2000 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 2000 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 119th season of the franchise; the 114th in the National League. This was their 31st and final season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 69–93.Offseason
- December 10, 1999: Dale Sveum was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- December 13, 1999: Bruce Aven was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brant Brown.
- January 19, 2000: Luis Sojo was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- February 9, 2000: Josías Manzanillo was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- February 23, 2000: Al Martin was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with cash to the San Diego Padres for John Vander Wal, Geraldo Padua, and James Sak.
Regular season
Season standings
Game Log
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | | |
| April | 24 | 9 | 15 | | 100 | 127 |
| May | 27 | 14 | 13 | | 149 | 145 |
| June | 27 | 11 | 16 | | 123 | 142 |
| July | 25 | 11 | 14 | | 128 | 120 |
| August | 29 | 8 | 21 | | 120 | 178 |
| September | 29 | 16 | 13 | | 164 | 166 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 9 | 10 |
| Total | 162 | 69 | 93 | | 793 | 888 |
Roster
Opening Day lineup
Player stats
;Batting
| Player | | | | | | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 7 | 0.389 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 6 | 0.333 | 1 | 1 |
| 152 | 579 | 185 | 0.320 | 14 | 58 |
| 104 | 308 | 97 | 0.315 | 4 | 28 |
| 156 | 559 | 176 | 0.315 | 35 | 123 |
| 21 | 50 | 15 | 0.300 | 1 | 9 |
| 134 | 384 | 115 | 0.299 | 24 | 94 |
| 46 | 123 | 36 | 0.293 | 4 | 22 |
| 61 | 176 | 50 | 0.284 | 5 | 20 |
| 89 | 348 | 98 | 0.282 | 16 | 51 |
| 93 | 233 | 63 | 0.270 | 2 | 19 |
| 40 | 122 | 32 | 0.262 | 3 | 15 |
| 144 | 528 | 137 | 0.259 | 3 | 43 |
| 132 | 496 | 128 | 0.258 | 20 | 88 |
| 73 | 254 | 65 | 0.256 | 6 | 35 |
| 72 | 148 | 37 | 0.250 | 5 | 25 |
| 132 | 462 | 111 | 0.240 | 13 | 47 |
| 40 | 91 | 20 | 0.220 | 1 | 8 |
| 50 | 119 | 26 | 0.218 | 3 | 16 |
| 30 | 60 | 13 | 0.217 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | 115 | 24 | 0.209 | 4 | 18 |
| 20 | 60 | 12 | 0.200 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | 108 | 20 | 0.185 | 2 | 8 |
| 48 | 34 | 6 | 0.176 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 0.167 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | 6 | 1 | 0.167 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 3 | 0.143 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 50 | 7 | 0.140 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 35 | 4 | 0.114 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | 65 | 6 | 0.092 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.091 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 2 | 0.083 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
;Pitching
| Player | | | | | | |
| 18 | | 0 | 1 | 2.86 | 16 |
| 43 | | 2 | 2 | 3.38 | 39 |
| 72 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 3.50 | 71 |
| 32 | | 10 | 12 | 3.85 | 184 |
| 75 | | 5 | 4 | 4.04 | 83 |
| 31 | 187 | 9 | 8 | 4.81 | 124 |
| 11 | | 2 | 5 | 4.91 | 32 |
| 44 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 4.97 | 41 |
| 52 | | 4 | 2 | 5.07 | 37 |
| 40 | | 2 | 3 | 5.10 | 32 |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 8 |
| 18 | 95 | 6 | 8 | 5.21 | 66 |
| 27 | 144 | 5 | 11 | 5.25 | 73 |
| 11 | | 2 | 5 | 5.40 | 51 |
| 51 | 136 | 11 | 9 | 5.56 | 98 |
| 20 | | 2 | 6 | 6.40 | 50 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 |
| 6 | | 0 | 1 | 6.94 | 9 |
| 38 | | 2 | 0 | 7.07 | 27 |
| 8 | | 2 | 2 | 9.64 | 7 |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | 3 |
| 13 | | 0 | 2 | 11.12 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Jason Kendall, C, Reserve
- Brian Giles, OF, Reserve
Transactions
- August 6, 2000: Bruce Aven was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a conditional deal.
- August 7, 2000: Luis Sojo was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees for Chris Spurling.
Farm system
