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2009 New York Mets season

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2009 New York Mets
The first regular season game ever played at Citi Field on April 13, 2009.
The first regular season game ever played at Citi Field on April 13, 2009.
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkCiti Field
CityNew York, New York
Record70–92 (.432)
Divisional place4th
OwnersFred Wilpon
General managersOmar Minaya
ManagersJerry Manuel
TelevisionSportsNet New York
WPIX (CW affiliate)
Gary Cohen, Ralph Kiner, Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda
RadioWFAN (English)
Howie Rose, Wayne Hagin, Ed Coleman
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The 2009 New York Mets season was the franchise's 48th season, and the team's first year at Citi Field, which opened on April 13 against the San Diego Padres.[1] The Mets finished with a 70–92 record, as the season was plagued by many injuries.

Offseason

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Looking to improve the bullpen after the struggles of the 2008 season, the Mets signed closer Francisco Rodríguez to a three-year, $37 million contract on December 10, 2008.[2] Immediately after, the team acquired reliever J. J. Putz from the Seattle Mariners in a three team trade involving the Mariners and the Cleveland Indians, giving the Mets a setup man for Rodriguez. New York shipped reliever Aaron Heilman, outfielder Endy Chávez, pitcher Jason Vargas and three minor leaguers to Seattle for Putz, center fielder Jeremy Reed and reliever Sean Green, while Mets reliever Joe Smith was acquired by Cleveland.[3]

Scott Schoeneweis

On December 12 the Mets traded Scott Schoeneweis to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Connor Robertson. On January 12, the Mets signed RHP Tim Redding to a one-year contract. The Mets signed Alex Cora to a one-year $2 million contract. The Mets signed Freddy García and Rob Mackowiak to minor league deals. Garcia's contract, which was full of incentives, could have reached $8 million if he reached the major league roster. On April 3, 2009, the Mets signed outfielder Gary Sheffield after being released by the Detroit Tigers.[4]

Roster

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2009 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Utility player

Manager

Coaches

Regular season

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Patch worn on the left sleeve during home games the 2009 season.
In its opening season, Citi Field drew over 3.1 million fans with a game average of 92.7% of seats filled, 4th best in baseball.

The Mets opened up the season in Cincinnati against the Reds on April 6. The Mets collected the victory, improving their win–loss record on opening day. The first home game at Citi Field was on April 13, 2009 against the San Diego Padres, who spoiled the opener with a 6–5 win against the Mets. In that game, Jody Gerut of the Padres became the first player to open a new ballpark with a leadoff home run.

On April 17, Gary Sheffield hit his 500th home run against the Milwaukee Brewers. On May 10, José Reyes stole his 300th base against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Despite an injury depleted roster, the Mets finished May with a 19–9 record and trailed the Philadelphia Phillies by a half game for the NL East lead.

After finishing April and May with a combined record of 28–21,[5] injuries hurt the Mets in June and they went 9–18,[5] their worst month since September 2003, but lost only 2+12 games in the standings, as the Phillies were having their own struggles. Injuries continued to hurt them Mets in July, as they went 12–14, quickly falling to 4th place in the National League East and out of playoff contention.[5]

Citi Field, the Mets new stadium.

On July 10, the Mets sent outfielder Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for outfielder Jeff Francoeur.

However, the Mets did set a team record during the 2009 season. They had a team-record 10 hits in the fourth inning on August 18 against the Atlanta Braves. They scored eight runs in that inning, on their way to a 9–4 victory.[6]

On August 23, the Mets became the first team in National League history to fall victim to a game-ending unassisted triple play, turned by Eric Bruntlett of the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field in the bottom of the 9th inning.[7]

The 2009 Mets season will be remembered as a season marred by injuries. On August 25, it was announced that ace Johan Santana would undergo season-ending elbow surgery on his pitching elbow,[8] and was added to the long list of injured players. Including Santana, the Mets' had 20 players see time on the Disabled list at some point during the 2009 season, including David Wright, John Maine, Jon Niese, Fernando Nieve, J. J. Putz, Billy Wagner, Brian Schneider, Carlos Delgado, Ángel Pagán, Gary Sheffield, Óliver Pérez, Ryan Church, Ramón Martínez, Jose Reyes, Alex Cora, Carlos Beltrán, and Fernando Martinez.[9] Mets players spent more than 1,480 days in the Disabled list in 2009, more than any other team in the majors.[5] However, second-half turnarounds of Francoeur and Daniel Murphy helped the Mets finish the season with the best batting average in the National League, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[10]

On August 25 the Mets traded former all-star closer Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox for minor league outfielder Chris Carter and minor league first baseman Eddie Loria.[11]

Pat Misch earned his 1st Major League Baseball win on September 3 in his 12th start.

Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 93 69 .574 45‍–‍36 48‍–‍33
Florida Marlins 87 75 .537 6 43‍–‍38 44‍–‍37
Atlanta Braves 86 76 .531 7 40‍–‍41 46‍–‍35
New York Mets 70 92 .432 23 41‍–‍40 29‍–‍52
Washington Nationals 59 103 .364 34 33‍–‍48 26‍–‍55


Record vs. opponents

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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2009
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona 3–4 4-2 1–5 7-11 5–3 5–4 7-11 2–5 5–2 1–5 6–1 11-7 5-13 2–4 1–5 5–10
Atlanta 4–3 4–2 3–6 4–4 8-10 3-3 4–3 3–3 13–5 10-8 3–4 3–3 3–4 4–2 10-8 7–8
Chicago 2-4 2–4 10-5 2–4 4–3 11–6 3–5 10-7 3-3 1–5 10-4 4–5 4-2 6-10 5–2 6–9
Cincinnati 5-1 6-3 5-10 0-7 3-3 12-4 1-5 8-7 2-4 2-5 13-5 1-6 3-3 8-8 3-4 6-9
Colorado 11-7 4-4 4-2 7-0 2-4 2-5 4-14 6-0 3-4 2-4 6-3 10-8 8-10 6-1 6-0 11-4
Florida 3-5 10-8 3-4 3-3 4-2 4–3 3-3 3-4 11-7 9-9 2-4 4-2 3-4 3-3 12-6 10-8
Houston 4–5 3-3 6-11 4-12 5-2 3-4 4–3 5-10 1-5 6-2 10-5 6-1 2-4 6-9 3-3 6-9
Los Angeles 11-7 3-4 5-3 5-1 14-4 3-3 3-4 3–3 5-1 4-3 4-3 10-8 11-7 2-5 3-2 9-9
Milwaukee 5-2 3-3 7-10 7-8 0-6 4-3 10-5 3-3 3-3 4-3 9-5 2-4 4-5 9-9 5-3 5-10
New York 2-5 5-13 3-3 4-2 4-3 7-11 5-1 1-5 3-3 6-12 4-3 2-5 5-3 4-5 10-8 5–10
Philadelphia 5-1 8-10 5-1 5-2 4-2 9-9 2-6 3-4 3-4 12-6 4-2 5-2 3-4 4-1 15-3 6-12
Pittsburgh 1-6 4-3 4-10 5-13 3-6 4-2 5-10 3-4 5-9 3-4 2-4 3-4 2-4 5-10 5-3 8–7
San Diego 7-11 3-3 5-4 6-1 8-10 2-4 1-6 8-10 4-2 5-2 2-5 4-3 10-8 1-6 4-2 5–10
San Francisco 13-5 4–3 2–4 3–3 10-8 4–3 4–2 7-11 5-4 3–5 4–3 4–2 8-10 4–3 4–2 9–6
St. Louis 4-2 2-4 10-6 8-8 1-6 3-3 9-6 5-2 9-9 5-4 1-4 10-5 6-1 3-4 6–1 9–6
Washington 5-1 8-10 2-5 4-3 0-6 6-12 3-3 2-3 3-5 8-10 3-15 3-5 2-4 2-4 1-6 7–11


Game log

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2009 Game Log
April (9–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 6 @ Reds 2–1 Santana (1–0) Harang (0–1) Rodríguez (1) 42,177 1–0
2 April 8 @ Reds 9–7 Pelfrey (1–0) Vólquez (0–1) Rodríguez (2) 13,568 2–0
3 April 9 @ Reds 8–6 Arroyo (1–0) Pérez (0–1) Cordero (1) 17,837 2–1
4 April 10 @ Marlins 5–4 Lindstrom (1–0) Feliciano (0–1) 24,070 2–2
5 April 11 @ Marlins 8–4 Hernández (1–0) Nolasco (1–1) 39,412 3–2
6 April 12 @ Marlins 2–1 Johnson (2–0) Santana (1–1) 18,109 3–3
7 April 13 Padres 6–5 Mujica (1–1) Stokes (0–1) Bell (4) 41,007 3–4
8 April 15 Padres 7–2 Pérez (1–1) Correia (0–1) 35,581 4–4
9 April 16 Padres 6–5 Peavy (2–1) Maine (0–1) Bell (5) 35,985 4–5
10 April 17 Brewers 5–4 Putz (1–0) McClung (0–1) 36,436 5–5
11 April 18 Brewers 1–0 Santana (2–1) Villanueva (1–2) Rodríguez (3) 36,312 6–5
12 April 19 Brewers 4–2 Suppan (1–2) Figueroa (0–1) Coffey (1) 36,124 6–6
13 April 21 @ Cardinals 6–4 Motte (1–1) Putz (1–1) Franklin (3) 35,506 6–7
14 April 22 @ Cardinals 5–2 Piñeiro (3–0) Maine (0–2) Franklin (4) 35,622 6–8
15 April 23 @ Cardinals 12–8 Lohse (3–0) Hernández (1–1) 38,522 6–9
16 April 24 Nationals 4–3 Santana (3–1) Olsen (0–3) Rodríguez (4) 40,522 7–9
17 April 25 Nationals 8–2 Pelfrey (2–0) Cabrera (0–2) 39,960 8–9
18 April 26 Nationals 8–1 Zimmermann (2–0) Pérez (1–2) 40,023 8–10
19 April 27 Marlins 7–1 Maine (1–2) Sánchez (1–2) 38,573 9–10
20 April 28 Marlins 7–4 Badenhop (1–0) Green (0–1) Lindstrom (4) 38,546 9–11
21 April 29 Marlins 4–3 Pinto (1–0) Putz (1–2) Lindstrom (5) 39,339 9–12
May (19–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
22 May 1 @ Phillies 7–4 Pelfrey (3–0) Park (0–1) Rodríguez (5) 44,773 10–12
23 May 2 @ Phillies 6–5 (10) Taschner (1–0) Green (0–2) 45,069 10–13
May 3 @ Phillies Postponed
24 May 4 @ Braves 6–4 Maine (2–2) Vázquez (2–3) Rodríguez (6) 19,132 11–13
25 May 5 @ Braves 4–3 Hernández (2–1) Kawakami (1–4) Rodríguez (7) 21,049 12–13
26 May 6 Phillies 1–0 Santana (4–1) Eyre (0–1) Rodríguez (8) 37,600 13–13
27 May 7 Phillies 7–5 Pelfrey (4–0) Moyer (3–2) Rodríguez (9) 37,295 14–13
28 May 8 Pirates 7–3 Parnell (1–0) Yates (0–2) 38,496 15–13
29 May 9 Pirates 10–1 Maine (3–2) Maholm (3–1) 39,769 16–13
30 May 10 Pirates 8–4 Hernández (3–1) Snell (1–5) 39,871 17–13
31 May 11 Braves 8–3 Lowe (5–1) Santana (4–2) 40,497 17–14
32 May 12 Braves 4–3 (10) Rodríguez (1–0) Bennett (0–1) 39,408 18–14
33 May 13 Braves 8–7 (12) Bennett (1–1) Takahashi (0–1) González (6) 40,555 18–15
34 May 14 @ Giants 7–4 Parnell (2–0) Wilson (2–1) Rodríguez (10) 30,154 19–15
35 May 15 @ Giants 8–6 Stokes (1–1) Wilson (2–2) Rodríguez (11) 41,684 20–15
36 May 16 @ Giants 9–6 Santana (5–2) Johnson (3–4) Putz (1) 41,336 21–15
37 May 17 @ Giants 2–0 Cain (4–1) Pelfrey (4–1) Wilson (9) 43,012 21–16
38 May 18 @ Dodgers 3–2 (11) Troncoso (1–0) Stokes (1–2) 37,136 21–17
39 May 19 @ Dodgers 5–3 Billingsley (6–1) Maine (3–3) Broxton (10) 37,857 21–18
40 May 20 @ Dodgers 2–1 Leach (1–0) Putz (1–3) Broxton (11) 50,761 21–19
41 May 22 @ Red Sox 5–3 Santana (6–2) Matsuzaka (0–2) Rodríguez (12) 38,092 22–19
42 May 23 @ Red Sox 3–2 Feliciano (1–1) Papelbon (0–1) Putz (2) 37,871 23–19
43 May 24 @ Red Sox 12–5 Wakefield (6–2) Redding (0–1) 37,446 23–20
44 May 25 Nationals 5–2 Maine (4–3) Lannan (2–4) Rodríguez (13) 41,103 24–20
45 May 26 Nationals 6–1 Hernández (4–1) Stammen (0–1) 39,376 25–20
46 May 27 Nationals 7–4 Santana (7–2) Zimmermann (2–2) 40,171 26–20
47 May 29 Marlins 2–1 (11) Feliciano (2–1) Sanches (1–1) 40,677 27–20
48 May 30 Marlins 7–3 Johnson (4–1) Redding (0–2) Núñez (1) 40,727 27–21
49 May 31 Marlins 3–2 Maine (5–3) Volstad (4–4) Rodríguez (14) 40,482 28–21
June (9–18)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
50 June 1 @ Pirates 8–5 Gorzelanny (3–1) Putz (1–4) Capps (11) 11,812 28–22
51 June 2 @ Pirates 3–1 Duke (6–4) Santana (7–3) Capps (12) 10,459 28–23
June 3 @ Pirates Postponed
52 June 4 @ Pirates 11–6 Jackson (1–0) Pelfrey (4–2) 20,684 28–24
53 June 5 @ Nationals 3–1 (10) Green (1–2) Hanrahan (0–3) Rodríguez (15) 20,353 29–24
54 June 6 @ Nationals 7–1 Lannan (3–5) Maine (5–4) 31,456 29–25
55 June 7 @ Nationals 7–0 Hernández (5–1) Stammen (0–2) 31,841 30–25
56 June 9 Phillies 6–5 Santana (8–3) Condrey (4–1) Rodríguez (16) 37,152 31–25
57 June 10 Phillies 5–4 (11) Park (2–1) Parnell (2–1) Madson (3) 38,723 31–26
58 June 11 Phillies 6–3 (10) Eyre (1–1) Parnell (2–2) Madson (4) 38,532 31–27
59 June 12 @ Yankees 9–8 Rivera (1–2) Rodríguez (1–1) 47,967 31–28
60 June 13 @ Yankees 6–2 Nieve (1–0) Pettitte (6–3) 48,056 32–28
61 June 14 @ Yankees 15–0 Burnett (5–3) Santana (8–4) 47,943 32–29
62 June 16 @ Orioles 6–4 Pelfrey (5–2) Guthrie (4–7) Rodríguez (17) 20,626 33–29
63 June 17 @ Orioles 6–4 Johnson (3–3) Feliciano (2–2) Sherrill (13) 31,906 33–30
64 June 18 @ Orioles 5–4 Albers (1–2) Rodríguez (1–2) 23,009 33–31
65 June 19 Rays 5–3 Nieve (2–0) Sonnanstine (5–7) Rodríguez (18) 38,493 34–31
66 June 20 Rays 3–1 Shields (6–5) Santana (8–5) Howel (4) 37,992 34–32
67 June 21 Rays 10–6 Nelson (2–0) Parnell (2–3) 38,791 34–33
68 June 22 Cardinals 6–4 Redding (1–2) Wellemeyer (6–7) Rodríguez (19) 38,488 35–33
69 June 23 Cardinals 3–0 Piñeiro (6–8) Hernández (5–2) 38,903 35–34
70 June 24 Cardinals 11–0 Nieve (3–0) Thompson (2–3) 39,689 36–34
71 June 25 Cardinals 3–2 Santana (9–5) Carpenter (5–2) Rodríguez (20) 41,221 37–34
72 June 26 Yankees 9–1 Sabathia (7–4) Pelfrey (5–3) 41,278 37–35
73 June 27 Yankees 5–0 Burnett (6–4) Redding (1–3) 41,302 37–36
74 June 28 Yankees 4–2 Wang (1–6) Hernández (5–3) Rivera (18) 41,315 37–37
75 June 29 @ Brewers 10–6 Looper (6–4) Nieve (3–1) Hoffman (18) 39,872 37–38
76 June 30 @ Brewers 6–3 Burns (1–1) Santana (9–6) 35,369 37–39
July (12–14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
77 July 1 @ Brewers 1–0 Pelfrey (6–3) Gallardo (8–5) Rodríguez (21) 35,409 38–39
78 July 2 @ Pirates 9–8 (10) Rodríguez (2–2) Capps (1–4) 14,321 39–39
79 July 3 @ Phillies 7–2 López (1–0) Hernández (5–4) 45,231 39–40
80 July 4 @ Phillies 4–1 Moyer (7–6) Nieve (3–2) Lidge (15) 45,141 39–41
81 July 5 @ Phillies 2–0 Blanton (5–4) Santana (9–7) Lidge (16) 45,333 39–42
82 July 7 Dodgers 8–0 Kershaw (6–5) Pelfrey (6–4) 39,696 39–43
83 July 8 Dodgers 5–4 Pérez (2–2) Kuroda (3–5) Rodríguez (22) 40,027 40–43
84 July 9 Dodgers 11–2 Wolf (4–3) Hernández (5–5) 39,865 40–44
85 July 10 Reds 3–0 Arroyo (9–8) Nieve (3–3) 39,203 40–45
86 July 11 Reds 4–0 Santana (10–7) Cueto (8–6) 39,396 41–45
87 July 12 Reds 9–7 Pelfrey (7–4) Harang (5–9) Rodríguez (23) 40,014 42–45
88 July 16 @ Braves 5–3 Acosta (1–0) Feliciano (2–3) Soriano (13) 32,736 42–46
89 July 17 @ Braves 11–0 Jurrjens (8–7) Pelfrey (7–5) 50,704 42–47
90 July 18 @ Braves 5–1 Santana (11–7) Kawakami (5–7) 51,175 43–47
91 July 19 @ Braves 7–1 Vasquez (7–7) Redding (1–4) 34,923 43–48
92 July 20 @ Nationals 6–2 Hernández (6–5) Martin (0–1) 19,169 44–48
93 July 21 @ Nationals 4–0 Lannan (7–7) Pérez (2–2) 23,414 44–49
94 July 22 @ Nationals 3–1 Stammen (3–5) Pelfrey (7–6) MacDougal (6) 23,583 44–50
95 July 24 @ Astros 4–5 Hampton (6–7) Santana (11–8) Valverde (11) 42,967 44–51
96 July 25 @ Astros 10–3 Niese (1–0) Ortiz (3–5) 43,302 45–51
97 July 26 @ Astros 8–3 Hernández (7–5) Moehler (7–6) Green (1) 34,642 46–51
98 July 27 Rockies 7–3 Feliciano (3–3) Rincón (3–2) 38,936 47–51
99 July 28 Rockies 4–0 Pelfrey (8–6) Marquis (12–7) 39,126 48–51
July 29 Rockies Postponed
100 July 30 Rockies 7–0 Santana (12–8) Hammel (5–6) 40,024 49–51
101 July 30 Rockies 4–2 de la Rosa (9–7) Niese (1–1) Street (26) 38,962 49–52
102 July 31 Diamondbacks 3–2 Vásquez (2–2) Green (1–3) Qualls (19) 38,241 49–53
August (10–19)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
103 August 1 Diamondbacks 9–6 Feliciano (4–3) Zavada (2–3) Rodríguez (24) 39,574 50–53
104 August 2 Diamondbacks 5–2 Garland (6–10) Pelfrey (8–7) 38,374 50–54
105 August 3 Diamondbacks 6–5 Haren (11–6) Figueroa (0–2) Qualls (20) 39,320 50–55
106 August 4 Cardinals 12–7 (10) McClellan (3–2) Feliciano (4–4) 40,354 50–56
107 August 5 Cardinals 9–0 Figueroa (1–2) Lohse (4–7) Parnell (1) 39,781 51–56
108 August 6 @ Padres 8–3 Richard (5–3) Hernández (7–6) 18,880 51–57
109 August 7 @ Padres 6–2 Bell (4–1) Rodríguez (2–3) 23,038 51–58
110 August 8 @ Padres 3–1 Latos (4–1) Parnell (2–4) Bell (28) 35,184 51–59
111 August 9 @ Padres 5–1 Santana (13–8) Stauffer (1–4) 27,754 52–59
112 August 10 @ Diamondbacks 7–4 Davis (7–10) Pelfrey (8–8) 23,069 52–60
113 August 11 @ Diamondbacks 6–2 Scherzer (7–6) Hernández (7–7) 24,576 52–61
114 August 12 @ Diamondbacks 6–4 Feliciano (5–4) Rauch (2–1) Rodríguez (25) 22,320 53–61
115 August 14 Giants 3–0 Parnell (3–4) Zito (8–11) Rodríguez (26) 38,997 54–61
116 August 15 Giants 5–4 (10) Wilson (5–5) Rodríguez (2–4) 39,652 54–62
117 August 16 Giants 3–2 Rodríguez (3–4) Romo (3–2) 38,793 55–62
118 August 17 Giants 10–1 Martinez (3–1) Hernández (7–8) 38,584 55–63
119 August 18 Braves 9–4 Pérez (3–3) Lowe (12–8) 38,613 56–63
120 August 19 Braves 14–2 Jurrjens (10–8) Parnell (3–5) 38,602 56–64
121 August 20 Braves 3–2 Kawakami (6–9) Santana (13–9) Soriano (18) 39,105 56–65
122 August 21 Phillies 2–4 Pelfrey (9–8) Hamels (7–8) Rodríguez (27) 38,243 57–65
123 August 22 Phillies 4–1 Happ (10–2) Misch (0–1) Lidge (24) 38,049 57–66
124 August 23 Phillies 9–7 Martínez (2–0) Pérez (3–4) Lidge (25) 39,038 57–67
125 August 24 Phillies 6–2 Lee (5–0) Parnell (3–6) 39,336 57–68
126 August 25 @ Marlins 2–1 West (5–5) Figueroa (1–3) Núñez (15) 14,278 57–69
127 August 26 @ Marlins 5–3 Johnson (13–3) Pelfrey (9–9) Núñez (16) 16,123 57–70
128 August 27 @ Marlins 10–3 Redding (2–4) Sánchez (2–5) 12,423 58–70
129 August 28 @ Cubs 5–2 Gregg (5–5) Stokes (1–3) Mármol (6) 39,381 58–71
130 August 29 @ Cubs 11–4 Dempster (8–7) Parnell (3–7) 40,857 58–72
131 August 30 @ Cubs 4–1 Figueroa (2–3) Zambrano (7–6) Rodríguez (28) 39,907 59–72
September (8–20)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
132 September 1 @ Rockies 8–3 de la Rosa (13–9) Pelfrey (9–10) 26,190 59–73
133 September 2 @ Rockies 5–2 Jiménez (13–10) Stokes (1–4) Morales (1) 26,276 59–74
134 September 3 @ Rockies 8–3 Misch (1–1) Marquis (14–10) 22,566 60–74
135 September 4 Cubs 6–2 Stokes (2–4) Gregg (5–6) Rodríguez (29) 37,953 61–74
136 September 5 Cubs 5–3 Harden (9–8) Figueroa (2–4) Mármol (9) 38,759 61–75
137 September 6 Cubs 4–2 Pelfrey (10–10) Wells (10–8) Rodríguez (30) 39,593 62–75
138 September 8 Marlins 4–2 Sanches (4–1) Redding (2–5) Núñez (19) 37,474 62–76
139 September 9 Marlins 6–3 Nolasco (11–8) Misch (1–2) Núñez (20) 37,312 62–77
140 September 10 Marlins 13–4 Badenhop (7–4) Parnell (3–8) 37,620 62–78
141 September 11 @ Phillies 4–2 Hamels (9–9) Figueroa (2–5) Madson (7) 44,377 62–79
142 September 12 @ Phillies 10–9 Feliciano (6–4) Madson (5–5) Rodríguez (31) 45,243 63–79
143 September 13 @ Phillies 5–4 Kendrick (1–1) Maine (5–5) Lidge (29) 45,024 63–80
144 September 13 @ Phillies 1–0 Martínez (5–0) Redding (2–6) Madson (8) 44,901 63–81
145 September 15 @ Braves 6–0 Hanson (10–3) Misch (1–3) 25,094 63–82
146 September 16 @ Braves 6–5 O'Flaherty (2–1) Rodríguez (3–5) 17,988 63–83
147 September 17 @ Braves 7–3 Jurrjens (12–10) Figueroa (2–6) 20,192 63–84
148 September 18 Nationals 6–5 Martin (5–4) Pelfrey (10–11) MacDougal (16) 38,063 63–85
149 September 19 Nationals 3–2 Redding (3–6) Lannan (9–12) Rodríguez (32) 37,906 64–85
150 September 20 Nationals 6–2 Maine (6–5) Mock (3–9) Rodríguez (33) 38,347 65–85
151 September 21 Braves 11–3 Lowe (15–9) Misch (1–4) Kawakami (1) 37,706 65–86
152 September 22 Braves 3–1 Jurrjens (13–10) Figueroa (2–7) Soriano (25) 37,823 65–87
153 September 23 Braves 5–2 Hudson (2–1) Pelfrey (10–12) Soriano (26) 38,266 65–88
154 September 25 @ Marlins 6–5 Parnell (4–8) Núñez (4–6) Rodríguez (34) 39,031 66–88
155 September 26 @ Marlins 9–6 West (8–6) Maine (6–6) Donnelly (1) 35,666 66–89
156 September 27 @ Marlins 4–0 Misch (2–4) Volstad (9–13) 31,167 67–89
157 September 28 @ Nationals 2–1 Detwiler (1–6) Figueroa (2–8) MacDougal (17) 18,600 67–90
158 September 29 @ Nationals 4–3 Clippard (3–2) Green (1–4) MacDougal (18) 19,614 67–91
159 September 30 @ Nationals 7–4 Villone (5–6) Rodríguez (3–6) 23,944 67–92
October (3–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
160 October 2 Astros 7–1 Maine (7–6) Rodríguez (14–12) 37,576 68–92
161 October 3 Astros 5–1 Misch (3–4) Bazardo (1–3) Rodríguez (35) 37,578 69–92
162 October 4 Astros 4–0 Figueroa (3–8) López (0–2) 38,135 70–92

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Player stats

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Batting

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Legend: G = Games played; AB = At-bats; H = Hits; BA = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; R = Runs scored; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB H BA OBP HR RBI R SB
Marlon Anderson 4 4 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
Carlos Beltrán 81 308 100 .325 .415 10 48 50 11
Ángel Berroa 14 27 4 .148 .233 0 2 4 0
Emil Brown 3 5 1 .200 .333 0 0 0 0
Robinson Cancel 1 1 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
Luis Castillo 142 486 147 .302 .387 1 40 77 20
Ramón Castro* 26 79 20 .253 .322 3 13 5 0
Ryan Church* 67 232 65 .280 .332 2 22 26 6
Alex Cora 82 271 68 .251 .320 1 18 31 8
Carlos Delgado 26 94 28 .298 .393 4 23 15 0
Nick Evans 30 65 15 .231 .275 1 7 5 0
Pedro Feliciano 88 0 0 .000 1.000 0 0 0 0
Nelson Figueroa 16 22 3 .136 .174 0 3 1 0
Jeff Francoeur* 75 289 90 .311 .338 10 41 40 1
Sean Green 1 1 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
Anderson Hernández* 46 135 34 .252 .315 2 14 14 2
Liván Hernández* 24 40 5 .125 .146 0 0 0 0
John Maine 16 27 4 .148 .148 0 2 0 0
Fernando Martínez 29 91 16 .176 .242 1 8 11 2
Ramón Martínez 12 42 7 .167 .182 0 4 1 1
Pat Misch 22 13 0 .000 .133 0 0 0 0
Daniel Murphy 155 508 135 .266 .313 12 63 60 4
Jon Niese 5 8 1 .125 .125 0 0 0 0
Fernando Nieve 8 9 3 .333 .333 0 1 0 0
Ángel Pagán 88 343 105 .306 .350 6 32 54 14
Mike Pelfrey 31 52 5 .096 .143 0 4 4 0
Óliver Pérez 14 22 6 .273 .304 0 0 1 0
Tim Redding 30 29 2 .069 .069 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Reed 126 161 39 .242 .301 0 9 9 0
Argenis Reyes 9 17 2 .118 .167 0 0 0 1
José Reyes 36 147 41 .279 .355 2 15 18 11
Johan Santana 25 42 7 .167 .255 0 4 1 0
Omir Santos 96 281 73 .260 .296 7 40 28 0
Brian Schneider 59 170 37 .218 .292 3 24 11 0
Gary Sheffield 100 268 74 .276 .372 10 43 44 2
Cory Sullivan 64 136 34 .250 .338 2 15 17 7
Ken Takahashi 28 2 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0
Fernando Tatís 125 340 96 .282 .339 8 48 42 4
Josh Thole 17 53 17 .321 .356 0 9 2 1
Wilson Valdéz 41 86 22 .256 .326 0 7 11 0
David Wright 144 535 164 .307 .390 10 72 88 27
Team Totals 162 5453 1472 .270 .335 95 631 671 122

Pitching

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Legend: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; H = Hits allowed; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks; bold = league leader

Player G GS IP W L SV ERA H SO BB
Lance Broadway 8 0 14 23 0 0 0 6.75 19 9 6
Elmer Dessens 28 0 32 23 0 0 0 3.31 24 14 10
Pedro Feliciano 88 0 59 13 6 4 0 3.03 51 59 18
Nelson Figueroa 16 10 70 13 3 8 0 4.09 80 59 24
Casey Fossum 3 0 4 0 0 0 2.25 4 3 4
Sean Green 79 0 69 23 1 4 1 4.52 64 54 36
Liván Hernández 23 23 135 7 8 0 5.47 164 75 51
John Maine 15 15 81 13 7 6 0 4.43 67 55 38
Pat Misch 22 7 59 3 4 0 4.12 62 23 19
Jon Niese 5 5 25 23 1 1 0 4.21 27 23 14
Fernando Nieve 8 7 36 23 3 3 0 2.95 36 23 19
Darren O'Day 4 0 3 0 0 0 0.00 5 2 1
Bobby Parnell 68 8 88 13 4 8 1 5.30 101 74 46
Mike Pelfrey 31 31 184 13 10 12 0 5.03 213 107 66
Óliver Pérez 14 14 66 3 4 0 6.82 69 62 58
J. J. Putz 29 0 29 13 1 4 2 5.22 29 19 19
Tim Redding 30 17 120 3 6 0 5.10 122 76 50
Francisco Rodríguez 70 0 68 3 6 35 3.71 51 73 38
Johan Santana 25 25 166 23 13 9 0 3.13 156 146 46
Brian Stokes 69 0 70 13 2 4 0 3.97 72 45 38
Tobi Stoner 4 0 9 0 0 0 4.00 9 5 3
Jon Switzer 4 0 3 13 0 0 0 8.10 4 3 2
Ken Takahashi 28 0 27 13 0 1 0 2.96 23 23 14
Billy Wagner 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 1
Team Totals 162 162 1426 70 92 39 4.45 1452 1031 616

All stats as of October 4, 2009

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Buffalo Bisons International League Ken Oberkfell
AA Binghamton Mets Eastern League Mako Oliveras
A St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Tim Teufel
A Savannah Sand Gnats South Atlantic League Edgar Alfonzo
Short-Season A Brooklyn Cyclones New York–Penn League Pedro López
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Mike DiFelice
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League Julio Franco

References

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  2. ^ K-Rod, Mets finalize deal
  3. ^ Mets get Putz as set-up man in huge trade
  4. ^ Sheffield agrees to deal with Mets
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  6. ^ "Game Wrapup". mets.com. August 18, 2009. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
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  11. ^ "Mets, Red Sox finally complete Billy Wagner trade". Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
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