The 2000 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.

Regular season [edit]

• Pedro Martinez became the first pitcher in Major League history to amass more than twice as many strikeouts (284) than hits allowed (128) in a season.^[1]

Season standings [edit]

Transactions [edit]

• April 26, 2000: Curtis Pride was sent to the Boston Red Sox by the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.^[2]
• June 5, 2000: Freddy Sanchez was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 11th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2000.^[3]
• July 2, 2000: Hanley Ramirez was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.^[4]
• July 8, 2000: Curtis Pride was released by the Boston Red Sox.^[2]
• August 3, 2000: Rico Brogna was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[5]
• August 31, 2000: Dante Bichette was obtained by the Boston Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Chris Reitsma and minor leaguer John Curtice.^[6]
• August 31, 2000: Midre Cummings was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Boston Red Sox for Hector De Los Santos (minors).^[7]
• September 9, 2000: Lew Ford was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Minnesota Twins for Hector Carrasco.^[8]

Opening Day Line Up [edit]

Roster [edit]

Player stats [edit]

Batting [edit]

Starters by position [edit]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters [edit]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching [edit]

Starting pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers [edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors [edit]

• Pedro Martinez, Lowest WHIP, (0.74)^[9]

Farm system [edit]

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References [edit]

1. ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.128, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml
3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sanchfr01.shtml
4. ^ Hanley Ramirez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brognri01.shtml
6. ^ Dante Bichette Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cummimi01.shtml
8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fordle01.shtml
9. ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.40, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

• 2000 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 2000 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com

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