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1999 Cleveland Indians season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1999 Cleveland Indians are the only team in Major League Baseball since 1950 to score over 1,000 runs during the regular season.[1] They were shut out only three times in 162 games. Five Indians scored at least 100 runs and four drove in at least 100 runs. Right fielder Manny Ramirez drove in 165 runs, the most by any MLB player since Jimmie Foxx in 1938.
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| 1999 Cleveland Indians | ||||
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| American League Central Champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field | |||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
| Record | 97–65 (.599) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Richard Jacobs | |||
| General managers | John Hart | |||
| Managers | Mike Hargrove | |||
| Television | WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan FSN Ohio John Sanders, Rick Manning | |||
| Radio | WTAM Tom Hamilton, Dave Nelson, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan | |||
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- October 28, 1998: Bruce Aven was selected off waivers by the Florida Marlins from the Cleveland Indians.[2]
- November 18, 1998: Brian Giles was traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ricardo Rincón.[3]
- December 1, 1998: Roberto Alomar was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[4]
- December 8, 1998: Mark Whiten was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[5]
July 3, 1999: Against the Kansas City Royals, Jim Thome hit a 511 ft home run, the longest ever in Cleveland Indians history. It was hit to center field and cleared the outer gates onto Eagle Avenue outside of Jacobs Field.
Season standings
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| AL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cleveland Indians | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 47–34 | 50–31 |
| Chicago White Sox | 75 | 86 | 0.466 | 21½ | 38–42 | 37–44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 27½ | 38–43 | 31–49 |
| Kansas City Royals | 64 | 97 | 0.398 | 32½ | 33–47 | 31–50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 63 | 97 | 0.394 | 33 | 31–50 | 32–47 |
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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 |
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Transactions
- April 14, 1999: Jhonny Peralta was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.[6]
Roster
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| C | Einar Díaz | 119 | 392 | 43 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 32 | .281 | 11 |
| 1B | Jim Thome | 146 | 494 | 101 | 137 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 108 | .277 | 0 |
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | 159 | 563 | 138 | 182 | 40 | 3 | 24 | 120 | .323 | 37 |
| 3B | Travis Fryman | 85 | 322 | 45 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 48 | .255 | 2 |
| SS | Omar Vizquel | 144 | 574 | 112 | 191 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 66 | .333 | 42 |
| LF | David Justice | 133 | 429 | 75 | 123 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 88 | .287 | 1 |
| CF | Kenny Lofton | 120 | 465 | 110 | 140 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 39 | .301 | 25 |
| RF | Manny Ramirez | 147 | 522 | 131 | 174 | 34 | 3 | 44 | 165 | .333 | 2 |
| DH | Wil Cordero | 54 | 194 | 35 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 32 | .299 | 2 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
More information Player, G ...
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 37 | 137 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 | .307 | 0 |
| Carlos Baerga | 22 | 57 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .228 | 1 |
| Harold Baines | 28 | 85 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .271 | 0 |
| Pat Borders | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .300 | 0 |
| Russell Branyan | 11 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .211 | 0 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | 30 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | 3 |
| Jacob Cruz | 32 | 88 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .330 | 0 |
| Tyler Houston | 13 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .148 | 0 |
| Jesse Levis | 10 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | 0 |
| Jeff Manto | 12 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | 0 |
| John McDonald | 18 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
| Alex Ramírez | 48 | 97 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .299 | 1 |
| Dave Roberts | 41 | 143 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .238 | 11 |
| Richie Sexson | 134 | 479 | 72 | 122 | 17 | 7 | 31 | 116 | .255 | 3 |
| Chris Turner | 12 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | 1 |
| Mark Whiten | 8 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .160 | 0 |
| Enrique Wilson | 113 | 332 | 41 | 87 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .262 | 5 |
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Note: Pitchers' batting statistics are not included above.
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | IP | H | BB | K |
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| Dave Burba | 15 | 9 | 4.25 | 34 | 34 | 220.0 | 211 | 96 | 174 |
| Bartolo Colón | 18 | 5 | 3.95 | 32 | 32 | 205.0 | 185 | 76 | 161 |
| Charles Nagy | 17 | 11 | 4.95 | 33 | 32 | 202.0 | 238 | 59 | 126 |
| Jaret Wright | 8 | 10 | 6.06 | 26 | 26 | 133.2 | 144 | 77 | 91 |
| Dwight Gooden | 3 | 4 | 6.26 | 26 | 22 | 115.0 | 127 | 67 | 88 |
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Other pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | BB | K |
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| Mark Langston | 1 | 2 | 5.25 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 61.2 | 69 | 29 | 43 |
| Chris Haney | 0 | 2 | 4.69 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 40.1 | 43 | 16 | 22 |
| Jim Brower | 3 | 1 | 4.56 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25.2 | 27 | 10 | 18 |
| Tom Candiotti | 1 | 1 | 11.05 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14.2 | 19 | 7 | 11 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
More information Player, W ...
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | SV | IP | H | BB | K |
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| Mike Jackson | 3 | 4 | 4.06 | 72 | 39 | 68.2 | 60 | 26 | 55 |
| Paul Shuey | 8 | 5 | 3.53 | 72 | 6 | 81.2 | 68 | 40 | 103 |
| Steve Reed | 3 | 2 | 4.23 | 63 | 0 | 61.2 | 69 | 20 | 44 |
| Ricardo Rincón | 2 | 3 | 4.43 | 59 | 0 | 44.2 | 41 | 24 | 30 |
| Paul Assenmacher | 2 | 1 | 8.18 | 55 | 0 | 33.0 | 50 | 17 | 29 |
| Steve Karsay | 10 | 2 | 2.97 | 50 | 1 | 78.2 | 71 | 30 | 68 |
| David Riske | 1 | 1 | 8.36 | 12 | 0 | 14.0 | 20 | 6 | 16 |
| Sean DePaula | 0 | 0 | 4.63 | 11 | 0 | 11.2 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| Rich DeLucia | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 6 | 0 | 9.1 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Tom Martin | 0 | 1 | 8.68 | 6 | 0 | 9.1 | 13 | 3 | 8 |
| Dave Stevens | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Paul Wagner | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 3 | 0 | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerry Spradlin | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Jason Rakers | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Poole | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Tam | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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More information Classification level, Team ...
| Classification level | Team | League | Season article |
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| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | 1999 Buffalo Bisons season |
| AA | Akron Aeros | Eastern League | 1999 Akron Aeros season |
| Advanced A | Kinston Indians | Carolina League | |
| A | Columbus RedStixx | South Atlantic League | |
| Short Season A | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | New York–Penn League | |
| Rookie | Burlington Indians | Appalachian League |
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- Rochford, Jeremy (September 9, 2014). "The Last 1,000 Run Team". Striking Out Looking.
- Brian Giles at Baseball Reference
- Roberto Alomar at Baseball Reference
- Mark Whiten at Baseball Reference
- Jhonny Peralta at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac