2000 Reading Phillies Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 85-57
Finished 1st in the EL's South Division
Manager: Gary Varsho (85-57)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: First Energy Stadium
Attendance: 452,343, Avg. 6,462 in 70 home dates
2000 Reading Phillies Statistics

Playoffs - Reading Phillies 3 games, Harrisburg Senators 0
Finals - New Haven Ravens 3 games, Reading Phillies 1

The Reading Phillies of the Eastern League ended the 2000 season with a record of 85 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Phillies scored 730 runs and yielded 596 runs. Eric Valent led Reading with 22 home runs and drove in 90 runs. Jason Michaels paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .295. Brandon Duckworth topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.16 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2000 Reading Phillies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Clemente Álvarez, Kirk Bullinger, Dave Coggin, Andy Dominique, Brandon Duckworth, Johnny Estrada, Geoff Geary, Mark Holzemer, Thomas Jacquez, Jason Kershner, Anderson Machado, Jason Michaels, Doug Nickle, Jimmy Osting, Robert Person, Nick Punto, Carlos Reyes, Pete Rose, Darryl Scott and Eric Valent.

Gary Varsho served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Clemente ÁlvarezRRMay 18, 19685'11"180Guanta, Anzoategui VE
Jason BresterLLDecember 7, 19766'3"190Lincoln, NE US
Kirk BullingerRROctober 28, 19696'2"170New Orleans, LA US
Gary BurnhamLLOctober 13, 19745'11"219Hartford, CT US
Carmine CappuccioLRFebruary 1, 19706'3"200Everett, MA US
Blas CedenoRRNovember 15, 19726'0"165, Carabobo VE
Dave CogginRROctober 30, 19766'4"195Covina, CA US
Joe CottonLRMarch 25, 19756'2"185Akron, OH US
Corey DagleyRRApril 15, 19776'2"180Centralia, IL US
John DanielsSRFebruary 7, 19746'3"182Carson City, NV US
Andy DominiqueRROctober 30, 19756'0"220Tarzana, CA US
Brandon DuckworthRRJanuary 23, 19766'2"215Salt Lake City, UT US
Johnny EstradaSRJune 27, 19765'11"209Hayward, CA US
Dave FranciaLLApril 16, 19756'0"160St. Petersburg, FL US
Geoff GearyRRAugust 26, 19766'0"180Buffalo, NY US
Brian HarrisSRApril 28, 19755'10"171Indianapolis, IN US
Mark HolzemerLLAugust 20, 19696'0"165Littleton, CO US
Thomas JacquezLLDecember 29, 19756'2"195Stockton, CA US
Jason KershnerLLDecember 19, 19766'2"165Scottsdale, AZ US
Skip KiilRRApril 10, 19746'0"172Lowville, NY US
Jason KnupferRRSeptember 21, 19746'0"180Redwood City, CA US
Anderson MachadoSRJanuary 25, 19816'0"189Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Rusty McNamaraRRJanuary 23, 19755'9"190West Covina, CA US
Jason MichaelsRRMay 4, 19766'0"215Tampa, FL US
Doug NickleRROctober 2, 19746'4"210Sonoma, CA US
Jimmy OstingRLApril 7, 19776'5"190Louisville, KY US
Josue PerezSRAugust 12, 19776'0"180La Habana, La Habana CU
Robert PersonRROctober 6, 19696'0"180Lowell, MA US
Nick PuntoSRNovember 8, 19775'9"195San Diego, CA US
Carlos ReyesRRApril 4, 19696'1"190Miami, FL US
Pete RoseLRNovember 16, 19696'1"180Cincinnati, OH US
Aaron RoysterRRNovember 30, 19726'1"215Chicago, IL US
Mark RutherfordRRNovember 9, 19746'2"211Livonia, MI US
Darryl ScottRRAugust 6, 19686'1"185Fresno, CA US
John SneedLRJune 30, 19766'6"250Houston, TX US
Kris StevensRLSeptember 19, 19776'2"190Fontana, CA US
Eric ValentLLApril 4, 19776'0"191La Mirada, CA US
Pete ZamoraLLAugust 13, 19756'3"180Mission Viejo, CA 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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