2000 Major League Baseball season

Summary

The 2000 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in five games, for their third consecutive World Series title.[1] The 2000 World Series was known as the Subway Series because both fans and the two teams could take the subway to and from every game of the series.[2]

2000 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 29 – October 26, 2000
Number of games162
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)Fox/FSN/FX, ESPN, NBC
Draft
Top draft pickAdrián González
Picked byFlorida Marlins
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Jason Giambi (OAK)
NL: Jeff Kent (SF)
Postseason
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upSeattle Mariners
NL championsNew York Mets
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Mets
World Series MVPDerek Jeter (NYY)
MLB seasons

A then-record 5,693 home runs were hit during the regular season in 2000 (the record was broken in 2017, when 6,105 home runs were hit).[1] Ten teams hit at least 200 home runs each,[3] while for the first time since 1989 and only the fifth since 1949 no pitcher pitched a no-hitter.[a] Also, no team reached 100 in either the win or loss column.

The separate American and National League offices were dissolved; with this, Major League Baseball became a single unified organization. As a result, the separate umpiring crews for each league were also dissolved; all umpiring crews now worked throughout the league.

Standings edit

Postseason edit

 
The season's eventual National League Central Division champions St. Louis Cardinals playing host to the Chicago Cubs during a September 2000 game at Busch Memorial Stadium.

Bracket edit

Division Series
(ALDS, NLDS)
League Championship Series
(NLCS, ALCS)
World Series
         
1 Chicago White Sox 0
4 Seattle 3
4 Seattle 2
American League
3 NY Yankees 4
2 Oakland 2
3 NY Yankees 3
AL3 NY Yankees 4
NL4 NY Mets 1
1 San Francisco 1
4 NY Mets 3
4 NY Mets 4
National League
2 St. Louis 1
2 St. Louis 3
3 Atlanta 0

League leaders edit

American League edit

National League edit

Managers edit

American League edit

Team Manager Tenure
Anaheim Angels Mike Scioscia[4] 1st season
Baltimore Orioles Mike Hargrove[5] 1st season
Boston Red Sox Jimy Williams[6] 4th season
Chicago White Sox Jerry Manuel[7] 3rd season
Cleveland Indians Charlie Manuel[8] 1st season
Detroit Tigers Phil Garner[9] 1st season
Kansas City Royals Tony Muser[10] 4th season
Minnesota Twins Tom Kelly[11] 15th season
New York Yankees Joe Torre[12] 5th season
Oakland Athletics Art Howe[13] 5th season
Seattle Mariners Lou Piniella[14] 8th season
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Larry Rothschild[15] 3rd season
Texas Rangers Johnny Oates[16] 6th season
Toronto Blue Jays Jim Fregosi[17] 2nd season

National League edit

Team Manager Tenure
Arizona Diamondbacks Buck Showalter[18] 3rd season
Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox[19] 11th season
Chicago Cubs Don Baylor[20] 1st season
Cincinnati Reds Jack McKeon[21] 4th season
Colorado Rockies Buddy Bell[22] 1st season
Florida Marlins John Boles Jr.[23] 2nd season
Houston Astros Larry Dierker[24] 4th season
Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Johnson[25] 2nd season
Milwaukee Brewers Davey Lopes[26] 1st season
Montreal Expos Felipe Alou[27] 9th season
New York Mets Bobby Valentine[28] 5th season
Philadelphia Phillies Terry Francona[29] 4th season
Pittsburgh Pirates Gene Lamont[30] 4th season
St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa[31] 5th season
San Diego Padres Bruce Bochy[32] 6th season
San Francisco Giants Dusty Baker[33] 8th season

