2000 St. Louis Cardinals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 2000
misc = National League Runner-Up

current league = National League
y1 = 1892
division = Central Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Busch Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1882
owners = William DeWitt, Jr.
managers = Tony La Russa
television = Fox Sports Midwest
KPLR
(Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Buck)
radio = KMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck)
espntn = stl
brtn = stl

The St. Louis Cardinals 2000 season was the team's 119th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 100th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95-67 during the season and won the National League Central division. In the playoffs the Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 3 games to 0 in the NLDS but lost to the New York Mets 4 games to 1 in the NLCS.

Catcher Mike Matheny and outfielder Jim Edmonds won Gold Gloves this year. Matheny was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season, while Edmonds was acquired from the Anaheim Angels less than a week before the start of the season.

Offseason

*November 11, 1999: Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt, and Lance Painter were traded by the Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Paul Spoljaric and Pat Hentgen. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/spoljpa01.shtml Paul Spoljaric page at Baseball Reference] ]
*November 16, 1999: Manny Aybar, Brent Butler, Rich Croushore, and José Jiménez were traded by the Cardinals to the Colorado Rockies for Darryl Kile, Luther Hackman and Dave Veres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kileda01.shtml Darryl Kile page at Baseball Reference] ]
* November 24, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slocuhe01.shtml Heathcliff Slocumb page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 15, 1999: Luis Ordaz was traded by the Cardinals to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Dante Powell. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelda01.shtml Dante Powell page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 18, 2000: Joe McEwing was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Jesse Orosco. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oroscje01.shtml Jesse Orosco page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

Opening Day Starters

* Eric Davis
* Jim Edmonds
* Darryl Kile
* Ray Lankford
* Mike Matheny
* Craig Paquette
* Edgar Renteria
* Fernando Tatis
* Fernando Vina

eason standings

Transactions

* July 31, 2000: Heathcliff Slocumb and Ben Johnson were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Carlos Hernández and Nate Tebbs (minors).

Will Clark

On July 31, 2000, Will Clark was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jose Leon. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clarkwi02.shtml Will Clark page at Baseball Reference] ] Clark was acquired in part to play in place of the injured Mark McGwire. A rejuvenated Clark (.964 OPS) helped the Cardinals reach the playoffs, (which included hitting a home run in each of his first four games with his new club), and the team swept the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS. In the NLCS the Cardinals faced the New York Mets, who would go on to win the pennant, and lost in five games. Clark performed better in these playoffs (.345 BA) than in recent years. After announcing that his retirement would come when the Cardinals' playoff run ended, Clark went 1 for 3 in his final game on October 16, by|2000.

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

NLDS

St. Louis wins series, 3-0.

Game 3

October 14: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2000.shtml 2000 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=SLN 2000 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = NL Central Championship Season
years = 2000
before =Houston Astros
1999
after = St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
2001