Major League Baseball team season
Sammy Sosa at bat during a September 2000 away game against the season's eventual National League Central Division champions St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Memorial Stadium .The 2000 Chicago Cubs season was the 129th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 125th in the National League and the 85th at Wrigley Field . The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 65–97.
During this season, the Cubs played in the first game held outside North America on Opening Day. The Cubs played the New York Mets in front of over 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The Cubs won the game by a score of 5-3.[ 1]
Offseason
October 5, 1999: Lance Johnson was released by the Chicago Cubs.[ 2]
November 22, 1999: Todd Van Poppel signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
On May 11, 2000, Glenallen Hill was responsible for a memorable event in the annals of Chicago Cubs baseball lore. On that day, Hill became the first and so far only player to hit a pitched ball onto the roof of a five-story residential building across the street from the left field wall of Wrigley Field .
Sammy Sosa, despite hitting only 50 home runs (he had hit over 60 the previous two seasons), won his only home run crown.
Season standings
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
Notable Transactions
June 5, 2000: Dontrelle Willis was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2000.[ 3]
July 21, 2000: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena.[ 4]
July 31, 2000: Henry Rodriguez was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Florida Marlins for Ross Gload and Dave Noyce (minors).[ 5]
Roster
2000 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Tenn, Daytona [ 6]
References
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0 ^ Lance Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ "Dontrelle Willis Stats" .^ Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ "Henry Rodriguez Stats" .^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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