1999 Boston Red Sox | ||
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American League Wild Card Winners | ||
League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 94–68 (.580) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | JRY Trust | |
President | John Harrington | |
General manager | Dan Duquette | |
Manager | Jimy Williams | |
Television | WLVI-TV (Sean McDonough, Jerry Remy) NESN (Bob Kurtz, Jerry Remy) | |
Radio | WEEI (Jerry Trupiano, Joe Castiglione) WRCA (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez, Juan Pedro Villamán) | |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 1999 Boston Red Sox season was the 99th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses, four games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the World Series. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card, and defeated the American League Central champion Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Yankees in the ALCS.
Pedro Martínez won the American League Cy Young Award, becoming the second pitcher to win the award in both leagues. [1] Additionally, Jimy Williams was named the American League Manager of the Year.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 48–33 | 50–31 |
Boston Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4 | 49–32 | 45–36 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 40–41 | 44–37 |
Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | 33–48 | 36–45 |
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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 |
Team | ATL | FLA | MON | NYM | PHI |
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Boston | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
30 | José Offerman | DH |
20 | Darren Lewis | CF |
13 | John Valentin | 3B |
5 | Nomar Garciaparra | SS |
25 | Troy O'Leary | LF |
24 | Mike Stanley | 1B |
10 | Scott Hatteberg | C |
3 | Jeff Frye | 2B |
7 | Trot Nixon | RF |
45 | Pedro Martínez | P |
Source [10]
The 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). Red Sox legend Ted Williams threw the ceremonial first pitch. Three members of the Red Sox played in the game. Pitcher Pedro Martínez and shortstop Nomar Garciaparra were starters, while second baseman José Offerman was a reserve. The game, won by the American League 4–1, was held on July 13, 1999, at Fenway Park. [11]
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 | Jason Varitek | 144 | 483 | 130 | .269 | 20 | 76 |
1B | Mike Stanley | 136 | 427 | 120 | .281 | 19 | 72 |
2B | José Offerman | 149 | 586 | 172 | .294 | 8 | 69 |
SS | Nomar Garciaparra | 135 | 532 | 190 | .357 | 27 | 104 |
3B | John Valentin | 113 | 450 | 114 | .253 | 12 | 70 |
LF | Troy O'Leary | 157 | 596 | 167 | .280 | 28 | 103 |
CF | Darren Lewis | 135 | 470 | 113 | .240 | 2 | 40 |
RF | Trot Nixon | 124 | 381 | 103 | .270 | 15 | 52 |
DH | Reggie Jefferson | 83 | 206 | 57 | .277 | 5 | 17 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Damon Buford | 91 | 297 | 72 | .242 | 6 | 38 |
Michael Coleman | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Daubach | 110 | 381 | 112 | .294 | 21 | 73 |
Chad Fonville | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Frye | 41 | 114 | 32 | .281 | 1 | 12 |
Creighton Gubanich | 18 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 1 | 11 |
Scott Hatteberg | 30 | 80 | 22 | .275 | 1 | 11 |
Butch Huskey | 45 | 124 | 33 | .266 | 7 | 28 |
Steve Lomasney | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Merloni | 43 | 126 | 32 | .254 | 1 | 13 |
Jon Nunnally | 10 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
Donnie Sadler | 49 | 107 | 30 | .280 | 0 | 4 |
Wilton Veras | 36 | 118 | 34 | .288 | 2 | 13 |
Lenny Webster | 6 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched (GS) = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G (GS) | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Pedro Martínez | 31 (29) | 213.1 | 23 | 4 | 2.07 | 303 |
Mark Portugal | 31 (27) | 150.1 | 7 | 12 | 5.51 | 79 |
Pat Rapp | 37 (26) | 146.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.12 | 90 |
Bret Saberhagen | 22 (22) | 119.0 | 10 | 6 | 2.95 | 81 |
Brian Rose | 22 (18) | 98.0 | 7 | 6 | 4.87 | 51 |
Note: G = Games pitched (GS) = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G (GS) | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tim Wakefield | 49 (17) | 140.0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5.08 | 104 |
Derek Lowe | 74 (0) | 109.1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 2.63 | 80 |
John Wasdin | 45 (0) | 74.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4.12 | 57 |
Rhéal Cormier | 60 (0) | 63.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 39 |
Mark Guthrie | 46 (0) | 46.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.83 | 36 |
Rich Garcés | 30 (0) | 40.2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.55 | 33 |
Jin Ho Cho | 9 (7) | 39.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.72 | 16 |
Bryce Florie | 14 (2) | 30.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 | 25 |
Kent Mercker | 5 (5) | 25.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 17 |
Jim Corsi | 23 (0) | 24.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.25 | 14 |
Ramón Martínez | 4 (4) | 20.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.05 | 15 |
Tom Gordon | 21 (0) | 17.2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.60 | 24 |
Rod Beck | 12 (0) | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.93 | 12 |
Tim Harikkala | 7 (0) | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 7 |
Juan Peña | 2 (2) | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 15 |
Tomo Ohka | 8 (2) | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.23 | 8 |
Kip Gross | 11 (1) | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.82 | 9 |
Bob Wolcott | 4 (0) | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 2 |
Marino Santana | 3 (0) | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 4 |
Kirk Bullinger | 4 (0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Source [19]
Boston wins the series, 3-2 [20]
Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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1 | Cleveland | 3 | Boston | 2 | October 6 | 1–0 (CLE) |
2 | Cleveland | 11 | Boston | 1 | October 7 | 2–0 (CLE) |
3 | Boston | 9 | Cleveland | 3 | October 9 | 2–1 (CLE) |
4 | Boston | 23 | Cleveland | 7 | October 10 | 2–2 |
5 | Cleveland | 8 | Boston | 12 | October 11 | 3–2 (BOS) |
New York wins the series, 4-1 [21]
Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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1 | New York | 4 | Boston | 3 | October 13 | 1–0 (NYY) |
2 | New York | 3 | Boston | 2 | October 14 | 2–0 (NYY) |
3 | Boston | 13 | New York | 1 | October 16 | 2–1 (NYY) |
4 | Boston | 2 | New York | 9 | October 17 | 3–1 (NYY) |
5 | Boston | 1 | New York | 6 | October 18 | 4–1 (NYY) |
Red Sox Win | Red Sox Loss | Game Postponed | Clinched Playoff Spot |
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The Augusta GreenJackets replaced the Michigan Battle Cats as the Red Sox' Class A affiliate.
VSL cooperative was with the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds.[ citation needed ]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta
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