2000 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 2000 National League Central Cinergy Field Cincinnati 85–77 (52.5%) 2nd Carl Lindner Jim Bowden Jack McKeon FSN Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) cin CIN thumb|right|350px|The Reds playing against the Milwaukee Brewers during an August 2000 away game at Milwaukee County Stadium. The 2000 Cincinnati Reds season was the 131st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central, although coming short in second place. They had a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2000.shtml 2000 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference July 24, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070813043604/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2000.shtml August 13, 2007 live The Reds became only the second team in the modern era of baseball not be shut out for an entire season, joining the 1932 New York Yankees. The 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers later accomplished this feat, but their season was shortened to 60 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Reds were managed by Jack McKeon. This was also future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr's first season with the Reds, as he was traded to his long-time father's team from Seattle before the start of the season. Offseason October 30, 1999: Stan Belinda and Jeffrey Hammonds were traded by the Reds to the Colorado Rockies for Dante Bichette and cash.Stan Belinda at Baseball Reference November 16, 1999: Brooks Kieschnick was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Brooks Kieschnick at Baseball Reference December 13, 1999: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 rule 5 draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml DeWayne Wise Statistics and History Baseball-Reference.com August 24, 2012 December 15, 1999: Elmer Dessens was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Elmer Dessens at Baseball Reference January 14, 2000: Mark Sweeney and a player to be named later were traded by the Reds to the Milwaukee Brewers for Alex Ochoa. The Reds completed the deal by sending Gene Altman (minors) to the Brewers on May 15.Alex Ochoa at Baseball Reference February 10, 2000: Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Pérez, and Jake Meyer (minors) were traded by the Reds to the Seattle Mariners for Ken Griffey Jr.Ken Griffey at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions July 12, 2000: Denny Neagle and Mike Frank were traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees for Ed Yarnall, Drew Henson, Brian Reith, and Jackson Melián.Denny Neagle at Baseball Reference August 31, 2000: Dante Bichette was traded by the Reds to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Reitsma and John Curtice (minors).Dante Bichette at Baseball Reference Roster 2000 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 36 Manny Aybar 50 Rob Bell 37 Norm Charlton 45 Elmer Dessens 43 Osvaldo Fernández 59 Keith Glauber 32 Danny Graves 38 Pete Harnisch 52 Andy Larkin 53 Larry Luebbers 52 Héctor Mercado 15 Denny Neagle 58 Steve Parris 49 Dennys Reyes 52 John Riedling 56 Scott Sullivan 41 Ron Villone 36 Gabe White 48 Scott Williamson 51 Scott Winchester 51 Mark Wohlers Catchers 23 Jason LaRue  6 Benito Santiago 10 Eddie Taubensee Infielders 28 Mike Bell 17 Aaron Boone 21 Sean Casey 12 Juan Castro 69 D. T. Cromer  6 Gookie Dawkins 46 Brooks Kieschnick 11 Barry Larkin 28 Mark Lewis  9 Hal Morris  3 Pokey Reese 26 Chris Sexton 12 Chris Stynes Outfielders 26 Kimera Bartee  9 Dante Bichette 22 Brady Clark 30 Ken Griffey Jr. 44 Brian Hunter  7 Alex Ochoa 34 Michael Tucker 25 Dmitri Young Manager 31 Jack McKeon Coaches 55 Mark Berry (bullpen catcher)  2 Harry Dunlop (assistant) 30 Ken Griffey, Sr. (hitting) 35 Don Gullett (pitching) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen) 19 Denis Menke (bench) 16 Ron Oester (third base) 22 Dave Collins (first base) Player stats Batting 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 C Benito Santiago8925266.262845 1B Sean Casey133480151.3152085 2B Pokey Reese135518132.2551246 3B Aaron Boone8429183.2851243 SS Barry Larkin102396124.3131141 LF Dmitri Young152548166.3031888 CF Ken Griffey Jr.145520141.27140118 RF Dante Bichette125461136.2951676 Other batters 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 UT Chris Stynes119380127.3341240 OF Michael Tucker14827072.2671536 C Ed Taubensee8126671.267624 OF Alex Ochoa11824477.3161358 IF Juan Castro8222454.241423 IF Chris Sexton3510021.210010 C Jason LaRue319823.235512 1B Hal Morris596314.22226 1B D.T. Cromer354716.34028 SS Travis Dawkins14419.22003 OF Brian Hunter32409.22501 3B Mike Bell19276.22224 3B Mark Lewis11192.10503 1B Brooks Kieschnick14120.00000 OF Brady Clark11113.27302 OF Kimera Bartee1140.00000 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Inning Pitched Player G GS IP W L K ERA WHIP Steve Parris 33 33 192.2 12 17 117 4.81 1.547 Ron Villone 35 23 141.0 10 10 77 5.43 1.645 Rob Bell 26 26 140.1 7 8 112 5.00 1.447 Pete Harnisch 22 22 131.0 8 6 71 4.74 1.366 Denny Neagle 18 18 117.2 8 2 88 3.52 1.368 Osvaldo Fernández 15 14 79.2 4 3 36 3.62 1.255 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 Elmer Dessens 40 147.1 11 5 4.28 85 Scott Williamson 48 112.0 5 8 3.29 136 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 Danny Graves 66 10 5 30 2.56 53 Scott Sullivan Scott Sullivan (baseball) 79 3 6 3 3.47 96 Dennys Reyes 62 2 1 0 4.53 36 Manny Aybar 32 1 1 0 4.83 31 Mark Wohlers 20 1 2 0 4.50 20 Larry Luebbers 14 0 2 1 6.20 9 John Riedling 13 3 1 1 2.35 18 Héctor Mercado 12 0 0 0 4.50 13 Scott Winchester 5 0 0 0 3.68 3 Keith Glauber 4 0 0 0 3.68 4 Andy Larkin 3 0 0 0 5.40 7 Norm Charlton 2 0 0 0 27.00 1 Gabe White 1 0 0 0 18.00 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville RiverBats International League Dave Miley AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Mike Rojas A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League Jay Sorg A Dayton Dragons Midwest League Freddie Benavides Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Luis Quiñones Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Russ NixonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 53em Cincinnati Reds Season, 2000 Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds