2000 Baltimore Orioles season

The 2000 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason

December 7, 1999: Doug Linton was released by the Baltimore Orioles.^[1]
December 10, 1999: Jesse Orosco was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy.^[2]
December 22, 1999: Buddy Groom was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[3]

Cal Ripken Jr.'s 1999 season ended early due to injury when he was only 9 hits away from joining the 3,000 hit club. He finally achieved the milestone early in the 2000 season when he singled off reliever Héctor Carrasco in a game against the Minnesota Twins on April 15, 2000, in the Metrodome. Ripken had a good night at the plate, getting three hits, the third of which was the milestone. [1] The Twins distributed a commemorative certificate to the fans as they left the Metrodome after the game.
On October 1, 2000, Albert Belle hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.^[4]

July 28, 2000: Mike Bordick was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Lesli Brea, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora, and Pat Gorman (minors).^[5]
July 28, 2000: Rich Amaral was released by the Baltimore Orioles.^[6]
July 29, 2000: Charles Johnson was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Harold Baines to the Chicago White Sox for Brook Fordyce, Jason Lakman (minors), Juan Figueroa (minors), and Miguel Felix (minors).^[7]
July 31, 2000: Will Clark was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for José León.^[8]
July 31, 2000: B. J. Surhoff was traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Gabe Molina to the Atlanta Braves for Trenidad Hubbard, Fernando Lunar, and Luis Rivera.^[9]

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

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

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

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

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Delmarva^[10]^[11]

Albert Belle, American League record, Most RBIs in the final season of a career (103)^[12]

^ "Doug Linton Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
^ Jesse Orosco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Buddy Groom Stats".
^ Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac
^ Mike Bordick Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Rich Amaral Stats".
^ Charles Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Will Clark Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ B. J. Surhoff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Baseball America 2001 Directory. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2001
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.266, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0