Awards and honors edit

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League[34] American League[35]
Rookie of the Year Rafael Furcal (ATL) Kazuhiro Sasaki (SEA)
Cy Young Award Randy Johnson (AZ) Pedro Martínez (BOS)
Manager of the Year Dusty Baker (SF) Jerry Manuel (CWS)
Most Valuable Player Jeff Kent (SF) Jason Giambi (OAK)
Gold Glove Awards
Position National League American League
Pitcher Greg Maddux (ATL) Kenny Rogers (TEX)
Catcher Mike Matheny (STL) Iván Rodríguez (TEX)
First Baseman J. T. Snow (SF) John Olerud (SEA)
Second Baseman Pokey Reese (CIN) Roberto Alomar (CLE)
Third Baseman Scott Rolen (PHI) Travis Fryman (CLE)
Shortstop Neifi Pérez (COL) Omar Vizquel (CLE)
Outfielders Steve Finley (AZ) Bernie Williams (NYY)
Jim Edmonds (STL) Jermaine Dye (KC)
Andruw Jones (ATL) Darin Erstad (ANA)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter Mike Hampton (NYM) Frank Thomas (CWS)
Catcher Mike Piazza (NYM) Jorge Posada (NYY)
First Baseman Todd Helton (COL) Carlos Delgado (TOR)
Second Baseman Jeff Kent (SF) Roberto Alomar (CLE)
Third Baseman Chipper Jones (ATL) Troy Glaus (ANA)
Shortstop Édgar Renteria (STL) Alex Rodriguez (SEA)
Outfielders Barry Bonds (SF) Darin Erstad (ANA)
Vladimir Guerrero (MTL) Magglio Ordonez (CWS)
Sammy Sosa (CHC) Manny Ramirez (CLE)

Other awards edit

Player of the Month edit

Month American League National League
April Jermaine Dye Vladimir Guerrero
May Edgar Martínez Todd Helton
June Albert Belle Jeff Kent
July Johnny Damon Sammy Sosa
August Glenallen Hill Todd Helton
September Jason Giambi Richard Hidalgo

Pitcher of the Month edit

Month American League National League
April Pedro Martínez Randy Johnson
May James Baldwin Garrett Stephenson
June Cal Eldred Al Leiter
July Roger Clemens Jeff D'Amico
August Steve Sparks Russ Ortiz
September Tim Hudson Greg Maddux

Home field attendance and payroll edit

Team name Wins Home attendance Per game Est. payroll
Cleveland Indians[36] 90 -7.2% 3,456,278 -0.4% 42,670 $76,972,271 4.5%
St. Louis Cardinals[37] 95 26.7% 3,336,493 3.4% 41,191 $61,653,863 23.3%
San Francisco Giants[38] 97 12.8% 3,318,800 59.7% 40,973 $53,737,826 14.8%
Baltimore Orioles[39] 74 -5.1% 3,297,031 -4.0% 40,704 $82,347,435 1.9%
Colorado Rockies[40] 82 13.9% 3,295,129 -5.3% 40,681 $61,111,190 -1.3%
Atlanta Braves[41] 95 -7.8% 3,234,304 -1.5% 39,930 $84,737,836 15.5%
Houston Astros[42] 72 -25.8% 3,056,139 12.9% 37,730 $51,289,111 -6.9%
New York Yankees[43] 87 -11.2% 3,055,435 -7.2% 38,193 $93,113,260 7.1%
Arizona Diamondbacks[44] 85 -15.0% 2,942,251 -2.6% 36,324 $81,027,833 17.9%
Seattle Mariners[45] 91 15.2% 2,914,624 -0.1% 35,983 $60,495,000 11.8%
Los Angeles Dodgers[46] 86 11.7% 2,880,242 -6.9% 35,559 $88,124,286 8.7%
New York Mets[47] 94 -3.1% 2,820,530 3.5% 34,821 $79,509,776 15.5%
Chicago Cubs[48] 65 -3.0% 2,789,511 -0.9% 34,438 $60,539,333 -2.9%
Texas Rangers[49] 71 -25.3% 2,588,401 -6.6% 31,956 $70,795,921 -7.7%
Boston Red Sox[50] 85 -9.6% 2,585,895 5.7% 31,925 $79,975,333 24.8%
Cincinnati Reds[51] 85 -11.5% 2,577,371 25.0% 31,431 $46,867,200 38.0%
Detroit Tigers[52] 79 14.5% 2,438,617 20.3% 30,106 $59,645,167 62.6%
San Diego Padres[53] 76 2.7% 2,352,443 -6.8% 29,043 $55,021,000 10.6%
Anaheim Angels[54] 82 17.1% 2,066,982 -8.3% 25,518 $52,664,167 -5.3%
Chicago White Sox[55] 95 26.7% 1,947,799 45.5% 24,047 $31,743,500 22.9%
Pittsburgh Pirates[56] 69 -11.5% 1,748,908 6.8% 21,591 $31,328,334 25.1%
Toronto Blue Jays[57] 83 -1.2% 1,705,712 -21.2% 21,058 $46,038,332 1.3%
Philadelphia Phillies[58] 65 -15.6% 1,612,769 -11.6% 19,911 $47,513,000 49.0%
Oakland Athletics[58] 91 4.6% 1,603,744 11.8% 19,799 $33,172,333 33.6%
Milwaukee Brewers[59] 73 -1.4% 1,573,621 -7.5% 19,427 $37,305,333 -14.0%
Kansas City Royals[60] 77 20.3% 1,564,847 3.9% 19,319 $24,903,000 -6.6%
Tampa Bay Devil Rays[61] 69 0.0% 1,449,673 -7.2% 18,121 $63,265,129 62.8%
Florida Marlins[62] 79 23.4% 1,218,326 -11.0% 15,041 $20,347,000 -3.5%
Minnesota Twins[63] 69 9.5% 1,000,760 -16.8% 12,355 $17,529,500 -20.7%
Montreal Expos[64] 67 -1.5% 926,272 19.8% 11,435 $32,994,333 84.3%

Television coverage edit

This was the fifth and final year of the rights agreements with ESPN, Fox, and NBC. ESPN continued to air Sunday Night Baseball and Wednesday Night Baseball. Fox's coverage included Fox Saturday Baseball broadcasts, Thursday night games on Fox Sports Net, and Saturday primetime games on FX. NBC aired the All-Star Game. During the postseason, ESPN, Fox, and NBC split the four Division Series. NBC then televised the American League Championship Series while Fox aired both the National League Championship Series and the World Series.

ESPN and Fox then signed new five-year and six-year deals, respectively, while NBC declined to renew in a cost-cutting move.

Events edit

January–March edit

  • January 6 – Major league officials order Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker is to undergo psychological testing following derogatory remarks he made in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine.[65] Commissioner Bud Selig says he will listen to what the doctors say before deciding what punishment—if any—will be handed down to the pitcher.[66]
  • January 11 – The baseball writers elect catcher Carlton Fisk and first baseman Tony Pérez to the Hall of Fame. Fisk is chosen in his 2nd year on the ballot, while Pérez is picked on his 9th try.[67]
  • January 31 – Braves reliever John Rocker is suspended from baseball until May 1 by Commissioner Bud Selig for his racial and ethnic remarks in an article published in Sports Illustrated the previous month. He was also fined $20,000 and ordered to undergo sensitivity training.[68]
  • February 10 – The Seattle Mariners accommodate center fielder Ken Griffey Jr., trading him to his hometown Cincinnati Reds in exchange for four players.[69] Cincinnati resisted giving up infielder Pokey Reese.[70]
  • February 29 – Manager Sparky Anderson, 19th-century star Bid McPhee, and Negro leagues player Norman "Turkey" Stearnes are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.[71]
  • March 1 – Independent arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves pitcher John Rocker's suspension from 28 days to 14 days. Rocker, who is allowed to report to spring training with the team, also has his fine cut.[72]
  • March 29 – The Chicago Cubs open the major league season in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, by defeating the New York Mets 5–3, in the first big league game ever played outside of North America.[73] Jon Lieber gets the victory and Mike Hampton takes the loss. Shane Andrews hits the first home run of the season. Mark Grace and Mike Piazza also homer.[74]

April–May edit

June–July edit

August edit

  • August 4 – The Blue Jays obtain outfielder Dave Martinez from the Rangers. Martinez becomes the 9th major leaguer to play for four teams in a season. He began the year with Tampa Bay and also played with the Cubs, in addition to Texas and Toronto. The last to do so was Dave Kingman (1977). Before him, according to historian Scott Flatow, the four-in-one players were Frank Huelsman (1904), Willis Hudlin (1940), Paul Lehner (1951), Ted Gray (1955), Wes Covington (1961) and Mike Kilkenny (1972).
  • August 8 – Trailing 3–2 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees hit back-to-back home runs on back-to-back pitches from Oakland closer Jason Isringhausen. Bernie Williams jumped on the first pitch and sent it over the right field fence to tie the game, then David Justice sent the very next offering from Isringhausen over the center field wall to give the Yankees the win.
  • August 19 – The Yankees beat the Angels 9–1, hitting a major league record-tying three sacrifice flies in the 3rd inning.
  • August 19 – In the Houston Astros' 10–8 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, Jeff Bagwell has two home runs and five RBI. Bagwell becomes the first Houston player to reach 300 homers in his career.
  • August 21 – Potomac's Esix Snead breaks Lenny Dykstra's Carolina League record of 105 stolen bases by swiping his 106th. Snead has a batting average of .242 and a .338 on-base percentage. It's the 10th time in the last 20 years that a minor-leaguer has stolen 100 or more bases in a season. According to Howe Sports data, the eight players who stole 100 or more bases in the minors were:
    • Vince Coleman (Macon, South Atlantic, 1983—145)
    • Donell Nixon (Bakersfield, California, 1983—144)
    • Jeff Stone (Spartanburg, South Atlantic, 1983—123)
    • Alan Wiggins (Lodi, California, 1980—120)
    • Marcus Lawton (Columbia, South Atlantic, 1985—111)
    • Esix Snead (Potomac, Carolina, 2000—106)
    • Lenny Dykstra (Lynchburg, Carolina, 1983—105)
    • Donell Nixon (Chattanooga, Southern, 1984—102)
    • Vince Coleman (Louisville, American Association, 1983— 101)
    • Albert Hall (Durham, Carolina, 1980—100)
  • August 22 – The Dodgers defeat the Expos 14–6, as Eric Karros becomes the first Dodger player to hit two home runs in a single inning (6th).
  • August 27 – The Anaheim Angels edge the Cleveland Indians 10–9, as outfielder Tim Salmon hits his 30th home run of the year in the 5th inning. Anaheim become the first team in AL history to have four players (Troy Glaus, Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson, Salmon) reach the 30-homer mark in a single season. The Toronto Blue Jays are close with two hitters over 30 and two at 28. It's been done seven times in the NL.

September edit

SEASON NOTE – This was the first time in MLB history in 100 years that no team finished with a winning percentage either below .400 or above .600. It is also the first time, in a full 162-game season, that no team achieved 100 wins or 99 losses.

October–December edit

Deaths edit

  • January 4 – John Milner, 50, first baseman and left fielder for the Mets and Pirates who hit 20 home runs twice, had 10 career grand slams
  • January 11 – Bob Lemon, 79, Hall of Fame pitcher who won 207 games including a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians, posting seven 20-win seasons; won final game of 1948 World Series, and managed Yankees to 1978 championship
  • January 16 – By Saam, 85, broadcaster for the Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies from 1938 to 1975
  • March 7 – Jack Sanford, 70, All-Star pitcher who was the 1957 NL Rookie of the Year; was 24–7 for 1962 Giants
  • June 2 – Ellis Clary, 83, infielder for the Senators and Browns; later a scout for 32 years
  • June 5 – Don Liddle, 75, pitcher for the New York Giants during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series when teammate Willie Mays made his famous over-the-shoulder catch
  • June 21 – Bud Stewart, 84, outfielder who was the AL runnerup in triples with the 1948 Senators
  • June 23 – Bob Tillman, 63, catcher for the Red Sox and Braves who caught two no-hitters and had three home runs in a 1969 game
  • September 3 – Clyde Sukeforth, 98, catcher for the Reds and Dodgers who later scouted Jackie Robinson, and also signed Don Newcombe and Roberto Clemente; served as acting manager for Robinson's Dodgers debut April 15, 1947, which broke MLB's color barrier
  • September 17 – Chico Salmon, 59, infielder for the Indians and Orioles who had a crucial pinch hit in the 1970 World Series
  • September 23 – Aurelio Rodríguez, 52, third baseman, primarily for the Tigers, who won a Gold Glove and retired with the sixth most games at his position
  • October 22 – Hank Wyse. 82, All-Star pitcher who helped the Cubs to clinch the 1945 National League title after going 22–10 with a 2.68 ERA and the last Cubs pitcher to appear in a Series game
  • October 28 – Andújar Cedeño, 31, shortstop for the Astros and Padres who hit for the cycle in a 1992 game
  • November 25 – Hugh Alexander, 83, outfielder who played seven games for 1937 Indians; became a scout for 61 years after losing his left hand in an accident
  • December 10 – Willard Nixon, 72, pitcher who won 69 games for the Red Sox
  • December 19 – Lou Polli, 99, Italian relief pitcher for the 1932 Browns and 1944 Giants

Apparel edit

  • The Oakland Athletics changed to black spikes, ending a longtime tradition of being the only team in the majors with white cleats. This was the first season since 1962 the Athletics did not wear white shoes.

See also edit

Notes edit

a Major League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no-hitter pitched are 1909, 1913, 1921, 19271928, 19321933, 1936, 1939, 19421943, 1949, 1959, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2000 and 2005.

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External links edit

  • 2000 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference