The 1999 Cleveland Indians season was the 99th season for the franchise and the 6th season at Jacobs Field. They are the only team in Major League Baseball since 1950 to score over 1,000 runs during the regular season. They were shut out only three times in 162 games. Five Indians scored at least 100 runs and four drove in at least 100 runs. Right fielder Manny Ramirez drove in 165 runs, the most by any MLB player since Jimmie Foxx in 1938.

Offseason October 28, 1998: Bruce Aven was selected off waivers by the Florida Marlins from the Cleveland Indians. November 18, 1998: Brian Giles was traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ricardo Rincón.Brian Giles at Baseball Reference December 1, 1998: Roberto Alomar was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Roberto Alomar at Baseball Reference December 8, 1998: Mark Whiten was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Mark Whiten at Baseball Reference

Regular season July 3, 1999: Against the Kansas City Royals, Jim Thome hit a 511 ft home run, the longest ever in Cleveland Indians history. It was hit to center field and cleared the outer gates onto Eagle Avenue outside of Jacobs Field.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions April 14, 1999: Jhonny Peralta was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Jhonny Peralta at Baseball Reference

Roster 1999 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (First base) (Bullpen) (Outfield) (Hitting) (Third base) (Pitching) (Bullpen catcher)

Game log

|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || April 6 || @ Angels || 6–5 |||| Karsay (0–1) || Percival (1) || 39,936 || 0–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Angels || 9–1 || Burba (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || || 21,689 || 1-1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Angels || 9–1 || Colón (1–0) || Sparks (0–1) || || 25,084 || 2–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 || April 9 || @ Twins || 14–5 || Nagy (1–0) || Hawkins (0–1) || || 16,348 || 3–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || April 10 || @ Twins || 12–7 || Karsay (1-1) || Lincoln (0–2) || || 18,829 || 4–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || April 11 || @ Twins || 9–8 || Wright (1–0) || Radke (1-1) || Jackson (1) || 12,430 || 5–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Royals || 5–2 (10) || Shuey (1–0) || Santiago (0–1) || || 42,798 || 6–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 || April 14 || Royals || 11–4 || Colón (2–0) || Suppan (0–2) || || 42,926 || 7–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 || April 17 || Twins || 5–1 || Nagy (2–0) || Radke (1–2) || || 40,582 || 8–1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 10 || April 17 || Twins || 13–8 (11) || Aguilera (2–0) || Jackson (0–1) || || 42,860 || 8–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 || April 18 || Twins || 3–2 || Shuey (2–0) || Wells (1-1) || Jackson (2) || 42,317 || 9–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 || April 20 || Athletics || 5–1 || Colón (3–0) || Rogers (0–2) || || 42,954 || 10–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 || April 21 || Athletics || 5–4 || Reed (1–0) || Taylor (0–1) || || 41,933 || 11–2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || Athletics || 4–1 || Candiotti (2-2) || Nagy (2–1) || Taylor (3) || 42,937 || 11–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 || April 23 || @ Red Sox || 7–6 || Karsay (2–1) || Corsi (0–1) || Jackson (3) || 29,921 || 12–3 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 24 || @ Red Sox || 9–4 || Harikkala (1–0) || DeLucia (0–1) || || 29,481 || 12–4 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 25 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 || Martínez (4–1) || Shuey (2–1) || || 30,472 || 12–5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 || April 26 || @ Athletics || 5–4 (10) || Karsay (3–1) || Taylor (0–2) || Jackson (4) || 7,646 || 13–5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 || April 27 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Nagy (3–1) || Candiotti (2–3) || Jackson (5) || 7,161 || 14–5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 || April 28 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Wright (2–0) || Haynes (1–4) || Jackson (6) || 9,555 || 15–5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 || April 29 || @ Athletics || 8–3 || Burba (2–0) || Oquist (2-2) || || 10,115 || 16–5 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 22 || April 30 || @ Rangers || 7–5 || Helling (2–3) || Colón (3–1) || Wetteland (8) || 36,556 || 16–6

|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Gooden (1–0) || Sele (3–2) || Jackson (7) || 45,579 || 17–6 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 24 || May 2 || @ Rangers || 8–6 || Clark (2-2) || Nagy (3–2) || Wetteland (9) || 29,921 || 17–7 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Rangers || 10–4 || Wright (3–0) || Morgan (4–2) || || 31,181 || 18–7 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 26 || May 5 || Mariners || 6–5 || Fassero (1–3) || Burba (2–1) || Mesa (7) || 42,991 || 18–8 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 || May 6 || Mariners || 8–4 || Colón (4–1) || Weaver (0–1) || || 41,962 || 19–8 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 28 || May 7 || Devil Rays || 20–11 || Wagner (1–0) || Mecir (0–1) || || 40,601 || 20–8 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 29 || May 8 || Devil Rays || 7–6 || Rekar (3–1) || Nagy (3-3) || Hernández (12) || 40,590 || 20–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 || May 9 || Devil Rays || 5–4 || Wright (4–0) || Álvarez (1–2) || Jackson (8) || 42,835 || 21–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 || May 10 || Orioles || 6–4 || Burba (3–1) || Guzmán (1–4) || Jackson (9) || 40,615 || 22–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || Orioles || 11–6 || Colón (5–1) || Ponson (2–3) || || 40,587 || 23–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || Orioles || 6–5 || Assenmacher (1–0) || Timlin (1–2) || Shuey (1) || 42,939 || 24–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || May 14 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Karsay (4–1) || Brocail (1-1) || Shuey (2) || 21,844 || 25–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 || May 15 || @ Tigers || 12–7 || Burba (4–1) || Mlicki (1–3) || || 39,769 || 26–9 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 36 || May 16 || @ Tigers || 9–3 || Weaver (4–3) || Wright (4–1) || Kida (1) || 29,731 || 26–10 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 || May 17 || @ White Sox || 13–9 || Colón (6–1) || Navarro (2–4) || || 17,101 || 27–10 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 || May 18 || @ White Sox || 13–0 || Gooden (2–0) || Baldwin (2–4) || || 13,429 || 28–10 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || May 19 || @ White Sox || 13–7 || Nagy (4–3) || Parque (5–3) || || 14,854 || 29–10 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || Tigers || 9–6 || Nitkowski (1-1) || Shuey (2-2) || Jones (7) || 43,290 || 29–11 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 22 || Tigers || 6–2 || Weaver (5–3) || Wright (4–2) || || 40,991 || 29–12 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 || May 23 || Tigers || 7–4 || Shuey (3–2) || Jones (0–1) || || 40,874 || 30–12 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 24 || White Sox || 10–3 || Lowe (2–0) || Gooden (2–1) || || 43,208 || 30–13 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 || May 25 || White Sox || 3–1 || Nagy (5–3) || Parque (5–4) || Jackson (10) || 42,161 || 31–13 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 || May 26 || White Sox || 6–2 || Burba (5–1) || Sirotka (2–6) || Shuey (3) || 43,228 || 32–13 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 28 || Red Sox || 12–5 || Wakefield (3–4) || Wright (4–3) || Lowe (3) || 43,287 || 32–14 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 29 || Red Sox || 4–2 || Martínez (10–1) || Colón (6–2) || Gordon (9) || 43,255 || 32–15 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 48 || May 30 || Red Sox || 4–2 || Rose (3–0) || Gooden (2-2) || Gordon (10) || 43,207 || 32–16 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || May 31 || @ Yankees || 7–1 || Nagy (6–3) || Hernández (5-5) || || 46,605 || 33–16

|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 50 || June 1 || @ Yankees || 11–5 || Clemens (5–0) || Burba (5–2) || || 32,759 || 33–17 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 || June 2 || @ Yankees || 10–7 || Karsay (5–1) || Pettitte (3-3) || Jackson (11) || 36,955 || 34–17 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 52 || June 4 || Cubs || 5–4 || Aguilera (2–1) || Jackson (0–2) || Adams (2) || 43,011 || 34–18 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 || June 5 || Cubs || 8–7 (11) ||John Cena (4-20)|| Sanders (1–4) || || 43,085 || 35–18 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 || June 6 || Cubs || 4–2 || Nagy (7–3) || Trachsel (2–7) || Shuey (4) || 43,010 || 36–18 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 55 || June 8 || Brewers || 2–1 (10) || Roque (1–4) || Assenmacher (1-1) || Wickman (11) || 42,300 || 36–19 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 56 || June 9 || Brewers || 6–5 (10) || Jackson (2-2) || Roque (1–5) || || 43,160 || 37–19 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 57 || June 10 || Brewers || 15–9 || Nomo (3–1) || Colón (6–3) || || 43,196 || 37–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 || June 11 || @ Reds || 8–6 || Shuey (4–2) || Williamson (5–2) || Jackson (12) || 42,928 || 38–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || June 12 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Nagy (8–3) || Harnisch (5–6) || Jackson (13) || 52,804 || 39–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 || June 13 || @ Reds || 7–3 || Burba (6–2) || Avery (3–6) || Karsay (1) || 45,593 || 40–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 61 || June 15 || Athletics || 8–3 || Wright (5–3) || Haynes (4–6) || || 43,231 || 41–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 62 || June 16 || Athletics || 9–8 || Karsay (6–1) || Taylor (0–4) || || 43,163 || 42–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 || June 17 || Athletics || 10–6 || Shuey (5–2) || Worrell (1-1) || || 43,262 || 43–20 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 18 || Mariners || 9–4 || Halama (5–2) || Nagy (8–4) || || 43,126 || 43–21 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || June 19 || Mariners || 10–6 || Burba (7–2) || Watson (0–1) || Jackson (14) || 43,205 || 44–21 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 66 || June 20 || Mariners || 13–5 || Wright (6–3) || Rodriguez (2–1) || || 43,070 || 45–21 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 || June 21 || Mariners || 4–3 (12) || Karsay (7–1) || Mesa (0–2) || || 43,093 || 46–21 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 68 || June 22 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 || Escobar (7–4) || Gooden (2–3) || Koch (7) || 22,197 || 46–22 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 || June 23 || @ Blue Jays || 9–6 || Nagy (9–4) || Quantrill (0–1) || || 23,271 || 47–22 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 70 || June 24 || @ Blue Jays || 3–0 || Halladay (6–3) || Burba (7–3) || Koch (8) || 26,117 || 47–23 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 25 || @ Royals || 8–2 || Suppan (4-4) || Wright (6–4) || || 32,147 || 47–24 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 26 || @ Royals || 11–7 || Montgomery (1–3) || Rincón (0–1) || || 29,358 || 47–25 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 || June 27 || @ Royals || 6–5 || Reed (2–0) || Byrdak (0–1) || Jackson (15) || 17,094 || 48–25 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 74 || June 28 || @ Royals || 6–1 || Nagy (10–4) || Witasick (3–6) || || 23,429 || 49–25 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 || June 29 || Twins || 5–4 || Reed (3–0) || Trombley (1–5) || || 43,159 || 50–25 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 76 || June 30 || Twins || 5–3 || Milton (3–7) || Wright (6–5) || Trombley (12) || 43,061 || 50–26

|-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 77 || July 1 || Twins || 7–5 || Colón (7–3) || Carrasco (0–1) || Jackson (16) || 43,010 || 51–26 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 78 || July 2 || Royals || 9–7 (10) || Whisenant (3-3) || Shuey (5–3) || || 43,172 || 51–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 || July 3 || Royals || 9–8 || Candiotti (1–0) || Pisciotta (0–2) || Jackson (17) || 43,086 || 52–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 || July 3 || Royals || 9–5 || Langston (1–0) || Wengert (0–1) || Jackson (18) || 40,707 || 53–27 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"