1999 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1999 American League East Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore 78–84 (.481) 4th Peter Angelos Frank Wren Ray Miller WJZ-TV/WNUV/WBDCHome Team Sports(Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan) WBAL (AM)(Fred Manfra, Jim Hunter, Chuck Thompson) The 1999 Baltimore Orioles season was the 99th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 46th in Baltimore, and the 8th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses. Offseason December 1, 1998: Charles Johnson was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Armando Benítez.Charles Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 1, 1998: Albert Belle signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.Albert Belle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 7, 1998: Will Clark signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.Will Clark Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 7, 1998: B. J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.B. J. Surhoff Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 11, 1998: Rich Becker was released by the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/beckeri01.shtml Rich Becker Stats December 17, 1998: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lintodo01.shtml Doug Linton Stats December 21, 1998: Rich Amaral was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/amarari01.shtml Rich Amaral Stats January 15, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Cuban exhibition series In a rare event on March 28, 1999, the Orioles staged an exhibition series against the Cuban national team in Havana. The Orioles won the game 3–2 in 11 innings. They were the first Major League team to play in Cuba since 1959, when the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Orioles in an exhibition. The Cuban team visited Baltimore in May 1999. Cuba won the second game 10–6. Regular season Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions April 30, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was released by the Baltimore Orioles. June 2, 1999: Brian Roberts was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (50th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1999.Brian Roberts Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 2, 1999: Érik Bédard was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.Érik Bédard Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1999 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 25 Ricky Bones 27 Rocky Coppinger 27 Jim Corsi 19 Scott Erickson 51 Brian Falkenborg 37 Mike Fetters 57 Juan Guzmán 55 Doug Johns 41 Jason Johnson 30 Scott Kamieniecki 49 Doug Linton 45 Gabe Molina 35 Mike Mussina 47 Jesse Orosco 43 Sidney Ponson 32 Al Reyes 53 Arthur Rhodes 25 Matt Riley 52 B. J. Ryan 51 Heathcliff Slocumb 40 Mike Timlin Catchers 23 Tommy Davis 13 Mike Figga 21 Charles Johnson 42 Lenny Webster Infielders 14 Mike Bordick 12 Will Clark 18 Jeff Conine 11 Delino DeShields 15 Jesse Garcia 15 Jerry Hairston Jr. 10 Ryan Minor 24 Willis Otañez 39 Calvin Pickering 36 Jeff Reboulet  8 Cal Ripken Jr. Outfielders  6 Rich Amaral  9 Brady Anderson 88 Albert Belle 38 Gene Kingsale 29 Derrick May 17 B. J. Surhoff Other batters  3 Harold Baines Manager 31 Ray Miller Coaches 48 Terry Crowley (Hitting) 34 Marv Foley (First Base) 44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen) 54 Bruce Kison (Pitching) 33 Eddie Murray (Bench)  2 Sam Perlozzo (Third Base) 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Charles Johnson Charles Johnson (catcher) 135 426 107 .251 16 54 1B Jeff Conine 139 444 129 .291 13 75 2B Delino DeShields 96 330 87 .264 6 34 SS Mike Bordick 160 631 175 .277 10 77 3B Cal Ripken Jr. 86 332 113 .340 18 57 LF B.J. Surhoff 162 673 207 .308 28 107 CF Brady Anderson 150 564 159 .282 24 81 RF Albert Belle 161 610 181 .297 37 117 DH Harold Baines 107 345 111 .322 24 81 Other batters 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 Will Clark 77 251 76 .303 10 29 Jerry Hairston Jr. 50 175 47 .269 4 17 Jeff Reboulet 99 154 25 .162 0 4 Rich Amaral 91 137 38 .277 0 11 Ryan Minor 46 124 24 .194 3 10 Mike Figga 41 86 19 .221 1 5 Gene Kingsale 28 85 21 .247 0 7 Willis Otañez 29 80 17 .213 2 11 Derrick May 26 49 13 .265 4 12 Calvin Pickering 23 40 5 .125 1 5 Lenny Webster 16 36 6 .167 0 3 Jesse Garcia 17 29 6 .207 2 2 Tommy Davis 5 6 1 .167 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Scott Erickson 34 230.1 15 12 4.81 106 Sidney Ponson 32 210.0 12 12 4.71 112 Mike Mussina 31 203.1 18 7 3.50 172 Juan Guzmán 21 122.2 5 9 4.18 95 Jason Johnson 22 115.1 8 7 5.46 71 Matt Riley 3 11.0 0 0 7.36 6 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Doug Johns 32 86.2 6 4 4.47 50 Doug Linton 14 59.0 1 4 5.95 31 Rocky Coppinger 11 21.2 0 1 8.31 17 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Mike Timlin 62 3 9 27 3.57 50 Jesse Orosco 65 0 2 1 5.34 35 Scott Kamieniecki 43 2 4 2 4.95 39 Arthur Rhodes 43 3 4 3 5.43 59 Ricky Bones 30 0 3 0 5.98 26 Mike Fetters 27 1 0 0 5.81 22 Al Reyes 27 2 3 0 4.85 28 Gabe Molina 20 1 2 0 6.65 14 B.J. Ryan 13 1 0 0 2.95 28 Jim Corsi 13 0 1 0 2.70 8 Heathcliff Slocumb 10 0 0 0 12.46 12 Brian Falkenborg 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Dave Machemer AA Bowie Baysox Eastern League Joe Ferguson A Frederick Keys Carolina League Andy Etchebarren A Delmarva Shorebirds South Atlantic League Butch Davis Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Duffy Dyer Rookie GCL Orioles Gulf Coast League Jesus AlfaroJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1999 Baltimore Orioles team at Baseball-Reference 1999 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore