This article is about the 2000 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 2000 in baseball.
The 2000 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in five games, for their third consecutive World Series title.[1] The 2000 World Series was known as the Subway Series because both fans and the two teams could take the subway to and from every game of the series.[2]
A then-record 5,693 home runs were hit during the regular season in 2000 (the record was broken in 2017, when 6,105 home runs were hit).[1] Ten teams hit at least 200 home runs each,[3] while for the first time since 1989 and only the fifth since 1949 no pitcher pitched a no-hitter.[a] Also, no team reached 100 in either the win or loss column.
The separate American and National League offices were dissolved; with this, Major League Baseball became a single unified organization. As a result, the separate umpiring crews for each league were also dissolved; all umpiring crews now worked throughout the league.
January 6 – Major league officials order Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker is to undergo psychological testing following derogatory remarks he made in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine.[65] Commissioner Bud Selig says he will listen to what the doctors say before deciding what punishment—if any—will be handed down to the pitcher.[66]
January 11 – The baseball writers elect catcher Carlton Fisk and first baseman Tony Pérez to the Hall of Fame. Fisk is chosen in his 2nd year on the ballot, while Pérez is picked on his 9th try.[67]
January 31 – Braves reliever John Rocker is suspended from baseball until May 1 by Commissioner Bud Selig for his racial and ethnic remarks in an article published in Sports Illustrated the previous month. He was also fined $20,000 and ordered to undergo sensitivity training.[68]
March 1 – Independent arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves pitcher John Rocker's suspension from 28 days to 14 days. Rocker, who is allowed to report to spring training with the team, also has his fine cut.[72]
April 3 – Andrés Galarraga hits a home run in his first game back after missing the entire 1999 season following cancer surgery. Atlanta defeat the Colorado Rockies 2–0.[75]
April 4 – Expos closer Ugueth Urbina strikes out the Dodgers in the top of the ninth inning on nine pitches, tying a major league record.[77]
April 7 – A total of 57 home runs are hit in the 15 games played, for a new major league record. The previous mark of 55 was set in 17 games on August 13, 1999. There were 36 homers hit in the AL, eclipsing the previous mark for a single league.[78]
April 10 – Colorado beats Cincinnati 7–5, despite Ken Griffey Jr.'s 400th career home run. Aged 30, Griffey is the youngest player in major league history to reach that milestone.[83]
April 15 – The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Twins 6–4, as Cal Ripken Jr. gets the 3,000th hit of his career. Ripken goes 3-for-5 in becoming the 24th player to reach the milestone, and the 7th to get 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.[87]
April 21 – The Anaheim Angels down the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–6. Mo Vaughn and Tim Salmon hit back-to-back home runs for Anaheim in the fourth inning, then do so again in the ninth. Troy Glaus also homers in both the fourth and the ninth. This the first time in major league history that three players homer in the same inning on two occasions in the same game. The Angels' three players with two home runs each in one game ties a major league record.[90]
April 23 – In the New York Yankees' 10–7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays,[91] Yankees Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada each hit home runs from both sides of the plate, marking the first time in major league history that a pair of teammates accomplish the feat in the same game.[92]
May 10 – Rickey Henderson becomes the 21st major league player to amass 10,000 career at-bats. Henderson finishes the night with 10,002 at-bats and trails only Cal Ripken Jr. among active players.[97]
June 1 – Japanese right-hander Tomokazu Ohka, a pitcher with the Pawtucket Red Sox, becomes the first pitcher in nearly 50 years to throw a nine-inning perfect game in the International League. Ohka retired all 27 batters he faced in a 2–0 triumph over the Charlotte Knights.[106] The 24-year-old Ohka needs just 76 pitches[107] to toss the first nine-inning perfect game in the IL since Dick Marlowe did it for Buffalo in 1952.[108]
June 2 – The Montréal Expos announce they will wear Maurice Richard's uniform number 9 on their jerseys for the rest of the season to honor the Montreal Canadiens great who died the previous week. It is believed to be the first time a major league team has honored an athlete from another sport in this way.[117][118]
June 16 – Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch voluntarily leaves the field after six innings of the Yankees' 12–3 loss to the Chicago White Sox, after making three throwing errors. He leaves Yankee Stadium in his street clothes while the game is still in progress.[119]
June 21 – Oakland defeats the Orioles 10–3, as Eric Chavez becomes the first Athletics player to hit for the cycle at home since the team moved to Oakland in 1968.[120][121][122]
June 26 – The Diamondbacks defeat the Astros 6–1.[123] Arizona rookie first baseman Alex Cabrera hits a two-run pinch-hit home run in his first major league at bat.[124]
June 30 – Trailing 8–1 to the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets score 10 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, capped off by Mike Piazza's 3-run home run off reliever Terry Mulholland. There had been 4 walks in the inning, and 9 of the 10 runs scored were with 2 outs in the inning.[125]
July 5 – Arizona outfielder Luis Gonzalez becomes the first Arizona Diamondback to hit for the cycle,[131] helping his team to defeat the Astros 12–9.[132] It is the first time the feat is accomplished in new Enron Field,[133] and Gonzalez is just the 9th player in baseball history to both hit for the cycle and have a 30+ game hitting streak in a career.[134]
July 6 – St. Louis rookie catcher Keith McDonald hits a home run in his second at bat, becoming only the second player in major league history to hit home runs in each of his first two big league at bats.[135]Bob Nieman, in 1951, is the other.[136]
July 6 – The American Sportscasters Association names Dodgers legend Vin Scully as the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century. Howard Cosell finishes second, followed by Mel Allen and Red Barber.[138]
July 8 – In a New York matchup, the Yankees defeat the Mets by identical 4–2 scores in both ends of an unusual day-night doubleheader. With the first game played at Shea Stadium and the nightcap at Yankee Stadium, it is the first time since 1903 that two teams played two games in different stadiums on the same day. Dwight Gooden wins the first game with a six inning effort in his first start since returning to the Yankees. Roger Clemens wins the nightcap.[139] During the second game, Clemens hit Mike Piazza in the helmet with an inside fastball, causing Piazza to suffer a concussion.[140]
July 15 – A 1909 Honus Wagnerbaseball card is auctioned for a record $1.1 million on eBay.[142] Other high-priced items in the auction include a baseball autographed by the entire 1919 "Chicago Black Sox" team, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, which sold for $93,666.[143] Also, a baseball autographed by the 1919 Cincinnati Reds sells for $11,208,[144] and a Babe Ruth signed baseball is auctioned for $76,020.[145] A contract from Shoeless Joe Jackson's sale of his Chicago pool hall to teammate Lefty Williams sells for $36,098.[146] The contract, dated October 6, 1921,[147] is for just $1.[148]
July 20 – In Houston's 6–2 win over Cincinnati, Reds pinch-hitter Mike Bell strikes out in his major league debut, making history by becoming part of the first third-generation family to play for the same major league team. His grandfather Gus Bell and father Buddy Bell also played for the Reds.[149][150][151]
August
August 4 – The Blue Jays obtain outfielder Dave Martinez from the Rangers. Martinez becomes the 9th major leaguer to play for four teams in a season. He began the year with Tampa Bay and also played with the Cubs, in addition to Texas and Toronto. The last to do so was Dave Kingman (1977). Before him, according to historian Scott Flatow, the four-in-one players were Frank Huelsman (1904), Willis Hudlin (1940), Paul Lehner (1951), Ted Gray (1955), Wes Covington (1961) and Mike Kilkenny (1972).
