2000 Oakland Athletics season
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2000 Oakland Athletics season
| 2000 Oakland Athletics 2000 AL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann | |
| Manager(s) | Art Howe | |
| Local television | KICU-TV FSN Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa) |
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| Local radio | KABL (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 2000 season involved the A's finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 91 wins and 70 losses.
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Attire Change
Offseason
- December 30, 1999: Scott Service was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[1]
- December 30, 1999: Rich Becker was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[2]
Regular season
- May 29, 2000: Randy Velarde of the Athletics had an unassisted triple play. He caught a liner, tagged the runner coming from first base and touched second base.[3]
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Oakland Athletics | 91 | 70 | .565 | -- |
| Seattle Mariners | 91 | 71 | .562 | ½ |
| Anaheim Angels | 82 | 80 | .506 | 9½ |
| Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20½ |
Notable transactions
- May 5, 2000: Rich Becker was released by the Athletics.[2]
- June 5, 2000: Rich Harden was drafted by the Athletics in the 17th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed May 18, 2001.[4]
- July 6, 2000: Mike Mohler was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[5]
- August 30, 2000: Jorge Velandia was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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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
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| José Ortiz | 7 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Scott Service | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.38 | 35 |
Postseason
Game 1, October 3
Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
| WP: Gil Heredia (1-0) LP: Roger Clemens (0-1) Sv: Jason Isringhausen (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2, October 4
Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Andy Pettitte (1-0) LP: Kevin Appier (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3, October 6
Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Oakland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Orlando Hernández (1-0) LP: Tim Hudson (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: OAK: Terrence Long (1) NYY: None |
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Game 4, October 7
Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Oakland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Barry Zito (1-0) LP: Roger Clemens (0-2) Home runs: OAK: Olmedo Saenz (1) NYY: None |
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Game 5, October 8
Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Mike Stanton (1-0) LP: Gil Heredia (1-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (3) Home runs: NYY: David Justice (1) OAK: None |
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Composite Box
2000 ALDS (3-2): New York Yankees over Oakland Athletics
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York Yankees | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 2 |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 44 | 5 |
| Total Attendance: 249,911 Average Attendance: 49,982 | ||||||||||||
Awards and records
- Jason Giambi, AL MVP award
- Jason Giambi, Hutch Award[7]
- Jason Giambi, American League First Baseman, Starter
- Tim Hudson, Pitcher, Reserve
- Jason Isringhausen, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Sacramento RiverCats | Pacific Coast League | Bob Geren |
| AA | Midland RockHounds | Texas League | Tony DeFrancesco |
| A | Modesto A's | California League | Greg Sparks |
| A | Visalia Oaks | California League | Juan Navarrete |
| Short-Season A | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Dave Joppie |
| Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | John Kuehl |
References
- ^ Scott Service page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Rich Becker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml
- ^ Rich Harden page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Mohler page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jorge Velandia page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
- 2000 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 2000 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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| Preceded by Texas Rangers 1999 |
AL West Championship Season 2000 |
Succeeded by Seattle Mariners 2001 |
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