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2000 Baltimore Orioles season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2000 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.
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| 2000 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Record | 74–88 (.457) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Peter Angelos | |||
| General managers | Syd Thrift | |||
| Managers | Mike Hargrove | |||
| Television | WJZ-TV Home Team Sports (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan) | |||
| Radio | WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Chuck Thompson) | |||
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- December 7, 1999: Doug Linton was released by the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
- December 10, 1999: Jesse Orosco was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy.[2]
- December 22, 1999: Buddy Groom was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[3]
- Cal Ripken Jr.'s 1999 season ended early due to injury when he was only 9 hits away from joining the 3,000 hit club. He finally achieved the milestone early in the 2000 season when he singled off reliever Héctor Carrasco in a game against the Minnesota Twins on April 15, 2000, in the Metrodome. Ripken had a good night at the plate, getting three hits, the third of which was the milestone. The Twins distributed a commemorative certificate to the fans as they left the Metrodome after the game.
- On October 1, 2000, Albert Belle hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.[4]
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | — | 44–36 | 43–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 2½ | 42–39 | 43–38 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 4½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 13½ | 44–37 | 30–51 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 18 | 36–44 | 33–48 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
| Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | ||
| Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 | ||
| Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 | ||
| Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | ||
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 | ||
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | ||
| Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 | ||
| New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 | ||
| Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 | ||
| Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
| Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 | ||
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Notable transactions
- July 28, 2000: Mike Bordick was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Lesli Brea, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora, and Pat Gorman (minors).[5]
- July 28, 2000: Rich Amaral was released by the Baltimore Orioles.[6]
- July 29, 2000: Charles Johnson was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Harold Baines to the Chicago White Sox for Brook Fordyce, Jason Lakman (minors), Juan Figueroa (minors), and Miguel Felix (minors).[7]
- July 31, 2000: Will Clark was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for José León.[8]
- July 31, 2000: B. J. Surhoff was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Gabe Molina to the Atlanta Braves for Trenidad Hubbard, Fernando Lunar, and Luis Rivera.[9]
Roster
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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Charles Johnson | 84 | 286 | 84 | .294 | 21 | 55 |
| 1B | Will Clark | 79 | 256 | 77 | .301 | 9 | 28 |
| 2B | Delino DeShields | 151 | 561 | 166 | .296 | 10 | 86 |
| SS | Mike Bordick | 100 | 391 | 116 | .297 | 16 | 59 |
| 3B | Cal Ripken Jr. | 83 | 309 | 79 | .256 | 15 | 56 |
| LF | B.J. Surhoff | 103 | 411 | 120 | .292 | 13 | 57 |
| CF | Brady Anderson | 141 | 506 | 130 | .257 | 19 | 50 |
| RF | Albert Belle | 141 | 559 | 157 | .281 | 23 | 103 |
| DH | Harold Baines | 72 | 222 | 59 | .266 | 10 | 30 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
More information Player, G ...
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jeff Conine | 119 | 409 | 116 | .284 | 13 | 46 |
| Melvin Mora | 53 | 199 | 58 | .291 | 2 | 17 |
| Chris Richard | 56 | 199 | 55 | .276 | 13 | 36 |
| Luis Matos | 72 | 182 | 41 | .225 | 1 | 17 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 49 | 180 | 46 | .256 | 5 | 19 |
| Brook Fordyce | 53 | 177 | 57 | .322 | 9 | 28 |
| Mark Lewis | 71 | 163 | 44 | .270 | 2 | 21 |
| Greg Myers | 43 | 125 | 28 | .224 | 3 | 12 |
| Gene Kingsale | 26 | 88 | 21 | .239 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryan Minor | 32 | 84 | 11 | .131 | 0 | 3 |
| Rich Amaral | 30 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
| Ivanon Coffie | 23 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
| Trenidad Hubbard | 31 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Garcia | 14 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Lunar | 9 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Karim García | 8 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Morales | 3 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Casimiro | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kinkade | 3 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 1 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Mussina | 34 | 237.2 | 11 | 15 | 3.79 | 210 |
| Sidney Ponson | 32 | 222.0 | 9 | 13 | 4.82 | 152 |
| Pat Rapp | 31 | 174.0 | 9 | 12 | 5.90 | 106 |
| Scott Erickson | 16 | 92.2 | 5 | 8 | 7.87 | 41 |
| John Parrish | 8 | 36.1 | 2 | 4 | 7.18 | 28 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| José Mercedes | 36 | 145.2 | 14 | 7 | 4.02 | 70 |
| Jason Johnson | 25 | 107.2 | 1 | 10 | 7.02 | 79 |
| Jay Spurgeon | 7 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 11 |
| Calvin Maduro | 15 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 18 |
| Lesli Brea | 6 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 5 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ryan Kohlmeier | 25 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2.39 | 17 |
| Mike Trombley | 75 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.13 | 72 |
| Buddy Groom | 70 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4.85 | 44 |
| Chuck McElroy | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.69 | 50 |
| B.J. Ryan | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.91 | 41 |
| Mike Timlin | 37 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4.89 | 26 |
| Alan Mills | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.46 | 18 |
| Al Reyes | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 10 |
| Gabe Molina | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 8 |
| Tim Worrell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.36 | 5 |
| Darren Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.07 | 6 |
| Luis Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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- Albert Belle, American League record, Most RBIs in the final season of a career (103)[12]
- Jesse Orosco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Mike Bordick Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Charles Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Will Clark Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- B. J. Surhoff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Baseball America 2001 Directory. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2001
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.266, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- 2000 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
- 2000 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Almanac