1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season

Summary

The 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their second since the franchise was created. They finished last in the American League East with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses. Their manager was Larry Rothschild, who entered his second year with the club.

1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkTropicana Field
CitySt. Petersburg, Florida
Record69–93 (.426)
Divisional place5th
OwnersVince Naimoli
General managersChuck LaMar
ManagersLarry Rothschild
TelevisionSportschannel Florida
WWWB/WMOR
WTSP
(Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats)
RadioWFLA
(Paul Olden, Charlie Slowes)
WBDN
(Eulides Nunez, Enrique Oliu)
← 1998
2000 →
A ticket for a 1999 game between the Devil Rays and the Anaheim Angels.

Offseason edit

  • November 25, 1998: Dave Silvestri was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1]
  • December 11, 1998: José Canseco signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
  • February 3, 1999: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[2]
  • February 19, 1999: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[3]
  • March 31, 1999: Mike Kelly was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[4]

Regular season edit

  • On August 7, 1999, Wade Boggs had the 3,000th hit of his career.[5] The hit was a home run.

Opening Day starters edit

2 Randy Winn CF
14 Dave Martinez RF
33 Jose Canseco DH
29 Fred McGriff 1B
23 John Flaherty C
12 Wade Boggs 3B
44 Paul Sorrento LF
13 Miguel Cairo 2B
19 Kevin Stocker SS
40 Wilson Alvarez P

Season standings edit

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 98 64 0.605 48–33 50–31
Boston Red Sox 94 68 0.580 4 49–32 45–36
Toronto Blue Jays 84 78 0.519 14 40–41 44–37
Baltimore Orioles 78 84 0.481 20 41–40 37–44
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 69 93 0.426 29 33–48 36–45 Record vs. opponents edit

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL 
Anaheim 3–9 1–9 5–5 1–9 5–5 7–5 6–4 6–4 8–4 6–6 7–5 6–6 3–9 6–12
Baltimore 9–3 5–7 7–3 1–9 5–5 6–4 8–1 4–9 5–7 5–5 5–7 6–6 1–11 11–7
Boston 9–1 7–5 7–5 8–4 7–5 8–2 6–4 8–4 4–6 7–3 4–9 4–5 9–3 6–12
Chicago 5–5 3–7 5–7 3–9 7–5 6–6 8–3–1 5–7 3–7 4–8 6–4 5–5 6–4 9–9
Cleveland 9–1 9–1 4–8 9–3 8–5 7–5 9–3 3–7 10–2 7–3 5–4 3–7 5–7 9–9
Detroit 5–5 5–5 5–7 5–7 5–8 7–4 6–6 5–7 4–6 3–7 4–5 5–5 2–10 8–10
Kansas City 5–7 4–6 2–8 6–6 5–7 4–7 5–8 5–4 6–6 7–5 2–8 4–6 3–7 6–12
Minnesota 4–6 1–8 4–6 3–8–1 3–9 6–6 8–5 4–6 7–5 4–8 5–5 0–12 4–6 10–7
New York 4–6 9–4 4–8 7–5 7–3 7–5 4–5 6–4 6–4 9–1 8–4 8–4 10–2 9–9
Oakland 4–8 7–5 6–4 7–3 2–10 6–4 6–6 5–7 4–6 6–6 9–1 5–7 8–2 12–6
Seattle 6–6 5–5 3–7 8–4 3–7 7–3 5–7 8–4 1–9 6–6 8–4 5–8 7–2 7–11
Tampa Bay 5–7 7–5 9–4 4–6 4–5 5–4 8–2 5–5 4–8 1–9 4–8 4–8 5–8 4–14
Texas 6–6 6–6 5–4 5–5 7–3 5–5 6–4 12–0 4–8 7–5 8–5 8–4 6–4 10–8
Toronto 9–3 11–1 3–9 4–6 7–5 10–2 7–3 6–4 2–10 2–8 2–7 8–5 4–6 9–9


Notable transactions edit

  • April 9, 1999: Dave Silvestri was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[1]
  • May 27, 1999: Aaron Small was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[6]
  • July 23, 1999: Joe Oliver was traded by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Humberto Cota to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jose Guillen and Jeff Sparks.[2]
  • June 23, 1999: Jim Morris was signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[7]

