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1999 Texas Rangers season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1999 Texas Rangers season saw the Texas Rangers finish first in the American League West with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, registering the best winning percentage (.586) in franchise history until 2011.
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| 1999 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| American League West Champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 95–67 (.586) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Tom Hicks | |||
| General managers | Doug Melvin | |||
| Managers | Johnny Oates | |||
| Television | KXTX-TV KXAS-TV Fox Sports Southwest (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) | |||
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo ) KESS-FM (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) | |||
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Winning their third division title in four years, the Rangers repeated their 1998 postseason performance, again being swept by the New York Yankees in three games. This was the Rangers' last postseason appearance until 2010.
- 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]
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
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| 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 |
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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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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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Regular season
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| 1999 regular season game log: 95–67 (Home: 51–30; Away: 44–37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 13–10 (Home: 5–6; Away: 8–4)
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May: 17–10 (Home: 9–5; Away: 8–5)
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June: 15–13 (Home: 5–3; Away: 10–10)
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July: 16–9 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–5)
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August: 18–12 (Home: 11–6; Away: 7–6)
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September: 16–10 (Home: 12–6; Away: 4–4)
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October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Postseason Game log
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| 1999 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2) | ||||||||||||
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AL Division Series: vs. New York Yankees 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
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| Legend: = Win = Postponement Bold = Rangers team member |
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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
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| 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 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| 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 |
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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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| Rick Helling | 35 | 219.1 | 13 | 11 | 4.84 | 131 |
| Aaron Sele | 33 | 205.0 | 18 | 9 | 4.79 | 186 |
| John Burkett | 30 | 147.1 | 9 | 8 | 5.62 | 96 |
| Mike Morgan | 34 | 140.0 | 13 | 10 | 6.24 | 61 |
| Mark Clark | 15 | 74.1 | 3 | 7 | 8.60 | 44 |
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Other 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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| 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 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| John Wetteland | 62 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 3.68 | 60 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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Main article: 1999 American League Division Series
- 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
- 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
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- 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.