2000 Cincinnati Reds season
The Cincinnati Reds' 2000 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central, although coming short at 2nd place. They had 85 wins and 77 losses.[1] They Reds became only the second team in the modern era of baseball to not be shut out for an entire season, joining the 1932 New York Yankees.[2]
2000 Cincinnati Reds | |
---|---|
Major League affiliations | |
| |
| |
Location | |
| |
Results | |
Record | 85–77 (.525) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
Other information | |
Owner(s) | Carl Lindner |
General manager(s) | Jim Bowden |
Manager(s) | Jack McKeon |
Local television | FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh) |
Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
< Previous season Next season > |
The Reds were managed by Jack McKeon.
Offseason
- October 30, 1999: Stan Belinda and Jeffrey Hammonds were traded by the Reds to the Colorado Rockies for Dante Bichette and cash.[3]
- November 16, 1999: Brooks Kieschnick was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[4]
- December 13, 1999: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 rule 5 draft.[5]
- December 15, 1999: Elmer Dessens was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[6]
- January 14, 2000: Mark Sweeney and a player to be named later were traded by the Reds to the Milwaukee Brewers for Alex Ochoa. The Reds completed the deal by sending Gene Altman (minors) to the Brewers on May 15.[7]
- February 10, 2000: Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Pérez, and Jake Meyer (minors) were traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Ken Griffey, Jr..[8]
Regular season
Season standings
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 50–31 | 45–36 |
Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 22 | 42–39 | 31–50 |
Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 23 | 39–42 | 33–48 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 26 | 37–44 | 32–49 |
Chicago Cubs | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 30 | 38–43 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
2000 National League Records Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
Arizona | — | 3–6 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 8–1 | 7–2 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–4 | 6–9 |
Atlanta | 6–3 | — | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–2 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
Chicago | 4–5 | 5–4 | — | 4–8 | 4–5 | 1–6 | 5–7 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 3–10 | 8–7 |
Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–2 | 8–4 | — | 6–3 | 3–6 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 5–8–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 7–6 | 7–8 |
Colorado | 6–7 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | — | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–3 | 6–6 |
Florida | 5–4 | 6–6 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | — | 3–5 | 2–7 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 8–9 |
Houston | 1–6 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 5–3 | — | 3–6 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 10–3 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 6–6 | 6–9 |
Los Angeles | 6–7 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 7–2 | 6–3 | — | 3–4 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–9 |
Milwaukee | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–6 | 8–5–1 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 4–3 | — | 4–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 7–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 5–7 | 6–9 |
Montreal | 5–4 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 6–7 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 5–4 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 7–11 |
New York | 7–2 | 6–7 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 6–6 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 9–3 | — | 6–7 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 3–5 | 6–3 | 9–9 |
Philadelphia | 1–8 | 5–8 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 7–5 | 7–6 | — | 3–6 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 9–9 |
Pittsburgh | 2–7 | 2–5 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 3–10 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 4–3 | 2–7 | 6–3 | — | 7–2 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 6–9 |
San Diego | 4–9 | 1–8 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 6–7 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2–7 | — | 5–7 | 0–9 | 5–10 |
San Francisco | 7–6 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 5–3 | 7–2 | 6–2 | 7–5 | — | 5–4 | 8–7 |
St. Louis | 4–5 | 4–3 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 3–5 | 6–3 | 6–6 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 5–2 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 8–4 | 9–0 | 4–5 | — | 7–8 |
Notable transactions
- July 12, 2000: Denny Neagle and Mike Frank were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Ed Yarnall, Drew Henson, Brian Reith, and Jackson Melián.[9]
- August 31, 2000: Dante Bichette was traded by the Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Reitsma and John Curtice (minors).[10]
Roster
2000 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
|
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Benito Santiago | 89 | 252 | 66 | .262 | 8 | 45 |
1B | Sean Casey | 133 | 480 | 151 | .315 | 20 | 85 |
2B | Pokey Reese | 135 | 518 | 132 | .255 | 12 | 46 |
3B | Aaron Boone | 84 | 291 | 83 | .285 | 12 | 43 |
SS | Barry Larkin | 102 | 396 | 124 | .313 | 11 | 41 |
LF | Dmitri Young | 152 | 548 | 166 | .303 | 18 | 88 |
CF | Ken Griffey, Jr. | 145 | 520 | 141 | .271 | 40 | 118 |
RF | Dante Bichette | 125 | 461 | 136 | .295 | 16 | 76 |
Other batters
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UT | Chris Stynes | 119 | 380 | 127 | .334 | 12 | 40 |
OF | Michael Tucker | 148 | 270 | 72 | .267 | 15 | 36 |
C | Ed Taubensee | 81 | 266 | 71 | .267 | 6 | 24 |
OF | Alex Ochoa | 118 | 244 | 77 | .316 | 13 | 58 |
IF | Juan Castro | 82 | 224 | 54 | .241 | 4 | 23 |
IF | Chris Sexton | 35 | 100 | 21 | .210 | 0 | 10 |
C | Jason LaRue | 31 | 98 | 23 | .235 | 5 | 12 |
1B | Hal Morris | 59 | 63 | 14 | .222 | 2 | 6 |
1B | D.T. Cromer | 35 | 47 | 16 | .340 | 2 | 8 |
SS | Travis Dawkins | 14 | 41 | 9 | .220 | 0 | 3 |
OF | Brian Hunter | 32 | 40 | 9 | .225 | 0 | 1 |
3B | Mike Bell | 19 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 2 | 4 |
3B | Mark Lewis | 11 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 3 |
1B | Brooks Kieschnick | 14 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
OF | Brady Clark | 11 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
OF | Kimera Bartee | 11 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games Pitched; GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned Run Average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Innings Pitched
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | K | ERA | WHIP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Parris | 33 | 33 | 192.2 | 12 | 17 | 117 | 4.81 | 1.547 |
Ron Villone | 35 | 23 | 141.0 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 5.43 | 1.645 |
Rob Bell | 26 | 26 | 140.1 | 7 | 8 | 112 | 5.00 | 1.447 |
Pete Harnisch | 22 | 22 | 131.0 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 4.74 | 1.366 |
Denny Neagle | 18 | 18 | 117.2 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 3.52 | 1.368 |
Osvaldo Fernández | 15 | 14 | 79.2 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 3.62 | 1.255 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elmer Dessens | 40 | 147.1 | 11 | 5 | 4.28 | 85 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Graves | 66 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 2.56 | 53 |
Scott Sullivan | 79 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3.47 | 96 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
AAA | Louisville RiverBats | International League | Dave Miley |
AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | Mike Rojas |
A | Clinton LumberKings | Midwest League | Jay Sorg |
A | Dayton Dragons | Midwest League | Freddie Benavides |
Rookie | GCL Reds | Gulf Coast League | Luis Quiñones |
Rookie | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Russ Nixon |
References
- "2000 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference". Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Stan Belinda at Baseball Reference
- Brooks Kieschnick at Baseball Reference
- "DeWayne Wise Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- Elmer Dessens at Baseball Reference
- Alex Ochoa at Baseball Reference
- Ken Griffey at Baseball Reference
- Denny Neagle at Baseball Reference
- Dante Bichette at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007