2000 Detroit Tigers season
The Detroit Tigers' 2000 season was a season in American baseball. It was their first season at Comerica Park, after playing at Tiger Stadium since 1912, at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue.
Offseason
- November 2, 1999: Juan González was traded by the Texas Rangers with Danny Patterson and Gregg Zaun to the Detroit Tigers for Frank Catalanotto, Francisco Cordero, Bill Haselman, Gabe Kapler, Justin Thompson, and Alan Webb.
- November 15, 1999: Luis Polonia was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- November 29, 1999: Mike Oquist was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- March 7, 2000: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Kansas City Royals by the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.
- March 13, 2000: Mike Oquist was released by the Detroit Tigers.
- March 26, 2000: Mike Oquist was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
Regular season
- On October 1, 2000, Dusty Allen hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.
| Honored 2000 Harry Heilmann OF: 1914-29 Heinie Manush OF: 1923-27 | Honored 2000 Hughie Jennings M: 1907-20 Sam Crawford OF: 1903-17 | Honored 2000 Mickey Cochrane C: 1934-37 M: 1934-38 George Kell 3B: 1946-52 | Honored 2000 Ernie Harwell Broadcaster: 1960–2002 | Honored 2000 |
Comerica Park
for a new ballpark to replace Tiger Stadium for the Detroit Tigers was held on October 29, 1997, and the new stadium was opened to the public in 2000. At the time of construction, the scoreboard in left field was the largest in Major League Baseball. In December 1998, Comerica Bank agreed to pay US$66 million over 30 years for the naming rights for the new ballpark. Upon its opening, there was some effort to try to find a nickname for the park, with the abbreviation CoPa suggested by many, but that nickname has not gained widespread acceptance.First Game
The first game at Comerica Park was held on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, with 39,168 spectators attending, on a cold snowy afternoon. Grounds people had to clear snow off the field from the night before. The Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners by a score of 5-2. The winning pitcher, like in the final game at Tiger Stadium was Brian Moehler.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- May 10, 2000: Rich Becker was signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
- July 31, 2000: Luis Polonia was released by the Detroit Tigers.
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Brad Ausmus | 150 | 523 | 139 | .266 | 7 | 51 |
| Tony Clark | 60 | 208 | 57 | .274 | 13 | 37 |
| Damion Easley | 126 | 464 | 120 | .259 | 14 | 58 |
| Dean Palmer | 145 | 524 | 134 | .256 | 29 | 102 |
| Deivi Cruz | 156 | 583 | 76 | .302 | 10 | 82 |
| Juan Encarnación | 141 | 547 | 158 | .289 | 14 | 72 |
| Bobby Higginson | 154 | 597 | 179 | .300 | 30 | 102 |
| Juan González | 115 | 461 | 133 | .289 | 22 | 67 |
| Javier Cardona | 26 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 1 | 10 |
| Robert Fick | 66 | 163 | 41 | .252 | 3 | 22 |
| Shane Halter | 105 | 238 | 62 | .261 | 3 | 27 |
| Gregg Jefferies | 41 | 142 | 39 | .275 | 2 | 14 |
| José Macías | 73 | 173 | 44 | .254 | 2 | 24 |
| Hal Morris | 40 | 106 | 33 | .311 | 1 | 8 |
| Rich Becker | 92 | 238 | 58 | .244 | 7 | 34 |
| Wendell Magee | 91 | 186 | 51 | .274 | 7 | 31 |
| Billy McMillon | 46 | 123 | 37 | .301 | 4 | 24 |
| Luis Polonia | 80 | 267 | 73 | .273 | 6 | 25 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jeff Weaver | 31 | 200.0 | 11 | 15 | 4.32 | 136 |
| Hideo Nomo | 32 | 190.0 | 8 | 12 | 4.74 | 181 |
| Brian Moehler | 29 | 178.0 | 12 | 9 | 4.50 | 103 |
| Dave Mlicki | 24 | 119.1 | 6 | 11 | 5.58 | 57 |
| Steve Sparks | 20 | 104.0 | 7 | 5 | 4.07 | 53 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Willie Blair | 47 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4.88 | 74 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | 67 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5.25 | 81 |
| Matt Anderson | 69 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.72 | 71 |
| Todd Jones | 67 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 3.52 | 67 |
| Danny Patterson | 58 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.97 | 29 |
| Doug Brocail | 49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.09 | 41 |
| Nelson Cruz | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.07 | 34 |
| Adam Bernero | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.19 | 20 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | 11 |
| Allen McDill | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 7 |