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{{MLB yearly infobox
#REDIRECT [[Franklin & Marshall College]]
| name = Arizona Diamondbacks
| season = 1999
| misc =
| logo = ARI 1998-2006.PNG
| current league = National League
| y1 = 1998
| division = [[National League West|Western Division]]
| y2 = 1998
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[Chase Field|BankOne Ballpark]]
| y4 = 1998
| city = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| y5 = 1998
| owners = [[Ken Kendrick]]<br>[[Jeff Moorad]]
| managers = [[Buck Showalter]]
| television = [[Fox Sports Net|FSN Arizona]]<br>[[KTVK]] (3TV)<br>([[Thom Brennaman]], [[Greg Schulte]], [[Bob Brenly]])
| radio = [[KTAR (AM)|KTAR]] (620 AM)<br>([[Thom Brennaman]], [[Rod Allen]], [[Greg Schulte]])<br>[[KSUN]] (Spanish)<br>(Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara)
| espntn = ari
| brtn = ARI
|}}
The '''1999 [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]''' looked to improve on their 1998 expansion season. They looked to contend in what was a strong [[National League]] [[National League West|West Division]]. They finished the season with a highly surprising record of 100-62, good enough for the division title. In the NLDS, however, they fell in four games to the [[New York Mets]] on [[Todd Pratt]]'s infamous home run.

==Offseason==
*October 26, 1998: [[Izzy Molina]] was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. <ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moliniz01.shtml Izzy Molina Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*November 10, 1998: Dante Powell was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Arizona Diamondbacks for [[Alan Embree]]. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelda01.shtml Dante Powell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*November 13, 1998: [[Greg Swindell]] signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/swindgr01.shtml Greg Swindell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*December 10, 1998: Randy Johnson signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsra05.shtml Randy Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*January 22, 1999: [[Ken Huckaby]] was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huckake01.shtml Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*February 18, 1999: [[Dale Sveum]] was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. <ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml</ref>
*March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with [[Ben Ford]] to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash. <ref name=autogenerated1 />

==Regular Season==
*In his first season with the club, Randy Johnson helped the second-year franchise win the NL West title. He joined Gaylord Perry and Pedro Martinez as the only pitchers to win Cy Young awards in both leagues. <ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Randy_Johnson_1963 The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Johnson led the NL with a 2.48 ERA and led both leagues with 364 strikeouts, 12 complete games and 271 2/3 innings pitched. <ref name=autogenerated2 />

===Opening Day Starters===
*[[Tony Batista]]
*[[Jay Bell]]
*[[Andy Benes]]
*[[Steve Finley]]
*[[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder)|Luis Gonzalez]]
*[[Travis Lee]]
*[[Damian Miller]]
*[[Matt Williams (third baseman)|Matt Williams]]
*[[Tony Womack]]
<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=ARI 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks Roster by Baseball Almanac<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Notable transactions===
*May 9, 1999: Dale Sveum was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. <ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml</ref>
*June 2, 1999: Lyle Overbay was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/overbly01.shtml Lyle Overbay Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* June 12, 1999: Dan Plesac was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Tony Batista and John Frascatore. <ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plesada01.shtml Dan Plesac Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


===Season standings===
{{1999 NL West standings}}
===Roster===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #522398; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | {{Tnavbar-header|'''Arizona Diamondbacks roster'''|Arizona Diamondbacks roster|plain=1|fontcolor=#FFFFFF}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Active roster'''
| colspan="2" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Spring Training Non-Roster Invitees'''
| colspan="1" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | '''Coaches/Other'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
* {{player|&nbsp;19|USA|[[Dan Plesac]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;30|USA|[[Gregg Olson]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;34|USA|[[Brian Anderson (pitcher)|Brian Anderson]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;40|USA|[[Andy Benes]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;46|USA|[[Darren Holmes]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;50|USA|[[John Frascatore]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;51|USA|[[Randy Johnson]]}}
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''


'''Infielders'''
* {{player|&nbsp;6|USA|[[Andy Fox]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;9|USA|[[Matt Williams (third baseman)|Matt Williams]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;16|USA|[[Travis Lee]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;29|USA|[[Lenny Harris]]}}
* {{player|&nbsp;33|USA|[[Jay Bell]]}}
'''Outfielders'''
* {{player|&nbsp;12|USA|[[Steve Finley]]}}
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
* {{player|&nbsp;-|USA|[[Buck Showalter]]}}

'''Coaches'''
|-
|}

==Player stats==
===Batting===
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | AB
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | H
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | Avg.
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | HR
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| Damian Miller || 86|| 296||80 ||11 || 47|| .270
|- align="center"
| Travis Lee ||120 ||375 || 89|| 9|| 50|| .237
|- align="center"
| Jay Bell ||151 || 589||170 ||38 || 112|| .289
|- align="center"
| [[Matt Williams (third baseman)|Matt Williams]] || 154||627 ||190 || 35||142 ||.303
|- align="center"
| Andy Fox ||99 || 274|| 70|| 6|| 33|| .255
|- align="center"
| [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder)|Luis Gonzalez]]||153 ||614 ||206 ||26 ||111 || .336
|- align="center"
| Steve Finley ||156 || 590|| 156|| 34||103 || .264
|- align="center"
| Tony Womack ||144 ||614 ||170 || 4|| 41|| .277
|- align="center"
|}<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/1999.shtml</ref>

====Other batters====
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | AB
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | H
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | Avg.
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | HR
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| Kelly Stinnett ||88 ||284 ||66 ||14 || 38|| .232
|- align="center"
| Bernard Gilkey ||94 ||204 || 60|| 8|| 39|| .294
|- align="center"
| Erubiel Durazo ||52 || 155|| 51|| 11||30 || .329
|- align="center"
| Hanley Frias ||69|| 150|| 41|| 1||16| .273
|- align="center"
| Tony Batista || 44|| 144||37|| 5 || 21 || .257
|- align="center"
| Greg Colbrunn || 67|| 135||44|| 5 || 24 || .326
|- align="center"
| Turner Ward || 10|| 23||8|| 2 ||7 || .348
|- align="center"
| Rod Barajas || 5|| 16||4|| 1 || 3 || .250
|- align="center"
| Randy Johnson || 33|| 97|| 12|| 0|| 6||.124
|- align="center"
|}

=== Starting pitchers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | IP
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | ERA
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| Randy Johnson ||35 || 271.7 ||17 || 9|| 2.48|| 364
|- align="center"
| Omar Daal ||32 || 214.7 ||16 || 9|| 3.65|| 148
|- align="center"
| Todd Stottlemyre ||17 || 101.3 ||6 || 3|| 4.09|| 74
|- align="center"
|}

==== Other pitchers ====
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | IP
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | ERA
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| John Frascatore ||26 || 33.0 ||1 || 4|| 4.09|| 15
|- align="center"
|}

===== Relief pitchers =====
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | G
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | IP
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | W
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | L
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | SV
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | ERA
! style="background:#522398;color:white;" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| Matt Mantei ||30 || 29.0 ||0 || 1|| 22 || 2.79|| 49
|- align="center"
| Greg Swindell ||63 || 64.7 ||4 || 0|| 1 || 2.51|| 51
|- align="center"
| Gregg Olson ||61 || 60.7 ||9 || 4|| 14 || 3.71|| 45
|- align="center"
| Dan Plesac ||34 || 21.7 ||2 || 1|| 1 || 3.32|| 27
|- align="center"
|}

==NLDS==
{{main|1999 National League Division Series}}
New York wins series, 3-1

<tr><td width="33%" valign="top">
{| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3"
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
!|Game||Score||Date
|-
|1||'''New York 8''', Arizona 4||[[October 5]]
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2||'''Arizona 7''', New York 1||[[October 6]]
|-
|3||'''New York 9''', Arizona 2||[[October 8]]
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|4||'''New York 4''', Arizona 3 (10 innings)||[[October 9]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/ari/homepage/ari_homepage.jsp Arizona Diamondbacks official web site]
[[Category:Arizona Diamondbacks seasons]]
[[Category:National League West champion seasons]]
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=ARI 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

{{start box}}
{{succession box
| title = [[National League West|NL West Division <br> Championship Season]]
| years = '''[[1999 National League Division Series|1999]]'''
| before = [[1998 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]]<br>[[1998 National League Division Series|1998]]
| after = [[2000 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]]<br>[[2000 National League Division Series|2000]]
}}
{{end box}}
{{1999 MLB season by team}}
{{Arizona Diamondbacks}}

