1999 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1999 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League Central Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 75–86 (.466) 4th William DeWitt, Jr. Walt Jocketty Tony La Russa Fox Sports MidwestKPLR(Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Ozzie Smith, Joe Buck) KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck) The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 118th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 108th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75–86 during the season and finished fourth in the National League Central division, 21½ games behind the Houston Astros. Offseason November 19, 1998: Eric Davis was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml Eric Davis Stats Baseball-Reference.com November 19, 1998: Ricky Bottalico was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Garrett Stephenson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant, and Cliff Politte.Ricky Bottalico Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 7, 1998: Willie McGee was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.Willie McGee Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 14, 1998: Édgar Rentería was traded by the Florida Marlins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Armando Almanza, Braden Looper, and Pablo Ozuna. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/renteed01.shtml Edgar Renteria Stats Baseball-Reference.com January 15, 1999: Mike Mohler was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mohlemi01.shtml Mike Mohler Stats Baseball-Reference.com Regular season On April 23, 1999, Fernando Tatís hit two grand slams in the third inning, both off Chan Ho Park.2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac In 1999, Mark McGwire drove in a league-leading 147 runs while only having 145 hits, the highest RBI-per-hit tally in baseball history.http://www.allsports.com/players/mark-mcgwire/ Mark McGwire Career Biography and Statistics AllSports.com September 7, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007142507/http://www.allsports.com/players/mark-mcgwire/ October 7, 2008 dead mdy-all Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Transactions May 15, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 2, 1999: Albert Pujols was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 1999.Albert Pujols Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1999 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 53 Juan Acevedo 66 Rick Ankiel 38 Manny Aybar 41 Alan Benes 52 Ricky Bottalico 37 Kent Bottenfield 54 Mike Busby 44 Rich Croushore 48,62 Rick Heiserman 49 José Jiménez 57 Curtis King 63 Larry Luebbers 43 Kent Mercker 32 Mike Mohler 33 Darren Oliver 31 Donovan Osborne 28 Lance Painter 36 Scott Radinsky 58 Heathcliff Slocumb 50 Clint Sodowsky 55 Garrett Stephenson 43 Mark Thompson Catchers 30 Alberto Castillo 59 Marcus Jensen 26 Eli Marrero Infielders 29 David Howard  8 Adam Kennedy 47 Joe McEwing 25 Mark McGwire 13 Luis Ordaz 27 Plácido Polanco  3 Édgar Rentería 23 Fernando Tatís Outfielders 22 Darren Bragg 24 Eric Davis  7 J. D. Drew 21 Shawon Dunston  5 Thomas Howard 16 Ray Lankford 51 Willie McGee 21 Craig Paquette 48 Eduardo Pérez Manager 10 Tony La Russa Coaches 34 Mark DeJohn (Bullpen) 18 Dave Duncan (Pitching) 19 Mike Easler (Hitting) 15 Rene Lachemann (Third Base) 39 Dave McKay (First Base) 11 Jose Oquendo (Bench) 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 Eli Marrero 114 317 61 .192 6 34 1B Mark McGwire 153 521 145 .278 65 147 2B Joe McEwing 152 513 141 .275 9 44 SS Édgar Rentería 154 585 161 .275 11 63 3B Fernando Tatis 149 537 160 .298 34 107 LF Ray Lankford 122 422 129 .306 15 63 CF J.D. Drew 104 368 89 .242 13 39 RF Eric Davis 58 191 49 .257 5 30 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 Darren Bragg 93 273 71 .260 6 26 Willie McGee 132 271 68 .251 0 20 Alberto Castillo 93 255 67 .263 4 31 Plácido Polanco 88 220 61 .277 1 19 Thomas Howard 98 195 57 .292 6 28 Craig Paquette 48 157 45 .287 10 37 Shawon Dunston 62 150 46 .307 5 25 Adam Kennedy 33 102 26 .255 1 16 David Howard 52 82 17 .207 1 6 Marcus Jensen 16 34 8 .235 1 1 Eduardo Pérez 21 32 11 .344 1 9 Luis Ordaz 10 9 1 .111 0 2 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 Darren Oliver 30 196.1 9 9 4.26 119 Kent Bottenfield 31 190.1 18 7 3.97 124 José Jiménez 29 163.0 5 14 5.85 113 Larry Luebbers 8 45.2 3 3 5.12 16 Donovan Osborne 6 29.1 1 3 5.52 21 Mark Thompson 5 29.1 1 3 2.76 22 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 Kent Mercker 25 103.2 6 5 5.12 64 Juan Acevedo 50 102.1 6 8 5.89 52 Garrett Stephenson 18 85.1 6 3 4.22 59 Rick Ankiel 9 33.0 0 1 3.27 39 Clint Sodowsky 3 6.1 0 1 15.63 2 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 Ricky Bottalico 68 3 7 20 4.91 66 Manny Aybar 65 4 5 3 5.47 74 Rich Croushore 59 3 7 3 4.14 88 Lance Painter 56 4 5 1 4.83 56 Mike Mohler 48 1 1 1 4.38 31 Scott Radinsky 43 2 1 3 4.88 17 Heathcliff Slocumb 40 3 2 2 2.36 48 Mike Busby 15 0 1 0 7.13 7 Rick Heiserman 3 0 0 0 8.31 4 Alan Benes 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 Curtis King 2 0 0 0 18.00 1 Awards and records Mark McGwire, Major League record: First player to hit at least 50 home runs in four consecutive seasonsGreat Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott Latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast League Gaylen Pitts AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Chris Maloney A Potomac Cannons Carolina League Joe Cunningham, Jr. A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Brian Rupp A-Short Season New Jersey Cardinals New York–Penn League José Oquendo Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Steve TurcoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1999 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1999 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Category:1999 in sports in Missouri