1999 St. Louis Cardinals season

1999 St. Louis Cardinals
1999 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1892) Central Division (since 1994); ;
Location
	Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966); St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882);
Results
Record	75–86 (.466)
Divisional place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	William DeWitt, Jr.
General manager(s)	Walt Jocketty
Manager(s)	Tony La Russa
Local television	Fox Sports Midwest; KPLR; (Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Ozzie Smith, Joe Buck)
Local radio	KMOX ; (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck)
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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 4th in the National League Central division, 21½ games behind the Houston Astros.

Offseason[]

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[]

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[]

v t NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	97	65	0.599	—	50–32	47–33
Cincinnati Reds	96	67	0.589	1½	45–37	51–30
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	0.484	18½	45–36	33–47
St. Louis Cardinals	75	86	0.466	21½	38–42	37–44
Milwaukee Brewers	74	87	0.460	22½	32–48	42–39
Chicago Cubs	67	95	0.414	30	34–47	33–48

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 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[]

1999 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

30 Alberto Castillo
59 Marcus Jensen
26 Eli Marrero

Infielders

29 David Howard
8 Adam Kennedy
47 Joe McEwing
25 Mark McGwire
13 Luis Ordaz
27 Plácido Polanco
3 Édgar Rentería
23 Fernando Tatís

Outfielders

22 Darren Bragg
24 Eric Davis
7 J. D. Drew
21 Shawon Dunston
5 Thomas Howard
16 Ray Lankford
51 Willie McGee
21 Craig Paquette
48 Eduardo Pérez

Manager

10 Tony La Russa

Coaches

34 Mark DeJohn (Bullpen)
18 Dave Duncan (Pitching)
19 Mike Easler (Hitting)
15 Rene Lachemann (Third Base)
39 Dave McKay (First Base)
11 Jose Oquendo (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

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

Awards and records[]

Mark McGwire, Major League record: First player to hit at least 50 home runs in four consecutive seasons^[10]

Farm system[]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pacific Coast League	Gaylen Pitts
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Chris Maloney
A	Potomac Cannons	Carolina League
A	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	Brian Rupp
A-Short Season	New Jersey Cardinals	New York–Penn League	José Oquendo
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League

^[11]

References[]

^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml^{[bare URL]}
^ Ricky Bottalico Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Willie McGee Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/renteed01.shtml^{[bare URL]}
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mohlemi01.shtml^{[bare URL]}
^ 2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 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

External links[]

[1] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml^{[bare URL]}

[2] Ricky Bottalico Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[3] Willie McGee Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[4] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/r/renteed01.shtml^{[bare URL]}

[5] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mohlemi01.shtml^{[bare URL]}

[6] 2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[9] Albert Pujols Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[10] 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

[11] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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1999 St. Louis Cardinals

Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892) Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	75–86 (.466)
Divisional place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	William DeWitt, Jr.
General manager(s)	Walt Jocketty
Manager(s)	Tony La Russa
Local television	Fox Sports Midwest KPLR (Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Ozzie Smith, Joe Buck)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck)
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