The 2004 New York Mets season was the 43rd regular season for the Mets. They went 71–91 and finished fourth in the National League East. They were managed by Art Howe. They played home games at Shea Stadium.
2004 New York Mets | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium | |
City | New York | |
Record | 71-91 (.438) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Fred Wilpon | |
General managers | Jim Duquette | |
Managers | Art Howe | |
Television | WPIX (Tom Seaver, Dave O'Brien) Fox Sports New York/MSG/MetroTV (Ralph Kiner, Fran Healy, Matt Loughlin, Ted Robinson, Keith Hernandez) | |
Radio | WFAN (Howie Rose, Gary Cohen) WADO (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa) | |
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Offseason
edit- October 9, 2003: Marco Scutaro was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the New York Mets.[1]
- January 16, 2004: Kenny Kelly was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[2]
- January 29, 2004: Shane Spencer signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[3]
- February 9, 2004: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[4]
Regular season
editOpening Day starters
edit- Mike Cameron
- Ricky Gutiérrez
- Cliff Floyd
- Mike Piazza
- Jason Phillips
- Karim García
- Tom Glavine
- Ty Wigginton
- Kaz Matsui
Notable transactions
edit- April 3, 2004: Kenny Kelly was released by the New York Mets.[2]
- April 7, 2004: Ricky Bottalico was released by the New York Mets.[4]
- April 16, 2004: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.[4]
- June 17, 2004: Dave Weathers was traded by the New York Mets with Jeremy Griffiths to the Houston Astros for Richard Hidalgo.[5]
- July 30, 2004: Justin Huber was traded by the New York Mets to the Kansas City Royals for José Bautista.[6]
- July 30, 2004: Scott Kazmir was traded by the New York Mets with Jose Diaz to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Bartolomé Fortunato and Víctor Zambrano.[7]
- July 30, 2004: Ty Wigginton, José Bautista and Matt Peterson were traded by the New York Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kris Benson and Jeff Keppinger.
- August 6, 2004: Shane Spencer was released by the New York Mets.[3]
Game log
editGreen indicates a win, pink indicates a loss, and gray indicates a postponement.
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April: (9–14) Home: 4–6; Away: 5–8
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May: (15–12) Home: 9–5; Away: 6–7
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June: (13–13) Home: 8–5; Away: 5–8
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July: (12–15) Home: 6–7; Away: 6–8
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August: (11–17) Home: 5–10; Away: 6–7
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September: (10–18) Home: 5–8; Away: 5–10
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October: (1–2) Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0
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Roster
editSeason standings
editNational League East
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 49–32 | 47–34 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 42–39 | 44–37 |
Florida Marlins | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 42–38 | 41–41 |
New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 38–43 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 67 | 95 | .414 | 29 | 35–45 | 32–50 |
Record vs. opponents
editSource: [1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
Arizona | — | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–16 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–12 |
Atlanta | 4–2 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
Chicago | 2–4 | 3–3 | — | 9–8 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 10–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 8–4 |
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–9 | — | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 5-7 |
Colorado | 13–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 8–10 |
Florida | 4–3 | 5–14 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 15–4 | 12–7 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 11–6 | 5–1 | 3-3 | — | 1–5 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 12–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 10–8 | 7–5 |
Los Angeles | 16–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 6–0 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 10–8 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–10 | 8–10 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 8–9 | 8–4 |
Montreal | 6–0 | 4–15 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8-11 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | — | 9–10 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 7–11 |
New York | 4–3 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
Philadelphia | 5-1 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 11–8 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
Pittsburgh | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–13 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–12 | 0–6 | 12–6 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–12 | 2–10 |
San Diego | 12–7 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 12–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
San Francisco | 14–5 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 7–12 | — | 3–3 | 11–7 |
St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 4-2 | 8–10 | 4–2 | 9–8 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 12–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 11–1 |
The Final Montreal Expos Game
editBack in 1969, the New York Mets played the Montreal Expos in their first ever game. The game was played in New York. The Montreal Expos final game was played in New York against the Mets as well.
Scorecard
editOctober 3, Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Montreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
New York | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | x | 8 | 11 | 1 |
W: Tom Glavine (11-14) L: John Patterson (4-7) HRs: David Wright (14), Todd Zeile (9) | ||||||||||||
Attendance: 33,569 Time:3:10 |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Jason Phillips | 128 | 362 | 79 | .218 | 7 | 34 |
1B | Mike Piazza | 129 | 455 | 121 | .266 | 20 | 54 |
2B | José Reyes | 53 | 220 | 56 | .255 | 2 | 14 |
SS | Kazuo Matsui | 114 | 460 | 125 | .272 | 7 | 44 |
3B | David Wright | 69 | 263 | 77 | .293 | 14 | 40 |
LF | Cliff Floyd | 113 | 396 | 103 | .260 | 18 | 63 |
CF | Mike Cameron | 140 | 493 | 114 | .231 | 30 | 76 |
RF | Richard Hidalgo | 86 | 324 | 74 | .228 | 21 | 52 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Todd Zeile | 137 | 348 | 81 | .233 | 9 | 35 |
Ty Wigginton | 86 | 312 | 89 | .285 | 12 | 42 |
Eric Valent | 130 | 270 | 72 | .267 | 13 | 34 |
Karim Garcia | 62 | 192 | 45 | .234 | 7 | 22 |
Shane Spencer | 74 | 185 | 52 | .281 | 4 | 26 |
Vance Wilson | 79 | 157 | 43 | .274 | 4 | 21 |
Danny Garcia | 58 | 138 | 32 | .232 | 3 | 17 |
Joe McEwing | 75 | 138 | 35 | .254 | 1 | 16 |
Wilson Delgado | 42 | 130 | 38 | .292 | 2 | 13 |
Gerald Williams | 57 | 129 | 30 | .233 | 4 | 11 |
Jeff Keppinger | 33 | 116 | 33 | .284 | 3 | 9 |
Ricky Gutiérrez | 24 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 0 | 5 |
Víctor Díaz | 15 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 3 | 8 |
Craig Brazell | 24 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 1 | 3 |
Jeff Duncan | 13 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Wilson | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Buchanan | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Hietpas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Esix Snead | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Glavine | 33 | 212.1 | 11 | 14 | 3.60 | 109 |
Steve Trachsel | 33 | 202.2 | 12 | 13 | 4.00 | 117 |
Al Leiter | 30 | 173.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.21 | 117 |
Jae Weong Seo | 24 | 117.2 | 5 | 10 | 4.90 | 54 |
Matt Ginter | 15 | 69.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.54 | 38 |
Kris Benson | 11 | 68.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 51 |
Aaron Heilman | 5 | 28.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.46 | 22 |
Victor Zambrano | 3 | 14.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 14 |
Scott Erickson | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 3 |
James Baldwin | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 15.00 | 1 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tyler Yates | 21 | 46.2 | 2 | 4 | 6.36 | 35 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Braden Looper | 71 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 2.70 | 60 |
Mike Stanton | 83 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.16 | 58 |
Ricky Bottalico | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 61 |
John Franco | 52 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5.28 | 36 |
Orber Moreno | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 29 |
Dan Wheeler | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.80 | 46 |
David Weathers | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4.28 | 25 |
Pedro Feliciano | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 14 |
Heath Bell | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.33 | 27 |
Mike DeJean | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 24 |
Bartolomé Fortunato | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 20 |
José Parra | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 | 14 |
Vic Darensbourg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.94 | 1 |
Grant Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.36 | 1 |
Todd Zeile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 0 |
Farm system
editReferences
edit- ^ Marco Scutaro Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Kenny Kelly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b Shane Spencer Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b c Ricky Bottalico Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "David Weathers Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Justin Huber Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Scott Kazmir Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
edit- 2004 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
- 2004 New York Mets at Baseball Almanac