The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 118th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 108th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75–86 during the season and finished fourth in the National League Central division, 21½ games behind the Houston Astros.
Offseason November 19, 1998: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals. November 19, 1998: Ricky Bottalico was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Garrett Stephenson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant, and Cliff Politte.Ricky Bottalico Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 7, 1998: Willie McGee was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.Willie McGee Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 14, 1998: Édgar Rentería was traded by the Florida Marlins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Armando Almanza, Braden Looper, and Pablo Ozuna. January 15, 1999: Mike Mohler was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Regular season
On April 23, 1999, Fernando Tatís hit two grand slams in the third inning, both off Chan Ho Park.2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac In 1999, Mark McGwire drove in a league-leading 147 runs while only having 145 hits, the highest RBI-per-hit tally in baseball history.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Transactions May 15, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 2, 1999: Albert Pujols was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 1999.Albert Pujols Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Roster 1999 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches (Bullpen) (Pitching) (Hitting) (Third Base) (First Base) (Bench)
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 C Eli Marrero 114 317 61 .192 6 34 1B Mark McGwire 153 521 145 .278 65 147 2B Joe McEwing 152 513 141 .275 9 44 SS Édgar Rentería 154 585 161 .275 11 63 3B Fernando Tatis 149 537 160 .298 34 107 LF Ray Lankford 122 422 129 .306 15 63 CF J.D. Drew 104 368 89 .242 13 39 RF Eric Davis 58 191 49 .257 5 30
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 Darren Bragg 93 273 71 .260 6 26 Willie McGee 132 271 68 .251 0 20 Alberto Castillo 93 255 67 .263 4 31 Plácido Polanco 88 220 61 .277 1 19 Thomas Howard 98 195 57 .292 6 28 Craig Paquette 48 157 45 .287 10 37 Shawon Dunston 62 150 46 .307 5 25 Adam Kennedy 33 102 26 .255 1 16 David Howard 52 82 17 .207 1 6 Marcus Jensen 16 34 8 .235 1 1 Eduardo Pérez 21 32 11 .344 1 9 Luis Ordaz 10 9 1 .111 0 2
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 Darren Oliver 30 196.1 9 9 4.26 119 Kent Bottenfield 31 190.1 18 7 3.97 124 José Jiménez 29 163.0 5 14 5.85 113 Larry Luebbers 8 45.2 3 3 5.12 16 Donovan Osborne 6 29.1 1 3 5.52 21 Mark Thompson 5 29.1 1 3 2.76 22
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 Kent Mercker 25 103.2 6 5 5.12 64 Juan Acevedo 50 102.1 6 8 5.89 52 Garrett Stephenson 18 85.1 6 3 4.22 59 Rick Ankiel 9 33.0 0 1 3.27 39 Clint Sodowsky 3 6.1 0 1 15.63 2
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 Ricky Bottalico 68 3 7 20 4.91 66 Manny Aybar 65 4 5 3 5.47 74 Rich Croushore 59 3 7 3 4.14 88 Lance Painter 56 4 5 1 4.83 56 Mike Mohler 48 1 1 1 4.38 31 Scott Radinsky 43 2 1 3 4.88 17 Heathcliff Slocumb 40 3 2 2 2.36 48 Mike Busby 15 0 1 0 7.13 7 Rick Heiserman 3 0 0 0 8.31 4 Alan Benes 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 Curtis King 2 0 0 0 18.00 1
Awards and records Mark McGwire, Major League record: First player to hit at least 50 home runs in four consecutive seasonsGreat Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott Latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1999 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1999 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com