1999 California League season

1999 California League season California League Baseball April 8 – September 5 140 10 Regular season Modesto A's Chin-Feng Chen, San Bernardino Stampede Playoffs San Bernardino Stampede San Jose Giants List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1998 California League season 1998 2000 California League season 2000 The 1999 California League was a Class A-Advanced baseball season played between April 8 and September 5. Ten teams played a 140-game schedule, as three teams from each division qualified for the post-season, the winner of each half of the season plus playoff qualifiers. The San Bernardino Stampede won the California League championship, as they defeated the San Jose Giants in the final round of the playoffs. League changes The California League realigned their divisions from the Freeway Division and Valley Division to the North Division and the South Division. Each division would have five teams. Teams 1999 California League Division Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium North Bakersfield Blaze Bakersfield, California San Francisco Giants Sam Lynn Ballpark Modesto A's Modesto, California Oakland Athletics John Thurman Field San Jose Giants San Jose, California San Francisco Giants San Jose Municipal Stadium Stockton Ports Stockton, California Milwaukee Brewers Billy Hebert Field Visalia Oaks Visalia, California Oakland Athletics Recreation Park South High Desert Mavericks Adelanto, California Arizona Diamondbacks Maverick Stadium Lake Elsinore Storm Lake Elsinore, California Anaheim Angels Lake Elsinore Diamond Lancaster JetHawks Lancaster, California Seattle Mariners The Hangar Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rancho Cucamonga, California San Diego Padres Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter San Bernardino Stampede San Bernardino, California Los Angeles Dodgers Arrowhead Credit Union Park Map of teams left 10px North Division 10px South Division 475 450 385 0 200 California 550 California 35.40 -119.02 Blue pog.svg 80 left Bakersfield #ffe California 37.66 -120.99 Blue pog.svg 80 right Modesto #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Blue pog.svg 80 left San Jose #ffe California 37.98 -121.29 Blue pog.svg 80 left Stockton #ffe California 36.33 -119.30 Blue pog.svg 80 right Visalia #ffe California 34.55 -117.40 Red pog.svg 80 right High Desert #ffe California 33.65 -117.30 Red pog.svg 80 right Lake Elsinore #ffe California 34.70 -118.17 Red pog.svg 80 left Lancaster #ffe California 34.10 -117.55 Red pog.svg 80 left Rancho Cucamonga #ffe California 34.10 -117.30 Red pog.svg 80 right San Bernardino #ffe Regular season Summary The Modesto A's finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1994. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 22, 2025 North Division Team Win Loss % GB Modesto A's 88 52 88 52 – Visalia Oaks 75 65 75 65 13 San Jose Giants 75 65 75 65 13 Bakersfield Blaze 64 76 64 76 24 Stockton Ports 57 83 57 83 31South Division Team Win Loss % GB San Bernardino Stampede 80 61 80 61 – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 76 64 76 64 3.5 High Desert Mavericks 68 73 68 73 12 Lake Elsinore Storm 63 77 63 77 16.5 Lancaster JetHawks 55 85 55 85 24.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1999 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 22, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Eric Byrnes, Modesto A's .337 H Robb Gorr, San Bernardino Stampede 174 R Jermaine Clark, Lancaster JetHawks 112 2B Jason Hart, Modesto A's 48 3B Oscar Salazar, Modesto A's 18 HR Jack Cust, High Desert Mavericks 32 RBI Chin-Feng Chen, San Bernardino Stampede Jason Hart, Modesto A's Todd Mensik, Visalia Oaks 123 SB Nelson Castro, Lake Elsinore Storm 53 Pitching leaders 1999 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 22, 2025 Stat Player Total W Marcos Castillo, San Bernardino Stampede Randey Dorame, San Bernardino Stampede Rick Guttormson, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 14 ERA Randey Dorame, San Bernardino Stampede 2.51 CG Steve Fish, Lake Elsinore Storm Paul Stewart, Stockton Ports 5 SHO Steve Green, Lake Elsinore Storm 4 SV Bill Everly, San Bernardino Stampede 34 IP Steve Fish, Lake Elsinore Storm 196/2 SO Steve Fish, Lake Elsinore Storm 180 Playoffs The San Bernardino Stampede won their second California League championship, as they defeated the San Jose Giants in five games. Playoff bracket Division semi-finals Division finals Finals N1 Modesto bye N2 Visalia 1 N3 San Jose 2 S1 Rancho Cucamonga bye S2 San Bernardino 2 S3 Lake Elsinore 0 N1 Modesto 2 N3 San Jose 3 S1 Rancho Cucamonga 2 S2 San Bernardino 3 N3 San Jose 2 S2 San Bernardino 3 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Chin-Feng Chen, San Bernardino Stampede See also 1999 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1999 in sports in California