2000 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 2000 World Series champions American League champions American League East champions American League East Yankee Stadium New York City 87–74 (.540) 1st George Steinbrenner Brian Cashman Joe Torre WNYW(Bobby Murcer, Tim McCarver)MSG(Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, Al Trautwig, Suzyn Waldman) WABC (AM)(John Sterling, Michael Kay) The 2000 New York Yankees season was the 98th season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The team finished first in the American League East with a record of 87–74, 2.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, after losing 15 of their final 18 games, including their last 7. Despite having the lowest winning percentage of any postseason qualifier in 2000, the Yankees won the World Series over the New York Mets in 5 games to win their 26th World Series title. As of the 2026 MLB season, the 2000 Yankees remain the last team to three-peat in the World Series. Offseason November 29, 1999: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Mike Stanton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 1, 1999: Chili Davis was released by the New York Yankees.Chili Davis Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 13, 1999: Chad Curtis was traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Brandon Knight and Sam Marsonek.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/curtich01.shtml Chad Curtis Stats December 15, 1999: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Ryan Thompson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 26, 2000: Roberto Kelly signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. February 1, 2000: Tim Raines signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Tim Raines Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 17, 2000: Ted Lilly was Sent by the Montreal Expos to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on December 22, 1999. The Montreal Expos sent players to be named later and Jake Westbrook to the New York Yankees for Hideki Irabu. The Montreal Expos sent Ted Lilly (March 17, 2000) and Christian Parker (March 22, 2000) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.Ted Lilly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 23, 2000: Tim Raines was released by the New York Yankees. Notable transactions April 2, 2000: Lance Johnson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Lance Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com April 2, 2000: Félix José was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/josefe01.shtml Felix Jose Stats April 2, 2000: Ryan Thompson was released by the New York Yankees. May 1, 2000: Ryan Thompson signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. May 14, 2000: Randall Simon was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Randall Simon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 11, 2000: Dwight Gooden signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees. June 20, 2000: Jim Leyritz was traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for José Vizcaíno and cash.Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 29, 2000: David Justice was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees for Ricky Ledée, Jake Westbrook, and Zach Day. July 12, 2000: Denny Neagle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Frank to the New York Yankees for Ed Yarnall, Drew Henson, Brian Reith, and Jackson Melián.Denny Neagle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 21, 2000: Glenallen Hill was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena.Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 3, 2000: Luis Polonia was signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.Luis Polonia Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 7, 2000: José Canseco was selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. August 7, 2000: Luis Sojo was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees for Chris Spurling.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml Luis Sojo Stats Season standings New York Yankees Season summary On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/doubletag2.htm Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers - Tagging 2 Runners on Double Plays The Yankees only played 161 games because they had a game rained out against the Florida Marlins that was not made up due to scheduling constraints and lack of playoff implications. Record vs. opponents NYY Detailed records American League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against AL East Baltimore Orioles 7 5 7 5 y 85 74 Boston Red Sox 7 6 7 6 y 63 38 New York Yankees Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 6 6 6 y 50 54 Toronto Blue Jays 5 7 5 7 y 51 63 Total 25 24 25 24 y 249 229 AL West Anaheim Angels 5 5 5 5 y 54 51 Oakland Athletics 6 3 6 3 y 61 45 Seattle Mariners 4 6 4 6 y 52 59 Texas Rangers 10 2 10 2 y 80 52 Total 25 16 25 16 y 247 207 AL Central Chicago White Sox 4 8 4 8 y 69 82 Cleveland Indians 5 5 5 5 y 37 55 Detroit Tigers 4 8 4 8 y 72 78 Kansas City Royals 8 2 8 2 y 54 34 Minnesota Twins 5 5 5 5 y 45 45 Total 26 28 26 28 y 277 294 National League Atlanta Braves 2 1 2 1 y 19 19 Florida Marlins 1 1 1 1 y 15 13 Montreal Expos 2 1 2 1 y 19 9 