2000 Chicago Cubs season

2000 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
Record65–97 (.401)
Divisional place6th
OwnersTribune Company
General managersEd Lynch, Andy MacPhail
ManagersDon Baylor
TelevisionWGN-TV/Superstation WGN/Fox Sports Chicago
(Chip Caray, Steve Stone)
RadioWGN
(Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Andy Masur)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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Sammy Sosa at bat during a September 2000 away game against the season's eventual National League Central Division champions St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Memorial Stadium.

The 2000 Chicago Cubs season was the 129th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 125th in the National League and the 85th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League Central 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 New York Mets in front of over 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The Cubs won the game by a score of 5-3.[1]

  1. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0