2000 American League Division Series
The 2000 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 2000 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Sunday, October 8, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
- (1) Chicago White Sox (Central Division champion, 95–67) vs. (4) Seattle Mariners (Wild Card, 91–71): Mariners win series, 3–0.
- (2) Oakland Athletics (Western Division champion, 91–70) vs. (3) New York Yankees (Eastern Division champion, 87–74): Yankees win series, 3–2.
The higher seed (in parentheses) had the home field advantage (Games 1, 2 and 5 at home), which was determined by playing record. The team with the best record was assigned to play the wild card team, unless they were in the same division. The Athletics were not required to make up their one remaining game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in order to win the Western Division title over Seattle; as both teams had qualified for the postseason, Oakland was awarded the division title in the event of a tie on the basis of a 9–4 advantage in head-to-head play.
The Mariners and the defending World Series champion Yankees went on to meet in the AL Championship Series for the right to advance to the 2000 World Series against the National League champion New York Mets.
Matchups
Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners
Seattle won the series, 3–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 3 | Seattle Mariners – 7, Chicago White Sox – 4 (10 innings) | Comiskey Park (II) | 4:12 | 45,290[1] |
| 2 | October 4 | Seattle Mariners – 5, Chicago White Sox – 2 | Comiskey Park (II) | 3:16 | 45,383[2] |
| 3 | October 6 | Chicago White Sox – 1, Seattle Mariners – 2 | Safeco Field | 2:40 | 48,010[3] |
Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees
New York won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 3 | New York Yankees – 3, Oakland Athletics – 5 | Network Associates Coliseum | 3:04 | 47,360[4] |
| 2 | October 4 | New York Yankees – 4, Oakland Athletics – 0 | Network Associates Coliseum | 3:15 | 47,860[5] |
| 3 | October 6 | Oakland Athletics – 2, New York Yankees – 4 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 3:12 | 56,606[6] |
| 4 | October 7 | Oakland Athletics – 11, New York Yankees – 1 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 3:42 | 56,915[7] |
| 5 | October 8 | New York Yankees – 7, Oakland Athletics – 5 | Network Associates Coliseum | 3:50 | 41,170[8] |
Chicago vs. Seattle
The Seattle Mariners returned to the postseason to avenge two postseason failures in the 1990s. The Chicago White Sox returned to the postseason for the first time since 1993. This series ended with a game-winning bunt by Carlos Guillén in Game 3.
Game 1, October 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| WP: José Mesa (1–0) LP: Keith Foulke (0–1) Sv: Kazuhiro Sasaki (1) Home runs: SEA: Joe Oliver (1), Edgar Martínez (1), John Olerud (1) CWS: Ray Durham (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In Game 1, Freddy García faced Jim Parque. Parque struggled early and often, allowing a single to Rickey Henderson and hitting Mike Cameron with a pitch to open the game. An RBI single by Alex Rodriguez that moved Cameron to third and a forceout by John Olerud put the Mariners up 2–0. Then Joe Oliver's leadoff homer made it 3–0 in the second. However, in the bottom half, Paul Konerko drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a triple by Chris Singleton, who then scored on a wild pitch by Garcia to make it a one-run game. In the bottom of the third, the Mariners' lead evaporated when Ray Durham homered to tie it, then Jose Valentin walked before Magglio Ordóñez tripled in the go-ahead run. The game remained 4–3 until the seventh when Mike Cameron hit the bases-loaded game-tying single off of Bob Howry. That hit almost gave the Mariners the lead, but David Bell was out at home trying to score the go-ahead run. The game moved to extra innings. In the top of the tenth, Cameron hit a leadoff single off of Keith Foulke, then two outs later, back-to-back homers by Edgar Martínez and John Olerud gave the Mariners a 7–4 lead. That lead would stand as Kazuhiro Sasaki got the save.
Game 2, October 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Paul Abbott (1–0) LP: Mike Sirotka (0–1) Sv: Kazuhiro Sasaki (2) Home runs: SEA: Jay Buhner (1) CWS: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The White Sox struck first with back-to-back leadoff doubles by Ray Durham and Jose Valentin off of Paul Abbott, but the Mariners loaded the bases in the second off of Mike Sirotka on a double, walk, and hit-by-pitch when David Bell's single and Dan Wilson's sacrifice fly scored a run each, putting them up 2−1. The White Sox tied the game in the third on Carlos Lee's sacrifice fly, but the Mariners regained the lead on Jay Buhner's home run in the fourth. Next inning, Rickey Henderson drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third, and scored on Alex Rodriguez's groundout to make it 4−2 Mariners. In the ninth, they extended the lead to 5−2 on Mike Cameron's RBI single off of Mark Buehrle that scored Mark McLemore from third, the run charged to Bill Simas. Kazuhiro Sasaki struck out all three batters he faced in the bottom of the inning as the Mariners went up 2−0 in the series heading to Seattle.
Game 3, October 6
Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: José Paniagua (1–0) LP: Kelly Wunsch (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In Game 3, James Baldwin faced Aaron Sele in the clincher. The White Sox took an early 1–0 lead in the second on a sacrifice fly by Herbert Perry. In the bottom of the fourth, the Mariners tied the game on an RBI single by Stan Javier. A pitcher's duel took place and both teams struggled to score. The game moved to the bottom of the ninth tied at one. John Olerud singled to the pitcher, but it hit the pitcher in the stomach, allowing Olerud to move to second. Rickey Henderson pinch ran for Olerud. Then Javier's sacrifice bunt moved Henderson onto third. The White Sox walked David Bell and then pinch hitter Carlos Guillén drove in the series-winning run with a bunt past a diving Frank Thomas.
Composite box
2000 ALDS (3–0): Seattle Mariners over Chicago White Sox
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total attendance: 138,683 Average attendance: 46,228 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland vs. New York
Game 1, October 3
Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
| WP: Gil Heredia (1–0) LP: Roger Clemens (0–1) Sv: Jason Isringhausen (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In Game 2 Jorge Posada singled with two outs in the second inning off of Gil Heredia, then back-to-back RBI doubles by Luis Sojo and Scott Brosius put the Yankees up 2−0. Roger Clemens walked Eric Chavez to lead off the fifth and allowed a subsequent single to Jeremy Giambi. Ramon Hernandez's RBI single cut the Yankees' lead to 2−1, then one out later, Randy Velarde's RBI single tied the game before a wild pitch to Jason Giambi put the A's up 3−2. Bernie Williams doubled to lead off the top of the sixth, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Tino Martinez's sacrifice fly to tie the game, but, in the bottom of the inning, Chavez and Giambi hit back-to-back two-out singles before Hernandez's double scored Chavez with Giambi thrown out at home to end the inning with the A's up 4−3. They got an insurance run in the eighth off of Mike Stanton when Miguel Tejada hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Chavez's single. Jason Isringhausen retired the Yankees in order in the ninth as the A's 5−3 win put them up 1−0 in the series.
Game 2, October 4
Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Andy Pettitte (1–0) LP: Kevin Appier (0–1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In Game 2, Andy Pettitte pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings, allowing five hits and one walk. Mariano Rivera pitched 1 1/3 shutout innings for the save. Oakland's Kevin Appier pitched five shutout innings before allowing runners on first and third with two outs in the sixth before Glenallen Hill's single scored a run, then Luis Sojo's double scored two more to put the Yankees up 3−0. They made it 4−0 in the ninth on Clay Bellinger's RBI double with runners on first and third off of Jeff Tam. The series was tied 1−1 heading to New York.
Game 3, October 6
Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Orlando Hernández (1–0) LP: Tim Hudson (0–1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: OAK: Terrence Long (1) NYY: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In Game 3, the A's got runners on first and second on two walks off of Orlando Hernandez in the second inning when Jeremy Giambi's RBI single put them up 1−0, but, in the bottom of the inning, the Yankees got runners on first and third with no outs off of Tim Hudson when Glenallen Hill's fielder's choice tied the game. One out later, Scott Brosius walked to load the bases before Derek Jeter's RBI single put the Yankees up 2−1. In the fourth, Luis Sojo drew a leadoff walk, moved to third on an error, and scored on Jeter's forceout. Terrence Long's home run in the fifth cut the Yankees' lead to one. The Yankees extended their lead to 4−2 in the eighth on Sojo's single that scored Tino Martinez from second with Sojo tagged out at second to end the inning. Hudson pitched a complete game in a losing effort as Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth for the save, and the Yankees were one win away from the ALCS.
Game 4, October 7
Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Barry Zito (1–0) LP: Roger Clemens (0–2) Home runs: OAK: Olmedo Sáenz (1) NYY: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In Game 4, Oakland, in a must-win situation, struck first when after two walks, Olmedo Saenz's three-run home run off of Roger Clemens gave them a 3−0 first-inning lead. In the sixth, Clemens allowed a leadoff single to Eric Chavez and subsequent double to Miguel Tejada before both men scored on Ben Grieve's single. Mike Stanton relieved Clemens and allowed a single to Jeremy Giambi before Grieve scored on Ramon Hernandez's forceout to put the A's up 6−0. The Yankees scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the inning on Jorge Posada's double with two on off of Barry Zito. Tejada drew a leadoff walk off of Randy Choate in the eighth and stole second. After Ben Grieve struck out, Ryan Christenson's RBI single off of Dwight Gooden made it 7−1 Oakland. They loaded the bases in the ninth with no outs on a double, walk, and hit-by-pitch. Adam Piatt relieved Gooden and allowed a two-run double to Chavez, RBI groundout to Tejada, and RBI single to Bo Porter. Doug Jones pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth as the Athletics' 11−1 blowout win forced a Game 5 in Oakland.
Game 5, October 8
Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Mike Stanton (1–0) LP: Gil Heredia (1–1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (3) Home runs: NYY: David Justice (1) OAK: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In Game 5, the Yankees loaded the bases in the first inning on a walk and two singles when Bernie Williams's sacrifice fly put them up 1−0. David Justice walked to reload the bases before Tino Martinez cleared them with a double. After Jorge Posada singled, Oakland starter Gil Heredia was relieved by Jeff Tam, who allowed a sacrifice fly to Luis Sojo, then Scott Brosius singled before Chuck Knoblauch's RBI single made it 6−0 Yankees. The A's loaded the bases in the second on two singles and a walk off of Andy Pettitte when Randy Velarde's two-run single made it 6−2 Yankees. Next inning, Miguel Tejada singled with one out and scored on Eric Chavez's double, but the Yankees got that run back on Justice's home run in the fourth off of Kevin Appier. In the bottom of the inning, the A's loaded the bases on two singles and a walk when back-to-back sacrifice flies by Jason Giambi and Olmedo Saenz made it 7−5 Yankees. After allowing a single to Tejada, Pettitte was relieved by Mike Stanton, who pitched two shutout innings in relief to get the win. Neither team scored for the rest of the game as the Yankees' win advanced them to the ALCS.
Composite box
2000 ALDS (3–2): New York Yankees over Oakland Athletics
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 44 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total attendance: 249,911 Average attendance: 49,982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "2000 ALDS – Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox – Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2000 ALDS – Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox – Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2000 ALDS – Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners – Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2000 ALDS – New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics – Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2000 ALDS – New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics – Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2000 ALDS – Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees – Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2000 ALDS – Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees – Game 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2000 ALDS – New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics – Game 5". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
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