1999 San Diego Padres season
1999 San Diego Padres | ||
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | Qualcomm Stadium | |
City | San Diego, California | |
Owners | John Moores | |
Managers | Bruce Bochy | |
Television | KUSI-TV 4SD (Mark Grant, Mel Proctor, Rick Sutcliffe) | |
Radio | KFMB (AM) (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler) KURS (Rene Mora, Juan Avila, Eduardo Ortega) | |
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The 1999 San Diego Padres finished fourth in the National League West. They had lost several key players after their 1998 pennant-winning season, most notably pitching ace Kevin Brown.
Offseason
Acquisitions
- November 13, 1998: John Vander Wal was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.[1]
- November 17, 1998: Archi Cianfrocco was released by the San Diego Padres.[2]
- February 2, 1999: Mark Sweeney was traded by the San Diego Padres with Greg Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds for Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, and Josh Harris (minors).[3]
- Starting pitcher Joey Hamilton traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for starting pitchers Woody Williams and reliever Carlos Almanzar[4]
Free agent losses
Regular season
The Padres played in the first game ever at Safeco Field on July 15, 1999. The Mariners lost to the Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.[5]
Opening Day starters
- George Arias
- Andy Ashby
- Chris Gomez
- Tony Gwynn
- Wally Joyner
- Greg Myers
- Rubén Rivera
- Reggie Sanders
- Quilvio Veras [6]
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Arizona Diamondbacks | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | 52–29 | 48–33 |
San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | .531 | 14 | 49–32 | 37–44 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 23 | 37–44 | 40–41 |
San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26 | 46–35 | 28–53 |
Colorado Rockies | 72 | 90 | .444 | 28 | 39–42 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
Arizona | — | 4–5 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 8–1 | 5–2 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 4–4 | 7–8 |
Atlanta | 5–4 | — | 2–5 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 9–9 |
Chicago | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 5–8 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 2–7 | 6–6 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 1–7 | 7–5 | 6–9 |
Cincinnati | 8–1 | 1–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–2 | 6–1 | 9–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 8–4 | 7–8 |
Colorado | 7–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–6 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 4–8 |
Florida | 1–8 | 4–9 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 4–5 | — | 2–7 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 2–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
Houston | 4–5 | 1–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 6–2 | 7–2 | — | 6–3 | 8–5 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 12–3 |
Los Angeles | 6–7 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 2–7 | 3–6 | — | 7–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–7 |
Milwaukee | 4–5 | 2–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 7–6 | 8–6 |
Montreal | 3–6 | 4–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–8 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–10 |
New York | 2–7 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 10–3 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 12–6 |
Philadelphia | 1–8 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 11–2 | 1–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 3–4 | 6–3 | 2–6 | 4–5 | 11–7 |
Pittsburgh | 2–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–8 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 4–3 | — | 3–6 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 7–8 |
San Diego | 2–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 1–8 | 9–3 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 6–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–7 | 11–4 |
San Francisco | 3–9 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–3 | 7–8 |
St. Louis | 4–4 | 1–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 6–7 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 7–2 | 3–6 | — | 7–8 |
Notable transactions
- July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Tony Gwynn's 3000th Hit
- August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres got the 3,000th Hit of his career. After the hit, first base umpire Kerwin Danley personally congratulated Tony Gwynn after the hit because they were teammates at San Diego State. Gwynn had four singles in the game. Gwynn became the twenty-second member of the three-thousand hit club and accomplished the feat on his mother's birthday.
Line Score
August 6, Olympic Stadium, Montréal, Québec
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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San Diego | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
Montreal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Dan Smith SV: Trevor Hoffman | ||||||||||||
HRs: Phil Nevin (6), Vladimir Guerrero (15), Chris Widger (23), Orlando Cabrera (7)
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Attendance: 13,540 Time:3:18 |
Batting
San Diego Padres | AB | R | H | RBI | Montreal Expos | AB | R | H | RBI |
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Quilvio Veras, 2b | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | Manny Martínez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Reyes, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Guillermo Mota, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trevor Hoffman, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Anthony Telford, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Gwynn, lf | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Wilton Guerrero, ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Rubén Rivera, pr-cf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Michael Barrett, 3b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Reggie Sanders, lf-rf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Rondell White, lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Phil Nevin, 3b | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Vladimir Guerrero, rf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wally Joyner, 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Chris Widger, c | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Eric Owens, cf-lf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Brad Fullmer, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Davis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Bobby Ayala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Damian Jackson, ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | James Mouton, ph-cf | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Damian Jackson, ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Orlando Cabrera, ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Damian Jackson, ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Mike Mordecai, 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sterling Hitchcock, p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Orlando Merced, ph | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Will Cunnane, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Vander Wal, ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | J.D. Smart, p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Miceli, p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shane Andrews, 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Magadan, ph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Giovanola, 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 42 | 12 | 17 | 9 | Totals | 36 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Pitching
San Diego Padres | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Hitchcock, W | 6.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Cunnane | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Miceli | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reyes | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hoffman, SV | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Montreal Expos | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Smith, L | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
J.D. Smart | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Ayala | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mota | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Telford | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
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 | Ben Davis | 76 | 266 | 65 | .244 | 5 | 30 |
1B | Wally Joyner | ||||||
2B | Quilvio Veras | ||||||
3B | Phil Nevin | ||||||
SS | Damian Jackson | ||||||
LF | Reggie Sanders | ||||||
CF | Rubén Rivera | ||||||
RF | Tony Gwynn |
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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John Vander Wal | 132 | 246 | 67 | .272 | 6 | 41 |
Eric Owens |
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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Sterling Hitchcock | ||||||
Woody Williams | ||||||
Andy Ashby | ||||||
Matt Clement |
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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Brian Boehringer |
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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Trevor Hoffman | ||||||
Dan Miceli | ||||||
Carlos Reyes | ||||||
Donne Wall | ||||||
Carlos Almanzar | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.47 | 30 |
Roberto Rivera | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 |
Award winners
- Tony Gwynn, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award
1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
References
- ^ John Vander Wal Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cianfar01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenma01.shtml
- ^ a b c d Fleming, David (March 29, 1999). "San Diego Padres: After heavy losses the league champs face a fate sadder than a Garth Brooks ballad". Sports Illustrated. pp. 152–3. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=SDN
- ^ Jim Leyritz 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 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1999 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac