2000 Oakland Athletics season


The Oakland Athletics' 2000 season was the team's 33rd in Oakland, California. It was also the 100th season in franchise history. The team finished first in the American League West with a record of 91-70.
The A's, in winning the division, snapped an eight-year postseason drought. The division championship was also the first of the so-called "Moneyball" era. Over the next six seasons, the Athletics would reach the postseason a total of four additional times.
The season saw the debuts of eventual ace starters Barry Zito and Mark Mulder. These two pitchers, along with Tim Hudson, would comprise the top of Oakland's rotation until the end of the 2004 season. Of the three, Hudson fared the best in 2000; he won twenty games and reached the All-Star Game in his first full season as a starter. For his efforts, Hudson finished second in that year's American League Cy Young Award voting.
The Athletics also boasted a strong offense. The team scored 947 runs over the course of the season; this figure was the third-highest in the American League. The offense was led by Jason Giambi, who won the American League MVP Award at the end of the season. The team collectively hit 239 home runs in 2000 ; in total, nine different Athletics hit at least ten home runs.
The Athletics fought the Seattle Mariners in the standings for most of the season. In the end, the Athletics narrowly prevailed; they finished only half a game ahead of the 91-71 Mariners. The Athletics then played the New York Yankees in the ALDS. They would lose the best-of-five series three games to two.

Offseason

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CRamón Hernández143419101.2411462
1BJason Giambi152510170.33343137
2BRandy Velarde122485135.2781241
SSMiguel Tejada160607167.27530115
3BEric Chavez153501139.2772686
LFBen Grieve158594166.27927104
CFTerrence Long138584168.2881880
RFMatt Stairs143476108.2272181
DHOlmedo Sáenz7621467.313937

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jeremy Giambi10426066.2541050
Adam Piatt6015747.299523
Frank Menechino6614537.255626
Ryan Christenson12112932.248418
Sal Fasano5212627.214719
Mike Stanley329726.268418
John Jaha339717.17515
Rich Becker234711.23415
Jorge Velandia18243.12502
Mark Bellhorn9132.15400
Bo Porter17132.15412
Mario Valdez5120.00000
José Ortiz7112.18201
Eric Byrnes10103.30000
A.J. Hinch682.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Tim Hudson32202.12044.14169
Gil Heredia32198.215114.12101
Kevin Appier31195.115114.54129
Mark Mulder27154.09105.4488
Barry Zito1492.2742.7278
Marcus Jones12.10015.431

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
Jeff Tam723332.6346
Jason Isringhausen6664333.7857
Mike Magnante551104.3117
Doug Jones544223.9354
T.J. Mathews502306.0342
Jim Mecir253142.8037
Scott Service201216.3835
Luis Vizcaíno120107.4518
Rich Sauveur100004.357
Todd Belitz50002.703
Frank Menechino100036.000
Jon Ratliff10000.000

Postseason

Game 1, October 3

in Oakland, California

Game 2, October 4

in Oakland, California

Game 3, October 6

in New York City

Game 4, October 7

in New York City

Game 5, October 8

in Oakland, California

Composite Box

2000 ALDS : New York Yankees over Oakland Athletics

Awards and records