2000 Peoria Chiefs Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 63-74
Finished 6th in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Tom Lawless (63-74)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ballpark: Pete Vonachen Stadium
Attendance: 150,439, Avg. 2,245 in 67 home dates
2000 Peoria Chiefs Statistics

The Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League ended the 2000 season with a record of 63 wins and 74 losses, finishing sixth in the league's West Division.

The Chiefs scored 590 runs and yielded 665 runs. Albert Pujols led Peoria with 17 home runs and drove in 84 runs, while leading all regular batters with a .324 average. Nick Stocks and Cheyenne Janke topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Nick Stocks recorded a 3.78 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Eliézer Alfonzo, Coco Crisp, Mike Crudale, Chris Duncan, Ben Johnson, Jesse Orosco and Albert Pujols were all players from the 2000 Peoria Chiefs who played in the Majors during their careers.

Tom Lawless served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Eliézer AlfonzoRRFebruary 7, 19795'11"220Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui VE
Danilo AraujoRRJanuary 17, 19775'10"160Bani, Peravia DO
Ramon AraujoSRMarch 4, 19785'10"150Bani, Peravia DO
Travis BaileyRRJanuary 26, 19776'2"198Orlando, FL US
Greg ClarkRRJanuary 5, 19776'2"180Toronto, ON CA
B. R. CookRRMarch 2, 19786'4"200Salem, OR US
Coco CrispSRNovember 1, 19795'10"185Los Angeles, CA US
Mike CrudaleRRJanuary 3, 19776'0"205San Diego, CA US
Jeremy CummingsRRNovember 7, 19766'2"215Charleston, WV US
Chris DuncanLRMay 5, 19816'5"210Tucson, AZ US
Gustavo EscobarRRJanuary 30, 19805'10"170, Anzoategui VE
Paul FahsRRMarch 17, 19786'3"195Carmel, NY US
Mike GrippoLLMay 6, 19765'11"185New York, NY US
Johnny HernandezSLSeptember 11, 19796'1"192Brooklyn, NY US
Cheyenne JankeRRFebruary 16, 19776'5"230Eau Claire, WI US
Ben JohnsonRRJune 18, 19816'1"200Memphis, TN US
Gabe JohnsonRRSeptember 21, 19796'1"205Pearisburg, VA US
Chris KellyRRMay 29, 19776'3"210Nashua, NH US
Doug KohlRRJuly 9, 19796'4"210Newport Beach, CA US
Scotty LayfieldRRSeptember 13, 19766'2"210Americus, GA US
Tim LemonRRSeptember 23, 19806'1"180Inglewood, CA US
Jesse OroscoRLApril 21, 19576'2"174Santa Barbara, CA US
Matt OrtizRRApril 18, 19785'11"195San Diego, CA US
Matt ParkerRRDecember 13, 19786'3"210Moultrie, GA US
Brandon PeckLLAugust 5, 19765'10"170Oklahoma City, OK US
Mike PerkinsRRMay 29, 19796'1"195Virginia Beach, VA US
Jamie PogueRRAugust 17, 19776'4"230Guelph, ON CA
Albert PujolsRRJanuary 16, 19806'3"235Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Trevor SansomRRMay 6, 19766'4"190Charleston, WV US
Bryan SchultzRRDecember 27, 19776'1"180Reno, NV US
Shawn SchumacherLRAugust 18, 19766'1"200Sioux City, IA US
Joe SecodaRRNovember 19, 19776'1"190Garden Grove, CA US
Kevin SpragueLLMarch 10, 19776'4"215Kansas City, KS US
Nick StocksRRAugust 27, 19786'0"185Tampa, FL US
Shaun StokesRRAugust 23, 19786'2"210Denville, NJ US
Franklin TejedaRRApril 7, 19806'3"225Bani, Peravia DO
Damon ThamesRRNovember 15, 19766'1"170Dallas, TX US
Matt VincentLLMay 10, 19776'1"190Corydon, IN US
Key VoshellRRAugust 25, 19765'11"190Cincinnati, OH US
Charlie WilliamsSLFebruary 9, 19786'0"180Houston, TX US
Chad YatesRRDecember 18, 19766'1"185Ruston, LA US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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