2000 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 2000 National League Central Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 69–93 (.426) 5th Kevin McClatchy Cam Bonifay Gene Lamont WPGH-TV & WCWB-TVFox Sports Net Pittsburgh KDKA-AM(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk) The 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 119th season of the franchise; the 114th in the National League. This was their 31st and final season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 69–93. Offseason December 10, 1999: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml Dale Sveum Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 18, 2018 December 13, 1999: Bruce Aven was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brant Brown.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/avenbr01.shtml Bruce Aven Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 18, 2018 January 19, 2000: Luis Sojo was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sojolu01.shtml Luis Sojo Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 18, 2018 February 9, 2000: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/manzajo01.shtml Josias Manzanillo Stats - Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 18, 2018 February 23, 2000: Al Martin was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with cash to the San Diego Padres for John Vander Wal, Geraldo Padua (minors), and James Sak (minors).Al Martin Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Regular season thumb|right|250px|Aerial view of Three Rivers Stadium, Its final year in 2000. Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 2000 Game Log (69–93) y Pittsburgh Pirates April (9–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 4 || Astros || 2–5 || Reynolds || Schmidt (0–1) || Wagner || 54,399 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 5 || Astros || 2–11 || Lima || Benson (0–1) || — || 12,208 || 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 6 || Astros || 10–1 || Cordova (1–0) || Holt || — || 11,860 || 1–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || April 7, 2000 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–2 || Christiansen (1–0) || Reynoso || — || 32,536 || 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 8, 2000 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–6 || Swindell || Christiansen (1–1) || — || 33,298 || 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 9, 2000 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–1 || Johnson || Schmidt (0–2) || — || 34,204 || 2–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 11 || Expos || 3–7 || Vazquez || Benson (0–2) || Kline || 11,335 || 2–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || April 12 || Expos || 6–4 || Silva (1–0) || Batista || Williams (1) || 10,290 || 3–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || April 13 || Expos || 4–3 || Silva (2–0) || Urbina || — || 11,162 || 4–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 14 || Mets || 5–8 (12) || Franco || Silva (2–1) || — || 20,725 || 4–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 15 || Mets || 2–0 || Anderson (1–0) || Rusch || Williams (2) || 19,592 || 5–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 16 || Mets || 9–12 || Mahomes || Peters (0–1) || Benitez || 20,724 || 5–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 18 || @ Marlins || 5–12 || Penny || Cordova (1–1) || — || 9,494 || 5–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 19 || @ Marlins || 5–1 || Ritchie (1–0) || Fernandez || — || 10,911 || 6–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 20 || @ Marlins || 2–3 (14) || Darensbourg || Williams (0–1) || — || 9,396 || 6–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 21, 2000 || @ Braves || 2–6 || Mulholland || Garcia (0–1) || — || 33,790 || 6–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 22, 2000 || @ Braves || 2–4 || Chen || Benson (0–3) || Rocker || 41,389 || 6–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 23, 2000 || @ Braves || 3–5 || Maddux || Cordova (1–2) || Rocker || 29,463 || 6–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || April 25, 2000 || Padres || 4–3 (11) || Sauerbeck (1–0) || Almanzar || — || 12,295 || 7–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || April 26, 2000 || Padres || 9–8 || Williams (1–1) || Whisenant || — || 13,765 || 8–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 27, 2000 || Padres || 4–12 || Clement || Parra (0–1) || — || 15,459 || 8–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || April 