August 8 – Trailing 3–2 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees hit back-to-back home runs on back-to-back pitches from Oakland closer Jason Isringhausen. Bernie Williams jumped on the first pitch and sent it over the right field fence to tie the game, then David Justice sent the very next offering from Isringhausen over the center field wall to give the Yankees the win.
August 19 – The Yankees beat the Angels 9–1, hitting a major league record-tying three sacrifice flies in the 3rd inning.
August 19 – In the Houston Astros' 10–8 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, Jeff Bagwell has two home runs and five RBI. Bagwell becomes the first Houston player to reach 300 homers in his career.
August 21 – Potomac's Esix Snead breaks Lenny Dykstra's Carolina League record of 105 stolen bases by swiping his 106th. Snead has a batting average of .242 and a .338 on-base percentage. It's the 10th time in the last 20 years that a minor-leaguer has stolen 100 or more bases in a season. According to Howe Sports data, the eight players who stole 100 or more bases in the minors were:
August 22 – The Dodgers defeat the Expos 14–6, as Eric Karros becomes the first Dodger player to hit two home runs in a single inning (6th).
August 27 – The Anaheim Angels edge the Cleveland Indians 10–9, as outfielder Tim Salmon hits his 30th home run of the year in the 5th inning. Anaheim become the first team in AL history to have four players (Troy Glaus, Mo Vaughn, Garret Anderson, Salmon) reach the 30-homer mark in a single season. The Toronto Blue Jays are close with two hitters over 30 and two at 28. It's been done seven times in the NL.
September 6 – Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers becomes just the third player in major league history to play all nine positions in one game when he does it in a 13–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Sheldon joins Bert Campaneris (September 8, 1965) and César Tovar (September 22, 1968) as true utility players.
September 10 – Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks becomes the 12th pitcher to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings as the Diamondbacks lose to the Florida Marlins 4–3 in 12 innings. Johnson's 3,000 strikeout victim is Mike Lowell, who fans to end the 4th inning. In the first inning, Johnson also records his 300th strikeout for the third consecutive season and the fourth time overall. Nolan Ryan is the only other pitcher to accomplish the feat, and is the only pitcher who has reached 300 strikeouts more times with six (1972–74, 1976–77 and 1989).
September 12 – The Diamondbacks edge the Dodgers 5–4, despite Dave Hansen's major league record-breaking seventh pinch-hit home run of the season. Hansen's blast, off Curt Schilling, breaks the mark set in 1932 by Brooklyn's Johnny Frederick.
September 22 – José Lima of the Houston Astros sets an NL single-season record by allowing his 47th home run in the Astros' 12–5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The major league record for home runs allowed in a season is 50, set by the Minnesota Twins' Bert Blyleven in 1986.
September 26 – Longtime broadcast partner NBC declines to renew its rights. NBC had televised baseball since 1947, with the exception of 1990–93, and had been the exclusive home of the World Series for 26years.
September 27 – In an Oakland 9–7 victory over the Angels, Anaheim's Darin Erstad hits a home run in the 2nd inning for his 99th RBI of the year from the leadoff spot to set a new record. Nomar Garciaparra drove home 98 in 1997 for the previous mark.
SEASON NOTE – This was the first time in MLB history in 100 years that no team finished with a winning percentage either below .400 or above .600. It is also the first time, in a full 162-game season, that no team achieved 100 wins or 99 losses.
November 18 – The Mariners sign Japanese star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to a three-year contract.
December 11 – The Rangers sign free agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a record $252 million, 10-year contract. It is the richest contract in the history of professional sports.
