2005 New York Mets season

The 2005 New York Mets season was the 44th regular season for the Mets. They went 83–79 and finished 4th in the National League East. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The 2005 season is also noteworthy for being Mike Piazza's last season as a Met. In the last game of the season, he was given a long standing ovation from the fans. The Mets had a winning record for the first time since 2001.

Regular season

Season standings

National League East

Record vs. opponents

Roster 2005 New York Mets Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (third base) (bench) (bullpen pitching) (hitting) (first base) (catching) (pitching)

Game log LegendMets WinMets LossGame Postponed Eliminated from playoff spotBold = Mets team member

|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 1 || April 4 || @ Reds || 6–7 || Graves (1–0) || Looper (0–1) || — || Great American Ball Park || 42,794 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Reds || 5–9 || Milton (1–0) || Glavine (0–1) || — || Great American Ball Park || 22,301 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="#fbb | 3 || April 7 || @ Reds || 1–6 || Harang (1–0) || Ishii (0–1) || Graves (1) || Great American Ball Park || 16,048 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 4 || April 8 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Thomson (1–0) || Zambrano (0–1) || Kolb (3) || Turner Field || 50,939 || 0–4 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 5 || April 9 || @ Braves || 3–6 || Bernero (2–0) || Heilman (0–1) || — || Turner Field || 40,604 || 0–5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 6 || April 10 || @ Braves || 6–1 || Martinez (1–0) || Smoltz (0–2) || — || Turner Field || 36,601 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 7 || April 11 || Astros || 8–4 || R. Hernandez (1–0) || Springer (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 53,663 || 2–5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 8 || April 13 || Astros || 1–0 || DeJean (1–0) || Wheeler (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 22,431 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 9 || April 14 || Astros || 4–3 || Matthews (1–0) || Franco (0–1) || Looper (1) || Shea Stadium || 17,214 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 10 || April 15 || Marlins || 4–0 || Heilman (1–1) || Beckett (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 49,448 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 11 || April 16 || Marlins || 4–3 || Looper (1–1) || Mota (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,351 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 12 || April 17 || Marlins || 2–5 || Burnett (2–1) || Glavine (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,266 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Wolf (1–1) || Ishii (0–2) || Worrell (1) || Citizens Bank Park || 25,236 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Phillies || 16–4 || Zambrano (1–1) || Padilla (0–1) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 28,063 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 15 || April 20 || @ Marlins || 2–9 || Beckett (3–1) || Heilman (1–2) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 21,339 || 7–8 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 16 || April 21 || @ Marlins || 10–1 || Martinez (2–0) || Leiter (0–2) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 27,674 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 17 || April 22 || Nationals || 3–1 || Glavine (1–2) || Loaiza (0–1) || Looper (2) || Shea Stadium || 28,488 || 9–8 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 18 || April 23 || Nationals || 10–5 || Seo (1–0) || Ohka (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 44,058 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 19 || April 24 || Nationals || 4–11 || L. Hernandez (2–2) || Zambrano (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 43,313 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 20 || April 25 || Braves || 5–4 || Heilman (2–2) || Ramirez (1–2) || Looper (3) || Shea Stadium || 16,874 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 21 || April 26 || Braves || 3–4 || Smoltz (1–3) || Martinez (2–1) || Foster (1) || Shea Stadium || 31,511 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 22 || April 27 || Braves || 4–8 || Hampton (3–0) || Glavine (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 21,087 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 23 || April 29 || @ Nationals || 1–5 || L. Hernandez (3–2) || Seo (1–1) || Cordero (5) || RFK Stadium || 30,627 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 24 || April 30 || @ Nationals || 3–5 || Ohka (2–3) || Zambrano (1–3) || Carrasco (1) || RFK Stadium || 40,913 || 11–13

|- bgcolor="#bfb" | 25 || May 1 || @ Nationals || 6–3 || Hernandez (2–0) || Ayala (1–1) || Looper (4) || RFK Stadium || 27,333 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 26 || May 2 || Phillies || 5–1 || Martinez (3–1) || Adams (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 16,897 || 13–13 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 27 || May 3 || Phillies || 3–10 || Myers (2–1) || Glavine (1–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 17,051 || 13–14 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 28 || May 4 || Phillies || 3–2 || Seo (2–1) || Wolf (1–4) || Looper (5) || Shea Stadium || 21,356 || 14–14 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 29 || May 5 || Phillies || 7–5 || Heilman (3–2) || Padilla (0–4) || Looper (6) || Shea Stadium || 19,553 || 15–14 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 30 || May 6 || @ Brewers || 7–4 || Zambrano (2–3) || Davis (3–4) || Looper (7) || Miller Park || 21,067 || 16–14 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 31 || May 7 || @ Brewers || 7–5 || Martinez (4–1) || Santana (0–1) || Hernandez (1) || Miller Park || 39,589 || 17–14 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 32 || May 8 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Turnbow (4–1) || DeJean (1–1) || — || Miller Park || 17,626 || 17–15 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 33 || May 9 || @ Cubs || 7–4 || DeJean (2–1) || Hawkins (1–4) || Looper (8) || Wrigley Field || 37,562 || 18–15 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 34 || May 10 || @ Cubs || 0–7 || Maddux (2–1) || Benson (0–1) || — || Wrigley Field || 38,813 || 18–16 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 35 || May 11 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Dempster (2–3) || Bell (0–1) || — || Wrigley Field || 38,475 || 18–17 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 36 || May 13 || Cardinals || 2–0 || Glavine (2–4) || Marquis (5–2) || Looper (9) || Shea Stadium || 43,495 || 19–17 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 37 || May 14 || Cardinals || 6–7 || Tavarez (1–1) || Hernandez (2–1) || Isringhausen (8) || Shea Stadium || 40,921 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 38 || May 15 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Morris (3–0) || Heilman (3–3) || Isringhausen (9) || Shea Stadium || 32,949 || 19–19 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 39 || May 16 || Reds || 9–2 || Benson (1–1) || Wilson (1–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 19,963 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 40 || May 17 || Reds || 2–1 || DeJean (3–1) || Ortiz (1–2) || Looper (10) || Shea Stadium || 28,426 || 21–19 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 41 || May 18 || Reds || 10–6 || Glavine (3–4) || Milton (2–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 26,607 || 22–19 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 42 || May 20 || Yankees || 2–5 || Brown (3–4) || Zambrano (2–4) || Rivera (8) || Shea Stadium || 55,740 || 22–20 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 43 || May 21 || Yankees || 7–5 || Benson (2–1) || Johnson (4–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,800 || 23–20 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 44 || May 22 || Yankees || 3–5 || Pavano (4–2) || Hernandez (2–2) || Rivera (9) || Shea Stadium || 55,953 || 23–21 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 45 || May 23 || @ Braves || 6–8 || Ramirez (3–3) || Ishii (0–3) || Kolb (11) || Turner Field || 26,132 || 23–22 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 46 || May 24 || @ Braves || 0–4 || Hudson (5–3) || Glavine (3–5) || — || Turner Field || 28,927 || 23–23 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 47 || May 25 || @ Braves || 0–3 || Davies (2–0) || Zambrano (2–5) || Reitsma (1) || Turner Field || 33,250 || 23–24 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 48 || May 26 || @ Marlins || 12–4 || Benson (3–1) || Castillo (0–1) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 20,308 || 24–24 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 49 || May 27 || @ Marlins || 1–0 || Martinez (5–1) || Moehler (2–2) || Looper (11) || Dolphins Stadium || 25,891 || 25–24 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 50 || May 28 || @ Marlins || 6–1 || Ishii (1–3) || Willis (8–2) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 35,223 || 26–24 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 51 || May 29 || @ Marlins || 3–6 || Beckett (7–3) || Bell (0–2) || Jones (8) || Dolphins Stadium || 30,214 || 26–25 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 52 || May 31 || Diamondbacks || 0–7 || Halsey (4–2) || Benson (3–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,955 || 26–26