New York Mets 4 2 4 2 y 25 24 Philadelphia Phillies 2 1 2 1 y 20 19 Total 11 6 11 6 y 98 84 Season Total 87 74 87 74 y 871 814 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 23 15 8 15 8 y 112 106 May 26 13 13 13 13 y 122 111 June 25 10 15 10 15 y 155 153 July 26 18 8 18 8 y 167 113 August 30 18 12 18 12 y 187 148 September 30 13 17 13 17 y 125 176 October 1 0 1 0 1 y 3 7 Total 161 87 74 87 74 y 871 814 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 80 44 36 44 36 y 454 412 Away 81 43 38 43 38 y 417 402 Total 161 87 74 87 74 y 871 814 Opening Day starters 2B Chuck Knoblauch SS Derek Jeter CF Bernie Williams LF Ricky Ledée 1B Tino Martinez RF Paul O'Neill C Jorge Posada 3B Scott Brosius DH David Justice Roster 2000 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 58 Randy Choate 22 Roger Clemens 36 David Cone 76 Craig Dingman 67 Darrell Einertson 50 Todd Erdos 75 Ben Ford 17 Dwight Gooden 38 Jason Grimsley 26 Orlando Hernández 63 Randy Keisler 56 Ted Lilly 55 Ramiro Mendoza 12 Denny Neagle 43 Jeff Nelson 46 Andy Pettitte 42 Mariano Rivera 29 Mike Stanton 57 Jay Tessmer 27 Allen Watson 38 Jake Westbrook 52 Ed Yarnall Catchers 13 Jim Leyritz 20 Jorge Posada 25 Chris Turner Infielders 18 Scott Brosius 14 Wilson Delgado  2 Derek Jeter 11 Chuck Knoblauch 24 Tino Martinez 14 Luis Sojo 53,33 Alfonso Soriano 13 José Vizcaíno Outfielders 35 Clay Bellinger 33 Jose Canseco 31 Glenallen Hill 31 Lance Johnson 45 Félix José 28 David Justice 39 Roberto Kelly 17 Ricky Ledée 21 Paul O'Neill 19 Luis Polonia 47 Shane Spencer 33,45 Ryan Thompson 51 Bernie Williams Manager  6 Joe Torre Coaches 48 Chris Chambliss (Hitting) 40 Tony Cloninger (Bullpen) 54 Lee Mazzilli (First Base) 30 Willie Randolph (Third Base) 34 Mel Stottlemyre (Pitching) 52 Don Zimmer (Bench) Game log Regular season Legend Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game postponed background: #1c2841;color:white; 2000 Game Log (87–74) Home: 44–35 Away: 43–39 y background:#1c2841; ;color:white; April (15–8) Home: 8–3 Away: 7–5 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 3 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Hernandez (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Rivera (1) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 42,704 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 4 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Mendoza (1–0) || Percival (0–1) || Rivera (2) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 25,818 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 5 || @ Angels || 6–12 || Schoeneweis (1–0) || Cone (0–1) || — || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 24,560 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 7 || @ Mariners || 5–7 || Halama (1–0) || Pettitte (0–1) || Sasaki (2) || Safeco Field || 40,827 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 8 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || Nelson (1–0) || Mesa (1–1) || Rivera (3) || Safeco Field || 45,261 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 9 || @ Mariners || 3–9 || Moyer (1–1) || Clemens (0–1) || — || Safeco Field || 45,488 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 11 || Rangers || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 21 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Rangers || 8–6 || Nelson (2–0) || Munoz (0–1) || Rivera (4) || Yankee Stadium || 48,487 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || Rangers || 5–1 || Hernandez (2–0) || Rogers (1–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 23,805 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || Royals || 7–5 || Clemens (1–1) || Witasick (0–3) || Rivera (5) || Yankee Stadium || 33,094 || 6–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || Royals || 7–1 || Mendoza (2–0) || Rosado (1–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 34,056 || 7–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || Royals || 8–4 || Nelson (3–0) || Fussell (1–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 36,724 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Rangers || 5–4 (11) || Rivera (1–0) || Crabtree (0–1) || Erdos (1) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 38,166 || 9–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Rangers || 6–3 || Hernandez (3–0) || Rogers (1–3) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 43,644 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 19 || @ Rangers || 5–4 (10) || Rivera (2–0) || Zimmerman (0–2) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 39,294 || 11–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Blue Jays || 3–8 || Carpenter (1–3) || Mendoza (2–1) || — || SkyDome || 25,921 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Blue Jays || 2–8 || Escobar (2–2) || Cone (0–2) || — || SkyDome || 30,167 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Blue Jays || 10–7 || Hernandez (4–0) || Andrews (0–1) || Rivera (6) || SkyDome || 20,485 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || Twins || 3–7 || Milton (2–0) || Clemens (1–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 35,693 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 25 || Twins || 1–6 || Bergman (2–0) || Mendoza (2–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 27,372 