The 1999 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 30th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their 2nd in the National League, and their 31st overall. The Brewers finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 74 wins and 87 losses, failing to improve by one game from the season prior and were eliminated from postseason contention for the 17th consecutive season.

Offseason November 11, 1998: Bob Hamelin was released by the Brewers.Bob Hamelin at Baseball-Reference November 20, 1998: Héctor Ramírez was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Héctor Ramírez at Baseball-Reference December 1, 1999: Norberto Martin was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Norberto Martin at Baseball-Reference December 2, 1999: Dave Weathers was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. December 14, 1998: The Brewers traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Alex Ochoa. The Brewers completed the deal by sending Darrell Nicholas (minors) to the Twins on December 15.Alex Ochoa at Baseball-Reference December 18, 1998: Marc Newfield was released by the Brewers.Marc Newfield at Baseball-Reference January 27, 1999: Jim Abbott was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Jim Abbott at Baseball-Reference

Regular season July 14, 1999: "Big Blue", a massive crane that was used to put the roof panels on soon to be completed Miller Park, collapsed while attempting to place one of the panels. Ultimately, this accident delayed the opening of Miller Park a full season and it wasn't opened until April 2001. (1999)Paul Molitor3B: 1978–92

Opening day starters Sean Berry Jeromy Burnitz Jeff Cirillo Marquis Grissom Geoff Jenkins Mark Loretta Dave Nilsson Bill Pulsipher Fernando Viña 1999 Milwaukee Brewers Roster by Baseball Almanac

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 12, 1999: Aaron Small was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Aaron Small at Baseball-Reference May 23, 1999: Aaron Small was released by the Brewers. June 2, 1999: Ben Sheets was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed July 30, 1999.Ben Sheets at Baseball-Reference August 12, 1999: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Jason Bere at Baseball-Reference August 18, 1999: Rich Becker was traded by the Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Carl Dale to the Brewers on August 20.Rich Becker at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1999 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB C Dave Nilsson 115 343 56 106 21 62 .309 1 1B Mark Loretta 153 587 93 170 5 67 .290 4 2B Ron Belliard 124 457 60 135 8 58 .295 4 3B Jeff Cirillo 157 607 98 198 15 88 .326 7 SS José Valentín 89 256 45 58 10 38 .227 3 CF Marquis Grissom 154 603 92 161 20 83 .267 24 RF Jeromy Burnitz 130 467 87 126 33 103 .270 7 LF Geoff Jenkins 135 447 70 140 21 82 .313 5

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H HR RBI Avg. SB Alex Ochoa 119 277 47 83 8 40 .300 6 Sean Berry 106 259 26 59 2 23 .228 0 Brian Banks 105 219 34 53 5 22 .242 6 Fernando Viña 37 154 17 41 1 16 .266 5 Rich Becker 89 139 15 35 5 16 .252 5 Lou Collier 74 135 18 35 2 21 .259 3 Kevin Barker 38 117 13 33 3 23 .282 1 Bobby Hughes 48 101 10 26 3 8 .257 0 Robinson Cancel 15 44 5 8 0 5 .182 0 Charlie Greene 32 42 4 8 0 1 .190 0 Lyle Mouton 14 17 2 3 1 3 .176 0 Eddie Zosky 8 7 1 1 0 0 .143 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed Player G IP W L ERA SO BB Scott Karl 33 197.2 11 11 4.78 74 69 Steve Woodard 31 185.0 11 8 4.52 119 36 Hideo Nomo 28 176.1 12 8 4.54 16178 Bill Pulsipher 19 87.1 5 6 5.98 42 36 Cal Eldred 20 82.0 2 8 7.79 60 46 Jim Abbott 20 82.0 2 8 6.91 37 42 Jason Bere 5 23.1 2 0 4.63 19 10

Other pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Inning pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Rafael Roque 43 84.1 1 6 5.34 66 Kyle Peterson 17 77.0 4 7 4.56 34

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 Bob Wickman 71 3 8 37 3.39 60 Mike Myers 71 2 1 0 5.23 35 Eric Plunk 68 4 4 0 5.02 63 David Weathers 63 7 4 2 4.65 74 Rocky Coppinger 29 5 3 0 3.68 39 Al Reyes 26 2 0 0 4.25 39 Héctor Ramírez 15 1 2 0 3.43 9 Jim Pittsley 15 0 1 0 4.82 13 Steve Falteisek 10 0 0 0 7.50 5 Reggie Harris 8 0 0 0 3.00 11 Valerio De Los Santos 7 0 1 0 6.48 5 Chad Fox 6 0 0 0 10.80 12 Horacio Estrada 4 0 0 0 7.36 5 Carl Dale 4 0 1 0 20.25 4 Jeff D'Amico 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 1999. The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants.

References

1999 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference 1999 Milwaukee Brewers team page at baseball-almanac.com