2000 Chicago Cubs season
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| Owner(s) | Tribune Company | |
| General manager(s) | Ed Lynch, Andy MacPhail | |
| Manager(s) | Don Baylor | |
| Local television | WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/Fox Sports Chicago (Chip Caray, Steve Stone) |
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| Local radio | WGN (Ron Santo, Pat Hughes, Andy Masur) |
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| Stats | ESPN.com | |
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The 2000 season was the Chicago Cubs 128th in their franchise history. The Cubs played in the first game held outside of North America on Opening Day. The Cubs played the New York Mets in front of over 55,000 at the Tokyodome in Japan. The Cubs won the game by a score of 5-3.[1]
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Offseason[edit]
- October 5, 1999: Lance Johnson was released by the Chicago Cubs.[2]
- November 22, 1999: Todd Van Poppel signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season[edit]
On May 11, 2000 Glenallen Hill was responsible for a memorable event in the annals of Chicago Cubs baseball lore. On that day Hill became the first, and thus far only player, to hit a pitched ball onto the roof of a five-story residential building across the street from the left field wall of Wrigley Field.
Sammy Sosa, despite hitting only 50 home runs (he had hit over 60 the previous two seasons) won his only home run crown.
Season standings[edit]
| Central Division | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | .586 | -- |
| Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10.0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22.0 |
| Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | .444 | 23.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 65 | 97 | .401 | 30.0 |
Notable Transactions[edit]
- June 5, 2000: Dontrelle Willis was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2000.[3]
- July 21, 2000: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena.[4]
- July 31, 2000: Henry Rodriguez was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Florida Marlins for Ross Gload and Dave Noyce (minors).[5]
Roster[edit]
Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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[edit]
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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Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Tenn, Daytona[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Lance Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willido03.shtml
- ^ Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrihe02.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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