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{{Infobox LDS
  | image =1999 National League Division Series logo.png
  | year = 1999
  | champion1 = [[1999 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] (3)
  | champion1_manager = [[Bobby Cox]]
  | champion1_games = 103–59, .636, GA: {{frac|6|1|2}}
  | runnerup1 = [[1999 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] (1)
  | runnerup1_manager = [[Larry Dierker]]
  | runnerup1_games = 97–65, .599, GA: {{frac|1|1|2}}
  | date1 = October 5 – 9
  | television1 = [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]]
  | announcers1 = [[Jon Miller]]<!-- play-by-play -->, [[Rick Sutcliffe]]<!-- color commentator --> (Games 1, 3–4) and [[Joe Morgan]]<!-- color commentator --> (Game 2)
  | radio1 = [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
  | radio_announcers1 = [[Jim Durham]]<!-- play-by-play --> and [[Mark Grace]]<!-- color commentator -->
  | champion2 = [[1999 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] (3)
  | champion2_manager = [[Bobby Valentine]]
  | champion2_games = 97–66, .595, GB: {{frac|6|1|2}}
  | runnerup2 = [[1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Arizona Diamondbacks]] (1)
  | runnerup2_manager = [[Buck Showalter]]
  | runnerup2_games = 100–62, .617, GA: 14
  | date2 = October 5 – 9
  | television2 = [[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN]] (Games 1–2)<br />[[MLB on NBC|NBC]] (Game 3)<br />[[ESPN Major League Baseball|ESPN2]] (Game 4)
  | announcers2 = [[Chris Berman]], [[Ray Knight]], and [[Buck Martinez]] (Games 1–2, 4)<br>[[Bob Costas]] and [[Joe Morgan]] (Game 3)
  | radio2 = [[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
  | radio_announcers2 = [[Charley Steiner]]<!-- play-by-play --> and [[Dusty Baker]]<!-- color commentator -->
  | umpires2 = [[Mike Winters]], [[Charlie Williams (umpire)|Charlie Williams]], [[Rich Rieker]], [[Gerry Davis (umpire)|Gerry Davis]], [[Bruce Froemming]], [[Jerry Meals]] (Braves–Astros, Games 1–2; Mets–Diamondbacks, Games 3–4)<br />[[Brian Gorman]], [[Wally Bell]], [[Mark Hirschbeck]], [[Dana DeMuth]], [[Randy Marsh (umpire)|Randy Marsh]], [[Paul Schrieber]] (Mets–Diamondbacks, Games 1–2; Braves–Astros, Games 3–4)
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The '''1999 [[National League Division Series]]''' ('''NLDS'''), the opening round of the 1999 [[National League (baseball)|National League]] playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 5, and ended on Saturday, October 9, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. They were:

*(1) [[Atlanta Braves]] (Eastern Division champion, 103–59) vs. (3) [[Houston Astros]] (Central Division champion, 97–65): Braves win series, 3–1.
*(2) [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] (Western Division champion, 100–62) vs. (4) [[New York Mets]] ([[1999 National League Wild-Card tie-breaker game|Wild Card]], 97–66): Mets win series, 3–1.<ref>The higher seed (in parentheses) possessed home field advantage (Games 1, 2 and 5 at home), which was determined by playing record. Although the team with the best record was normally scheduled to host the wild card team, teams in the same division cannot play against each other until the championship series round. The Braves played the Astros, rather than the wild card Mets. The Mets clinched the wild card spot through a one-game playoff with the [[Cincinnati Reds]], winning 5–0 on October 4.</ref>

The Diamondbacks were participating in the postseason in only their second year of existence, the fastest any expansion team had ever qualified. The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets went on to meet in the [[1999 National League Championship Series|NL Championship Series]] (NLCS). The Braves became the National League champion, and were defeated by the [[1999 American League Championship Series|American League champion]] [[New York Yankees]] in the [[1999 World Series]].

==Matchups==

===Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros===
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary =
| winner = Atlanta
| score = 3–1

| score1 = '''Houston Astros''' – 6, Atlanta Braves – 1
| date1 = October 5
| loc1 = [[Turner Field]]
| time1 = 3:03
| att1 = 39,119
| ref1 = <ref name="Game2-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B10050ATL1999.htm|title=1999 NLDS - Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 1|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score2 = Houston Astros – 1, '''Atlanta Braves''' – 5
| date2 = October 6
| loc2 = Turner Field
| time2 = 2:13
| att2 = 41,913
| ref2 = <ref name="Game2-2">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B10060ATL1999.htm|title=1999 NLDS - Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves - Game 2|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score3 = '''Atlanta Braves''' – 5, Houston Astros – 3 <small>(12)</small>
| date3 = October 8
| loc3 = [[Astrodome]]
| time3 = 4:19
| att3 = 48,625
| ref3 = <ref name="Game2-3">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B10080HOU1999.htm|title=1999 NLDS - Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros - Game 3|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score4 = '''Atlanta Braves''' – 7, Houston Astros – 5
| date4 = October 9
| loc4 = Astrodome
| time4 = 3:12
| att4 = 48,553
| ref4 = <ref name="Game2-4">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B10090HOU1999.htm|title=1999 NLDS - Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros - Game 4|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
}}

===Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets===<!-- This section is linked from [[New York Mets]] -->
{{MLB Playoff Summary
| summary =
| winner = New York
| score = 3–1

| score1 = '''New York Mets''' – 8, Arizona Diamondbacks – 4
| date1 = October 5
| loc1 = [[Bank One Ballpark]]
| time1 = 2:53
| att1 = 49,584
| ref1 = <ref name="Game1-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B10050ARI1999.htm|title=1999 NLDS - New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks - Game 1|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score2 = New York Mets – 1, '''Arizona Diamondbacks''' – 7
| date2 = October 6
| loc2 = Bank One Ballpark
| time2 = 3:13
| att2 = 49,328
| ref2 = <ref name="Game1-2">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B10060ARI1999.htm|title=1999 NLDS - New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks - Game 2|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score3 = Arizona Diamondbacks – 2, '''New York Mets''' – 9
| date3 = October 8
| loc3 = [[Shea Stadium]]
| time3 = 3:05
| att3 = 56,180
| ref3 = <ref name="Game1-3">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B10080NYN1999.htm|title=1999 NLDS - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets - Game 3|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>

| score4 = Arizona Diamondbacks – 3, '''New York Mets''' – 4 <small>(10)</small>
| date4 = October 9
| loc4 = Shea Stadium
| time4 = 3:23
| att4 = 56,177
| ref4 = <ref name="Game1-4">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1999/B10090NYN1999.htm|title=1999 NLDS - Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets - Game 4|access-date=September 13, 2009|publisher=Retrosheet}}</ref>
}}

==Atlanta vs. Houston==

===Game 1===
[[Turner Field]] in [[Atlanta]]
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A pitcher's duel between [[Shane Reynolds]] and [[Greg Maddux]] highlighted Game 1. The Astros struck first in the top of the second when [[Tony Eusebio]] singled in [[Carl Everett]]. [[Gerald Williams (baseball)|Gerald Williams]] would tie the game in the bottom of the fifth, singling home [[José Hernández (infielder)|Jose Hernández]]. [[Daryle Ward]] would give the Astros the lead on a home run in the top of the sixth. The score would remain the same until the ninth. With [[Mike Remlinger]] pitching for Atlanta, Houston loaded the bases with one out as [[Carl Everett]]'s sacrifice fly put them up 3–1, then a three-run homer by [[Ken Caminiti]] capped the inning's scoring. The Braves were retired 1-2-3 in the bottom versus [[Billy Wagner]] as the Astros took a 1–0 series lead. From 1995–2020, this was the only Division Series in the Braves won after losing either Game 1 or 2 of the series. Not until [[2021 National League Division Series#Milwaukee vs. Atlanta|2021]], did the Braves repeat the feat after losing Game 1 and subsequently winning the next three games.

===Game 2===
[[Turner Field]] in [[Atlanta]]
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A brilliant performance by [[Kevin Millwood]] stole the show. Had it not been for [[Ken Caminiti]]'s home run in the second and an error, Millwood would have pitched a perfect game. The Braves would take Game 2 behind his masterful performance. Atlanta drew first blood when [[Gerald Williams (baseball)|Gerald Williams]] singled to lead off the first off of José Lima, stole second, moved to second on a groundout, and scored on [[Brian Jordan]]'s single. With the game tied at 1, [[Ryan Klesko]] singled with one out in the sixth, moved to third on a double and scored on [[Eddie Pérez (baseball)|Eddie Perez]]'s sacrifice fly to put Atlanta up 2–1. Next inning, [[Bret Boone]] doubled with one out, moving to third on an error and after [[Chipper Jones]] was intentionally walked, [[Brian Jordan]]'s sacrifice fly scored Boone and moved Jones to second. [[Scott Elarton]] relieved Lima and allowed an RBI single to Klesko, Two wild pitches moved him to third before he scored on [[Andruw Jones]]'s RBI single. The Braves' 5–1 win tied the series heading to Houston.

===Game 3===
[[Astrodome]] in [[Houston, Texas]]
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The turning point of the series occurred in Game 3. [[Tom Glavine]] faced [[Mike Hampton]], who were both coming off career years. The Astros struck first when [[Craig Biggio]] led off the bottom of the first with a single, moved to second on a groundout and after a walk to [[Jeff Bagwell]], scored on [[Ken Caminiti]]'s RBI single. A walk loaded the bases before another walk to [[Tony Eusebio]] scored Bagwell made it 2–0 Astros. The Braves responded with a towering three-run home run by [[Brian Jordan]] in the sixth. The Astros tied the game in the seventh when [[Russ Johnson]] doubled off of [[Terry Mulholland]] and scored on [[Bill Spiers]]'s single off of [[Mike Remlinger]]. In the bottom of the tenth, with the bases loaded and nobody out, [[John Rocker]] was called in to save the game. There was no margin for error. An unbelievable play by [[Walt Weiss]] prevented [[Ken Caminiti]] from scoring off [[Tony Eusebio]]'s hit up the middle. Weiss dived and stopped the ball and threw home. Another forceout at the plate made it two outs. [[Ricky Gutiérrez]] struck out to end the threat. Jordan got them the win in the top of the 12th with a two-run double off of [[Jay Powell (baseball player)|Jay Powell]] after back-to-back one-out singles. [[Kevin Millwood]], who threw 9 innings the game before, retired the Astros in order in the bottom of the inning to earn the save and put the Braves one game away from the NLCS.

===Game 4===
[[Astrodome]] in [[Houston, Texas]]
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[[Shane Reynolds]] was once again called on to save the Astros, but facing him this time would be [[John Smoltz]]. [[Chipper Jones]] put the Braves on the board in the top of the first with a sacrifice fly after a leadoff double by [[Gerald Williams (baseball)|Gerald Williams]]. A [[Bret Boone]] single drove in the second Atlanta run in the third after a leadoff double by Smoltz, who moved to third on a groundout. The Braves piled on in the sixth. After back-to-back leadoff singles, [[Chris Holt (pitcher)|Chris Holt]] relieved Reynolds and allowed an RBI single to [[Andruw Jones]] and two-run single [[Eddie Pérez (baseball)|Eddie Perez]]. After [[Walt Weiss]] singled, [[Scott Elarton]] relieved Holt and after a sacrifice bunt, Williams's RBI single made it 7–0 Braves. [[Tony Eusebio]] homered to cut the lead to six in the seventh. In the eighth, after a hit-by-pitch and single, a three-run home run by [[Ken Caminiti]] brought the Astros to within three runs. [[Terry Mulholland]] relieved Smoltz and after a one-out single, [[Tim Bogar]]'s RBI double cut the lead to two with five outs to go. [[John Rocker]] halted the Houston rally and brought the Braves back to the NLCS for the eighth straight year and history of the Astrodome to a close.

===Composite box===
1999 NLDS '''(3–1): [[Atlanta Braves]]''' over [[Houston Astros]]
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|TotalAttendance=178,210 |AveAttendance=44,553
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==Arizona vs. New York==

===Game 1===
[[Bank One Ballpark]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
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|RoadHR=[[Edgardo Alfonzo]] 2 (2), [[John Olerud]] (1)|HomeHR=[[Erubiel Durazo]] (1), [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]] (1)
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The [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] won the National League Western Division in the franchise's second year.  They were managed by [[Buck Showalter]] and finished the season with 100 wins. The [[New York Mets]] clinched the Wild Card in a one-game winner-take-all playoff against the Cincinnati Reds and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since losing the [[1988 National League Championship Series]] against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].

[[Masato Yoshii]] faced [[Randy Johnson]] in Game 1. [[Edgardo Alfonzo]] got the scoring started for the Mets in the top of the first with a one-out home run. Then a two-run home run by [[John Olerud]] after a walk made it 3–0 Mets in the third. [[Jay Bell]]'s sacrifice fly after a one-out triple made it 3–1 in the bottom of the third, but [[Rey Ordóñez]]'s sacrifice bunt with runners on first and third made it 4–1 Mets in the fourth. [[Erubiel Durazo]]'s home run made it 4–2 in the bottom of the fourth. Then a two-run home run by [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]] tied the game at four and ended Yoshii's night. The game remained tied into the ninth inning. A controversial move by manager Showalter allowed Johnson to stay in the game. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases and knocked Johnson out of the game. He was relieved by [[Bobby Chouinard]]. After the second out, Alfonzo hit a grand slam to put the Mets out in front 8–4. [[Armando Benítez]] shut the D'Backs down 1–2–3 in the bottom half to finish the game.

===Game 2===
[[Bank One Ballpark]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
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[[Kenny Rogers (baseball)|Kenny Rogers]] took on postseason veteran [[Todd Stottlemyre]], who was hoping to even the series before moving to New York. Both pitchers were on even terms into the third inning. The Mets got on the board thanks to an RBI groundout by [[John Olerud]] in the third after [[Rickey Henderson]] hit a leadoff single, stole second and moved to third on a groundout. However, that was all the Mets got against Stottlemyre, who pitched {{frac|6|1|3}} masterful innings. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases against Rogers in the bottom of the third after two outs on two singles and a hit-by-pitch. Then, [[Greg Colbrunn]] walked to tie the game at one. [[Steve Finley]] gave the Diamondbacks their first-ever postseason lead with a two-run single to right field. Then Finley had two more RBIs with a double to center in the fifth off of [[Pat Mahomes]]. In the seventh, the Diamondbacks loaded the bases on a walk, double and hit-by-pitch off of [[Octavio Dotel]] when Finley walked to force in a run, then [[Turner Ward]]'s RBI groundout off of [[John Franco]] made it 7–1 Diamondbacks. The score would stand as the D'Backs evened the series at a game apiece.

===Game 3===
[[Shea Stadium]] in [[Queens, New York]]
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In Game 3, [[Omar Daal]] faced [[Rick Reed (pitcher)|Rick Reed]]. The Diamondbacks blew opportunities in the first two innings and that would cost them as the Mets would take a 1–0 lead on [[Rey Ordóñez]]'s RBI single that scored [[Benny Agbayani]]. In the third, [[Edgardo Alfonzo]] doubled with one out and scored on [[John Olerud]]'s single. A single moved him to third before he scored on [[Robin Ventura]]'s groundout aided by an error by [[Andy Fox]] to give the Mets a 3–0 edge. The Diamondbacks made it a one-run game when [[Kelly Stinnett]] doubled and pinch hitter [[Turner Ward]], batting for Daal, hit a two-run homer in the fifth. The Mets blew the game open in the sixth against the Diamondback bullpen. Darren Holmes walked two and [[Rickey Henderson]]'s one-out RBI single made it 4–2 Mets. After an intentional walk, [[Dan Plesac]] relieved [[Darren Holmes (baseball)|Darren Holmes]] and allowed a two-run single to Orelud and RBI single to [[Roger Cedeño]]. After Cedeno stole second and Ventura grounded out, [[Darryl Hamilton]]'s two-run single scored both Olerud and Cedeno made it 9–2 Mets. [[Turk Wendell]], [[John Franco]], and [[Orel Hershiser]] held the Diamondbacks scoreless over the last three innings and the Mets were one win away from the NLCS.

===Game 4===
[[Shea Stadium]] in [[Queens, New York]]
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In the potential clinching Game 4, [[Brian Anderson (pitcher)|Brian Anderson]] faced [[Al Leiter]]. The game would remain scoreless until the bottom of the fourth, when [[Edgardo Alfonzo]]'s leadoff home run made it 1–0 Mets, but [[Greg Colbrunn]] homered to tie the game in the fifth. Then Agbayani's RBI double with two on made it 2–1 Mets. In the eight, Leiter allowed a two-out walk and subsequent single before [[Jay Bell]]'s two-run double off of [[Armando Benítez]] gave the Diamondbacks the lead, but the Mets tied the game in the bottom half when Alfonzo drew a leadoff walk off of [[Gregg Olson]], moved to third on an error, and scored on a sacrifice fly by [[Roger Cedeño]] off of [[Greg Swindell]]. As the game moved to extra innings, [[John Franco]] came on in relief in the tenth and shut the Diamondbacks down 1–2–3. The Mets would win the series when [[Todd Pratt]] hit a home run to center field off of [[Matt Mantei]]. Steve Finley failed to catch the ball after making a leap to the wall.

[[Buck Showalter]] would eventually be fired in [[2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season|2000]] in Arizona as the team underperformed. Like what happened in [[1995 New York Yankees season|1995]]-[[1996 New York Yankees season|1996]] New York with the Yankees, the D'Backs won the World Series the year after he was fired in [[2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season|2001]]. Buck managed the Rangers from 2003-2006 and the Orioles from 2010-2018 before he landing with the Mets in 2022.

===Composite box===
1999 NLDS '''(3–1): [[New York Mets]]''' over [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]
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|Home='''[[Arizona Diamondbacks]]'''
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=4|H4=1|H5=5|H6=2|H7=2|H8=2|H9=0|H10=0|HR=16|HH=26|HE=5
|TotalAttendance=211,269 |AveAttendance=52,817
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== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_NLDS1.shtml ATL vs. HOU at Baseball-Reference]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_NLDS2.shtml NYM vs. ARI at Baseball-Reference]

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