros || 8–7 || Mota (2–3) || Springer (1–1) || Wagner (33) || Minute Maid Park || 35,548 || 83–50 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 134 || September 2 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Maine (5–3) || Hirsh (2–3) || Wagner (34) || Minute Maid Park || 43,218 || 84–50 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 135 || September 3 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Oswalt (11–8) || Hernandez (9–10) || Lidge (29) || Minute Maid Park || 43,018 || 84–51 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 136 || September 4 || Braves || 0–5 || James (8–3) || Trachsel (14–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 42,428 || 84–52 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || September 5 || Braves || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 6 |- bgcolor="#cfc"6 | 137 || September 6 (1) || Braves || 4–1 || Williams (5–3) || Smoltz (12–8) || Wagner (35) || Shea Stadium || N/A || 85–52 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 138 || September 6 (2) || Braves || 8–0 || O. Perez (3–11) || Davies (2–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 40,536 || 86–52 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 139 || September 7 || Dodgers || 7–0 || Glavine (13–6) || Penny (15–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 48,583 || 87–52 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 140 || September 8 || Dodgers || 0–5 || Kuo (1–4) || Maine (5–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 52,077 || 87–53 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 141 || September 9 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Hernandez (10–10) || Maddux (12–13) || Wagner (36) || Shea Stadium || 47,062 || 88–53 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 142 || September 10 || Dodgers || 1–9 || Stults (1–0) || Trachsel (14–7) || — || Shea Stadium || 48,760 || 88–54 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 143 || September 11 || @ Marlins || 5–16 || Sanchez (8–2) || Williams (5–4) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 13,725 || 88–55 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 144 || September 12 || @ Marlins || 6–4 || Mota (3–3) || Resop (1–1) || Wagner (37) || Dolphins Stadium || 15,163 || 89–55 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 145 || September 13 || @ Marlins || 7–4 (11) || Heilman (4–4) || Herges (1–3) || Wagner (38) || Dolphins Stadium || 20,225 || 90–55 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 146 || September 15 || @ Pirates || 3–5 || Maholm (8–10) || Martinez (9–6) || Torres (8) || PNC Park || 24,410 || 90–56 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 147 || September 16 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Capps (8–1) || Heilman (4–5) || — || PNC Park || 37,623 || 90–57 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 148 || September 17 || @ Pirates || 0–3 || Duke (10–13) || Maine (5–5) || Torres (9) || PNC Park || 34,866 || 90–58 |- style="background:#090;color:white" | 149 || September 18 || Marlins || 4–0 || Trachsel (15–7) || Moehler (7–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,729 || 91–58 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 150 || September 19 || Marlins || 3–2 || Glavine (14–6) || Resop (1–2) || Wagner (39) || Shea Stadium || 42,407 || 92–58 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 151 || September 20 || Marlins || 3–6 || Willis (12–11) || O. Perez (3–12) || Borowski (35) || Shea Stadium || 37,911 || 92–59 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 152 || September 21 || Marlins || 2–5 || Sanchez (9–3) || Martinez (9–7) || Borowski (36) || Shea Stadium || 44,966 || 92–60 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 153 || September 22 || Nationals || 2–3 || Astacio (5–5) || Hernandez (10–11) || Cordero (28) || Shea Stadium || 42,788 || 92–61 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 154 || September 23 || Nationals || 12–6 || Maine (6–5) || O'Connor (3–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 45,247 || 93–61 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 155 || September 24 || Nationals || 1–5 || Armas (9–12) || Trachsel (15–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 44,543 || 93–62 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 156 || September 25 || Nationals || 3–7 || B. Perez (2–0) || Glavine (14–7) || — || Shea Stadium || 34,027 || 93–63 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 157 || September 26 || @ Braves || 0–12 || Smoltz (15–9) || O. Perez (3–13) || — || Turner Field || 22,607 || 93–64 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 158 || September 27 || @ Braves || 1–13 || Hudson (13–12) || Martinez (9–8) || — || Turner Field || 23,177 || 93–65 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 159 || September 28 || @ Braves || 7–4 || Hernandez (11–11) || Davies (3–7) || — || Turner Field || 22,944 || 94–65 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 160 || September 29 || @ Nationals || 4–3 || Feliciano (7–2) || Rauch (4–5) || Wagner (40) || RFK Stadium || 27,805 || 95–65 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 161 || September 30 || @ Nationals || 13–0 || Glavine (15–7) || B. Perez (2–1) || — || RFK Stadium || 30,449 || 96–65 |- y New York