June 15, 2000: Mike Cameron powers Mariners as Robert Ramsay wins first game
On June 15, 2000, the Seattle Mariners played the first of a…
June 18, 2000: Rockies’ Mike Lansing hits fastest cycle in MLB history
Mike Lansing placed himself in the record books before his Colorado…
June 19, 2000: Yankees destroy Red Sox, 22-1, scoring 16 runs in last two innings
The 2000 Yankees were part of the Yankees dynasty led by manager…
June 21, 2000: Brevard County Manatees hold off Jupiter Hammerheads for a road win
On Wednesday, June 21, 2000, the Jupiter Hammerheads opened a…
June 22, 2000: Shawon Dunston’s unlikely home run, 6 RBIs bring Cardinals back from 7-run deficit
Perhaps distracted by a heavy swarm of moths, a perennial Gold…
June 24, 2000: 37-year-old rookie Joe Strong records first major-league win
When the Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs met for the second…
June 24, 2000: SABR and Sammy Sosa circus come to town
As members of the Society for American Baseball Research descended…
June 24, 2000: Announcers accidentally expose plot, but Maddux and Braves still lose to Brewers
It is safe to say that most of the 49,802 people at Turner Field…
June 30, 2000: Mets score 10 runs in 8th inning to beat Braves
The Mets and the Braves had become intense rivals towards the…
July 8, 2000: Yankees defeat Mets twice in rare twin bill in separate ballparks
Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Yankees manager Joe Torre.…
August 1, 2000: Orioles’ Mike Mussina pitches 1-hitter and strikes out 15 Twins
On August 1, the 2000 trade deadline had come and gone, but in…
August 18, 2000: Yankees and Rivera stumble as Angels rally to win in 11
“One of the toughest losses I’ve had to deal with in a while.”…
August 22, 2000: In Rockies’ exciting rally, the winning pitcher was the catcher
The game between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies was…
August 22, 2000: Padres trounce the Mets, 16-1
It was another beautiful, sunny afternoon in San Diego as the…
September 20, 2000: Rockies’ Ben Petrick sets record by going hitless, driving in four runs
In many ways, it was a typical Coors Field contest. On September…
September 28, 2000: ‘They should have a mercy rule’: Orioles score record 23 runs in blowout of Blue Jays
With four games left in the 2000 season, the only role available…
September 28, 2000: Milwaukee County Stadium hosts its final game
The Milwaukee Brewers’ last home game in 2000 was played on…
September 30, 2000: Athletics inch closer to playoffs in 23-2 rout of Rangers
Inconsistency is not usually a recipe for success in baseball,…
October 1, 2000: Shane Halter plays all nine positions for Tigers
Late-season games involving two teams out of playoff contention…
October 3, 2000: Cardinals’ Rick Ankiel ties record with five wild pitches in his playoff debut
Heading into the game that came to define his career, 21-year-old…
October 4, 2000: Giants’ Livan Hernandez shuts down Mets in NLDS opener
When the New York Mets played the San Francisco Giants in the…
October 5, 2000: John Franco saves the day, Mets even Division Series vs. Giants
The 2000 National League Division Series against the NL West…
October 7, 2000: Benny Agbayani’s blast ends playoff drama in 13th inning
This game started at 4:20 on a crisp fall afternoon.1 It ended…
October 8, 2000: Bobby Jones pitches ‘game of his life’ to send Mets to NLCS
Per Bobby Valentine, on the eve of what was to be the most important…