1999 Chicago Cubs season
1999 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Record | 65–97 (.401) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Tribune Company | |
General managers | Ed Lynch | |
Managers | Jim Riggleman | |
Television | WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/Fox Sports Chicago (Chip Caray, Steve Stone) | |
Radio | WGN (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Andy Masur) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1999 Chicago Cubs season was the 128th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 124th in the National League and the 84th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 67–95.
Offseason
[edit]- December 2, 1998: Henry Rodriguez was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[1]
- December 7, 1998: Glenallen Hill was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.[2]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Houston Astros | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–32 | 47–33 |
Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 67 | .589 | 1½ | 45–37 | 51–30 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 83 | .484 | 18½ | 45–36 | 33–47 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 21½ | 38–42 | 37–44 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 87 | .460 | 22½ | 32–48 | 42–39 |
Chicago Cubs | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | 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]- July 3, 1999: Carlos Mármol was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Benito Santiago | 109 | 350 | 87 | .249 | 7 | 36 |
1B | Mark Grace | 161 | 593 | 183 | .309 | 16 | 91 |
2B | Mickey Morandini | 144 | 456 | 110 | .241 | 4 | 37 |
SS | José Hernández | 99 | 342 | 93 | .272 | 15 | 43 |
3B | Gary Gaetti | 113 | 280 | 57 | .204 | 9 | 46 |
LF | Henry Rodríguez | 130 | 447 | 136 | .304 | 26 | 87 |
CF | Lance Johnson | 95 | 335 | 87 | .260 | 1 | 21 |
RF | Sammy Sosa | 162 | 625 | 180 | .288 | 63 | 141 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
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Glenallen Hill | 99 | 253 | 76 | .300 | 20 | 55 |
Tyler Houston | 100 | 249 | 58 | .233 | 9 | 27 |
Jeff Blauser | 104 | 200 | 48 | .240 | 9 | 26 |
José Nieves | 54 | 181 | 45 | .249 | 2 | 18 |
Manny Alexander | 90 | 177 | 48 | .271 | 0 | 15 |
Curtis Goodwin | 89 | 157 | 38 | .242 | 0 | 9 |
Jeff Reed | 57 | 150 | 39 | .260 | 1 | 17 |
Chad Meyers | 43 | 142 | 33 | .232 | 0 | 4 |
Shane Andrews | 19 | 67 | 17 | .254 | 5 | 14 |
Roosevelt Brown | 33 | 64 | 14 | .219 | 1 | 10 |
Sandy Martínez | 17 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 1 |
Cole Liniak | 12 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 0 | 2 |
Bo Porter | 24 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 0 |
José Molina | 10 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 1 |
Robin Jennings | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Trachsel | 34 | 205.2 | 8 | 18 | 5.56 | 149 |
Jon Lieber | 31 | 203.1 | 10 | 11 | 4.07 | 186 |
Kevin Tapani | 23 | 136.0 | 6 | 12 | 4.83 | 73 |
Kyle Farnsworth | 27 | 130.0 | 5 | 9 | 5.05 | 70 |
Andrew Lorraine | 11 | 61.2 | 2 | 5 | 5.55 | 40 |
Micah Bowie | 11 | 47.0 | 2 | 6 | 9.96 | 39 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Terry Mulholland | 26 | 110.0 | 6 | 6 | 5.15 | 44 |
Brad Woodall | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 7 |
Brian McNichol | 4 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 12 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Terry Adams | 52 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4.02 | 57 |
Félix Heredia | 69 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.85 | 50 |
Scott Sanders | 67 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5.52 | 89 |
Rodney Myers | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 41 |
Rick Aguilera | 44 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3.69 | 32 |
Dan Serafini | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.93 | 17 |
Rod Beck | 31 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7.80 | 13 |
Matt Karchner | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 9 |
Steve Rain | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.20 | 12 |
Bobby Ayala | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.81 | 15 |
Mark Guthrie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.65 | 9 |
Ray King | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 5 |
Richie Barker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 3 |
Kurt Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Doug Creek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 6 |
Gary Gaetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Henry Rodriguez Stats".
- ^ Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Carlos Marmol Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1999 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference