⭐ Division Winner

2000 St. Louis Cardinals

95-67 • .586 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals went 95-67 (.586) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 887 runs, allowed 771, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Jim Edmonds (42 HR, 108 RBI) and Darryl Kile (20-9, 3.91 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
1st Rank
887 R 771 RA
Diff +116

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⚡ Quick Stats

887 Runs Scored
771 Runs Allowed
+116 Run Diff
3,336K Attendance

📈 vs. 2000 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% above the 2000 league average (.265)
OBP .356 4% above the 2000 league average (.341)
SLG .455 6% above the 2000 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.38 5% better than the 2000 league average (4.63)
Runs Scored 887 9% above the 2000 league average (811 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,336,493
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Avg per Game 41,191

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2000

Batting Avg

1 Will Clark 0.345 2 Placido Polanco 0.316 3 Mark McGwire 0.305 4 Eric Davis 0.303 5 Fernando Vina 0.300

Home Runs

1 Jim Edmonds 42 2 Mark McGwire 32 3 Ray Lankford 26 4 J. D. Drew 18 5 Fernando Tatis 18

RBI

1 Jim Edmonds 108 2 Edgar Renteria 76 3 Mark McGwire 73 4 Ray Lankford 65 5 Fernando Tatis 64
2000 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Edgar Renteria 150 562 94 156 32 1 16 76 63 77 21 0.278
Jim Edmonds 152 525 129 155 25 0 42 108 103 167 10 0.295
Fernando Vina 123 487 81 146 24 6 4 31 36 36 10 0.300
Mike Matheny 128 417 43 109 22 1 6 47 32 96 0 0.261
J. D. Drew 135 407 73 120 17 2 18 57 67 99 17 0.295
Ray Lankford 128 392 73 99 16 3 26 65 70 148 5 0.253
Craig Paquette 134 384 47 94 24 2 15 61 27 83 4 0.245
Fernando Tatis 96 324 59 82 21 1 18 64 57 94 2 0.253
Placido Polanco 118 323 50 102 12 3 5 39 16 26 4 0.316
Eric Davis 92 254 38 77 14 0 6 40 36 60 1 0.303
Mark McGwire 89 236 60 72 8 0 32 73 76 78 1 0.305
Shawon Dunston 98 216 28 54 11 2 12 43 6 47 3 0.250
Will Clark 51 171 29 59 15 1 12 42 22 24 1 0.345
Thomas Howard 86 133 13 28 4 1 6 28 7 34 1 0.211
Eli Marrero 53 102 21 23 3 1 5 17 9 16 5 0.225
Eduardo Perez 35 91 9 27 4 0 3 10 5 19 1 0.297
Darryl Kile 34 73 5 9 1 0 0 3 10 38 0 0.123
Rick Ankiel 35 68 8 17 1 1 2 9 4 20 0 0.250
Pat Hentgen 33 60 4 8 0 0 0 0 4 17 0 0.133
Garrett Stephenson 32 59 0 3 0 0 0 4 4 23 0 0.051
Carlos Hernandez 17 51 7 14 4 0 1 10 5 9 1 0.275
Andy Benes 30 50 1 4 0 0 1 1 4 19 0 0.080
Larry Sutton 23 25 5 8 0 0 1 6 5 7 0 0.320
Chris Richard 6 16 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0.125
Britt Reames 10 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Rick Wilkins 4 11 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.273
Keith McDonald 6 7 3 3 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 0.429
Luis Saturria 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Alan Benes 30 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Matt Morris 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Mark Thompson 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Justin Brunette 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Darren Holmes 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike James 52 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mohler 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jose Rodriguez 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Heathcliff Slocumb 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Veres 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Christiansen 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luther Hackman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Matthews 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Radinsky 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Stechschulte 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Timlin 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Wainhouse 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2000

ERA

1 Dave Veres 2.85 2 Britt Reames 2.88 3 Mike James 3.16 4 Rick Ankiel 3.50 5 Matt Morris 3.57

Wins

1 Darryl Kile 20 2 Garrett Stephenson 16 3 Pat Hentgen 15 4 Andy Benes 12 5 Rick Ankiel 11

Strikeouts

1 Rick Ankiel 194 2 Darryl Kile 192 3 Andy Benes 137 4 Garrett Stephenson 123 5 Pat Hentgen 118
2000 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Darryl Kile 20 9 3.91 34 34 0 232.1 215 101 58 192
Garrett Stephenson 16 9 4.49 32 31 0 200.1 209 100 63 123
Pat Hentgen 15 12 4.72 33 33 0 194.1 202 102 89 118
Rick Ankiel 11 7 3.50 31 30 0 175.0 137 68 90 194
Andy Benes 12 9 4.88 30 27 0 166.0 174 90 68 137
Dave Veres 3 5 2.85 71 0 29 75.2 65 24 25 67
Matt Morris 3 3 3.57 31 0 4 53.0 53 21 17 34
Mike James 2 2 3.16 51 0 2 51.1 40 18 24 41
Heathcliff Slocumb 2 3 5.44 43 0 1 49.2 50 30 24 34
Alan Benes 2 2 5.67 30 0 0 46.0 54 29 23 26
Britt Reames 2 1 2.88 8 7 0 40.2 30 13 23 31
Mike Timlin 3 1 3.34 25 0 1 29.2 30 11 20 26
Gene Stechschulte 1 0 6.31 20 0 0 25.2 24 18 17 12
Mark Thompson 1 1 5.04 20 0 0 25.0 24 14 15 19
Mike Mohler 1 1 9.00 22 0 0 19.0 26 19 15 8
Jason Christiansen 1 0 5.40 21 0 0 10.0 13 6 2 12
Mike Matthews 0 0 11.57 14 0 0 9.1 15 12 10 8
Dave Wainhouse 0 1 9.35 9 0 0 8.2 13 9 4 5
Darren Holmes 0 1 9.72 5 0 0 8.1 12 9 3 5
Justin Brunette 0 0 5.79 4 0 0 4.2 8 3 5 2
Jose Rodriguez 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 4.0 2 0 3 2
Luther Hackman 0 0 10.13 1 0 0 2.2 4 3 4 0
Jesse Orosco 0 0 3.86 6 0 0 2.1 3 1 3 4
Scott Radinsky 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to NYN 4-1
NL Division Series
SLN def. ATL 3-0

👥 Roster (46)

Rick Ankiel Alan Benes Andy Benes Justin Brunette Jason Christiansen Will Clark Eric Davis J. D. Drew Shawon Dunston Jim Edmonds Luther Hackman Pat Hentgen +34 more

46 players

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The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals finished 95-67, a .586 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL Central. The club took the division title. Runs came in at 887 scored against 771 allowed (+116). At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .270, 2% better than the league's .265. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 4.38 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.63.

Attendance at Busch Stadium II totaled 3,336,493 for the year. The home run leader was Jim Edmonds, who hit 42. On the mound, Darryl Kile won 20 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Rick Ankiel with 194. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against NYN 4-1. The NL Division Series ended in a win against ATL 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Did the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals make the playoffs?
The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in their division.
Who led the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Jim Edmonds led the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals with 42 home runs.
What was the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.38.
Did the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2000 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
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