- 2000 Baltimore Orioles season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 2000
misc =
current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969
ballpark =Oriole Park at Camden Yards
y4 = 1992
city = Baltimore,Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners =Peter Angelos
managers =Mike Hargrove
television =WJZ-TV
Home Team Sports
(Jim Palmer ,Michael Reghi , Mike Flanagan)
radio =WBAL (AM)
(Fred Manfra , Jim Hunter,Chuck Thompson )|The 2000Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in theAmerican League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.Offseason
*December 10, 1999:
Jesse Orosco was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oroscje01.shtml Jesse Orosco Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Regular season
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 1999 season ended early due to injury when he was only 9 hits away from joining the
3000 hit club . He finally achieved the milestone early in the 2000 season when he singled off relieverHéctor Carrasco in a game against theMinnesota Twins onApril 15 ,2000 in the Metrodome. Ripken had a good night at the plate, getting three hits, the third of which was the milestone. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=200004150MIN] The Twins distributed a commemorative certificate to the fans as they left theMetrodome after the game.*On October 1, 2000, Albert Belle hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats18.shtml Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac ] ]
eason standings
Notable transactions
* July 28, 2000: Mike Bordick was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Lesli Brea, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora, and Pat Gorman (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordimi01.shtml Mike Bordick Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 28, 2000: Rich Amaral was released by the Baltimore Orioles. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/amarari01.shtml]
*July 29, 2000: Charles Johnson was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Harold Baines to the Chicago White Sox for Brook Fordyce, Jason Lakman (minors), Juan Figueroa (minors), and Miguel Felix (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsch04.shtml Charles Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*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 Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 31, 2000:B.J. Surhoff was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Gabe Molina to the Atlanta Braves for Trenidad Hubbard, Fernando Lunar, and Luis Rivera. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/surhob.01.shtml B.J. Surhoff Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Roster
Starting pitchers
Farm system ["Baseball America 2001 Directory." Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2001]* Class AAA:
Rochester Red Wings (International League ;Marv Foley , manager)
* Class AA:Bowie Baysox (Eastern League;Andy Etchebarren , manager)
* Class A:Frederick Keys (Carolina League ;Dave Machemer , manager)
* Class A:Delmarva Shorebirds (South Atlantic League ; Joe Ferguson, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Rookie:Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League ;Duffy Dyer , manager)
* Rookie: GCL Orioles (Gulf Coast League ;Jesus Alfaro , manager)Awards and records
* Albert Belle, American League Record, Most RBIs in the Final Season of a Career (103) [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.266, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]
References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2000.shtml 2000 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=BAL 2000 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]
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