Major League Baseball team season
The 2000 Houston Astros season was the 39th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas . This was the first season for the Astros at Minute Maid Park (christened as Enron Field and known as such until 2002).
Offseason
Regular season
On August 14 in Philadelphia , first baseman Jeff Bagwell homered twice and tied a club record with seven runs batted in (RBI) in a 14–7 win, shared by Rafael Ramírez and Pete Incaviglia .[ 3]
Bagwell again homered twice on August 19 against the Milwaukee Brewers for the 299th and 300th of his career; the second home run broke an eighth-inning tie to give Houston a 10–8 win. He joined Hank Aaron , Joe DiMaggio , Frank Robinson and Ted Williams as the fifth player in major league history to record 300 home runs, 1,000 RBI and 1,000 runs scored in his first ten seasons.[ 4]
Bagwell scored 152 runs to lead the major leagues. It was the highest total in a season since Lou Gehrig in 1936 ,[ 5] and his 295 runs scored from 1999 –2000 set a National League two-season record.[ 6]
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.[ 7] The record was later broken by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019 .
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team
AZ
ATL
CHC
CIN
COL
FLA
HOU
LA
MIL
MTL
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
Roster
2000 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Dotel was team leader in saves with 16.
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
The Astros led the National League in home runs with 249[ 9]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Round Rock, Michigan
References
^ Johan Santana at Baseball-Reference
^ a b Dwight Gooden at Baseball-Reference
^ "Bagwell cranks Astro lineup to full power" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press . August 14, 2000. Retrieved February 17, 2016 .
^ "Jeff Bagwell Appreciation Day" . houston.astros.mlb.com. April 6, 2007. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
^ "Player page: Jeff Bagwell" . Roto World. December 15, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2016 .
^ "Treasures from Cooperstown coming to Capital region for Tri-City Valleycats game on Saturday" . National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (baseballhall.org). June 24, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016 .
^ "2000 Houston Astros Statistics" .
^ Tony Mounce at Baseball-Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p.380, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
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