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1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's second season in Major League Baseball and their second season at Bank One Ballpark and in Phoenix, Arizona. They began the season on April 5 at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and looked to improve on their 1998 expansion season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West. They finished the season with a highly surprising record of 100-62, good enough for the NL West title, becoming the fastest expansion team in MLB history to reach the playoffs. They also set all-time franchise highs in hits (1,566), runs (908), batting average (.277), on-base percentage (.347), and slugging percentage (.459). In the NLDS, however, they fell in four games to the New York Mets on Todd Pratt's infamous home run. Randy Johnson would win the NL Cy Young Award and become the third pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues.[1]
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| 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||
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| National League West Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Bank One Ballpark | |||
| City | Phoenix, Arizona | |||
| Record | 100–62 (.617) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Jerry Colangelo | |||
| General managers | Joe Garagiola Jr. | |||
| Managers | Buck Showalter | |||
| Television | FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Bob Brenly, Joe Garagiola) | |||
| Radio | KTAR (620 AM) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte) KSUN (Spanish) (Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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- October 26, 1998: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[2]
- November 10, 1998: Dante Powell was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Alan Embree.[3]
- November 13, 1998: Greg Swindell signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[4]
- December 2, 1998: Ernie Young was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[5]
- December 10, 1998: Randy Johnson signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[6]
- January 22, 1999: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[7]
- February 18, 1999: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[8]
- March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Ben Ford to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash.[2]
- March 30, 1999: Aaron Small was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[9]
- In his first season with the club, Randy Johnson helped the second-year franchise win the NL West title. He joined Gaylord Perry and Pedro Martínez as one of only three pitchers to win Cy Young Awards in both leagues.[10] Johnson led the NL with a 2.48 ERA and led both leagues with 364 strikeouts, 12 complete games and 2712⁄3 innings pitched.[10]
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Notable transactions
- May 9, 1999: Dale Sveum was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[8]
- June 2, 1999: Lyle Overbay was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.[12]
- June 12, 1999: Dan Plesac was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Tony Batista and John Frascatore.[13]
Season standings
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| Arizona Diamondbacks | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | — | 52–29 | 48–33 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 14 | 49–32 | 37–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 23 | 37–44 | 40–41 |
| San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 26 | 46–35 | 28–53 |
| Colorado Rockies | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 28 | 39–42 | 33–48 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| 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 |
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Game log
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October (2–1) (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average;
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
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| C | Damian Miller | 86 | 296 | 80 | 11 | 47 | .270 |
| 1B | Travis Lee | 120 | 375 | 89 | 9 | 50 | .237 |
| 2B | Jay Bell | 151 | 589 | 170 | 38 | 112 | .289 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 154 | 627 | 190 | 35 | 142 | .303 |
| SS | Andy Fox | 99 | 274 | 70 | 6 | 33 | .255 |
| LF | Luis Gonzalez | 153 | 614 | 206 | 26 | 111 | .336 |
| CF | Steve Finley | 156 | 590 | 156 | 34 | 103 | .264 |
| RF | Tony Womack | 144 | 614 | 170 | 4 | 41 | .277 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
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| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
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| Kelly Stinnett | 88 | 284 | 66 | 14 | 38 | .232 |
| Bernard Gilkey | 94 | 204 | 60 | 8 | 39 | .294 |
| Erubiel Durazo | 52 | 155 | 51 | 11 | 30 | .329 |
| Hanley Frias | 69 | 150 | 41 | 1 | 16 | .273 |
| Tony Batista | 44 | 144 | 37 | 5 | 21 | .257 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 67 | 135 | 44 | 5 | 24 | .326 |
| David Dellucci | 63 | 109 | 43 | 1 | 15 | .394 |
| Rod Ryan | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .241 |
| Lenny Harris | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 7 | .379 |
| Dante Powell | 22 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .160 |
| Turner Ward | 10 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .348 |
| Rod Barajas | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Ernie Young | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Edwin Díaz | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Danny Klassen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
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Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Randy Johnson | 35 | 271.2 | 17 | 9 | 2.48 | 364 |
| Omar Daal | 32 | 214.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.65 | 148 |
| Andy Benes | 33 | 198.1 | 13 | 12 | 4.81 | 141 |
| Armando Reynoso | 31 | 167.0 | 10 | 6 | 4.37 | 79 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 17 | 101.1 | 6 | 3 | 4.09 | 74 |
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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; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Matt Mantei | 30 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2.79 | 49 |
| Greg Swindell | 63 | 64.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.51 | 51 |
| Gregg Olson | 61 | 60.2 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 3.71 | 45 |
| Darren Holmes | 44 | 48.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.70 | 35 |
| Dan Plesac | 34 | 21.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 27 |
| Bobby Chouinard | 32 | 40.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.68 | 23 |
| Vladimir Núñez | 27 | 34.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.91 | 28 |
| John Frascatore | 26 | 33.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.09 | 15 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 25 | 27.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.61 | 31 |
| Erik Sabel | 7 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 6 |
| Amaury Telemaco | 5 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 2 |
| Vicente Padilla | 5 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 0 |
| Ed Vosberg | 4 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 |
| Dan Carlson | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
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Main article: 1999 National League Division Series
New York wins series, 3-1
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| Game | Score | Date |
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| 1 | New York 8, Arizona 4 | October 5 |
| 2 | Arizona 7, New York 1 | October 6 |
| 3 | New York 9, Arizona 2 | October 8 |
| 4 | New York 4, Arizona 3 (10 innings) | October 9 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.236, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- "Randy Johnson". baseballbiography.com. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007