1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
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League | American League |
Division | East |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
City | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Record | 69–93 (.426) |
Divisional place | 5th |
Owners | Vince Naimoli |
General managers | Chuck LaMar |
Managers | Larry Rothschild |
Television | Sportschannel Florida WWWB/WMOR WTSP (Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats) |
Radio | WFLA (Paul Olden, Charlie Slowes) WBDN (Eulides Nunez, Enrique Oliu) |
The 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their second since the franchise was created. They finished last in the AL East division with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses. Their manager was Larry Rothschild, who entered his second year with the club.
2 | Randy Winn | CF |
14 | Dave Martinez | RF |
33 | Jose Canseco | DH |
29 | Fred McGriff | 1B |
23 | John Flaherty | C |
12 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
44 | Paul Sorrento | LF |
13 | Miguel Cairo | 2B |
19 | Kevin Stocker | SS |
40 | Wilson Alvarez | P |
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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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 |
The season series each year between the Devil Rays and the Florida Marlins has come to be known as the Citrus Series. In 1999, the Marlins won the series 5 games to 1. [11]
While coaching baseball for the Reagan County Owls, Jim Morris made a promise to his team that he would try out for Major League Baseball if his team won the District Championship, something the team had never accomplished before. His team won the title, and Morris kept his end of the bargain. At tryouts, the Major League scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays initially wasn't interested in Morris. But, the scout agreed to allow him to try out so Morris could keep his promise to his students. Surprisingly, Morris discovered that in spite of his age, and having several surgeries on his arm, he was able to throw a 98-mph fastball. In fact, he threw 12 consecutive 98-mph fastballs. After much debate with his family, Morris signed a professional contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization at the age of 35. He started out with the Minor League Class AA Orlando Rays but after a few appearances he moved up to a spot with the AAA Durham Bulls. Thanks to solid performances with Durham, Tampa Bay gave him a chance to pitch with the big club when the rosters expanded, and on September 18, 1999, against Royce Clayton of the Texas Rangers, the 35-year-old Morris made his debut, striking Clayton out on four pitches. His goal of pitching in the majors was finally realized, and he made four more appearances later that year.
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | John Flaherty | 117 | 446 | 124 | .278 | 14 | 71 | 0 |
1B | Fred McGriff | 144 | 529 | 164 | .310 | 32 | 104 | 1 |
2B | Miguel Cairo | 120 | 465 | 137 | .295 | 3 | 36 | 22 |
3B | Wade Boggs | 90 | 292 | 88 | .301 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
SS | Kevin Stocker | 79 | 254 | 76 | .299 | 1 | 27 | 9 |
LF | Bubba Trammell | 82 | 283 | 82 | .290 | 14 | 39 | 0 |
CF | Randy Winn | 79 | 303 | 81 | .267 | 2 | 24 | 9 |
RF | Dave Martinez | 143 | 514 | 146 | .284 | 6 | 66 | 13 |
DH | José Canseco | 113 | 430 | 120 | .279 | 34 | 95 | 3 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Rich Butler | 7 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Clyburn | 28 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Steve Cox | 6 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Difelice | 51 | 179 | 55 | .307 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
Julio Franco | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Graffanino | 39 | 130 | 41 | .315 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
José Guillén | 47 | 168 | 41 | .244 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
David Lamb | 55 | 12 | 28 | .226 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
Aaron Ledesma | 93 | 294 | 78 | .265 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
Terrell Lowery | 66 | 185 | 48 | .259 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
Quinton McCracken | 40 | 148 | 37 | .250 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
Herbert Perry | 66 | 209 | 53 | .254 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
Bob Smith | 68 | 199 | 36 | .181 | 3 | 19 | 4 |
Paul Sorrento | 99 | 294 | 69 | .235 | 11 | 42 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bobby Witt | 32 | 180.1 | 7 | 15 | 5.84 | 123 |
Wilson Álvarez | 28 | 160.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.22 | 128 |
Ryan Rupe | 24 | 142.1 | 8 | 9 | 4.55 | 97 |
Rolando Arrojo | 24 | 140.2 | 7 | 12 | 5.18 | 107 |
Tony Saunders | 9 | 42.0 | 3 | 3 | 6.43 | 30 |
Dan Wheeler | 6 | 30.2 | 0 | 4 | 5.87 | 32 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; Sv = Saves
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | Sv |
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Mickey Callaway | 5 | 19.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.45 | 11 | 0 |
Dave Eiland | 21 | 80.1 | 4 | 8 | 5.60 | 53 | 0 |
Cory Lidle | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 4 | 0 |
Bryan Rekar | 27 | 94.2 | 6 | 6 | 5.80 | 55 | 0 |
Julio Santana | 22 | 55.1 | 1 | 4 | 7.32 | 34 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; Sv = Saves
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | Sv |
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Scott Aldred | 37 | 24.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.18 | 22 | 0 |
Wade Boggs | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 |
Norm Charlton | 42 | 50.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.44 | 45 | 0 |
Mike Duvall | 40 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.05 | 18 | 0 |
Eddie Gaillard | 8 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 7 | 0 |
Roberto Hernández | 72 | 73.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.07 | 69 | 43 |
Albie Lopez | 51 | 64.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.64 | 37 | 1 |
Jim Mecir | 17 | 20.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.61 | 15 | 0 |
Jim Morris | 5 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 3 | 0 |
Alan Newman | 18 | 15.2 | 2 | 2 | 6.89 | 20 | 0 |
Jeff Sparks | 8 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 17 | 1 |
Rick White | 63 | 108.0 | 5 | 3 | 4.08 | 81 | 0 |
Esteban Yan | 50 | 61.0 | 3 | 4 | 5.90 | 46 | 0 |
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