Revision as of 04:41, 12 October 2008


1999 Arizona Diamondbacks
File:ARI 1998-2006.PNG
DivisionWestern Division
BallparkBankOne Ballpark
CityPhoenix, Arizona
OwnersKen Kendrick
Jeff Moorad
ManagersBuck Showalter
TelevisionFSN Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Bob Brenly)
RadioKTAR (620 AM)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
← 1998 Seasons 2000 →

The 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 1998 expansion season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a highly surprising record of 100-62, good enough for the division title. In the NLDS, however, they fell in four games to the New York Mets on Todd Pratt's infamous home run.

Offseason

  • October 26, 1998: Izzy Molina was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [1]
  • November 10, 1998: Dante Powell was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Alan Embree. [2]
  • November 13, 1998: Greg Swindell signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [3]
  • December 10, 1998: Randy Johnson signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [4]
  • January 22, 1999: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [5]
  • February 18, 1999: Dale Sveum was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [6]
  • March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Ben Ford to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash. [1]

Regular Season

  • In his first season with the club, Randy Johnson helped the second-year franchise win the NL West title. He joined Gaylord Perry and Pedro Martinez as the only pitchers to win Cy Young awards in both leagues. [7] Johnson led the NL with a 2.48 ERA and led both leagues with 364 strikeouts, 12 complete games and 271 2/3 innings pitched. [7]

Opening Day Starters

[8]

Notable transactions

  • May 9, 1999: Dale Sveum was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. [9]
  • June 2, 1999: Lyle Overbay was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999. [10]
  • June 12, 1999: Dan Plesac was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Tony Batista and John Frascatore. [11]


Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Arizona Diamondbacks 100 62 0.617 — 52–29 48–33
San Francisco Giants 86 76 0.531 14 49–32 37–44
Los Angeles Dodgers 77 85 0.475 23 37–44 40–41
San Diego Padres 74 88 0.457 26 46–35 28–53
Colorado Rockies 72 90 0.444 28 39–42 33–48

Roster

Arizona Diamondbacks roster
Active roster Spring Training Non-Roster Invitees Coaches/Other
Pitchers Catchers


Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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
Damian Miller 86 296 80 11 47 .270
Travis Lee 120 375 89 9 50 .237
Jay Bell 151 589 170 38 112 .289
Matt Williams 154 627 190 35 142 .303
Andy Fox 99 274 70 6 33 .255
Luis Gonzalez 153 614 206 26 111 .336
Steve Finley 156 590 156 34 103 .264
Tony Womack 144 614 170 4 41 .277

[12]

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Kelly Stinnett 88 284 66 14 38 .232
Bernard Gilkey 94 204 60 8 39 .294
Erubiel Durazo 52 155 51 11 30 .329
Hanley Frias 69 150 41 1 .273
Tony Batista 44 144 37 5 21 .257
Greg Colbrunn 67 135 44 5 24 .326
Turner Ward 10 23 8 2 7 .348
Rod Barajas 5 16 4 1 3 .250
Randy Johnson 33 97 12 0 6 .124

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Randy Johnson 35 271.7 17 9 2.48 364
Omar Daal 32 214.7 16 9 3.65 148
Todd Stottlemyre 17 101.3 6 3 4.09 74

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Frascatore 26 33.0 1 4 4.09 15
Relief pitchers
Player G IP W L SV ERA SO
Matt Mantei 30 29.0 0 1 22 2.79 49
Greg Swindell 63 64.7 4 0 1 2.51 51
Gregg Olson 61 60.7 9 4 14 3.71 45
Dan Plesac 34 21.7 2 1 1 3.32 27

NLDS

Main article: 1999 National League Division Series

New York wins series, 3-1

Game Score Date
1 New York 8, Arizona 4 October 5
2 Arizona 7, New York 1 October 6
3 New York 9, Arizona 2 October 8
4 New York 4, Arizona 3 (10 innings) October 9

References

  1. ^ a b Izzy Molina Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  2. ^ Dante Powell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Greg Swindell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Randy Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml
  7. ^ a b The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com
  8. ^ 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks Roster by Baseball Almanac
  9. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml
  10. ^ Lyle Overbay Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ Dan Plesac Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/1999.shtml
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Championship Season
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