2000 Pittsburgh Pirates

2000 Pittsburgh Pirates / Franchise: Pittsburgh Pirates / BR Team Page

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

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

• All-Stars: Brian Giles and Jason Kendall

2000 MLB season by team