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New York Mets Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left-hander Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player. When a player in the column changes, so does the color of the shading.

Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Mon, Apr 1 vs SDP W (11-2)	Buck	Davis	Murphy	Wright	Tejada	Duda	Cowgill	Byrd	Niese
2012. Thu, Apr 5 vs ATL W (1-0)	Thole	Davis	Murphy	Wright	Tejada	Bay	Torres	Duda	Santana
2011. Fri, Apr 1 at FLA L (2-6)	Thole	Davis	Emaus	Wright	Reyes	Harris	Pagan	Beltran	Pelfrey
2010. Mon, Apr 5 vs FLA W (7-1)	Barajas	Jacobs	Castillo	Wright	Cora	Bay	Matthews	Francoeur	Santana
2009. Mon, Apr 6 at CIN W (2-1)	Schneider	Delgado	Castillo	Wright	Reyes	Murphy	Beltran	Church	Santana
2008. Mon, Mar 31 at FLA W (7-2)#	Schneider	Delgado	Castillo	Wright	Reyes	Pagan	Beltran	Church	Santana
2007. Sun, Apr 1 at STL W (6-1)	Lo Duca	Delgado	Valentin	Wright	Reyes	Alou	Beltran	Green	Glavine
2006. Mon, Apr 3 vs WSN W (3-2)	Lo Duca	Delgado	Hernandez	Wright	Reyes	Floyd	Beltran	Nady	Glavine
2005. Mon, Apr 4 at CIN L (6-7)	Piazza	Mientkiewicz	Matsui	Wright	Reyes	Floyd	Beltran	Valent	Martinez
2004. Tue, Apr 6 at ATL W (7-2)	Piazza	Phillips	Gutierrez	Wigginton	Matsui	Floyd	Cameron	Garcia	Glavine
2003. Mon, Mar 31 vs CHC L (2-15)	Piazza	Vaughn	Alomar	Wigginton	Sanchez	Floyd	Cedeno	Burnitz	Glavine
2002. Mon, Apr 1 vs PIT W (6-2)#	Piazza	Vaughn	Alomar	Alfonzo	Ordonez	Cedeno	Payton	Burnitz	Leiter
2001. Tue, Apr 3 at ATL W (6-4)#	Piazza	Zeile	Alfonzo	Ventura	Ordonez	Agbayani	Payton	Hamilton	Leiter
2000. Wed, Mar 29 vs CHC L (3-5)	Piazza	Zeile	Alfonzo	Ventura	Ordonez	Henderson	Hamilton	Bell	Hampton
1999. Mon, Apr 5 at FLA L (2-6)	Piazza	Olerud	Alfonzo	Ventura	Ordonez	Henderson	McRae	Bonilla	Leiter
1998. Tue, Mar 31 vs PHI W (1-0)	Spehr	Olerud	Baerga	Alfonzo	Ordonez	Gilkey	McRae	Huskey	Jones
1997. Tue, Apr 1 at SDP L (5-12)	Hundley	Olerud	Baerga	Huskey	Ordonez	Gilkey	Johnson	Everett	Harnisch
1996. Mon, Apr 1 vs STL W (7-6)	Hundley	Brogna	Vizcaino	Kent	Ordonez	Gilkey	Johnson	Huskey	Jones
1995. Wed, Apr 26 at COL L (9-11)	Hundley	Brogna	Kent	Bonilla	Vizcaino	Segui	Butler	Everett	Jones
1994. Mon, Apr 4 at CHC W (12-8)	Hundley	Segui	Kent	Bonilla	Vizcaino	McReynolds	Thompson	Burnitz	Gooden
1993. Mon, Apr 5 vs COL W (3-0)	Hundley	Murray	Kent	Johnson	Fernandez	Coleman	Orsulak	Bonilla	Gooden
1992. Mon, Apr 6 at STL W (4-2)	Hundley	Murray	Randolph	Pecota	Elster	Coleman	Johnson	Bonilla	Cone
1991. Mon, Apr 8 vs PHI W (2-1)#	O'Brien	Magadan	Herr	Jefferies	Johnson	McReynolds	Coleman	Brooks	Gooden
1990. Mon, Apr 9 vs PIT L (3-12)	Lyons	Marshall	Jefferies	Johnson	Elster	McReynolds	Miller	Strawberry	Gooden
1989. Mon, Apr 3 vs STL W (8-4)#	Carter	Hernandez	Jefferies	Johnson	Elster	McReynolds	Wilson	Strawberry	Gooden
1988. Mon, Apr 4 at MON W (10-6)	Carter	Hernandez	Teufel	Johnson	Elster	McReynolds	Dykstra	Strawberry	Gooden
1987. Tue, Apr 7 vs PIT W (3-2)#	Carter	Hernandez	Teufel	Johnson	Santana	McReynolds	Wilson	Strawberry	Ojeda
1986. Tue, Apr 8 at PIT W (4-2)	Carter	Hernandez	Backman	Johnson	Santana	Foster	Dykstra	Strawberry	Gooden
1985. Tue, Apr 9 vs STL W (6-5)	Carter	Hernandez	Backman	Johnson	Santana	Foster	Wilson	Strawberry	Gooden
