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2000 Kansas City Royals season
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The 2000 Kansas City Royals season was the 32nd season for the franchise, and their 28th at Kauffman Stadium. They had a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing fourth in the American League Central. The Royals failed to make the postseason for the 15th consecutive season.
Offseason
November 16, 1999: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Izzy Molina at Baseball-Reference
December 10, 1999: Doug Bochtler was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bochtdo01.shtml Doug Bochtler Stats
December 17, 1999: Scott Service was released by the Royals.Scott Service at Baseball-Reference
January 27, 2000: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Ricky Bottalico at Baseball-Reference
March 7, 2000: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Royals by the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.Gregg Zaun at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
June 28, 2000: Pitcher Jay Witasick threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.3 Pitch Inning This was accomplished in the second inning.
Opening Day roster
Carlos Beltrán
Johnny Damon
Jermaine Dye
Carlos Febles
Brian Johnson
Mark Quinn
Joe Randa
Rey Sánchez
Mac Suzuki
Mike Sweeney2000 Kansas City Royals Roster by Baseball Almanac
Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Roster
2000 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers
35 Miguel Batista
39 Doug Bochtler
52 Ricky Bottalico
58 Tim Byrdak
56 Jeff D'Amico
33 Chad Durbin
49 Chris Fussell
54 Andy Larkin
32 Brett Laxton
59 Brian Meadows
57 Scott Mullen
57 Dan Murray
31 Jason Rakers
54 Dan Reichert
30 Brad Rigby
50 José Rosado
46 José Santiago
22 Paul Spoljaric
48 Jerry Spradlin
41 Blake Stein
37 Jeff Suppan
55 Mac Suzuki
51 Kris Wilson
47 Jay Witasick Catchers
2 Jorge Fábregas
19 Brian Johnson
22 Héctor Ortiz
44 Gregg Zaun
Infielders
19 Wilson Delgado
3 Carlos Febles
4 Ray Holbert
6 David McCarty
8 Luis Ordaz
16 Joe Randa
12 Jeff Reboulet
1 Rey Sánchez
29 Mike Sweeney Outfielders
36 Carlos Beltrán
27 Dee Brown
18 Johnny Damon
17 Todd Dunwoody
24 Jermaine Dye
38 Scott Pose
52 Mark Quinn Manager
40 Tony Muser
Coaches
43 Tom Burgmeier (bullpen)
25 Rich Dauer (third base)
23 Lamar Johnson (hitting)
9 Jamie Quirk (bench)
30 Brent Strom (pitching)
20 Frank White (first base)
Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen Bases
Pos Player G AB H R HR RBI Avg. SB C Gregg Zaun 83 234 64 36 7 33 .2747 1B Mike Sweeney 159 618 206 105 29 144 .3338 2B Carlos Febles 100 339 87 59 2 29 .25717 3B Joe Randa 158 612 186 88 15 106 .3046 SS Rey Sánchez 143 509 139 68 1 38 .2737 LF Mark Quinn 135 500 147 76 20 78 .2945 CF Carlos Beltrán 98 372 92 49 7 44 .24713 RF Jermaine Dye 157 601 193 107 33 118 .3210 DH Johnny Damon 159 655 214 136 16 88 .327462000 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
Player G AB H HR RBI Avg. David McCarty 103 270 75 12 53 .278 Jeff Reboulet 66 182 44 0 14 .242 Todd Dunwoody 61 178 37 1 23 .208 Jorge Fábregas 43 142 40 3 17 .282 Brian Johnson Brian Johnson (catcher) 37 125 26 4 18 .208 Luis Ordaz 65 104 23 0 11 .221 Héctor Ortiz 26 88 34 0 5 .386 Wilson Delgado 33 83 22 0 7 .265 Scott Pose 47 48 9 0 1 .188 Dee Brown 15 25 4 0 4 .160 Ray Holbert 3 4 1 0 0 .250
Pitching
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 Jeff Suppan 35 217.0 10 9 4.94 128 Mac Suzuki 32 188.2 8 10 4.34 135 Blake Stein 17 107.2 8 5 4.68 78 Chad Durbin 16 72.1 2 5 8.21 37 Brian Meadows 11 71.2 6 2 4.77 26 José Rosado 5 27.2 2 2 5.86 15
Other 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 Dan Reichert 44 153.1 8 10 4.70 94 Jay Witasick 22 89.1 3 8 5.94 67 Chris Fussell 20 70.0 5 3 6.30 46 Miguel Batista 14 57.0 2 6 7.74 30 Brett Laxton 6 16.2 0 1 8.10 14 Jeff D'Amico Jeff D'Amico (Royals) 7 13.2 0 1 9.22 9
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 Ricky Bottalico 62 9 6 16 4.83 56 Jerry Spradlin 50 4 4 7 5.52 54 José Santiago 45 8 6 2 3.91 44 Kris Wilson 20 0 1 0 4.19 17 Andy Larkin 18 0 3 1 8.84 17 Paul Spoljaric 13 0 0 0 6.52 6 Tim Byrdak 12 0 1 0 11.37 8 Jason Rakers 11 2 0 0 9.14 16 Scott Mullen 11 0 0 0 4.35 7 Dan Murray 10 0 0 0 4.66 16 Doug Bochtler 6 0 2 0 6.48 4 Brad Rigby 4 0 0 1 16.20 3
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Jermaine Dye, Outfield, Starter
Mike Sweeney, 1B, Reserve
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Omaha Golden Spikes Pacific Coast League John Mizerock AA Wichita Wranglers Texas League Keith Bodie A Wilmington Blue Rocks Carolina League Jeff Garber A Charleston Alley Cats South Atlantic League Joe Szekely A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Tom Poquette Rookie GCL Royals Gulf Coast League Ron Karkovice and Andre DavidJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References
2000 Kansas City Royals team at Baseball-Reference
2000 Kansas City Royals team at baseball-almanac.com
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