The 2001

Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home ve ...

season was their fourth since the franchise was created. This season, they finished last in the

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division, finished the season with a record of 62–100. Their

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were

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and

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, the latter of whom replaced Rothschild shortly after the season began.

Offseason

*November 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.Bill Pulsipher Statistics
Baseball-Reference.com *November 27, 2000: Quinton McCracken was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. *November 27, 2000:

Jim Morris James Samuel Morris Jr. (born January 19, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for two seasons with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Although brief, Morris' career is noted for making hi ...

was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. * January 8, 2001:

Johnny Damon Johnny David Damon (born November 5, 1973) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2012. During his MLB career, Damon played for the Kansas City Royals (1995–2000), Oakland A ...

was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Kansas City Royals with Mark Ellis to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Oakland Athletics sent Ángel Berroa and A. J. Hinch to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to the Oakland Athletics. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to the Kansas City Royals. *March 23, 2001: Bill Pulsipher was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

*Vinny Castilla *Steve Cox *John Flaherty *Ben Grieve *Albie Lopez *Felix Martinez *Fred McGriff *Bob Smith *Greg Vaughn *Gerald Williams

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

*April 4, 2001: Kenny Kely was purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. *June 5, 2001: Dewon Brazelton was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed August 25, 2001. * June 5, 2001: Jon Switzer was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed August 13, 2001.

Citrus Series

The annual

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games between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were played in June and July. They are known as the

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. The Marlins won the series 4-2. *June 15- @ Marlins 7- Devil Rays 4 *June 16- @ Marlins 11- Devil Rays 0 *June 17- @ Marlins 6- Devil Rays 4 *July 6- @ Devil Rays 5- Marlins 4 (11 innings) *July 7- @ Devil Rays 4- Marlins 3 *July 8- Marlins 6- @ Devil Rays 1

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

=Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Baseball Reference2001 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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