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Owner(s) | Marge Schott, Carl Lindner |
General manager(s) | Jim Bowden |
Manager(s) | Jack McKeon |
Local television | Fox Sports Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh) |
Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1999 season was a season in American baseball. During the season the Reds became a surprising contender in the National League Central, winning 96 games and narrowly losing the division to the Houston Astros, ultimately missing the playoffs after losing a one game playoff with the New York Mets.[1]
Offseason[edit]
- November 5, 1998: Melvin Nieves was released by the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
- November 10, 1998: Bret Boone was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Remlinger to the Atlanta Braves for Rob Bell, Denny Neagle, and Michael Tucker.[3]
- November 11, 1998: Paul Konerko was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Cameron.[4]
- December 21, 1998: Steve Avery was signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[5]
- February 2, 1999: Mark Sweeney was traded by the San Diego Padres with Greg Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds for Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, and Josh Harris (minors).[6]
Regular season[edit]
Opening Day starters[edit]
Pos | Player |
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CF | Mike Cameron |
SS | Barry Larkin |
1B | Sean Casey |
LF | Greg Vaughn |
RF | Dmitri Young |
C | Eddie Taubensee |
3B | Aaron Boone |
2B | Pokey Reese |
P | Brett Tomko |
Season standings[edit]
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Houston Astros | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 50–32 | 47–33 |
Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 67 | 0.589 | 1½ | 45–37 | 51–30 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 83 | 0.484 | 18½ | 45–36 | 33–47 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 86 | 0.466 | 21½ | 38–42 | 37–44 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 87 | 0.460 | 22½ | 32–48 | 42–39 |
Chicago Cubs | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1999 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] |
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | 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 |
Transactions[edit]
- June 2, 1999: Ben Broussard was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1999.[7]
- August 4, 1999: Jason Bere was released by the Cincinnati Reds.[8]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Eddie Taubensee | 126 | 424 | 132 | .311 | 21 | 87 |
1B | Sean Casey | 151 | 594 | 197 | .332 | 25 | 99 |
2B | Pokey Reese | 149 | 585 | 167 | .285 | 10 | 52 |
3B | Aaron Boone | 139 | 472 | 132 | .280 | 14 | 72 |
SS | Barry Larkin | 161 | 583 | 171 | .293 | 12 | 75 |
LF | Greg Vaughn | 153 | 550 | 135 | .245 | 45 | 118 |
CF | Mike Cameron | 146 | 542 | 139 | .256 | 21 | 66 |
RF | Michael Tucker | 133 | 296 | 75 | .253 | 11 | 44 |
Other batters[edit]
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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OF | Dmitri Young | 127 | 373 | 112 | .300 | 14 | 56 |
OF | Jeffrey Hammonds | 123 | 262 | 73 | .279 | 17 | 41 |
3B | Mark Lewis | 88 | 173 | 44 | .254 | 6 | 28 |
C | Brian Johnson | 45 | 117 | 27 | .231 | 5 | 18 |
IF | Chris Stynes | 73 | 113 | 27 | .239 | 2 | 14 |
1B | Hal Morris | 80 | 102 | 29 | .284 | 0 | 16 |
C | Jason LaRue | 36 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 3 | 10 |
1B | Mark Sweeney | 37 | 31 | 11 | .355 | 2 | 7 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games Pitched; GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned Run Average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Innings Pitched
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | K | ERA | WHIP |
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Harnisch, Pete | 33 | 33 | 198.1 | 16 | 10 | 120 | 3.68 | 1.24 |
Tomko, Brett | 33 | 26 | 172.0 | 5 | 7 | 132 | 4.78 | 1.36 |
Villone, Ron | 29 | 22 | 142.2 | 9 | 7 | 97 | 4.23 | 1.31 |
Parris, Steve | 22 | 21 | 128.2 | 11 | 4 | 86 | 3.50 | 1.36 |
Neagle, Denny | 20 | 19 | 111.2 | 9 | 5 | 76 | 4.27 | 1.20 |
Avery, Steve | 19 | 19 | 96.0 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 5.16 | 1.59 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Guzman, Juan | 12 | 12 | 77.1 | 6 | 3 | 3.03 | 60 |
Bere, Jason | 12 | 10 | 43.1 | 3 | 0 | 6.85 | 28 |
Belinda, Stan | 29 | 0 | 42.2 | 3 | 1 | 5.27 | 40 |
Greene, Rick | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 3 |
Ryan, B.J. | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Hudek, John | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Sullivan, Scott | 79 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.01 | 78 |
Graves, Danny | 75 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 3.08 | 69 |
Williamson, Scott | 62 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2.41 | 107 |
Reyes, Dennys | 65 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.79 | 72 |
White, Gabe | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.43 | 61 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Scott Williamson, National League Rookie of the Year
- Sean Casey, Hutch Award[9]
- Jack McKeon, National League Manager of the Year
Legacy[edit]
The 96 wins by the 1999 Cincinnati Reds were the most since the 1976 Big Red Machine who compiled 102 victories en route to their second consecutive World Series title. The Reds would not reach the 90-win plateau again until the 2010 season, when the team won the National League Central title with 91 victories.[10]
The 1999 team is regarded as one of the best teams not to make the playoffs. Since the switch to 162 game season in 1963, the Reds have the sixth-best record, only to not make the playoffs at 96-67.[11]
Notable Records[edit]
The team scored 865 runs, which still stands as the franchise record for runs scored in a season. The team also set franchise highs in most runs batted in (820), most total bases (2,549), and highest slugging percentage (.451)[10]
On May 19, 1999 the Reds set three franchise records when they collected 28 hits, 15 extra base hits, and 55 total bases in a 24-12 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Sean Casey and Jeffrey Hammonds also set individual franchise records with each scoring five runs.[12]
On September 4, 1999 the Reds set a franchise record when they clubbed nine home runs in a 22-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.[12]
Farm system[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Reds Fan says:. "Teams That Were Almost Great: The 1999 Cincinnati Reds | UmpBump.com | A baseball fan blog". UmpBump.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Melvin Nieves Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Bret Boone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Paul Konerko Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Steve Avery Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Mark Sweeney Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Ben Broussard Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Jason Bere Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Hutch Award". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Reds Season Records".
- ^ "Best baseball teams to not make the playoffs".
- ^ a b "Reds Single Game Records".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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