1984. Mon, Apr 2 at CIN L (1-8)	Hodges	Hernandez	Backman	Brooks	Oquendo	Foster	Wilson	Strawberry	Torrez
1983. Tue, Apr 5 vs PHI W (2-0)#	Hodges	Kingman	Giles	Brooks	Bailor	Foster	Wilson	Howard	Seaver
1982. Thu, Apr 8 at PHI W (7-2)#	Stearns	Kingman	Bailor	Brooks	Gardenhire	Foster	Wilson	Youngblood	Jones
1981. Thu, Apr 9 at CHC W (2-0)	Trevino	Staub	Flynn	Brooks	Taveras	Kingman	Mazzilli	Wilson	Zachry
1980. Thu, Apr 10 vs CHC W (5-2)	Stearns	Mazzilli	Flynn	Maddox	Taveras	Henderson	Morales	Jorgensen	Swan
1979. Thu, Apr 5 at CHC W (10-6)	Stearns	Montanez	Chapman	Hebner	Flynn	Henderson	Mazzilli	Maddox	Swan
1978. Fri, Apr 7 vs MON W (3-1)	Stearns	Montanez	Flynn	Randle	Foli	Henderson	Mazzilli	Henderson	Koosman
1977. Thu, Apr 7 at CHC W (5-3)	Stearns	Kranepool	Millan	Staiger	Harrelson	Milner	Mazzilli	Kingman	Seaver
1976. Fri, Apr 9 vs MON W (3-2)	Grote	Kranepool	Millan	Garrett	Harrelson	Milner	Unser	Kingman	Seaver
1975. Tue, Apr 8 vs PHI W (2-1)#	Grote	Milner	Millan	Torre	Harrelson	Clines	Unser	Kingman	Seaver
1974. Sat, Apr 6 at PHI L (4-5)#	Grote	Milner	Millan	Garrett	Harrelson	Jones	Hahn	Staub	Seaver
1973. Fri, Apr 6 vs PHI W (3-0)#	Dyer	Milner	Millan	Fregosi	Harrelson	Jones	Mays	Staub	Seaver
1972. Sat, Apr 15 vs PIT W (4-0)	Grote	Kranepool	Boswell	Fregosi	Harrelson	Jones	Agee	Staub	Seaver
1971. Tue, Apr 6 vs MON W (4-2)	Grote	Clendenon	Boswell	Aspromonte	Harrelson	Jones	Agee	Shamsky	Seaver
1970. Tue, Apr 7 at PIT W (5-3)	Grote	Shamsky	Garrett	Foy	Harrelson	Jones	Agee	Swoboda	Seaver
1969. Tue, Apr 8 vs MON L (10-11)	Grote	Kranepool	Boswell	Charles	Harrelson	Jones	Agee	Gaspar	Seaver
1968. Wed, Apr 10 at SFG L (4-5)	Martin	Kranepool	Boswell	Charles	Harrelson	Shamsky	Agee	Swoboda	Seaver
1967. Tue, Apr 11 vs PIT L (3-6)#	Grote	Swoboda	Buchek	Boyer	Harrelson	Davis	Bosch	Jones	Cardwell
1966. Fri, Apr 15 vs ATL L (2-3)#	Grote	Stuart	Hunt	Boyer	McMillan	Swoboda	Hickman	Jones	Fisher
1965. Mon, Apr 12 vs LAD L (1-6)	Cannizzaro	Kranepool	Klaus	Smith	McMillan	Christopher	Cowan	Lewis	Jackson
1964. Tue, Apr 14 at PHI L (3-5)#	Taylor	Smith	Samuel	Hunt	Moran	Thomas	Hickman	Christopher	Jackson
1963. Tue, Apr 9 vs STL L (0-7)	Coleman	Harkness	Burright	Neal	Moran	Thomas	Snider	Kranepool	Craig
1962. Wed, Apr 11 at STL L (4-11)	Landrith	Hodges	Neal	Zimmer	Mantilla	Thomas	Ashburn	Bell	Craig
52 Games	21 Players	27 Players	30 Players	26 Players	21 Players	25 Players	30 Players	33 Players	22 Players	0 Players
Most-Games	Grote-9 Piazza-7 Hundley-6 Stearns-5 Carter-5 Hodges-2 Thole-2 Lo Duca-2 Schneider-2 Cannizzaro-1	Hernandez-6 Kranepool-6 Delgado-4 Milner-3 Olerud-3 Davis-3 Brogna-2 Murray-2 Montanez-2 Zeile-2	Millan-5 Boswell-4 Flynn-3 Backman-3 Alfonzo-3 Kent-3 Castillo-3 Baerga-2 Teufel-2 Jefferies-2	Wright-9 Johnson-7 Brooks-4 Ventura-3 Boyer-2 Charles-2 Wigginton-2 Alfonzo-2 Bonilla-2 Garrett-2	Harrelson-11 Ordonez-7 Reyes-6 Elster-4 Santana-3 Taveras-2 Vizcaino-2 Moran-2 McMillan-2 Tejada-2	McReynolds-6 Jones-6 Foster-5 Floyd-4 Thomas-3 Gilkey-3 Henderson-3 Coleman-2 Bay-2 Milner-2	Wilson-6 Agee-5 Beltran-5 Mazzilli-4 Payton-2 Hickman-2 Unser-2 Dykstra-2 Johnson-2 McRae-2	Strawberry-7 Staub-3 Burnitz-3 Bonilla-3 Kingman-3 Church-2 Swoboda-2 Huskey-2 Everett-2 Jones-2	Seaver-11 Gooden-8 Santana-4 Glavine-4 Leiter-3 Jones-3 Jackson-2 Craig-2 Swan-2 Jones-1

