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1999 Texas Rangers season

FieldValue
nameTexas Rangers
season1999
miscAmerican League West champions
leagueAmerican League
divisionWest
ballparkThe Ballpark in Arlington
cityArlington, Texas
ownersTom Hicks
general_managersDoug Melvin
managersJohnny Oates
record95–67 (.586)
divisional_place1st
televisionKXTX-TV
KXAS-TV
Fox Sports Southwest
(Tom Grieve, Bill Jones)
radioKRLD
(Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo )
KESS-FM
(Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez)

KXAS-TV Fox Sports Southwest (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) (Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo ) KESS-FM (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) |}}

The 1999 Texas Rangers season was the 39th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 28th in Arlington as the Rangers, and their 6th season at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers finished first in the American League West with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, registering the best winning percentage (.586) in franchise history until 2011.

Winning their third division title in four years, the Rangers repeated their 1998 postseason performance, again being swept by the New York Yankees in three games. This was the Rangers' last postseason appearance until 2010.

Offseason

  • December 10, 1998: Mark Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • December 23, 1998: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Rangers by the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.
  • March 30, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.

Regular season

Opening day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased from the Rangers by the Seattle Mariners.
  • June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball draft
    • Hank Blalock was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round. Player signed June 4, 1999.
    • Aaron Harang was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round. Player signed June 7, 1999.

Roster

1999 Texas Rangers
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Game log

Regular season

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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Rangers team member

Postseason Game log

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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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CIván Rodríguez144600199.33235113
1BLee Stevens146517146.2822481
2BMark McLemore144566155.274645
SSRoyce Clayton133465134.2881452
3BTodd Zeile156588172.2932498
LFRusty Greer147556167.30020101
CFTom Goodwin109405105.259333
RFJuan González144562183.32639128
DHRafael Palmeiro158565183.32447148

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Roberto Kelly8729087.300837
Luis Alicea6816433.201317
Rubén Mateo3212229.238518
Greg Zaun439323.247112
Jon Shave437321.28809
Kelly Dransfeldt165310.18915
Scarborough Green18134.30800
Mike Simms421.50000
Scott Sheldon210.00000

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Rick Helling35219.113114.84131
Aaron Sele33205.01894.79186
John Burkett30147.1985.6296
Mike Morgan34140.013106.2461
Mark Clark1574.1378.6044

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Esteban Loaiza30120.1954.5677
Ryan Glynn1354.2247.2439
Jeff Fassero717.1105.7113
Matt Perisho410.1002.6117
Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
John Wetteland6244433.6860
Tim Crabtree685103.4654
Jeff Zimmerman659332.3667
Mike Venafro653203.2937
Mike Munoz562113.9327
Danny Patterson532005.6743
Danny Kolb162104.6515
Eric Gunderson110007.206
Doug Davis200033.753
Jonathan Johnson100015.003
Corey Lee101027.000

ALDS

Main article: 1999 American League Division Series

  • Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 8, Rangers 0
  • Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 3, Rangers 1
  • Game 3 @ The Ballpark in Arlington: Yankees 3, Rangers 0

Awards and honors

  • Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, AL Gold Glove
  • Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, Silver Slugger Award
  • Iván Rodríguez, AL MVP
  • Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
  • Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award All-Star Game

Farm system

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clarkma01.shtml Mark Clark page at Baseball Reference]
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zaungr01.shtml Gregg Zaun page at Baseball Reference]
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bournra01.shtml Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference]
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blaloha01.shtml Hank Blalock page at Baseball Reference]
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/haranaa01.shtml Aaron Harang page at Baseball Reference]
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