2000 Milwaukee Brewers season
The Milwaukee Brewers' 2000 season involved the Brewers' finishing 3rd in the National League Central with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses.
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| Owner(s) | Bud Selig |
| General manager(s) | Dean Taylor |
| Manager(s) | Davey Lopes |
| Local television | WCGV-TV Midwest SC (Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder, Len Kasper) |
| Local radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Jim Powell, Len Kasper) |
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The Brewers playing host to the Cincinnati Reds during an August 2000 game at Milwaukee County Stadium.
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
- Kevin Barker
- Ronnie Belliard
- Henry Blanco
- Jeromy Burnitz
- Marquis Grissom
- Jimmy Haynes
- José Hernández
- Geoff Jenkins
- Mark Loretta[5]
Season standings
| NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 50–31 | 45–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 43–38 | 42–39 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 22 | 42–39 | 31–50 |
| Houston Astros | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 23 | 39–42 | 33–48 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 26 | 37–44 | 32–49 |
| Chicago Cubs | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 30 | 38–43 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ARI | 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
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
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Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mark Sweeney | 71 | 73 | 16 | .219 | 1 | 6 |
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jason Bere | 20 | 115 | 6 | 7 | 4.93 | 98 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Matt Williams | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 7 |
| Héctor Ramírez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 |
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2000.[9][10] The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins.[10] The Indianapolis Indians won the International League championship.[11]
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| Triple-A | Indianapolis Indians | International League | Steve Smith |
| Double-A | Huntsville Stars | Southern League | Carlos Lezcano |
| Class A-Advanced | Mudville Nine | California League | Barry Moss, Lonnie Keeter, and Frank Kremblas |
| Class A | Beloit Snappers | Midwest League | Don Money |
| Rookie | Helena Brewers | Pioneer League | Dan Norman |
| Rookie | Ogden Raptors | Pioneer League | Ed Sedar |
| Rookie | DSL Brewers | Dominican Summer League | — |
| Rookie | VSL San Joaquin | Venezuelan Summer League | — |
References
- Jason Bere at Baseball-Reference
- Matt Williams at Baseball-Reference
- Alex Ochoa at Baseball-Reference
- Bill Pulsipher at Baseball-Reference
- 2000 Milwaukee Brewers Roster by Baseball Almanac
- Charlie Hayes at Baseball-Reference
- Héctor Ramírez at Baseball-Reference
- Bob Wickman at Baseball-Reference
- "2000 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- "International League Champions". International League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- 2000 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
- 2000 Milwaukee Brewers team page at baseball-almanac.com
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