Most Common Lineups

1 Game C. Hundley 1B. Murray 2B. Kent 3B. Johnson SS. Fernandez LF. Coleman CF. Orsulak RF. Bonilla P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Lo Duca 1B. Delgado 2B. Hernandez 3B. Wright SS. Reyes LF. Floyd CF. Beltran RF. Nady P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Lyons 1B. Marshall 2B. Jefferies 3B. Johnson SS. Elster LF. McReynolds CF. Miller RF. Strawberry P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Piazza 1B. Vaughn 2B. Alomar 3B. Wigginton SS. Sanchez LF. Floyd CF. Cedeno RF. Burnitz P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Buck 1B. Davis 2B. Murphy 3B. Wright SS. Tejada LF. Duda CF. Cowgill RF. Byrd P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Stearns 1B. Kingman 2B. Bailor 3B. Brooks SS. Gardenhire LF. Foster CF. Wilson RF. Youngblood P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Hundley
1B. Murray
2B. Kent
3B. Johnson
SS. Fernandez
LF. Coleman
CF. Orsulak
RF. Bonilla
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Lo Duca
1B. Delgado
2B. Hernandez
3B. Wright
SS. Reyes
LF. Floyd
CF. Beltran
RF. Nady
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Lyons
1B. Marshall
2B. Jefferies
3B. Johnson
SS. Elster
LF. McReynolds
CF. Miller
RF. Strawberry
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Piazza
1B. Vaughn
2B. Alomar
3B. Wigginton
SS. Sanchez
LF. Floyd
CF. Cedeno
RF. Burnitz
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Buck
1B. Davis
2B. Murphy
3B. Wright
SS. Tejada
LF. Duda
CF. Cowgill
RF. Byrd
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Stearns
1B. Kingman
2B. Bailor
3B. Brooks
SS. Gardenhire
LF. Foster
CF. Wilson
RF. Youngblood
P. Pitcher

52 total lineups (52 when including pitchers)

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