2000 AL
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The 2000 season of the American League was the one hundredth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- An asterisk (*) indicates the team won its league's wild card, Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 95 | 67 | 0 | .586 | -.- | 978 (6.04) | 839 (5.18) | 0.286 | 0.356 | 0.470 | 4.66 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Cleveland Indians | 162 | 90 | 72 | 0 | .556 | 5.0 | 950 (5.86) | 816 (5.04) | 0.288 | 0.367 | 0.470 | 4.84 | 0.988 |
| 3 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 79 | 83 | 0 | .488 | 16.0 | 823 (5.08) | 827 (5.10) | 0.275 | 0.343 | 0.438 | 4.71 | 0.983 |
| 4 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 77 | 85 | 0 | .475 | 18.0 | 879 (5.43) | 930 (5.74) | 0.288 | 0.348 | 0.425 | 5.48 | 0.983 |
| 5 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 69 | 93 | 0 | .426 | 26.0 | 748 (4.62) | 880 (5.43) | 0.270 | 0.337 | 0.407 | 5.15 | 0.983 |
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Yankees | 161 | 87 | 74 | 0 | .540 | -.- | 871 (5.41) | 814 (5.06) | 0.277 | 0.354 | 0.450 | 4.76 | 0.981 |
| 2 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 2.5 | 792 (4.89) | 745 (4.60) | 0.267 | 0.341 | 0.423 | 4.23 | 0.982 |
| 3 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 4.5 | 861 (5.31) | 908 (5.60) | 0.275 | 0.341 | 0.469 | 5.14 | 0.984 |
| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 74 | 88 | 0 | .457 | 13.5 | 794 (4.90) | 913 (5.64) | 0.272 | 0.341 | 0.435 | 5.37 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 161 | 69 | 92 | 0 | .429 | 18.0 | 733 (4.55) | 842 (5.23) | 0.257 | 0.329 | 0.399 | 4.86 | 0.981 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oakland Athletics | 161 | 91 | 70 | 0 | .565 | -.- | 947 (5.88) | 813 (5.05) | 0.270 | 0.360 | 0.458 | 4.58 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Seattle Mariners* | 162 | 91 | 71 | 0 | .562 | 0.5 | 907 (5.60) | 780 (4.81) | 0.269 | 0.361 | 0.442 | 4.50 | 0.984 |
| 3 | Anaheim Angels | 162 | 82 | 80 | 0 | .506 | 9.5 | 864 (5.33) | 869 (5.36) | 0.280 | 0.352 | 0.472 | 5.00 | 0.978 |
| 4 | Texas Rangers | 162 | 71 | 91 | 0 | .438 | 20.5 | 848 (5.23) | 974 (6.01) | 0.283 | 0.352 | 0.446 | 5.52 | 0.978 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League won the seventy-first midsummer classic at Turner Field in Atlanta, GA on Tuesday, July 11, 2000 by a score of 6 to 3. The league's manager was Joe Torre.
[edit] Postseason
The 2000 American League playoffs featured the champions of the league's three divisions along with a wild card team. The teams competed in a best-of-five Division Series, followed by a best-of-seven League Championship Series. The winner of the League Championship Series represented the league in the World Series.
| Division Series | Championship Series | |||||||
| East. | New York Yankees | 3 | ||||||
| West. | Oakland Athletics | 2 | ||||||
| East. | New York Yankees | 4 | ||||||
| WC | Seattle Mariners | 2 | ||||||
| Cent. | Chicago White Sox | 0 | ||||||
| WC | Seattle Mariners | 3 | ||||||
In the World Series, the American League champion New York Yankees defeated the National League's New York Mets, 4 games to 1.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Jason Giambi, a first baseman with the Oakland Athletics. In the award's voting, he had 317 out of a possible 392 points and 14 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Pedro Martinez (martipe02) of the Boston Red Sox. In the award's voting, he had 140 out of a possible 140 points and 28 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Kazuhiro Sasaki, a pitcher with the Seattle Mariners. In the award's voting, he had 104 out of a possible 140 points and 17 first place votes.
[edit] Gold Gloves
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Silver Sluggers
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
The fifty-fourth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 24 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Cleveland Indians lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League by a score of 12 to 7.
[edit] Notable events
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