The 1999 San Diego Padres season was the 31st season in franchise history. They finished fourth in the National League West. They had lost several key players after their 1998 pennant-winning season, most notably pitching ace Kevin Brown.
Offseason
Acquisitions November 13, 1998: John Vander Wal was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.John Vander Wal Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 17, 1998: Archi Cianfrocco was released by the San Diego Padres. 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). Starting pitcher Joey Hamilton traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for starting pitchers Woody Williams and reliever Carlos Almanzar
Free agent losses Kevin Brown Ken Caminiti Steve Finley
Regular season The Padres played in the first game ever at Safeco Field on July 15, 1999. The Mariners lost to the Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Opening Day starters George Arias Andy Ashby Chris Gomez Tony Gwynn Wally Joyner Greg Myers Rubén Rivera Reggie Sanders Quilvio Veras
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Roster 1999 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Tony Gwynn's 3000th hit August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres got the 3,000th hit of his career. After the hit, first base umpire Kerwin Danley personally congratulated Tony Gwynn after the hit because they were teammates at San Diego State. Gwynn had four singles in the game. Gwynn became the 22nd member of the 3,000 hit club and accomplished the feat on his mother's birthday.
Line score August 6, Olympic Stadium, Montréal, Québec Team123456789RHESan Diego41020102212173Montreal2001004031093W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Dan Smith SV: Trevor Hoffman HRs: Phil Nevin (6), Vladimir Guerrero (15), Chris Widger (23), Orlando Cabrera (7)Attendance: 13,540 Time:3:18
Batting San Diego PadresABRHRBIMontreal ExposABRHRBIQuilvio Veras, 2b5430Manny Martínez4000Carlos Reyes, p0000Guillermo Mota, p0000Trevor Hoffman, p0000Anthony Telford, p0000Tony Gwynn, lf5140Wilton Guerrero, ph1012Rubén Rivera, pr-cf0100Michael Barrett, 3b511 0Reggie Sanders, lf-rf5121Rondell White, lf3001Phil Nevin, 3b5224Vladimir Guerrero, rf4221Wally Joyner, 1b4010Chris Widger, c4221Eric Owens, cf-lf5221Brad Fullmer, 1b2000Ben Davis5121Bobby Ayala0000Damian Jackson, ss4010James Mouton, ph-cf2221Damian Jackson, ss4010Orlando Cabrera, ss3113Damian Jackson, ss4010Mike Mordecai, 2b3000Sterling Hitchcock, p3000Orlando Merced, ph1100Will Cunnane, p0000Dan Smith0000John Vander Wal, ph1000J.D. Smart, p1000Dan Miceli, p0000Shane Andrews, 1b3100Dave Magadan, ph0001NONE0000Ed Giovanola, 2b0000NONE0000Totals4212179Totals361099
Pitching San Diego PadresIPHRERBBSOHitchcock, W6.066605Cunnane1.011101Miceli1.000000Reyes0.213010Hoffman, SV0.110000Totals9.0910716
Montreal ExposIPHRERBBSOSmith, L0.254410J.D. Smart3.163311Ayala3.021003Mota1.244413Telford0.100000Totals9.015121137
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 76 266 65 .244 5 30 1B 110 323 80 .248 5 43 2B 132 475 133 .280 6 41 3B 128 383 103 .269 24 85 SS 133 388 87 .224 9 39 LF 133 478 136 .285 26 72 CF 147 411 80 .195 23 48 RF 111 411 139 .338 10 62
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 Eric Owens 149 440 117 .266 9 61 Dave Magadan 116 248 68 .274 2 30 132 246 67 .272 6 41 Chris Gomez 76 234 59 .252 1 15 George Arias 55 164 40 .244 7 20 Jim Leyritz 50 134 32 .239 8 21 Greg Myers 50 128 37 .289 3 15 Wiki González 30 83 21 .253 3 12 Carlos Baerga 33 80 20 .250 2 5 Ed Giovanola 56 58 11 .190 0 3 Mike Darr 25 48 13 .271 2 3 David Newhan 32 43 6 .140 2 6 Gary Matthews Jr. 23 36 8 .222 0 7 Carlos García 6 11 2 .182 0 0
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 33 208.1 12 12 4.41 137 31 206.0 14 10 3.80 132 33 205.2 12 14 4.11 194 31 180.2 10 12 4.48 135 Stan Spencer 9 38.1 0 7 9.16 36 Buddy Carlyle 7 37.2 1 3 5.97 29
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 33 94.1 6 5 3.24 64 Heath Murray 22 50.0 0 4 5.76 25
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 Trevor Hoffman 64 2 3 40 2.14 73 66 4 5 2 4.46 59 65 2 4 1 3.72 57 55 7 4 0 3.07 53 28 0 0 0 7.47 30 Will Cunnane 24 2 1 0 5.23 22 Matt Whisenant 19 0 1 0 3.68 10 Ed Vosberg 15 0 0 0 9.72 6 12 1 2 0 3.86 3 Matt Whiteside 10 1 0 0 13.91 9 Domingo Guzmán 7 0 1 0 21.60 4 Ed Giovanola 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Award winners Tony Gwynn, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tony Gwynn Andy Ashby Trevor Hoffman
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 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1999 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac