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1999 Oakland Athletics season

FieldValue
nameOakland Athletics
season1999
leagueAmerican League
divisionWest
ballparkNetwork Associates Coliseum
cityOakland, California
record87–75 (.537)
divisional_place2nd
ownersStephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann
general_managersBilly Beane
managersArt Howe
televisionKICU-TV
Fox Sports Bay Area
(Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson)
radioKABL
(Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse)

Fox Sports Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson) (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |}} The 1999 Oakland Athletics season was the 99th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 32nd season in Oakland. The Athletics finished second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. In doing so, the Athletics finished with their first winning record since 1992. The campaign was also the first of eight consecutive winning seasons for the Athletics (the last of these coming in 2006).

Offseason

  • December 14, 1998: Tony Phillips was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.
  • December 14, 1998: Rafael Bournigal was released by the Oakland Athletics.
  • January 7, 1999: Marc Newfield was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.
  • January 8, 1999: Mike Oquist was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.
  • January 26, 1999: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.
  • February 17, 1999: John Jaha signed as a free agent by the Athletics.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • July 23, 1999: Kenny Rogers was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Terrence Long and Leo Vasquez.
  • July 29, 1999: Jeff Davanon, Nathan Haynes, and Elvin Nina (minors) were traded by the Athletics to the Anaheim Angels for Randy Velarde and Omar Olivares.
  • July 31, 1999: Billy Taylor was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Jason Isringhausen and Greg McMichael.
  • July 31, 1999: Jeff D'Amico, Brad Rigby and Blake Stein were traded by the Athletics to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin Appier.
  • August 18, 1999: Rich Becker was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Carl Dale (August 20, 1999) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

Roster

1999 Oakland Athletics
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CA. J. Hinch7620544.215724
1BJason Giambi158575181.31533123
2BRandy Velarde6125585.333728
SSMiguel Tejada159593149.2512184
3BEric Chavez11535688.2471350
LFBen Grieve148486129.2652886
CFRyan Christenson10626856.209424
RFMatt Stairs146531137.25838102
DHJohn Jaha142457126.27635111

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Tony Phillips10640699.2441549
Olmedo Sáenz9725570.2751141
Scott Spiezio8924760.243833
Mike Macfarlane8122655.243431
Jason McDonald10018737.20938
Ramón Hernández4013638.279321
Tim Raines5813529.215417
Rich Becker4012533.264110
Jorge Velandia63489.18802
Frank Menechino992.22200

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Gil Heredia33200.11384.81117
Jimmy Haynes30142.07126.3493
Mike Oquist28140.29105.3789
Tim Hudson21136.11123.23132
Kenny Rogers19119.1534.3068
Omar Olivares1274.2724.3436
Kevin Appier1268.2755.7753
Tom Candiotti1156.2356.3530
Blake Stein12.20016.884

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ron Mahay619.1201.8615
Kevin Jarvis414.00111.5711
Brett Laxton39.2017.459

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Billy Taylor4315263.9838
Buddy Groom763205.0932
Doug Jones7055103.5563
Tim Worrell532204.1562
T.J. Mathews509533.8142
Brad Rigby293404.3326
Jason Isringhausen200182.1320
Greg McMichael170005.403
Chad Harville150206.9115
Tim Kubinski140005.847
Luis Vizcaíno10005.402

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

  • John Jaha, Designated Hitter, Reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vancouver, AZL Athletics

References

References

  1. "Tony Phillips Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  2. "Rafael Bournigal Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  3. "Marc Newfield Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  4. "Mike Oquist Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  5. "Tim Raines Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  6. "John Jaha Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  7. "The Mets obtain P Kenny Rogers from the Athletics for OF Terrence Long and P Leoner Vasquez".
  8. "Randy Velarde Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  9. "Jason Isringhausen Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  10. "Jeff D'Amico Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
  11. "Rich Becker Stats - Baseball-Reference.com".
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