The 1999 Boston Red Sox season was the 99th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses, four games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the World Series. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card, and defeated the American League Central champion Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Yankees in the ALCS.
| 1999 Boston Red Sox | ||
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| American League Wild Card Winners | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Record | 94–68 (.580) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | JRY Trust | |
| President | John Harrington | |
| General manager | Dan Duquette | |
| Manager | Jimy Williams | |
| Television | WLVI-TV (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy) | |
| Radio | WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WRCA (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez, Juan Pedro Villamán) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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Pedro Martínez won the American League Cy Young Award, becoming the second pitcher to win the award in both leagues.[1] Additionally, Jimy Williams was named the American League Manager of the Year.
Offseason
edit- November 16, 1998: José Offerman was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[2]
- November 20, 1998: Purchased Tomo Ohka from the Yokohama Bay Stars.[3]
- December 11, 1998: Mark Portugal was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[4]
- December 18, 1998: Brian Daubach was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[5]
- December 19, 1998: Mark Guthrie was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[6]
- January 11, 1999: Pat Rapp was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[7]
- March 11, 1999: Ramón Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.[8]
- March 30, 1999: Midre Cummings was released by the Red Sox.[9]
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 48–33 | 50–31 |
| Boston Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4 | 49–32 | 45–36 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 40–41 | 44–37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | 33–48 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 3–9 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 |
| Baltimore | 9–3 | — | 5–7 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 8–1 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 11–7 |
| Boston | 9–1 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 9–3 | 6–12 |
| Chicago | 5–5 | 3–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–3–1 | 5–7 | 3–7 | 4–8 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 9–9 |
| Cleveland | 9–1 | 9–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 3–7 | 10–2 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 3–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 7–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 2–10 | 8–10 |
| Kansas City | 5–7 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 6–12 |
| Minnesota | 4–6 | 1–8 | 4–6 | 3–8–1 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 0–12 | 4–6 | 10–7 |
| New York | 4–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–3 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 9–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 9–9 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 2–10 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–6 | — | 6–6 | 9–1 | 5–7 | 8–2 | 12–6 |
| Seattle | 6–6 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 8–4 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 1–9 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 7–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 1–9 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–14 |
| Texas | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 12–0 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 6–4 | 10–8 |
| Toronto | 9–3 | 11–1 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 2–10 | 2–8 | 2–7 | 8–5 | 4–6 | — | 9–9 |
| Team | ATL | FLA | MON | NYM | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Opening Day Lineup
edit| 30 | José Offerman | DH |
| 20 | Darren Lewis | CF |
| 13 | John Valentin | 3B |
| 5 | Nomar Garciaparra | SS |
| 25 | Troy O'Leary | LF |
| 24 | Mike Stanley | 1B |
| 10 | Scott Hatteberg | C |
| 3 | Jeff Frye | 2B |
| 7 | Trot Nixon | RF |
| 45 | Pedro Martínez | P |
Source[10]
All-Star Game
editThe 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). Red Sox legend Ted Williams threw the ceremonial first pitch. Three members of the Red Sox played in the game. Pitcher Pedro Martínez and shortstop Nomar Garciaparra were starters, while second baseman José Offerman was a reserve. The game, won by the American League 4–1, was held on July 13, 1999, at Fenway Park.[11]
Notable transactions
edit- June 2, 1999: Casey Fossum was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st Round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed July 19, 1999.[12]
- June 2, 1999: Lew Ford was drafted by the Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.[13]
- July 26, 1999: Robert Ramsay was traded by the Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners for Butch Huskey.[14]
- July 31, 1999: Mike Maroth was traded by the Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Bryce Florie.[15]
- August 24, 1999: Dave Benham and Mike Matthews were traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kent Mercker.[16]
- August 31, 1999: Mark Guthrie and a player to be named later (Cole Liniak) were traded by the Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Rod Beck.[17]
- September 27, 1999: Mark Portugal was released by the Red Sox.[18]
Roster
editPlayer statistics
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 |
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| C | Jason Varitek | 144 | 483 | 130 | .269 | 20 | 76 |
| 1B | Mike Stanley | 136 | 427 | 120 | .281 | 19 | 72 |
| 2B | José Offerman | 149 | 586 | 172 | .294 | 8 | 69 |
| SS | Nomar Garciaparra | 135 | 532 | 190 | .357 | 27 | 104 |
| 3B | John Valentin | 113 | 450 | 114 | .253 | 12 | 70 |
| LF | Troy O'Leary | 157 | 596 | 167 | .280 | 28 | 103 |
| CF | Darren Lewis | 135 | 470 | 113 | .240 | 2 | 40 |
| RF | Trot Nixon | 124 | 381 | 103 | .270 | 15 | 52 |
| DH | Reggie Jefferson | 83 | 206 | 57 | .277 | 5 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Buford | 91 | 297 | 72 | .242 | 6 | 38 |
| Michael Coleman | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Daubach | 110 | 381 | 112 | .294 | 21 | 73 |
| Chad Fonville | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Frye | 41 | 114 | 32 | .281 | 1 | 12 |
| Creighton Gubanich | 18 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 1 | 11 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 30 | 80 | 22 | .275 | 1 | 11 |
| Butch Huskey | 45 | 124 | 33 | .266 | 7 | 28 |
| Steve Lomasney | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Merloni | 43 | 126 | 32 | .254 | 1 | 13 |
| Jon Nunnally | 10 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Donnie Sadler | 49 | 107 | 30 | .280 | 0 | 4 |
| Wilton Veras | 36 | 118 | 34 | .288 | 2 | 13 |
| Lenny Webster | 6 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
editStarting rotation
editNote: G = Games pitched (GS) = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G (GS) | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Pedro Martínez | 31 (29) | 213.1 | 23 | 4 | 2.07 | 303 |
| Mark Portugal | 31 (27) | 150.1 | 7 | 12 | 5.51 | 79 |
| Pat Rapp | 37 (26) | 146.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.12 | 90 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 22 (22) | 119.0 | 10 | 6 | 2.95 | 81 |
| Brian Rose | 22 (18) | 98.0 | 7 | 6 | 4.87 | 51 |
Relief, spot starters, and other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched (GS) = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G (GS) | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tim Wakefield | 49 (17) | 140.0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5.08 | 104 |
| Derek Lowe | 74 (0) | 109.1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2.63 | 80 |
| John Wasdin | 45 (0) | 74.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4.12 | 57 |
| Rhéal Cormier | 60 (0) | 63.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 39 |
| Mark Guthrie | 46 (0) | 46.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.83 | 36 |
| Rich Garcés | 30 (0) | 40.2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.55 | 33 |
| Jin Ho Cho | 9 (7) | 39.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.72 | 16 |
| Bryce Florie | 14 (2) | 30.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 | 25 |
| Kent Mercker | 5 (5) | 25.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 17 |
| Jim Corsi | 23 (0) | 24.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.25 | 14 |
| Ramón Martínez | 4 (4) | 20.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.05 | 15 |
| Tom Gordon | 21 (0) | 17.2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.60 | 24 |
| Rod Beck | 12 (0) | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.93 | 12 |
| Tim Harikkala | 7 (0) | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 7 |
| Juan Peña | 2 (2) | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 15 |
| Tomo Ohka | 8 (2) | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.23 | 8 |
| Kip Gross | 11 (1) | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.82 | 9 |
| Bob Wolcott | 4 (0) | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |
| Marino Santana | 3 (0) | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 4 |
| Kirk Bullinger | 4 (0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Source[19]
Playoffs
editDivision Series
editBoston wins the series, 3-2[20]
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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| 1 | Cleveland | 3 | Boston | 2 | October 6 | 1–0 (CLE) |
| 2 | Cleveland | 11 | Boston | 1 | October 7 | 2–0 (CLE) |
| 3 | Boston | 9 | Cleveland | 3 | October 9 | 2–1 (CLE) |
| 4 | Boston | 23 | Cleveland | 7 | October 10 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Cleveland | 8 | Boston | 12 | October 11 | 3–2 (BOS) |
League Championship Series
editNew York wins the series, 4-1[21]
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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| 1 | New York | 4 | Boston | 3 | October 13 | 1–0 (NYY) |
| 2 | New York | 3 | Boston | 2 | October 14 | 2–0 (NYY) |
| 3 | Boston | 13 | New York | 1 | October 16 | 2–1 (NYY) |
| 4 | Boston | 2 | New York | 9 | October 17 | 3–1 (NYY) |
| 5 | Boston | 1 | New York | 6 | October 18 | 4–1 (NYY) |
Game log
edit| Red Sox Win | Red Sox Loss | Game Postponed | Clinched Playoff Spot |
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Postseason game log
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Awards and honors
edit- Nomar Garciaparra – AL Player of the Month (May)
- Pedro Martínez – American League Cy Young Award,[1] AL Pitcher of the Month (April, May, June, September)
- Nomar Garciaparra, starting SS
- Pedro Martínez, starting P
- José Offerman, reserve 2B
Farm system
editThe Augusta GreenJackets replaced the Michigan Battle Cats as the Red Sox' Class A affiliate.
VSL cooperative was with the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.[citation needed]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta
Source:[23][24]
References
edit- ^ a b Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.236, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ "Jose Offerman Stats".
- ^ "Tomo Ohka Stats".
- ^ Mark Portugal page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Brian Daubach Stats".
- ^ "Mark Guthrie Stats".
- ^ "Pat Rapp Stats".
- ^ Ramón Martínez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Midre Cummings page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Red Sox 5, Royals 3". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ "All-Star Results - 1999". mlb.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ "Casey Fossum Stats".
- ^ Lew Ford page at Baseball reference
- ^ Robert Ramsay page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Maroth page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Matthews page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Guthrie page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Mortugal page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1999 Boston Red Sox Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball Reference.
- ^ "1999 League Division Series (3-2): Boston Red Sox (94-68) over Cleveland Indians (97-65)". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ "1999 League Championship Series (4-1): New York Yankees (98-64) over Boston Red Sox (94-68)". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on November 17, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ "1999 Boston Red Sox Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1999. p. 283. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.