2002 New York Mets season explained

New York Mets
Season:	2002
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Shea Stadium
City:	New York
Record:	75-86 (.466)
Divisional Place:	5th
Owners:	Nelson Doubleday Jr. (50% before August 14), Fred Wilpon (50% before August 14, 100% after buying out Doubleday)
General Managers:	Steve Phillips
Managers:	Bobby Valentine
Television:	WPIX (Tom Seaver, Gary Thorne) Fox Sports New York/MSG (Ralph Kiner, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne)
Radio:	WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman, Ted Robinson) WADO (spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)

The 2002 New York Mets season was the 41st regular season for the Mets. They went 75–86 and finished fifth in the National League East. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

October 22, 2001: Jorge Velandia was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[1]
December 7, 2001: David Justice was traded by the New York Yankees to the New York Mets for Robin Ventura.
December 11, 2001: Roberto Alomar was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Danny Peoples (minors) and Mike Bacsik to the New York Mets for players to be named later, Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, and Jerrod Riggan. The New York Mets sent Earl Snyder (December 13, 2001) and Billy Traber (December 13, 2001) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
December 13, 2001: Dave Weathers was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[2]
December 14, 2001: David Justice was traded by the New York Mets to the Oakland Athletics for Mark Guthrie and Tyler Yates.
December 16, 2001: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was traded by the New York Mets with Desi Relaford to the San Francisco Giants for Shawn Estes.^[3]
January 21, 2002: Alex Ochoa was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Colorado Rockies to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Lenny Harris and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers. The New York Mets sent Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile, and cash to the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies sent Craig House and Ross Gload to the New York Mets. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Jeff D'Amico, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Mark Sweeney, and cash to the New York Mets.^[4]
March 13, 2002: Mark Sweeney was released by the New York Mets.^[5]
March 24, 2002: Jason Bay was traded by the Montreal Expos with Jimmy Serrano to the New York Mets for Lou Collier.^[6]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 5, 2002: Marco Scutaro was selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.^[8]
June 4, 2002: Scott Kazmir was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed August 2, 2002.^[9]
July 31, 2002: Jason Bay was traded by the New York Mets with Josh Reynolds (minors) and Bobby Jones to the San Diego Padres for Steve Reed and Jason Middlebrook.

Game log

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1 || April 1 || Pirates || 6–2 || Leiter (1–0) || Villone (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 53,734 || 1–0|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 2 || April 3 || Pirates || 3–5 || Wells (1–0) || Trachsel (0–1) || Williams (1) || Shea Stadium || 25,952 || 1–1|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 3 || April 4 || Pirates || 2–3 || Anderson (1–0) || Estes (0–1) || Williams (2) || Shea Stadium || 33,785 || 1–2|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 4 || April 5 || @ Braves || 9–3 || Astacio (1–0) || Lopez (0–1) || — || Turner Field || 35,347 || 2–2|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 5 || April 6 || @ Braves || 11–2 || Weathers (1–0) || Smoltz (0–1) || — || Turner Field || 41,124 || 3–2|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 6 || April 7 || @ Braves || 2–5 || Lopez (1–1) || Komiyama (0–1) || — || Turner Field || 34,210 || 3–3|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 7 || April 9 || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Lieber (1–0) || Trachsel (0–2) || Alfonseca (1) || Wrigley Field || 18,151 || 3–4|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 8 || April 10 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Weathers (2–0) || Fassero (0–2) || Benitez (1) || Wrigley Field || 22,471 || 4–4|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 9 || April 11 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Astacio (2–0) || Cruz (0–2) || Benitez (2) || Wrigley Field || 29,496 || 5–4|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 10 || April 12 || Expos || 2–1 || D'Amico (1–0) || Ohka (1–1) || Benitez (3) || Shea Stadium || 32,624 || 6–4|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 11 || April 13 || Expos || 8–9 || Herges (2–0) || Strickland (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,991 || 6–5|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 12 || April 14 || Expos || 6–4 || Trachsel (1–2) || Armas (1–2) || Benitez (4) || Shea Stadium || 45,646 || 7–5|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 13 || April 15 || Braves || 7–6 || Strickland (1–1) || Hammond (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,843 || 8–5|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 14 || April 16 || Braves || 3–1 || Astacio (3–0) || Glavine (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 31,472 || 9–5|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 15 || April 17 || Braves || 1–2 || Millwood (2–1) || D'Amico (1–1) || Smoltz (3) || Shea Stadium || 30,702 || 9–6|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 16 || April 18 || @ Expos || 1–0 || Leiter (2–0) || Vazquez (0–1) || — || Olympic Stadium || 4,512 || 10–6|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 17 || April 19 || @ Expos || 3–5 || Armas (2–2) || Trachsel (1–3) || Herges (1) || Olympic Stadium || 8,281 || 10–7|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 18 || April 20 || @ Expos || 5–7 || Pavano (2–2) || Estes (0–2) || Herges (2) || Olympic Stadium || 11,464 || 10–8|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 19 || April 21 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Chen (2–0) || Astacio (3–1) || Lloyd (3) || Olympic Stadium || 11,672 || 10–9|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 20 || April 23 || Cardinals || 4–3 || D'Amico (2–1) || Morris (4–1) || Benitez (5) || Shea Stadium || 33,333 || 11–9|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 21 || April 24 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Kile (1–0) || Leiter (2–1) || Isringhausen (3) || Shea Stadium || 22,938 || 11–10|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 22 || April 25 || Cardinals || 7–6 || Strickland (2–1) || Veres (2–2) || Benitez (6) || Shea Stadium || 24,637 || 12–10|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 23 || April 26 || Brewers || 1–0 || Estes (1–2) || Rusch (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,957 || 13–10|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 24 || April 27 || Brewers || 2–1 || Astacio (4–1) || Neugebauer (1–3) || Benitez (7) || Shea Stadium || 35,105 || 14–10|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 25 || April 28 || Brewers || 9–6 || Davis (1–0) || King (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 43,169 || 15–10|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 26 || April 30 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–1 || Leiter (3–1) || Helling (3–3) || — || Bank One Ballpark || 36,743 || 16–10|-|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 27 || May 1 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Trachsel (2–3) || Stottlemyre (0–2) || — || Bank One Ballpark || 34,210 || 17–10|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 28 || May 2 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–7 || Batista (2–1) || Estes (1–3) || Kim (6) || Bank One Ballpark || 31,466 || 17–11|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 29 || May 3 || @ Astros || 11–3 || Astacio (5–1) || Mlicki (3–3) || — || Astros Field || 31,329 || 18–11|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 30 || May 4 || @ Astros || 1–3 || Hernandez (3–0) || D'Amico (2–2) || Wagner (4) || Astros Field || 34,807 || 18–12|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 31 || May 5 || @ Astros || 1–12 || Oswalt (4–1) || Leiter (3–2) || — || Astros Field || 36,083 || 18–13|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 32 || May 7 || Giants || 1–5 || Ortiz (3–1) || Trachsel (2–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 40,016 || 18–14|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 33 || May 8 || Giants || 2–8 || Rueter (5–1) || Estes (1–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 29,267 || 18–15|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 34 || May 9 || Giants || 3–4 || Jensen (3–2) || Astacio (5–2) || Nen (10) || Shea Stadium || 28,757 || 18–16|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 35 || May 10 || Rockies || 5–9 || Jennings (3–2) || D'Amico (2–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,484 || 18–17|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 36 || May 11 || Rockies || 4–3 || Leiter (4–2) || Hampton (1–5) || Strickland (1) || Shea Stadium || 41,605 || 19–17|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 37 || May 12 || Rockies || 3–4 || White (1–4) || Davis (1–1) || Jimenez (9) || Shea Stadium || 33,578 || 19–18|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 38 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Carrara (3–1) || Corey (0–1) || — || Dodger Stadium || 27,659 || 19–19|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 39 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Astacio (6–2) || Ashby (2–4) || — || Dodger Stadium || 28,610 || 20–19|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 40 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 2–0 || D'Amico (3–3) || Ishii (6–1) || — || Dodger Stadium || 31,995 || 21–19|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 41 || May 16 || @ Padres || 3–1 || Leiter (5–2) || Lawrence (4–3) || Guthrie (1) || Qualcomm Stadium || 15,931 || 22–19|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 42 || May 17 || @ Padres || 13–4 || Trachsel (3–4) || Middlebrook (0–1) || — || Qualcomm Stadium || 28,162 || 23–19|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 43 || May 18 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Estes (2–4) || Tomko (3–3) || Benitez (8) || Qualcomm Stadium || 43,282 || 24–19|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 44 || May 19 || @ Padres || 3–4 || Reed (1–1) || Strickland (2–2) || — || Qualcomm Stadium || 26,254 || 24–20|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 45 || May 21 || @ Phillies || 0–4 || Padilla (6–3) || D'Amico (3–4) || — || Veterans Stadium || 21,090 || 24–21|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 46 || May 22 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Adams (2–3) || Leiter (5–3) || Mesa (14) || Veterans Stadium || 22,640 || 24–22|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 47 || May 23 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Strickland (3–2) || Mesa (1–4) || Benitez (9) || Veterans Stadium || 26,405 || 25–22|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 48 || May 24 || Marlins || 5–4 || Strickland (4–2) || Darensbourg (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,699 || 26–22|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 49 || May 25 || Marlins || 5–6 || Almanza (1–0) || Weathers (2–1) || Nunez (11) || Shea Stadium || 35,724 || 26–23|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 50 || May 26 || Marlins || 3–0 || D'Amico (4–4) || Burnett (5–5) || Strickland (2) || Shea Stadium || 38,781 || 27–23|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 51 || May 27 || Marlins || 3–5 || Dempster (3–5) || Leiter (5–4) || Nunez (12) || Shea Stadium || 24,319 || 27–24|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 52 || May 28 || Phillies || 3–5 || Cormier (2–4) || Trachsel (3–5) || Mesa (15) || Shea Stadium || 25,939 || 27–25|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 53 || May 29 || Phillies || 4–3 || Strickland (5–2) || Santiago (1–3) || Benitez (10) || Shea Stadium || 37,417 || 28–25|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 54 || May 31 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || Roberts (1–0) || Nunez (4–2) || Benitez (11) || Pro Player Stadium || 18,177 || 29–25|-|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 55 || June 1 || @ Marlins || 7–9 || Mairena (2–0) || Komiyama (0–2) || Nunez (13) || Pro Player Stadium || 33,291 || 29–26|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 56 || June 2 || @ Marlins || 3–7 || Tavarez (3–3) || Leiter (5–5) || Nunez (14) || Pro Player Stadium || 19,405 || 29–27|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 57 || June 3 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Hammond (2–2) || Trachsel (3–6) || Smoltz (15) || Turner Field || 31,704 || 29–28|- bgcolor="#ccc"| – || June 4 || @ Braves || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 11|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 58 || June 5 || @ Braves || 4–6 || Hammond (3–2) || Strickland (5–3) || Smoltz (16) || Turner Field || 30,986 || 29–29|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 59 || June 6 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Glavine (10–2) || Weathers (2–2) || Smoltz (17) || Turner Field || 41,286 || 29–30|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 60 || June 7 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Leiter (6–5) || Baez (5–5) || Benitez (12) || Jacobs Field || 39,986 || 30–30|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 61 || June 8 || @ Indians || 8–6 || Trachsel (4–6) || Finley (4–7) || Benitez (13) || Jacobs Field || 41,474 || 31–30|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 62 || June 9 || @ Indians || 3–8 || Drese (6–4) || Estes (2–5) || — || Jacobs Field || 39,436 || 31–31|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 63 || June 10 || @ White Sox || 3–1 || Astacio (7–2) || Glover (2–2) || Benitez (14) || Comiskey Park || 27,679 || 32–31|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 64 || June 11 || @ White Sox || 8–10 || Ritchie (4–8) || D'Amico (4–5) || Osuna (1) || Comiskey Park || 20,156 || 32–32|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 65 || June 12 || @ White Sox || 1–2 || Biddle (1–0) || Leiter (6–6) || Osuna (2) || Comiskey Park || 16,314 || 32–33|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 66 || June 14 || Yankees || 2–4 || Karsay (3–2) || Komiyama (0–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 54,069 || 32–34|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 67 || June 15 || Yankees || 8–0 || Estes (3–5) || Clemens (8–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 54,347 || 33–34|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 68 || June 16 || Yankees || 3–2 || Guthrie (1–0) || Wells (7–4) || Benitez (15) || Shea Stadium || 55,141 || 34–34|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 69 || June 18 || Twins || 1–6 || Santana (2–1) || D'Amico (4–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 35,947 || 34–35|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 70 || June 19 || Twins || 4–2 || Leiter (7–6) || Kinney (2–6) || Benitez (16) || Shea Stadium || 26,967 || 35–35|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 71 || June 20 || Twins || 3–2 || Trachsel (5–6) || Fiore (5–2) || Benitez (17) || Shea Stadium || 23,217 || 36–35|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 72 || June 21 || Royals || 4–3 || Guthrie (2–0) || Voyles (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,547 || 37–35|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 73 || June 22 || Royals || 1–5 || Byrd (9–5) || Astacio (7–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 44,790 || 37–36|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 74 || June 23 || Royals || 5–4 || Strickland (6–3) || Grimsley (2–3) || Benitez (18) || Shea Stadium || 41,406 || 38–36|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 75 || June 24 || Braves || 2–3 || Gryboski (2–1) || Strickland (6–4) || Smoltz (24) || Shea Stadium || 34,708 || 38–37|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 76 || June 25 || Braves || 7–4 || Trachsel (6–6) || Lopez (1–4) || Benitez (19) || Shea Stadium || 31,607 || 39–37|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 77 || June 26 || Braves || 3–6 || Hammond (6–2) || Weathers (2–3) || Smoltz (25) || Shea Stadium || 30,974 || 39–38|- bgcolor="#ccc"| – || June 27 || Braves || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 27|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 78 || June 28 || @ Yankees || 5–11 || Mussina (11–3) || D'Amico (4–7) || Hernandez (1) || Yankee Stadium || 55,739 || 39–39|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 79 || June 29 || @ Yankees || 11–2 || Leiter (8–6) || Lilly (3–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,615 || 40–39|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 80 || June 30 || @ Yankees || 0–8 || Pettitte (2–2) || Trachsel (6–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,700 || 40–40|-|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 81 || July 1 || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Duckworth (5–5) || Estes (3–6) || Mesa (21) || Veterans Stadium || 18,422 || 40–41|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 82 || July 2 || @ Phillies || 12–6 || Astacio (8–3) || Adams (4–6) || — || Veterans Stadium || 20,826 || 41–41|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 83 || July 3 || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Plesac (3–3) || Strickland (6–5) || Mesa (22) || Veterans Stadium || 50,396 || 41–42|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 84 || July 4 || @ Marlins || 7–9 || Tavarez (7–4) || Leiter (8–7) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 15,765 || 41–43|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 85 || July 5 || @ Marlins || 5–3 || Bacsik (1–0) || Burnett (8–6) || Benitez (20) || Pro Player Stadium || 11,498 || 42–43|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 86 || July 6 || @ Marlins || 2–5 || Tejera (5–1) || Estes (3–7) || Almanza (1) || Pro Player Stadium || 21,038 || 42–44|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 87 || July 7 || @ Marlins || 9–3 || Roberts (2–0) || Mairena (2–2) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 12,063 || 43–44|- bgcolor="#bbcaff"| colspan=10 | 73rd All-Star Game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 88 || July 11 || Phillies || 9–1 || Guthrie (3–0) || Cormier (4–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 32,026 || 44–44|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 89 || July 12 || Phillies || 8–9 || Person (4–5) || D'Amico (4–8) || — || Shea Stadium || 49,424 || 44–45|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 90 || July 13 || Phillies || 6–7 || Mercado (2–1) || Strickland (6–6) || Silva (1) || Shea Stadium || 51,470 || 44–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 91 || July 14 || Phillies || 4–2 || Astacio (9–3) || Duckworth (5–7) || Benitez (21) || Shea Stadium || 40,463 || 45–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 92 || July 15 || Marlins || 8–3 || Bacsik (2–0) || Penny (3–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,706 || 46–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 93 || July 16 || Marlins || 10–5 || Leiter (9–7) || Beckett (2–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 38,665 || 47–46|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 94 || July 17 || @ Expos || 9–6 || Guthrie (4–0) || Stewart (3–2) || — || Olympic Stadium || 13,402 || 48–46|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 95 || July 18 || @ Expos || 1–2 || Colon (13–4) || Corey (0–2) || — || Olympic Stadium || 13,797 || 48–47|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 96 || July 19 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Astacio (10–3) || Fernandez (1–1) || Benitez (22) || Cinergy Field || 28,213 || 49–47|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 97 || July 20 || @ Reds || 8–7 || Weathers (3–3) || Reitsma (4–8) || Benitez (23) || Cinergy Field || 40,168 || 50–47|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 98 || July 21 || @ Reds || 1–9 || Dessens (7–5) || Leiter (9–8) || — || Cinergy Field || 27,309 || 50–48|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 99 || July 22 || Expos || 5–2 || Weathers (4–3) || Ohka (8–5) || Benitez (24) || Shea Stadium || 23,655 || 51–48|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 100 || July 23 || Expos || 4–3 || D'Amico (5–8) || Colon (13–5) || Benitez (25) || Shea Stadium || 36,289 || 52–48|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 101 || July 24 || Expos || 1–2 || Vazquez (8–6) || Estes (3–8) || Stewart (13) || Shea Stadium || 28,526 || 52–49|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 102 || July 26 || Reds || 3–2 || Guthrie (5–0) || Riedling (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,466 || 53–49|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 103 || July 27 || Reds || 1–2 || Graves (4–3) || Corey (0–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 46,998 || 53–50|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 104 || July 28 || Reds || 6–5 || Trachsel (7–7) || Williamson (2–3) || Benitez (26) || Shea Stadium || 37,391 || 54–50|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 105 || July 30 || Astros || 3–16 || Saarloos (3–2) || D'Amico (5–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,492 || 54–51|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 106 || July 31 || Astros || 10–0 || Estes (4–8) || Mlicki (3–7) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,423 || 55–51|-|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 107 || August 1 || Astros || 1–3 || Oswalt (12–6) || Astacio (10–4) || Wagner (21) || Shea Stadium || 29,865 || 55–52|- bgcolor="#ccc"| – || August 2 || Diamondbacks || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 3|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 108 || August 3 || Diamondbacks || 5–8 || Kim (5–2) || Strickland (6–7) || — || Shea Stadium || N/A || 55–53|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 109 || August 3 || Diamondbacks || 2–9 || Batista (6–7) || Thomson (7–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 49,384 || 55–54|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 110 || August 4 || Diamondbacks || 7–12 || Koplove (3–0) || Guthrie (5–1) || Kim (27) || Shea Stadium || 40,515 || 55–55|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 111 || August 5 || Diamondbacks || 0–2 || Johnson (16–4) || Estes (4–9) || — || Shea Stadium || 47,190 || 55–56|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 112 || August 6 || @ Brewers || 5–1 || Astacio (11–4) || Sheets (5–14) || — || Miller Park || 26,995 || 56–56|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 113 || August 7 || @ Brewers || 2–6 || Rusch (6–11) || D'Amico (5–10) || — || Miller Park || 30,095 || 56–57|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 114 || August 8 || @ Brewers || 9–0 || Trachsel (8–7) || Wright (4–11) || — || Miller Park || 35,042 || 57–57|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 115 || August 9 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Leiter (10–8) || Matthews (2–1) || Benitez (27) || Busch Stadium || 44,299 || 58–57|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 116 || August 10 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Veres (5–7) || Reed (2–5) || Isringhausen (26) || Busch Stadium || 44,934 || 58–58|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 117 || August 11 || @ Cardinals || 0–9 || Finley (7–13) || Astacio (11–5) || — || Busch Stadium || 36,896 || 58–59|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 118 || August 13 || Padres || 2–7 || Peavy (4–4) || Trachsel (8–8) || Hoffman (29) || Shea Stadium || 31,672 || 58–60|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 119 || August 14 || Padres || 2–6 || Lawrence (11–6) || Leiter (10–9) || Hoffman (30) || Shea Stadium || 26,210 || 58–61|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 120 || August 15 || Padres || 3–5 || Tomko (6–8) || Thomson (7–10) || Hoffman (31) || Shea Stadium || 27,182 || 58–62|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 121 || August 16 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Brown (3–3) || Guthrie (5–2) || Gagne (42) || Shea Stadium || 35,089 || 58–63|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 122 || August 17 || Dodgers || 4–10 || Perez (11–8) || Astacio (11–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 50,763 || 58–64|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 123 || August 18 || Dodgers || 1–2 || Ashby (9–9) || Trachsel (8–9) || Gagne (43) || Shea Stadium || 42,386 || 58–65|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 124 || August 20 || @ Giants || 0–1 || Schmidt (8–6) || Leiter (10–10) || — || Pacific Bell Park || 41,283 || 58–66|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 125 || August 21 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Rueter (11–7) || Thomson (7–11) || Nen (30) || Pacific Bell Park || 41,021 || 58–67|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 126 || August 22 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Jensen (11–8) || Bacsik (2–1) || Nen (31) || Pacific Bell Park || 41,207 || 58–68|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 127 || August 23 || @ Rockies || 4–10 || Jennings (15–5) || Astacio (11–7) || — || Coors Field || 29,110 || 58–69|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 128 || August 24 || @ Rockies || 5–2 || Weathers (5–3) || Jimenez (2–9) || Benitez (28) || Coors Field || 35,178 || 59–69|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 129 || August 25 || @ Rockies || 7–4 || Leiter (11–10) || Neagle (7–8) || Benitez (29) || Coors Field || 27,386 || 60–69|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 130 || August 27 || @ Marlins || 10–5 || Thomson (8–11) || Tejera (8–6) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 6,448 || 61–69|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 131 || August 28 || @ Marlins || 3–7 || Almanza (3–2) || Strickland (6–8) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 6,909 || 61–70|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 132 || August 30 || Phillies || 5–7 || Padilla (14–8) || Astacio (11–8) || Mesa (39) || Shea Stadium || 30,976 || 61–71|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 133 || August 31 || Phillies || 0–1 || Wolf (10–7) || Trachsel (8–10) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,733 || 61–72|-|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 134 || September 1 || Phillies || 5–9 || Myers (3–3) || Leiter (11–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,781 || 61–73|- bgcolor="#ccc"| – || September 2 || Marlins || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 3|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 135 || September 3 || Marlins || 2–3 || Looper (1–5) || Strickland (6–9) || — || Shea Stadium || N/A || 61–74|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 136 || September 3 || Marlins || 11–5 || Bacsik (3–1) || Wayne (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 21,007 || 62–74|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 137 || September 4 || Marlins || 11–3 || Astacio (12–8) || Tavarez (10–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,473 || 63–74|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 138 || September 5 || Marlins || 4–1 || Trachsel (9–10) || Penny (6–5) || Benitez (30) || Shea Stadium || 31,211 || 64–74|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 139 || September 6 || @ Phillies || 7–2 || Leiter (12–11) || Myers (3–4) || — || Veterans Stadium || 16,335 || 65–74|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 140 || September 7 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Walker (1–0) || Roa (3–3) || Benitez (31) || Veterans Stadium || 21,747 || 66–74|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 141 || September 8 || @ Phillies || 11–3 || Thomson (9–11) || Duckworth (6–9) || — || Veterans Stadium || 20,047 || 67–74|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 142 || September 9 || @ Phillies || 6–4 || D'Amico (6–10) || Timlin (4–5) || Benitez (32) || Veterans Stadium || 13,514 || 68–74|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 143 || September 10 || @ Braves || 6–12 || Hodges (1–0) || Astacio (12–9) || — || Turner Field || 28,214 || 68–75|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 144 || September 11 || @ Braves || 5–8 || Millwood (17–6) || Trachsel (9–11) || Smoltz (50) || Turner Field || 19,802 || 68–76|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 145 || September 11 || @ Braves || 5–0 || Leiter (13–11) || Marquis (8–9) || — || Turner Field || 26,734 || 69–76|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 146 || September 12 || @ Expos || 8–2 || Middlebrook (2–3) || Ohka (13–8) || — || Olympic Stadium || 4,147 || 70–76|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 147 || September 13 || @ Expos || 8–11 || Colon (19–7) || Thomson (9–12) || Smith (1) || Olympic Stadium || 7,219 || 70–77|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 148 || September 14 || @ Expos || 4–5 || Armas (10–12) || Bacsik (3–2) || Smith (2) || Olympic Stadium || 17,278 || 70–78|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 149 || September 15 || @ Expos || 1–10 || Vazquez (10–13) || Astacio (12–10) || — || Olympic Stadium || 16,608 || 70–79|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 150 || September 17 || Cubs || 3–1 || Weathers (6–3) || Cruz (2–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 36,772 || 71–79|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 151 || September 18 || Cubs || 2–1 || Trachsel (10–11) || Wood (11–10) || Benitez (33) || Shea Stadium || 28,190 || 72–79|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 152 || September 19 || Cubs || 3–2 || Roberts (3–0) || Cunnane (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 34,664 || 73–79|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 153 || September 20 || Expos || 1–6 || Armas (11–12) || Thomson (9–13) || — || Shea Stadium || 23,675 || 73–80|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 154 || September 21 || Expos || 6–3 || Benitez (1–0) || Smith (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,946 || 74–80|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 155 || September 22 || Expos || 1–5 || Day (4–1) || Leiter (13–12) || — || Shea Stadium || 36,730 || 74–81|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 156 || September 24 || @ Pirates || 3–6 || Sauerbeck (5–4) || Guthrie (5–3) || Williams (45) || PNC Park || 13,249 || 74–82|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 157 || September 25 || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Villone (4–6) || Roberts (3–1) || Williams (46) || PNC Park || 11,641 || 74–83|- bgcolor="#ccc"| – || September 26 || @ Pirates || colspan=8|Cancelled (rain)|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 158 || September 27 || Braves || 1–3 || Maddux (16–6) || Thomson (9–14) || Smoltz (54) || Shea Stadium || N/A || 74–84|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 159 || September 27 || Braves || 4–7 || Millwood (18–8) || Astacio (12–11) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,527 || 74–85|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 160 || September 28 || Braves || 2–5 || Hodges (2–0) || Leiter (13–13) || Smoltz (55) || Shea Stadium || 38,988 || 74–86|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 161 || September 29 || Braves || 6–1 || Trachsel (11–11) || Remlinger (7–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,721 || 75–86|-

Roster

2002 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches (hitting) (hitting) (third base) (pitching) (bullpen) (bench) (first base)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	135	478	134	.280	33	98
1B	139	487	126	.259	26	72
2B	149	590	157	.266	11	53
SS	144	460	117	.254	1	42
3B	135	490	151	.308	16	56
LF	149	511	133	.260	7	41
CF	136	444	131	.295	8	47
RF	154	479	103	.215	19	54

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
87	275	78	.284	8	31
114	208	50	.240	3	30
105	196	39	.199	3	26
74	163	40	.245	5	26
46	116	35	.302	6	18
60	96	24	.250	6	15
30	81	21	.259	3	11
42	51	7	.137	1	4
27	36	8	.222	1	6
11	19	7	.368	1	3
17	13	4	.308	1	3
10	12	5	.417	0	1
4	3	1	.333	0	0
3	3	0	.000	0	0
2	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
33	204.1	13	13	3.48	172
31	191.2	12	11	4.79	152
30	173.2	11	11	3.37	105
29	145.2	6	10	4.94	101
23	132.2	4	9	4.55	92
11	55.2	3	2	4.37	30
9	54.1	2	6	4.31	31
3	16.0	1	0	3.94	14

Other pitchers