Draft picks edit

  • June 2, 1999: Josh Hamilton was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1999.[8]
  • June 2, 1999: Carl Crawford was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1999.[9]
  • June 2, 1999: Doug Waechter was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 3rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 27, 1999.[10]

Citrus Series edit

The season series each year between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins has come to be known as the Citrus Series. In 1999, the Marlins won the series 5 games to 1.[11]

  • June 4 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 0 – 10
  • June 5 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 7 – 9
  • June 6 - Devil Rays vs Marlins: 6 – 11
  • July 9 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 4 – 11
  • July 10 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 9 – 8
  • July 11 - Devil Rays @ Marlins: 2 – 3

The Rookie edit

While coaching baseball for the Reagan County Owls, Jim Morris made a promise to his team that he would try out for Major League Baseball if his team won the District Championship, something the team had never accomplished before. His team won the title, and Morris kept his end of the bargain. At tryouts, the Major League scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays initially wasn't interested in Morris. But, the scout agreed to allow him to try out so Morris could keep his promise to his students. Surprisingly, Morris discovered that in spite of his age, and having several surgeries on his arm, he was able to throw a 98-mph fastball. In fact, he threw 12 consecutive 98-mph fastballs. After much debate with his family, Morris signed a professional contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization at the age of 35. He started out with the Minor League Class AA Orlando Rays but after a few appearances he moved up to a spot with the AAA Durham Bulls. Thanks to solid performances with Durham, Tampa Bay gave him a chance to pitch with the big club when the rosters expanded, and on September 18, 1999, against Royce Clayton of the Texas Rangers, the 35-year-old Morris made his debut, striking Clayton out on four pitches. His goal of pitching in the majors was finally realized, and he made four more appearances later that year.

Roster edit

1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats edit

= Indicates team leader

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB
C John Flaherty 117 446 124 .278 14 71 0
1B Fred McGriff 144 529 164 .310 32 104 1
2B Miguel Cairo 120 465 137 .295 3 36 22
3B Wade Boggs 90 292 88 .301 2 29 1
SS Kevin Stocker 79 254 76 .299 1 27 9
LF Bubba Trammell 82 283 82 .290 14 39 0
CF Randy Winn 79 303 81 .267 2 24 9
RF Dave Martinez 143 514 146 .284 6 66 13
DH José Canseco 113 430 120 .279 34 95 3

Other batters edit

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB
Rich Butler 7 20 3 .150 0 0 0
Danny Clyburn 28 81 16 .198 3 5 0
Steve Cox 6 19 4 .211 0 0 0
Mike Difelice 51 179 55 .307 6 27 0
Julio Franco 1 1 0 .000 0 0 0
Tony Graffanino 39 130 41 .315 2 19 3
José Guillén 47 168 41 .244 2 13 0
David Lamb 55 12 28 .226 1 13 0
Aaron Ledesma 93 294 78 .265 0 30 1
Terrell Lowery 66 185 48 .259 2 17 0
Quinton McCracken 40 148 37 .250 1 18 6
Herbert Perry 66 209 53 .254 6 32 0
Bob Smith 68 199 36 .181 3 19 4
Paul Sorrento 99 294 69 .235 11 42 1

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bobby Witt 32 180.1 7 15 5.84 123
Wilson Álvarez 28 160.0 9 9 4.22 128
Ryan Rupe 24 142.1 8 9 4.55 97
Rolando Arrojo 24 140.2 7 12 5.18 107
Tony Saunders 9 42.0 3 3 6.43 30
Dan Wheeler 6 30.2 0 4 5.87 32

Other pitchers edit

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO Sv
Mickey Callaway 5 19.1 1 2 7.45 11 0
Dave Eiland 21 80.1 4 8 5.60 53 0
Cory Lidle 5 5.0 1 0 7.20 4 0
Bryan Rekar 27 94.2 6 6 5.80 55 0
Julio Santana 22 55.1 1 4 7.32 34 0