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 26 || Twins || 2–0 || Nelson (4–0) || Mays (0–3) || Rivera (7) || Yankee Stadium || 27,719 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 28 || Blue Jays || 6–0 || Cone (1–2) || Escobar (2–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 35,987 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || Blue Jays || 2–6 || Wells (4–1) || Hernandez (4–1) || Koch (5) || Yankee Stadium || 38,783 || 14–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || Blue Jays || 7–1 || Clemens (2–2) || Halladay (2–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 43,721 || 15–8 |- y background:#1c2841;color:white; May (13–13) Home: 7–7 Away: 6–6 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Indians || 2–1 || Mendoza (3–2) || Wright (2–2) || Rivera (8) || Jacobs Field || 42,711 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Pettitte (1–1) || Witt (0–1) || Rivera (9) || Jacobs Field || 42,801 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Indians || 6–5 || Grimsley (1–0) || Karsay (0–1) || Rivera (10) || Jacobs Field || 42,837 || 18–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 5 || Orioles || 12–10 || Nelson (5–0) || Ryan (1–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 42,224 || 19–8 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || Orioles || 3–1 || Clemens (3–2) || Rapp (3–2) || Rivera (11) || Yankee Stadium || 54,350 || 20–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 7 || Orioles || 6–7 || Groom (2–1) || Rivera (2–1) || Timlin (2) || Yankee Stadium || 52,559 || 20–9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || Devil Rays || 6–3 || Pettitte (2–1) || Gooden (2–2) || Rivera (12) || Yankee Stadium || 25,361 || 21–9 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || Devil Rays || 4–3 (10) || Nelson (6–0) || White (0–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 23,097 || 22–9 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 10 || Devil Rays || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for May 11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 11 || Devil Rays || 0–1 || Trachsel (3–2) || Hernandez (4–2) || Lopez (1) || Yankee Stadium || 14,292 || 22–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Tigers || 7–9 || Nitkowski (2–6) || Clemens (3–3) || Jones (8) || Comerica Park || 33,326 || 22–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ Tigers || 3–6 || Weaver (1–4) || Pettitte (2–2) || Jones (9) || Comerica Park || 36,520 || 22–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ Tigers || 1–2 || Mlicki (1–5) || Cone (1–3) || Jones (10) || Comerica Park || 31,313 || 22–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 16 || White Sox || 0–4 || Eldred (3–2) || Hernandez (4–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 31,143 || 22–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 17 || White Sox || 9–4 || Clemens (4–3) || Parque (3–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 26,887 || 23–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 19 || @ Indians || 11–7 || Mendoza (4–2) || Kamieniecki (1–2) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,642 || 24–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 20 || @ Indians || 2–3 || Shuey (3–1) || Nelson (6–1) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,583 || 24–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ Indians || 1–6 || Rigdon (1–0) || Hernandez (4–4) || — || Jacobs Field || 42,587 || 24–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 23 || @ White Sox || 2–8 || Wells (3–3) || Clemens (4–4) || — || Comiskey Park || 21,863 || 24–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 24 || @ White Sox || 12–4 || Pettitte (3–2) || Sirotka (3–4) || — || Comiskey Park || 23,144 || 25–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 25 || @ White Sox || 7–0 || Mendoza (5–2) || Baldwin (7–1) || — || Comiskey Park || 23,636 || 26–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 26 || Red Sox || 1–4 || R. Martinez (4–3) || Cone (1–4) || Lowe (10) || Yankee Stadium || 54,470 || 26–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 27 || Red Sox || 8–3 || Stanton (1–0) || Wasdin (0–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,671 || 27–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 28 || Red Sox || 0–2 || P. Martinez (8–2) || Clemens (4–5) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,339 || 27–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 29 || Athletics || 4–1 || Pettitte (4–2) || Olivares (3–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 41,284 || 28–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 30 || Athletics || 4–7 || Appier (5–3) || Mendoza (5–3) || Isringhausen (10) || Yankee Stadium || 26,360 || 28–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 31 || Athletics || 7–8 || Heredia (7–3) || Cone (1–5) || Isringhausen (11) || Yankee Stadium || 30,178 || 28–21 y background:#1c2841; ;color:white; June (10–15) Home: 2–6 Away: 8–9 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || June 2 || @ Braves || 5–2 || O. Hernandez (5–4) || Millwood (4–4) || Rivera (13) || Turner Field || 48,524 || 29–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 3 || @ Braves || 7–11 || Remlinger (1–1) || Grimsley (1–1) || — || Turner Field || 48,423 || 29–22 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 4 || @ Braves || 7–6 || Pettitte (5–2) || Mulholland (5–5) || Rivera (14) || Turner Field || 47,756 || 30–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 5 || @ Expos || 4–6 || Johnson (2–0) || Cone (1–6) || Kline (6) || Olympic Stadium || 18,095 || 30–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || @ Expos || 8–1 || Grimsley (2–1) || Vazquez (6–2) || — || Olympic Stadium || 24,453 || 31–23 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 7 || @ Expos || 7–2 || O. Hernandez (6–4) || Pavano (6–3) || — || Olympic Stadium || 25,381 || 32–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 9 || Mets || 2–12 || Leiter (7–1) || Clemens (4–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,822 || 32–24 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 10 || Mets || 13–5 || Pettitte (6–2) || Jones (1–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,839 || 33–24 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 11 || Mets || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 8 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 12 || Red Sox || colspan=8|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 13 || Red Sox || 3–5 || Pichardo (1–0) || O. Hernandez (6–5) || D. Lowe (15) || Yankee Stadium || 52,142 || 33–25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 14 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Grimsley (3–1) || Wakefield (2–5) || Rivera (15) || Yankee Stadium || 54,834 || 34–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 15 || White Sox || 3–12 || Sirotka (6–5) || Pettitte (6–3) || — || Yankee Stadium || 30,803 || 34–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 16 || White Sox || 1–3 || Baldwin (10–1) || Stanton (1–1) || Howry (3) || Yankee Stadium || 41,910 || 34–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 17 || White Sox || 9–10 || Eldred (8–2) || Westbrook (0–1) || Foulke (16) || Yankee Stadium || 54,053 || 34–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 18 || White Sox || 4–17 || Parque (7–2) || O. Hernandez (6–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 52,856 || 34–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 19 || @ Red Sox || 22–1 || Mendoza (6–3) || Rose (3–4) || — || Fenway Park || 33,370 || 35–29 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 20 || @ Red Sox || 3–0 || Pettitte (7–3) || P. Martinez (9–3) || Rivera (16) || Fenway Park || 33,909 || 36–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 21 || @ Red Sox || 7–9 || Garces (3–0) || Grimsley (3–2) || — || Fenway Park || 32,958 || 36–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 22 || @ Red Sox || 2–4 || R. Martinez (6–4) || Westbrook (0–2) || D. Lowe (17) || Fenway Park || 33,744 || 36–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 23 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || S. Lowe (2–1) || Rivera (2–2) || — || Comiskey Park || 38,773 || 36–32 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 12–8 || Mendoza (7–3) || Wells (4–6) || Rivera (17) || Comiskey Park || 32,623 || 37–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 25 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || Sirotka (7–6) || Pettitte (7–4) || Howry (4) || Comiskey Park || 40,817 || 37–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 27 || @ Tigers || 6–7 (11) || Cruz (1–0) || Rivera (2–3) || — || Comerica Park || 37,512 || 37–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 28 || @ Tigers || 6–13 || Blair (5–1) || Ford (0–1) || Sparks (1) || Comerica Park || 39,212 || 37–35 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 29 || @ Tigers || 8–0 || Pettitte (8–4) || Mlicki (2–9) || — || Comerica Park || 39,586 || 38–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 30 || @ Devil Rays || 4–6 || Mecir (6–1) || Nelson (6–2) || R. Hernandez (11) || Tropicana Field || 30,323 || 38–36 |- y background:#1c2841; ;color:white; July (18–8) Home: 9–4 Away: 9–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || July 1 || @ Devil Rays || 6–1 || Hernandez (7–6) || Lopez (4–6) || — || Tropicana Field || 37,990 || 39–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || July 2 || @ Devil Rays || 5–2 || Clemens (5–6) || Trachsel (6–8) || Rivera (18) || Tropicana Field || 31,118 || 40–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 4 || Orioles || 6–7 || Erickson (4–6) || Cone (1–7) || Trombley (2) || Yankee Stadium || 44,447 || 40–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || July 5 || Orioles || 12–6 || Pettitte (9–4) || Rapp (5–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 40,031 || 41–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || July 6 || Orioles || 13–9 || Stanton (2–1) || Johnson (0–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 44,104 || 42–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 7 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Hernandez (8–6) || Leiter (10–2) || Rivera (19) || Shea Stadium || 54,132 || 43–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || July 8 (1) || @ Mets || 4–2 || Gooden (3–3) || B. Jones (3–4) || Rivera (20) || Shea Stadium || 54,165 || 44–37 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 8 (2) || Mets || 4–2 || Clemens (6–6) || Rusch (6–7) || Rivera (21) || Yankee Stadium || 55,821 || 45–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 9 || @ Mets || 0–2 || Hampton (9–5) || Pettitte (9–5) || Benitez (19) || Shea Stadium || 54,286 || 45–38 |- |colspan="11" style="background-color:#bbcaff" | All-Star Break: AL defeats NL 6–3 at Turner Field |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 13 || Marlins || 9–11 || Penny (5–7) || Hernandez (8–7) || Alfonseca (29) || Yankee Stadium || 33,323 || 45–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 14 || Marlins || 6–2 || Clemens (7–6) || Dempster (9–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 35,332 || 46–39 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || July 15 || Marlins || colspan=8|Cancelled (rain) |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 16 || Phillies || 9–8 (10) || Rivera (3–3) || Brantley (1–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 53,131 || 47–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 17 || Phillies || 8–10 || Coggin (2–0) || Cone (1–8) || Brock (1) || Yankee Stadium || 38,987 || 47–40 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 18 || Phillies || 3–1 || Neagle (9–2) || Schilling (5–6) || Rivera (22) || Yankee Stadium || 40,013 || 48–40 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 19 || Tigers || 9–1 || Clemens (8–6) || Nomo (3–9) || — || Yankee Stadium || 32,420 || 49–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 20 || Tigers || 3–5 || Blair (6–2) || Pettitte (9–6) || T. Jones (26) || Yankee Stadium || 45,535 || 49–41 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 21 || Devil Rays || 11–1 || Gooden (4–3) || Yan (4–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 39,518 || 50–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 22 || Devil Rays || 4–12 || Rupe (2–4) || Cone (1–9) || — || Yankee Stadium || 47,375 || 50–42 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 23 || Devil Rays || 5–1 || Neagle (10–2) || Rekar (3–6) || — || Yankee Stadium || 45,528 || 51–42 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 24 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Clemens (9–6) || Parrish (0–1) || Rivera (23) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,450 || 52–42 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 95 || July 25 || @ Orioles || 19–1 || Pettitte (10–6) || Erickson (5–8) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,874 || 53–42 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 96 || July 26 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Gooden (5–3) || Ponson (5–7) || Rivera (24) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,691 || 54–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 27 || @ Twins || 3–9 || Redman (9–4) || Cone (1–10) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 16,325 || 54–43 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 28 || @ Twins || 9–5 || Rivera (4–3) || Guardado (4–3) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 16,823 || 55–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 29 || @ Twins || 2–6 || Milton (10–6) || Mendoza (7–4) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 31,426 || 55–44 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 30 || @ Twins || 7–4 || Pettitte (11–6) || Mays (6–12) || — || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 19,041 || 56–44 |- y background:#1c2841; ;color:white; August (18–12) Home: 11–7 Away: 7–5 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 101 || August 1 || Royals || 5–4 || Nelson (7–2) || Bottalico (7–3) || Rivera (25) || Yankee Stadium || 32,649 || 57–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || August 2 || Royals || 1–4 || Stein (2–3) || Neagle (10–3) || Bottalico (9) || Yankee Stadium || 38,993 || 57–45 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || August 3 || Royals || 3–2 || Rivera (5–3) || Spradlin (4–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 33,829 || 58–45 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || August 4 || Mariners || 13–6 || Pettitte (12–6) || Moyer (11–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 46,592 || 59–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 5 || Mariners || 5–6 || Tomko (6–3) || Gooden (5–4) || Sasaki (26) || Yankee Stadium || 55,629 || 59–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 6 || Mariners || 1–11 || Abbott (7–4) || Hernandez (8–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 52,720 || 59–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 7 || Mariners || 5–8 || Halama (10–5) || Neagle (10–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 38,421 || 59–48 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || August 8 || Athletics || 4–3 || Rivera (6–3) || Isringhausen (5–4) || — || Yankee Stadium || 36,357 || 60–48 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 9 || Athletics || 12–1 || Pettitte (13–6) || Appier (10–9) || — || Yankee Stadium || 33,466 || 61–48 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 10 || Athletics || 12–6 || Cone (2–10) || Mulder (6–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 41,011 || 62–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 11 || @ Angels || 3–8 || Schoeneweis (6–6) || Hernandez (8–9) || — || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 43,169 || 62–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 12 || @ Angels || 6–9 || Pote (1–0) || Neagle (10–5) || Hasegawa (5) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 43,394 || 62–50 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 13 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Clemens (10–6) || Ortiz (4–3) || Rivera (26) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 43,411 || 63–50 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 14 || @ Rangers || 7–3 || Pettitte (14–6) || Perisho (2–5) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 36,260 || 64–50 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 15 || @ Rangers || 10–2 || Cone (3–10) || Davis (4–4) || Gooden (1) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 35,365 || 65–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 16 || @ Rangers || 0–5 || Sikorski (1–0) || Hernandez (8–10) || — || The Ballpark in Arlington || 34,446 || 65–51 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 17 || Angels || 6–1 || Neagle (11–5) || Mercker (0–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 35,180 || 66–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 18 || Angels || 8–9 (11) || Hasegawa (8–2) || Stanton (2–2) || — || Yankee Stadium || 37,503 || 66–52 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || August 19 || Angels || 9–1 || Pettitte (15–6) || Cooper (4–8) || — || Yankee Stadium || 49,491 || 67–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 20 || Angels || 4–5 || Wise (2–1) || Nelson (7–3) || Hasegawa (6) || Yankee Stadium || 50,048 || 67–53 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 121 || August 21 || Rangers || 12–3 || Hernandez (9–10) || Sikorski (1–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 16,310 || 68–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 22 || Rangers || 4–5 || Crabtree (2–6) || Neagle (11–6) || Wetteland (27) || Yankee Stadium || 39,915 || 68–54 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 23 || Rangers || 10–9 || Rivera (7–3) || Crabtree (2–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 33,081 || 69–54 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 24 || Rangers || 8–7 || Pettitte (16–6) || Perisho (2–7) || Rivera (27) || Yankee Stadium || 44,578 || 70–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 25 || @ Athletics || 1–8 || Appier (12–9) || Cone (3–11) || — || Network Associates Coliseum || 47,773 || 70–55 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 26 || @ Athletics || 10–6 || Hernandez (10–10) || Mulder (7–10) || Rivera (28) || Network Associates Coliseum || 43,099 || 71–55 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 27 || @ Athletics || 7–5 || Neagle (12–6) || Mecir (8–3) || Rivera (29) || Network Associates Coliseum || 39,348 || 72–55 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 28 || @ Mariners || 9–1 || Clemens (11–6) || Abbott (8–5) || — || Safeco Field || 45,077 || 73–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 29 || @ Mariners || 3–5 || Tomko (7–4) || Pettitte (16–7) || Sasaki (30) || Safeco Field || 44,105 || 73–56 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 30 || @ Mariners || 5–4 || Cone (4–11) || Sele (13–10) || Rivera (30) || Safeco Field || 44,962 || 74–56 |- y background:#1c2841; ;color:white; September (13–17) Home: 7–8 Away: 6–9 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || September 1 || Twins || 4–2 || O. Hernandez (11–10) || Radke (10–14) || Rivera (31) || Yankee Stadium || 38,294 || 75–56 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 132 || September 2 || Twins || 13–4 (8) || Neagle (13–6) || Milton (12–8) || Grimsley (1) || Yankee Stadium || 47,438 || 76–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || September 3 || Twins || 1–2 (10) || Guardado (5–3) || Rivera (7–4) || Hawkins (10) || Yankee Stadium || 42,365 || 76–57 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 134 || September 4 || @ Royals || 4–3 || Pettitte (17–7) || Suzuki (8–8) || Rivera (32) || Kauffman Stadium || 21,774 || 77–57 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || September 5 || @ Royals || 10–5 || Gooden (6–4) || Suppan (7–9) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 15,025 || 78–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 6 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Meadows (11–10) || Stanton (2–3) || — || Kauffman Stadium || 15,637 || 78–58 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 7 || @ Royals || 7–3 || Neagle (14–6) || Bottalico (7–5) || Rivera (33) || Kauffman Stadium || 20,933 || 79–58 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 8 || @ Red Sox || 4–0 || Clemens (12–6) || Ohka (3–4) || — || Fenway Park || 33,861 || 80–58 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 9 || @ Red Sox || 5–3 || Pettitte (18–7) || Martinez (16–5) || — || Fenway Park || 33,355 || 81–58 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 10 || @ Red Sox || 6–2 || Keisler (1–0) || Schourek (3–10) || Gooden (2) || Fenway Park || 33,062 || 82–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 11 || Red Sox || 0–4 || Arrojo (10–11) || O. Hernandez (11–11) || D. Lowe (32) || Yankee Stadium || 40,326 || 