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2000 Atlanta Braves season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2000 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 35th season in Atlanta along with the 125th season in the National League and 130th overall, entering the season as defending National League champions. The Braves won their sixth consecutive division title, however, the 2000 season would mark the first time since 1990 that the Braves did not appear in the NLCS in a non-strike season. The Braves failed to defend its National League championship and go to their sixth World Series in ten years. One of the highlights of the season was that the All-Star Game was held at Turner Field in Atlanta.
| 2000 Atlanta Braves | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League East Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Turner Field | |||
| City | Atlanta | |||
| Record | 95–67 (.586) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Time Warner | |||
| General managers | John Schuerholz | |||
| Managers | Bobby Cox | |||
| Television | TBS Superstation Turner South (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Fox Sports South (Al Downing, Brett Butler, Bob Rathbun) | |||
| Radio | WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) WATB (Marcelo Godoy, Jose Manuel Flores) | |||
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- December 22, 1999: Bret Boone was traded by the Atlanta Braves with Ryan Klesko and Jason Shiell to the San Diego Padres for Wally Joyner, Reggie Sanders, and Quilvio Veras.[1]
- January 12, 2000: Howard Battle was purchased by the Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) from the Atlanta Braves.[2]
- January 20, 2000: Trenidad Hubbard was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[3]
- January 28, 2000: Bobby Bonilla was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[4]
- February 22, 2000: Steve Avery was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[5]
- March 31, 2000: Randall Simon was released by the Atlanta Braves.[6]
Opening Day starters
- Quilvio Veras – 2B
- Reggie Sanders – LF
- Chipper Jones – 3B
- Brian Jordan – RF
- Andrés Galarraga – 1B
- Andruw Jones – CF
- Eddie Pérez – C
- Walt Weiss – SS
- Greg Maddux – P [7]
All-Star game
The 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Atlanta. It was the 71st midsummer classic featuring the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was played on July 11, 2000 at Turner Field.
Five members of the Braves were part of the All-Star Game. Andrés Galarraga and Chipper Jones started at first base and third base, respectively. Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and Andruw Jones were part of the team as well.
The 2000 All-Star Game was one of the few occurrences in which the manager of the host team also managed the home team of the game, in this case, the National League (Bobby Cox had led the Braves to the World Series the previous year earning the right to manage the National League). The final score was 6-3 in favor of the American League.
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 51–30 | 44–37 |
| New York Mets | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 1 | 55–26 | 39–42 |
| Florida Marlins | 79 | 82 | 0.491 | 15½ | 43–38 | 36–44 |
| Montreal Expos | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 28 | 37–44 | 30–51 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 30 | 34–47 | 31–50 |
Record vs. opponents
Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | 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 |
Transactions
- June 5, 2000: Kelly Johnson was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (38th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2000.[8]
- June 5, 2000: Tony Gwynn, Jr. was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 33rd round of the 2000 amateur draft, but did not sign.[9]
- July 29, 2000: Stan Belinda was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[10]
- July 31, 2000: B. J. Surhoff was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Gabe Molina to the Atlanta Braves for Trenidad Hubbard, Fernando Lunar, and Luis Rivera.[11]
- August 25, 2000: Rich Amaral was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[12]
- September 12, 2000: Stan Belinda was released by the Atlanta Braves.[10]
Roster
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 | Javy López | 134 | 481 | 138 | .287 | 24 | 89 |
| 1B | Andres Gallaraga | 141 | 494 | 149 | .302 | 28 | 100 |
| 2B | Quilvio Veras | 84 | 298 | 92 | .309 | 5 | 37 |
| SS | Rafael Furcal | 131 | 455 | 134 | .295 | 4 | 37 |
| 3B | Chipper Jones | 156 | 579 | 180 | .311 | 36 | 111 |
| LF | Reggie Sanders | 103 | 340 | 79 | .232 | 11 | 37 |
| CF | Andruw Jones | 161 | 656 | 199 | .303 | 36 | 104 |
| RF | Brian Jordan | 133 | 489 | 129 | .264 | 17 | 77 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Lockhart | 113 | 275 | 73 | .265 | 2 | 32 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 114 | 239 | 61 | .255 | 5 | 28 |
| Wally Joyner | 119 | 224 | 63 | .281 | 5 | 32 |
| Walt Weiss | 80 | 192 | 50 | .260 | 0 | 18 |
| B.J. Surhoff | 44 | 128 | 37 | .289 | 1 | 11 |
| Trent Hubbard | 61 | 81 | 15 | .185 | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Bako | 24 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 2 | 6 |
| Fernando Lunar | 22 | 54 | 10 | .185 | 0 | 5 |
| George Lombard | 27 | 39 | 4 | .103 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Sisco | 25 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Pérez | 7 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark DeRosa | 22 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Unroe | 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Helms | 6 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hunter | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 1 |
| Pedro Swann | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hubbard | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | 35 | 249.1 | 19 | 9 | 3.00 | 190 |
| Tom Glavine | 35 | 241.0 | 21 | 9 | 3.40 | 152 |
| Kevin Millwood | 36 | 212.2 | 10 | 13 | 4.66 | 168 |
| John Burkett | 31 | 134.1 | 10 | 6 | 4.89 | 110 |
| Andy Ashby | 15 | 98.0 | 8 | 6 | 4.13 | 55 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rocker | 59 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2.89 | 77 |
| Mike Remlinger | 71 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3.47 | 72 |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 59 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3.61 | 51 |
| Scott Kamieniecki | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.47 | 17 |
| Rudy Seánez | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.29 | 20 |
| Bruce Chen | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 32 |
| Jason Marquis | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.01 | 17 |
| Greg McMichael | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.41 | 14 |
| Stan Belinda | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 11 |
| Don Wengert | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 7 |
| Kevin McGlinchy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 9 |
| Luis Rivera | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 5 |
| Dave Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 4 |
| Gabe Molina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Chris Seelbach | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 |
| Ismael Villegas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves
St. Louis wins series, 3-0. Jim Edmonds strong hitting carried St. Louis.
| Game | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis 7, Atlanta 5 | October 3 |
| 2 | St. Louis 10, Atlanta 4 | October 5 |
| 3 | St. Louis 7, Atlanta 1 | October 7 |
- Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove Award
- Chipper Jones, 3B, Silver Slugger Award
- Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, September
- Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove
2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Andrés Galarraga, 1B, starter
- Chipper Jones, 3B, starter
- Tom Glavine, P, reserve
- Andruw Jones, OF, reserve
- Greg Maddux, P, reserve
- Bret Boone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Howard Battle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Bobby Bonilla Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Steve Avery Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Stan Belinda Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- B. J. Surhoff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Baseball America 2001 Annual Directory
- 2000 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference
- Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac