2000 World Series
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| Dates | October 21, 2000–October 26, 2000 | |||||||||
| MVP | Derek Jeter (New York Yankees) | |||||||||
| Television network | FOX | |||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, and Bob Brenly | |||||||||
| Umpires | Ed Montague, Jerry Crawford, Tim McClelland, Tim Welke, Charlie Reliford, Jeff Kellogg | |||||||||
The 2000 World Series featured a crosstown matchup between the two-time defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Mets, with the Yankees winning 4 games to 1 for their third straight championship and 26th overall. It marks, to date, the last World Series won by the Yankees, and the last series with repeat champions. It was the first postseason Subway Series since 1956.
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Summary
Game 1
October 21, 2000 at Yankee
Stadium in
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| W: Mike Stanton (1-0) L: Turk Wendell (0-1) | |||||||||||||||
Game 1 was a match-up between postseason veterans Al Leiter and Andy Pettitte. Both starters pitched scoreless until the sixth inning when David Justice's 2-run double put the Yankees on top. In the top half of the 7th, Pettitte would quickly lose the lead on a barrage of hits, the last by Edgardo Alfonzo to put the Mets on top. However, the Yankees would rally to tie the game on Chuck Knoblauch's sacrifice fly against Mets closer Armando Benitez. Jose Vizcaino would drive in Tino Martinez in the 12th inning with his fourth hit of the game to win it for the Yankees.
Game 2
October 22, 2000 at Yankee
Stadium in
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| W: Roger Clemens (1-0) L: Mike Hampton (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYM – Mike Piazza (1), Jay Payton (1) NYY – Scott Brosius (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2 had Roger Clemens start for the Yankees. Earlier in the year during regular season Interleague play, Clemens had hit Mets catcher Mike Piazza in the head with a fastball that resulted in Piazza getting a concussion and going on the disabled list. Because pitchers are required to hit in National League parks, Yankees Manager Joe Torre decided to pitch Clemens in Game 2 at Yankee Stadium. This would keep Clemens from forcing himself to pitch in the National League park (and therefore bat) and avoid the Mets getting a chance to retaliate against Clemens. Despite Torre's precautions, Game 2 still saw its share of controversy with Clemens and Piazza. Early in the game during Piazza's first at bat, Clemens pitch had shattered the bat Piazza swung with. The ball went foul, but a sharp edge of the bat came towards Clemens. Clemens rushed off the mound and threw the bat towards the sideline, almost hitting the running Piazza. Piazza saw this as a dangerous stunt and Mets supporters lambasted Clemens for his actions. Clemens, after the game, defended himself saying he did not see Piazza coming and threw the piece angrily because he was pumped up with nervous energy. Piazza did get some revenge by belting a home run, but in the end Clemens had the last laugh by getting credit for the eventual 6-5 win.
Game 3
October 24, 2000 at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| NY Mets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| W: John Franco (1-0) L: Orlando Hernandez (0-1) S: Armando Benitez (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYM – Robin Ventura (1) | ||||||||||||
The Mets broke open a 2-2 tie in the 8th inning to go ahead and eventually win the game. This ended the Yankees 14 game winning streak in World Series play dating back to the 1996 World Series.
Game 4
October 25, 2000 at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| NY Mets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Jeff Nelson (1-0) L: Bobby J. Jones (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Derek Jeter (1) NYM – Mike Piazza (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| NY Mets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| W: Mike Stanton (2-0) L: Al Leiter (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Bernie Williams (1), Derek Jeter (2) | ||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
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- The 1998-2000 New York Yankees establish a record of ten consecutive games won in consecutive World Series. The previous record was nine by the 1937-1939 Yankees. Overall, the Yankees had won fourteen straight World Series games (starting with Game 3 of the 1996 World Series) breaking the mark of twelve straight by the 1927,1928 and 1932 Yankees.
- The Yankees' Game 2 win tied the longest AL winning streak in the World Series at 10 games (the AL had previously won 10 straight from 1927-29 and again from 1937-1940)
- The Yankees were the first team to "three-peat" as champions since the 1972-1974 Oakland Athletics.
- The Yankees were the first franchise to appear in three straight World Series since the 1988-1990 Oakland Athletics.
- Starting with this Series, MLB started changing the World Series logo each year. Prior to this year, the logo would be the same for several years in a row, with only the year changing.
- The New York Mets won game 3 of the 2000 World series by a score of 4-2, their only victory in a World Series game since game 7 of the 1986 World Series.
- Yankee hurler Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez earned the loss in Game 3, snapping his undefeated postseason record (6-0).
- New York Mets relief pitcher John Franco earned his only World Series victory of his career in game 3.
- This was Mike Piazza's first appearance in a World Series.
- The World Series winning RBI was driven in by Yankees utility man and fan favorite Luis Sojo.
- The day of the 2000 World Series opener (October 21, 2000),
marked 2 Anniversaries. (1) 25 years ago to this date Boston Red Sox's catcher Carlton Fisk
ends game 6 of the 1975 World Series with his famous home run off the left field foul pole in Fenway Park in
Boston to beat the Cincinnati Reds and force a Game 7. (2) 20 years ago to this date the Philadelphia Phillies won their only World Series title, defeating the Kansas City Royals in 6 Games. - Mets Left Fielder Benny Agbayani becomes the first Hawaiian born player to play in the World Series since the Mets' Sid Fernandez and Ron Darling played in 1986.
- This marked the last championship won by a New York team to date.
Quotes of the Series
"Piazza gets into one to center, back is Bernie Williams...A THREEPEAT!" - FOX Sports' Joe Buck on the Last out.
"Now Rivera is set, and the 0-1...swung on and hit in the air to deep center. Bernie back, away back! He's there! He MAKES THE CATCH! BALLGAME OVER! WORLD SERIES OVER! YANKEES WIN! THEEEEEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN!!!!! The New York Yankees have once again reached the summit of the sports world! They've won their third straight championship,4th in the last 5 years, and 26th overall. The most successful franchise in all of sports! Starting the new millennium, the New York Yankees are once again World Champions!!"-John Sterling calls the last out
"Vizcaino, left field base hit, Yankees win game one!!" -- (FOX) Sports Joe Buck calling Yankees' Jose Vizcaino game winning single in the Bottom of the 12th inning of Game 1.
"And he goes after the first pitch, way back! Derek Jeter! He's lined it out! Goodbye Home Run! First pitch homer for Derek Jeter!"-Gary Thorne calls Derek Jeters leadoff Game 4 Home Run
"Broken bat, foul ball off to the right side. And the barrel of the bat, came out to Clemens and he picked it up and threw it back at Piazza! I don't know what Clemens had in mind!!"--Gary Cohen (WFAN) describes the incident in Game 2.
"They'll be talkin' about this 40 years from now, and we're here now."-Yankees fan and New Yorker Spike Lee explaining the importance of the Series
External links
- World Series > Subway Series
- History of the World Series - 2000
- 2000 World Series by Baseball Almanac
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