1999 Cincinnati Reds season

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1999  Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds Logo.svg
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark Cinergy Field
City Cincinnati
Record96–67 (.589)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Marge Schott, Carl Lindner
General managers Jim Bowden
Managers Jack McKeon
Television Fox Sports Ohio
(George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Radio WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1999 Cincinnati Reds season was the 130th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. During the season the Reds became a surprising contender in the National League Central, winning 96 games and narrowly losing the division to the Houston Astros, ultimately missing the playoffs after losing a tie-breaker game to the New York Mets. [1] As of 2023, the 1999 Reds currently hold the Major League record for the most wins by a team that failed to reach the playoffs in the Wild Card era.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

PosPlayer
CF Mike Cameron
SS Barry Larkin
1B Sean Casey
LF Greg Vaughn
RF Dmitri Young
C Eddie Taubensee
3B Aaron Boone
2B Pokey Reese
P Brett Tomko

Summary

In the May 19 contest versus the Colorado Rockies, the Reds won by a 24−12 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs this game; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey was on base seven times with three walks, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Casey added two, and Brian Johnson one. Colorado's Larry Walker and Dante Bichette both had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Vinny Castilla hit a three-run home run. [7]

Season standings

NL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 97650.599—50–3247–33
Cincinnati Reds 96670.5891½45–3751–30
Pittsburgh Pirates 78830.48418½45–3633–47
St. Louis Cardinals 75860.46621½38–4237–44
Milwaukee Brewers 74870.46022½32–4842–39
Chicago Cubs 67950.4143034–4733–48

Record vs. opponents

1999 National League record

Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
TeamARIATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Arizona —4–57–21–86–78–15–47–65–46–37–28–15–211–29–34–47–8
Atlanta 5–4—2–58–15–49–46–15–45–29–49–38–56–35–44–58–19–9
Chicago 2–75–2—5–84–56–33–92–76–62–53–62–77–66–31–77–56–9
Cincinnati 8–11–88–5—7–26–19–44–36–64–35–56–37–66–34–58–47-8
Colorado 7–64–55–42–7—5–42–68–56–36–34–55–42–74–94–94–54–8
Florida 1–84–93–61–64–5—2–77–25–48–43–102–113–43–64–53–411–7
Houston 4–51–69–34–96–27-2—6–38–57–24–56–15–78–15–45–712–3
Los Angeles 6–74–57–23–45–82–73–6—7–25–44–46–33–63–98–53–68–7
Milwaukee 4–52–56–66–63–64–55–82–7—5–42–55–48–43–54–57–68–6
Montreal 3–64–95–23–43–64–82–74–54–5—5–86–63–65–34–55–48–10
New York 2–73–96–35–55–410–35–44–45–28–5—6–67–27–27–25–212–6
Philadelphia 1-85–87–23–64–511–21–63–64–56–66–6—3–46–32–64–511–7
Pittsburgh 2–53–66–76–77–24–37–56–34–86–32–74–3—3–64–57–57–8
San Diego 2–114–53–63–69–46–31–89–35–33–52–73–66–3—5–72–711–4
San Francisco 3–95–47–15–49–45–44–55–85–45–42–76–25–47–5—6–37–8
St. Louis 4–41–85–74–85–44–37–56–36–74–52–55–45–77–23–6—7–8

Transactions

Roster

1999 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Eddie Taubensee 126424132.3112187
1B Sean Casey 151594197.3322599
2B Pokey Reese 149585167.2851052
3B Aaron Boone 139472132.2801472
SS Barry Larkin 161583171.2931275
LF Greg Vaughn 153550135.24545118
CF Mike Cameron 146542139.2562166
RF Michael Tucker 13329675.2531144

Other batters

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
OF Dmitri Young 127373112.3001456
OF Jeffrey Hammonds 12326273.2791741
3B Mark Lewis 8817344.254628
C Brian Johnson 4511727.231518
IF Chris Stynes 7311327.239214
1B Hal Morris 8010229.284016
C Jason LaRue 369019.211310
1B Mark Sweeney 373111.35527
SS Travis Dawkins 771.14300
LF Kerry Robinson 910.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Inning Pitched

PlayerGGSIPWLKERAWHIP
Harnisch, Pete 3333198.116101203.681.24
Tomko, Brett 3326172.0571324.781.36
Villone, Ron 2922142.297974.231.31
Parris, Steve 2221128.2114863.501.36
Neagle, Denny 2019111.295764.271.20
Avery, Steve 191996.067515.161.59
Guzmán, Juan 121277.163603.031.18

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGGSIPWLERASO
Bere, Jason 121043.1306.8528

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Graves, Danny 7587273.0869
Sullivan, Scott 795433.0178
Williamson, Scott 62127192.41107
Reyes, Dennys 652223.7972
White, Gabe 501204.4361
Belinda, Stan 290315.2740
Greene, Rick 10004.763
Ryan, B.J. 10004.501
Hudek, John 200127.000

Awards and honors

Legacy

The 96 wins by the 1999 Cincinnati Reds were the most since the 1976 Big Red Machine who compiled 102 victories en route to their second consecutive World Series title. The Reds would not reach the 90-win plateau again until the 2010 season, when the team won the National League Central title with 91 victories. [11]

The 1999 team is regarded as one of the best teams not to make the playoffs. Since the switch to 162 game season in 1962, the Reds have the sixth-best record, only to not make the playoffs at 96-67. [12]

Notable Records

The team scored 865 runs, which still stands as the franchise record for runs scored in a season. The team also set franchise highs in most runs batted in (820), most total bases (2,549), and highest slugging percentage (.451) [11]

On May 19, 1999, the Reds set three franchise records when they collected 28 hits, 15 extra base hits, and 55 total bases in a 24–12 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Sean Casey and Jeffrey Hammonds also set individual franchise records with each scoring five runs. [13]

On September 4, 1999, the Reds set a franchise record when they clubbed nine home runs in a 22–3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. [13] Eight different Reds players homered in the game, the only time since 1901 that a team has achieved this. [14]

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Indianapolis Indians International League Dave Miley
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Phillip Wellman
A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League Freddie Benavides
A Rockford Reds Midwest League Mike Rojas
Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Donnie Scott
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Russ Nixon

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