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1999 Toronto Blue Jays season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1999 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 23rd season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. The team set a franchise record for most runs scored in a season (883) and hits in a season (1,580). The previous Blue Jays records for most runs scored and most hits in a season were set in 1993 when the Jays scored 847 runs and collected 1,556 hits. Conversely, the Blue Jays pitching staff gave up the most runs of any Blue Jays team since 1979. It was the team's final season with original mascot BJ Birdy.
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| 1999 Toronto Blue Jays | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | SkyDome | |||
| City | Toronto | |||
| Record | 84–78 (.519) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Interbrew, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |||
| General managers | Gord Ash | |||
| Managers | Jim Fregosi | |||
| Television | CBC Television (Brian Williams, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez) CTV Sportsnet (Rod Black, Joe Carter) | |||
| Radio | CHUM (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) | |||
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Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1999 season.[1]
October 1998
| October 15 | Ben Van Ryn granted free agency. |
| October 16 | Alex Delgado granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year contract on November 18, 1998). José Herrera granted free agency (signed with Baltimore Orioles to a contract on January 2, 1999). |
| October 22 | José Canseco granted free agency (signed with Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a two-year, $5.025 million contract on December 11, 1998). |
| October 23 | Craig Grebeck granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a two-year, $1.35 million contract on October 27, 1998). Benito Santiago granted free agency (signed with Chicago Cubs to a one-year, $1.5 million contract on December 9, 1998). |
| October 26 | Dave Stieb granted free agency (signed with Toronto Blue Jays to a one-year contract on December 7, 1998). |
| October 27 | Re-signed free agent Craig Grebeck to a two-year, $1.35 million contract. |
November 1998
| November 5 | Juan Samuel granted free agency. |
| November 18 | Re-signed free agent Alex Delgado to a one-year contract. Released Shannon Withem. |
December 1998
| December 7 | Re-signed free agent Dave Stieb to a one-year contract. |
| December 12 | Acquired Joey Hamilton from the San Diego Padres for Woody Williams, Carlos Almanzar and Pete Tucci. |
| December 14 | Signed free agent Gerónimo Berroa from the Detroit Tigers to a one-year, $500,000 contract. Acquired Eric Ludwick from the Detroit Tigers for Beiker Graterol. |
| December 16 | Signed free agent Walt McKeel from the Boston Red Sox to a contract. |
| December 23 | Signed free agent Rob Butler from the Houston Astros to a one-year, $275,000 contract. Signed free agent Mike Matheny from the Milwaukee Brewers to a one-year, $600,000 contract. |
January 1999
| January 6 | Signed free agent Wayne Kirby from the New York Mets to a contract. |
| January 11 | Signed amateur free agent Francisco Rosario to a contract. |
| January 18 | Signed free agent Joey Cora from the Cleveland Indians to a contract. |
| January 19 | Signed free agent Willie Greene from the Baltimore Orioles to a one-year, $1 million contract. Signed free agent Vicente Palacios to a contract. |
February 1999
| February 9 | Released Patrick Lennon. |
| February 18 | Acquired David Wells, Homer Bush and Graeme Lloyd from the New York Yankees for Roger Clemens. |
| February 28 | Re-signed free agent Patrick Lennon to a one-year contract. |
March 1999
| March 14 | Signed free agent Norberto Martín from the Anaheim Angels to a one-year contract. |
| March 17 | Released Felipe Crespo. |
| March 21 | Released Vicente Palacios. |
| March 30 | Acquired Dave Hollins and cash from the Anaheim Angels for Tomás Pérez. |
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 48–33 | 50–31 |
| Boston Red Sox | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 4 | 49–32 | 45–36 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 14 | 40–41 | 44–37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 29 | 33–48 | 36–45 |
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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
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1999 regular season.[2]
April 1999
| April 1 | Signed free agent Doug Bochtler from the Los Angeles Dodgers to a one-year contract. Released Walt McKeel. |
| April 2 | Released Adam Melhuse. Tom Evans selected off of waivers by the Texas Rangers. |
| April 5 | Signed free agent Chris Jones from the San Diego Padres to a one-year contract. Re-signed free agent Adam Melhuse to a one-year contract. |
| April 15 | Signed free agent Pat Kelly from the St. Louis Cardinals to a one-year contract. |
| April 16 | Returned Eric Ludwick to the Florida Marlins. |
May 1999
| May 5 | Acquired Paul Spoljaric from the Philadelphia Phillies for Robert Person. |
| May 7 | Selected Jacob Brumfield off of waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| May 19 | Player rights of Doug Bochtler sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| May 28 | Selected Willis Otáñez off of waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. |
June 1999
| June 9 | Released Patrick Lennon. Released Pat Kelly. |
| June 12 | Acquired Tony Batista and John Frascatore from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Dan Plesac. |