Relief pitchers edit

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO Sv
Scott Aldred 37 24.1 3 2 5.18 22 0
Wade Boggs 1 1.1 0 0 6.75 1 0
Norm Charlton 42 50.2 2 3 4.44 45 0
Mike Duvall 40 40.0 1 1 4.05 18 0
Eddie Gaillard 8 8.2 1 0 2.08 7 0
Roberto Hernández 72 73.1 2 3 3.07 69 43
Albie Lopez 51 64.0 3 2 4.64 37 1
Jim Mecir 17 20.2 0 1 2.61 15 0
Jim Morris 5 4.2 0 0 5.79 3 0
Alan Newman 18 15.2 2 2 6.89 20 0
Jeff Sparks 8 10.0 0 0 5.40 17 1
Rick White 63 108.0 5 3 4.08 81 0
Esteban Yan 50 61.0 3 4 5.90 46 0

Game log edit

Game Log
April (12-12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 5 @ Orioles 10 – 7 Mussina (1–0) Alvarez (0–1) Timlin (1) 46,733 0-1
2 April 7 @ Orioles 8 – 5 Saunders (1–0) Guzman (0–1) Hernandez (1) 42,284 1-1
3 April 8 @ Orioles 6 – 3 Witt (1–0) Erickson (0–1) 39,853 2-1
4 April 9 Red Sox 4 – 1 Portugal (1–0) Arrojo (0–1) 40,525 2-2
5 April 10 Red Sox 5 – 3 Martinez (2–0) Santana (0–1) Gordon (3) 28,522 2-3
6 April 11 Red Sox 5 – 4 Aldred (1–0) Lowe (0–1) Hernandez (2) 23,404 3-3
7 April 12 @ Blue Jays 7 – 1 Wells (2–0) Saunders (1–1) 37,160 3-4
8 April 13 @ Blue Jays 8 – 5 White (1–0) Hamilton (0–2) Hernandez (3) 23,710 4-4
9 April 14 @ Blue Jays 7 – 6 (11) Lloyd (1–0) Lopez (0–1) 23,847 4-5
10 April 15 @ Blue Jays 11 – 1 Carpenter (1–1) Santana (0–2) 23,765 4-6
11 April 16 @ Red Sox 6 – 2 Rekar (1–0) Wakefield (1–1) 18,809 5-6
12 April 17 @ Red Sox 8 – 5 Portugal (2–0) Saunders (1–2) 26,799 5-7
13 April 18 @ Red Sox 5 – 1 Witt (2–0) Rapp (0–1) 27,589 6-7
14 April 19 @ Red Sox 4 – 1 Arrojo (1–1) Saberhagen (2–1) Hernandez (4) 33,167 7-7
15 April 20 Orioles 5 – 3 Santana (1–2) Erickson (0–3) Hernandez (5) 17,660 8-7
16 April 21 Orioles 14 – 8 Rekar (2–0) Mussina (2–1) 22,119 9-7
17 April 22 Orioles 1 – 0 Saunders (2–2) Ponson (0–2) Hernandez (6) 17,334 10-7
18 April 23 Mariners 5 – 4 White (2–0) Halama (0–2) Hernandez (7) 20,322 11-7
19 April 24 Mariners 9 – 4 Henry (2–0) Arrojo (1–2) 26,065 11-8
20 April 25 Mariners 6 – 4 Paniagua (2–2) Hernandez (0–1) Mesa (5) 27,163 11-9
21 April 28 @ White Sox 10 – 7 Parque (3–1) Rekar (2–1) Howry (6) ? 11-10
22 April 28 @ White Sox 9 – 1 Snyder (3–1) Saunders (2–3) 10,300 11-11
23 April 29 @ White Sox 4 – 1 Alvarez (1–1) Sirotka (1–3 Hernandez (8) 10,022 12-11
24 April 30 Tigers 7 – 5 Weaver (3–1) Arrojo (1–3) Jones (3) 19,177 12-12
May (11-15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
25 May 1 Tigers 4 – 3 Witt (3–0) Moehler (3–3) Hernandez (9) 20,040 13-12
26 May 2 Tigers 8 – 2 Thompson (4–2) Santana (1–3) 20,644 13-13
27 May 3 Tigers 14 – 6 Yan (1–0) Blair (0–4) 15,430 14-13
28 May 4 @ Royals 5 – 3 Mathews (2–0) Hernandez (0–2) 15,470 14-14
29 May 5 @ Royals 10 – 7 White (3–0) Witasick (0–2) Hernandez (10) 16,111 15-14
30 May 6 @ Royals 5 – 4 Aldred (2–0) Morman (1–1) Hernandez (11) 15,321 16-14
31 May 7 @ Indians 20 – 11 Wagner (1–0) Mecir (0–1) 40,601 16-15
32 May 8 @ Indians 7 – 6 Rekar (3–1) Nagy (3–3) Hernandez (12) 40,590 17-15
33 May 9 @ Indians 5 – 4 Wright (4–0) Alvarez (1–2) Jackson (8) 42,835 17-16
34 May 11 Twins 2 – 1 Radke (4–2) Rupe (0–1) Aguilera (6) 17,227 17-17
35 May 12 Twins 9 – 4 Milton (1–3) Arrojo (1–4) Trombley (2) 18,068 17-18
36 May 14 @ Angels 8 – 3 Belcher (2–3) Witt (3–1) 35,515 17-19
37 May 15 @ Angels 3 – 1 Saunders (3–3) Hill (1–3) Hernandez (13) 36,939 18-19
38 May 16 @ Angels 7 – 4 Alvarez (2–2) Sparks (1–4) 35,064 19-19
39 May 17 @ Rangers 13 – 3 Rupe (1–1) Burkett (0–3) 29,946 20-19
40 May 18 @ Rangers 5 – 4 Arrojo (2–4) Morgan (6–3) Hernandez (14) 29,706 21-19
41 May 19 @ Rangers 7 – 6 Zimmerman (3–0) Aldred (2–1) Wetteland (12) 29,513 21-20
42 May 21 Angels 10 – 9 White (4–0) Magnante (1–1) Hernandez (15) 20,687 22-20
43 May 22 Angels 8 – 6 Petkovsek (4–1) Newman (0–1) Percival (11) 23,168 22-21
44 May 23 Angels 4 – 0 (10) Finley (3–4) Hernandez (0–3) 22,522 22-22
45 May 24 Rangers 12 – 3 Clark (3–3) Arrojo (2–5) 15,820 22-23
46 May 25 Rangers 7 – 2 Venafro (1–0) Witt (3–2) 16,058 22-24
47 May 26 Rangers 8 – 6 Helling (5–5) Santana (1–4) Wetteland (14) 17,575 22-25
48 May 28 @ Mariners 6 – 1 García (6–1) Alvarez (2–3) 25,421 22-26
49 May 29 @ Mariners 11 – 5 Fassero (3–6) Rupe (1–2) 38,093 22-27
50 May 30 @ Mariners 15 – 7 Rekar (4–1) Cloude (3–2) 29,090 23-27
51 May 31 @ Athletics 10 – 7 Groom (1–0) Yan (1–1) 10,444 23-28
June (10-16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
52 June 1 @ Athletics 5 – 2 Rogers (3–2) Eiland (0–1) Taylor (13) 7,170 23-29
53 June 2 @ Athletics 7 – 6 Yan (2–1) Mathews (5–2) Hernandez (16) 17,505 24-29
54 June 4 Marlins 10 – 0 Springer (2–6) Rupe (1–3) 20,167 24-30
55 June 5 Marlins 9 – 7 Meadows (5–5) Duvall (0–1) Mantei (7) 22,686 24-31
56 June 6 Marlins 11 – 6 Alfonseca (2–4) Yan (2–2) 21,321 24-32
57 June 7 @ Braves 9 – 5 Smoltz (7–1) Eiland (0–2) Rocker (13) 36,731 24-33
58 June 8 @ Braves 11 – 2 Pérez (4–2) Alvarez (2–4) 35,709 24-34
59 June 9 @ Braves 4 – 3 (12) McGlinchy (3–2) White (4–1) 35,160 24-35
60 June 11 @ Expos 5 – 4 Batista (6 – 2) Witt (3–3) Urbina (13) 7,067 24-36
61 June 12 @ Expos 5 – 3 Callaway (1–0) Hermanson (3–6) Hernandez (17) 9,307 25-36
62 June 13 @ Expos 0 – 4 Pavano (5–5) Rekar (4–2) 7,234 25-37
63 June 14 @ White Sox 9 – 7 Snyder (7–5) Alvarez (2–5) Howry (11) 15,457 25-38
64 June 15 @ White Sox 3 – 2 Rupe (2–3) Baldwin (3–6) Hernandez (18) 11,347 26-38
65 June 16 @ White Sox 3 – 2 (11) Lowe (3–0) Charlton (0–1) 10,903 26-39
66 June 18 @ Twins 8 – 5 Wells (4–1) Aldred (2–2) Trombley (9) 24,157 26-40
67 June 19 @ Twins 4 – 3 Rekar (5–2) Radke (5–6) Hernandez (19) 16,823 27-40
68 June 20 @ Twins 6 – 5 (11) Newman (1–1) Trombley (1–4) 15,413 28-40
69 June 21 @ Twins 3 – 2 Rupe (3–3) Radlosky (0–1) Hernandez (20) 13,878 29-40
70 June 22 Yankees 7 – 0 Hernández (8–6) Witt (3–4) 30,290 29-41
