2001 New York Mets season

2001 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Shea Stadium (since 1964)
New York (since 1962)
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Wilpon
General manager(s)	Steve Phillips
Manager(s)	Bobby Valentine
Local television	WPIX (Tom Seaver, Gary Thorne) Fox Sports New York (Ralph Kiner, Fran Healy, Howie Rose)
Local radio	WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman) WADO (spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)
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The Mets playing against the Cincinnati Reds during an April 2001 away game at Cinergy Field.

The New York Mets' 2001 season was the 40th regular season for the Mets. They went 82-80 and finished 3rd in the NL East. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

December 6, 2000: Turk Wendell was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.^[1]
December 11, 2000: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was purchased by the New York Mets from the Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central).^[2]
January 5, 2001: Jorge Velandia was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.^[3]

Regular season

The Mets played the first game in New York after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11.^[4] The game was played on September 21 and it was a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.^[4]

Opening Day starters

Edgardo Alfonzo
Kevin Appier
Darryl Hamilton
Rey Ordóñez
Jay Payton
Mike Piazza
Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Robin Ventura
Todd Zeile^[5]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	88	74	0.543	—	40–41	48–33
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	0.531	2	47–34	39–42
New York Mets	82	80	0.506	6	44–37	38–43
Florida Marlins	76	86	0.469	12	46–34	30–52
Montreal Expos	68	94	0.420	20	34–47	34–47

Record vs. opponents

2001 National League Records Sources:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	5–2	6–3	5–1	13–6	4–2	2–4	10–9	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	12–7	10–9	2–4	7–8
Atlanta	2–5	—	4–2	4–2	4–2	9–10	3–3	2–5	3–3	13–6	10–9	10–9	5–1	3–3	4–2	3–3	9–9
Chicago	3–6	2–4	—	13–4	3–3	3–3	8–9	4–2	8–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–6	2–4	3–3	9–8	9–6
Cincinnati	1–5	2–4	4–13	—	3–6	4–2	6–11	4–2	6–10	4–2	4–2	2–4	9–8	2–4	4–2	7–10	4–11
Colorado	6–13	2–4	3–3	6–3	—	4–2	2–4	8–11	5–1	3–4	4–3	2–4	2–4	9–10	9–10	6–3	2–10
Florida	2–4	10–9	3–3	2–4	2–4	—	3–3	2–5	4–2	12–7	7–12	5–14	4–2	3–4	2–4	3–3	12–6
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–8	11–6	4–2	3–3	—	2–4	12–5	6–0	3–3	3–3	9–8	3–6	3–3	9–7	9–6
Los Angeles	9–10	5–2	2–4	2–4	11–8	5–2	4–2	—	5–1	2–4	2–4	3–3	7–2	9–10	11–8	3–3	6–9
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	9–8	10–6	1–5	2–4	5–12	1–5	—	4–2	3–3	3–3	6–11	1–5	5–4	7–10	5–10
Montreal	3–3	6–13	3–3	2–4	4–3	7–12	0–6	4–2	2–4	—	8–11	9–10	5–1	3–3	2–5	2–4	8–10
New York	3–3	9–10	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	11–8	—	11–8	4–2	1–5	3–4	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	4–3	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	14–5	3–3	3–3	3–3	10–9	8–11	—	5–1	5–2	3–3	2–4	7–11
Pittsburgh	2–4	1–5	6–10	8–9	4–2	2–4	8–9	2–7	11–6	1–5	2–4	1–5	—	2–4	1–5	3–14	8–7
San Diego	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–9	4–3	6–3	10–9	5–1	3–3	5–1	2–5	4–2	—	5–14	1–5	6–9
San Francisco	9–10	2–4	3–3	2–4	10–9	4–2	3–3	8–11	4–5	5–2	4–3	3–3	5–1	14–5	—	4–2	10–5
St. Louis	4–2	3–3	8–9	10–7	3–6	3–3	7–9	3–3	10–7	4–2	5–1	4–2	14–3	5–1	2–4	—	8–7

Notable transactions

May 9, 2001: Doug Linton was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.^[6]
June 5, 2001: David Wright was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (38th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2001.^[7]
July 23, 2001: Todd Pratt was traded by the New York Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gary Bennett.^[8]
July 25, 2001: Doug Linton was purchased by the LG Twins of Korea from the New York Mets.^[6]
July 27, 2001: Turk Wendell was traded by the New York Mets with Dennis Cook to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Chen and Adam Walker (minors).^[1]
July 30, 2001: Rick Reed was traded by the New York Mets to the Minnesota Twins for Matt Lawton.^[9]

Roster

2001 New York Mets

Roster

Pitchers

17 Kevin Appier

49 Armando Benítez

32 Bruce Chen

27 Dennis Cook

27 Mark Corey

45 John Franco

39 Dicky Gonzalez

32 Brett Hinchliffe

22 Al Leiter

34 Tom Martin

40 C. J. Nitkowski

35 Rick Reed

38 Jerrod Riggan

36 Grant Roberts

23 Brian Rose

48 Glendon Rusch

29 Steve Trachsel

43 Pete Walker

33 Donne Wall

99 Turk Wendell

51 Rick White

Catchers

26 Jason Phillips

31 Mike Piazza

7 Todd Pratt

3 Vance Wilson

Infielders

13 Edgardo Alfonzo

19 Lenny Harris

20 Mark Johnson

10 Rey Ordóñez

8 Desi Relaford

30 Jorge Toca

11 Jorge Velandia

4 Robin Ventura

9 Todd Zeile

Outfielders

50 Benny Agbayani

56 Darren Bragg

25 Alex Escobar

18 Darryl Hamilton

23 Matt Lawton

47 Joe McEwing

44 Jay Payton

6 Timo Pérez

5 Tsuyoshi Shinjo

Other batters

7 Gary Bennett

Manager

2 Bobby Valentine

Coaches

53 Dave Engle (hitting)

55 Bobby Floyd (bench)

54 Charlie Hough (pitching)

52 Randy Niemann (bullpen)

12 John Stearns (third base)

1 Mookie Wilson (first base)

Player stats

Batting

Note: 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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

John Franco, Lou Gehrig Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Norfolk Tides	International League	John Gibbons
AA	Binghamton Mets	Eastern League	Howie Freiling
A	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	Tony Tijerina
A	Capital City Bombers	South Atlantic League	Ken Oberkfell
A-Short Season	Brooklyn Cyclones	New York–Penn League	Edgar Alfonzo
Rookie	Kingsport Mets	Appalachian League	Joey Cora

References

1 2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wendetu01.shtml
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shinjts01.shtml
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml
1 2 Rubin, Adam (May 2, 2011). "Phillies crowd erupts in 'U-S-A' cheers". ESPNNewYork.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2001&t=NYN
1 2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lintodo01.shtml
↑ David Wright Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
↑ Todd Pratt Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
↑ Rick Reed 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

2001 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto

AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida New York Philadelphia Montréal

NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

New York Mets

Based in Queens, New York City, New York

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Al Lang Stadium; Tradition Field

Culture and lore

Key personnel

Owner: Fred Wilpon
President: Saul Katz
COO: Jeff Wilpon
General Manager: Sandy Alderson
Manager: Terry Collins
Team Captain: David Wright

Rivalries

World Series
Championships (2)

1969
1986

National League
Pennants (5)

Division titles (6)

Wild Card (2)

1999 (tie-breaker game)
2000

Minor league affiliates

Seasons (55)

1960s	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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