2000 Pittsburgh Pirates

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2000 Pittsburgh Pirates / Franchise: Pittsburgh Pirates / BR Team Page[edit]

Record: 69-93, Finished 5th in NL Central Division (2000 NL)

Managed by Gene Lamont

Coaches: Jeff Banister, Trent Jewett, Joe Jones, Jack Lind, Lloyd McClendon, Rick Renick, Pete Vuckovich and Spin Williams

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium

Opening Day Starting Lineup:

  1. C - Jason Kendall
  2. SS - Pat Meares
  3. RF - Brian Giles
  4. 1B - Kevin Young
  5. LF - Wil Cordero
  6. 3B - Aramis Ramirez
  7. CF - Chad Hermansen
  8. 2B - Mike Benjamin
  9. P - Jason Schmidt

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

Team Leaders:

  • Games Played: Brian Giles - 156
  • At-Bats: Jason Kendall - 579
  • Runs: Kendall - 112
  • Hits: Kendall - 185
  • Doubles: Giles - 37
  • Triples: Giles - 7
  • Home Runs: Giles - 35
  • Runs Batted In: Giles - 123
  • Walks: Giles - 114
  • Strikeouts: Kevin Young - 96
  • Batting Average: Kendall - .320
  • On-Base Percentage: Giles - .432
  • Slugging Percentage: Giles - .594
  • Stolen Bases: Kendall - 22
  • Caught Stealing: Kendall - 12
  • Grounded Into Double Plays: Giles and Young - 15
  • Hit by a Pitch: Kendall - 15
  • Sacrifice Bunts: Kris Benson - 9
  • Sacrifice Flies: Giles - 8
  • Intentional Walks: Giles - 13
  • OPS+: Giles - 157
  • Games Pitched: Scott Sauerbeck - 75
  • Earned Run Average: Josias Manzanillo - 3.38
  • Wins: Jose Silva - 11
  • Losses: Kris Benson - 12
  • Saves: Mike Williams - 24
  • Games Started: Benson - 32
  • Games Finished: Williams - 63
  • Complete Games: Benson - 2
  • Shutouts: Benson and Todd Ritchie - 1
  • Innings Pitched: Benson - 217 ⅔
  • Hits Allowed: Ritchie - 208
  • Runs Allowed: Ritchie - 111
  • Earned Runs Allowed: Ritchie - 100
  • Home Runs Allowed: Ritchie - 26
  • Walks Allowed: Benson - 86
  • Strikeouts: Benson - 184
  • Batters Faced: Benson - 936
  • Wild Pitches: Sauerbeck - 9
  • Hit Batsmen: Benson - 10
  • Balks: Sauerbeck - 2
  • Intentional Walks: Sauerbeck - 8
  • ERA+: Manzanillo - 137


Awards and Honors[edit]