71 June 23 Yankees 12 – 4 Clemens (7–2) Eiland (0–3) 30,474 29-42
72 June 24 Yankees 7 – 3 Pettitte (5–5) Rekar (5–3) Mendoza (2) 30,499 29-43
73 June 25 Blue Jays 11 – 4 Alvarez (3–5) Wells (8–6) 18,633 30-43
74 June 26 Blue Jays 5 – 2 Rupe (4–3) Hamilton (1–5) Hernandez (21) 22,062 31-43
75 June 27 Blue Jays 8 – 0 Witt (4–4) Escobar (7–5) 20,556 32-43
76 June 28 Blue Jays 3 – 2 Carpenter (5–5) Eiland (0–4) Koch (9) 17,727 32-44
77 June 30 @ Red Sox 11 – 10 (10) Hernandez (1–3) Wasdin (7–1) 27,961 33-44
July (9-16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
78 July 1 @ Red Sox 12 – 3 Alvarez (4–5) Cho (2–1) 29,270 34-44
79 July 2 @ Blue Jays 8 – 7 Aldred (3–2) Escobar (7–6) Hernandez (22) 23,109 35-44
80 July 3 @ Blue Jays 5 – 0 Carpenter (6–5) Witt (4–5) 25,344 35-45
81 July 4 @ Blue Jays 6 – 3 Hentgen (6–6) White (4–2) Koch (11) 24,639 35-46
82 July 5 Red Sox 4 – 2 Portugal (5–6) Rekar (5–4) Wakefield (9) 21,967 35-47
83 July 6 Red Sox 6 – 4 Lopez (1–1) Wasdin (7–2) Hernandez (23) 17,309 36-47
84 July 7 Red Sox 3 – 2 Eiland (1–4) Martínez (15–3) Hernandez (24) 20,959 37-47
85 July 8 Red Sox 3 – 2 Witt (5–5) Rose (4–2) Hernandez (25) 21,160 38-47
86 July 9 @ Marlins 11 – 4 Hernández (5–8) Rupe (4–4) 17,976 38-48
87 July 10 @ Marlins 9 – 8 Rekar (6–4) Springer (3–10) Hernandez (26) 26,516 39-48
88 July 11 @ Marlins 3 – 2 Fernandez (4–5) Alvarez (4–6) Alfonseca (1) 19,984 39-49
89 July 15 Mets 8 – 7 (10) Benítez (1–2) Charlton (0–2) 20,905 39-50
90 July 16 Mets 9 – 7 Reed (7–3) Eiland (1–5) Cook (2) 22,858 39-51
91 July 17 Mets 3 – 2 Alvarez (5–6) Hershiser (9–7) Hernandez (27) 40,186 40-51
92 July 18 Phillies 3 – 2 Schilling (14–4) Lopez (1–2) 20,075 40-52
93 July 19 Phillies 16 – 3 Ogea (5–9) Rekar (6–5) 17,600 40-53
94 July 20 Phillies 5 – 4 (13) Charlton (1–2) Schrenk (0–1) 30,868 41-53
95 July 21 @ Yankees 4 – 3 Hernández (11–6) Witt (5–6) Rivera (25) 27,566 41-54
96 July 22 @ Yankees 5 – 4 Pettitte (7–7) Rekar (6–6) Rivera (26) 40,557 41-55
97 July 23 Rangers 11 – 8 Kolb (1–0) Rupe (4–5) 18,960 41-56
98 July 24 Rangers 5 – 3 Loaiza (2–1) Newman (1–2) Wetteland (28) 22,780 41-57
99 July 25 Rangers 4 – 3 Helling (8–7) Arrojo (2–6) Wetteland (29) 21,202 41-58
100 July 26 Angels 7 – 0 Witt (6–6) Olivares (8–9) 15,596 42-58
101 July 27 Angels 10 – 5 Magnante (3–1) Callaway (1–1) 15,702 42-59
102 July 28 Angels 4 – 1 Rupe (5–5) McDowell (0–2) Hernandez (28) 18,336 43-59
103 July 30 @ Athletics 4 – 1 Oquist (8–7) Eiland (1–6) Taylor (26) 9,269 43-60
104 July 31 @ Athletics 5 – 1 Olivares (9–9) Arrojo (2–7) Jones (5) 20,081 43-61
August (16-12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
105 August 1 @ Athletics 10 – 6 Heredia (8–5) Witt (6–7) Mathews (2) 24,951 43-62
106 August 2 @ Mariners 4 – 0 García (11–6) Callaway (1–2) Paniagua (2) 45,118 43-63
107 August 3 @ Mariners 5 – 2 Halama (9–2) Rupe (5–6) Mesa (23) 37,180 43-64
108 August 4 @ Mariners 7 – 1 Eiland (2–6) Meche (2–2) 42,336 44-64
109 August 6 Indians 4 – 2 Yan (3–2) Burba (8–7) Hernandez (29) 34,623 45-64
110 August 7 Indians 15 – 10 Nagy (13–7) Witt (6–8) 39,512 45-65
111 August 8 Indians 5 – 3 Alvarez (6–6) Wright (7–7) Hernandez (30) 33,052 46-65
112 August 9 Orioles 10 – 9 Rupe (6–6) Johnson (3–6) Hernandez (31) 17,796 47-65
113 August 10 Orioles 17 – 1 Ponson (11–7) Eiland (2–7) 17,848 47-66
114 August 11 Orioles 4 – 2 Mussina (14–7) Arrojo (2–8) Timlin (15) 17,824 47-67
115 August 12 @ Royals 7 – 6 Witt (7–8) Reichert (1–1) Hernandez (32) 16,201 48-67
116 August 13 @ Royals 2 – 1 Service (5–4) Yan (3–3) 23,835 48-68
117 August 14 @ Royals 11 – 4 Rupe (7–6) Suppan (7–7) 20,684 49-68
118 August 15 @ Royals 5 – 3 Eiland (3–7) Suzuki (0–4) Hernandez (33) 19,162 50-68
119 August 16 @ Tigers 9 – 1 Arrojo (3–8) Weaver (6–9) 21,102 51-68
120 August 17 @ Tigers 3 – 1 Mlicki (8–11) Witt (7–9) Jones (19) 19,418 51-69
121 August 18 @ Tigers 4 – 0 Alvarez (7–6) Borkowski (0–4) Lopez (1) 21,311 52-69
122 August 20 Royals 5 – 4 Hernandez (2–3) Service (5–5) 18,396 53-69
123 August 21 Royals 8 – 2 Eiland (4–7) Witasick (4–10) 35,769 54-69
124 August 22 Royals 2 – 1 Arrojo (4–8) Rosado (7–11) 27,864 55-69
125 August 23 White Sox 10 – 2 Baldwin (8–11) Witt (7–10) 15,386 55-70
126 August 24 White Sox 6 – 5 Alvarez (8–6) Parque (9–10) Hernandez (34) 15,425 56-70
127 August 25 White Sox 6 – 1 Foulke (2–3) Rupe (7–7) 15,468 56-71
128 August 26 White Sox 9 – 7 White (5–2) Snyder (9–9) Hernandez (35) 16,475 57-71
129 August 27 @ Indians 2 – 1 Burba (11–7) Arrojo (4–9) Jackson (30) 43,303 57-72
130 August 28 @ Indians 3 – 0 Nagy (14–9) Witt (7–11) Jackson (31) 43,190 57-73
131 August 29 @ Indians 6 – 4 Alvarez (9–6) Haney (0–1) Hernandez (36) 43,151 58-73
132 August 31 @ Orioles 3 – 0 Rupe (8–7) Ponson (11–10) Hernandez (37) 36,223 59-73
September (9-18)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
133 September 1 @ Orioles 3 – 1 Johns (4–2) Wheeler (0–1) Timlin (18) 37,009 59-74
134 September 2 @ Orioles 11 – 6 Erickson (11–11) Arrojo (4–10) 39,172 59-75
135 September 3 Twins 4 – 2 Charlton (2–2) Guardado (2–4) Hernandez (38) 15,355 60-75
136 September 4 Twins 11 – 3 Lopez (2–2) Miller (2–1) 17,805 61-75
137 September 5 Twins 4 – 1 Radke (12–12) Rupe (8–8) 17,480 61-76
138 September 6 Twins 13 – 7 Carrasco (2–2) White (5–3) 16,929 61-77
139 September 8 Tigers 5 – 1 Mlicki (12–11) Witt (7–12) 14,887 61-78
140 September 9 Tigers 5 – 3 Arrojo (5–10) Nitkowski (2–5) Hernandez (39) 15,056 62-78
141 September 10 Athletics 7 – 2 Hudson (10–1) Alvarez (9–7) 16,182 62-79
142 September 11 Athletics 5 – 4 Olivares (14–10) Rupe (8–9) Jones (9) 25,362 62-80
143 September 12 Athletics 4 – 3 Heredia (12–7) Wheeler (0–2) Isringhausen (5) 25,147 62-81
144 September 13 Athletics 8 – 3 Appier (15–12) Witt (7–13) 14,936 62-82
145 September 14 Mariners 5 – 1 Moyer (14–6) Arrojo (5–11) 15,154 62-83
146 September 15 Mariners 8 – 4 Lopez (3–2) Rodriguez (2–4) 15,542 63-83
147 September 16 Mariners 5 – 3 García (15–8) Yan (3–4) Mesa (33) 15,817 63-84
148 September 17 @ Rangers 7 – 5 Newman (2–2) Helling (13–9) Hernandez (40) 33,695 64-84
149 September 18 @ Rangers 6 – 1 Sele (17–8) Witt (7–14) 36,820 64-85
150 September 19 @ Rangers 15 – 2 Arrojo (6–11) Burkett (7–8) 24,930 65-85
151 September 20 @ Angels 10 – 5 Finley (11–11) Alvarez (9–8) 16,165 65-86
152 September 21 @ Angels 7 – 5 Ortiz (2–3) Eiland (4–8) Percival (31) 16,486 65-87
153 September 22 @ Angels 8 – 5 Washburn (3–4) Wheeler (0–3) 16,801 65-88
154 September 24 @ Yankees 4 – 3 (11) Stanton (2–2) Charlton (2–3) 44,932 65-89
155 September 25 @ Yankees 2 – 1 Arrojo (7–11) Cone (11–9) Hernandez (41) 50,403 66-89
156 September 26 @ Yankees 6 – 5 Lidle (1–0) Mendoza (7–9) Hernandez (42) 49,458 67-89
157 September 27 @ Yankees 10 – 6 Duvall (1–1) Irabu (11–7) Sparks (1) 41,355 68-89
158 September 28 Blue Jays 8 – 2 Wells (16–10) Wheeler (0–4) 19,781 68-90
159 September 29 Blue Jays 6 – 2 Escobar (14–11) Witt (7–15) 22,180 68-91
October (1-2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
160 October 1 Yankees 11 – 7 Mendoza (9–9) Arrojo (7–12) Rivera (44) 27,248 68-92
161 October 2 Yankees 3 – 2 Cone (12–9) Álvarez (9–9) Rivera (45) 40,756 68-93
162 October 3 Yankees 6 – 2 Gaillard (1–0) Juden (0–1) Hernandez (43) 31,292 69-93

Farm system edit

Level Team League Manager
AAA Durham Bulls International League Bill Evers
AA Orlando Rays Southern League Bill Russell
A St. Petersburg Devil Rays Florida State League Roy Silver
A Charleston RiverDogs South Atlantic League Charlie Montoyo
A-Short Season Hudson Valley Renegades New York–Penn League Edwin Rodríguez
Rookie Princeton Devil Rays Appalachian League Bobby Ramos

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Orlando, Hudson Valley[12][13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Dave Silvestri Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b "Joe Oliver Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Julio Franco Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Mike Kelly Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "Baseball Almanac - Boxscore of 3,000th Hit by Wade Boggs". www.baseball-almanac.com.
  6. ^ "Aaron Small Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Jim Morris Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "Josh Hamilton Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "Carl Crawford Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "Doug Waechter Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  13. ^ "1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference.com.

External links edit

  • Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Baseball Reference
  • 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com