Deaths
January 4 – John Milner, 50, first baseman and left fielder for the Mets and Pirates who hit 20 home runs twice, had 10 career grand slams
January 16 – By Saam, 85, broadcaster for the Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies from 1938 to 1975
March 7 – Jack Sanford, 70, All-Star pitcher who was the 1957 NL Rookie of the Year; was 24–7 for 1962 Giants
June 2 – Ellis Clary, 83, infielder for the Senators and Browns; later a scout for 32 years
June 5 – Don Liddle, 75, pitcher for the New York Giants during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series when teammate Willie Mays made his famous over-the-shoulder catch
June 21 – Bud Stewart, 84, outfielder who was the AL runnerup in triples with the 1948 Senators
June 23 – Bob Tillman, 63, catcher for the Red Sox and Braves who caught two no-hitters and had three home runs in a 1969 game
September 3 – Clyde Sukeforth, 98, catcher for the Reds and Dodgers who later scouted Jackie Robinson, and also signed Don Newcombe and Roberto Clemente; served as acting manager for Robinson's Dodgers debut April 15, 1947 which broke MLB's color barrier
September 17 – Chico Salmon, 59, infielder for the Indians and Orioles who had a crucial pinch hit in the 1970 World Series
September 23 – Aurelio Rodríguez, 52, third baseman, primarily for the Tigers, who won a Gold Glove and retired with the sixth most games at his position
October 22 – Hank Wyse. 82, All-Star pitcher who helped the Cubs to clinch the 1945 National League title after going 22–10 with a 2.68 ERA and the last Cubs pitcher to appear in a Series game
October 28 – Andújar Cedeño, 31, shortstop for the Astros and Padres who hit for the cycle in a 1992 game
November 25 – Hugh Alexander, 83, outfielder who played seven games for 1937 Indians; became a scout for 61 years after losing his left hand in an accident
December 10 – Willard Nixon, 72, pitcher who won 69 games for the Red Sox
December 19 – Lou Polli, 99, Italian relief pitcher for the 1932 Browns and 1944 Giants
Apparel
The Oakland Athletics changed to black spikes, ending a longtime tradition of being the only team in the majors with white cleats. This was the first season since 1962 the Athletics did not wear white shoes.
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This article is about the 2000 Major League Baseball season only For information on all of baseball see 2000 in baseball The 2000 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Mets in five games for their third consecutive World Series title 1 The 2000 World Series was known as the Subway Series because both fans and the two teams could take the subway to and from every game of the series 2 2000 MLB seasonLeagueMajor League BaseballSportBaseballDurationMarch 29 October 26 2000Number of games162Number of teams30TV partner s Fox FX Fox Family ESPN NBCDraftTop draft pickAdrian GonzalezPicked byFlorida MarlinsRegular SeasonSeason MVPAL Jason Giambi OAK NL Jeff Kent SF PostseasonAL championsNew York Yankees AL runners upSeattle MarinersNL championsNew York Mets NL runners upSt Louis CardinalsWorld SeriesChampionsNew York Yankees Runners upNew York MetsWorld Series MVPDerek Jeter NYY MLB seasons 19992001 A then record 5 693 home runs were hit during the regular season in 2000 the record was broken in 2017 when 6 105 home runs were hit 1 Ten teams hit at least 200 home runs each 3 while for the first time since 1989 and only the fifth since 1949 no pitcher pitched a no hitter a Also no team reached 100 in either the win or loss column The separate American and National League offices were dissolved with this Major League Baseball became a single unified organization As a result the separate umpiring crews for each league were also dissolved all umpiring crews now worked throughout the league Contents 1 Standings 1 1 American League 1 2 National League 2 Postseason 2 1 Bracket 3 League leaders 3 1 American League 3 2 National League 4 Managers 4 1 American League 4 2 National League 5 Awards and honors 5 1 Other awards 5 2 Player of the Month 5 3 Pitcher of the Month 6 Home Field Attendance amp Payroll 7 Events 7 1 January March 7 2 April May 7 3 June July 7 4 August 7 5 September 7 6 October December 8 Deaths 9 Apparel 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksStandings EditAmerican League Edit vteAL East W L Pct GB Home Road 3 New York Yankees 87 74 0 540 44 36 43 38Boston Red Sox 85 77 0 525 2 42 39 43 38Toronto Blue Jays 83 79 0 512 4 45 36 38 43Baltimore Orioles 74 88 0 457 13 44 37 30 51Tampa Bay Devil Rays 69 92 0 429 18 36 44 33 48vteAL Central W L Pct GB Home Road 1 Chicago White Sox 95 67 0 586 46 35 49 32Cleveland Indians 90 72 0 556 5 48 33 42 39Detroit Tigers 79 83 0 488 16 43 38 36 45Kansas City Royals 77 85 0 475 18 42 39 35 46Minnesota Twins 69 93 0 426 26 36 45 33 48vteAL West W L Pct GB Home Road 2 Oakland Athletics 91 70 0 565 47 34 44 36 4 Seattle Mariners 91 71 0 562 47 34 44 37Anaheim Angels 82 80 0 506 9 46 35 36 45Texas Rangers 71 91 0 438 20 42 39 29 52 National League Edit vteNL East W L Pct GB Home Road 3 Atlanta Braves 95 67 0 586 51 30 44 37 4 New York Mets 94 68 0 580 1 55 26 39 42Florida Marlins 79 82 0 491 15 43 38 36 44Montreal Expos 67 95 0 414 28 37 44 30 51Philadelphia Phillies 65 97 0 401 30 34 47 31 50vteNL Central W L Pct GB Home Road 2 St Louis Cardinals 95 67 0 586 50 31 45 36Cincinnati Reds 85 77 0 525 10 43 38 42 39Milwaukee Brewers 73 89 0 451 22 42 39 31 50Houston Astros 72 90 0 444 23 39 42 33 48Pittsburgh Pirates 69 93 0 426 26 37 44 32 49Chicago Cubs 65 97 0 401 30 38 43 27 54vteNL West W L Pct GB Home Road 1 San Francisco Giants 97 65 0 599 55 26 42 39Los Angeles Dodgers 86 76 0 531 11 44 37 42 39Arizona Diamondbacks 85 77 0 525 12 47 34 38 43Colorado Rockies 82 80 0 506 15 48 33 34 47San Diego Padres 76 86 0 469 21 41 40 35 46Postseason Edit The season s eventual National League Central Division champions St Louis Cardinals playing host to the Chicago Cubs during a September 2000 game at Busch Memorial Stadium Main article 2000 MLB Postseason Bracket Edit Division Series ALDS NLDS League Championship Series NLCS ALCS World Series 1Chicago White Sox04Seattle34Seattle2American League3NY Yankees42Oakland23NY Yankees3AL3NY Yankees4NL4NY Mets11San Francisco14NY Mets34NY Mets4National League2St Louis12St Louis33Atlanta0League leaders EditAmerican League Edit Batting leaders Stat Player TotalAVG Nomar Garciaparra BOS 372HR Troy Glaus ANA 47RBI Edgar Martinez SEA 145R Johnny Damon KC 136H Darin Erstad ANA 240SB Johnny Damon KC 46 Pitching leaders Stat Player TotalW Tim Hudson OAK David Wells TOR 20L Brad Radke MIN 16ERA Pedro Martinez BOS 1 74K Pedro Martinez BOS 284IP Mike Mussina BAL 237 2SV Todd Jones DET Derek Lowe BOS 42 National League Edit Batting leaders Stat Player TotalAVG Todd Helton COL 372HR Sammy Sosa CHC 50RBI Todd Helton COL 147R Jeff Bagwell HOU 152H Todd Helton COL 216SB Luis Castillo FLA 62 Pitching leaders Stat Player TotalW Tom Glavine ATL 21L Omar Daal ARI PHI 19ERA Kevin Brown LAD 2 58K Randy Johnson ARI 347IP Jon Lieber CHC 251 0SV Antonio Alfonseca FLA 45Managers EditAmerican League Edit Team Manager TenureAnaheim Angels Mike Scioscia 4 1st seasonBaltimore Orioles Mike Hargrove 5 1st seasonBoston Red Sox Jimy Williams 6 4th seasonChicago White Sox Jerry Manuel 7 3rd seasonCleveland Indians Charlie Manuel 8 1st seasonDetroit Tigers Phil Garner 9 1st seasonKansas City Royals Tony Muser 10 4th seasonMinnesota Twins Tom Kelly 11 15th seasonNew York Yankees Joe Torre 12 5th seasonOakland Athletics Art Howe 13 5th seasonSeattle Mariners Lou Piniella 14 8th seasonTampa Bay Devil Rays Larry Rothschild 15 3rd seasonTexas Rangers Johnny Oates 16 6th seasonToronto Blue Jays Jim Fregosi 17 2nd seasonNational League Edit Team Manager TenureArizona Diamondbacks Buck Showalter 18 3rd seasonAtlanta Braves Bobby Cox 19 11th seasonChicago Cubs Don Baylor 20 1st seasonCincinnati Reds Jack McKeon 21 4th seasonColorado Rockies Buddy Bell 22 1st seasonFlorida Marlins John Boles Jr 23 2nd seasonHouston Astros Larry Dierker 24 4th seasonLos Angeles Dodgers Davey Johnson 25 2nd seasonMilwaukee Brewers Davey Lopes 26 1st seasonMontreal Expos Felipe Alou 27 9th seasonNew York Mets Bobby Valentine 28 5th seasonPhiladelphia Phillies Terry Francona 29 4th seasonPittsburgh Pirates Gene Lamont 30 4th seasonSt Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa 31 5th seasonSan Diego Padres Bruce Bochy 32 6th seasonSan Francisco Giants Dusty Baker 33 8th seasonAwards and honors EditBaseball Hall of Fame Sparky Anderson Carlton Fisk Bid McPhee Tony Perez Turkey StearnesFurther information 2000 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting Baseball Writers Association of America AwardsBBWAA Award National League 34 American League 35 Rookie of the Year Rafael Furcal ATL Kazuhiro Sasaki SEA Cy Young Award Randy Johnson ARI Pedro Martinez BOS Manager of the Year Dusty Baker SF Jerry Manuel CHW Most Valuable Player Jeff Kent SF Jason Giambi OAK Gold Glove AwardsPosition National League American LeaguePitcher Greg Maddux ATL Kenny Rogers TEX Catcher Mike Matheny STL Ivan Rodriguez TEX First Baseman J T Snow SF John Olerud SEA Second Baseman Pokey Reese CIN Roberto Alomar CLE Third Baseman Scott Rolen PHI Travis Fryman CLE Shortstop Neifi Perez COL Omar Vizquel CLE Outfielders Steve Finley ARI Bernie Williams NYY Jim Edmonds STL Jermaine Dye KC Andruw Jones ATL Darin Erstad ANA Silver Slugger AwardsPitcher Designated Hitter Mike Hampton NYM Frank Thomas CHW Catcher Mike Piazza NYM Jorge Posada NYY First Baseman Todd Helton COL Carlos Delgado TOR Second Baseman Jeff Kent SF Roberto Alomar CLE Third Baseman Chipper Jones ATL Troy Glaus ANA Shortstop Edgar Renteria STL Alex Rodriguez SEA Outfielders Barry Bonds SF Darin Erstad ANA Vladimir Guerrero MTL Magglio Ordonez CHW Sammy Sosa CHC Manny Ramirez CLE Other awards Edit Outstanding Designated Hitter Award Edgar Martinez SEA Hank Aaron Award Carlos Delgado TOR American Todd Helton COL National Roberto Clemente Award Humanitarian Al Leiter NYM Rolaids Relief Man Award Todd Jones DET American Antonio Alfonseca FLA National Warren Spahn Award Best left handed pitcher Randy Johnson ARI Player of the Month Edit Month American League National LeagueApril Jermaine Dye Vladimir GuerreroMay Edgar Martinez Todd HeltonJune Albert Belle Jeff KentJuly Johnny Damon Sammy SosaAugust Glenallen Hill Todd HeltonSeptember Jason Giambi Richard HidalgoPitcher of the Month Edit Month American League National LeagueApril Pedro Martinez Randy JohnsonMay James Baldwin Garrett StephensonJune Cal Eldred Al LeiterJuly Roger Clemens Jeff D AmicoAugust Steve Sparks Russ OrtizSeptember Tim Hudson Greg MadduxHome Field Attendance amp Payroll EditTeam Name Wins Home attendance Per Game Est Payroll Cleveland Indians 36 90 7 2 3 456 278 0 4 42 670 76 972 271 4 5 St Louis Cardinals 37 95 26 7 3 336 493 3 4 41 191 61 653 863 23 3 San Francisco Giants 38 97 12 8 3 318 800 59 7 40 973 53 737 826 14 8 Baltimore Orioles 39 74 5 1 3 297 031 4 0 40 704 82 347 435 1 9 Colorado Rockies 40 82 13 9 3 295 129 5 3 40 681 61 111 190 1 3 Atlanta Braves 41 95 7 8 3 234 304 1 5 39 930 84 737 836 15 5 Houston Astros 42 72 25 8 3 056 139 12 9 37 730 51 289 111 6 9 New York Yankees 43 87 11 2 3 055 435 7 2 38 193 93 113 260 7 1 Arizona Diamondbacks 44 85 15 0 2 942 251 2 6 36 324 81 027 833 17 9 Seattle Mariners 45 91 15 2 2 914 624 0 1 35 983 60 495 000 11 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 46 86 11 7 2 880 242 6 9 35 559 88 124 286 8 7 New York Mets 47 94 3 1 2 820 530 3 5 34 821 79 509 776 15 5 Chicago Cubs 48 65 3 0 2 789 511 0 9 34 438 60 539 333 2 9 Texas Rangers 49 71 25 3 2 588 401 6 6 31 956 70 795 921 7 7 Boston Red Sox 50 85 9 6 2 585 895 5 7 31 925 79 975 333 24 8 Cincinnati Reds 51 85 11 5 2 577 371 25 0 31 431 46 867 200 38 0 Detroit Tigers 52 79 14 5 2 438 617 20 3 30 106 59 645 167 62 6 San Diego Padres 53 76 2 7 2 352 443 6 8 29 043 55 021 000 10 6 Anaheim