| 2000 Chicago White Sox | ||||
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| American League Central champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 95–67 (.586) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf | |||
| General managers | Ron Schueler | |||
| Managers | Jerry Manuel | |||
| Television | WGN-TV/WCIU-TV FSN Chicago (Ken Harrelson,Darrin Jackson) | |||
| Radio | WMVP (John Rooney,Ed Farmer) WIND (AM) (Hector Molina) | |||
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The2000Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 101st season. They finished the regular season with a 95 wins and 67 losses record, good enough for first place in theAmerican League Central, 5 games ahead of the 2nd place Cleveland Indians. In addition to reaching the postseason for the first time since 1993, the White Sox had the best record in theAmerican League for the sixth time in franchise history and the first since 1983. They lost in the2000 American League Division Series to theSeattle Mariners in a three-game sweep.
The White Sox were involved in a pair ofbench-clearing brawls in a 14–6 win over theDetroit Tigers atComiskey Park on April 22. Both were fueled bypitchers hitting batters. The tensions began in the sixth inning withCarlos Lee andJeff Weaver who continued to jaw with Lee after being subbed out. A retaliatory pitch thrown byJim Parque toDean Palmer one inning later in the seventh began the first brawl which moved into shallow right field and includedKeith Foulke beingpunched byBobby Higginson and sustaining acut under his lefteye that needed fivestitches to close. Four batters afterTanyon Sturtze hitDeivi Cruz in the ninth, the second brawl erupted whenBob Howry did likewise toShane Halter. Among the eleven ejections were the White Sox's Sturtze, Howry,Magglio Ordóñez,Bill Simas, managerJerry Manuel and bench coachJoe Nossek and the Tigers' Weaver, Palmer,Robert Fick,Danny Patterson andDoug Brocail.[1]
In the harshest penalty for a brawl in MLB history, a combined 16 members of the White Sox and Tigers were suspended for a total of 82 games five days later on April 27.[2] Tigers coachJuan Samuel incurred the longest at 15 for throwing punches rather than serving as a peacemaker, while the opposing managers Manuel andPhil Garner each received eight. Palmer was also assessed eight for participating in the second brawl despite having already been ejected. Other suspended Tigers were Higginson and Fick for five each, Brocail for four andJuan Encarnación,Karim García andLuis Polonia for three. Ordóñez was the White Sox player receiving the longest suspension at five, while Lee, Parque, Foulke, Sturtze and Howry got three each.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 46–35 | 49–32 |
| Cleveland Indians | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5 | 48–33 | 42–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18 | 42–39 | 35–46 |
| Minnesota Twins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 36–45 | 33–48 |
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 2000 regular season game log: 95–67 (Home: 46–35; Away: 49–32)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 17–8 (Home: 9–3; Away: 9–5)
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May: 13–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 7–8)
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June: 20–7 (Home: 8–6; Away: 12–1)
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July: 14–12 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–8)
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August: 15–13 (Home: 6–7; Away: 9–6)
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September: 16–12 (Home: 10–8; Away: 6–4)
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| 2000 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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| Jeff Abbott, OF | 80 | 215 | 31 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 38 | .274 | 2 |
| Harold Baines, DH | 24 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | .213 | 0 |
| James Baldwin, P | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| McKay Christensen, CF | 32 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .105 | 1 |
| Joe Crede, 3B | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .357 | 0 |
| Ray Durham, 2B | 151 | 614 | 121 | 172 | 35 | 9 | 17 | 75 | 75 | 105 | .280 | 25 |
| Cal Eldred, P | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
| Brook Fordyce, C | 40 | 125 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 23 | .272 | 0 |
| Tony Graffanino, SS, 2B, 3B | 57 | 148 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 25 | .270 | 7 |
| Charles Johnson, C | 44 | 135 | 24 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 20 | 37 | .326 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson, C | 75 | 213 | 29 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 27 | 40 | .225 | 3 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B, 3B, DH | 143 | 524 | 84 | 156 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 97 | 47 | 72 | .298 | 1 |
| Carlos Lee, LF | 152 | 572 | 107 | 172 | 29 | 2 | 24 | 92 | 38 | 94 | .301 | 13 |
| Jeff Liefer, RF, 1B | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | 0 |
| Greg Norton, 3B, 1B | 71 | 201 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 47 | .244 | 1 |
| Magglio Ordóñez, RF | 153 | 588 | 102 | 185 | 34 | 3 | 32 | 126 | 60 | 64 | .315 | 18 |
| Jim Parque, P | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 |
| Josh Paul, C | 36 | 71 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | .282 | 1 |
| Herbert Perry, 3B, 1B | 109 | 383 | 69 | 118 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 22 | 68 | .308 | 4 |
| Chris Singleton, CF | 147 | 511 | 83 | 130 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 35 | 85 | .254 | 22 |
| Mike Sirotka, P | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Frank Thomas, DH, 1B | 159 | 582 | 115 | 191 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 143 | 112 | 94 | .328 | 1 |
| José Valentín, SS | 144 | 568 | 107 | 155 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 92 | 59 | 106 | .273 | 19 |
| Kip Wells, P | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Craig Wilson, 3B, SS, 2B | 28 | 73 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | .260 | 1 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5646 | 978 | 1615 | 325 | 33 | 216 | 926 | 591 | 960 | .286 | 119 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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| James Baldwin | 14 | 7 | 4.65 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 178.0 | 185 | 96 | 92 | 34 | 62 | 116 |
| Lorenzo Barceló | 4 | 2 | 3.69 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| Kevin Beirne | 1 | 3 | 6.70 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 49.2 | 50 | 41 | 37 | 9 | 21 | 41 |
| Rocky Biddle | 1 | 2 | 8.34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22.2 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Chad Bradford | 1 | 0 | 1.98 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Mark Buehrle | 4 | 1 | 4.21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 51.1 | 55 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 37 |
| Cal Eldred | 10 | 2 | 4.58 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 112.0 | 103 | 61 | 57 | 12 | 59 | 97 |
| Scott Eyre | 1 | 1 | 6.63 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| Keith Foulke | 3 | 1 | 2.97 | 72 | 0 | 34 | 88.0 | 66 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 91 |
| Jon Garland | 4 | 8 | 6.46 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 69.2 | 82 | 55 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 42 |
| Matt Ginter | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Ken Hill | 0 | 1 | 24.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Howry | 2 | 4 | 3.17 | 65 | 0 | 7 | 71.0 | 54 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 60 |
| Sean Lowe | 4 | 1 | 5.48 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 70.2 | 78 | 47 | 43 | 10 | 42 | 53 |
| Aaron Myette | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Parque | 13 | 6 | 4.28 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 187.0 | 208 | 105 | 89 | 21 | 72 | 111 |
| Jesús Peña | 2 | 1 | 5.40 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 19 |
| Bill Simas | 2 | 3 | 3.46 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 69 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 28 | 49 |
| Mike Sirotka | 15 | 10 | 3.79 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 197.0 | 203 | 101 | 83 | 23 | 70 | 128 |
| Tanyon Sturtze | 1 | 2 | 12.06 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15.2 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 6 |
| Kip Wells | 6 | 9 | 6.02 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 98.2 | 126 | 76 | 66 | 15 | 62 | 71 |
| Kelly Wunsch | 6 | 3 | 2.93 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 61.1 | 50 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 51 |
Team Totals | 95 | 67 | 4.66 | 162 | 162 | 43 | 1450.1 | 1509 | 839 | 751 | 195 | 641 | 1037 |
Seattle defeated the White Sox in a 3-game sweep.
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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| 1 | Chicago | 4 | Seattle | 7 | October 3 | 1-0 (SEA) |
| 2 | Chicago | 2 | Seattle | 5 | October 4 | 2-0 (SEA) |
| 3 | Seattle | 2 | Chicago | 1 | October 6 | 3-0 (SEA) |