2000 San Francisco Giants season

2000 San Francisco Giants
First Season in Pacific Bell Park NL West Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Pacific Bell Park (since 2000)
San Francisco, California (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter Magowan
General manager(s)	Brian Sabean
Manager(s)	Dusty Baker
Local television	KTVU (Mike Krukow, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller) FSN Bay Area (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Lon Simmons)
Local radio	KNBR (Mike Krukow, Lon Simmons, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller ) KZSF (Erwin Higueros, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez)
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The 2000 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 118th season in Major League Baseball and their 43rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They lost the National League Division Series in four games to the New York Mets. The team played their first season in newly opened Pacific Bell Park.

Offseason

• December 12, 1999: Bobby Estalella was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Brock.^[1]

Regular season

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

Transactions

• June 5, 2000: Boof Bonser was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2000.^[2]
• July 3, 2000: Jalal Leach was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.^[3]

Roster

2000 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 37 Miguel del Toro 56 Alan Embree 55 Shawn Estes 38 Aaron Fultz 26 Mark Gardner 57 Doug Henry 61 Liván Hernández 49 John Johnstone 28 Scott Linebrink 36 Joe Nathan 31 Robb Nen 48 Russ Ortiz 47 Félix Rodríguez 46 Kirk Rueter 51 Ryan Vogelsong 60 Ben Weber 41 Chad Zerbe		Catchers 29 Bobby Estalella 33 Doug Mirabelli  9 Scott Servais Infielders 35 Rich Aurilia 18 Russ Davis 53 Pedro Feliz 21 Jeff Kent 34 Ramón Martínez 28 Juan Melo 22 Damon Minor 32 Bill Mueller  6 J. T. Snow		Outfielders  7 Marvin Benard 25 Barry Bonds 23 Ellis Burks 52,57 Felipe Crespo 14 Terrell Lowery  8 Calvin Murray  1 Armando Ríos		Manager 12 Dusty Baker Coaches 20 Gene Clines (hitting) 15 Sonny Jackson (third base) 59 Juan Lopez (bullpen) 19 Dave Righetti (pitching)  5 Robby Thompson (first base) 10 Ron Wotus (bench)

Pacific Bell Park

• The opening series took place from April 11–13, 2000 against the Los Angeles Dodgers (the same team the Giants faced in their final series at Candlestick Park), and the Giants were swept in three games. In the first game of that series, the Giants lost 6-5, highlighted by three home runs from the Dodgers' Kevin Elster.

AT&T Park

• The most prominent feature of the ballpark is the right field wall, which is 24 feet (7.3 m) high in honor of former Giant Willie Mays, who wore number 24. Because of the proximity to the San Francisco Bay, the right field foul pole is only 309 feet (94.2 m) from home plate. The wall is made of brick, with fenced off archways opening to the Cove beyond, above which are several rows of arcade seating. The fence angles quickly away from home plate; right-center field extends out to 421 feet (128 m) from home plate. Atop the fence are four pillars with fountains atop. These four pillars will burst jets of water when a Giant hits a home run.

The "Splash Hit" counter on the right field wall

• Lining the foul portion of the wall are rubber chickens, which are put up by fans whenever a Giants player (especially Barry Bonds) is intentionally walked. The fans do this to show that the opposing team is "chicken" for not pitching right to the Giants players. To some old-timers, the right field area vaguely suggests the layout at the Polo Grounds. This deep corner of the ballpark has been dubbed "death valley" and "triples alley." Like its Polo Grounds counterpart, it is very difficult to hit a home run to this area, and a batted ball that finds its way into this corner often results in a triple.

The Coca-Cola bottle and old-fashioned glove

• Beyond right field is a section of the bay, dubbed McCovey Cove after famed Giants first baseman Willie McCovey, into which a number of home runs have been hit on the fly. As of September 17, 2007, 45 "Splash Hits" had been knocked into the Cove by Giants players since the park opened; 35 of those were by Barry Bonds. Opponents had hit the water on the fly 15 times; Todd Hundley of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the first visitor to do so on June 30, 2000. Luis Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cliff Floyd of the Chicago Cubs are the only visiting players to do so twice, while Carlos Delgado of the New York Mets has performed the feat three times.^[4] Across the cove from the ballpark is McCovey Point and China Basin Park, featuring monuments to past Giants legends.

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

National League Divisional Playoffs

San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets

New York wins series, 3-1.

Game	Score	Date
1	San Francisco 5, New York 1	October 4
2	New York 5, San Francisco 4 (10 innings)	October 5
3	New York 3, San Francisco 2 (13 innings)	October 7
4	New York 4, San Francisco 0	October 8

Award winners

• Ellis Burks, Outfield,^[5] Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

• Jeff Kent, Second Base, Starter

National League Most Valuable Player Jeff Kent, Second Base

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Fresno Grizzlies	Pacific Coast League	Shane Turner
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Bill Hayes
A	Bakersfield Blaze	California League	Lenn Sakata
A	San Jose Giants	California League	Keith Comstock
Short-Season A	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	Northwest League	Fred Stanley
Rookie	AZL Giants	Arizona League	Lemmie Miller

^[6]

References

1. Bobby Estalella Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
2. Boof Bonser Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leachja01.shtml
4. "Splash Hits". SFGiants.com. Retrieved September 18, 2007.
5. Ellis Burks, 2000 recipient
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 2000 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 2000 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac