The 1999 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees sweeping the Atlanta Braves in the World Series.
1999 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 4 – October 27, 1999 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 30 |
TV partner(s) | Fox/FSN, ESPN, NBC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Josh Hamilton |
Picked by | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | AL: Iván Rodríguez (TEX) NL: Chipper Jones (ATL) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Boston Red Sox |
NL champions | Atlanta Braves |
NL runners-up | New York Mets |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Yankees |
Runners-up | Atlanta Braves |
World Series MVP | Mariano Rivera (NYY) |
The previous record of most home runs hit in a season, set at 5,064 in 1998,[1] was broken once again as the American League and National League combined to hit 5,528 home runs.[2] Moreover, it was the first season in 49[3] years to feature a team that scored 1,000 runs in a season, as the Cleveland Indians led the Majors with 1,009 runs scored.[4] Only 193 shutouts were recorded in 2,427 regular-season games.[5] The 1999 season was the first season in which the two current New York City-area MLB teams, the Yankees and Mets, qualified for the playoffs together in the same season. The following season, both teams reached the World Series and the Yankees won four games to one.
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Division Series (ALDS, NLDS) | League Championship Series (NLCS, ALCS) | World Series | ||||||||||||
1 | NY Yankees | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Texas | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | NY Yankees | 4 | ||||||||||||
American League | ||||||||||||||
4 | Boston | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Cleveland | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Boston | 3 | ||||||||||||
AL1 | NY Yankees | 4 | ||||||||||||
NL1 | Atlanta | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Atlanta | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Houston | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Atlanta | 4 | ||||||||||||
National League | ||||||||||||||
4 | NY Mets | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Arizona | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | NY Mets | 3 |
Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series.
Month | American League | National League |
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April | Manny Ramirez | Matt Williams |
May | Nomar Garciaparra | Sammy Sosa |
June | Rafael Palmeiro | Jeromy Burnitz |
July | Joe Randa | Mark McGwire |
August | Rafael Palmeiro Iván Rodríguez |
Vladimir Guerrero |
September | Albert Belle | Greg Vaughn |
Month | American League | National League |
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April | Pedro Martínez | John Smoltz |
May | Pedro Martínez | Curt Schilling |
June | Pedro Martínez | Al Leiter |
July | Hideki Irabu | Randy Johnson |
August | Mariano Rivera | Greg Maddux |
September | Pedro Martínez | Denny Neagle |
Statistic | American League | National League | ||
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AVG | Nomar Garciaparra BOS | .357 | Larry Walker COL | .379 |
HR | Ken Griffey Jr. SEA | 48 | Mark McGwire STL | 65 |
RBI | Manny Ramírez CLE | 165 | Mark McGwire STL | 147 |
Wins | Pedro Martínez1 BOS | 23 | Mike Hampton HOU | 22 |
ERA | Pedro Martínez1 BOS | 2.07 | Randy Johnson AZ | 2.48 |
SO | Pedro Martínez1 BOS | 313 | Randy Johnson AZ | 364 |
SV | Mariano Rivera NYY | 45 | Ugueth Urbina MTL | 41 |
SB | Brian Hunter DET/SEA | 44 | Tony Womack AZ | 72 |
1American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Anaheim Angels | Terry Collins, Joe Maddon | Collins (51–82, .383), Maddon (19–10, .655) |
Baltimore Orioles | Ray Miller | |
Boston Red Sox | Jimy Williams | |
Chicago White Sox | Jerry Manuel | |
Cleveland Indians | Mike Hargrove | |
Detroit Tigers | Larry Parrish | |
Kansas City Royals | Tony Muser | |
Minnesota Twins | Tom Kelly | |
New York Yankees | Joe Torre | Won the World Series |
Oakland Athletics | Art Howe | |
Seattle Mariners | Lou Piniella | |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Larry Rothschild | |