Angels 54 82 17 1 2 066 982 8 3 25 518 52 664 167 5 3 Chicago White Sox 55 95 26 7 1 947 799 45 5 24 047 31 743 500 22 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 56 69 11 5 1 748 908 6 8 21 591 31 328 334 25 1 Toronto Blue Jays 57 83 1 2 1 705 712 21 2 21 058 46 038 332 1 3 Philadelphia Phillies 58 65 15 6 1 612 769 11 6 19 911 47 513 000 49 0 Oakland Athletics 58 91 4 6 1 603 744 11 8 19 799 33 172 333 33 6 Milwaukee Brewers 59 73 1 4 1 573 621 7 5 19 427 37 305 333 14 0 Kansas City Royals 60 77 20 3 1 564 847 3 9 19 319 24 903 000 6 6 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 61 69 0 0 1 449 673 7 2 18 121 63 265 129 62 8 Florida Marlins 62 79 23 4 1 218 326 11 0 15 041 20 347 000 3 5 Minnesota Twins 63 69 9 5 1 000 760 16 8 12 355 17 529 500 20 7 Montreal Expos 64 67 1 5 926 272 19 8 11 435 32 994 333 84 3 Events EditJanuary March Edit January 6 Major league officials order Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker is to undergo psychological testing following derogatory remarks he made in an interview with Sports Illustrated magazine 65 Commissioner Bud Selig says he will listen to what the doctors say before deciding what punishment if any will be handed down to the pitcher 66 January 11 The baseball writers elect catcher Carlton Fisk and first baseman Tony Perez to the Hall of Fame Fisk is chosen in his 2nd year on the ballot while Perez is picked on his 9th try 67 January 31 Braves reliever John Rocker is suspended from baseball until May 1 by Commissioner Bud Selig for his racial and ethnic remarks in an article published in Sports Illustrated the previous month He was also fined 20 000 and ordered to undergo sensitivity training 68 February 10 The Seattle Mariners accommodate center fielder Ken Griffey Jr trading him to his hometown Cincinnati Reds in exchange for four players 69 Cincinnati resisted giving up infielder Pokey Reese 70 February 29 Manager Sparky Anderson 19th century star Bid McPhee and Negro leagues player Norman Turkey Stearnes are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee 71 March 1 Independent arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves pitcher John Rocker s suspension from 28 days to 14 days Rocker who is allowed to report to spring training with the team also has his fine cut 72 March 29 The Chicago Cubs open the major league season in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Japan by defeating the New York Mets 5 3 in the first big league game ever played outside of North America 73 Jon Lieber gets the victory and Mike Hampton takes the loss Shane Andrews hits the first home run of the season Mark Grace and Mike Piazza also homer 74 April May Edit April 3 Andres Galarraga hits a home run in his first game back after missing the entire 1999 season following cancer surgery Atlanta defeat the Colorado Rockies 2 0 75 April 3 The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Montreal Expos 10 4 behind Eric Karros grand slam Right fielder Vladimir Guerrero hits a pair of home runs for Montreal 76 as a new major league record for Opening Day is set with five players having multiple home run games citation needed April 4 Expos closer Ugueth Urbina strikes out the Dodgers in the top of the ninth inning on nine pitches tying a major league record 77 April 7 A total of 57 home runs are hit in the 15 games played for a new major league record The previous mark of 55 was set in 17 games on August 13 1999 There were 36 homers hit in the AL eclipsing the previous mark for a single league 78 April 7 The Tampa Bay Devil Rays open their home schedule playing home games at Tropicana Field on the new FieldTurf artificial surface the first professional baseball venue to use that material 79 They lose to the Cleveland Indians 14 5 80 April 9 The Minnesota Twins defeat the Kansas City Royals 13 7 81 In the process they become the first teams in major league history to each hit back to back to back home runs in the same game 82 Ron Coomer Jacque Jones and Matt LeCroy hit consecutive homers for Minnesota in the 6th inning followed by three in a row by Carlos Beltran Jermaine Dye and Mike Sweeney of Kansas City an inning later 81 April 10 Colorado beats Cincinnati 7 5 despite Ken Griffey Jr s 400th career home run Aged 30 Griffey is the youngest player in major league history to reach that milestone 83 April 11 The Los Angeles Dodgers edge the San Francisco Giants 6 5 84 in the first game played at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco 85 Shortstop Kevin Elster leads the Dodger attack with three home runs 84 April 11 The Detroit Tigers sink the Seattle Mariners 5 2 in the first game played at Comerica Park in Detroit 86 April 15 The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Twins 6 4 as Cal Ripken Jr gets the 3 000th hit of his career Ripken goes 3 for 5 in becoming the 24th player to reach the milestone and the 7th to get 3 000 hits and 400 home runs 87 April 16 Cleveland Indians starter Chuck Finley who was already the only pitcher to strike out four batters in one inning twice does it for the third time 88 striking out Tom Evans Royce Clayton Chad Curtis who takes first on a passed ball and Rafael Palmeiro in the third inning Finley beats the Texas Rangers 2 1 with the help of back to back ninth inning home runs from Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome 89 April 21 The Anaheim Angels down the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9 6 Mo Vaughn and Tim Salmon hit back to back home runs for Anaheim in the fourth inning then do so again in the ninth Troy Glaus also homers in both the fourth and the ninth This the first time in major league history that three players homer in the same inning on two occasions in the same game The Angels three players with two home runs each in one game ties a major league record 90 April 23 In the New York Yankees 10 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays 91 Yankees Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada each hit home runs from both sides of the plate marking the first time in major league history that a pair of teammates accomplish the feat in the same game 92 April 29 The San Francisco Giants defeat the Montreal Expos 2 1 for their first victory at Pacific Bell Park 93 They are the first team to lose six straight games to begin play in a newly constructed home venue 94 April 30 The St Louis Cardinals defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 4 3 as Mark McGwire and Jim Edmonds hit home runs 95 St Louis finishes the month with 55 homers a new record for April citation needed It also ties the National League mark for homers in any month citation needed Major league batters also set a record for most home runs in a month by hitting 931 in April 96 the total is 140 more than the number hit in 1999 citation needed May 10 Rickey Henderson becomes the 21st major league player to amass 10 000 career at bats Henderson finishes the night with 10 002 at bats and trails only Cal Ripken Jr among active players 97 May 11 At Wrigley Field the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Chicago Cubs 14 8 in the longest 9 inning game in National League history 4 hours and 22 minutes 98 For the Brewers Mark Loretta goes 5 for 5 99 to offset Glenallen Hill s second inning home run which lands on the roof of a building on Waveland Avenue beyond the left field seats 100 May 18 Mark McGwire hits three home runs and has seven RBI in a 7 2 victory for the St Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies With the home runs McGwire moves past former New York Yankee Mickey Mantle into 8th all time on the career home run list with 539 101 May 19 The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Cardinals 13 1 as catcher Jason Kendall hits for the cycle becoming the first Pirate ever to do so at Three Rivers Stadium 102 May 23 The Baltimore Orioles defeat the Seattle Mariners 4 2 Rickey Henderson of the Mariners draws his 2 000th career walk in the 9th inning of the game becoming the third player to achieve that mark along with Babe Ruth and Ted Williams 103 May 29 Second baseman Randy Velarde of the Oakland Athletics turns an unassisted triple play just the 11th in major league history on a line drive by the New York Yankees Shane Spencer With runners on first and second running with the pitch Velarde catches Spencer s line drive tags Jorge Posada as he nears second base then tags Tino Martinez out before he can return to second base 104 In 1995 while with the Yankees Velarde turned an unassisted triple play against the Los Angeles Dodgers in spring training following the strike 105 June July Edit June 1 Japanese right hander Tomokazu Ohka a pitcher with the Pawtucket Red Sox becomes the first pitcher in nearly 50 years to throw a nine inning perfect game in the International League Ohka retired all 27 batters he faced in a 2 0 triumph over the Charlotte Knights 106 The 24 year old Ohka needs just 76 pitches 107 to toss the first nine inning perfect game in the IL since Dick Marlowe did it for Buffalo in 1952 108 June 2 With the Detroit Tigers visiting Wrigley Field for the first time since the 1945 World Series 109 110 111 112 113 114 Chicago Cubs reliever Rick Aguilera pitches a perfect ninth inning for his 300th save in a 2 0 Chicago victory 115 June 2 Tampa Bay Devil Rays first baseman Fred McGriff becomes the 31st player to hit 400 career home runs when he hits a two run home run against Glendon Rusch in a 5 3 loss to the New York Mets at Shea Stadium 116 June 2 The Montreal Expos announce they will wear Maurice Richard s uniform number 9 on their jerseys for the rest of the season to honor the Montreal Canadiens great who died the previous week It is believed to be the first time a major league team has honored an athlete from another sport in this way 117 118 June 16 Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch voluntarily leaves the field after six innings of the Yankees 12 3 loss to the Chicago White Sox after making three throwing errors He leaves Yankee Stadium in his street clothes while the game is still in progress 119 June 21 Oakland defeats the Orioles 10 3 as Eric Chavez becomes the first Athletics player to hit for the cycle at home since the team moved to Oakland in 1968 120 121 122 June 26 The Diamondbacks defeat the Astros 6 1 123 Arizona rookie first baseman Alex Cabrera hits a two run pinch hit home run in his first major league at bat 124 June 30 Trailing 8 1 to the Atlanta Braves the New York Mets score 10 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning capped off by Mike Piazza s 3 run home run off reliever Terry Mulholland There had been 4 walks in the inning and 9 of the 10 runs scored were with 2 outs in the inning 125 July 1 On Canada s 133rd birthday 126 the Florida Marlins Ryan Dempster and the Montreal Expos Mike Johnson face each other in a rare matchup of Canadian starters Dempster s Marlins win the game 6 5 127 Johnson is from Edmonton Alberta 128 while Dempster hails from Sechelt British Columbia 129 It is the first matchup of Canadian born starters since September 1999 when Dempster took on Eric Gagne of the Dodgers 130 July 5 Arizona outfielder Luis Gonzalez becomes the first Arizona Diamondback to hit for the cycle 131 helping his team to defeat the Astros 12 9 132 It is the first time the feat is accomplished in new Enron Field 133 and Gonzalez is just the 9th player in baseball history to both hit for the cycle and have a 30 game hitting streak in a career 134 July 6 St Louis rookie catcher Keith McDonald hits a home run in his second at bat becoming only the second player in major league history to hit home runs in each of his first two big league at bats 135 Bob Nieman in 1951 is the other 136 July 6 Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser announces his retirement 137 July 6 The American Sportscasters Association names Dodgers legend Vin Scully as the No 1 sportscaster of the 20th