2000 Pacific Coast League season

The 2000 Pacific Coast League season was the 98th season in the league's history. It ended with the Memphis Redbirds winning their first championship in franchise history. The Redbirds lost the Triple-A World Series.

This was the final season for the Albuquerque Dukes, who were sold and moved to Portland, OR.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

American Conference

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Albuquerque Dukes	86	58	.597	--	Tom Gamboa	Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	74	68	.521	11	Chris Cron	Colorado Rockies
Omaha Golden Spikes	64	79	.448	21½	John Mizerock	Kansas City Royals
Iowa Cubs	57	87	.396	29	Dave Trembley	Chicago Cubs

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Memphis Redbirds	83	61	.576	--	Gaylen Pitts	St. Louis Cardinals
Oklahoma RedHawks	69	74	.483	13½	Demarlo Hale	Texas Rangers
New Orleans Zephyrs	68	74	.479	14	Tony Pena	Houston Astros
Nashville Sounds	63	79	.444	19	Trent Jewett/Richie Hebner	Pittsburgh Pirates

Pacific Conference

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Salt Lake Buzz	90	53	.629	--	Phil Roof	Minnesota Twins
Tacoma Rainiers	76	67	.531	14	Dave Myers	Seattle Mariners
Edmonton Trappers	63	78	.448	26	Garry Templeton	Anaheim Angels
Calgary Cannons	60	82	.423	29½	Lynn Jones	Florida Marlins

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Sacramento River Cats	90	54	.625	--	Bob Geren	Oakland Athletics
Las Vegas Stars	73	70	.510	16½	Duane Espy/Tony Franklin	San Diego Padres
Tucson Sidewinders	68	73	.482	20½	Tom Spencer	Arizona Diamondbacks
Fresno Grizzlies	57	84	.404	31½	Shane Turner	San Francisco Giants

Playoffs

	Conference Championships					Championship Finals
	AN	Albuquerque Dukes	2
	AS	Memphis Redbirds	3
						AS	Memphis Redbirds	3
						NN	Salt Lake Buzz	1
	NN	Salt Lake Buzz	3
	NS	Sacramento River Cats	2

Conference Championships

Memphis vs. Albuquerque Date Away Home September 6 Memphis 11 Albuquerque 4 September 7 Memphis 2 Albuquerque 5 September 8 Albuquerque 3 Memphis 0 September 9 Albuquerque 3 Memphis 4 September 9 Albuquerque 6 Memphis 12 Memphis wins series 3-2

Salt Lake vs. Sacramento Date Away Home September 6 Salt Lake 10 Sacramento 4 September 7 Salt Lake 4 Sacramento 0 September 8 Sacramento 8 Salt Lake 9 September 9 Sacramento 10 Salt Lake 6 September 10 Sacramento 7 Salt Lake 16 Salt Lake wins series 3-2

Championship Finals

Memphis vs. Salt Lake Date Away Home September 12 Memphis 12 Salt Lake 4 September 13 Memphis 4 Salt Lake 8 September 14 Salt Lake 4 Memphis 6 September 15 Salt Lake 3 Memphis 4 13 innings Memphis wins series 3-1 and advances to Triple-A World Series

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average John Barnes, Salt Lake, .365
• Runs Scored Mark Bellhorn, Sacramento, 111
• Hits Jose Ortiz, Sacramento, 182
• Doubles Greg LaRocca, Las Vegas, 42
• Triples Carlos Mendoza, Colorado Springs, 14
• Home Runs Phil Hiatt, Colorado Springs, 36
• Runs Batted In Hiatt, 109
• Stolen Bases Bo Porter, Sacramento, 39

Pitching

• Wins Pat Ahearne, Toledo, 13
• Earned Run Average Clint Weibl, Memphis, 2.83
• Complete Games Doug Linton, Colorado Springs, 6
• Shutouts Linton, 3
• Strikeouts Scot Shields, Edmonton, 156
• Saves Todd Williams, Tacoma, 32

All-Star Team

• First Base Phil Hiatt, Colorado Springs
• Second Base Hiram Bocachica, Albuquerque
• Shortstop Jose Ortiz, Sacramento
• Third Base Pedro Feliz, Fresno
• Outfield John Barnes, Salt Lake; Brian Buchanan, Salt Lake; Ernie Young, Memphis
• Catcher Craig Wilson, Nashville
• Designated Hitter Doug Mientkiewicz, Salt Lake
• Right-Handed Pitcher Ryan Franklin, Tacoma
• Left-Handed Pitcher Ryan Anderson, Tacoma
• Relief Pitcher Todd Williams, Tacoma

External Links

• BR Minors page
• 2000 PCL - The Baseball Cube