|- bgcolor="#bfb" | 53 || June 1 || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Zambrano (3–5) || Webb (6–2) || Looper (12) || Shea Stadium || 33,436 || 27–26 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 54 || June 2 || Diamondbacks || 6–1 || Martinez (6–1) || Estes (4–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,260 || 28–26 |- bgcolor="#bbb" | – || June 3 || Giants || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 55 || June 4 || Giants || 5–1 || Glavine (4–5) || Lowry (2–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,194 || 29–26 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 56 || June 5 || Giants || 3–6 || Tomko (5–7) || Ishii (1–4) || Walker (8) || Shea Stadium || N/A || 29–27 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 57 || June 5 || Giants || 12–1 || Benson (4–2) || Schmidt (3–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,460 || 30–27 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 58 || June 7 || Astros || 3–1 || Martinez (7–1) || Oswalt (6–7) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,953 || 31–27 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 59 || June 8 || Astros || 1–4 || Backe (6–3) || Zambrano (3–6) || Lidge (14) || Shea Stadium || 23,635 || 31–28 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 60 || June 9 || Astros || 3–6 || Springer (1–2) || Bell (0–3) || Lidge (15) || Shea Stadium || 30,737 || 31–29 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 61 || June 10 || Angels || 2–12 || Colon (8–3) || Ishii (1–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 31,131 || 31–30 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 62 || June 11 || Angels || 5–3 || Looper (2–1) || Donnelly (4–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,889 || 32–30 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 63 || June 12 || Angels || 3–4 || Shields (5–3) || Looper (2–2) || Rodriguez (12) || Shea Stadium || 43,582 || 32–31 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 64 || June 14 || @ Athletics || 0–5 || Blanton (2–6) || Glavine (4–6) || Street (4) || McAfee Coliseum || 18,744 || 32–32 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 65 || June 15 || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Duchscherer (3–1) || Ring (0–1) || — || McAfee Coliseum || 27,598 || 32–33 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 66 || June 16 || @ Athletics || 9–6 || Benson (5–2) || Glynn (0–3) || Looper (13) || McAfee Coliseum || 17,308 || 33–33 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 67 || June 17 || @ Mariners || 0–5 || Moyer (6–2) || Ishii (1–6) || Nelson (1) || Safeco Field || 37,443 || 33–34 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 68 || June 18 || @ Mariners || 1–4 || Franklin (3–8) || Martinez (7–2) || Guardado (19) || Safeco Field || 45,841 || 33–35 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Mariners || 5–11 || Meche (7–4) || Glavine (4–7) || — || Safeco Field || 45,785 || 33–36 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 70 || June 21 || @ Phillies || 9–5 || Benson (6–2) || Myers (5–4) || Looper (14) || Citizens Bank Park || 43,050 || 34–36 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 71 || June 22 || @ Phillies || 4–8 || Madson (4–2) || Ring (0–2) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 42,640 || 34–37 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 72 || June 23 || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Ishii (2–6) || Lidle (6–6) || Looper (15) || Citizens Bank Park || 45,449 || 35–37 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 73 || June 24 || @ Yankees || 6–4 || Martinez (8–2) || Mussina (8–5) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,297 || 36–37 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 74 || June 25 || @ Yankees || 10–3 || Glavine (5–7) || Henn (0–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,114 || 37–37 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 75 || June 26 || @ Yankees || 4–5 || Rivera (4–2) || Looper (2–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,327 || 37–38 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 76 || June 28 || Phillies || 8–3 || Zambrano (4–6) || Tejeda (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,898 || 38–38 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 77 || June 29 || Phillies || 3–6 || Lidle (7–6) || Ishii (2–7) || Wagner (19) || Shea Stadium || 24,915 || 38–39 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 78 || June 30 || Phillies || 5–3 || Martinez (9–2) || Lieber (8–8) || Looper (16) || Shea Stadium || 36,667 || 39–39

|- bgcolor="#bfb" | 79 || July 1 || Marlins || 7–6 || R. Hernandez (3–2) || Mecir (1–3) || Looper (17) || Shea Stadium || 44,853 || 40–39 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 80 || July 2 || Marlins || 3–7 || Moehler (3–5) || Benson (6–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 41,290 || 40–40 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 81 || July 3 || Marlins || 0–3 || Willis (13–3) || Zambrano (4–7) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,824 || 40–41 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 82 || July 4 || @ Nationals || 5–2 || R. Hernandez (4–2) || Kim (1–1) || Looper (18) || RFK Stadium || 44,331 || 41–41 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 83 || July 5 || @ Nationals || 2–3 || Loaiza (5–5) || Martinez (9–3) || Cordero (30) || RFK Stadium || 35,087 || 41–42 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 84 || July 6 || @ Nationals || 5–3 || Glavine (6–7) || L. Hernandez (12–3) || Looper (19) || RFK Stadium || 38,148 || 42–42 |- bgcolor="#bfb"