1999 Texas Rangers season
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1999 AL West Champions | |
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Record | 95–67 (.586) |
Divisional place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Tom Hicks |
General manager(s) | Doug Melvin |
Manager(s) | Johnny Oates |
Local television | KXTX-TV KXAS-TV Fox Sports Southwest (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) |
Local radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo ) KESS-FM (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) |
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The Texas Rangers 1999 season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses. The 95–67 mark would be the best in franchise history until 2011.
Winning its third division title in four years, the Rangers would repeat its 1998 post-season performance, again losing to the New York Yankees 3–0. This would be the club's last post-season appearance until 2010.
Offseason[]
- December 10, 1998: Mark Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[1]
- December 23, 1998: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Rangers by the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.[2]
- March 30, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.[3]
Regular season[]
Opening Day Starters[]
- Iván Rodríguez, C
- Lee Stevens, 1B
- Luis Alicea, 2B
- Todd Zeile, 3B
- Royce Clayton, SS
- Rusty Greer, LF
- Tom Goodwin, CF
- Juan González, RF
- Rafael Palmeiro, DH
- Rick Helling, RHP
Season standings[]
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 51–30 | 44–37 |
Oakland Athletics | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 8 | 52–29 | 35–46 |
Seattle Mariners | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 16 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
Anaheim Angels | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 25 | 37–44 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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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 |
Notable transactions[]
- April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased from the Rangers by the Seattle Mariners.[3]
- June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
- Hank Blalock was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round. Player signed June 4, 1999.[4]
- Aaron Harang was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round. Player signed June 7, 1999.[5]
Roster[]
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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 |
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C | Iván Rodríguez | 144 | 600 | 199 | .332 | 35 | 113 |
1B | Lee Stevens | 146 | 517 | 146 | .282 | 24 | 81 |
2B | Mark McLemore | 144 | 566 | 155 | .274 | 6 | 45 |
SS | Royce Clayton | 133 | 465 | 134 | .288 | 14 | 52 |
3B | Todd Zeile | 156 | 588 | 172 | .293 | 24 | 98 |
LF | Rusty Greer | 147 | 556 | 167 | .300 | 20 | 101 |
CF | Tom Goodwin | 109 | 405 | 105 | .259 | 3 | 33 |
RF | Juan González | 144 | 562 | 183 | .326 | 39 | 128 |
DH | Rafael Palmeiro | 158 | 565 | 183 | .324 | 47 | 148 |
Other batters[]
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Roberto Kelly | 87 | 290 | 87 | .300 | 8 | 37 |
Luis Alicea | 68 | 164 | 33 | .201 | 3 | 17 |
Rubén Mateo | 32 | 122 | 29 | .238 | 5 | 18 |
Greg Zaun | 43 | 93 | 23 | .247 | 1 | 12 |
Jon Shave | 43 | 73 | 21 | .288 | 0 | 9 |
Kelly Dransfeldt | 16 | 53 | 10 | .189 | 1 | 5 |
Scarborough Green | 18 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Simms | 4 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Sheldon | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Rick Helling | 35 | 219.1 | 13 | 11 | 4.84 | 131 |
Aaron Sele | 33 | 205 | 18 | 9 | 4.79 | 186 |
John Burkett | 30 | 147.1 | 9 | 8 | 5.62 | 96 |
Mike Morgan | 34 | 140 | 13 | 10 | 6.24 | 61 |
Mark Clark | 15 | 74.1 | 3 | 7 | 8.60 | 44 |
Other pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Esteban Loaiza | 30 | 120.1 | 9 | 5 | 4.56 | 77 |
Ryan Glynn | 13 | 54.2 | 2 | 4 | 7.24 | 39 |
Jeff Fassero | 7 | 17.1 | 1 | 0 | 5.71 | 13 |
Matt Perisho | 4 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 17 |
Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tim Crabtree | 68 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 54 |
Jeff Zimmerman | 65 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2.36 | 67 |
Mike Venafro | 65 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.29 | 37 |
John Wetteland | 62 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 3.68 | 60 |
Mike Munoz | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.93 | 27 |
Danny Patterson | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.67 | 43 |
Danny Kolb | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.65 | 15 |
Eric Gunderson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 6 |
Doug Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.75 | 3 |
Jonathan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 3 |
Corey Lee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
ALDS[]
- Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 8, Rangers 0
- Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 3, Rangers 1
- Game 3 @ The Ballpark in Arlington: Yankees 3, Rangers 0
Awards and honors[]
- Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, AL Gold Glove
- Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, Silver Slugger Award
- Iván Rodríguez, AL MVP
- Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
- Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Oklahoma RedHawks | Pacific Coast League | Greg Biagini |
AA | Tulsa Drillers | Texas League | Bobby Jones |
A | Charlotte Rangers | Florida State League | Jim Byrd |
A | Savannah Sand Gnats | South Atlantic League | Paul Carey |
Rookie | Pulaski Rangers | Appalachian League | Bruce Crabbe |
Rookie | GCL Rangers | Gulf Coast League | Darryl Kennedy |
References[]
- 1999 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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