2000 St. Louis Cardinals season
The St. Louis Cardinals 2000 season was the team's 119th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 109th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95-67 during the season, their best finish since 1987, and won the National League Central division by ten games over the Cincinnati Reds. In the playoffs the Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 3 games to 0 in the NLDS but lost to the New York Mets 4 games to 1 in the NLCS. The Cardinals sweep of the Braves in the NLDS was notable because it made  the Mets run to their first World Series appearance since their championship season of much easier. The Braves had eliminated the Mets from the playoffs on the final day of the 1998 season and in the 1999 NLCS. Catcher Mike Matheny and outfielder Jim Edmonds won Gold Gloves this year. Matheny was acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season, while Edmonds was acquired from the Anaheim Angels less than a week before the start of the season. 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. Other pitchers. N/A NLDS. St. Louis won series, 3-0. This was the series in which pitching phenom Rick Ankiel permanently lost his command and control, throwing four wild pitches in one inning. NLCS. Game 1. October 11: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Game 2. October 12: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Game 3. October 14: Shea  Stadium, Flushing, New York Game 4. October 15: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York Game 5. October 16: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York