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1999 San Diego Padres season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | San Diego Padres |
| season | 1999 |
| league | National League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Qualcomm Stadium |
| city | San Diego, California |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 4th |
| owners | John Moores |
| general_managers | Kevin Towers |
| managers | Bruce Bochy |
| television | KUSI-TV |
| [4SD](4sd) | |
| (Mark Grant, Mel Proctor, Rick Sutcliffe) | |
| radio | KFMB (AM) |
| (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler) | |
| KURS | |
| (Rene Mora, Juan Avila, Eduardo Ortega) |
4SD (Mark Grant, Mel Proctor, Rick Sutcliffe) (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler) KURS (Rene Mora, Juan Avila, Eduardo Ortega) |}}
The 1999 San Diego Padres season was the 31st season in franchise history. They 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.
- November 17, 1998: Archi Cianfrocco was released by the San Diego Padres.
- 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).
- Starting pitcher Joey Hamilton traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for starting pitchers Woody Williams and reliever Carlos Almanzar
Free agent losses
- Kevin Brown
- Ken Caminiti
- Steve Finley
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.
Opening Day starters
- George Arias
- Andy Ashby
- Chris Gomez
- Tony Gwynn
- Wally Joyner
- Greg Myers
- Rubén Rivera
- Reggie Sanders
- Quilvio Veras
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).
Roster
| 1999 San Diego Padres |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
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 22nd member of the 3,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **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) | ||||||||||||
| **Attendance**: 13,540 **Time**:3:18 |
Batting
| **San Diego Padres** | AB | R | H | RBI | **Montreal Expos** | AB | R | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 76 | 266 | 65 | .244 | 5 | 30 | |
| 1B | 110 | 323 | 80 | .248 | 5 | 43 | |
| 2B | 132 | 475 | 133 | .280 | 6 | 41 | |
| 3B | 128 | 383 | 103 | .269 | 24 | 85 | |
| SS | 133 | 388 | 87 | .224 | 9 | 39 | |
| LF | 133 | 478 | 136 | .285 | 26 | 72 | |
| CF | 147 | 411 | 80 | .195 | 23 | 48 | |
| RF | 111 | 411 | 139 | .338 | 10 | 62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Owens | 149 | 440 | 117 | .266 | 9 | 61 |
| Dave Magadan | 116 | 248 | 68 | .274 | 2 | 30 |
| 132 | 246 | 67 | .272 | 6 | 41 | |
| Chris Gomez | 76 | 234 | 59 | .252 | 1 | 15 |
| George Arias | 55 | 164 | 40 | .244 | 7 | 20 |
| Jim Leyritz | 50 | 134 | 32 | .239 | 8 | 21 |
| Greg Myers | 50 | 128 | 37 | .289 | 3 | 15 |
| Wiki González | 30 | 83 | 21 | .253 | 3 | 12 |
| Carlos Baerga | 33 | 80 | 20 | .250 | 2 | 5 |
| Ed Giovanola | 56 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Darr | 25 | 48 | 13 | .271 | 2 | 3 |
| David Newhan | 32 | 43 | 6 | .140 | 2 | 6 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 23 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 0 | 7 |
| Carlos García | 6 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 208.1 | 12 | 12 | 4.41 | 137 | |
| 31 | 206.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.80 | 132 | |
| 33 | 205.2 | 12 | 14 | 4.11 | 194 | |
| 31 | 180.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.48 | 135 | |
| Stan Spencer | 9 | 38.1 | 0 | 7 | 9.16 | 36 |
| Buddy Carlyle | 7 | 37.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.97 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 94.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.24 | 64 | |
| Heath Murray | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 5.76 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Hoffman | 64 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 2.14 | 73 |
| 66 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.46 | 59 | |
| 65 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.72 | 57 | |
| 55 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.07 | 53 | |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.47 | 30 | |
| Will Cunnane | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.23 | 22 |
| Matt Whisenant | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 10 |
| Ed Vosberg | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.72 | 6 |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | |
| Matt Whiteside | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.91 | 9 |
| Domingo Guzmán | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.60 | 4 |
| Ed Giovanola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Award winners
- Tony Gwynn, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Tony Gwynn
- Andy Ashby
- Trevor Hoffman
Farm system
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vandejo02.shtml John Vander Wal Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
- "Archi Cianfrocco Stats".
- "Mark Sweeney Stats".
- Fleming, David. (March 29, 1999). "San Diego Padres: After heavy losses the league champs face a fate sadder than a Garth Brooks ballad".
- ''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
- "1999 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leyriji01.shtml 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
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