The 2000 Kansas City Royals season was the 32nd season for the franchise, and their 28th at Kauffman Stadium. They had a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing fourth in the American League Central. The Royals failed to make the postseason for the 15th consecutive season.
Offseason November 16, 1999: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Izzy Molina at Baseball-Reference December 10, 1999: Doug Bochtler was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals. December 17, 1999: Scott Service was released by the Royals.Scott Service at Baseball-Reference January 27, 2000: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent by the Royals.Ricky Bottalico at Baseball-Reference March 7, 2000: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Royals by the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.Gregg Zaun at Baseball-Reference
Regular season June 28, 2000: Pitcher Jay Witasick threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.3 Pitch Inning This was accomplished in the second inning.
Opening Day roster Carlos Beltrán Johnny Damon Jermaine Dye Carlos Febles Brian Johnson Mark Quinn Joe Randa Rey Sánchez Mac Suzuki Mike Sweeney2000 Kansas City Royals Roster by Baseball Almanac
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
2000 Kansas City Royals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (bullpen) (third base) (hitting) (bench) (pitching) (first base)
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen Bases Pos Player G AB H R HR RBI Avg. SB C Gregg Zaun 83 234 64 36 7 33 .2747 1B Mike Sweeney 159 618 206 105 29 144 .3338 2B Carlos Febles 100 339 87 59 2 29 .25717 3B Joe Randa 158 612 186 88 15 106 .3046 SS 143 509 139 68 1 38 .2737 LF Mark Quinn 135 500 147 76 20 78 .2945 CF 98 372 92 49 7 44 .24713 RF Jermaine Dye 157 601 193 107 33 118 .3210 DH Johnny Damon 159 655 214 136 16 88 .327462000 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average Player G AB H HR RBI Avg. David McCarty 103 270 75 12 53 .278 Jeff Reboulet 66 182 44 0 14 .242 Todd Dunwoody 61 178 37 1 23 .208 43 142 40 3 17 .282 37 125 26 4 18 .208 Luis Ordaz 65 104 23 0 11 .221 Héctor Ortiz 26 88 34 0 5 .386 Wilson Delgado 33 83 22 0 7 .265 Scott Pose 47 48 9 0 1 .188 Dee Brown 15 25 4 0 4 .160 Ray Holbert 3 4 1 0 0 .250
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 Jeff Suppan 35 217.0 10 9 4.94 128 Mac Suzuki 32 188.2 8 10 4.34 135 Blake Stein 17 107.2 8 5 4.68 78 Chad Durbin 16 72.1 2 5 8.21 37 Brian Meadows 11 71.2 6 2 4.77 26 5 27.2 2 2 5.86 15
Other 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 Dan Reichert 44 153.1 8 10 4.70 94 Jay Witasick 22 89.1 3 8 5.94 67 Chris Fussell 20 70.0 5 3 6.30 46 Miguel Batista 14 57.0 2 6 7.74 30 Brett Laxton 6 16.2 0 1 8.10 14 7 13.2 0 1 9.22 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 Ricky Bottalico 62 9 6 16 4.83 56 Jerry Spradlin 50 4 4 7 5.52 54 José Santiago 45 8 6 2 3.91 44 Kris Wilson 20 0 1 0 4.19 17 Andy Larkin 18 0 3 1 8.84 17 Paul Spoljaric 13 0 0 0 6.52 6 Tim Byrdak 12 0 1 0 11.37 8 Jason Rakers 11 2 0 0 9.14 16 Scott Mullen 11 0 0 0 4.35 7 Dan Murray 10 0 0 0 4.66 16 Doug Bochtler 6 0 2 0 6.48 4 Brad Rigby 4 0 0 1 16.20 3
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Jermaine Dye, Outfield, Starter Mike Sweeney, 1B, Reserve
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References 2000 Kansas City Royals team at Baseball-Reference 2000 Kansas City Royals team at baseball-almanac.com