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1999 Oakland Athletics season
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| 1999 Oakland Athletics | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Network Associates Coliseum | |
| City | Oakland, California | |
| Record | 87–75 (.537) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann | |
| General managers | Billy Beane | |
| Managers | Art Howe | |
| Television | KICU-TV Fox Sports Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson) | |
| Radio | KABL (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) | |
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The Oakland Athletics' 1999 season involved the A's finishing second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. In doing so, the Athletics finished with their first winning record since 1992. The campaign was also the first of eight consecutive winning seasons for the Athletics (the last of these coming in 2006).
Offseason
[edit]- December 14, 1998: Tony Phillips was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[1]
- December 14, 1998: Rafael Bournigal was released by the Oakland Athletics.[2]
- January 7, 1999: Marc Newfield was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[3]
- January 8, 1999: Mike Oquist was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[4]
- January 26, 1999: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[5]
- February 17, 1999: John Jaha signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[6]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 51–30 | 44–37 |
| Oakland Athletics | 87 | 75 | .537 | 8 | 52–29 | 35–46 |
| Seattle Mariners | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
| Anaheim Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 25 | 37–44 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 3–9 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 |
| Baltimore | 9–3 | — | 5–7 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 8–1 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 11–7 |
| Boston | 9–1 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 9–3 | 6–12 |
| Chicago | 5–5 | 3–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–3–1 | 5–7 | 3–7 | 4–8 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 9–9 |
| Cleveland | 9–1 | 9–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 3–7 | 10–2 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 3–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 7–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 2–10 | 8–10 |
| Kansas City | 5–7 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 6–12 |
| Minnesota | 4–6 | 1–8 | 4–6 | 3–8–1 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 0–12 | 4–6 | 10–7 |
| New York | 4–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–3 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 9–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 9–9 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 2–10 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–6 | — | 6–6 | 9–1 | 5–7 | 8–2 | 12–6 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 8–4 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 1–9 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 7–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 1–9 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–14 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 12–0 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 6–4 | 10–8 |
| Toronto | 9–3 | 11–1 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 2–10 | 2–8 | 2–7 | 8–5 | 4–6 | — | 9–9 |
Notable transactions
[edit]- July 23, 1999: Kenny Rogers was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Terrence Long and Leo Vasquez.[7]
- July 29, 1999: Jeff Davanon, Nathan Haynes, and Elvin Nina (minors) were traded by the Athletics to the Anaheim Angels for Randy Velarde and Omar Olivares.[8]
- July 31, 1999: Billy Taylor was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Jason Isringhausen and Greg McMichael.[9]
- July 31, 1999: Jeff D'Amico, Brad Rigby and Blake Stein were traded by the Athletics to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin Appier.[10]
- August 18, 1999: Rich Becker was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Carl Dale (August 20, 1999) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.[11]
Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | A. J. Hinch | 76 | 205 | 44 | .215 | 7 | 24 |
| 1B | Jason Giambi | 158 | 575 | 181 | .315 | 33 | 123 |
| 2B | Randy Velarde | 61 | 255 | 85 | .333 | 7 | 28 |
| SS | Miguel Tejada | 159 | 593 | 149 | .251 | 21 | 84 |
| 3B | Eric Chavez | 115 | 356 | 88 | .247 | 13 | 50 |
| LF | Ben Grieve | 148 | 486 | 129 | .265 | 28 | 86 |
| CF | Ryan Christenson | 106 | 268 | 56 | .209 | 4 | 24 |
| RF | Matt Stairs | 146 | 531 | 137 | .258 | 38 | 102 |
| DH | John Jaha | 142 | 457 | 126 | .276 | 35 | 111 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | 106 | 406 | 99 | .244 | 15 | 49 |
| Olmedo Sáenz | 97 | 255 | 70 | .275 | 11 | 41 |
| Scott Spiezio | 89 | 247 | 60 | .243 | 8 | 33 |
| Mike Macfarlane | 81 | 226 | 55 | .243 | 4 | 31 |
| Jason McDonald | 100 | 187 | 37 | .209 | 3 | 8 |
| Ramón Hernández | 40 | 136 | 38 | .279 | 3 | 21 |
| Tim Raines | 58 | 135 | 29 | .215 | 4 | 17 |
| Rich Becker | 40 | 125 | 33 | .264 | 1 | 10 |
| Jorge Velandia | 63 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Menechino | 9 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Heredia | 33 | 200.1 | 13 | 8 | 4.81 | 117 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 30 | 142.0 | 7 | 12 | 6.34 | 93 |
| Mike Oquist | 28 | 140.2 | 9 | 10 | 5.37 | 89 |
| Tim Hudson | 21 | 136.1 | 11 | 2 | 3.23 | 132 |
| Kenny Rogers | 19 | 119.1 | 5 | 3 | 4.30 | 68 |
| Omar Olivares | 12 | 74.2 | 7 | 2 | 4.34 | 36 |
| Kevin Appier | 12 | 68.2 | 7 | 5 | 5.77 | 53 |
| Tom Candiotti | 11 | 56.2 | 3 | 5 | 6.35 | 30 |
| Blake Stein | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 4 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mahay | 6 | 19.1 | 2 | 0 | 1.86 | 15 |
| Kevin Jarvis | 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 11 |
| Brett Laxton | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.45 | 9 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Taylor | 43 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 3.98 | 38 |
| Buddy Groom | 76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.09 | 32 |
| Doug Jones | 70 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3.55 | 63 |
| Tim Worrell | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 | 62 |
| T.J. Mathews | 50 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3.81 | 42 |
| Brad Rigby | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.33 | 26 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2.13 | 20 |
| Greg McMichael | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 |
| Chad Harville | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 | 15 |
| Tim Kubinski | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.84 | 7 |
| Luis Vizcaíno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vancouver, AZL Athletics
References
[edit]- ^ "Tony Phillips Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rafael Bournigal Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Marc Newfield Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Mike Oquist Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Tim Raines Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "John Jaha Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "The Mets obtain P Kenny Rogers from the Athletics for OF Terrence Long and P Leoner Vasquez". ThisDayInBaseball.com.
- ^ "Randy Velarde Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jason Isringhausen Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jeff D'Amico Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rich Becker Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 1999 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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