This Date In Mets History: April 11
The Mets played their first official National League game on April 11, 1962. The sloppy 11-4 loss to the Cardinals in St. Louis set the tone for a historically bad inaugural season.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71 | 264 | 33 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 53 | 10 | 3 | .246 | .357 | .428 | |
| 1995 | 73 | 264 | 43 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 5 | .303 | .404 | .432 | |
| 1996 | Red Sox | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
| 1996 | 123 | 438 | 55 | 110 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 50 | 65 | 7 | 9 | .251 | .329 | .370 | |
| 1997 | 130 | 475 | 80 | 116 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 61 | 63 | 86 | 11 | 4 | .244 | .331 | .421 | |
| 1998 | Red Sox | 13 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .286 | .296 |
| 1998 | 135 | 509 | 97 | 158 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 26 | 13 | .310 | .400 | .513 | |
| 1999 | Red Sox | 124 | 381 | 67 | 103 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 53 | 75 | 3 | 1 | .270 | .357 | .472 |
| 2000 | Red Sox | 123 | 427 | 66 | 118 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 63 | 85 | 8 | 1 | .276 | .368 | .461 |
| 2000 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .538 | .700 | |
| 2001 | Red Sox | 148 | 535 | 100 | 150 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 88 | 79 | 113 | 7 | 4 | .280 | .376 | .505 |
| 2002 | Red Sox | 152 | 532 | 81 | 136 | 36 | 3 | 24 | 94 | 65 | 109 | 4 | 2 | .256 | .338 | .470 |
| 2003 | Red Sox | 134 | 441 | 81 | 135 | 24 | 6 | 28 | 87 | 65 | 96 | 4 | 2 | .306 | .396 | .578 |
| 2004 | Red Sox | 48 | 149 | 24 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .377 | .510 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1 | |
| 2005 | Red Sox | 124 | 408 | 64 | 112 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 67 | 53 | 59 | 2 | 1 | .275 | .357 | .446 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .556 | 1 | |
| 2006 | Red Sox | 114 | 381 | 59 | 102 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 60 | 56 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .373 | .394 |
| 2006 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .250 | |
| 2007 | Indians | 99 | 307 | 30 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 44 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .342 | .336 |
| 2008 | Mets | 11 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .293 | .286 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .636 | .800 | |
| Career Total | 1092 | 3627 | 579 | 995 | 222 | 28 | 137 | 555 | 504 | 689 | 30 | 13 | .274 | .364 | .464 | |
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