1999 Montreal Expos season

1999 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Olympic Stadium (since 1977) Montreal (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Claude Brochu
General manager(s)	Jim Beattie
Manager(s)	Felipe Alou
Local television	The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Gary Carter) SRC (Claude Raymond, Rene Pothier) RDS Network (, Rodger Brulotte, Marc Griffin, Alain Chantelois)
Local radio	CIQC (Dave Van Horne, Elliott Price, Joe Cannon) CKAC (AM) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)
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The 1999 Montreal Expos season was the 31st season in franchise history.

Offseason[]

Future Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams was taken by the Montreal Expos in the 1998 Rule 5 draft. The Expos sold his rights to the Texas Rangers.^[1]

Spring training[]

In 1999, the Expos held spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, a facility they shared with the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their second season there.

Regular season[]

Opening Day starters[]

• Shane Andrews
• Miguel Batista
• Orlando Cabrera
• Brad Fullmer
• Vladimir Guerrero
• Wilton Guerrero
• Manny Martínez
• Rondell White
• Chris Widger

Season standings[]

v t NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	103	59	0.636	—	56–25	47–34
New York Mets	97	66	0.595	6½	49–32	48–34
Philadelphia Phillies	77	85	0.475	26	41–40	36–45
Montreal Expos	68	94	0.420	35	35–46	33–48
Florida Marlins	64	98	0.395	39	35–45	29–53

Record vs. opponents[]

1999 National League Records v t Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	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[]

• May 17, 1999: Mel Rojas was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.^[2]
• June 2, 1999: Brandon Phillips was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1999.^[3]
• July 3, 1999: Mel Rojas was released by the Montreal Expos.^[2]

Roster[]

1999 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers 51 Tony Armas, Jr. 36 Bobby Ayala 48 Miguel Batista 21 Shayne Bennett 34 Rick DeHart 30 Dustin Hermanson 47 Mike Johnson 44 Steve Kline 28 Ted Lilly 51 Mike Maddux 40 Guillermo Mota 45 Carl Pavano 49 Jeremy Powell 51 Mel Rojas 56 J. D. Smart 43 Dan Smith 52 Scott Strickland 32 Anthony Telford 35 Mike Thurman 41 Ugueth Urbina 23 Javier Vázquez		Catchers 37 Darron Cox 55 Robert Machado 16 Chris Widger Infielders 11 Shane Andrews  5 Michael Barrett 50 Geoff Blum 18 Orlando Cabrera 53 Trace Coquillette 14 José Fernández 20 Brad Fullmer  4 Wilton Guerrero  6 Ryan McGuire 12 Mike Mordecai 19 Fernando Seguignol  3 José Vidro		Outfielders 33 Peter Bergeron 27 Vladimir Guerrero  9 Terry Jones 31 Manny Martínez  7 Orlando Merced 24 James Mouton 34 Chris Stowers 22 Rondell White		Manager 17 Felipe Alou Coaches 67 Pierre Arsenault (Bullpen) 26 Bobby Cuellar (Pitching)  2 Gene Glynn (First base)  1 Tommy Harper (Hitting) 25 Pete Mackanin (Third base) 55 Luis Pujols (Bench)

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters[]

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

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dan Smith	20	89.2	4	9	6.02	72

Other pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Award winners[]

1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Vladimir Guerrero, Outfield, Reserve

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Ottawa Lynx	International League	Jeff Cox
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Doug Sisson and Rick Sweet
A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	Luis Dorante
A	Cape Fear Crocs	South Atlantic League	Frank Kremblas
A-Short Season	Vermont Expos	New York–Penn League	Tony Barbone
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Bill Masse

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• 1999 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
• 1999 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac
• Boxscore of Tony Gwynn's 3000th Hit
• David Cone Perfect Game Box Score