2000 St. Louis Cardinals season

The St. Louis Cardinals 2000 season was the team's 119th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 109th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95-67 during the season, their best finish since 1987, and won the National League Central division by ten games over the Cincinnati Reds. In the playoffs the Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves a three-game sweep of the NLDS. They faced the New York Mets in the NLCS and lost in five games.

2000 St. Louis Cardinals
National League Central champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record95–67 (.586)
Divisional place1st
Other information
OwnersWilliam DeWitt, Jr.
General managersWalt Jocketty
ManagersTony La Russa
Local televisionFox Sports Midwest
KPLR
(Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Buck)
Local radioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck)
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The season's eventual National League Central Division champions St. Louis Cardinals playing host to the Chicago Cubs during a September 2000 game at Busch Memorial Stadium.

The Cardinals sweep of the Braves in the NLDS was notable because of the perception by the media that it would make it easier for their opponent in the Mets to reach the World Series.[1][2] The Braves (the defending National League champion) had eliminated the Mets from the playoffs on the final day of the 1998 season and in the 1999 NLCS.[2]

The 2000 Cardinals featured a completely revamped roster, assembled during a busy offseason following a losing 1999 campaign. Key acquisitions included second baseman Fernando Vina, from the Milwaukee Brewers, catcher Mike Matheny, from the Toronto Blue Jays, and centerfielder Jim Edmonds, from the Anaheim Angels. Matheny and Edmonds won Gold Gloves this year. Pitcher Darryl Kile, from the Colorado Rockies, was one of three new starters in the rotation. He went 20-9 and finished 5th in voting for the NL Cy Young Award.

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings
NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9567 0.586 — 50–31 45–36
Cincinnati Reds 8577 0.525 10 43–38 42–39
Milwaukee Brewers 7389 0.451 22 42–39 31–50
Houston Astros 7290 0.444 23 39–42 33–48
Pittsburgh Pirates 6993 0.426 26 37–44 32–49
Chicago Cubs 6597 0.401 30 38–43 27–54

Record vs. opponents
2000 National League record

Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona —3–65–42–57–64–56–17–64–54–52–78–17–29–46–75–46–9
Atlanta 6–3—4–52–55–46–65–47–26–36–77–68–55–28–16–33–411–7
Chicago 4–55–4—4–84–51–65–73–66–74–52–56–33–93–54–53–108–7
Cincinnati 5–25–28–4—6–33–67–54–55–8–16–35–43–47–64–53–67–67–8
Colorado 6–74–55–43–6—4–55–44–94–57–23–66–37–27–66–75–36–6
Florida 5–46–66–16–35–4—3–52–73–47–66–69–45–42–73–63–68–9
Houston 1–64–57–55–74–55–3—3–67–64–52–55–410–32–71–86–66–9
Los Angeles 6–72–76–35–49–47–26–3—3–45–34–55–44–58–57–53–66–9
Milwaukee 5–43–67–68–5–15–44–36–74–3—4–52–72–57–52–73–65–76–9
Montreal 5–47–65–43–62–76–75–43–55–4—3–95–73–43–63–62–57–11
New York 7–26–75–24–56–36–65–25–47–29–3—6–77–23–63–56–39–9
Philadelphia 1–85–83–64–33–64–94–54–55–27–57–6—3–62–52–72–79–9
Pittsburgh 2–72–59–36–72–74–53–105–45–74–32–76–3—7–22–64–86–9
San Diego 4–91–85–35–46–77–27–25–87–26–36–35–22–7—5–70–95–10
San Francisco 7–63–65–46–37–66–38–15–76–36–35–37–26–27–5—5–48–7
St. Louis 4–54–310–36–73–56–36–66–37–55–23–67–28–49–04–5—7–8

Transactions

Roster
2000 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CMike Matheny128417109.261647
1BMark McGwire8923672.3053273
2BFernando Viña123487146.300431
SSÉdgar Rentería150562156.2781676
3BFernando Tatís9632482.2531864
LFRay Lankford12839299.2532665
CFJim Edmonds152525155.29542108
RFJ.D. Drew135407120.2951857

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
Craig Paquette13438494.2451561
Plácido Polanco118323102.316539
Eric Davis9225477.303640
Shawon Dunston9821654.2501243
Will Clark5117159.3451242
Thomas Howard8613328.211628
Eli Marrero5310223.225517
Eduardo Pérez359127.297310
Carlos Hernández175114.275110
Larry Sutton23258.32016
Chris Richard6162.12511
Rick Wilkins4113.27301
Keith McDonald673.42935
Luis Saturria650.00000

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
Darryl Kile34232.12093.91192
Garrett Stephenson32200.11694.49123
Pat Hentgen33194.115124.72118
Rick Ankiel31175.01173.50194
Andy Benes30166.01294.88137
Britt Reames840.2212.8831

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
Dave Veres7135292.8567
Mike James512223.1641
Heathcliff Slocumb432315.4434
Matt Morris313343.5734
Alan Benes302205.6726
Mike Timlin253113.3426
Mike Mohler221109.008
Jason Christiansen211005.4012
Gene Stechschulte201006.3112
Mark Thompson201105.0419
Mike Matthews1400011.578
Dave Wainhouse90109.355
José Rodríguez60000.002
Jesse Orosco60003.864
Darren Holmes50109.725
Justin Brunette40005.792
Luther Hackman100010.130
Scott Radinsky1000----0

NLDS
Main article: 2000 National League Division Series

St. Louis won series, 3-0. This was the series in which pitching phenom Rick Ankiel permanently lost his command and control, throwing four wild pitches in one inning.

GameScoreDate
1St. Louis 7, Atlanta 5October 3
2St. Louis 10, Atlanta 4October 5
3St. Louis 7, Atlanta 1October 7

NLCS
Main article: 2000 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 11: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
New York200010003683
St. Louis000000002290
WP: Mike Hampton (1-0)   LP: Darryl Kile (0-1)
Home runs:
NYM: Todd Zeile (1), Jay Payton (1)
STL: None

Game 2

October 12: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Team123456789RHE
New York201000021690
St. Louis0100200205103
WP: Turk Wendell (1-0)   LP: Mike Timlin (0-1)   Sv: Armando Benítez (1)
Home runs:
NYM: Mike Piazza (1)
STL: None

Game 3

October 14: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis2021300008140
New York100100000271
WP: Andy Benes (1-0)   LP: Rick Reed (0-1)

Game 4

October 15: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis2001300006112
New York43010200X1090
WP: Glendon Rusch (1-0)   LP: Darryl Kile (0-2)
Home runs:
STL: Jim Edmonds (1); Will Clark (1)
NYM: Mike Piazza (2)

Game 5

October 16: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis000000000032
New York30030010X7100
WP: Mike Hampton (2-0)   LP: Pat Hentgen (0-1)

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast League Gaylen Pitts
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Chris Maloney
A Potomac Cannons Carolina League Joe Cunningham, Jr.
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Tom Lawless
A-Short Season New Jersey Cardinals New York–Penn League Jeff Shireman
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Luis Meléndez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Memphis[14]

References
  1. Chass, Murray (October 17, 2000). "From Wild Card to World Series". New York Times.
  2. The subway series: the Yankees, the Mets and a season to remember. St. Louis, Mo.: The Sporting News. 2000. ISBN 0-89204-659-7.
  3. Paul Spoljaric at Baseball-Reference
  4. Darryl Kile at Baseball-Reference
  5. Heathcliff Slocumb at Baseball-Reference
  6. Dante Powell at Baseball-Reference
  7. "Fernando Vina Stats".
  8. "Ernie Young Stats".
  9. "Andy Benes Stats".
  10. Jesse Orosco at Baseball-Reference
  11. "Kent Bottenfield Stats".
  12. "Mike Mohler Stats".
  13. Will Clark at Baseball-Reference
  14. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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