The 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their third since the franchise was created. They finished last in the American League East with a record of 69–92. Their manager was Larry Rothschild, who entered his third year with the club. This season is sometimes referred to by rays' fans as the "Hit Show" because the club signed several big-name sluggers in hopes of the team putting up better offensive numbers.
Offseason December 13, 1999: Scott McClain was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. March 31, 2000: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Regular season On September 28, 2000, the Yankees played the Devil Rays at Tampa Bay. In the top of the 2nd inning, Jose Canseco was walked. Tino Martinez then hit a double to center field. The ball was fielded by Gerald Williams and relayed to Mike DiFelice. He tagged Jose Canseco at the plate and proceeded to tag out Tino Martinez who was running right behind Canseco. Mike DiFelice tagged both runners out at the plate.
Opening Day starters 4 Gerald Williams CF 14 Dave Martinez RF 33 Jose Canseco DH 29 Fred McGriff 1B 23 Greg Vaughn LF 35 Herbert Perry 3B 6 John Flaherty C 19 Kevin Stocker SS 13 Miguel Cairo 2B 46 Steve Trachsel P
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 13, 2000: Dwight Gooden was purchased by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Houston Astros. May 25, 2000: Dwight Gooden was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. June 5, 2000: Rocco Baldelli was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 2000.Rocco Baldelli Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Citrus Series The 2000 Citrus Series between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins ended in a 3–3 tie. Florida had won the series during the prior two seasons.
June 9 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 6 – 4 June 10 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 1 – 5 June 11 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 7 – 6 July 7 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 8 – 3 July 8 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 5 – 6 July 9 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 9 – 10
Roster 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (First Base) (Pitching) (Bullpen) (Third Base) (Hitting) (Bench) (Pitching)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H HR RBI Avg. SB C 109 394 103 10 39 .261 0 1B 158 566 157 27 106.277 2 2B 119 375 98 1 34 .261 28 3B 85 331 73 6 42 .221 1 SS 106 299 64 2 17 .214 9 LF 127 461 117 28 74 .254 8 CF 146 632 173 21 89 .274 12 RF 105 316 80 10 41 .253 3 DH 66 189 52 7 33 .275 3
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB H HR RBI Avg. SB 116 318 90 11 35 .283 1 61 218 56 9 30 .257 2 60 204 49 6 19 .240 0 74 185 47 2 17 .254 4 49 175 41 6 26 .234 2 51 159 40 1 16 .252 6 39 122 35 4 14 .287 0 40 114 30 2 8 .263 1 63 107 26 2 12 .243 1 29 104 27 1 12 .260 1 37 83 20 0 8 .241 6 12 41 14 4 13 .341 0 15 31 4 0 2 .129 0 Herbert Perry 7 28 6 0 1 .214 0 Tony Graffanino 13 20 6 0 1 .300 0 Toby Hall 4 12 2 1 1 .167 0 Damian Rolls 4 3 1 0 0 .333 0 Kenny Kelly 2 1 0 0 0 .000 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 45 185.1 11 13 4.13 96 30 173.1 7 10 4.41 95 23 137.2 6 10 4.58 78 18 91.0 5 6 6.92 61
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves Player G IP W L ERA SO SV 17 54.2 2 3 7.24 17 0 8 36.2 2 3 6.63 23 0 1 1.2 0 1 43.20 3 0 6 32.0 1 2 4.78 14 0 31 96.2 4 6 5.03 62 0 11 51.0 1 4 3.35 40 0 43 137.2 7 8 6.21 111 0
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves Player G IP W L ERA SO SV 45 60.2 1 3 4.60 73 1 2 2.1 0 0 7.71 0 0 9 9.1 0 1 10.61 5 0 11 15.0 1 1 8.40 8 0 34 32.0 1 1 4.50 26 0 68 73.1 4 7 3.19 61 32 38 49.2 7 2 3.08 33 1 16 10.1 0 0 4.35 10 0 15 20.1 0 1 3.54 24 0 19 52.2 4 0 2.56 38 0 17 13.2 1 3 8.56 13 0 11 23.0 1 1 5.48 17 0 44 71.1 3 6 3.41 47 2
Game log
