The 2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their fourth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the American League East, finished the season with a record of 62–100. Their managers were Larry Rothschild and Hal McRae, the latter of whom replaced Rothschild shortly after the season began.
Offseason November 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 27, 2000: Quinton McCracken was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.Quinton McCracken Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 27, 2000: Jim Morris was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. January 8, 2001: Johnny Damon was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals with Mark Ellis to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Oakland Athletics sent Ángel Berroa and A. J. Hinch to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to the Oakland Athletics. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to the Kansas City Royals.Johnny Damon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 23, 2001: Bill Pulsipher was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Regular season
Opening Day starters Vinny Castilla Steve Cox John Flaherty Ben Grieve Albie Lopez Felix Martinez Fred McGriff Bob Smith Greg Vaughn Gerald Williams2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster by Baseball Almanac
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions April 4, 2001: Kenny Kely was purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.Kenny Kelly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 5, 2001: Dewon Brazelton was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed August 25, 2001.Dewon Brazelton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 5, 2001: Jon Switzer was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2001.Jon Switzer Statistics Baseball-Reference.com July 25, 2001: Mike DiFelice and Albie Lopez traded to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Jason Conti and Nick Bierbrodt. Baseball-almanac.com July 27, 2001: Fred McGriff traded to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Manny Aybar and Player to be named later (Jason Smith). ESPN.com
Citrus Series The annual interleague games between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were played in June and July. They are known as the Citrus Series. The Marlins won the series 4–2. June 15- @ Marlins 7- Devil Rays 4 June 16- @ Marlins 11- Devil Rays 0 June 17- @ Marlins 6- Devil Rays 4 July 6- @ Devil Rays 5- Marlins 4 (11 innings) July 7- @ Devil Rays 4- Marlins 3 July 8- Marlins 6- @ Devil Rays 1
Roster 2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (hitting) (first base) (bullpen, third base) (catching, bullpen) (bullpen) (pitching) (third Base, bench) (first base) (bench)
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 C John Flaherty 78 248 59 .238 4 29 1B Steve Cox 108 342 88 .257 12 51 2B Brent Abernathy 79 304 82 .270 5 33 SS Félix Martínez 77 219 54 .247 1 14 3B Aubrey Huff 111 411 102 .248 8 45 LF Jason Tyner 105 396 111 .280 0 21 CF Gerald Williams 62 232 48 .207 4 17 RF Ben Grieve 154 542 143 .264 11 72 DH Greg Vaughn 136 485 113 .233 24 82
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 Randy Winn 128 429 117 .273 6 50 Fred McGriff 97 343 109 .318 19 61 Russ Johnson 85 248 73 .294 4 33 Damian Rolls 81 237 62 .262 2 12 Chris Gomez 58 189 57 .302 8 36 Toby Hall 49 188 56 .298 4 30 Andy Sheets 49 153 30 .196 1 14 Mike DiFelice 48 149 31 .208 2 9 Jared Sandberg 39 136 28 .206 1 15 José Guillén 41 135 37 .274 3 11 Vinny Castilla 24 93 20 .215 2 9 Bob Smith 6 19 2 .105 0 1 Paul Hoover 3 4 1 .250 0 0
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 Tanyon Sturtze 39 195.1 11 12 4.42 110 Ryan Rupe 28 143.1 5 12 6.59 123 Bryan Rekar 25 140.2 3 13 5.89 87 Albie Lopez 20 124.2 5 12 5.34 67 Joe Kennedy 20 117.2 7 8 4.44 78 Nick Bierbrodt 11 61.1 3 4 4.55 56 Travis Harper 2 7.0 0 2 7.71 2
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; ERA = Earned run average Player G IP W L ERA SO Paul Wilson 37 151.1 8 9 4.88 119 Brian Rose 7 20.1 0 2 8.85 11 Mike Judd 8 20.0 1 0 4.05 11 Jason Standridge 9 19.1 0 0 4.66 9
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 Esteban Yan 54 4 6 22 3.90 64 Doug Creek 66 2 5 0 4.31 66 Travis Phelps 49 2 2 5 3.48 54 Victor Zambrano 36 6 2 2 3.16 58 Jesús Colomé 30 2 3 0 3.33 31 Jeff Wallace 29 0 3 0 3.40 38 Rusty Meacham 24 1 3 0 5.60 13 Dan Wheeler 13 1 0 0 8.66 12 Bobby Seay 12 1 1 0 6.23 12 Ken Hill 5 0 1 0 12.27 2 Ariel Prieto 3 0 0 0 2.45 2 Tony Fiore 3 0 0 0 5.40 3 Mickey Calloway 2 0 0 0 7.20 2
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Baseball Reference 2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com