1999 Montreal Expos season
1999 Montreal Expos | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 68–94 | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Claude Brochu | |
General managers | Jim Beattie | |
Managers | Felipe Alou | |
Television | The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Gary Carter) SRC (Claude Raymond, Rene Pothier) RDS Network (Denis Casavant, Rodger Brulotte, Marc Griffin, Alain Chantelois) | |
Radio | CIQC (Dave Van Horne, Elliott Price, Joe Cannon) CKAC (AM) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) | |
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The 1999 Montreal Expos season was the 31st season in franchise history.
Offseason
Future Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams was taken by the Montreal Expos in the 1998 Rule 5 draft. The Expos sold his rights to the Texas Rangers.[1]
Spring training
In 1999, the Expos held spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, a facility they shared with the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their second season there.
Regular season
Opening Day starters
- Shane Andrews
- Miguel Batista
- Orlando Cabrera
- Brad Fullmer
- Vladimir Guerrero
- Wilton Guerrero
- Manny Martínez
- Rondell White
- Chris Widger
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 56–25 | 47–34 |
New York Mets | 97 | 66 | .595 | 6½ | 49–32 | 48–34 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26 | 41–40 | 36–45 |
Montreal Expos | 68 | 94 | .420 | 35 | 35–46 | 33–48 |
Florida Marlins | 64 | 98 | .395 | 39 | 35–45 | 29–53 |
Record vs. opponents
Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head | |||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Team | AL East | ||||
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BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TOR | |
Montreal | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 |
Transactions
- May 17, 1999: Mel Rojas was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.[2]
- June 2, 1999: Brandon Phillips was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1999.[3]
- July 3, 1999: Mel Rojas was released by the Montreal Expos.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Chris Widger | 124 | 383 | 101 | .264 | 14 | 56 |
1B | Brad Fullmer | 100 | 347 | 96 | .277 | 9 | 47 |
2B | José Vidro | 140 | 494 | 150 | .304 | 12 | 59 |
SS | Orlando Cabrera | 104 | 382 | 97 | .254 | 8 | 39 |
3B | Shane Andrews | 98 | 281 | 51 | .181 | 11 | 37 |
LF | Rondell White | 138 | 539 | 168 | .312 | 22 | 64 |
CF | Manny Martínez | 137 | 331 | 81 | .245 | 2 | 26 |
RF | Vladimir Guerrero | 160 | 610 | 193 | .316 | 42 | 131 |
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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Michael Barrett | 126 | 433 | 127 | .293 | 8 | 52 |
Wilton Guerrero | 132 | 315 | 92 | .292 | 2 | 31 |
Mike Mordecai | 109 | 226 | 53 | .235 | 5 | 25 |
Orlando Merced | 93 | 194 | 52 | .268 | 8 | 26 |
Ryan McGuire | 88 | 140 | 31 | .221 | 2 | 18 |
Geoff Blum | 45 | 133 | 32 | .241 | 8 | 18 |
James Mouton | 95 | 122 | 32 | .262 | 2 | 13 |
Fernando Seguignol | 35 | 105 | 27 | .257 | 5 | 10 |
Terry Jones | 17 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 0 | 3 |
Trace Coquillette | 17 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 0 | 4 |
Peter Bergeron | 16 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 0 | 1 |
Darron Cox | 15 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 1 | 2 |
José Fernández | 8 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 1 |
Robert Machado | 17 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Stowers | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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Dustin Hermanson | 34 | 216.1 | 9 | 14 | 4.20 | 145 |
Javier Vázquez | 26 | 154.2 | 9 | 8 | 5.00 | 113 |
Mike Thurman | 29 | 146.2 | 7 | 11 | 4.05 | 85 |
Carl Pavano | 19 | 104.0 | 6 | 8 | 5.63 | 70 |
Jeremy Powell | 17 | 97.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.73 | 44 |
Dan Smith | 20 | 89.2 | 4 | 9 | 6.02 | 72 |
Tony Armas Jr. | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | 2 |
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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Miguel Batista | 39 | 134.2 | 8 | 7 | 4.88 | 95 |
Ted Lilly | 9 | 23.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.61 | 28 |
Shayne Bennett | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 14.29 | 4 |
Mike Johnson | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 | 6 |
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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Ugueth Urbina | 71 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 3.69 | 100 |
Steve Kline | 82 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.75 | 69 |
Anthony Telford | 79 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.94 | 69 |
Bobby Ayala | 53 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.68 | 64 |
Guillermo Mota | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.93 | 27 |
J.D. Smart | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.02 | 21 |
Scott Strickland | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 23 |
Mike Maddux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |
Mel Rojas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 1 |
Rick DeHart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 1 |
Award winners
1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Vladimir Guerrero, outfield, reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg[4]
References
- ^ "Ricky Williams Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos from Netglimse.com". Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2008.
- ^ a b Mel Rojas Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Brandon Phillips Stats". 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 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac
- Boxscore of Tony Gwynn's 3000th Hit
- David Cone Perfect Game Box Score