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Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon |
General manager(s) | Omar Minaya |
Manager(s) | Willie Randolph |
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The New York Mets' 2006 season was the 45th regular season for the Mets. They went 97-65 and won the NL East. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. They used the marketing slogan of "The Team. The Time. The Mets." throughout the season. As of 2015, the last season in which the Mets reached the postseason.
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Offseason
- November 18, 2005: Xavier Nady was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Mets for Mike Cameron.[1]
- November 24, 2005: Carlos Delgado was traded by the Florida Marlins with cash to the New York Mets for Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, and Grant Psomas (minors).[2]
- November 29, 2005: Billy Wagner was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.[3]
- December 5, 2005: Paul Lo Duca was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets for Dante Brinkley (minors) and Gaby Hernandez (minors).[4]
- December 12, 2005: Julio Franco was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.[5]
- January 22, 2006: Kris Benson was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.[6]
Regular season
Season standings
Transactions
- July 31, 2006: Xavier Nady was traded by the New York Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Roberto Hernandez and Óliver Pérez.[1]
- August 8, 2006: Ricky Ledée was selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.[7]
- August 22, 2006: Shawn Green was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with cash to the New York Mets for Evan MacLane (minors).[8]
Roster
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 | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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SS | José Reyes | 153 | 647 | 194 | .300 | 19 | 81 |
3B | David Wright | 154 | 582 | 181 | .311 | 26 | 116 |
C | Paul Lo Duca | 124 | 512 | 163 | .318 | 5 | 49 |
CF | Carlos Beltrán | 140 | 510 | 140 | .265 | 41 | 116 |
1B | Carlos Delgado | 144 | 524 | 139 | .252 | 38 | 114 |
2B | José Valentín | 137 | 384 | 104 | .271 | 18 | 62 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Endy Chávez | 133 | 353 | 108 | .306 | 4 | 42 |
Shawn Green | 34 | 113 | 29 | .257 | 4 | 15 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Glavine | 32 | 180 | 15 | 7 | 3.82 | 131 |
Steve Trachsel | 30 | 164⅔ | 15 | 8 | 4.97 | 79 |
Pedro Martínez | 23 | 132⅔ | 9 | 8 | 4.48 | 137 |
Orlando Hernández | 29 | 162⅓ | 11 | 11 | 4.66 | 164 |
John Maine | 16 | 90 | 6 | 5 | 3.60 | 71 |
Alay Soler | 8 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 | 23 |
Óliver Pérez | 22 | 112⅔ | 3 | 13 | 6.55 | 102 |
Víctor Zambrano | 5 | 21⅓ | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 15 |
Mike Pelfrey | 4 | 21⅓ | 2 | 1 | 5.48 | 13 |
José Lima | 4 | 17⅓ | 0 | 4 | 9.87 | 12 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Brian Bannister | 8 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 4.26 | 19 |
Dave Williams | 6 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 5.59 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Playoffs
NLDS
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
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1 | October 4 | Los Angeles | 5 | New York | 6 | 1-0 | ||
2 | October 5 | Los Angeles | 1 | New York | 4 | 2-0 | ||
3 | October 7 | New York | 9 | Los Angeles | 5 | 3-0 | ||
New York Mets win 3-0 |
NLCS
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
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Attendance |
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1 | October 12* | St. Louis | 0 | New York | 2 | 0-1 | 56,311 |
2 | October 13* | St. Louis | 9 | New York | 6 | 1-1 | 56,349 |
3 | October 14 | New York | 0 | St. Louis | 5 | 2-1 | 47,053 |
4 | October 15 | New York | 12 | St. Louis | 5 | 2-2 | 46,600 |
5 | October 17 | New York | 2 | St. Louis | 4 | 3-2 | 46,496 |
6 | October 18 | St. Louis | 2 | New York | 4 | 3-3 | 56,334 |
7 | October 19 | St. Louis | 3 | New York | 1 | 4-3 | 56,357 |
St. Louis Cardinals win series 4–3 to advance to the World Series |
Awards and honors
- Carlos Delgado, Roberto Clemente Award
Farm system
References
- ^ a b Xavier Nady Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/delgaca01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wagnebi02.shtml
- ^ Paul Lo Duca Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Julio Franco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Kris Benson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Ricky Ledee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Shawn Green Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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