28 || Reds || 2–1 || Benson (1–3) || Harnisch || Williams (3) || 25,557 || 9–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 29 || Reds || 5–6 || Williamson || Christiansen (1–2) || Graves || 28,731 || 9–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 30 || Reds || 2–6 || Bell || Ritchie (1–1) || Williamson || 29,728 || 9–15 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May (14–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || May 2, 2000 || @ Cardinals || 10–7 || Wallace (1–0) || Slocumb || — || 38,588 || 10–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || May 3, 2000 || @ Cardinals || 8–2 || Benson (2–3) || Hentgen || — || 32,270 || 11–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 4, 2000 || @ Cardinals || 0–5 || Stephenson || Cordova (1–3) || — || 45,994 || 11–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 5 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Ritchie (2–1) || Tapani || Williams (4) || 26,689 || 12–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || May 6 || @ Cubs || 11–9 || Wallace (2–0) || Farnsworth || Williams (5) || 38,957 || 13–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || May 7 || @ Cubs || 11–3 || Schmidt (1–2) || Wood || — || 38,307 || 14–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 9 || Mets || 0–2 || Hampton || Benson (2–4) || Benitez || 14,015 || 14–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 10 || Mets || 13–9 || Silva (3–1) || Cook || — || 13,711 || 15–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 11 || Mets || 2–3 || Leiter || Anderson (1–1) || — || 16,264 || 15–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 12, 2000 || Brewers || 1–6 || Haynes || Schmidt (1–3) || — || 18,524 || 15–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || May 13, 2000 || Brewers || 11–8 || Sauerbeck (2–0) || Acevedo || Williams (6) || 26,682 || 16–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || May 14, 2000 || Brewers || 3–0 || Benson (3–4) || D'Amico || Christiansen (1) || 19,657 || 17–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 16 || @ Reds || 2–6 || Bell || Ritchie (2–2) || — || 26,271 || 17–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || May 17 || @ Reds || 9–6 || Silva (4–1) || Sullivan || — || 23,193 || 18–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 18 || @ Reds || 3–4 (10) || Graves || Garcia (0–2) || — || 26,252 || 18–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 19, 2000 || Cardinals || 13–1 || Benson (4–4) || Ankiel || — || 24,281 || 19–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 20, 2000 || Cardinals || 4–19 || Hentgen || Cordova (1–4) || — || 36,331 || 19–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 21, 2000 || Cardinals || 5–7 || Benes || Ritchie (2–3) || Veres || 33,034 || 19–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 23, 2000 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–6 || Anderson || Anderson (1–2) || — || 31,726 || 19–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 24, 2000 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–6 || Stottlemyre || Schmidt (1–4) || Kim || 30,462 || 19–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 25, 2000 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–7 || Daal || Benson (4–5) || Mantei || 30,759 || 19–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || May 26 || @ Rockies || 2–1 || Cordova (2–4) || Yoshii || Williams (7) || 40,188 || 20–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 27 || @ Rockies || 6–7 || White || Christiansen (1–3) || — || 42,184 || 20–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 28 || @ Rockies || 2–11 || Arrojo || Anderson (1–3) || — || 41,641 || 20–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 29 || Marlins || 10–4 || Schmidt (2–4) || Nunez || — || 17,282 || 21–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || May 30 || Marlins || 3–2 (10) || Williams (2–1) || Alfonseca || — || 14,742 || 22–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || May 31 || Marlins || 5–2 || Cordova (3–4) || Sanchez || Williams (8) || 17,731 || 23–28 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June (11–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || June 2, 2000 || Royals || 9–3 || Ritchie (3–3) || Batista || — || 23,527 || 24–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 3, 2000 || Royals || 3–16 || Witasick || Schmidt (2–5) || — || 26,264 || 24–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 4, 2000 || Royals || 5–7 (11) || Rakers || Christiansen (1–4) || Reichert || 27,915 || 24–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 5 || Tigers || 5–1 || Cordova (4–4) || Mlicki || — || 12,479 || 25–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 6 || Tigers || 1–2 || Nitkowski || Anderson (1–4) || Jones || 13,174 || 25–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || June 7 || Tigers || 4–3 || Ritchie (4–3) || Nomo || Williams (9) || 15,067 || 26–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 9, 2000 || @ Royals || 5–6 (10) || Spradlin || Christiansen (1–5) || — || 30,963 || 26–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 10, 2000 || @ Royals || 1–2 (12) || Bottalico || Silva (4–2) || — || 34,868 || 26–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 11, 2000 || @ Royals || 10–6 (10) || Sauerbeck (3–0) || Spradlin || — || 26,495 || 27–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 12, 2000 || Braves || 8–10 || Ligtenberg || Christiansen (1–6) || Remlinger || 15,196 || 27–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || June 13, 2000 || Braves || 7–6 (10) || Silva (5–2) || Wengert || — || 17,971 || 28–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 14, 2000 || Braves || 4–8 || Maddux || Anderson (1–5) || Ligtenberg || 16,972 || 28–35 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 15, 2000 || Braves || 2–0 || Benson (5–5) || Millwood || — || 19,065 || 29–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 16 || Marlins || 3–8 || Cornelius || Cordova (4–5) || Looper || 29,737 || 29–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 17 || Marlins || 3–4 (11) || Alfonseca || Loiselle (0–1) || Strong || 23,552 || 29–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 18 || Marlins || 4–5 || Bones || Christiansen (1–7) || Alfonseca || 24,916 || 29–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 19 || @ Expos || 1–2 || Pavano || Loiselle (0–2) || Kline || 7,483 || 29–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || June 20 || @ Expos || 2–1 || Benson (6–5) || Johnson || Williams (10) || 8,056 || 30–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || June 21 || @ Expos || 8–3 || Cordova (5–5) || Armas || Peters (1) || 8,324 || 31–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 22 || @ Expos || 5–6 || Hermanson || Ritchie (4–4) || Telford || 8,635 || 31–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 23 || @ Mets || 2–12 || Jones || Arroyo (0–1) || — || 39,849 || 31–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 24 || @ Mets || 8–10 || Franco || Loiselle (0–3) || Benitez || 34,894 || 31–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 25 || @ Mets || 0–9 || Hampton || Benson (6–6) || — || 38,984 || 31–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 27 || Cubs || 6–0 || Ritchie (5–4) || Wood || — || 18,688 || 32–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 28 || Cubs || 4–5 || Lieber || Cordova (5–6) || Aguilera || 29,665 || 32–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || June 29 || Cubs || 5–4 (10) || Wilkins (1–0) || Worrell || — || 19,531 || 33–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || June 30 || @ Phillies || 8–3 || Benson (7–6) || Wolf || — || 38,221 || 34–44 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July (11–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 1 || @ Phillies || 3–4 || Byrd || Arroyo (0–2) || Brantley || 48,406 || 34–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 2 || @ Phillies || 1–9 || Schilling || Ritchie (5–5) || — || 20,290 || 34–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 3 || @ Cubs || 0–3 || Lieber || Cordova (5–7) || — || 40,524 || 34–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 10–4 || Wilkins (2–0) || Aguilera || — || 37,043 || 35–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || July 5 || @ Cubs || 9–6 || Anderson (2–5) || Downs || — || 35,391 || 36–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 7 || Twins || 8–6 || Christiansen (2–7) || Wells || Williams (11) || 22,134 || 37–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 85 || July 8 || Twins || 4–1 || Benson (8–6) || Milton || Williams (12) || 33,814 || 38–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 9 || Twins || 2–3 || Redman || Silva (5–3) || Hawkins || 23,154 || 38–48 |-style=background:#bbbfff |colspan=10|71st All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 13 || @ Indians || 3–4 (10) || Karsay || Sauerbeck (3–1) || — || 43,225 || 38–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 14 || @ Indians || 3–9 || Finley || Benson (8–7) || — || 43,046 || 38–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 15 || @ Indians || 4–6 || Brewington || Silva (5–4) || Karsay || 43,049 || 38–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 16, 2000 || @ Dodgers || 3–7 || Adams || Williams (2–2) || — || 34,116 || 38–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 17, 2000 || @ Dodgers || 6–9 || Dreifort || Arroyo (0–3) || Shaw || 25,261 || 38–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || July 18, 2000 || @ Dodgers || 8–6 || Manzanillo (1–0) || Judd || Williams (13) || 34,872 || 39–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 19, 2000 || @ Brewers || 0–6 || D'Amico || Benson (8–8) || — || 20,840 || 39–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 94 || July 20, 2000 || @ Brewers || 9–2 || Silva (6–4) || Haynes || — || 29,389 || 40–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 21 || Phillies || 9–2 || Anderson (3–5) || Byrd || — || 22,438 || 41–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 22 || Phillies || 2–1 || Arroyo (1–3) || Person || Williams (14) || 28,485 || 42–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 23 || Phillies || 1–4 || Schilling || Ritchie (5–6) || — || 23,840 || 42–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 25, 2000 || Brewers || 1–4 (11) || Leskanic || Christiansen (2–8) || Wickman || 15,808 || 42–56 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 99 || July 26, 2000 || Brewers || 5–4 || Silva (7–4) || Haynes || Williams (15) || 20,421 || 43–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 27, 2000 || Brewers || 3–4 || Leskanic || Manzanillo (1–1) || Wickman || 16,636 || 43–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || July 28, 2000 || Padres || 16–5 || Arroyo (2–3) || Clement || — || 20,686 || 44–57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || July 29, 2000 || Padres || 10–2 || Cordova (6–7) || Tollberg || — || 30,118 || 45–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 30, 2000 || Padres || 8–9 || Wall || Wilkins (2–1) || Hoffman || 19,680 || 45–58 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August (8–21) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 104 || August 1, 2000 || Dodgers || 6–0 || Anderson (4–5) || Perez || — || — || 46–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 1, 2000 || Dodgers || 3–5 || Herges || Wilkins (2–2) || Shaw || 21,028 || 46–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 2, 2000 || Dodgers || 5–11 || Dreifort || Silva (7–5) || — || 19,537 || 46–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 3 || @ Giants || 2–10 || Ortiz || Cordova (6–8) || — || 40,930 || 46–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 4 || @ Giants || 3–5 || Henry || Benson (8–9) || Nen || 40,930 || 46–62 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || August 5 || @ Giants || 7–2 || Serafini (1–0) || Gardner || — || 40,930 || 47–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 6 || @ Giants || 1–7 || Estes || Arroyo (2–4) || — || 40,930 || 47–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 111 || August 7 || @ Rockies || 8–7 || Sauerbeck (4–1) || Jimenez || Williams (16) || 39,691 || 48–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || August 8 || @ Rockies || 1–6 || Rose || Silva (7–6) || — || 38,535 || 48–64 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 9 || @ Rockies || 3–4 || White || Williams (2–3) || — || 39,328 || 48–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 11, 2000 || Diamondbacks || 1–6 || Reynoso || Serafini (1–1) || — || 25,281 || 48–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || August 12, 2000 || Diamondbacks || 9–6 || Sauerbeck (5–1) || Schilling || — || 34,101 || 49–66 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 13, 2000 || Diamondbacks || 6–7 || Morgan || Arroyo (2–5) || Mantei || 25,321 || 49–67 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 14 || @ Astros || 2–16 || Holt || Silva (7–7) || — || 30,220 || 49–68 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || August 15 || @ Astros || 4–5 || Lima || Benson (8–10) || Dotel || 30,020 || 49–69 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 16 || @ Astros || 10–11 || Elarton || Serafini (1–2) || Dotel || 30,165 || 49–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 120 || August 18 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Ritchie (6–6) || Sullivan || Williams (17) || 31,891 || 50–70 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 19 || @ Reds || 1–7 || Parris || Anderson (4–6) || — || 34,370 || 50–71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 122 || August 20 || @ Reds || 7–3 || Silva (8–7) || Dessens || — || 32,545 || 51–71 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || August 21, 2000 || @ Cardinals || 4–7 || Stephenson || Benson (8–11) || Veres || 35,644 || 51–72 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 124 || August 22, 2000 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Manzanillo (2–1) || Kile || — || 31,534 || 52–72 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 23, 2000 || @ Cardinals || 2–5 || Ankiel || Ritchie (6–7) || Veres || 31,288 || 52–73 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 25 || Rockies || 3–6 || Tavarez || Anderson (4–7) || — || 23,104 || 52–74 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 26 || Rockies || 4–11 || Astacio || Silva (8–8) || — || 23,340 || 52–75 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 27 || Rockies || 2–9 || Bohanon || Serafini (1–3) || — || 20,157 || 52–76 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || August 28 || Giants || 4–5 || Embree || Sauerbeck (5–2) || Nen || 15,125 || 52–77 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || August 29 || Giants || 8–0 || Benson (9–11) || Hernandez || — || 14,306 || 53–77 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 30 || Giants || 0–2 || Ortiz || Anderson (4–8) || Nen || 16,576 || 53–78 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 31 || Giants || 2–10 || Rueter || Silva (8–9) || — || 13,781 || 53–79 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September (16–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 133 || September 1, 2000 || @ Padres || 3–2 (10) || Williams (3–3) || Hoffman || — || 16,813 || 54–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 134 || September 2, 2000 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Ritchie (7–7) || Clement || Sauerbeck (1) || 33,358 || 55–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 135 || September 3, 2000 || @ Padres || 8–6 (13) || Skrmetta (1–0) || Almanzar || Williams (18) || 20,389 || 56–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 136 || September 4, 2000 || @ Dodgers || 12–1 || Anderson (5–8) || Dreifort || — || 31,418 || 57–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 137 || September 5, 2000 || @ Dodgers || 8–0 || Silva (9–9) || Perez || — || 22,780 || 58–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 138 || September 6, 2000 || @ Dodgers || 8–3 || Serafini (2–3) || Valdez || — || 28,462 || 59–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || September 8 || Reds || 7–3 || Ritchie (8–7) || Williamson || — || — || 60–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 140 || September 8 || Reds || 3–1 || Wilkins (3–2) || Villone || Williams (19) || 26,486 || 61–79 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 141 || September 9 || Reds || 4–6 || Parris || Benson (9–12) || Graves || 34,590 || 61–80 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 142 || September 10 || Reds || 4–6 || Dessens || Anderson (5–9) || Graves || 35,046 || 61–81 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 11, 2000 || Cardinals || 4–8 || Stephenson || Manzanillo (2–2) || — || 16,583 || 61–82 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 12, 2000 || Cardinals || 1–11 || Kile || Serafini (2–4) || — || 15,824 || 61–83 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 13, 2000 || Cardinals || 5–9 || Ankiel || Ritchie (8–8) || — || 22,236 || 61–84 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 14 || @ Astros || 7–8 || Slusarski || Skrmetta (1–1) || — || 36,740 || 61–85 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 147 || September 15 || @ Astros || 7–16 || Powell || Skrmetta (1–2) || Slusarski || 32,661 || 61–86 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 16 || @ Astros || 9–10 (10) || Valdes || Sauerbeck (5–3) || — || 41,248 || 61–87 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 17 || @ Astros || 3–5 || Elarton || Serafini (2–5) || Dotel || 40,036 || 61–88 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 150 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 6–5 || Loiselle (1–3) || Padilla || Williams (20) || 11,470 || 62–88 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 151 || September 19 || @ Phillies || 12–8 || Skrmetta (2–2) || Telemaco || Williams (21) || 11,362 || 63–88 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 152 || September 20 || @ Phillies || 7–6 (10) || Loiselle (2–3) || Brock || Williams (22) || 12,762 || 64–88 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 21, 2000 || @ Brewers || 2–12 || Rigdon || Anderson (5–10) || — || 14,688 || 64–89 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 154 || September 23, 2000 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || Silva (10–9) || D'Amico || Williams (23) || — || 65–89 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 23, 2000 || @ Brewers || 4–5 (10) || Leskanic || Arroyo (2–6) || — || 26,040 || 65–90 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 24, 2000 || @ Brewers || 5–8 || Leskanic || Williams (3–4) || — || 26,186 || 65–91 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 157 || September 26 || Astros || 9–4 || Benson (10–12) || Holt || — || 14,311 || 66–91 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 158 || September 27 || Astros || 1–10 || McKnight || Anderson (5–11) || — || 14,511 || 66–92 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 159 || September 28 || Astros || 3–2 || Silva (11–9) || Dotel || — || 17,710 || 67–92 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 160 || September 29 || Cubs || 8–4 || Wilkins (4–2) || Rain || — || 40,128 || 68–92 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 161 || September 30 || Cubs || 4–2 || Ritchie (9–8) || Quevedo || Williams (24) || 43,458 || 69–92 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates October (0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 162 || October 1 || Cubs || 9–10 || Farnsworth || Sauerbeck (5–4) || Arnold || 55,351 || 69–93 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Pirates team member Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 2 5 2 5 y 28 39 Florida Marlins 4 5 4 5 y 40 41 Montreal Expos 4 3 4 3 y 29 26 New York Mets 2 7 2 7 y 41 65 Philadelphia Phillies 6 3 6 3 y 49 42 Total 18 23 18 23 y 187 213 NL Central Chicago Cubs 9 3 9 3 y 81 52 Cincinnati Reds 6 7 6 7 y 55 58 Houston Astros 3 10 3 10 y 69 104 Milwaukee Brewers 5 7 5 7 y 48 61 St. Louis Cardinals 4 8 4 8 y 62 83 Total 27 35 27 35 y 315 358 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 2 7 2 7 y 39 47 Colorado Rockies 2 7 2 7 y 31 62 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 4 5 4 y 59 42 San Diego Padres 7 2 7 2 y 68 50 San Francisco Giants 2 6 2 6 y 27 41 Total 18 26 18 26 y 224 242 American League Cleveland Indians 0 3 0 3 y 10 19 Detroit Tigers 2 1 2 1 y 10 6 Kansas City Royals 2 4 2 4 y 33 40 Minnesota Twins 2 1 2 1 y 14 10 Total 6 9 6 9 y 67 75 Season Total 69 93 69 93 y 793 888 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 24 9 15 9 15 y 100 127 May 27 14 13 14 13 y 149 145 June 27 11 16 11 16 y 123 142 July 25 11 14 11 14 y 128 120 August 29 8 21 8 21 y 120 178 September 29 16 13 16 13 y 164 166 October 1 0 1 0 1 y 9 10 Total 162 69 93 69 93 y 793 888 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 37 44 37 44 y 396 431 Away 81 32 49 32 49 y 397 457 Total 162 69 93 69 93 y 793 888 Roster 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 55 Jimmy Anderson 69 Bronson Arroyo 34 Kris Benson 41 Jason Christiansen 52 Brad Clontz 67 Francisco Córdova 64 Mike Garcia 51 Rich Loiselle 49 Josías Manzanillo 58 Brian O'Connor 60 José Parra 31 Chris Peters 48 Todd Ritchie 47 Scott Sauerbeck 22 Jason Schmidt 45 Dan Serafini 56 José Silva 64 Matt Skrmetta 26 Brian Smith 57 Steve Sparks 39 Jeff Wallace 35 Marc Wilkins 43 Mike Williams Catchers 18 Jason Kendall 15 Keith Osik Infielders  6 Mike Benjamin 25 Iván Cruz 52 Alex Hernández  2 Pat Meares 30 Warren Morris 10 Abraham Núñez 16 Aramis Ramírez 19 Luis Sojo 12 John Wehner 25 Enrique Wilson 29 Kevin Young Outfielders 37 Bruce Aven 13 Adrian Brown 19 Emil Brown 12 Wil Cordero 24 Brian Giles  3 Chad Hermansen 27 Adam Hyzdu 61 Alex Ramírez 14 Tike Redman 28 John Vander Wal Manager 32 Gene Lamont Coaches 57 Jeff Banister (bench) 27 Joe Jones (first base) 45 Jack Lind (third base) 23 Lloyd McClendon (hitting) 44 Rick Renick (bench) 50 Pete Vuckovich (pitching) 54 Spin Williams (bullpen) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position18 Jason Kendall C 2 Pat Meares SS 24 Brian Giles RF 29 Kevin Young 1B 12 Wil Cordero LF 16 Aramis Ramírez 3B3 Chad Hermansen CF 6 Mike Benjamin 2B22 Jason Schmidt SP Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2000&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916756385&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in B. O'Connor Brian O'Connor (pitcher) 6 2 1 0.500 0 0 A. Hyzdu Adam Hyzdu 12 18 7 0.389 1 4 M. Garcia Mike Garcia (NL pitcher) 13 3 1 0.333 0 0 T. Redman Tike Redman 9 18 6 0.333 1 1 J. Kendall Jason Kendall 152 579 185 0.320 14 58 A. Brown Adrian Brown (baseball) 104 308 97 0.315 4 28 B. Giles Brian Giles 156 559 176 0.315 35 123 J. Wehner John Wehner 21 50 15 0.300 1 9 J. Vander Wal John Vander Wal 134 384 115 0.299 24 94 K. Osik Keith Osik 46 123 36 0.293 4 22 L. Sojo Luis Sojo 61 176 50 0.284 5 20 W. Cordero Wil Cordero 89 348 98 0.282 16 51 M. Benjamin Mike Benjamin (baseball) 93 233 63 0.270 2 19 E. Wilson Enrique Wilson 40 122 32 0.262 3 15 W. Morris Warren Morris 144 528 137 0.259 3 43 K. Young Kevin Young (baseball) 132 496 128 0.258 20 88 Ar. Ramírez Aramis Ramírez 73 254 65 0.256 6 35 B. Aven Bruce Aven 72 148 37 0.250 5 25 P. Meares Pat Meares 132 462 111 0.240 13 47 A. Núñez Abraham Núñez (infielder) 40 91 20 0.220 1 8 E. Brown Emil Brown 50 119 26 0.218 3 16 T. Ritchie Todd Ritchie 30 60 13 0.217 0 2 Al. Ramírez Alex Ramírez 43 115 24 0.209 4 18 A. Hernández Alex Hernández (baseball) 20 60 12 0.200 1 5 C. Hermansen Chad Hermansen 33 108 20 0.185 2 8 J. Silva José Silva (baseball) 48 34 6 0.176 0 2 C. Peters Chris Peters 17 6 1 0.167 0 1 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 50 6 1 0.167 0 0 B. Arroyo Bronson Arroyo 21 21 3 0.143 0 0 J. Anderson Jimmy Anderson (baseball) 27 50 7 0.140 0 1 F. Córdova Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972) 17 35 4 0.114 0 3 K. Benson Kris Benson 30 65 6 0.092 0 1 I. Cruz Iván Cruz 8 11 1 0.091 0 0 D. Serafini Dan Serafini 11 24 2 0.083 0 2 J. Manzanillo Josías Manzanillo 42 3 0 0.000 0 0 S. Sauerbeck Scott Sauerbeck 72 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 10 19 0 0.000 0 0 M. Skrmetta Matt Skrmetta 8 2 0 0.000 0 0 J. Wallace Jeff Wallace 37 1 0 0.000 0 0 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 69 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Christiansen Jason Christiansen 41 0 0 -1 — 0 0 B. Clontz Brad Clontz 5 0 0 -1 — 0 0 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 38 0 0 -1 — 0 0 J. Parra José Parra (baseball) 6 0 0 -1 — 0 0 B. Smith Brian Smith (baseball) 3 0 0 -1 — 0 0 S. Sparks Steve Sparks (pitcher, born 1975) 3 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals1625,6431,5060.267168749 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2000&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916791143&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts C. Peters Chris Peters 18 281 3 0 1 2.86 16 J. Manzanillo Josías Manzanillo 43 582 3 2 2 3.38 39 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 72 72 3 4 3.50 71 K. Benson Kris Benson 32 2172 3 10 12 3.85 184 S. Sauerbeck Scott Sauerbeck 75 752 3 5 4 4.04 83 T. Ritchie Todd Ritchie 31 187 9 8 4.81 124 D. Serafini Dan Serafini 11 621 3 2 5 4.91 32 J. Christiansen Jason Christiansen 44 38 2 8 4.97 41 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 52 601 3 4 2 5.07 37 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 40 421 3 2 3 5.10 32 B. O'Connor Brian O'Connor (pitcher) 6 121 3 0 0 5.11 7 B. Clontz Brad Clontz 5 7 0 0 5.14 8 F. Córdova Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972) 18 95 6 8 5.21 66 J. Anderson Jimmy Anderson (baseball) 27 144 5 11 5.25 73 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 11 631 3 2 5 5.40 51 J. Silva José Silva (baseball) 51 136 11 9 5.56 98 B. Arroyo Bronson Arroyo 20 712 3 2 6 6.40 50 S. Sparks Steve Sparks (pitcher, born 1975) 3 4 0 0 6.75 2 J. Parra José Parra (baseball) 6 112 3 0 1 6.94 9 J. Wallace Jeff Wallace 38 352 3 2 0 7.07 27 M. Skrmetta Matt Skrmetta 8 91 3 2 2 9.64 7 B. Smith Brian Smith (baseball) 3 41 3 0 0 10.38 3 M. Garcia Mike Garcia (NL pitcher) 13 111 3 0 2 11.12 9 K. Osik Keith Osik 1 1 0 0 45.00 1Team totals162144969934.941,070 Awards and honors 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Jason Kendall, C, reserve Brian Giles, OF, reserve Transactions August 6, 2000: Bruce Aven was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal. August 7, 2000: Luis Sojo was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees for Chris Spurling. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Trent Jewett and Richie Hebner AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Marty Brown A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Tracy Woodson A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Jay Loviglio A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Curtis Wilkerson Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke References 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 100% Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 2000 Pitts