Texas Rangers | Johnny Oates | |
Toronto Blue Jays | Jim Fregosi |
Team | Manager | Comments |
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Arizona Diamondbacks | Buck Showalter | |
Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | Won National League pennant |
Chicago Cubs | Jim Riggleman | |
Cincinnati Reds | Jack McKeon | |
Colorado Rockies | Jim Leyland | |
Florida Marlins | John Boles Jr. | |
Houston Astros | Larry Dierker, Matt Galante | Dierker (84–51, .622), Galante (13–14, .481) |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Davey Johnson | |
Milwaukee Brewers | Phil Garner, Jim Lefebvre | Garner (52–60, .464), Lefebvre (22–27, .449) |
Montreal Expos | Felipe Alou | |
New York Mets | Bobby Valentine | |
Philadelphia Phillies | Terry Francona | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Gene Lamont | |
St. Louis Cardinals | Tony La Russa | |
San Diego Padres | Bruce Bochy | |
San Francisco Giants | Dusty Baker |
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game | Est. payroll | %± |
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Colorado Rockies[6] | 72 | -6.5% | 3,481,065 | -8.2% | 42,976 | $61,935,837 | 22.7% |
Cleveland Indians[7] | 97 | 9.0% | 3,468,456 | 0.0% | 42,820 | $73,679,962 | 19.4% |
Baltimore Orioles[8] | 78 | -1.3% | 3,433,150 | -6.8% | 42,385 | $80,805,863 | 11.4% |
New York Yankees[9] | 98 | -14.0% | 3,292,736 | 11.4% | 40,651 | $86,934,359 | 30.1% |
Atlanta Braves[10] | 103 | -2.8% | 3,284,897 | -2.3% | 40,554 | $73,341,000 | 19.9% |
St. Louis Cardinals[11] | 75 | -9.6% | 3,225,334 | 0.9% | 40,317 | $49,988,195 | -8.6% |
Los Angeles Dodgers[12] | 77 | -7.2% | 3,095,346 | 0.2% | 38,214 | $81,062,453 | 66.0% |
Arizona Diamondbacks[13] | 100 | 53.8% | 3,019,654 | -16.4% | 37,280 | $68,703,999 | 112.4% |
Seattle Mariners[14] | 79 | 3.9% | 2,916,346 | 10.0% | 36,004 | $54,125,003 | -1.2% |
Chicago Cubs[15] | 67 | -25.6% | 2,813,854 | 7.3% | 34,739 | $62,343,000 | 22.6% |
Texas Rangers[16] | 95 | 8.0% | 2,771,469 | -5.3% | 34,216 | $76,709,931 | 35.2% |
New York Mets[17] | 97 | 10.2% | 2,725,668 | 19.1% | 33,650 | $68,852,092 | 31.8% |
Houston Astros[18] | 97 | -4.9% | 2,706,017 | 10.1% | 33,000 | $55,114,000 | 30.1% |
San Diego Padres[19] | 74 | -24.5% | 2,523,538 | -1.3% | 31,155 | $49,768,179 | 6.2% |
Boston Red Sox[20] | 94 | 2.2% | 2,446,162 | 5.7% | 30,200 | $64,097,500 | 12.6% |
Anaheim Angels[21] | 70 | -17.6% | 2,253,123 | -10.6% | 27,816 | $55,633,166 | 33.1% |
Toronto Blue Jays[22] | 84 | -4.5% | 2,163,464 | -11.9% | 26,709 | $45,444,333 | -11.5% |
San Francisco Giants[23] | 86 | -3.4% | 2,078,399 | 7.9% | 25,659 | $46,798,057 | 9.5% |
Cincinnati Reds[24] | 96 | 24.7% | 2,061,222 | 14.9% | 25,137 | $33,962,761 | 47.6% |
Detroit Tigers[25] | 69 | 6.2% | 2,026,441 | 43.8% | 25,018 | $36,689,666 | 51.2% |
Philadelphia Phillies[26] | 77 | 2.7% | 1,825,337 | 6.4% | 22,535 | $31,897,500 | -12.1% |
Milwaukee Brewers[27] | 74 | 0.0% | 1,701,796 | -6.1% | 21,272 | $43,377,395 | 27.1% |
Pittsburgh Pirates[28] | 78 | 13.0% | 1,638,023 | 4.9% | 20,223 | $25,047,666 | 66.3% |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays[29] | 69 | 9.5% | 1,562,827 | -37.6% | 19,294 | $38,870,000 | 42.5% |
Kansas City Royals[30] | 64 | -11.1% | 1,506,068 | 0.7% | 18,826 | $26,660,000 | -30.0% |
Oakland Athletics[31] | 87 | 17.6% | 1,434,610 | 16.4% | 17,711 | $24,831,833 | 15.6% |
Florida Marlins[32] | 64 | 18.5% | 1,369,421 | -20.9% | 17,118 | $21,085,000 | -49.6% |
Chicago White Sox[33] | 75 | -6.3% | 1,338,851 | -3.8% | 16,529 | $25,820,000 | -35.2% |
Minnesota Twins[34] | 63 | -10.0% | 1,202,829 | 3.2% | 14,850 | $22,107,500 | -21.3% |
Montreal Expos[35] | 68 | 4.6% | 773,277 | -15.5% | 9,547 | $17,903,000 | 68.2% |
This was the fourth season under the five-year rights agreements with ESPN, Fox, and NBC. ESPN continued to air Sunday Night Baseball and Wednesday Night Baseball. Fox's coverage included Fox Saturday Baseball broadcasts, Thursday night games on Fox Sports Net, Saturday primetime games on FX, and the All-Star Game. During the postseason, ESPN, Fox, and NBC split the four Division Series. Fox then televised the American League Championship Series while NBC aired both the National League Championship Series and the World Series.