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |1 |April 3 |@ Twins |7 – 0 |Trachsel (1–0) |Radke (0–1) | |43,830 |1-0 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |2 |April 4 |@ Twins |6 – 5 |Carrasco (1–0) |Hernandez (0–1) | |7,020 |1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |3 |April 5 |@ Twins |10 –7 |Guardado (1–0) |White (0–1) | |7,089 |1-2 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |4 |April 6 |@ Twins |7 – 6 |Mecir (1–0) |Carrasco (1–1) |Hernandez (1) |8,763 |2-2 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |5 |April 7 |Indians |14 – 5 |Wright (1–0) |Guzmán (0–1) | |40,329 |2-3 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |6 |April 8 |Indians |6 – 4 |Burba (1–0) |Trachsel (1–1) |Karsay (2) |30,177 |2-4 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |7 |April 9 |Indians |17 – 4 |Colón (2–0) |Rupe (0–1) | |21,357 |2-5 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |8 |April 11 |White Sox |13 – 6 |Parque (1–0) |Yan (0–1) | |13,639 |2-6 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |9 |April 12 |White Sox |7 – 1 |Baldwin (2–0) |Wheeler (0–1) | |14,034 |2-7 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |10 |April 13 |White Sox |6 – 5 (12) |Mecir (2–0) |Sturtze (0–1) | |15,464 |3-7 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |11 |April 14 |@ Tigers |10 – 5 |Nitkowski (1–2) |Rupe (0–2) | |25,043 |3-8 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |12 |April 15 |@ Tigers |7 – 0 |Gooden (1–0) |Weaver (0–1) | |25,969 |4-8 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |13 |April 16 |@ Tigers |7 – 6 |Hernandez (1–1) |Jones (0–1) | |24,686 |5-8 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bbb" | |April 17 |@ Orioles |colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 20 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |14 |April 19 |@ Orioles |3 – 2 |Trombley (1–1) |Mecir (2–1) | |40,077 |5-9 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |15 |April 20 |@ Orioles |8 – 4 |Rapp (2–0) |Rupe (0–3) | |34,536 |5-10 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |16 |April 21 |Angels |9 – 6 |Petkovsek (1–2) |Hernandez (1–2) |Percival (5) |22,221 |5-11 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |17 |April 22 |Angels |11 – 9 (10) |Lopez (1–0) |Mercker (0–1) | |22,042 |6-11 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |18 |April 23 |Angels |1 – 0 |Eiland (1–0) |Dickson (2–1) |Hernandez (2) |15,601 |7-11 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |19 |April 25 |@ Royals |7 – 6 |Reichert (1–0) |Lopez (1–1) | |14,677 |7-12 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |20 |April 26 |@ Royals |7 – 6 |Bottalico (3–1) |Lopez (1–2) | |14,209 |7-13 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |21 |April 27 |@ Angels |7 – 3 |Gooden (2–0) |Ortiz (1–2) | |16,144 |8-13 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |22 |April 28 |@ Angels |11 – 2 |Yan (1–1) |Dickson (2–2) | |31,888 |9-13 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |23 |April 29 |@ Angels |7 – 6 (13) |Levine (1–0) |Sparks (0–1) | |26,827 |9-14 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |24 |April 30 |@ Angels |5 – 2 |Bottenfield (2–3) |Trachsel (1–2) |Percival (6) |25,613 |9-15
|- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |25 |May 2 |Rangers |8 – 1 |Helling (3–1) |Rupe (0–4) | |15,067 |9-16 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |26 |May 3 |Rangers |5 – 1 |Clark (3–2) |Gooden (2–1) |Wetteland (3) |14,064 |9-17 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |27 |May 4 |Rangers |8 –7 (11) |Lopez (2–2) |Zimmerman (0–4) | |14,107 |10-17 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |28 |May 5 |@ Red Sox |5 – 3 |Martínez (2–2) |Eiland (1–1) |Lowe (6) |32,479 |10-18 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |29 |May 6 |@ Red Sox |1 – 0 |Trachsel (2–2) |Martínez (5–1) | |32,497 |11-18 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |30 |May 7 |@ Red Sox |9 – 7 |Fassero (4–1) |Rekar (0–1) |Lowe (7) |32,336 |11-19 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |31 |May 8 |@ Yankees |6 – 3 |Pettitte (2–1) |Gooden (2–2) |Rivera (12) |25,361 |11-20 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |32 |May 9 |@ Yankees |4 – 3 (10) |Nelson (6–0) |White (0–2) | |23,097 |11-21 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |33 |May 11 |@ Yankees |1 – 0 |Trachsel (3–2) |Hernández (4–2) |Lopez (1) |14,292 |12-21 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |34 |May 12 |Blue Jays |4 – 3 |White (1–2) |Carpenter (3–4) |Lopez (2) |17,532 |13-21 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |35 |May 13 |Blue Jays |8 – 4 |Escobar (4–4) |Lidle (0–1) | |20,054 |13-22 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |36 |May 14 |Blue Jays |3 – 2 |Wells (7–1) |Lopez (2–3) | |15,788 |13-23 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |37 |May 15 |@ Rangers |6 – 5 |Oliver (1–2) |White (1–3) |Wetteland (6) |26,683 |13-24 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |38 |May 16 |@ Rangers |9 – 7 |Zimmerman (1–4) |Lopez (2–4) |Wetteland (7) |31,033 |13-25 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |39 |May 17 |@ Rangers |11 – 6 |Crabtree (1–1) |Rekar (0–2) | |27,342 |13-26 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |40 |May 19 |@ Mariners |7 – 6 |Mesa (2–2) |Taylor (0–1) |Sasaki (5) |34,067 |13-27 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |41 |May 20 |@ Mariners |4 – 3 |Yan (2–1) |Ramsay (0–1) |Hernandez (3) |40,665 |14-27 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |42 |May 21 |@ Mariners |8 – 4 |Sele (4–2) |Trachsel (3–3) | |45,264 |14-28 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |43 |May 23 |Athletics |6 – 4 |Rekar (1–2) |Olivares (3–5) |Hernandez (4) |13,555 |15-28 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |44 |May 24 |Athletics |9 – 2 |Appier (4–3) |Gooden (2–3) |Tam (1) |13,039 |15-29 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |45 |May 25 |Athletics |6 – 3 |Heredia (6–3) |Yan (2–2) |Isringhausen (9) |13,251 |15-30 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |46 |May 26 |Mariners |11 – 4 |Sele (5–2) |Trachsel (3–4) | |14,627 |15-31 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |47 |May 27 |Mariners |6 – 3 |Tomko (3–2) |Rekar (1–3) |Sasaki (6) |24,373 |15-32 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |48 |May 28 |Mariners |14 – 4 |Mecir (3–1) |Mesa (2–4) | |16,194 |16-32 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |49 |May 29 |Orioles |5 – 1 |Rapp (4–2) |Trachsel (3–5) | |24,209 |16-33 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |50 |May 30 |Orioles |8 – 7 |Ponson (3–2) |Yan (2–3) |Timlin (4) |13,113 |16-34 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |51 |May 31 |Orioles |4 – 3 |Mecir (4–1) |Groom (3–3 |Hernandez (5) |13,870 |17-34
|- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |52 |June 1 |Orioles |2 – 1 |Rekar (2–3) |Erickson (2–2) |Hernandez (6) |14,108 |18-34 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |53 |June 2 |@ Mets |5 – 3 |Rusch (3–4) |White (1–4) |Benítez (14) |24,123 |18-35 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |54 |June 3 |@ Mets |1 – 0 |Leiter (6–1) |Trachsel (3–6) |Benítez (15) |33,694 |18-36 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |55 |June 4 |@ Mets |15 – 5 |Yan (3–3) |Jones (1–2) | |43,610 |19-36 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |56 |June 5 |@ Phillies |5 – 3 (12) |Guthrie (3–3) |Boyd (0–1) |White (1) |13,237 |20-36 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |57 |June 6 |@ Phillies |5 – 3 (10) |Hernandez (2–2) |Brantley (1–1) |White (2) |13,415 |21-36 |- style="text-align:center; background: #fbb" |58 |June 7 |@ Phillies |5 – 4 |Brock (1–4) |Guthrie (3–4) |Brantley (5) |20,514 |21-37 |- style="text-align:center; background: #bfb" |59 |June 9 |Marlins |6 – 4 |Trachsel (4–6) |Dempster (6–4)