2000 Houston Astros season
| 2000 Houston Astros | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Enron Field | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Record | 72–90 (.444) | |
| Divisional place | 4th | |
| Owners | Drayton McLane, Jr. | |
| General managers | Gerry Hunsicker | |
| Managers | Larry Dierker | |
| Television | KNWS-TV FSN Southwest (Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies, Bill Worrell) | |
| Radio | KTRH (Milo Hamilton, Alan Ashby) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Treviño) | |
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The 2000 Houston Astros season was the 39th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 36th as the Astros, 39th in the National League (NL), seventh in the NL Central division, and first at Enron Field, later christened as Minute Maid Park. The Astros entered the season with a 97–65 record and as winners of three consecutive NL Central division championship, whose season ended to a 3-games-to-1 defeat by the Atlanta Braves in the 1999 National League Division Series (NLDS).
Pitcher Shane Reynolds represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game, his only career selection.
This Astros team established franchise records for both runs scored (938), and runs allowed (944). It was the first time they exceeded 900 in either category. They also established an NL record by hitting 249 home runs, which stood until 2019.
With a 72–90 finish in fourth place and 23 games behind for the 2000 season, it ended eight consecutive seasons with a record of .500 or better, and seven consecutive winning seasons, both the longest runs in franchise history. Between 1992 and 2008, Houston's only other regular season record below .500 occurred in 2007.