The St. Louis Cardinals 1999 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.
1999 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
---|---|---|
League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 75–86 (.466) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | William DeWitt, Jr. | |
General managers | Walt Jocketty | |
Managers | Tony La Russa | |
Television | Fox Sports Midwest KPLR (Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Ozzie Smith, Joe Buck) | |
Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck) | |
|
Offseason
edit- November 19, 1998: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
- 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.[2]
- December 7, 1998: Willie McGee was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
- December 14, 1998: Édgar Rentería was traded by the Florida Marlins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Armando Almanza, Braden Looper, and Pablo Ozuna.[4]
- January 15, 1999: Mike Mohler was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[5]
Regular season
edit- On April 23, 1999, Fernando Tatís hit two grand slams in the third inning, both off Chan Ho Park.[6]
- 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.[7]
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editSource: NL Standings Head-to-Head | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- May 15, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[8]
- 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.[9]
Roster
edit1999 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
|
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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
editNote: 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
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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
editNote: 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
editNote: 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
edit- Mark McGwire, Major League record: First player to hit at least 50 home runs in four consecutive seasons[10]
Farm system
editReferences
edit- ^ "Eric Davis Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
- ^ Ricky Bottalico Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Willie McGee Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Edgar Renteria Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
- ^ "Mike Mohler Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
- ^ 2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac
- ^ "Mark McGwire Career Biography and Statistics | AllSports.com". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
- ^ Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Albert Pujols Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott Latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007