century Howard Cosell finishes second followed by Mel Allen and Red Barber 138 July 8 In a New York matchup the Yankees defeat the Mets by identical 4 2 scores in both ends of an unusual day night doubleheader With the first game played at Shea Stadium and the nightcap at Yankee Stadium it is the first time since 1903 that two teams played two games in different stadiums on the same day Dwight Gooden wins the first game with a six inning effort in his first start since returning to the Yankees Roger Clemens wins the nightcap 139 During the second game Clemens hit Mike Piazza in the helmet with an inside fastball causing Piazza to suffer a concussion 140 July 11 The American League wins its fourth consecutive All Star Game beating the National League 6 3 Derek Jeter of the Yankees and Chipper Jones of the Braves each go 3 for 3 in the contest Jeter takes MVP honors while James Baldwin of the White Sox is the winning pitcher 141 July 15 A 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card is auctioned for a record 1 1 million on eBay 142 Other high priced items in the auction include a baseball autographed by the entire 1919 Chicago Black Sox team including Shoeless Joe Jackson which sold for 93 666 143 Also a baseball autographed by the 1919 Cincinnati Reds sells for 11 208 144 and a Babe Ruth signed baseball is auctioned for 76 020 145 A contract from Shoeless Joe Jackson s sale of his Chicago pool hall to teammate Lefty Williams sells for 36 098 146 The contract dated October 6 1921 147 is for just 1 148 July 20 In Houston s 6 2 win over Cincinnati Reds pinch hitter Mike Bell strikes out in his major league debut making history by becoming part of the first third generation family to play for the same major league team His grandfather Gus Bell and father Buddy Bell also played for the Reds 149 150 151 August Edit August 4 The Blue Jays obtain outfielder Dave Martinez from the Rangers Martinez becomes the 9th major leaguer to play for four teams in a season He began the year with Tampa Bay and also played with the Cubs in addition to Texas and Toronto The last to do so was Dave Kingman 1977 Before him according to historian Scott Flatow the four in one players were Frank Huelsman 1904 Willis Hudlin 1940 Paul Lehner 1951 Ted Gray 1955 Wes Covington 1961 and Mike Kilkenny 1972 August 8 Trailing 3 2 entering the bottom of the ninth the Yankees hit back to back home runs on back to back pitches from Oakland closer Jason Isringhausen Bernie Williams jumped on the first pitch and sent it over the right field fence to tie the game then David Justice sent the very next offering from Isringhausen over the center field wall to give the Yankees the win August 19 The Yankees beat the Angels 9 1 hitting a major league record tying three sacrifice flies in the 3rd inning August 19 In the Houston Astros 10 8 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Jeff Bagwell has two home runs and five RBI Bagwell becomes the first Houston player to reach 300 homers in his career August 21 Potomac s Esix Snead breaks Lenny Dykstra s Carolina League record of 105 stolen bases by swiping his 106th Snead has a batting average of 242 and a 338 on base percentage It s the 10th time in the last 20 years that a minor leaguer has stolen 100 or more bases in a season According to Howe Sports data the eight players who stole 100 or more bases in the minors were Vince Coleman Macon South Atlantic 1983 145 Donell Nixon Bakersfield California 1983 144 Jeff Stone Spartanburg South Atlantic 1983 123 Alan Wiggins Lodi California 1980 120 Marcus Lawton Columbia South Atlantic 1985 111 Esix Snead Potomac Carolina 2000 106 Lenny Dykstra Lynchburg Carolina 1983 105 Donell Nixon Chattanooga Southern 1984 102 Vince Coleman Louisville American Association 1983 101 Albert Hall Durham Carolina 1980 100 August 22 The Dodgers defeat the Expos 14 6 as Eric Karros becomes the first Dodger player to hit two home runs in a single inning 6th August 27 The Anaheim Angels edge the Cleveland Indians 10 9 as outfielder Tim Salmon hits his 30th home run of the year in the 5th inning Anaheim become the first team in AL history to have four players Troy Glaus Mo Vaughn Garret Anderson Salmon reach the 30 homer mark in a single season The Toronto Blue Jays are close with two hitters over 30 and two at 28 It s been done seven times in the NL September Edit September 1 For the second time in the season pitcher Ryan Rupe of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays gives up a grand slam to Kansas City Royals outfielder Jermaine Dye The other slam was on April 26 September 3 Kenny Lofton of the Cleveland Indians ties a major league record by scoring in his 18th straight game in the first inning of the Cleveland Indians 12 11 13 inning victory over the Baltimore Orioles Red Rolfe set the record in 1939 for the New York Yankees September 4 At Fenway Park Carl Everett of the Boston Red Sox becomes only the sixth major league switch hitter to drive in 100 runs in both leagues when he knocks in his 100th RBI of the year Boston wins over the Seattle Mariners 5 1 Everett drove in 108 runs for the Houston Astros in 1999 The other five 100 100 switch hitters were Ted Simmons Ken Singleton Eddie Murray Bobby Bonilla and J T Snow Before the game the Red Sox honor Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk Fisk who played his first nine seasons with Boston joins Bobby Doerr 1 Joe Cronin 4 Carl Yastrzemski 8 and Ted Williams 9 in having his number 27 be retired at Fenway September 6 Scott Sheldon of the Texas Rangers becomes just the third player in major league history to play all nine positions in one game when he does it in a 13 1 loss to the Chicago White Sox Sheldon joins Bert Campaneris September 8 1965 and Cesar Tovar September 22 1968 as true utility players September 6 After reaching an agreement with Morgan Lewis and Bockis LLP Major League Baseball can now use the URL http www mlb com The law firm registered the domain name in 1994 and refused to release it making it necessary for the league to use http www majorleaguebaseball com September 10 Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks becomes the 12th pitcher to reach the 3 000 strikeout plateau fanning a season high 14 in seven innings as the Diamondbacks lose to the Florida Marlins 4 3 in 12 innings Johnson s 3 000 strikeout victim is Mike Lowell who fans to end the 4th inning In the first inning Johnson also records his 300th strikeout for the third consecutive season and the fourth time overall Nolan Ryan is the only other pitcher to accomplish the feat and is the only pitcher who has reached 300 strikeouts more times with six 1972 74 1976 77 and 1989 September 12 The Diamondbacks edge the Dodgers 5 4 despite Dave Hansen s major league record breaking seventh pinch hit home run of the season Hansen s blast off Curt Schilling breaks the mark set in 1932 by Brooklyn s Johnny Frederick September 15 Rickey Henderson scores his first two at bats to pace the Seattle Mariners to a 10 2 win over the Baltimore Orioles Henderson moves into second place on the all time list of runs 2 175 one ahead of Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron September 16 The St Louis Cardinals defeat the Chicago Cubs 7 6 despite Sammy Sosa s 50th home run of the season Sosa becomes the second player to hit 50 or more in three consecutive years joining Mark McGwire 152 September 22 Jose Lima of the Houston Astros sets an NL single season record by allowing his 47th home run in the Astros 12 5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds The major league record for home runs allowed in a season is 50 set by the Minnesota Twins Bert Blyleven in 1986 September 26 Longtime broadcast partner NBC declines to renew its rights NBC had televised baseball since 1947 with the exception of 1990 93 and had been the exclusive home of the World Series for 26 years September 27 In an Oakland 9 7 victory over the Angels Anaheim s Darin Erstad hits a home run in the 2nd inning for his 99th RBI of the year from the leadoff spot to set a new record Nomar Garciaparra drove home 98 in 1997 for the previous mark SEASON NOTE This was the first time in MLB history in 100 years that no team finished with a winning percentage either below 400 or above 600 It is also the first time in a full 162 game season that no team achieved 100 wins or 99 losses October December Edit October 8 Bobby Jones of the New York Mets one hits the San Francisco Giants in Game Four of the NLDS to advance the Mets to the NLCS October 26 The New York Yankees defeat the New York Mets 4 2 to win their 26th World Series 4 games to 1 Luis Sojo hits a single in the top of the 9th inning and drives home the winning run for his team Bernie Williams and Derek Jeter homer for the Yankees and Jeter is named the Series MVP November 18 The Mariners sign Japanese star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to a three year contract December 11 The Rangers sign free agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a record 252 million 10 year contract It is the richest contract in the history of professional sports Deaths EditJanuary 4 John Milner 50 first baseman and left fielder for the Mets and Pirates who hit 20 home runs twice had 10 career grand slams January 11 Bob Lemon 79 Hall of Fame pitcher who won 207 games including a no hitter for the Cleveland Indians posting seven 20 win seasons won final game of 1948 World Series and managed Yankees to 1978 championship January 16 By Saam 85 broadcaster for the Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies from 1938 to 1975 March 7 Jack Sanford 70 All Star pitcher who was the 1957 NL Rookie of the Year was 24 7 for 1962 Giants June 2 Ellis Clary 83 infielder for the Senators and Browns later a scout for 32 years June 5 Don Liddle 75 pitcher for the New York Giants during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series when teammate Willie Mays made his famous over the shoulder catch June 21 Bud Stewart 84 outfielder who was the AL runnerup in triples with the 1948 Senators June 23 Bob Tillman 63 catcher for the Red Sox and Braves who caught two no hitters and had three home runs in a 1969 game September 3 Clyde Sukeforth 98 catcher for the Reds and Dodgers who later scouted Jackie Robinson and also signed Don Newcombe and Roberto Clemente served as acting manager for Robinson s Dodgers debut April 15 1947 which broke MLB s color barrier September 17 Chico Salmon 59 infielder for the Indians and Orioles who had a crucial pinch hit in the 1970 World Series September 23 Aurelio Rodriguez 52 third baseman primarily for the Tigers who won a Gold Glove and retired with the sixth most games at his position October 22 Hank Wyse 82 All Star pitcher who helped the Cubs to clinch the 1945 National League title after going 22 10 with a 2 68 ERA and the last Cubs pitcher to appear in a Series game October 28 Andujar Cedeno 31 shortstop for the Astros and Padres who hit for the cycle in a 1992 game November 25 Hugh Alexander 83 outfielder who played seven games for 1937 Indians became a scout for 61 years after losing his left hand in an accident December 10 Willard Nixon 72 pitcher who won 69 games for the Red Sox December 19 Lou Polli 99 Italian relief pitcher for the 1932 Browns and 1944 GiantsApparel EditThe Oakland Athletics changed to black spikes ending a longtime tradition of being the only team in the majors with white cleats This was the first season since 1962 the Athletics did not wear white shoes See also Edit2000 Nippon Professional Baseball seasonNotes Edita Major League Baseball seasons since 1901 without a no hitter pitched are 1909 1913 1921 1927 1928 1932 1933 1936 1939 1942 1943 1949 1959 1982 1985 1989 2000 and 2005 References Edit a b In the year 2000 when the Yankees last won a World Series at sports yahoo com URL accessed July 3 2010 Archived 07 03 10 History of the Subway 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