2003 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 2003 New York Mets Insignia.svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 66 95 y 5th Fred Wilpon Steve Phillips, Jim Duquette Art Howe 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) WFAN(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ted Robinson)WADO (Spanish)(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) The 2003 New York Mets season was the 42nd regular season for the Mets. They went 66–95 and finished fifth in the National League East, thirty-four and a half games behind the first place Atlanta Braves. This was the first season under full ownership of Fred Wilpon, who decided in the offseason to replace Bobby Valentine with Art Howe as manager; previously, Howe had managed the Oakland Athletics for the past seven seasons. The Mets played home games at Shea Stadium. The Mets would not finish last in the NL East again until 2026. Offseason November 25, 2002: 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 5, 2002: Tom Glavine was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glavito02.shtml Tom Glavine Stats December 19, 2002: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 11, 2003: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shinjts01.shtml Tsuyoshi Shinjo Stats February 11, 2003: Jay Bell signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.Jay Bell Statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 13, 2003: David Cone signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.David Cone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com 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 Sánchez Mo Vaughn Ty Wiggintonhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2003&t=NYN 2003 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac Detailed record Team Home Away Total Win % NL East Atlanta Braves 5–4 3–7 8–11 8 11 Florida Marlins 3–6 4–6 7–12 7 12 Montreal Expos 4–6 1–8 5–14 5 14 Philadelphia Phillies 3–7 4–5 7–12 7 12 Total 15–23 12–26 27–49 27 49 NL Central Chicago Cubs 1–2 0–3 1–5 1 5 Cincinnati Reds 1–2 3–0 4–2 4 2 Houston Astros 2–1 2–1 4–2 4 2 Milwaukee Brewers 1–5 2–1 3–6 3 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1 2–1 4–2 4 2 St. Louis Cardinals 1–2 0–3 1–5 1 5 Total 8–13 9–9 17–22 17 22 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 1–2 1–2 2–4 2 4 Colorado Rockies 4–0 1–2 5–2 5 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1–2 2–1 3–3 3 3 San Diego Padres 2–1 1–2 3–3 3 3 San Francisco Giants 2–0 2–2 4–2 4 2 Total 10–5 7–9 17–14 17 14 American League Anaheim Angels — 2–1 2–1 2 1 New York Yankees 0–3 0–3 0–6 0 6 Seattle Mariners 1–2 — 1–2 1 2 Texas Rangers — 2–1 2–1 2 1 Total 1–5 4–5 5–10 5 10MonthGamesWonLostWin % March 1 0 1 0 1 April 26 11 15 11 15 May 28 14 14 14 14 June 26 10 16 10 16 July 27 9 18 9 18 August 27 15 12 15 12 September 26 7 19 7 19 Total 161 66 95 66 95 GamesWonLostWin % Home 80 34 46 34 46 Away 81 32 49 32 49 Season standings National League East New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM 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.Kenny Kelly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Game log Regular season LegendMets WinMets LossGame PostponedBold = Mets team member New York Mets; 2003 Game LogOverall: 66–95 (Home: 34–46; Away: 32–49) y New York Mets; March/April: (11–16) Home: 8–7; Away: 3–9 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || March 31 || Cubs || 2–15 || Wood (1–0) || Glavine (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 53,586 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 2 || Cubs || 4–1 || Leiter (1–0) || Clement (0–1) || Benitez (1) || Shea Stadium || 20,594 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || April 3 || Cubs || 3–6 || Prior (1–0) || Trachsel (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 17,244 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 4 || Expos || 4–0 || Cone (1–0) || Ohka (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 18,040 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 5 || Expos || 3–1 || Glavine (1–1) || Armas (1–1) || Benitez (2) || Shea Stadium || 36,817 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || April 6 || Expos || 5–8 || Stewart (1–0) || Benitez (0–1) || Biddle (2) || Shea Stadium || 35,093 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 8 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Leiter (2–0) || Redman (1–1) || Benitez (3) || Pro Player Stadium || 10,103 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 8 || April 9 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Looper (1–0) || Stanton (0–1) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 10,052 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 9 || April 10 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Spooneybarger (1–0) || Benitez (0–2) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 10,267 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 10 || April 11 || @ Expos* || 0–10 || Ohka (1–1) || Cone (1–1) || — || Hiram Bithorn Stadium || 17,906 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 || April 12 || @ Expos* || 4–5 || Hernandez (1–0) || Seo (0–1) || Biddle (3) || Hiram Bithorn Stadium || 18,264 || 4–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 || April 13 || @ Expos* || 1–2 (10) || Biddle (1–0) || Stanton (0–2) || — || Hiram Bithorn Stadium || 16,332 || 4–8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 13 || April 14 || @ Expos* || 3–5 || Smith (1–0) || Strickland (0–1) || Biddle (4) || Hiram Bithorn Stadium || 13,155 || 4–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 15 || @ Pirates || 3–1 || Glavine (2–1) || Fogg (1–2) || Benitez (4) || PNC Park || 14,728 || 5–9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 || April 16 || @ Pirates || 3–6 || Suppan (3–0) || Cone (1–2) || — || PNC Park || 12,609 || 5–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 17 || @ Pirates || 7–2 || Seo (1–1) || D'Amico (1–2) || — || PNC Park || 11,299 || 6–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 18 || Marlins || 6–3 || Weathers (1–0) || Nunez (0–2) || Benitez (5) || Shea Stadium || 18,525 || 7–10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 || April 19 || Marlins || 5–6 || Looper (2–0) || Benitez (0–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 36,448 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 20 || Marlins || 7–4 || Glavine (3–1) || Nunez (0–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 26,245 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 20 || April 22 || Astros || 2–6 || Redding (1–2) || Cone (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 31,733 || 8–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || April 23 || Astros || 4–2 || Leiter (3–0) || Oswalt (2–2) || Benitez (6) || Shea Stadium || 20,322 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || April 24 || Astros || 7–4 || Astacio (1–0) || Miller (0–2) || Benitez (7) || Shea Stadium || 31,656 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || April 25 || Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Stanton (1–2) || Villarreal (1–1) || Benitez (8) || Shea Stadium || 24,725 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="cccccc" | – || April 26 || Diamondbacks || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 24 || April 27 (1) || Diamondbacks || 1–6 || Webb (1–0) || Glavine (3–2) || — || Shea Stadium || N/A || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 25 || April 27 (2) || Diamondbacks || 3–7 || Johnson (1–2) || Seo (1–2) || Mantei (3) || Shea Stadium || 36,491 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 || April 29 || @ Cardinals || 3–13 || Morris (2–2) || Leiter (3–1) || — || Busch Stadium || 30,275 || 11–15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 27 || April 30 || @ Cardinals || 4–13 || Williams (4–0) || Astacio (1–1) || — || Busch Stadium || 30,265 || 11–16 |- |colspan="11"|*Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games. |- y New York Mets; May: (14–14) Home: 6–5; Away: 8–9 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 28 || May 1 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 (10) || Eldred (2–0) || Strickland (0–2) || — || Busch Stadium || 35,283 || 11–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 2 || @ Brewers || 9–3 || Glavine (4–2) || Rusch (1–5) || — || Miller Park || 16,315 || 12–17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 30 || May 3 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Foster (2–0) || Weathers (1–1) || DeJean (5) || Miller Park || 19,796 || 12–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 4 || @ Brewers || 5–3 || Leiter (4–1) || Kinney (2–2) || Benitez (9) || Miller Park || 18,571 || 13–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 6 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Astacio (2–1) || Perez (1–2) || Benitez (10) || Shea Stadium || 21,173 || 14–18 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 33 || May 7 || Dodgers || 1–2 || Nomo (4–4) || Trachsel (0–2) || Gagne (11) || Shea Stadium || 18,965 || 14–19 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 34 || May 8 || Dodgers || 1–6 || Ishii (3–1) || Glavine (4–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 18,729 || 14–20 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 35 || May 9 || Padres || 4–5 || Hackman (1–0) || Weathers (1–2) || Orosco (2) || Shea Stadium || 29,855 || 14–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 10 || Padres || 4–2 (10) || Stanton (2–2) || Wright (1–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 32,930 || 15–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 11 || Padres || 3–2 || Lloyd (1–0) || Matthews (1–1) || Benitez (11) || Shea Stadium || 30,694 || 16–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 12 || @ Rockies || 9–6 || Trachsel (1–2) || Young (0–1) || Benitez (12) || Coors Field || 25,433 || 17–21 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 39 || May 13 || @ Rockies || 8–9 || Reed (3–1) || Cerda (0–1) || Jimenez (9) || Coors Field || 25,043 || 17–22 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 40 || May 14 || @ Rockies || 5–6 || Reed (4–1) || Stanton (2–3) || Jimenez (10) || Coors Field || 26,755 || 17–23 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 41 || May 15 || @ Giants || 3–11 || Rueter (4–1) || Leiter (4–2) || — || Pacific Bell Park || 36,542 || 17–24 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 42 || May 16 || @ Giants || 5–7 || Nathan (5–1) || Weathers (1–3) || Worrell (12) || Pacific Bell Park || 39,160 || 17–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 17 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Trachsel (2–2) || Moss (5–2) || — || Pacific Bell Park || 42,259 || 18–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 18 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Glavine (5–3) || Ainsworth (3–4) || — || SBC Park || 42,590 || 19–25 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 45 || May 20 || Phillies || 7–11 || Myers (4–3) || Lloyd (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 25,281 || 19–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 21 || Phillies || 5–4 || Benitez (1–3) || Adams (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 29,551 || 20–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || May 22 || Phillies || 6–3 || Astacio (3–1) || Padilla (3–6) || Benitez (13) || Shea Stadium || 20,101 || 21–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 23 || @ Braves || 6–5 || Trachsel (3–2) || Ortiz (6–3) || Benitez (14) || Turner Field || 33,270 || 22–26 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 49 || May 24 || @ Braves || 4–10 || Ramirez (4–2) || Glavine (5–4) || — || Turner Field || 40,912 || 22–27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 50 || May 25 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Hernandez (4–1) || Weathers (1–4) || Smoltz (19) || Turner Field || 41,432 || 22–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 27 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Leiter (5–2) || Wolf (5–3) || Benitez (15) || Veterans Stadium || 18,081 || 23–28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 52 || May 28 || @ Phillies || 3–11 || Padilla (4–6) || Astacio (3–2) || — || Veterans Stadium || 21,389 || 23–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 29 || @ Phillies || 5–0 || Trachsel (4–2) || Millwood (7–2) || — || Veterans Stadium || 19,568 || 24–29 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 54 || May 30 || Braves || 2–5 || Maddux (4–5) || Glavine (5–5) || Smoltz (20) || Shea Stadium || 26,439 || 24–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || May 31 || Braves || 4–2 || Seo (2–2) || Hampton (2–3) ||Benitez (16) || Shea Stadium || 33,378 || 25–30 |- y New York Mets; June: (10–16) Home: 4–9; Away: 6–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 1 || Braves || 10–4 || Leiter (6–2) || Gryboski (3–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 25,162 || 26–30 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || June 3 || Brewers || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 5 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || June 4 || Brewers || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 57 || June 5 (1) || Brewers || 7–8 || Kinney (4–4) || Trachsel (4–3) || DeJean (13) || Shea Stadium || N/A || 26–31 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 58 || June 5 (2) || Brewers || 3–5 || Sheets (6–4) || Glavine (5–6) || DeJean (14) || Shea Stadium || 19,048 || 26–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 6 || Mariners || 3–2 || Seo (3–2) || Franklyn (4–4) || Benitez (17) || Shea Stadium || 26,684 || 27–32 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || June 7 || Mariners || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 60 || June 8 (1) || Mariners || 1–13 || Garcia (6–6) || Leiter (6–3) || — || Shea Stadium || N/A || 27–33 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 61 || June 8 (2) || Mariners || 0–7 || Moyer (10–2) || Bacsik (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,820 || 27–34 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 62 || June 10 || @ Rangers || 7–9 || Thomson (4–7) || Trachsel (4–4) || Urbina (18) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 20,581 || 27–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 11 || @ Rangers || 8–2 || Seo (4–2) || Santos (0–1) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 19,087 || 28–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 12 || @ Rangers || 11–0 || Leiter (7–3) || Lewis (4–5) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 19,044 || 29–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 13 || @ Angels || 7–3 || Bacsik (1–1) || Sele (3–4) || — || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 38,294 || 30–35 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 || June 14 || @ Angels || 3–13 || Ortiz (7–5) || Roach (0–1) || — || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 43,449 || 30–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 15 || @ Angels || 8–0 || Trachsel (5–4) || Washburn (6–7) || — || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 43,721 || 31–36 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 68 || June 16 || @ Marlins || 0–1 || Willis (6–1) || Glavine (5–7) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 10,624 || 31–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 17 || @ Marlins || 5–0 || Seo (5–2) || Pavano (5–8) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 10,359 || 32–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 18 || @ Marlins || 10–5 || Leiter (8–3) || Penny (5–5) || Wheeler (1) || Pro Player Stadium || 11,326 || 33–37 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 71 || June 19 || @ Marlins || 1–5 || Phelps (3–2) || Bacsik (1–2) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 10,400 || 33–38 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 72 || June 20 || Yankees || 0–5 || Pettitte (7–6) || Trachsel (5–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,386 || 33–39 |- bgcolor="cccccc" | – || June 21 || Yankees || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 73 || June 22 || Yankees || 3–7 (11) || Rivera (2–0) || Lloyd (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,031 || 33–40 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 74 || June 24 || Marlins || 4–8 || Penny (6–5) || Leiter (8–4) || Tejera (1) || Shea Stadium || 22,226 || 33–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || June 25 || Marlins || 6–3 || Trachsel (6–5) || Redman (5–3) || Benitez (18) || Shea Stadium || 22,563 || 34–41 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 76 || June 26 || Marlins || 1–6 || Willis (8–1) || Heilman (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,378 || 34–42 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 77 || June 27 || @ Yankees || 4–6 || Wells (10–2) || Seo (5–3) || Miceli (1) || Yankee Stadium || 55,226 || 34–43 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 78 || June 28 (1) || @ Yankees || 1–7 || Clemens (8–5) || Griffiths (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,343 || 34–44 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79 || June 28 (2) || Yankees || 8–9 || Claussen (1–0) || Glavine (5–8) || Rivera (13) || Shea Stadium || 36,372 || 34–45 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 80 || June 29 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Weaver (4–6) || Leiter (8–5) || Rivera (14) || Yankee Stadium || 55,444 || 34–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || June 30 || Expos || 3–1 || Trachsel (7–5) || Vazquez (6–6) || Benitez (19) || Shea Stadium || 29,829 || 35–46 |- y New York Mets; July: (9–18) Home: 4–12; Away: 5–6 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 1 || Expos || 7–6 || Benitez (2–3) || Manon (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,084 || 36–46 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 83 || July 2 || Expos || 4–11 || Hernandez (7–6) || Seo (5–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 35,547 || 36–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 4 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Glavine (6–8) || Haynes (1–8) || Benitez (20) || Great American Ball Park || 35,511 || 37–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 5 || @ Reds || 6–2 || Trachsel (8–5) || Graves (4–8) || Weathers (1) || Great American Ball Park || 41,020 || 38–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 6 || @ Reds || 7–5 || Cerda (1–1) || Reith (1–1) || Benitez (21) || Great American Ball Park || 31,054 || 39–47 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 87 || July 7 || Braves || 3–7 || Ramirez (8–2) || Seo (5–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 32,399 || 39–48 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 88 || July 8 || Braves || 3–5 || Reynolds (6–4) || Roach (0–2) || Smoltz (33) || Shea Stadium || 29,096 || 39–49 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 89 || July 9 || Braves || 3–6 || Ortiz (12–4) || Glavine (6–9) || Smoltz (34) || Shea Stadium || 30,308 || 39–50 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 90 || July 10 || Phillies || 2–7 || Padilla (8–8) || Trachsel (8–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 25,913 || 39–51 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 91 || July 11 || Phillies || 3–10 || Wolf (10–4) || Heilman (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 35,884 || 39–52 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 92 || July 12 || Phillies || 2–4 (11) || Mesa (4–5) || Franco (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,452 || 39–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 13 || Phillies || 4–3 || Benitez (3–3) || Adams (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 31,630 || 40–53 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=10 | 74th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 94 || July 17 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Maddux (8–8) || Franco (0–2) || — || Turner Field || 36,688 || 40–54 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 95 || July 18 || @ Braves || 4–11 || Hampton (6–5) || Seo (5–6) || — || Turner Field || 44,815 || 40–55 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 96 || July 19 || @ Braves || 4–7 || Ortiz (13–4) || Glavine (6–10) || Smoltz (35) || Turner Field || 45,759 || 40–56 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 97 || July 20 || @ Braves || 8–11 || King (3–0) || Stanton (2–4) || Smoltz (36) || Turner Field || 36,029 || 40–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 21 || @ Phillies || 8–6 || Heilman (1–2) || Duckworth (3–4) || Franco (1) || Veterans Stadium || 33,208 || 41–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 7–5 || Trachsel (9–6) || Millwood (10–7) || Wheeler (2) || Veterans Stadium || 37,164 || 42–57 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 100 || July 23 || @ Expos || 2–5 || Vazquez (8–6) || Seo (5–7) || Biddle (23) || Olympic Stadium || 8,853 || 42–58 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 101 || July 24 || @ Expos || 1–5 || Hernandez (10–6) || Glavine (6–11) || Biddle (24) || Olympic Stadium || 9,337 || 42–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || July 25 || Reds || 3–1 || Leiter (9–5) || Graves (4–11) || Stanton (1) || Shea Stadium || 34,021 || 43–59 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 103 || July 26 || Reds || 3–8 || Acevedo (2–0) || Heilman (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 29,305 || 43–60 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 104 || July 27 || Reds || 5–8 || Wilson (6–8) || Trachsel (9–7) || Williamson (21) || Shea Stadium || 30,173 || 43–61 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 105 || July 28 || Brewers || 2–4 || Estrella (3–2) || Weathers (1–5) || Kolb (3) || Shea Stadium || 6,056 || 43–62 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 106 || July 29 || Brewers || 3–6 || Sheets (10–7) || Wheeler (0–1) || DeJean (18) || Shea Stadium || 22,846 || 43–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || July 30 || Brewers || 2–0 || Leiter (10–5) || Obermueller (0–2) || Weathers (2) || Shea Stadium || 22,389 || 44–63 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 108 || July 31 || Brewers || 3–4 || Kinney (7–8) || Heilman (1–4) || Kolb (4) || Shea Stadium || 27,590 || 44–64 |- y New York Mets; August: (15–12) Home: 7–5; Away: 8–7 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 109 || August 1 || Cardinals || 2–8 || Kline (4–4) || Wheeler (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 23,578 || 44–65 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 110 || August 2 || Cardinals || 9–10 || Tomko (7–7) || Seo (5–8) || Yan (1) || Shea Stadium || 30,898 || 44–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 3 || Cardinals || 13–5 || Griffiths (1–1) || Stephenson (5–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 27,592 || 45–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 5 || @ Astros || 10–1 || Leiter (11–5) || Villone (3–2) || — || Minute Maid Park || 31,582 || 46–66 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 113 || August 6 || @ Astros || 1–11 || Miller (8–10) || Heilman (1–5) || — || Minute Maid Park || 30,154 || 46–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 7 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Trachsel (10–7) || Lidge (4–2) || Stanton (2) || Minute Maid Park || 31,250 || 47–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Glavine (7–11) || Webb (7–5) || Stanton (3) || Bank One Ballpark || 36,335 || 48–67 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 116 || August 9 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Randolph (6–0) || Franco (0–3) || — || Bank One Ballpark || 41,934 || 48–68 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 117 || August 10 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–7 || Johnson (3–4) || Leiter (11–6) || Mantei (15) || Bank One Ballpark || 37,521 || 48–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 12 || Giants || 5–4 || Heilman (2–5) || Ponson (14–8) || Weathers (3) || Shea Stadium || 37,461 || 49–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 13 || Giants || 9–2 || Trachsel (11–7) || Williams (5–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 31,759 || 50–69 |- bgcolor="cccccc" | – || August 14 || Giants || colspan=8|Cancelled (power outage) |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 15 || Rockies || 5–0 || Glavine (8–11) || Oliver (10–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,081 || 51–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 16 || Rockies || 13–4 || Seo (6–8) || Chacon (11–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,233 || 52–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 17 || Rockies || 6–4 || Leiter (12–6) || Jennings (10–11) || Weathers (4) || Shea Stadium || 28,393 || 53–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 18 || Rockies || 8–0 || Trachsel (12–7) || Tsao (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 23,865 || 54–69 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 124 || August 19 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Limebrink (2–2) || Stanton (2–5) || Beck (17) || Qualcomm Stadium || 21,794 || 54–70 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 125 || August 20 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Beck (3–1) || Roberts (0–1) || — || Qualcomm Stadium || 16,532 || 54–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 21 || @ Padres || 5–1 || Seo (7–8) || Perez (4–7) || — || Qualcomm Stadium || 21,958 || 55–71 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 127 || August 22 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Nomo (15–9) || Leiter (12–7) || Gagne (43) || Dodger Stadium || 40,714 || 55–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 23 || @ Dodgers || 4–0 || Trachsel (13–7) || Ashby (3–10) || — || Dodger Stadium || 44,449 || 56–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || August 24 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Glavine (9–11) || Brown (12–7) || Franco (2) || Dodger Stadium || 45,496 || 57–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || August 26 || @ Braves || 6–5 || Seo (8–8) || Reynolds (10–7) || Stanton (4) || Turner Field || 24,694 || 58–72 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 131 || August 27 || @ Braves || 1–4 || Maddux (13–10) || Heilman (2–6) || Mercker (1) || Turner Field || 23,755 || 58–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || August 28 || @ Braves || 3–1 || Leiter (13–7) || Hampton (12–6) || Weathers (5) || Turner Field || 27,856 || 59–73 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 133 || August 29 || Phillies || 0–7 || Millwood (13–9) || Trachsel (13–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,208 || 59–74 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 134 || August 30 || Phillies || 2–4 || Wolf (13–9) || Glavine (9–12) || Mesa (23) || Shea Stadium || 26,769 || 59–75 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 135 || August 31 || Phillies || 1–4 || Padilla (12–9) || Seo (8–9) || Mesa (24) || Shea Stadium || 26,180 || 59–76 |- y New York Mets; September: (7–19) Home: 5–8; Away: 2–11 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 1 || Braves || 3–2 || Wheeler (1–2) || Hodges (3–3) || Weathers (6) || Shea Stadium || 23,877 || 60–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 2 || Braves || 3–1 || Leiter (14–7) || Hampton (12–7) || Weathers (7) || Shea Stadium || 24,390 || 61–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 3 || Braves || 9–3 || Trachsel (14–8) || Ortiz (18–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 16,439 || 62–76 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 139 || September 4 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || de los Santos (4–3) || Stanton (2–6) || — || Veterans Stadium || 19,259 || 62–77 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 140 || September 5 || @ Phillies || 0–1 || Padilla (13–9) || Seo (8–10) || Cormier (1) || Veterans Stadium || 26,712 || 62–78 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 141 || September 6 || @ Phillies || 6–9 || Myers (13–7) || Griffiths (1–2) || Wendell (1) || Veterans Stadium || 38,671 || 62–79 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 142 || September 7 || @ Phillies || 4–5 (11) || Cormier (6–0) || Wheeler (1–3) || — || Veterans Stadium || 29,159 || 62–80 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 143 || September 8 || Marlins || 0–5 || Beckett (8–7) || Trachsel (14–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 15,155 || 62–81 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 144 || September 9 || Marlins || 1–3 || Urbina (3–4) || Weathers (1–6) || Looper (28) || Shea Stadium || 29,410 || 62–82 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 145 || September 10 || Marlins || 3–7 || Redman (12–9) || Seo (8–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 16,699 || 62–83 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 146 || September 12 || @ Expos || 4–7 || Tucker (1–2) || Leiter (14–8) || Ayala (5) || Olympic Stadium || 10,701 || 62–84 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 13 || @ Expos || 5–4 || Trachsel (15–9) || Vazquez (12–11) || Roberts (1) || Olympic Stadium || 15,086 || 63–84 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 148 || September 14 || @ Expos || 3–7 || Day (8–7) || Glavine (9–13) || — || Olympic Stadium || 21,417 || 63–85 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 149 || September 15 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Clement (13–11) || Griffiths (1–3) || Borowski (29) || Wrigley Field || 38,698 || 63–86 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 150 || September 16 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Prior (16–6) || Seo (8–12) || Borowski (30) || Wrigley Field || 39,534 || 63–87 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 151 || September 17 || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Wood (13–11) || Leiter (14–9) || — || Wrigley Field || 38,482 || 63–88 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 152 || September 18 || Expos || 0–1 || Vazquez (13–11) || Trachsel (15–10) || Cordero (1) || Shea Stadium || 18,914 || 63–89 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 153 || September 19 || Expos || 1–7 || Day (9–7) || Glavine (9–14) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,083 || 63–90 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 154 || September 20 || Expos || 3–4 (10) || Cordero (1–0) || Stanton (2–7) || Biddle (32) || Shea Stadium || 37,294 || 63–91 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 155 || September 21 || Expos || 2–4 || Ayala (10–3) || Roberts (0–2) || Biddle (33) || Shea Stadium || 28,702 || 63–92 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 23 || Pirates || 1–0 || Leiter (15–9) || Wells (9–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 17,830 || 64–92 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || September 24 || Pirates || 5–3 || Trachsel (16–10) || D'Amico (9–16) || Stanton (5) || Shea Stadium || 22,134 || 65–92 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 158 || September 25 || Pirates || 1–3 || Torres (7–5) || Roberts (0–3) || Tavarez (10) || Shea Stadium || 25,081 || 65–93 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 159 || September 26 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Pavano (12–13) || Heilman (2–7) || Urbina (32) || Pro Player Stadium || 33,215 || 65–94 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 160 || September 27 || @ Marlins || 9–3 || Seo (9–11) || Tejera (3–4) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 30,204 || 66–94 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 161 || September 28 || @ Marlins || 0–4 || Willis (14–6) || Griffiths (1–4) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 27,529 || 66–95 |- Roster 2003 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 56 Edwin Almonte 17 Jason Anderson 34 Pedro Astacio 33 Mike Bacsik 49 Armando Benítez 43 Jaime Cerda 16 David Cone 55 Pedro Feliciano 45 John Franco 47 Tom Glavine 46 Jeremy Griffiths 48 Aaron Heilman 22 Al Leiter 17 Graeme Lloyd 27 Jason Middlebrook 49 Orber Moreno 57 Jason Roach 36 Grant Roberts 40 Jae Seo 32 Mike Stanton 38 Pat Strange 28 Scott Strickland 29 Steve Trachsel 39 David Weathers 39 Dan Wheeler Catchers 31 Mike Piazza  3 Vance Wilson Infielders 12 Roberto Alomar 44 Jay Bell 00,52 Tony Clark 12 Danny Garcia 11 Joe McEwing 23 Jason Phillips  7 José Reyes 10 Rey Sánchez 26 Marco Scutaro 42 Mo Vaughn 13 Jorge Velandia  9 Ty Wigginton Outfielders 20 Jeromy Burnitz 19 Roger Cedeño 61 Jeff Duncan 30 Cliff Floyd 21 Raul González  6 Timo Pérez 20 Prentice Redman  5 Tsuyoshi Shinjo Other batters 10 Joe DePastino 27 Mike Glavine 50 Matt Watson Manager 18 Art Howe Coaches 25 Don Baylor (bench)  4 Matt Galante (third base)  2 Gary Pettis (first base) 53 Vern Ruhle (pitching) 52 Rick Waits (bullpen) 15 Denny Walling (hitting) 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Minor League Baseball 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 WilsonLEAGUE 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 2003 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 2003 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