The 2000 Chicago Cubs season was the 129th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 125th in the

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and the 85th at

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. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the

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with a record of 65–97. During this season, the Cubs played in the first game held outside North America on Opening Day. The Cubs played the

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in front of over 55,000 at the

Tokyo Dome is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium. Construction on the stadium began on May 16, 1985, and it opened on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of th ...

in Japan. The Cubs won the game by a score of 5-3.

Offseason

* October 5, 1999: Lance Johnson was released by the Chicago Cubs. * November 22, 1999:

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signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

On May 11, 2000,

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was responsible for a memorable event in the annals of Chicago Cubs baseball lore. On that day, Hill became the first and so far only player to hit a pitched ball onto the roof of a five-story residential building across the street from the left field wall of

. Sammy Sosa, despite hitting only 50 home runs (he had hit over 60 the previous two seasons), won his only home run crown.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable Transactions

*June 5, 2000: Dontrelle Willis was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 2000. *July 21, 2000:

was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees for Ben Ford and Oswaldo Mairena. *July 31, 2000: Henry Rodriguez was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Florida Marlins for Ross Gload and Dave Noyce (minors).

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; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

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References

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