2000 New York Mets season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Mets 2000 National League championsNational League Wild Card winners New York Mets Insignia.svg National League East Shea Stadium New York 94 68 y 2nd Nelson Doubleday Jr., Fred Wilpon Steve Phillips Bobby Valentine WPIX-TV/Fox Sports New York(Ralph Kiner, Tom Seaver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne) WFAN(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman)WADO (Spanish)(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) The 2000 New York Mets season was the 39th regular season for the Mets. They entered the season as defending National League runner ups, losing to the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. They went 94–68 and finished second in the National League East, but earned the NL Wild Card. They made it to the World Series where they were defeated by their crosstown rival the New York Yankees. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Offseason December 10, 1999: Jesse Orosco was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy.Jesse Orosco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 23, 1999: Mike Hampton traded by the Houston Astros with Derek Bell to the New York Mets for Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeño, and Octavio Dotel. Baseball-Reference.com January 19, 2000: Charlie Hayes signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.Charlie Hayes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 20, 2000: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml Curtis Pride Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com January 21, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets for Luis Lopez.Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 18, 2000: Jesse Orosco was traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe McEwing. March 20, 2000: Charlie Hayes was released by the New York Mets. Regular season The Mets played in the first game held outside of North America on Opening Day, March 29. The Mets played the Chicago Cubs in front of over 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The Cubs won the game by a score of 5–3.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings New York Mets Record vs. opponents NYM Transactions April 26, 2000: Curtis Pride was sent to the Boston Red Sox by the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal. May 13, 2000: Rickey Henderson was released by the New York Mets. June 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the New York Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Lenny Harris. July 26, 2000: Justin Huber was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huberju01.shtml Justin Huber Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com July 28, 2000: Mike Bordick was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Lesli Brea, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora, and Pat Gorman (minors).Mike Bordick Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 30, 2000: Jorge Velandia was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml Jorge Velandia Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Roster 2000 New York Mets Roster Pitchers 49 Armando Benítez 29 Eric Cammack 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby J. Jones 21 Bobby M. Jones 22 Al Leiter 23 Pat Mahomes 39 Jim Mann 25 Bill Pulsipher 35 Rick Reed 34 Jerrod Riggan 36 Grant Roberts 46 Rich Rodriguez 48 Glendon Rusch 34 Dennis Springer 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White Catchers 31 Mike Piazza  7 Todd Pratt  3 Vance Wilson Infielders 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 15 Matt Franco 19 Lenny Harris  5 Mark Johnson 26 David Lamb  6 Melvin Mora 10 Rey Ordóñez 30 Jorge Toca 11 Jorge Velandia  4 Robin Ventura  9 Todd Zeile Outfielders 50 Benny Agbayani 16 Derek Bell 18 Darryl Hamilton 24 Rickey Henderson 33 Mike Kinkade 47 Joe McEwing 40 Ryan McGuire 26 Jon Nunnally 44 Jay Payton  6 Timo Pérez 33 Bubba Trammell 11 Jason Tyner Manager  2 Bobby Valentine Coaches 54 Al Jackson (bullpen) 53 Tom Robson (hitting)  8 Cookie Rojas (third base) 12 John Stearns (bench) 52 Dave Wallace (pitching)  1 Mookie Wilson (first base) Game log Regular season LegendMets WinMets LossGame Postponed Clinched playoff spotBold = Mets team member New York Mets; 2000 regular season game log: 94–68 (Home: 55–26; Away: 39–42)2000 New York Mets Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYN/2000-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 16 March 2026 y New York Mets; March: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 1–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 1 || March 29 || || Cubs || 3–5 || Lieber (1–0) || Hampton (0–1) || Aguilera (1) || || Tokyo Dome (55,000) || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2 || March 30 || || @ Cubs || 5–1 (11) || Cook (1–0) || Young (0–1) || — || || Tokyo Dome (55,000) || 1–1 || W1 |- y New York Mets; April: 15–9 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 3 || April 3 || || Padres || 2–1 || Leiter (1–0) || Wall (0–1) || Benitez (1) || || Shea Stadium (52,308) || 2–1 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 4 || April 5 || || Padres || 0–4 || Williams (1–0) || B. J. Jones (0–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (17,585) || 2–2 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 5 || April 6 || || Padres || 5–8 || Clement (1–0) || Hampton (0–2) || — || || Shea Stadium (17,482) || 2–3 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 6 || April 7 || || Dodgers || 2–1 || Reed (1–0) || Dreifort (0–1) || Benitez (2) || || Shea Stadium (27,791) || 3–3 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 7 || April 8 || || Dodgers || 5–6 (10) || Fetters (1–0) || Benitez (0–1) || Shaw (1) || || Shea Stadium (37,814) || 3–4 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || April 9 || || Dodgers || colspan=8|Postponed (snow); rescheduled for April 24 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 8 || April 10 || || @ Phillies || 7–9 || Telemaco (1–0) || Rodriguez (0–1) || Gomes (3) || || Veterans Stadium (47,115) || 3–5 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 9 || April 12 || || @ Phillies || 5–8 || Person (1–0) || Hampton (0–3) || Gomes (4) || || Veterans Stadium (15,269) || 3–6 || L3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 10 || April 13 || || @ Phillies || 2–1 || Cook (2–0) || Aldred (0–1) || Benitez (3) || || Veterans Stadium (14,552) || 4–6 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 11 || April 14 || || @ Pirates || 8–5 (12) || Franco (1–0) || Silva (2–1) || — || || Three Rivers Stadium (20,725) || 5–6 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 12 || April 15 || || @ Pirates || 0–2 || Anderson (1–0) || Rusch (0–1) || Williams (2) || || Three Rivers Stadium (19,592) || 5–7 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 13 || April 16 || || @ Pirates || 12–9 || Mahomes (1–0) || Peters (0–1) || Benitez (4) || || Three Rivers Stadium (20,724) || 6–7 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 14 || April 18 || || Brewers || 10–7 || Hampton (1–3) || Navarro (0–3) || Benitez (5) || || Shea Stadium (17,905) || 7–7 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 15 || April 19 || || Brewers || 3–1 || Reed (2–0) || Bere (2–1) || Benitez (6) || || Shea Stadium (18,001) || 8–7 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 16 || April 20 || || Brewers || 5–4 (10) || Wendell (1–0) || Leskanic (0–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (17,002) || 9–7 || W4 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || April 21 || || Cubs || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 22 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 17 || April 22 (1) || || Cubs || 8–3 || Rusch (1–1) || Lieber (1–2) || — || || Shea Stadium (N/A) || 10–7 || W5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 18 || April 22 (2) || || Cubs || 7–6 || Cook (3–0) || Farnsworth (1–3) || Benitez (7) || || Shea Stadium (32,204) || 11–7 || W6 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 19 || April 23 || || Cubs || 15–8 || Hampton (2–3) || Tapani (0–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (27,560) || 12–7 || W7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 20 || April 24 || || Dodgers || 1–0 || Benitez (1–1) || Adams (1–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (37,987) || 13–7 || W8 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 21 || April 25 || || Reds || 6–5 || Wendell (2–0) || Sullivan (0–1) || Benitez (8) || || Shea Stadium (27,153) || 14–7 || W9 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 22 || April 26 || || Reds || 1–12 || Neagle (2–0) || Springer (0–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (33,371) || 14–8 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 23 || April 27 || || Reds || 1–2 (12) || Graves (3–0) || Benitez (1–2) || Sullivan (1) || || Shea Stadium (50,971) || 14–9 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 24 || April 28 || || @ Rockies || 5–12 || Astacio (2–2) || Hampton (2–4) || — || || Coors Field (45,366) || 14–10 || L3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 25 || April 29 || || @ Rockies || 13–6 || Reed (3–0) || Yoshii (1–2) || — || || Coors Field (41,220) || 15–10 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 26 || April 30 || || @ Rockies || 14–11 || Leiter (2–0) || Bohanon (0–3) || — || || Coors Field (36,252) || 16–10 || W2 |- y New York Mets; May: 13–14 (Home: 5–3; Away: 8–11) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 27 || May 1 || || @ Giants || 3–10 || Estes (1–1) || Pulsipher (0–1) || — || || Pacific Bell Park (40,930) || 16–11 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 28 || May 2 || || @ Giants || 1–7 || Hernandez (1–4) || Rusch (1–2) || — || || Pacific Bell Park (40,930) || 16–12 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 29 || May 3 || || @ Giants || 5–8 (11) || Rodriguez (1–0) || Wendell (2–1) || — || || Pacific Bell Park (40,930) || 16–13 || L3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 30 || May 4 || || @ Giants || 2–7 || Rodriguez (2–0) || Reed (3–1) || — || || Pacific Bell Park (40,930) || 16–14 || L4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 31 || May 5 || || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Leiter (3–0) || Sanchez (3–1) || Franco (1) || || Pro Player Stadium (30,229) || 17–14 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 32 || May 6 || || @ Marlins || 1–9 || Fernandez (4–3) || Pulsipher (0–2) || — || || Pro Player Stadium (33,401) || 17–15 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 33 || May 7 || || @ Marlins || 0–3 || Dempster (3–2) || Rusch (1–3) || — || || Pro Player Stadium (25,147) || 17–16 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 34 || May 9 || || @ Pirates || 2–0 || Hampton (3–4) || Benson (2–4) || Benitez (9) || || Three Rivers Stadium (14,015) || 18–16 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 35 || May 10 || || @ Pirates || 9–13 || Silva (3–1) || Cook (3–1) || — || || Three Rivers Stadium (13,711) || 18–17 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 36 || May 11 || || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Leiter (4–0) || Anderson (1–1) || — || || Three Rivers Stadium (16,264) || 19–17 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 37 || May 12 || || Marlins || 4–6 || Dempster (4–2) || Rusch (1–4) || Alfonseca (12) || || Shea Stadium (30,828) || 19–18 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 38 || May 13 || || Marlins || 6–7 || Mahay (1–1) || Cook (3–2) || Alfonseca (13) || || Shea Stadium (32,772) || 19–19 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 39 || May 14 || || Marlins || 5–1 || Hampton (4–4) || Penny (3–5) || — || || Shea Stadium (36,162) || 20–19 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 40 || May 16 || || Rockies || 3–4 (11) || Tavarez (2–2) || Wendell (2–2) || Jimenez (5) || || Shea Stadium (25,697) || 20–20 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 41 || May 17 || || Rockies || 4–2 || Leiter (5–0) || Arrojo (1–4) || Franco (2) || || Shea Stadium (23,665) || 21–20 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || May 18 || || Rockies || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 15 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 42 || May 19 || || Diamondbacks || 4–3 || B. J. Jones (1–1) || Stottlemyre (7–2) || Benitez (10) || || Shea Stadium (25,292) || 22–20 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 43 || May 20 || || Diamondbacks || 8–7 || Hampton (5–4) || Daal (1–5) || Benitez (11) || || Shea Stadium (37,121) || 23–20 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 44 || May 21 || || Diamondbacks || 7–6 || Wendell (3–2) || Kim (2–2) || — || || Shea Stadium(38,826) || 24–20 || W4 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 45 || May 22 || || @ Padres || 0–1 || Clement (5–3) || Franco (1–1) || Hoffman (8) || || Qualcomm Stadium (17,966) || 24–21 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 46 || May 23 || || @ Padres || 5–3 (10) || Wendell (4–2) || Hoffman (0–1) || Benitez (12) || || Qualcomm Stadium (25,783) || 25–21 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 47 || May 24 || || @ Padres || 4–5 || Wall (1–2) || Mahomes (1–1) || Hoffman (9) || || Qualcomm Stadium (19,405) || 25–22 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 48 || May 26 || || @ Cardinals || 5–2 || Hampton (6–4) || Thompson (0–1) || Benitez (13) || || Busch Stadium (40,028} || 26–22 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 49 || May 27 || || @ Cardinals || 12–8 || Cook (4–2) || Veres (0–2) || — || || Busch Stadium (48,690) || 27–22 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 50 || May 28 || || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Rusch (2–4) || Kile (7–3) || — || || Busch Stadium (46,344) || 28–22 || W4 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 51 || May 29 || || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Park (5–4) || Leiter (5–1) || — || || Dodger Stadium (43,084) || 28–23 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 52 || May 30 || || @ Dodgers || 10–5 || Franco (2–1) || Shaw (2–3) || — || || Dodger Stadium (26,102) || 29–23 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 53 || May 31 || || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || Fetters (2–0) || Wendell (4–3) || — || || Dodger Stadium (31,323) || 29–24 || L1 |- y New York Mets; June: 16–8 (Home: 12–5; Away: 4–3) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 54 || June 2 || || Devil Rays || 5–3 || Rusch (3–4) || White (1–4) || Benitez (14) || || Shea Stadium (24,123) || 30–24 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 55 || June 3 || || Devil Rays || 1–0 || Leiter (6–1) || Trachsel (3–6) || Benitez (15) || || Shea Stadium (33,694) || 31–24 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 56 || June 4 || || Devil Rays || 5–15 || Yan (3–3) || B. J. Jones (1–2) || — || || Shea Stadium (43,610) || 31–25 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 57 || June 5 || || Orioles || 2–4 || Mussina (3–6) || Hampton (6–5) || Timlin (5) || || Shea Stadium (25,192) || 31–26 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || June 6 || || Orioles || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 8 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 58 || June 7 || || Orioles || 11–3 || Mahomes (2–1) || Erickson (2–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (34,492) || 32–26 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 59 || June 8 || || Orioles || 8–7 (10) || Cook (5–2) || Mercedes (2–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (9,540) || 33–26 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 9, 2000 || 7:05p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 12–2 || Leiter (7–1) || Clemens (4–6) || — || 3:30 || Yankee Stadium (55,822) || 34–26 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 10, 2000 || 1:05p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 5–13 || Pettitte (6–2) || B. J. Jones (1–3) || — || 3:13 || Yankee Stadium (55,839) || 34–27 || W4 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || June 11, 2000 || 8:05p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 8 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 62 || June 13 || || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Heredia (3–1) || Franco (2–2) || Aguilera (13) || || Wrigley Field (38,879) || 34–28 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 63 || June 14 || || @ Cubs || 10–8 || Rusch (4–4) || Garibay (1–2) || Benitez (16) || || Wrigley Field (38,625) || 35–28 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 64 || June 16 || || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Leiter (8–1) || Haynes (7–5) || — || || County Stadium (18,979) || 36–28 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 65 || June 17 || || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Snyder (2–2) || Rusch (4–5) || Wickman (8) || || County Stadium (26,125) || 36–29 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 66 || June 18 || || @ Brewers || 7–3 || Reed (4–1) || Bere (4–6) || — || || County Stadium (20,133) || 37–29 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 67 || June 20 || || Phillies || 2–3 (10) || Brock (3–4) || Benitez (1–3) || Brantley (9) || || Shea Stadium (40,386) || 37–30 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 68 || June 21 || || Phillies || 5–10 || Gomes (4–4) || Franco (2–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (22,524) || 37–31 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 69 || June 22 || || Phillies || 5–4 || Rusch (5–5) || Politte (1–2) || Cook (1) || || Shea Stadium (21,005) || 38–31 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 70 || June 23 || || Pirates || 12–2 || B. J. Jones (2–3) || Arroyo (0–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (39,849) || 39–31 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 71 || June 24 || || Pirates || 10–8 || Franco (3–3) || Loiselle (0–3) || Benitez (17) || || Shea Stadium (34,894) || 40–31 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 72 || June 25 || || Pirates || 9–0 || Hampton (7–5) || Benson (6–6) || — || || Shea Stadium (38,984) || 41–31 || W4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 73 || June 26 || || Marlins || 10–5 || Leiter (9–1) || Cornelius (2–2) || — || || Shea Stadium (19,657) || 42–31 || W5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 74 || June 27 || || Marlins || 5–2 || Rusch (6–5) || Sanchez (4–7) || Benitez (18) || || Shea Stadium (22,103) || 43–31 || W6 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 75 || June 28 || || Marlins || 6–5 || B. J. Jones (3–3) || Penny (4–7) || Franco (3) || || Shea Stadium (37,252) || 44–31 || W7 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 76 || June 29 || || Braves || 4–6 || Burkett (6–3) || Reed (4–2) || Lightenberg (6) || || Shea Stadium (46,998) || 44–32 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 77 || June 30 || || Braves || 11–8 || Benitez (2–3) || Mulholland (8–7) || — || || Shea Stadium (52,831) || 45–32 || W1 |- y New York Mets; July: 14–13 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–9) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 78 || July 1 || || Braves || 9–1 || Leiter (10–1) || Maddux (9–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (44,593) || 46–32 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 79 || July 2 || || Braves || 2–10 || Glavine (8–5) || Rusch (6–6) || — || || Shea Stadium (45,261) || 46–33 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 80 || July 3 || || @ Marlins || 0–2 || Almanza (2–0) || Wendell (4–4) || — || || Pro Player Stadium (15,844) || 46–34 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 81 || July 4 || || @ Marlins || 8–9 || Darensbourg (4–0) || B. M. Jones (0–1) || Alfonseca (26) || || Pro Player Stadium (24,935) || 46–35 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 82 || July 5 || || @ Marlins || 11–2 || Hampton (8–5) || Smith (0–2) || — || || Pro Player Stadium (14,765) || 47–35 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 7, 2000 || 7:10p.m. EDT || Yankees || 1–2 || Hernández (8–6) || Leiter (10–2) || Rivera (19) || 2:54 || Shea Stadium (54,132) || 47–36 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 8, 2000 (1) || 1:15p.m. EDT || Yankees || 2–4 || Gooden (3–3) || B. J. Jones (3–4) || Rivera (20) || 3:16 || Shea Stadium (54,165) || 47–37 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 8, 2000 (2) || 8:05p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 2–4 || Clemens (6–6) || Rusch (6–7) || Rivera (21) || 2:36 || Yankee Stadium (55,821)|| 47–38 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 86 || July 9, 2000 || 1:10p.m. EDT || Yankees || 2–0 || Hampton (9–5) || Pettitte (9–5) || Benítez (19) || 3:11 || Shea Stadium (54,286) || 48–38 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 11, 2000 || 8:45p.m. EDT || 71st All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia) |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 87 || July 13 || || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Garces (4–0) || Benitez (2–4) || — || || Fenway Park (33,894) || 48–39 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 88 || July 14 || || @ Red Sox || 6–4 || Mahomes (3–1) || Lowe (2–4) || Benitez (20) || || Fenway Park (33,293) || 49–39 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 89 || July 15 || || @ Red Sox || 4–6 || Martinez (7–5) || Hampton (9–6) || Lowe (20) || || Fenway Park (33,213) || 49–40 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 90 || July 16 || || @ Blue Jays || 3–7 || Halladay (4–5) || Leiter (10–3) || Koch (21) || || SkyDome (30,139) || 49–41 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 91 || July 17 || || @ Blue Jays || 7–5 (11) || Franco (4–3) || Borbon (1–1) || Benitez (21) || || SkyDome (23,129) || 50–41 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 92 || July 18 || || @ Blue Jays || 11–7 || B. J. Jones (4–4) || Carpenter (7–9) || — || || SkyDome (24,633) || 51–41 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 93 || July 19 || || @ Expos || 5–3 || Mahomes (4–1) || Kline (1–3) || Benitez (22) || || Olympic Stadium (14,198) || 52–41 || W3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 94 || July 20 || || @ Expos || 1–4 || Hermanson (8–7) || Hampton (9–7) || Strickland (1) || || Olympic Stadium (13,641) || 52–42 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 95 || July 21 || || @ Braves || 3–6 || Burkett (7–4) || Leiter (10–4) || Remlinger (8) || || Turner Field (49,313) || 52–43 || LL2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 96 || July 22 || || @ Braves || 4–0 || Reed (5–2) || Maddux (12–4) || — || || Turner Field (48,141) || 53–43 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 97 || July 23 || || @ Braves || 0–1 || Ashby (6–7) || B. J. Jones (4–5) || — || || Turner Field (46,872) || 53–44 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 98 || July 25 || || Expos || 5–0 || Rusch (7–7) || Hermanson (8–8) || — || || Shea Stadium (41,028) || 54–44 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || July 26 || || Expos || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 27 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 99 || July 27 (1) || || Expos || 9–8 || Franco (5–3) || Strickland (2–1) || Benitez (23) || || Shea Stadium (N/A) || 55–44 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 100 || July 27 (2) || || Expos || 4–3 || Hampton (10–7) || Irabu (2–5) || — || || Shea Stadium (35,088) || 56–44 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 101 || July 28 || || Cardinals || 3–2 || Leiter (11–4) || Hentgen (9–8) || Benitez (24) || || Shea Stadium (42,396) || 57–44 || W4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 102 || July 29 || || Cardinals || 4–3 || White (4–6) || James (0–2) || Benitez (25) || || Shea Stadium (50,726) || 58–44 || W5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 103 || July 30 || || Cardinals || 4–2 || B. J. Jones (5–5) || Stephenson (11–7) || — || || Shea Stadium (45,733) || 59–44 || W6 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 104 || July 31 || || Reds || 0–6 || Williamson (4–7) || Rusch (7–8) || Luebbers (1) || || Shea Stadium (42,774) || 59–45 || L1 |- y New York Mets; August: 20–9 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 105 || August 1 || || Reds || 3–2 || Hampton (11–7) || Parris (5–14) || Benitez (26) || || Shea Stadium (39,572) || 60–45 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 106 || August 2 || || Reds || 2–1 || Leiter (12–4) || Dessens (5–1) || Benitez (27) || || Shea Stadium (42,111) || 61–45 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 107 || August 4 || || @ Diamondbacks || 6–1 || Reed (6–2) || Johnson (15–4) || Cook (2) || || Bank One Ballpark (41,832) || 62–45 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 108 || August 5 || || @ Diamondbacks || 6–2 || B. J. Jones (6–5) || Guzman (3–2) || R. White (3) || || Bank One Ballpark (41,656) || 63–45 || W4 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 109 || August 6 || || @ Diamondbacks || 5–9 || Reynoso (8–7) || Rusch (7–9) || Mantei (8) || || Bank One Ballpark (39,641) || 63–46 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 110 || August 7 || || @ Astros || 6–5 (11) || Benitez (3–4) || Green (1–1) || — || || Enron Field (36,536) || 64–46 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 111 || August 8 || || @ Astros || 3–9 || Powell (1–0) || Leiter (12–5) || — || || Enron Field (38,031) || 64–47 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 112 || August 9 || || @ Astros || 12–5 || Reed (7–2) || Lima (4–14) || — || || Enron Field (35,432) || 65–47 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 113 || August 10 || || @ Astros || 10–3 || B. J. Jones (7–5) || McKnight (0–1) || — || || Enron Field (37,870) || 66–47 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 114 || August 11 || || Giants || 4–1 || Rusch (8–9) || Gardner (7–6) || Benitez (28) || || Shea Stadium (33,944) || 67–47 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 115 || August 12 || || Giants || 3–2 || Hampton (12–7) || Rodriguez (4–2) || Benitez (29) || || Shea Stadium (50,064)|| 68–47 || W4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 116 || August 13 || || Giants || 2–0 || Leiter (13–5) || Hernandez (11–9) || Franco (4) || || Shea Stadium (39,841) || 69–47 || W5 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 117 || August 14 || || Giants || 1–11 || Ortiz (8–10) || Reed (7–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (35,296) || 69–48 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 118 || August 15 (1) || || Rockies || 7–5 || Cook (6–2) || House (1–1) || Benitez (30) || || Shea Stadium (N/A) || 70–48 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 119 || August 15 (2) || || Rockies || 4–3 || B. J. Jones (8–5) || Chouinard (1–2) || Benitez (31) || || Shea Stadium (29,744) || 71–48 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 120 || August 16 || || Rockies || 5–7 || Bohanon (7–8) || Rusch (8–10) || G. White (4) || || Shea Stadium (29,832) || 71–49 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 121 || August 17 || || Rockies || 13–2 || Wendell (5–4) || Yoshii (5–13) || — || || Shea Stadium (42,697) || 72–49 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 122 || August 18 || || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || R. White (5–6) || Adams (5–5) || Benitez (32) || || Dodger Stadium (47,486) || 73–49 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 123 || August 19 || || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Park (12–8) || Reed (7–4) || — || || Dodger Stadium (53,051) || 73–50 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 124 || August 20 || || @ Dodgers || 9–6 || Wendell (6–4) || Adams (5–6) || Benitez (33) || || Dodger Stadium (46,122) || 74–50 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 125 || August 21 || || @ Padres || 4–5 (10) || Hoffman (4–4) || Cook (6–3) || — || || Qualcomm Stadium (21,234) || 74–51 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 126 || August 22 || || @ Padres || 1–16 || Eaton (5–2) || Mahomes (4–2) || Erdos (2) || || Qualcomm Stadium (24,919) || 74–52 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 127 || August 23 || || @ Padres || 4–1 || Leiter (14–5) || Clement (11–12) || Benitez (34) || || Qualcomm Stadium (26,376) || 75–52 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 128 || August 25 || || Diamondbacks || 13–3 || Reed (8–4) || Johnson (16–5) || — || Shea Stadium || (38,237) || 76–52 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 129 || August 26 || || Diamondbacks || 1–5 (10) || Plesac (3–0) || R. White (5–7) || — || || Shea Stadium (43,985) || 76–53 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 130 || August 27 || || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Hampton (13–7) || Reynoso (10–9) || Benitez (35) || || Shea Stadium (42,277) || 77–53 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 131 || August 28 || || Astros || 4–2 || Rusch (9–10) || Powell (1–1) || Wendell (1) || || Shea Stadium (28,472) || 78–53 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 132 || August 29 || || Astros || 1–11 || Miller (3–5) || Leiter (14–6) || — || || Shea Stadium (39,967) || 78–54 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 133 || August 30 || || Astros || 1–0 || Reed (9–4) || Holt (6–13) || Benitez (36) || || Shea Stadium (42,507) || 79–54 || W1 |- y New York Mets; September: 14–14 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–10) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 134 || September 1 || || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || Veres (2–3) || Mahomes (4–3) || — || || Busch Stadium (39,056) || 79–55 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 135 || September 2 || || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Kile (16–9) || Hampton (13–8) || — || || Busch Stadium (41,483) || 79–56 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 136 || September 3 || || @ Cardinals || 3–4 (11) || Morris (3–3) || White (5–8) || — || || Busch Stadium (42,133) || 79–57 || L3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 137 || September 4 || || @ Reds || 2–6 || Dessens (7–5) || Leiter (14–7) || — || || Cinergy Field (26,571) || 79–58 || L4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 138 || September 5 || || @ Reds || 3–2 (10) || Wendell (7–4) || Sullivan (2–6) || Benitez (37) || || Cinergy Field (22,664) || 80–58 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 139 || September 6 || || @ Reds || 8–11 || Riedling (2–0) || Franco (5–4) || Graves (25) || || Cinergy Field (24,681) || 80–59 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 140 || September 8 || || Phillies || 0–2 || Padilla (4–5) || Hampton (13–9) || Brantley (22) || || Shea Stadium (38,808) || 80–60 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 141 || September 9 || || Phillies || 3–6 || Person (8–5) || Wendell (7–5) || — || || Shea Stadium (42,324) || 80–61 || L3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 142 || September 10 || || Phillies || 3–0 || Leiter (15–7) || Daal (3–18) || — || || Shea Stadium (53,775) || 81–61 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 143 || September 11 || || Brewers || 2–8 || Rigdon (4–4) || Reed (9–5) || — || || Shea Stadium (21,797) || 81–62 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 144 || September 12 || || Brewers || 10–2 || B. J. Jones (9–5) || Snyder (3–9) || — || || Shea Stadium (22,570) || 82–62 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 145 || September 13 || || Brewers || 4–1 (10) || Benitez (4–4) || Acevedo (3–7) || — || || Shea Stadium (22,510) || 83–62 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 146 || September 14 || || @ Expos || 10–4 || Rusch (10–10) || Thurman (4–6) || — || || Olympic Stadium (6,219) || 84–62 || W3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 147 || September 15 || || @ Expos || 3–4 || Vazquez (10–7) || Wendell (7–6) || Strickland (7) || || Olympic Stadium (6,979) || 84–63 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 148 || September 16 || || @ Expos || 10–4 || Reed (10–5) || Hermanson (11–14) || — || || Olympic Stadium (9,045) || 85–63 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 149 || September 17 || || @ Expos || 0–5 || Armas (6–8) || B. J. Jones (9–6) || — || || Olympic Stadium (9,349) || 85–64 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 150 || September 18 || || @ Braves || 3–6 || Maddux (18–8) || Hampton (13–10) || Rocker (23) || || Turner Field (41,937) || 85–65 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 151 || September 19 || || @ Braves || 4–12 || Ashby (11–12) || Rusch (10–11) || — || || Turner Field (46,584) || 85–66 || L3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 152 || September 20 || || @ Braves || 6–3 || Leiter (16–7) || Glavine (19–9) || Benitez (38) || || Turner Field (48,278) || 86–66 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 153 || September 21 || || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Brantley (2–7) || White (5–9) || — || || Veterans Stadium (17,769) || 86–67 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 154 || September 22 || || @ Phillies || 9–6 || B. J. Jones (10–6) || Wolf (11–8) || Benitez (39) || || Veterans Stadium (21,128) || 87–67 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 155 || September 23 || || @ Phillies || 7–3 || Hampton (14–10) || Politte (3–3) || — || || Veterans Stadium (22,570) || 88–67 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 156 || September 24 || || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Rusch (11–11) || Chen (7–3) || Benitez (40) || || Veterans Stadium (31,391) || 89–67 || W3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 157 || September 26 || || Braves || 1–7 || Burkett (10–6) || Leiter (16–8) || — || || Shea Stadium (48,270) || 89–68 || L1 |- style="color:white; background:#039;" | 158 || September 27 || || Braves || 6–2 || Reed (11–5) || Millwood (10–13) || — || || Shea Stadium (48,858) || 90–68 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 159 || September 28 || || Braves || 8–2 || B. J. Jones (11–6) || Maddux (19–9) || — || || Shea Stadium (52,134) || 91–68 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 160 || September 29 || || Expos || 11–2 || Hampton (15–10) || Thurman (4–9) || — || || Shea Stadium (28,788) || 92–68 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 161 || September 30 || || Expos || 4–2 || Wendell (8–6) || Vazquez (11–9) || Benitez (41) || || Shea Stadium (39,468) || 93–68 || W4 |- y New York Mets; October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 162 || October 1 || || Expos || 3–2 (13) || Mahomes (5–3) || Powell (0–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (44,869) || 94–68 || W5 |- Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East New York Mets — — — — — — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 NL Central 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 NL West 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East New York Yankees 1–2 1–2 2–4 2 4 24 25 1–2 1–2 2–4 2 4 24 25 Playoffs Game log LegendMets WinMets LossBold = Mets team member New York Mets; 2000 Postseason game log: 8–6 (Home: 5–4; Away: 3–3) y New York Mets; NL Division Series vs. San Francisco Giants 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–1) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 4, 2000 || 4:07p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 1–5 || Hernández (1–0) || Hampton (0–1) || — || 3:06 || Pacific Bell Park (40,430) || SFN 1–0 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 5, 2000 || 8:07p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 5–4 (10) || Benítez (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Franco (1) || 3:41 || Pacific Bell Park (40,430) || TIE 1–1 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 7, 2000 || 4:18p.m. EDT || Giants || 3–2 (13) || White (1–0) || Fultz (0–1) || — || 5:22 || Shea Stadium (56,270) || NYN 2–1 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 8, 2000 || 4:07p.m. EDT || Giants || 4–0 || B. J. Jones (1–0) || Gardner (0–1) || — || 2:48 || Shea Stadium (56,245) || NYN 3–1 || W3 |- y New York Mets; NL Championship Series vs. St. Louis Cardinals 4–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 11, 2000 || 8:18p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Hampton (1–0) || Kile (0–1) || — || 3:08 || Busch Stadium (52,255) || NYN 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 12, 2000 || 8:18p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Wendell (1–0) || Timlin (0–1) || Benítez (1) || 3:59 || Busch Stadium (52,250) || NYN 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 14, 2000 || 4:21p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 2–8 || Benes (1–0) || Reed (0–1) || — || 3:23 || Shea Stadium (55,693) || NYN 2–1 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 15, 2000 || 8:02p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 10–6 || Rusch (1–0) || Kile (0–2) || — || 3:14 || Shea Stadium (55,665) || NYN 3–1 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || October 16, 2000 || 8:22p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 7–0 || Hampton (2–0) || Hentgen (0–1) || — || 3:17 || Shea Stadium (55,695) || NYN 4–1 || W2 |- y New York Mets; World Series vs. New York Yankees 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–2) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Location (Attendance) Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 21, 2000 || 8:13p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 3–4 (12) || Stanton (1–0) || Wendell (0–1) || — || 4:51 || Yankee Stadium (55,913) || NYA 1–0 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || October 22, 2000 || 8:05p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 5–6 || Roger Clemens (1–0) || Hampton (0–1) || — || 3:30 || Yankee Stadium (56,059) || NYA 2–0 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 24, 2000 || 8:37p.m. EDT || Yankees || 4–2 || Franco (1–0) || Hernandez (0–1) || Benítez (1) || 3:39 || Shea Stadium (55,299) || NYA 2–1 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4|| October 25, 2000 || 8:27p.m. EDT || Yankees || 2–3 || Nelson (1–0) || B. J. Jones (0–1) || Rivera (1) || 3:20 || Shea Stadium (55,290) || NYA 3–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 26, 2000 || 8:28p.m. EDT || Yankees || 2–4 || Stanton (2–0) || Leiter (0–1) || Rivera (2) || 3:32 || Shea Stadium (55,292) || NYA 4–1 || L2 |- Playoff rosters New York Mets; Playoff rosters y New York Mets; National League Division Series | style="text-align:left" | Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza 7 Todd Pratt Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 16 Derek Bell 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez |- valign="top" y New York Mets; National League Championship Series | style="text-align:left" | Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 15 Matt Franco 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez 33 Bubba Trammell |- valign="top" y New York Mets; World Series | style="text-align:left" | Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza 7 Todd Pratt Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 15 Matt Franco 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez 33 Bubba Trammell |- valign="top" Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 136 482 156 .324 38 113 1B Todd Zeile 153 544 146 .268 22 79 2B Edgardo Alfonzo 150 544 176 .324 25 94 SS Mike Bordick 56 192 50 .260 4 21 3B Robin Ventura 141 469 109 .232 24 84 LF Benny Agbayani 119 350 101 .289 15 60 CF Jay Payton 149 488 142 .291 17 62 RF Derek Bell 144 546 145 .266 18 69 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 Melvin Mora 79 215 56 .260 6 30 Todd Pratt 80 160 44 .275 8 25 Kurt Abbott 79 157 34 .217 6 12 Joe McEwing 87 153 34 .222 2 19 Lenny Harris 76 138 42 .304 3 13 Matt Franco 101 134 32 .239 2 14 Rey Ordóñez 45 133 25 .188 0 9 Darryl Hamilton 43 105 29 .276 1 6 Rickey Henderson 31 96 21 .219 0 2 Jon Nunnally 48 74 14 .189 2 6 Bubba Trammell 36 56 13 .232 3 12 Timo Pérez 24 49 14 .286 1 3 Jason Tyner 13 41 8 .195 0 5 Mark Johnson 21 22 4 .182 1 6 Jorge Toca 8 7 3 .429 0 4 Jorge Velandia 15 7 0 .000 0 0 David Lamb 7 5 1 .200 0 0 Vance Wilson 4 4 0 .000 0 0 Mike Kinkade 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Ryan McGuire 1 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 Mike Hampton 33 217.2 15 10 3.14 151 Al Leiter 31 208.0 16 8 3.20 200 Glendon Rusch 31 190.2 11 11 4.01 157 Rick Reed 30 184.0 11 5 4.11 121 Bobby J. Jones 27 154.2 11 6 5.06 85 Dennis Springer 2 11.1 0 1 8.74 5 Bill Pulsipher 2 6.2 0 2 12.15 7 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 Grant Roberts 4 7.0 0 0 11.57 6 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Armando Benítez 76 76.0 4 4 41 2.61 106 Pat Mahomes 53 94.0 5 3 0 5.46 76 Turk Wendell 77 82.2 8 6 1 3.59 73 Dennis Cook 68 59.0 6 3 2 5.34 53 John Franco 62 55.2 5 4 4 3.40 56 Rich Rodriguez 32 37.0 0 1 0 7.78 18 Rick White 22 28.1 2 3 1 3.81 20 Bobby Jones 11 21.2 0 1 0 4.15 20 Eric Cammack 8 10.0 0 0 0 6.30 9 Jim Mann 2 2.2 0 0 0 10.13 0 Jerrod Riggan 1 2.0 0 0 0 0.00 1 Derek Bell 1 1.0 0 0 0 36.00 0 Awards and honors Mike Hampton, Pitcher, National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Al Leiter, Pitcher, Roberto Clemente Award All-Star Game Mike Piazza, Catcher, Starter Al Leiter, Pitcher, Reserve Edgardo Alfonzo, Second Base, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Norfolk Tides International League John Gibbons AA Binghamton Mets Eastern League Doug Davis A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Dave Engle A Capital City Bombers South Atlantic League John Stephenson A-Short Season Pittsfield Mets New York–Penn League Tony Tijerina Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Edgar AlfonzoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 2000 New York Mets at Baseball Reference 2000 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Mets seasons Category:National League Wild Card winner seasons Category:National League champion seasons New York Mets New York Mets Category:2000s in Queens