| June 21 | Released Dave Hollins. |
July 1999
| July 3 | Signed amateur free agent Davis Romero to a contract. |
| July 8 | Acquired Juan Melo from the San Diego Padres for Isabel Giron. |
| July 28 | Acquired David Segui from the Seattle Mariners for Tom Davey and Steve Sinclair. |
| July 31 | Signed free agent John Hudek from the Atlanta Braves to a contract. |
August 1999
| August 6 | Selected Curtis Goodwin off of waivers from the Chicago Cubs. |
| August 7 | Signed amateur free agent Kevin Cash to a contract. |
| August 9 | Acquired Brian McRae from the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later (Pat Lynch on August 23, 1999). |
| August 26 | Signed free agent Brendan Donnelly from the Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract. |
| August 30 | Released Gerónimo Berroa. |
| August 31 | Signed free agent Pat Borders from the Cleveland Indians to a one-year contract. |
September 1999
| September 3 | Traded Juan Melo to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later (Jaime Goudie on September 13, 1999). |
Roster
Game log
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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 | Darrin Fletcher | 115 | 412 | 120 | .291 | 18 | 80 |
| 1B | Carlos Delgado | 152 | 573 | 156 | .272 | 44 | 134 |
| 2B | Homer Bush | 128 | 485 | 155 | .320 | 5 | 55 |
| SS | Tony Batista | 98 | 375 | 107 | .285 | 26 | 79 |
| 3B | Tony Fernández | 142 | 485 | 159 | .328 | 6 | 75 |
| LF | Shannon Stewart | 145 | 608 | 185 | .304 | 11 | 67 |
| CF | José Cruz Jr. | 106 | 349 | 84 | .241 | 14 | 45 |
| RF | Shawn Green | 158 | 614 | 190 | .309 | 42 | 123 |
| DH | Willie Greene | 81 | 226 | 46 | .204 | 12 | 41 |
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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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| Jacob Brumfield | 62 | 170 | 40 | .235 | 2 | 19 |
| Mike Matheny | 57 | 163 | 35 | .215 | 3 | 17 |
| Alex Gonzalez | 38 | 154 | 45 | .292 | 2 | 12 |
| Willis Otáñez | 42 | 127 | 32 | .252 | 5 | 13 |
| Pat Kelly | 37 | 116 | 31 | .267 | 6 | 20 |
| Craig Grebeck | 34 | 113 | 41 | .363 | 0 | 10 |
| Dave Hollins | 27 | 99 | 22 | .222 | 2 | 6 |
| David Segui | 31 | 95 | 30 | .316 | 5 | 13 |
| Vernon Wells | 24 | 88 | 23 | .261 | 1 | 8 |
| Brian McRae | 31 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 3 | 11 |
| Gerónimo Berroa | 22 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 1 | 6 |
| Casey Blake | 14 | 39 | 10 | .256 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Witt | 15 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 1 | 5 |
| Patrick Lennon | 9 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 1 | 6 |
| Norberto Martin | 9 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Dalesandro | 16 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Woodward | 14 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Borders | 6 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Brown | 2 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Goodwin | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Butler | 8 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Sanders | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
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Pitching
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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| David Wells | 34 | 231.2 | 17 | 10 | 4.82 | 169 |
| Pat Hentgen | 34 | 199.0 | 11 | 12 | 4.79 | 118 |
| Kelvim Escobar | 33 | 174.0 | 14 | 11 | 5.69 | 129 |
| Chris Carpenter | 24 | 150.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.38 | 106 |
| Joey Hamilton | 22 | 98.0 | 7 | 8 | 6.52 | 56 |
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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; 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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| Billy Koch | 56 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 3.39 | 57 |
| Graeme Lloyd | 74 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3.63 | 47 |
| Paul Quantrill | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.33 | 28 |
| Paul Spoljaric | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.65 | 63 |
| John Frascatore | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3.41 | 22 |
| Pete Munro | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.02 | 38 |
| Dan Plesac | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.34 | 26 |
| Tom Davey | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.70 | 42 |
| Robert Person | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.82 | 12 |
| Steve Sinclair | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.71 | 3 |
| Mike Romano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 3 |
| John Hudek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 2 |
| Nerio Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 |
| John Bale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 4 |
| Eric Ludwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Gary Glover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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- Carlos Delgado, Silver Slugger Award
- Shawn Green, Gold Glove Award
- Shawn Green, Silver Slugger Award
- Tony Fernández, 3B
- Shawn Green, OF[3]
See also: Minor League Baseball
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- "1999 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- "1999 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1999 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac