2000 Milwaukee Brewers season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 2000 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 31st season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 3rd in the National League, and their 32nd overall. The Brewers finished third in the National League Central with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses, once again failing to improve their record by one game from the season prior and were eliminated from postseason contention for the 18th consecutive season.
| 2000 Milwaukee Brewers | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Division | Central |
| Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Record | 73–89 (.451) |
| Divisional place | 3rd |
| Owners | Bud Selig |
| General managers | Dean Taylor |
| Managers | Davey Lopes |
| Television | WCGV-TV Midwest SC (Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder, Len Kasper) |
| Radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell, Len Kasper) |
Offseason
- November 19, 1999: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[1]
- December 13, 1999: Matt Williams was drafted by the Brewers from the New York Yankees in the rule 5 draft. Williams was returned to the Yankees on May 3.[2]
- January 14, 2000: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Brewers to the Cincinnati Reds for Mark Sweeney and a player to be named later. The Reds completed the deal by sending Gene Altman (minors) to the Brewers on May 15.[3]
- January 21, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the Brewers to the New York Mets for Luis López.[4]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 50–31 | 45–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 77 | .525 | 10 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22 | 42–39 | 31–50 |
| Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | .444 | 23 | 39–42 | 33–48 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 37–44 | 32–49 |
| Chicago Cubs | 65 | 97 | .401 | 30 | 38–43 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–6 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 8–1 | 7–2 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 5–4 | 6–9 |
| Atlanta | 6–3 | — | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–2 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 5–4 | — | 4–8 | 4–5 | 1–6 | 5–7 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 3–10 | 8–7 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–2 | 8–4 | — | 6–3 | 3–6 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 5–8–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 7–6 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 6–7 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | — | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 5–3 | 6–6 |
| Florida | 5–4 | 6–6 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | — | 3–5 | 2–7 | 3–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 8–9 |
| Houston | 1–6 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 5–3 | — | 3–6 | 7–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 10–3 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 6–6 | 6–9 |
| Los Angeles | 6–7 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 7–2 | 6–3 | — | 3–4 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 6–9 |
| Milwaukee | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–6 | 8–5–1 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 4–3 | — | 4–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 7–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 5–7 | 6–9 |
| Montreal | 5–4 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 6–7 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 5–4 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 2–5 | 7–11 |
| New York | 7–2 | 6–7 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 6–6 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 9–3 | — | 6–7 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 3–5 | 6–3 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 1–8 | 5–8 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 7–5 | 7–6 | — | 3–6 | 2–5 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 9–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–7 | 2–5 | 9–3 | 6–7 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 3–10 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 4–3 | 2–7 | 6–3 | — | 7–2 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 6–9 |
| San Diego | 4–9 | 1–8 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 6–7 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2–7 | — | 5–7 | 0–9 | 5–10 |
| San Francisco | 7–6 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 5–3 | 7–2 | 6–2 | 7–5 | — | 5–4 | 8–7 |
| St. Louis | 4–5 | 4–3 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 3–5 | 6–3 | 6–6 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 5–2 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 8–4 | 9–0 | 4–5 | — | 7–8 |
Notable transactions
- March 22, 2000: Charlie Hayes was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[6]
- June 2, 2000: Héctor Ramírez was released by the Brewers.[7]
- July 28, 2000: Bob Wickman, Jason Bere and Steve Woodard were traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Paul Rigdon, Richie Sexson, Kane Davis and a player to be named later. The Indians completed the deal by sending Marco Scutaro to the Brewers on August 30.[8]
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | Henry Blanco | 93 | 284 | 67 | .236 | 7 | 31 |
| 1B | Richie Sexson | 57 | 213 | 63 | .296 | 14 | 47 |
| 2B | Ronnie Belliard | 152 | 571 | 150 | .263 | 8 | 54 |
| SS | Mark Loretta | 91 | 352 | 99 | .281 | 7 | 40 |
| 3B | José Hernández | 124 | 446 | 109 | .244 | 11 | 59 |
| LF | Geoff Jenkins | 135 | 512 | 155 | .303 | 34 | 94 |
| CF | Marquis Grissom | 146 | 595 | 145 | .244 | 14 | 62 |
| RF | Jeromy Burnitz | 161 | 564 | 131 | .232 | 31 | 98 |
Other batters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hayes | 121 | 370 | 93 | .251 | 9 | 46 |
| Tyler Houston | 101 | 284 | 71 | .250 | 18 | 43 |
| Raúl Casanova | 86 | 231 | 57 | .247 | 6 | 36 |
| Luis López | 78 | 201 | 53 | .264 | 6 | 27 |
| James Mouton | 87 | 159 | 37 | .233 | 2 | 17 |
| Kevin Barker | 40 | 100 | 22 | .220 | 2 | 9 |
| Lyle Mouton | 42 | 97 | 27 | .278 | 2 | 16 |
| Mark Sweeney | 71 | 73 | 16 | .219 | 1 | 6 |
| Santiago Pérez | 24 | 52 | 9 | .173 | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Berry | 32 | 46 | 7 | .152 | 1 | 2 |
| Angel Echevarria | 31 | 42 | 9 | .214 | 1 | 4 |
| Lou Collier | 14 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Brown | 5 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Jones | 12 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Haynes | 33 | 199.1 | 12 | 13 | 5.33 | 88 |
| Jamey Wright | 26 | 164.2 | 7 | 9 | 4.10 | 96 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 23 | 162.1 | 12 | 7 | 2.66 | 101 |
| John Snyder | 23 | 127.0 | 3 | 10 | 6.17 | 69 |
| Jason Bere | 20 | 115.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.93 | 98 |
| Paul Rigdon | 12 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.52 | 48 |
| Jaime Navarro | 5 | 18.2 | 0 | 5 | 12.54 | 7 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Woodard | 27 | 93.2 | 1 | 7 | 5.96 | 65 |
| Everett Stull | 20 | 43.1 | 2 | 3 | 5.82 | 33 |
| Horacio Estrada | 7 | 24.1 | 3 | 0 | 6.29 | 13 |
| Allen Levrault | 5 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 9 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wickman | 43 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2.93 | 44 |
| Curt Leskanic | 73 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2.56 | 75 |
| David Weathers | 69 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.07 | 50 |
| Valerio De Los Santos | 66 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.13 | 70 |
| Juan Acevedo | 62 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.81 | 51 |
| Ray King | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.26 | 19 |
| Jim Bruske | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 8 |
| Matt Williams | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 7 |
| Héctor Ramírez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 |
| Mike Buddie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 |
| Rafael Roque | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 4 |
| Kane Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 |
| Bob Scanlan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2000.[9] The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins.[10][11] The Indianapolis Indians won the International League championship.[12]