2000 Houston Astros season

2000 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Enron Field (since 2000)
Houston, Texas (since 1962)
Results
Record	72–90 (.444)
Divisional place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Drayton McLane, Jr.
General manager(s)	Gerry Hunsicker
Manager(s)	Larry Dierker
Local television	KNWS-TV FSN Southwest (Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies, Bill Worrell)
Local radio	KTRH (Milo Hamilton, Alan Ashby) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Treviño)
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The 2000 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League Central.

Offseason

• December 13, 1999: Johan Santana was drafted from the Astros by the Florida Marlins in the 1999 rule 5 draft.
• January 6, 2000: Dwight Gooden was signed as a free agent by the Astros.

Regular season

Despite finishing 18 games below .500, the Astros set the all-time NL record for most home runs hit by one team in the regular season, with 249.

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	95	67	0.586	—	50–31	45–36
Cincinnati Reds	85	77	0.525	10	43–38	42–39
Milwaukee Brewers	73	89	0.451	22	42–39	31–50
Houston Astros	72	90	0.444	23	39–42	33–48
Pittsburgh Pirates	69	93	0.426	26	37–44	32–49
Chicago Cubs	65	97	0.401	30	38–43	27–54

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

• March 31, 2000: Tony Mounce was released by the Astros.
• April 13, 2000: Dwight Gooden was purchased from the Astros by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Roster

2000 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 51 José Cabrera 41 Octavio Dotel 50 Scott Elarton 60 Wayne Franklin 54 Jason Green 56 Kip Gross 19 Doug Henry 44 Chris Holt 42 José Lima 36 Scott Linebrink 36 Mike Maddux 59 Tony McKnight 38 Rusty Meacham 52 Wade Miller 46 Yorkis Pérez 45 Brian Powell 39 Jay Powell 37 Shane Reynolds 58 Joe Slusarski 16 Marc Valdes 13 Billy Wagner		Catchers  6 Paul Bako 56 Frank Charles 46 Raúl Chávez 20 Tony Eusebio 21 Mitch Meluskey Infielders  5 Jeff Bagwell  7 Craig Biggio 27 Tim Bogar 11 Ken Caminiti 10 Tripp Cromer  2 Morgan Ensberg  1 Keith Ginter  9 Russ Johnson 68 Julio Lugo 28 Bill Spiers 64 Chris Truby		Outfielders 18 Moisés Alou 29 Glen Barker 33 Lance Berkman 19 Roger Cedeño 15 Richard Hidalgo 23 Matt Mieske 31 Daryle Ward Other batters 23 Eddie Zosky		Manager 49 Larry Dierker Coaches 25 José Cruz (first base) 24 Mike Cubbage (third base)  8 Matt Galante (bench) 16 Tom McCraw (hitting) 48 Vern Ruhle (pitching) 30 John Tamargo (bullpen)

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

1B Jeff Bagwell

2B Craig Biggio SS Tim Bogar 3B Chris Truby C Mitch Meluskey LF Daryle Ward CF Richard Hidalgo RF Moisés Alou

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting 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

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

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

Awards and honors

• The Astros led the National League in home runs with 249

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	New Orleans Zephyrs	Pacific Coast League	Tony Peña
AA	Round Rock Express	Texas League	Jackie Moore
A	Kissimmee Cobras	Florida State League	Manny Acta
A	Michigan Battle Cats	Midwest League	Al Pedrique
Short-Season A	Auburn Doubledays	New York–Penn League	John Massarelli
Rookie	Martinsville Astros	Appalachian League	Brad Wellman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Round Rock, Michigan

External links

• 2000 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference