2000 Midwest League
Stats
Overall
1st Half
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| West Michigan |
44 |
26 |
.629 |
- |
| Fort Wayne |
36 |
31 |
.537 |
6.5 |
| Lansing |
36 |
32 |
.529 |
7 |
| Michigan |
34 |
34 |
.500 |
9 |
| Dayton |
31 |
36 |
.463 |
11.5 |
| South Bend |
28 |
40 |
.412 |
15 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Beloit |
41 |
26 |
.612 |
- |
| Wisconsin |
38 |
30 |
.559 |
3.5 |
| Quad City |
37 |
32 |
.536 |
5 |
| Kane County |
36 |
33 |
.522 |
6 |
| Clinton |
33 |
37 |
.471 |
9.5 |
| Peoria |
30 |
39 |
.435 |
12 |
| Burlington |
29 |
40 |
.420 |
13 |
| Cedar Rapids |
26 |
43 |
.377 |
16 |
2nd Half
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Michigan |
48 |
22 |
.686 |
- |
| West Michigan |
44 |
26 |
.629 |
4 |
| Dayton |
39 |
31 |
.557 |
9 |
| Fort Wayne |
36 |
34 |
.514 |
12 |
| Lansing |
34 |
36 |
.486 |
14 |
| South Bend |
32 |
38 |
.457 |
16 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Wisconsin |
40 |
30 |
.571 |
- |
| Kane County |
38 |
32 |
.543 |
2 |
| Clinton |
38 |
32 |
.543 |
2 |
| Peoria |
33 |
35 |
.485 |
6 |
| Beloit |
30 |
38 |
.441 |
9 |
| Quad City |
27 |
43 |
.386 |
13 |
| Cedar Rapids |
27 |
43 |
.386 |
13 |
| Burlington |
22 |
48 |
.314 |
18 |
Post Season
1st round
Beloit defeats Clinton, 2-1
Wisconsin defeats Kane County, 2-1
Dayton defeats West Michigan, 2-1
Michigan defeats Fort Wayne, 2-1
2nd round
Beloit defeats Wisconsin, 2-1
Michigan defeats Dayton, 2-0
Championship
Michigan defeats Beloit, 3-0
All Star Game
Post Season All Star Team
C-Brandon Whitehead, Dayton
1B-Shawn McCorkle, Wisconsin
2B-Mark Burnett, Clinton
3B-Albert Pujols, Peoria
SS-Ramon Santiago, West Michigan
OF-Austin Kearns, Dayton
OF-Jason Lane, Michigan
OF-Corey Richardson, West Michigan
OF-Chris Snelling, Wisconsin
DH-Billy Martin, South Bend
RHSP-Calvin Chipperfield, West Michigan
LHSP-Andy Van Hekken, West Michigan
RHRP-J.J. Trujillo, Fort Wayne,br>
LHRP-Cliff Bartosh, Fort Wayne
MVP-Albert Pujols, Peoria
Prospect of the Year-Austin Kearns, Dayton/Albert Pujols, Peoria
Manager of the Year-Bruce Fields, West Michigan
League Changes
The Dayton Dragons moved from Rockford and changed nicknames
Dayton:Fifth Third Field built
Kane County: added 1544 new seats
Burlington and South Bend; ballparks both had significant work on the playing field
Dayton's home opener was delayd to accomodate construction problems. The resulting schedule adjustments resulted in 71 schedules home dates in Dayton and 69 in Clinton
Attendence
| Team |
Attendence |
Average |
| Dayton |
581,853 |
8,432 |
| Kane County |
470,908 |
7,358 |
| West Michigan |
436,751 |
6,617 |
| Lansing |
416,332 |
6,505 |
| Fort Wayne |
262,605 |
3,805 |
| Wisconsin |
215,612 |
3,317 |
| South Bend |
194,652 |
1,935 |
| Peoria |
150,439 |
2,245 |
| Quad City |
138,394 |
2,065 |
| Cedar Rapids |
129,652 |
1,935 |
| Michigan |
86,297 |
1,438 |
| Clintn |
69,242 |
1,174 |
| Beloit |
69,199 |
1,193 |
| Burlington |
56,539 |
897 |