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2005 New York Mets season

Major League Baseball season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ4328313 ↗
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The 2005 New York Mets season was the 44th regular season for the Mets. They went 83–79 and finished 4th in the National League East. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The 2005 season is also noteworthy for being Mike Piazza's last season as a Met. In the last game of the season, he was given a long standing ovation from the fans. The Mets had a winning record for the first time since 2001.

Regular season

Season standings

National League East

Record vs. opponents

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.

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