Mets; October: (1–0) Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 162 || October 1 || @ Nationals || 6–2 || Mota (4–3) || Ortiz (11–16) || — || RFK Stadium || 29,044 || 97–65 |- Playoffs Game log New York Mets; 2006 Postseason Game Log (6–4) y New York Mets; NL Division Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (3–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor=#cfc | 1 || October 4 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Mota (1–0) || Penny (0–1) || Wagner (1) || Shea Stadium || 56,979 || 1–0 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 2 || October 5 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Glavine (1–0) || Kuo (0–1) || Wagner (2) || Shea Stadium || 57,029 || 2–0 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 3 || October 7 || @ Dodgers || 9–5 || Feliciano (1–0) || Broxton (0–1) || — || Dodger Stadium || 56,293 || 3–0 |- y New York Mets; NL Championship Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals (3–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor=#ccc | – || October 11 || Cardinals || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); rescheduled for October 13 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 1 || October 12 || Cardinals || 2–0 || Glavine (1–0) || Weaver (0–1) || Wagner (1) || Shea Stadium || 56,311 || 1–0 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 2 || October 13 || Cardinals || 6–9 || Kinney (1–0) || Wagner (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 56,349 || 1–1 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 || October 14 || @ Cardinals || 0–5 || Suppan (1–0) || Trachsel (0–1) || — || Busch Stadium || 47,053 || 1–2 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 4 || October 15 || @ Cardinals || 12–5 || Perez (1–0) || Thompson (0–1) || — || Busch Stadium || 46,600 || 2–2 |- bgcolor=#ccc | – || October 16 || @ Cardinals || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); rescheduled for October 17 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 5 || October 17 || @ Cardinals || 2–4 || Weaver (1–1) || Glavine (1–1) || Wainwright (1) || Busch Stadium || 46,496 || 2–3 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 6 || October 18 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Maine (1–0) || Carpenter (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 56,334 || 3–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 7 || October 19 || Cardinals || 1–3 || Flores (1–0) || Heilman (0–1) || Wainwright (2) || Shea Stadium || 56,357 || 3–4 |- 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 Paul Lo Duca 124 512 163 .318 5 49 1B Carlos Delgado 144 524 139 .265 38 114 2B José Valentín 137 384 104 .271 18 62 3B David Wright 154 582 181 .311 26 116 SS José Reyes 153 647 194 .300 19 81LFCliff Floyd9733281.2441144 CF Carlos Beltrán 140 510 140 .275 41 116 RFXavier Nady7526570.2641440 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 Endy Chávez 133 353 108 .306 4 42 Chris Woodward 83 222 48 .216 3 25 Lastings Milledge 56 166 40 .241 4 22 Julio Franco 95 165 45 .273 2 26 Kazuo Matsui 38 130 26 .200 1 7 Ramón Castro 40 126 30 .238 4 12 Shawn Green 34 113 29 .257 4 15 Anderson Hernández 25 66 10 .152 1 3 Michael Tucker 35 56 11 .196 1 6 Eli Marrero 25 33 6 .182 2 5 Ricky Ledée 27 32 3 .094 1 1 Mike Difelice 15 25 2 .080 0 1 Kelly Stinnett 7 12 1 .083 0 0 Víctor Díaz 6 11 2 .182 0 2 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 SOTom Glavine 32 180 15 7 3.82 131Steve Trachsel 30 164 2 3 15 8 4.97 79 Pedro Martínez 23 132 2 3 9 8 4.48 137 Orlando Hernández 20 116 2 3 9 7 4.09 112Óliver Pérez 22 112 2 3 3 13 6.55 102John Maine 16 90 6 5 3.60 71Alay Soler 8 45 2 3 6.00 23 Víctor Zambrano 5 21 1 3 1 2 6.75 15 Mike Pelfrey 4 21 1 3 2 1 5.48 13José Lima 4 17 1 3 0 4 9.87 12 Geremi González 3 14 0 0 7.71 8 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 SOBrian Bannister 8 38 2 1 4.26 19Dave Williams 6 29 3 1 5.59 16 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 Billy Wagner 70 3 2 40 2.24 94 Aaron Heilman 74 4 5 0 3.62 73 Pedro Feliciano 64 7 2 0 2.09 54 Duaner Sánchez 49 5 1 0 2.60 44 Darren Oliver 45 4 1 0 3.44 60 Heath Bell 22 0 0 0 5.11 35 Roberto Hernández 22 0 0 0 3.48 15 Jorge Julio 18 1 2 1 5.06 33 Guillermo Mota 18 3 0 0 1.00 19 Royce Ring 11 0 0 0 2.13 8 Henry Owens 3 0 0 0 9.00 2 Bartolomé Fortunato 2 1 0 0 27.00 0 Philip Humber 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 Awards and honors Carlos Delgado, Roberto Clemente Award Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Norfolk Tides International League Ken Oberkfell AA Binghamton Mets Eastern League Juan Samuel A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Gary Carter A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Frank Cacciatore A-Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones New York–Penn League George Greer Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Donovan Mitchell Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Bobby Floyd LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. LucieJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 2006 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 2006 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Mets seasons New York Mets Category:National League East champion seasons New York Mets Category:2000s in Queens