| 1999 Oakland Athletics | |
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| Record | 87–75 (.537) |
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| Owner(s) | Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann |
| General manager(s) | Billy Beane |
| Manager(s) | Art Howe |
| Local television | KICU-TV Fox Sports Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson) |
| Local radio | KABL (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 1999 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. In doing so, the Athletics finished with their first winning record since 1992. The campaign was also the first of eight consecutive winning seasons for the Athletics (the last of these coming in 2006).
Offseason
- December 14, 1998: Tony Phillips was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[1]
- December 14, 1998: Rafael Bournigal was released by the Oakland Athletics.[2]
- January 7, 1999: Marc Newfield was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[3]
- January 8, 1999: Mike Oquist was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.[4]
- January 26, 1999: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[5]
- February 17, 1999: John Jaha signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[6]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 51–30 | 44–37 |
| Oakland Athletics | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 8 | 52–29 | 35–46 |
| Seattle Mariners | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 16 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
| Anaheim Angels | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 25 | 37–44 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
1999 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||
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| 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
- July 29, 1999: Jeff Davanon, Nathan Haynes, and Elvin Nina (minors) were traded by the Athletics to the Anaheim Angels for Randy Velarde and Omar Olivares.[7]
- July 31, 1999: Billy Taylor was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Jason Isringhausen and Greg McMichael.[8]
- July 31, 1999: Jeff D'Amico, Brad Rigby and Blake Stein were traded by the Athletics to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin Appier.[9]
- August 18, 1999: Rich Becker was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Carl Dale (August 20, 1999) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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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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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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Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Billy Taylor | 43 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 3.98 | 38 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Vancouver Canadians | Pacific Coast League | Mike Quade |
| AA | Midland RockHounds | Texas League | Tony DeFrancesco |
| A | Modesto A's | California League | Bob Geren |
| A | Visalia Oaks | California League | Juan Navarrette |
| A-Short Season | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | Northwest League | Greg Sparks |
| Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | John Kuehl |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vancouver, AZL Athletics
References
- ^ "Tony Phillips Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rafael Bournigal Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Marc Newfield Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Mike Oquist Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Tim Raines Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "John Jaha Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Randy Velarde Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jason Isringhausen Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Jeff D'Amico Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Rich Becker Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- 1999 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.