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 2000 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American 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 reliever Héctor Carrasco in a game against the Minnesota Twins on April 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 the Metrodome 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]