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2000 Texas Rangers season
Major League Baseball team season
The Texas Rangers 2000 season involved the Rangers finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses.
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| 2000 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 71–91 (.438) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Tom Hicks | |||
| General managers | Doug Melvin | |||
| Managers | Johnny Oates | |||
| Television | KXTX-TV KXAS-TV (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) | |||
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo) KESS-FM (Eleno Ornelas, Edgar Lopez) | |||
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- November 2, 1999: Juan González was traded by the Texas Rangers with Danny Patterson and Gregg Zaun to the Detroit Tigers for Frank Catalanotto, Francisco Cordero, Bill Haselman, Gabe Kapler, Justin Thompson, and Alan Webb (minors).[1]
- January 10, 2000: Jason McDonald signed with the Rangers as a free agent.[2]
Opening Day Starters
- Iván Rodríguez, C
- Rafael Palmeiro, 1B
- Luis Alicea, 2B
- Tom Evans, 3B
- Royce Clayton, SS
- Rusty Greer, LF
- Rubén Mateo, CF
- Gabe Kapler, RF
- David Segui, DH
- Kenny Rogers, LHP[3]
Season standings
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| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 91 | 70 | 0.565 | — | 47–34 | 44–36 |
| Seattle Mariners | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | ½ | 47–34 | 44–37 |
| Anaheim Angels | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 9½ | 46–35 | 36–45 |
| Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 20½ | 42–39 | 29–52 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| 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 | ||
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Transactions
Roster
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Iván Rodríguez | 91 | 363 | 126 | .347 | 27 | 83 |
| 1B | Rafael Palmeiro | 158 | 565 | 163 | .288 | 39 | 120 |
| 2B | Luis Alicea | 139 | 540 | 159 | .294 | 6 | 63 |
| SS | Royce Clayton | 148 | 513 | 124 | .242 | 14 | 54 |
| 3B | Mike Lamb | 138 | 493 | 137 | .278 | 6 | 47 |
| LF | Rusty Greer | 105 | 394 | 117 | .297 | 8 | 65 |
| CF | Gabe Kapler | 116 | 444 | 134 | .302 | 14 | 66 |
| RF | Ricky Ledée | 58 | 213 | 50 | .235 | 4 | 38 |
| DH | David Segui | 93 | 351 | 118 | .336 | 11 | 57 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Chad Curtis | 108 | 335 | 91 | .272 | 8 | 48 |
| Frank Catalanotto | 103 | 282 | 82 | .291 | 10 | 42 |
| Ruben Mateo | 52 | 206 | 60 | .291 | 7 | 19 |
| Bill Haselman | 62 | 193 | 53 | .275 | 6 | 26 |
| Scarborough Green | 79 | 124 | 29 | .234 | 0 | 9 |
| Scott Sheldon | 58 | 124 | 35 | .282 | 4 | 19 |
| Dave Martinez | 38 | 119 | 32 | .269 | 2 | 12 |
| Jason McDonald | 38 | 94 | 22 | .234 | 3 | 13 |
| Ruben Sierra | 20 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 1 | 7 |
| Tom Evans | 23 | 54 | 15 | .278 | 0 | 5 |
| Pedro Valdés | 30 | 54 | 15 | .278 | 1 | 5 |
| B.J. Waszgis | 24 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Knorr | 15 | 34 | 10 | .294 | 2 | 2 |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | 16 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Young | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Kenny Rogers | 34 | 227.1 | 13 | 13 | 4.55 | 127 |
| Rick Helling | 35 | 217.0 | 16 | 13 | 4.48 | 146 |
| Darren Oliver | 21 | 108.0 | 2 | 9 | 7.42 | 49 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 20 | 107.1 | 5 | 6 | 5.37 | 75 |
| Ryan Glynn | 16 | 88.2 | 5 | 7 | 5.58 | 33 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Matt Perisho | 34 | 105.0 | 2 | 7 | 7.37 | 74 |
| Doug Davis | 30 | 98.2 | 7 | 6 | 5.38 | 66 |
| Mark Clark | 12 | 44.0 | 3 | 5 | 7.98 | 16 |
| Brian Sikorski | 10 | 37.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.73 | 32 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| John Wetteland | 62 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 4.20 | 53 |
| Mike Venafro | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.83 | 32 |
| Tim Crabtree | 68 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5.15 | 54 |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 65 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5.30 | 74 |
| Francisco Cordero | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.35 | 49 |
| Jonathan Johnson | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.21 | 23 |
| Darwin Cubillán | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.70 | 13 |
| Mike Munoz | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Danny Kolb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.50 | 0 |
| Scott Sheldon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Kenny Rogers, P, Gold Glove
See also: Minor League Baseball
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Rangers
- 2000 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 2000 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.