2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season

2000 Arizona Diamondbacks
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1998)
Western Division (since 1998)
Location
BankOne Ballpark (since 1998)
Phoenix, Arizona (since 1998)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ken Kendrick Jeff Moorad
General manager(s)	Joe Garagiola, Jr.
Manager(s)	Buck Showalter
Local television	FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Bob Brenly, Joe Garagiola)
Local radio	KTAR (620 AM) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte) KSUN (Spanish) (Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 1999 season, in which they won 100 games in just their 2nd season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 85-77, good enough for third place in the division, but a big step backwards (15 fewer wins).

Offseason

• November 15, 1999: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• November 22, 1999: Ernie Young was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• December 15, 1999: Dante Powell was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Ordaz.
• March 20, 2000: Craig Counsell was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Regular season

Randy Johnson tied a modern record with six victories in April 2000. He would lead the league in strikeouts with 347 and in winning percentage. Johnson won his third Cy Young Award, and became the third National League pitcher to win the trophy in consecutive seasons. Johnson recorded his 3000th strikeout on September 10, 2000, as he whiffed Florida Marlins' third baseman Mike Lowell.

Opening Day starters

• Jay Bell
• Erubiel Durazo
• Steve Finley
• Luis Gonzalez
• Lenny Harris
• Randy Johnson
• Travis Lee
• Damian Miller
• Tony Womack

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Francisco Giants	97	65	0.599	—	55–26	42–39
Los Angeles Dodgers	86	76	0.531	11	44–37	42–39
Arizona Diamondbacks	85	77	0.525	12	47–34	38–43
Colorado Rockies	82	80	0.506	15	48–33	34–47
San Diego Padres	76	86	0.469	21	41–40	35–46

Record vs. opponents

2000 National League Records Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	3–6	5–4	2–5	7–6	4–5	6–1	7–6	4–5	4–5	2–7	8–1	7–2	9–4	6–7	5–4	6–9
Atlanta	6–3	—	4–5	2–5	5–4	6–6	5–4	7–2	6–3	6–7	7–6	8–5	5–2	8–1	6–3	3–4	11–7
Chicago	4–5	5–4	—	4–8	4–5	1–6	5–7	3–6	6–7	4–5	2–5	6–3	3–9	3–5	4–5	3–10	8–7
Cincinnati	5–2	5–2	8–4	—	6–3	3–6	7–5	4–5	5–8–1	6–3	5–4	3–4	7–6	4–5	3–6	7–6	7–8
Colorado	6–7	4–5	5–4	3–6	—	4–5	5–4	4–9	4–5	7–2	3–6	6–3	7–2	7–6	6–7	5–3	6–6
Florida	5–4	6–6	6–1	6–3	5–4	—	3–5	2–7	3–4	7–6	6–6	9–4	5–4	2–7	3–6	3–6	8–9
Houston	1–6	4–5	7–5	5–7	4–5	5–3	—	3–6	7–6	4–5	2–5	5–4	10–3	2–7	1–8	6–6	6–9
Los Angeles	6–7	2–7	6–3	5–4	9–4	7–2	6–3	—	3–4	5–3	4–5	5–4	4–5	8–5	7–5	3–6	6–9
Milwaukee	5–4	3–6	7–6	8–5–1	5–4	4–3	6–7	4–3	—	4–5	2–7	2–5	7–5	2–7	3–6	5–7	6–9
Montreal	5–4	7–6	5–4	3–6	2–7	6–7	5–4	3–5	5–4	—	3–9	5–7	3–4	3–6	3–6	2–5	7–11
New York	7–2	6–7	5–2	4–5	6–3	6–6	5–2	5–4	7–2	9–3	—	6–7	7–2	3–6	3–5	6–3	9–9
Philadelphia	1–8	5–8	3–6	4–3	3–6	4–9	4–5	4–5	5–2	7–5	7–6	—	3–6	2–5	2–7	2–7	9–9
Pittsburgh	2–7	2–5	9–3	6–7	2–7	4–5	3–10	5–4	5–7	4–3	2–7	6–3	—	7–2	2–6	4–8	6–9
San Diego	4–9	1–8	5–3	5–4	6–7	7–2	7–2	5–8	7–2	6–3	6–3	5–2	2–7	—	5–7	0–9	5–10
San Francisco	7–6	3–6	5–4	6–3	7–6	6–3	8–1	5–7	6–3	6–3	5–3	7–2	6–2	7–5	—	5–4	8–7
St. Louis	4–5	4–3	10–3	6–7	3–5	6–3	6–6	6–3	7–5	5–2	3–6	7–2	8–4	9–0	4–5	—	7–8

Notable transactions

• June 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the New York Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Lenny Harris.
• June 5, 2000: Brandon Webb was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2000.
• July 26, 2000: Curt Schilling was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee, and Vicente Padilla.

Roster

2000 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers 34 Brian Anderson 37 Omar Daal 56 Nelson Figueroa 50 Geraldo Guzmán 46 Darren Holmes 51 Randy Johnson 49 Byung-Hyun Kim 31 Matt Mantei 32 Mike Morgan 45 Vicente Padilla 19 Dan Plesac 27 Armando Reynoso 47 Johnny Ruffin 38 Curt Schilling 36 Russ Springer 32 Todd Stottlemyre 22 Greg Swindell		Catchers 48 Rod Barajas 26 Damian Miller 35 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 33 Jay Bell 38,39 Alex Cabrera 28 Greg Colbrunn  4 Craig Counsell 44 Erubiel Durazo  6 Andy Fox  2 Hanley Frias 29 Lenny Harris  7 Danny Klassen  9 Matt Williams  5 Tony Womack		Outfielders 29 Danny Bautista 13 Jason Conti 25 David Dellucci 12 Steve Finley 23 Bernard Gilkey 20 Luis Gonzalez 16 Travis Lee 23 Matt Mieske 15 Rob Ryan 10 Turner Ward	Manager 11 Buck Showalter Coaches 55 Brian Butterfield (3rd Base) 52 Mark Connor (Pitching) 21 Dwayne Murphy (1st Base) 17 Jim Presley (Hitting) 53 Glenn Sherlock (Bullpen) 14 Carlos Tosca (Bench)

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Sidewinders	Pacific Coast League	Tom Spencer
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Bobby Dickerson
A	High Desert Mavericks	California League	Scott Coolbaugh
A	South Bend Silver Hawks	Midwest League	Dave Jorn
Rookie	AZL Diamondbacks	Arizona League	Joe Almaraz
Rookie	Missoula Osprey	Pioneer League	Chip Hale

External links

• Arizona Diamondbacks official web site
• 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com