1999 Texas Rangers season

March 2026 November 2013 Texas Rangers 1999 American League West champions American League West The Ballpark in Arlington Arlington, Texas Tom Hicks Doug Melvin Johnny Oates 95–67 (.586) 1st KXTX-TVKXAS-TVFox Sports Southwest(Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) KRLD(Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo )KESS-FM(Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) The 1999 Texas Rangers season was the 39th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 28th in Arlington as the Rangers, and their 6th season at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers finished first in the American League West with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, registering the best winning percentage (.586) in franchise history until 2011. Winning their third division title in four years, the Rangers repeated their 1998 postseason performance, again being swept by the New York Yankees in three games. This was the Rangers' last postseason appearance until 2010. Offseason December 10, 1998: Mark Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Mark Clark page at Baseball Reference December 23, 1998: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Rangers by the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.Gregg Zaun page at Baseball Reference March 30, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference Regular season Opening day starters Iván Rodríguez, C Lee Stevens, 1B Luis Alicea, 2B Todd Zeile, 3B Royce Clayton, SS Rusty Greer, LF Tom Goodwin, CF Juan González, RF Rafael Palmeiro, DH Rick Helling, RHP Source: Season standings Texas Rangers Record vs. opponents TEX Notable transactions April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased from the Rangers by the Seattle Mariners. June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball draft Hank Blalock was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round. Player signed June 4, 1999.Hank Blalock page at Baseball Reference Aaron Harang was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round. Player signed June 7, 1999.Aaron Harang page at Baseball Reference Roster 1999 Texas Rangers Roster Pitchers 33 John Burkett 54 Mark Clark 23 Tim Crabtree 46 Doug Davis 13 Jeff Fassero 38,40 Ryan Glynn 53 Eric Gunderson 32 Rick Helling 50 Jonathan Johnson 52 Dan Kolb 37 Corey Lee 28 Esteban Loaiza 36 Mike Morgan 51 Mike Munoz 56 Danny Patterson 40 Matt Perisho 30 Aaron Sele 43 Mike Venafro 35 John Wetteland 59 Jeff Zimmerman Catchers  7 Iván Rodríguez  6 Gregg Zaun Infielders 10 Luis Alicea 11 Royce Clayton 44 Kelly Dransfeldt  3 Mark McLemore 25 Rafael Palmeiro 15 Jon Shave  4 Scott Sheldon 16 Mike Simms  9 Lee Stevens 27 Todd Zeile Outfielders 19 Juan González 24 Tom Goodwin 41 Scarborough Green 29 Rusty Greer 39 Roberto Kelly 21,38 Rubén Mateo Manager 26 Johnny Oates Coaches 17 Dick Bosman (Pitching) 20 Bucky Dent (Bench) 48 Larry Hardy (Bullpen)  8 Rudy Jaramillo (Hitting) 12 Ed Napoleon (First Base)  5 Jerry Narron (Third Base) Game log Regular season background:red;color:#003366; 1999 regular season game log: 95–67 (Home: 51–30; Away: 44–37) y background:#003366;color:red; April: 13–10 (Home: 5–6; Away: 8–4) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#003366;color:red; May: 17–10 (Home: 9–5; Away: 8–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#003366;color:red; June: 15–13 (Home: 5–3; Away: 10–10) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#003366;color:red; July: 16–9 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | colspan="12" | 70th All-Star Game in Boston, Massachusetts |- y background:#003366;color:red; August: 18–12 (Home: 11–6; Away: 7–6) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#003366;color:red; September: 16–10 (Home: 12–6; Away: 4–4) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#003366;color:red; October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Rangers team member Postseason Game log background:red;color:#003366; 1999 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2) y background:#003366;color:red; AL Division Series: vs. New York Yankees 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = PostponementBold = Rangers team member 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 Iván Rodríguez 144 600 199 .332 35 113 1B Lee Stevens 146 517 146 .282 24 81 2B Mark McLemore 144 566 155 .274 6 45 SS Royce Clayton 133 465 134 .288 14 52 3B Todd Zeile 156 588 172 .293 24 98 LF Rusty Greer 147 556 167 .300 20 101 CF Tom Goodwin 109 405 105 .259 3 33 RF Juan González 144 562 183 .326 39 128 DH Rafael Palmeiro 158 565 183 .324 47 148 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 Roberto Kelly 87 290 87 .300 8 37 Luis Alicea 68 164 33 .201 3 17 Rubén Mateo 32 122 29 .238 5 18 Greg Zaun 43 93 23 .247 1 12 Jon Shave 43 73 21 .288 0 9 Kelly Dransfeldt 16 53 10 .189 1 5 Scarborough Green 18 13 4 .308 0 0 Mike Simms 4 2 1 .500 0 0 Scott Sheldon 2 1 0 .000 0 0 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 Rick Helling 35 219.1 13 11 4.84 131 Aaron Sele 33 205.0 18 9 4.79 186 John Burkett 30 147.1 9 8 5.62 96 Mike Morgan 34 140.0 13 10 6.24 61 Mark Clark 15 74.1 3 7 8.60 44 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 Esteban Loaiza 30 120.1 9 5 4.56 77 Ryan Glynn 13 54.2 2 4 7.24 39 Jeff Fassero 7 17.1 1 0 5.71 13 Matt Perisho 4 10.1 0 0 2.61 17 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO John Wetteland 62 4 4 43 3.68 60 Tim Crabtree 68 5 1 0 3.46 54 Jeff Zimmerman 65 9 3 3 2.36 67 Mike Venafro 65 3 2 0 3.29 37 Mike Munoz 56 2 1 1 3.93 27 Danny Patterson 53 2 0 0 5.67 43 Danny Kolb 16 2 1 0 4.65 15 Eric Gunderson 11 0 0 0 7.20 6 Doug Davis 2 0 0 0 33.75 3 Jonathan Johnson 1 0 0 0 15.00 3 Corey Lee 1 0 1 0 27.00 0 ALDS 1999 American League Division Series Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 8, Rangers 0 Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 3, Rangers 1 Game 3 @ The Ballpark in Arlington: Yankees 3, Rangers 0 Awards and honors Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, AL Gold Glove Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, Silver Slugger Award Iván Rodríguez, AL MVP Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Oklahoma RedHawks Pacific Coast League Greg Biagini AA Tulsa Drillers Texas League Bobby Jones A Charlotte Rangers Florida State League Jim Byrd A Savannah Sand Gnats South Atlantic League Paul Carey Rookie Pulaski Rangers Appalachian League Bruce Crabbe Rookie GCL Rangers Gulf Coast League Darryl Kennedy References 1999 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference 1999 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Texas Rangers seasons Category:American League West champion seasons Texas Rangers season Range