1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season
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The 1999
Offseason
- November 25, 1998: Dave Silvestri was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1]
- December 11, 1998: José Cansecosigned as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
- February 3, 1999: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[2]
- February 19, 1999: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[3]
- March 31, 1999: Mike Kelly was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[4]
Regular season
- On August 7, 1999, Wade Boggs had the 3,000th hit of his career.[5] The hit was a home run.
Opening Day starters
2 | Randy Winn | CF |
14 | Dave Martinez | RF |
33 | Jose Canseco | DH |
29 | Fred McGriff | 1B |
23 | John Flaherty | C |
12 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
44 | Paul Sorrento | LF |
13 | Miguel Cairo | 2B |
19 | Kevin Stocker | SS |
40 | Wilson Alvarez |
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Season standings
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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
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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 9, 1999: Dave Silvestri was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1]
- May 27, 1999: Aaron Small was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[6]
- July 23, 1999: Joe Oliver was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Humberto Cota to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jose Guillen and Jeff Sparks.[2]
- June 23, 1999: Jim Morris was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[7]
Draft picks
- June 2, 1999: Josh Hamilton was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1999.[8]
- June 2, 1999: Carl Crawford was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1999.[9]
- June 2, 1999: Doug Waechter was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 3rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1999.[10]
Citrus Series
The season series each year between the Devil Rays and the
- June 4 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 0 – 10
- June 5 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 7 – 9
- June 6 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 6 – 11
- July 9 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 4 – 11
- July 10 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 9 – 8
- July 11 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 2 – 3
The Rookie
While coaching baseball for the Reagan County Owls,
Roster
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | John Flaherty | 117 | 446 | 124 | .278 | 14 | 71 | 0 |
1B | Fred McGriff | 144 | 529 | 164 | .310 | 32 | 104 | 1 |
2B | Miguel Cairo | 120 | 465 | 137 | .295 | 3 | 36 | 22 |
3B | Wade Boggs | 90 | 292 | 88 | .301 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
SS | Kevin Stocker | 79 | 254 | 76 | .299 | 1 | 27 | 9 |
LF | Bubba Trammell | 82 | 283 | 82 | .290 | 14 | 39 | 0 |
CF | Randy Winn | 79 | 303 | 81 | .267 | 2 | 24 | 9 |
RF | Dave Martinez | 143 | 514 | 146 | .284 | 6 | 66 | 13 |
DH | José Canseco |
113 | 430 | 120 | .279 | 34 | 95 | 3 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Rich Butler | 7 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Clyburn | 28 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Steve Cox | 6 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Difelice |
51 | 179 | 55 | .307 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
Julio Franco | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Graffanino | 39 | 130 | 41 | .315 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
José Guillén | 47 | 168 | 41 | .244 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
David Lamb | 55 | 12 | 28 | .226 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Aaron Ledesma | 93 | 294 | 78 | .265 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
Terrell Lowery | 66 | 185 | 48 | .259 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Quinton McCracken | 40 | 148 | 37 | .250 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
Herbert Perry | 66 | 209 | 53 | .254 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
Bob Smith | 68 | 199 | 36 | .181 | 3 | 19 | 4 |
Paul Sorrento | 99 | 294 | 69 | .235 | 11 | 42 | 1 |
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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Bobby Witt | 32 | 180.1 | 7 | 15 | 5.84 | 123 |
Wilson Álvarez | 28 | 160.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.22 | 128 |
Ryan Rupe | 24 | 142.1 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 97 |
Rolando Arrojo | 24 | 140.2 | 7 | 12 | 5.18 | 107 |
Tony Saunders | 9 | 42.0 | 3 | 3 | 6.43 | 30 |
Dan Wheeler | 6 | 30.2 | 0 | 4 | 5.87 | 32 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; Sv = Saves
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | Sv |
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Mickey Callaway | 5 | 19.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.45 | 11 | 0 |
Dave Eiland | 21 | 80.1 | 4 | 8 | 5.60 | 53 | 0 |
Cory Lidle | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 4 | 0 |
Bryan Rekar | 27 | 94.2 | 6 | 6 | 5.80 | 55 | 0 |
Julio Santana | 22 | 55.1 | 1 | 4 | 7.32 | 34 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; Sv = Saves
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | Sv |
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Scott Aldred | 37 | 24.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.18 | 22 | 0 |
Wade Boggs | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 |
Norm Charlton | 42 | 50.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.44 | 45 | 0 |
Mike Duvall | 40 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.05 | 18 | 0 |
Eddie Gaillard | 8 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 7 | 0 |
Roberto Hernández | 72 | 73.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.07 | 69 | 43 |
Albie Lopez | 51 | 64.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.64 | 37 | 1 |
Jim Mecir | 17 | 20.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.61 | 15 | 0 |
Jim Morris | 5 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 3 | 0 |
Alan Newman | 18 | 15.2 | 2 | 2 | 6.89 | 20 | 0 |
Jeff Sparks | 8 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 17 | 1 |
Rick White | 63 | 108.0 | 5 | 3 | 4.08 | 81 | 0 |
Esteban Yan | 50 | 61.0 | 3 | 4 | 5.90 | 46 | 0 |
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Farm system
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AAA | Durham Bulls | International League | Bill Evers |
AA | Orlando Rays | Southern League
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Bill Russell |
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St. Petersburg Devil Rays
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Florida State League | Roy Silver |
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Charleston RiverDogs | South Atlantic League | Charlie Montoyo |
A-Short Season
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Hudson Valley Renegades | New York–Penn League | Edwin Rodríguez |
Rookie
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Princeton Devil Rays
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Appalachian League | Bobby Ramos |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando, Hudson Valley[12][13]
References
- ^ a b "Dave Silvestri Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "Joe Oliver Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Julio Franco Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Mike Kelly Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Baseball Almanac - Boxscore of 3,000th Hit by Wade Boggs". www.baseball-almanac.com.
- ^ "Aaron Small Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jim Morris Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Josh Hamilton Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Carl Crawford Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Doug Waechter Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com.