| 2000 Oakland Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League West champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Network Associates Coliseum | |||
| City | Oakland, California | |||
| Record | 91–70 (.565) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Stephen Schott &Kenneth Hofmann | |||
| General managers | Billy Beane | |||
| Managers | Art Howe | |||
| Television | KICU-TV FSN Bay Area (Ray Fosse,Greg Papa) | |||
| Radio | KABL (Bill King,Ken Korach,Ray Fosse) | |||
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TheOakland Athletics' 2000 season was the team's 33rd inOakland,California. It was also the 100th season in franchise history. The team finished first in theAmerican League West with a record of 91–70.
The A's, in winning the division, snapped aneight-year postseason drought. The division championship was also the first of the so-called "Moneyball" era. Over the next six seasons, the Athletics would reach the postseason a total of four additional times.
The season saw the debuts of eventual ace startersBarry Zito andMark Mulder. These two pitchers, along withTim Hudson (who had debuted one year prior), would comprise the top of Oakland's rotation (known popularly as the "Big Three") until the end of the 2004 season. Of the three, Hudson fared the best in 2000; he won twenty games (the most in the American League) and reached theAll-Star Game in his first full season as a starter. For his efforts, Hudson finished second in that year's American LeagueCy Young Award voting.
The Athletics also boasted a strong offense. The team scored 947 runs (an Oakland record) over the course of the season; this figure was the third-highest in the American League. The offense was led byJason Giambi, who won theAmerican League MVP Award at the end of the season. The team collectively hit 239 home runs in 2000 (also an Oakland record); in total, nine different Athletics hit at least ten home runs.
The Athletics fought theSeattle Mariners in the standings for most of the season. In the end, the Athletics narrowly prevailed; they finished only half a game ahead of the 91–71 Mariners (who won the AL Wild Card). The Athletics then played theNew York Yankees in the ALDS. They would lose the best-of-five series three games to two.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 91 | 70 | .565 | — | 47–34 | 44–36 |
| Seattle Mariners | 91 | 71 | .562 | ½ | 47–34 | 44–37 |
| Anaheim Angels | 82 | 80 | .506 | 9½ | 46–35 | 36–45 |
| Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 20½ | 42–39 | 29–52 |
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | ||
| Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 | ||
| Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 | ||
| Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | ||
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 | ||
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | ||
| Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 | ||
| New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 | ||
| Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 | ||
| Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
| Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 | ||
| 2000 Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager
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| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Ramón Hernández | 143 | 419 | 101 | .241 | 14 | 62 |
| 1B | Jason Giambi | 152 | 510 | 170 | .333 | 43 | 137 |
| 2B | Randy Velarde | 122 | 485 | 135 | .278 | 12 | 41 |
| SS | Miguel Tejada | 160 | 607 | 167 | .275 | 30 | 115 |
| 3B | Eric Chavez | 153 | 501 | 139 | .277 | 26 | 86 |
| LF | Ben Grieve | 158 | 594 | 166 | .279 | 27 | 104 |
| CF | Terrence Long | 138 | 584 | 168 | .288 | 18 | 80 |
| RF | Matt Stairs | 143 | 476 | 108 | .227 | 21 | 81 |
| DH | Olmedo Sáenz | 76 | 214 | 67 | .313 | 9 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Giambi | 104 | 260 | 66 | .254 | 10 | 50 |
| Adam Piatt | 60 | 157 | 47 | .299 | 5 | 23 |
| Frank Menechino | 66 | 145 | 37 | .255 | 6 | 26 |
| Ryan Christenson | 121 | 129 | 32 | .248 | 4 | 18 |
| Sal Fasano | 52 | 126 | 27 | .214 | 7 | 19 |
| Mike Stanley | 32 | 97 | 26 | .268 | 4 | 18 |
| John Jaha | 33 | 97 | 17 | .175 | 1 | 5 |
| Rich Becker | 23 | 47 | 11 | .234 | 1 | 5 |
| Jorge Velandia | 18 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 9 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Porter | 17 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Valdez | 5 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ortiz | 7 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Byrnes | 10 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| A. J. Hinch | 6 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hudson | 32 | 202.1 | 20* | 4 | 4.14 | 169 |
| Gil Heredia | 32 | 198.2 | 15 | 11 | 4.12 | 101 |
| Kevin Appier | 31 | 195.1 | 15 | 11 | 4.54 | 129 |
| Mark Mulder | 27 | 154.0 | 9 | 10 | 5.44 | 88 |
| Barry Zito | 14 | 92.2 | 7 | 4 | 2.72 | 78 |
| Marcus Jones | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 |
Note; G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Olivares | 21 | 108.0 | 4 | 8 | 6.75 | 57 |
| Ariel Prieto | 8 | 31.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.12 | 19 |
| Ron Mahay | 5 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Isringhausen | 66 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 3.78 | 57 |
| Jeff Tam | 72 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.63 | 46 |
| Mike Magnante | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.31 | 17 |
| Doug Jones | 54 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.93 | 54 |
| T.J. Mathews | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.03 | 42 |
| Jim Mecir | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2.80 | 37 |
| Scott Service | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.38 | 35 |
| Luis Vizcaíno | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.45 | 18 |
| Rich Sauveur | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 7 |
| Todd Belitz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 3 |
| Frank Menechino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 0 |
| Jon Ratliff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Network Associates Coliseum inOakland, 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network Associates Coliseum inOakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yankee Stadium in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yankee Stadium in New York City
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Sáenz (1) NYY: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Network Associates Coliseum inOakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000 ALDS(3-2):New York Yankees overOakland Athletics
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||