82–59 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 142 || September 12 || Blue Jays || 10–2 || Neagle (15–6) || Hamilton (2–1) || — || Yankee Stadium || 30,370 || 83–59 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 13 || Blue Jays || 3–2 || Clemens (13–6) || Loaiza (9–11) || Rivera (34) || Yankee Stadium || 29,083 || 84–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 14 || Blue Jays || 2–3 (11) || Koch (8–3) || Choate (0–1) || Escobar (2) || Yankee Stadium || 35,040 || 84–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 15 || Indians || 1–11 || Burba (15–6) || Cone (4–12) || — || Yankee Stadium || 48,443 || 84–61 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 16 || Indians || 6–3 || O. Hernandez (12–11) || Bere (11–10) || — || Yankee Stadium || 55,097 || 85–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 17 || Indians || 4–15 || Finley (13–11) || Neagle (15–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 50,174 || 85–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 18 || Indians || 0–2 || Colon (14–8) || Clemens (13–7) || — || Yankee Stadium || 31,317 || 85–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 19 || @ Blue Jays || 3–16 || Trachsel (8–13) || Pettitte (18–8) || — || SkyDome || 28,908 || 85–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 20 || @ Blue Jays || 2–7 || Loaiza (10–11) || Cone (4–13) || — || SkyDome || 28,463 || 85–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 21 || @ Blue Jays || 1–3 || Wells (20–6) || O. Hernandez (12–12) || — || SkyDome || 30,074 || 85–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 22 || Tigers || 6–9 || Nomo (8–11) || Neagle (15–8) || Jones (41) || Yankee Stadium || 37,092 || 85–67 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 23 || Tigers || 13–8 || Nelson (8–3) || Blair (10–5) || Rivera (35) || Yankee Stadium || 40,029 || 86–67 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 24 || Tigers || 6–3 || Pettitte (19–8) || Weaver (10–15) || Rivera (36) || Yankee Stadium || 41,415 || 87–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 25 || Tigers || 4–15 || Sparks (7–5) || Gooden (6–5) || — || Yankee Stadium || 32,701 || 87–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 26 || @ Devil Rays || 1–2 || R. Hernandez (4–6) || Nelson (8–4) || — || Tropicana Field || 19,469 || 87–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 27 || @ Devil Rays || 1–11 || Lidle (4–6) || Neagle (15–9) || — || Tropicana Field || 18,863 || 87–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 28 || @ Devil Rays || 3–11 || Rekar (7–10) || Clemens (13–8) || — || Tropicana Field || 20,961 || 87–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 29 || @ Orioles || 2–13 || McElroy (3–0) || Pettitte (19–9) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,674 || 87–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 30 || @ Orioles || 1–9 || Mussina (11–15) || Cone (4–14) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 48,129 || 87–73 y background:#1c2841; ;color:white; October (0–1) Home: 0–0 Away: 0–1 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 1 || @ Orioles || 3–7 || Mercedes (14–7) || Hernandez (12–13) || — || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 47,831 || 87–74 |- Postseason Legend Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game postponed background:#1C2841;color:#fff; 2000 Postseason Game Log (11–5) y background:#1C2841;color:#fff; ALDS vs Athletics (3–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || October 3 || @ Athletics || 3-5 || Heredia (1–0) || Clemens (0–1) || Isringhausen (1) || Network Associates Coliseum || 47,360 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 4 || @ Athletics || 4-0 || Pettitte (1–0) || Appier (0–1) || Rivera (1) || Network Associates Coliseum || 47,860 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 6 || Athletics || 4-2 || Hernández (1–0) || Hudson (0–1) || Rivera (2) || Yankee Stadium || 56,606 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 7 || Athletics || 1-11 || Zito (1–0) || Clemens (0–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 56,915 || 2-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || October 8 || @ Athletics || 7-5 || Stanton (1–0) || Heredia (1-1) || Rivera (3) || Network Associates Coliseum || 41,170 || 3–2 |- y background:#1C2841;color:#fff; ALCS vs Mariners (4–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || October 10 || Mariners || 0-2 || Garcia (1–0) || Neagle (0–1) || Sasaki (1) || Yankee Stadium || 54,481 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 11 || Mariners || 7-1 || Hernández (2–0) || Rhodes (0–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 55,317 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 13 || @ Mariners || 8-2 || Pettitte (2–0) || Sele (0–1) || Rivera (4) || Safeco Field || 47,827 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 14 || @ Mariners || 5-0 || Clemens (1–2) || Abbott (1-1) || || Safeco Field || 47,803 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || October 15 || @ Mariners || 2-6 || Garcia (2–0) || Neagle (0–2) || || Safeco Field || 47,802 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || October 17 || Mariners || 9-7 || Hernández (3–0) || Paniagua (1-1) || || Yankee Stadium || 