2006 New York Mets season

The 2006 New York Mets season was the 45th regular season for the Mets. They went 97–65 and won the National League East, a feat the team would not repeat until 2015. 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.

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

National League East

Record vs. opponents

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

Game log

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Playoffs

Game log

Awards and honors

Carlos Delgado, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Lucie^[9]

References

^ a b Xavier Nady Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Carlos Delgado Stats".
^ "Billy Wagner Stats".
^ Paul Lo Duca Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Kris Benson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Ricky Ledée 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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

2006 New York Mets at Baseball Reference
2006 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com