2000 Seattle Mariners season

2000 Seattle Mariners
American League Wild Card Winners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkSafeco Field
CitySeattle, Washington
Record91–71 (.562)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersHiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managersPat Gillick
ManagersLou Piniella
TelevisionKIRO-TV 7
FSN Northwest
RadioKIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
← 1999 Seasons 2001 →

The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended in the ALCS, falling to the New York Yankees in six games.

The regular season ended with the Mariners finishing second in the American League West but earning the franchise's first wild card berth, with a 91–71 (.562) record. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS, then were defeated by the New York Yankees.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 91 70 .565 — 47‍–‍34 44‍–‍36
Seattle Mariners 91 71 .562 ½ 47‍–‍34 44‍–‍37
Anaheim Angels 82 80 .506 9½ 46‍–‍35 36‍–‍45
Texas Rangers 71 91 .438 20½ 42‍–‍39 29‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

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2000 American League record

Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head
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

Notable transactions

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  • May 19, 2000: Rickey Henderson was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Mariners.[6]
  • July 9, 2000: Wladimir Balentien was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mariners.[7]
  • July 31, 2000: John Mabry and Tom Davey were traded by the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Al Martin.[8]
  • September 28, 2000: Termel Sledge was sent by the Seattle Mariners to the Montreal Expos to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 2000. The Seattle Mariners sent players to be named later to the Montreal Expos for players to be named later and Chris Widger. The Seattle Mariners sent Sean Spencer (August 10, 2000) and Terrmel Sledge (September 28, 2000) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

Roster

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2000 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
C Dan Wilson 90 268 31 63 5 27 .235 1
1B John Olerud 159 565 84 161 14 103 .285 0
2B Mark McLemore 130 481 72 118 3 46 .245 30
3B David Bell 133 454 57 112 11 47 .247 2
SS Alex Rodriguez 148 554 134 175 41 132 .316 15
LF Rickey Henderson 92 324 58 77 4 30 .238 31
CF Mike Cameron 155 543 96 145 19 78 .267 24
RF Jay Buhner 112 364 50 92 26 82 .253 0
DH Edgar Martínez 153 556 100 180 37 145 .324 3

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Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB
Charles Gipson 59 29 7 9 0 3 .310 2
Carlos Guillén 90 288 45 74 7 42 .257 1
Carlos Hernández 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Raúl Ibañez 92 140 21 32 2 15 .229 2
Stan Javier 105 342 61 94 5 40 .275 4
Tom Lampkin 36 103 15 26 7 23 .252 0
Brian Lesher 5 5 1 4 0 3 .800 1
John Mabry 47 103 18 25 1 7 .243 0
Robert Machado 8 14 2 3 1 1 .214 0
Al Martin 42 134 19 31 4 9 .231 4
Joe Oliver 69 200 33 53 10 35 .265 2
Anthony Sanders 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 0
Chris Widger 10 11 1 1 1 1 .091 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Aaron Sele 34 211.2 17 10 4.51 137
Paul Abbott 35 179.0 9 7 4.22 100
John Halama 30 166.2 14 9 5.08 87
Jamie Moyer 26 154.0 13 10 5.49 98
Freddy García 21 124.1 9 5 3.91 79
Gil Meche 15 85.2 4 4 3.78 60

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Brett Tomko 32 92.1 7 5 4.68 59
Joel Piñeiro 8 19.1 1 0 5.59 10

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Kazuhiro Sasaki 63 2 5 37 3.16 78
Arthur Rhodes 72 5 8 0 4.28 77
José Paniagua 69 3 0 5 3.47 71
José Mesa 66 4 6 1 5.36 84
Robert Ramsay 37 1 1 0 3.40 32
Frank Rodriguez 23 2 1 0 6.27 19
Kevin Hodges 13 0 0 0 5.19 7
John Mabry 1 0 0 0 27.00 0

ALDS

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Main article: 2000 American League Division Series

Seattle wins the series, 3-0

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Series
1 Chicago 4 Seattle 7 October 3 1-0 (SEA)
2 Chicago 2 Seattle 5 October 4 2-0 (SEA)
3 Seattle 2 Chicago 1 October 6 3-0 (SEA)

ALCS

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Main article: 2000 American League Championship Series

Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees

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Yankees win the Series, 4-2

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Seattle – 2, New York – 0 October 10 Yankee Stadium 54,481
2 Seattle – 1, New York – 7 October 11 Yankee Stadium 55,317
3 New York – 8, Seattle – 2 October 13 Safeco Field 47,827
4 New York – 5, Seattle – 0 October 14 Safeco Field 47,803
5 New York – 2, Seattle – 6 October 15 Safeco Field 47,802
6 Seattle – 7, New York – 9 October 17 Yankee Stadium 56,598

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dave Myers
AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Dan Rohn
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Mark Parent
A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Gary Thurman
A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Terry Pollreisz
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Omer Muñoz

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New Haven, AZL Mariners[10]

Major League Baseball Draft

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2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Jason Hammel (pictured) was the Mariners 23rd round pick in 2000.
Information
Owner Nintendo of America
General Manager(s) Pat Gillick
Manager(s) Lou Piniella
First pick Sam Hays
Draft positions 16th
Number of selections 47
Links
Results Baseball-Reference
Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Years 1999 • 2000 • 2001

The following is a list of 2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 47 selections in the 2000 draft, the first being pitcher Sam Hays in the fourth round. In all, the Mariners selected 21 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 6 catchers, 5 shortstops, and 2 third basemen.

Draft

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Jamal Strong was selected by the Mariners in the sixth round of the 2000 draft.
Eagles and Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown was the 42nd round pick of the Mariners.

Key

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Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners
Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners
* Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table

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Round (Pick) Name Position School Source
4 (116) Sam Hays Left-handed pitcher Waco High School [11]
5 (146) Derrick Van Dusen Left-handed pitcher Riverside City College [12]
6 (176) Jamal Strong Outfielder University of Nebraska–Lincoln [13]
7 (206) Jaime Bubela Outfielder Baylor University [14]
8 (236) Rett Johnson Right-handed pitcher Coastal Carolina University [15]
9 (266) Charlie Manning Left-handed pitcher University of Tampa [16]
10 (296) Ryan Ketchner Left-handed pitcher John I. Leonard High School [17]
11 (326) Blake Bone Third baseman University of Alabama in Huntsville [18]
12 (356) Erick Swanson Left-handed pitcher Oakland University [19]
13 (386) Skip Wiley Right-handed pitcher Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School [20]
14 (416) Manny Crespo Outfielder University of Miami [21]
15 (446) Jake Daubert Third baseman Rutgers University [22]
16 (476) Jared Jones Outfielder Florida State University [23]
17 (506) Steven Moore Outfielder Dominguez High School [24]
18 (536) Jonathan Douillard Catcher Harrison High School [25]
19 (566) Tanner Watson Right-handed pitcher Arnprior District High School [26]
20 (596) Miguel Martinez Left-handed pitcher Maria Auxiliadora High School [27]
21 (626) Robbie Van Left-handed pitcher Silverado High School [28]
22 (656) Larry Brown Outfielder College of the Canyons [29]
23 (686) Jason Hammel Right-handed pitcher South Kitsap High School [30]
24 (716) William Corbin Catcher Jefferson High School [31]
25 (746) Kyle Pawelczyk Left-handed pitcher Elkins High School [32]
26 (776) Jose Cruz Outfielder Florida Air Academy [33]
27 (806) Theo Heflin Left-handed pitcher Hutchinson Community College [34]
28 (836) Thomas Williams Outfielder McCallum High School [35]
29 (866) Brandon Espinosa Right-handed pitcher Mater Dei High School [36]
30 (896) Frederick Ambres Right-handed pitcher Ranger College [37]
31 (926) Jason Looper Shortstop Sentinel High School [38]
32 (956) Phil Cullen Right-handed pitcher University of Utah [39]
33 (986) Ben Hudson Catcher Truett-McConnell College [40]
34 (1016) Chris Way Right-handed pitcher Groves High School [41]
35 (1046) Chris Way Right-handed pitcher Ridgewood High School [42]
36 (1076) Ben Williams Shortstop Calloway High School [43]
37 (1106) Billy Sadler Right-handed pitcher Pensacola Catholic High School [44]
38 (1136) Colby Summer Shortstop Mountain View High School [45]
39 (1166) John Nelson Shortstop University of Kansas [46]
40 (1195) Justin Ottman Left-handed pitcher North Rockland High School [47]
41 (1224) Ryan Welborn Outfielder Yukon High School [48]
42 (1253) Ronnie Brown Outfielder Cartersville High School [49]
43 (1281) Craig Moreland Outfielder Trousdale County High School [50]
44 (1308) Dennis Cervenka Left-handed pitcher McLennan Community College [51]
45 (1334) Alex Cadena Catcher Galveston College [52]
46 (1358) Derrell Smith Shortstop Palm Beach Lakes Community High School [53]
47 (1382) Chris Collins Catcher South Mountain Community College [54]
48 (1402) Philip Perry Outfielder Lakewood High School (California) [55]
49 (1422) Isaac Johnson Outfielder Wilcox High School [56]
50 (1442) Matt Armstrong Catcher Eustis High School [57]

References

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  1. ^ Rich Butler at Baseball-Reference
  2. ^ John Olerud at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Brian Lesher at Baseball-Reference
  4. ^ Joe Oliver at Baseball-Reference
  5. ^ Ken Griffey, Jr. at Baseball-Reference
  6. ^ Rickey Henderson at Baseball-Reference
  7. ^ Wladimir Balentien at Baseball-Reference
  8. ^ John Mabry at Baseball-Reference
  9. ^ "2000 Seattle Mariners Statistics".
  10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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  14. ^ "Jaime Bubela Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
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  16. ^ "Charlie Manning Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
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  57. ^ "Matt Armstrong Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
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