56,598 || 4–2 |- y background:#1C2841;color:#fff; WS vs Mets (4–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Location Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || October 21 || Mets || 4-3 (12)|| Stanton (2–0) || Wendell (1-1) || || Yankee Stadium || 55,913 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 22 || Mets || 6-5 || Clemens (2-2) || Hampton (2-2) || || Yankee Stadium || 56,059 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || October 24 || @ Mets || 2-4 || Franco (1–0) || Hernández (3–1) || Benítez (2) || Shea Stadium || 55,299 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 25 || @ Mets || 3-2 || Nelson (1–0) || Jones (1-1) || Rivera (5) || Shea Stadium || 55,290 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || October 26 || @ Mets || 4-2 || Stanton (3–0) || Leiter (0–1) || Rivera (6) || Shea Stadium || 55,292 || 4–1 |- Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position 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 Jorge Posada 151 505 92 145 28 86 .287 2 1B Tino Martinez 155 569 69 147 16 91 .258 4 2B Chuck Knoblauch 102 400 75 113 5 26 .283 15 3B Scott Brosius 135 470 57 108 16 64 .230 0 SS Derek Jeter 148 593 119 201 15 73 .339 22 LF Ricky Ledée 62 191 23 46 7 31 .241 7 CF Bernie Williams 141 537 108 165 30 121 .307 13 RF Paul O'Neill 142 566 79 160 18 100 .283 14 DH Shane Spencer 73 248 33 70 9 40 .282 12000 New York Yankees Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2000.shtml 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home run; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB David Justice 78 275 43 84 20 60 .305 1 Clay Bellinger 98 184 33 38 6 21 .207 5 José Vizcaíno 73 174 23 48 0 10 .276 5 Glenallen Hill 40 132 22 44 16 29 .333 0 Luis Sojo 34 125 19 36 2 17 .288 1 José Canseco 37 111 16 27 6 19 .243 0 Chris Turner 37 89 9 21 1 7 .236 0 Luis Polonia 37 77 11 22 1 5 .286 4 Jim Leyritz 24 55 2 12 1 4 .218 0 Alfonso Soriano 22 50 5 9 2 3 .180 2 Ryan Thompson 33 50 12 13 3 14 .260 0 Wilson Delgado 31 45 6 11 1 4 .244 1 Lance Johnson 18 30 6 9 0 2 .300 2 Félix José 20 29 4 7 1 5 .241 0 Roberto Kelly 10 25 4 3 1 1 .120 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; CG = Complete games; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L ERA CG SO BB Andy Pettitte 32 204.2 19 9 4.35 3 125 80 Roger Clemens 32 204.1 13 8 3.70 118884 Orlando Hernández 29 195.2 12 13 4.51 3141 51 David Cone 30 155.0 4 14 6.91 0120 82 Denny Neagle 16 91.1 15 9 4.52 1 58 31 Ramiro Mendoza 14 65.2 7 4 4.25 1 30 20 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB Dwight Gooden 18 64.1 4 2 2 3.36 31 21 Todd Erdos 14 25.0 0 0 1 5.04 18 11 Ben Ford 4 11.0 0 1 0 9.00 5 7 Randy Keisler 4 10.2 1 0 0 11.81 6 8 Jake Westbrook 3 6.2 0 2 0 13.50 1 4 Ed Yarnall 2 3.0 0 0 0 15.00 1 3 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB Mariano Rivera 66 75.2 7 4 36 2.85 5825 Jeff Nelson Jeff Nelson (pitcher) 73 69.2 8 4 0 2.45 71 45 Mike Stanton Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher) 69 68.0 2 3 0 4.10 75 24 Jason Grimsley 63 96.1 3 2 1 5.04 53 42 Randy Choate 22 17.0 0 1 0 4.76 12 8 Allen Watson 12 22.0 0 0 0 10.23 20 18 Darrell Einertson 11 12.2 0 0 0 3.55 3 4 Craig Dingman 10 11.0 0 0 0 6.55 8 3 Ted Lilly 7 8.0 0 0 0 5.63 11 5 Jay Tessmer 7 6.2 0 0 0 6.75 5 1 Postseason ALDS 2000 American League Division Series New York wins the series, 3–2 GameHomeScoreVisitorScoreDateSeries1Oakland5New York3October 31-0 (OAK)2Oakland0New York6October 41-13New York4Oakland2October 62-1 (NYY)4New York1Oakland11October 72-2 5Oakland5New York7October 83-2 (NYY) ALCS Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees 2000 American League Championship Series Yankees win the Series, 4–2 GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Seattle – 2, New York – 0October 10Yankee Stadium54,4812Seattle – 1, New York – 7October 11Yankee Stadium55,3173New York – 8, Seattle – 2October 13Safeco Field47,8274New York – 5, Seattle – 0October 14Safeco Field47,8035New York – 2, Seattle – 6October 15Safeco Field47,8026Seattle – 7, New York – 9October 17Yankee Stadium56,598 World series 2000 World Series GameDateVisitorScoreHomeScoreRecord (NYY-NYM)1October 21New York Mets3New York Yankees41-02October 22New York Mets5New York Yankees62-03October 24New York Yankees2New York Mets42-14October 25New York Yankees3New York Mets23-15October 26New York Yankees4New York Mets24-1 Awards and honors Derek Jeter, SS, World Series Most Valuable Player, All-Star Game MVP David Justice, Outfielder, American League Championship Series MVP Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Clippers International League Trey Hillman AA Norwich Navigators Eastern League Dan Radison A Tampa Yankees Florida State League Tom Nieto A Greensboro Bats South Atlantic League Stan Hough A-Short Season Staten Island Yankees New York–Penn League Joe Arnold Rookie GCL Yankees Gulf Coast League Derek SheltonLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Staten IslandJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 2000 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 2000 World Series 2000 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:2000s in the Bronx Category:American League East champion seasons Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons