1999 San Diego Padres season
Major League Baseball team season
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.[ 1]
November 17, 1998: Archi Cianfrocco was released by the San Diego Padres.[ 2]
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).[ 3]
Starting pitcher Joey Hamilton traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for starting pitchers Woody Williams and reliever Carlos Almanzar [ 4]
Free agent losses
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.[ 5]
Opening Day starters
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Source: 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
Notable transactions
July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).[ 7]
Roster
1999 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
San Diego
4
1
0
2
0
1
0
2
2
12 17 3
Montreal
2
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
3
10 9 3
W : 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 Padres
AB
R
H
RBI
Montreal Expos
AB
R
H
RBI
Quilvio Veras, 2b
5
4
3
0
Manny Martínez
4
0
0
0
Carlos Reyes, p
0
0
0
0
Guillermo Mota, p
0
0
0
0
Trevor Hoffman, p
0
0
0
0
Anthony Telford, p
0
0
0
0
Tony Gwynn, lf
5
1
4
0
Wilton Guerrero, ph
1
0
1
2
Rubén Rivera, pr-cf
0
1
0
0
Michael Barrett, 3b
5
1
1
0
Reggie Sanders, lf-rf
5
1
2
1
Rondell White, lf
3
0
0
1
Phil Nevin, 3b
5
2
2
4
Vladimir Guerrero, rf
4
2
2
1
Wally Joyner, 1b
4
0
1
0
Chris Widger, c
4
2
2
1
Eric Owens, cf-lf
5
2
2
1
Brad Fullmer, 1b
2
0
0
0
Ben Davis
5
1
2
1
Bobby Ayala
0
0
0
0
Damian Jackson, ss
4
0
1
0
James Mouton, ph-cf
2
2
2
1
Damian Jackson, ss
4
0
1
0
Orlando Cabrera, ss
3
1
1
3
Damian Jackson, ss
4
0
1
0
Mike Mordecai, 2b
3
0
0
0
Sterling Hitchcock, p
3
0
0
0
Orlando Merced, ph
1
1
0
0
Will Cunnane, p
0
0
0
0
Dan Smith
0
0
0
0
John Vander Wal, ph
1
0
0
0
J.D. Smart, p
1
0
0
0
Dan Miceli, p
0
0
0
0
Shane Andrews, 1b
3
1
0
0
Dave Magadan, ph
0
0
0
1
NONE
0
0
0
0
Ed Giovanola, 2b
0
0
0
0
NONE
0
0
0
0
Totals
42
12
17
9
Totals
36
10
9
9
Pitching
San Diego Padres
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
Hitchcock, W
6.0
6
6
6
0
5
Cunnane
1.0
1
1
1
0
1
Miceli
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
Reyes
0.2
1
3
0
1
0
Hoffman, SV
0.1
1
0
0
0
0
Totals
9.0
9
10
7
1
6
Montreal Expos
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
Smith, L
0.2
5
4
4
1
0
J.D. Smart
3.1
6
3
3
1
1
Ayala
3.0
2
1
0
0
3
Mota
1.2
4
4
4
1
3
Telford
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
Totals
9.0
15
12
11
3
7
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Award winners
1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Tony Gwynn
Andy Ashby
Trevor Hoffman
Farm system
[ 8]
References
^ John Vander Wal Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ "Archi Cianfrocco Stats" .^ "Mark Sweeney Stats" .^ a b c d Fleming, David (March 29, 1999). "San Diego Padres: After heavy losses the league champs face a fate sadder than a Garth Brooks ballad" . Sports Illustrated 152– 3. Retrieved December 10, 2017 . ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0 ^ "1999 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac" .^ Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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