1999 Baltimore Orioles season
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The 1999 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.
Offseason
- December 1, 1998: Charles Johnson was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Armando Benítez.[1]
- December 1, 1998: Albert Belle signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[2]
- December 7, 1998: Will Clark signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[3]
- December 7, 1998: B. J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[4]
- December 11, 1998: Rich Becker was released by the Baltimore Orioles.[5]
- December 17, 1998: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[6]
- December 21, 1998: Rich Amaral was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[7]
- January 15, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.[8]
Cuban exhibition series
In a rare event on March 28, 1999, the Orioles staged an
Regular season
Season standings
W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 48–33 | 50–31 |
Boston Red Sox | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 4 | 49–32 | 45–36 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 14 | 40–41 | 44–37 |
Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 29 | 33–48 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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
- April 30, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was released by the Baltimore Orioles.[8]
- June 2, 1999: Brian Roberts was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (50th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1999.[9]
- June 2, 1999: Érik Bédard was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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C | Charles Johnson | 135 | 426 | 107 | .251 | 16 | 54 |
1B | Jeff Conine | 139 | 444 | 129 | .291 | 13 | 75 |
2B | Delino DeShields | 96 | 330 | 87 | .264 | 6 | 34 |
SS | Mike Bordick | 160 | 631 | 175 | .277 | 10 | 77 |
3B | Cal Ripken Jr. | 86 | 332 | 113 | .340 | 18 | 57 |
LF | B.J. Surhoff |
162 | 673 | 207 | .308 | 28 | 107 |
CF | Brady Anderson | 150 | 564 | 159 | .282 | 24 | 81 |
RF | Albert Belle | 161 | 610 | 181 | .297 | 37 | 117 |
DH | Harold Baines | 107 | 345 | 111 | .322 | 24 | 81 |
Other batters
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 |
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Will Clark | 77 | 251 | 76 | .303 | 10 | 29 |
Jerry Hairston Jr. | 50 | 175 | 47 | .269 | 4 | 17 |
Jeff Reboulet | 99 | 154 | 25 | .162 | 0 | 4 |
Rich Amaral | 91 | 137 | 38 | .277 | 0 | 11 |
Ryan Minor | 46 | 124 | 24 | .194 | 3 | 10 |
Mike Figga | 41 | 86 | 19 | .221 | 1 | 5 |
Gene Kingsale | 28 | 85 | 21 | .247 | 0 | 7 |
Willis Otañez |
29 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 2 | 11 |
Derrick May | 26 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 4 | 12 |
Calvin Pickering | 23 | 40 | 5 | .125 | 1 | 5 |
Lenny Webster | 16 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
Jesse Garcia | 17 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 2 | 2 |
Tommy Davis | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Scott Erickson | 34 | 230.1 | 15 | 12 | 4.81 | 106 |
Sidney Ponson | 32 | 210.0 | 12 | 12 | 4.71 | 112 |
Mike Mussina | 31 | 203.1 | 18 | 7 | 3.50 | 172 |
Juan Guzmán | 21 | 122.2 | 5 | 9 | 4.18 | 95 |
Jason Johnson | 22 | 115.1 | 8 | 7 | 5.46 | 71 |
Matt Riley | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 6 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Doug Johns | 32 | 86.2 | 6 | 4 | 4.47 | 50 |
Doug Linton | 14 | 59.0 | 1 | 4 | 5.95 | 31 |
Rocky Coppinger | 11 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 17 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Timlin | 62 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.57 | 50 |
Jesse Orosco | 65 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.34 | 35 |
Scott Kamieniecki | 43 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.95 | 39 |
Arthur Rhodes | 43 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.43 | 59 |
Ricky Bones | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.98 | 26 |
Mike Fetters | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.81 | 22 |
Al Reyes | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.85 | 28 |
Gabe Molina | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.65 | 14 |
B.J. Ryan |
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 28 |
Jim Corsi | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 8 |
Heathcliff Slocumb | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 12 |
Brian Falkenborg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Dave Machemer |
AA | Bowie Baysox | Eastern League
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Joe Ferguson |
A
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Frederick Keys | Carolina League | Andy Etchebarren |
A
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Delmarva Shorebirds | South Atlantic League | Butch Davis
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Rookie
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Bluefield Orioles
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Appalachian League | Duffy Dyer |
Rookie
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GCL Orioles
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Gulf Coast League
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Jesus Alfaro |
References
- ^ Charles Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Albert Belle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Will Clark Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ B. J. Surhoff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Rich Becker Stats".
- ^ "Doug Linton Stats".
- ^ "Rich Amaral Stats".
- ^ a b Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Brian Roberts Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Érik Bédard Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1999 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference
- 1999 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com