1999 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 1999 National League Central Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 78–83 (.484) 3rd Kevin McClatchy Cam Bonifay Gene Lamont WPGH-TV & WCWB-TVFox Sports Net Pittsburgh KDKA-AM(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk) The 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 118th season of the franchise; the 113th in the National League. This was their 30th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished third in the National League Central with a record of 78–83. Offseason October 15, 1998: Chance Sanford was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanfoch01.shtml Chance Sanford Stats Baseball-Reference.com November 17, 1998: Mike Benjamin was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Mike Benjamin at Baseball Reference November 18, 1998: Ricardo Rincón was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Brian Giles.Brian Giles at Baseball Reference December 22, 1998: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Rafael Bournigal at Baseball Reference March 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bournra01.shtml Rafael Bournigal Stats Baseball-Reference.com March 31, 1999: Elmer Dessens was released by the Pirates.Elmer Dessens at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 1999 Game Log: 78–83 (Home: 45–36; Away: 33–47) y Pittsburgh Pirates April: 9–12 (Home: 4–8; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || Expos || 2–9 || Hermanson || Cordova (0–1) || — || 43,405 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 6 || Expos || 8–2 || Schmidt (1–0) || Pavano || — || 10,051 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 7 || Expos || 3–4 || Urbina || Loiselle (0–1) || — || 11,377 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 9 || Cubs || 2–1 || Benson (1–0) || Sanders || Williams (1) || 19,721 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 10 || Cubs || 9–3 || Sauerbeck (1–0) || Woodall || — || 22,479 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 11 || Cubs || 9–6 || Schmidt (2–0) || Trachsel || — || 19,384 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 13 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Bottenfield || Schourek (0–1) || Acevedo || 19,724 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 14 || Cardinals || 5–9 || Aybar || Benson (1–1) || — || 18,780 || 4–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 15 || Cardinals || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 6 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 16 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Graves || Christiansen (0–1) || — || 17,974 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 17 || @ Reds || 7–6 (10) || Christiansen (1–1) || White || — || 15,697 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 18 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Loiselle (1–1) || Graves || Williams (2) || 16,667 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 19 || @ Padres || 3–0 || Schourek (1–1) || Spencer || Christiansen (1) || 33,616 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 20 || @ Padres || 7–3 (10) || Williams (1–0) || Hoffman || — || 15,439 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 21 || @ Padres || 0–2 || Ashby || Schmidt (2–1) || Hoffman || 13,928 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 23 || Brewers || 1–9 || Woodard || Peters (0–1) || — || 13,850 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 24 || Brewers || 3–5 || Reyes || Ritchie (0–1) || Wickman || 15,809 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 25 || Brewers || 2–4 || Karl || Benson (1–2) || Wickman || 17,268 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 27 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Schmidt (3–1) || Perez || Williams (3) || 26,990 || 9–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 28 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Glavine || Christiansen (1–2) || — || 29,615 || 9–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 29 || @ Braves || 1–8 || Maddux || Silva (0–1) || — || 32,017 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 30 || Rockies || 2–7 || Astacio || Schourek (1–2) || — || 17,466 || 9–12 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May: 17–12 (Home: 12–3; Away: 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 1 || Rockies || 9–3 || Ritchie (1–1) || Wright || — || 18,599 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 2 || Rockies || 8–5 || Schmidt (4–1) || Thomson || Williams (4) || 19,215 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 3 || Giants || 9–8 || Loiselle (2–1) || Nen || — || 11,099 || 12–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 4 || Giants || 4–7 || Ortiz || Silva (0–2) || — || 10,532 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 5 || Giants || 4–3 (12) || Loiselle (3–1) || Rodriguez || — || 14,358 || 13–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 6 || @ Cardinals || 13–3 || Ritchie (2–1) || Osborne || — || 36,615 || 14–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 7 || @ Cardinals || 2–4 || Radinsky || Loiselle (3–2) || — || 39,620 || 14–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 8 || @ Cardinals || 7–0 || Benson (2–2) || Jimenez || — || 45,790 || 15–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 9 || @ Cardinals || 12–9 || Peters (1–1) || Aybar || Williams (5) || 45,458 || 16–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 10 || @ Astros || 0–6 || Hampton || Schourek (1–3) || — || 17,064 || 16–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 11 || @ Astros || 8–19 || Bergman || Ritchie (2–2) || — || 18,450 || 16–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Lima || Schmidt (4–2) || — || 19,792 || 16–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 14 || Expos || 5–3 || Benson (3–2) || Hermanson || Williams (6) || 24,644 || 17–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 15 || Expos || 17–6 || Silva (1–2) || Pavano || — || 27,017 || 18–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 16 || Expos || 9–4 || Schourek (2–3) || Vazquez || — || 28,882 || 19–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 17 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Millwood || Ritchie (2–3) || Rocker || 30,673 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 18 || @ Braves || 4–12 || Perez || Schmidt (4–3) || — || 30,858 || 19–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 19 || @ Braves || 3–7 || Glavine || Cordova (0–2) || — || 34,106 || 19–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 20 || @ Marlins || 3–4 (14) || Alfonseca || Williams (1–1) || — || 11,473 || 19–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 21 || @ Marlins || 1–8 || Hernandez || Schourek (2–4) || — || 16,782 || 19–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 22 || @ Marlins || 11–4 || Ritchie (3–3) || Springer || — || 23,121 || 20–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 23 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || Wallace (1–0) || Darensbourg || Williams (7) || 19,321 || 21–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 24 || Mets || 7–4 || Silva (2–2) || Isringhausen || Williams (8) || 11,880 || 22–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 25 || Mets || 3–8 || Yoshii || Benson (3–3) || — || 12,029 || 22–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || Mets || 2–5 || Hershiser || Schourek (2–5) || Franco || 13,681 || 22–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || May 28 || Astros || 6–5 || Ritchie (4–3) || Lima || Williams (9) || 17,309 || 23–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 29 || Astros || 5–1 || Cordova (1–2) || Reynolds || — || 32,426 || 24–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || May 30 || Astros || 7–3 || Benson (4–3) || Hampton || — || 28,905 || 25–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || May 31 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Wilkins (1–0) || Arnold || Williams (10) || 15,924 || 26–24 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June: 13–13 (Home: 6–2; Away: 7–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 1 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Schmidt (5–3) || Valdez || Williams (11) || 10,962 || 27–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 2 || Dodgers || 8–4 || Ritchie (5–3) || Dreifort || — || 20,807 || 28–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 4 || @ White Sox || 6–3 (11) || Wilkins (2–0) || Simas || — || 12,238 || 29–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 5 || @ White Sox || 5–6 || Parque || Benson (4–4) || Foulke || 20,066 || 29–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 6 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Sirotka || Silva (2–3) || Howry || 26,827 || 29–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 7 || @ Tigers || 4–9 || Brunson || Schmidt (5–4) || — || 14,280 || 29–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 8 || @ Tigers || 4–11 || Cruz || Ritchie (5–4) || — || 15,270 || 29–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 9 || @ Tigers || 15–3 || Cordova (2–2) || Moehler || — || 15,747 || 30–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 11 || Royals || 3–10 || Rosado || Benson (4–5) || — || 31,052 || 30–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 12 || Royals || 9–8 || Christiansen (2–2) || Whisenant || — || 29,569 || 31–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 13 || Royals || 8–4 || Schmidt (6–4) || Whisenant || Williams (12) || 28,261 || 32–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 15 || @ Dodgers || 11–1 || Ritchie (6–4) || Brown || — || 26,284 || 33–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 16 || @ Dodgers || 5–6 || Borbon || Clontz (0–1) || Shaw || 25,384 || 33–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 17 || @ Dodgers || 8–3 || Benson (5–5) || Park || — || 30,888 || 34–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 18 || @ Padres || 2–4 || Boehringer || Silva (2–4) || Hoffman || 60,799 || 34–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 19 || @ Padres || 4–5 || Cunnane || Schmidt (6–5) || Hoffman || 33,803 || 34–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 20 || @ Padres || 3–6 || Clement || Ritchie (6–5) || Hoffman || 25,819 || 34–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 22 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Wolf || Cordova (2–3) || Gomes || 18,835 || 34–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 23 || @ Phillies || 8–6 || Benson (6–5) || Byrd || Williams (13) || 20,256 || 35–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 24 || @ Phillies || 5–7 || Schilling || Silva (2–5) || Gomes || 25,848 || 35–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 25 || @ Brewers || 5–3 || Schmidt (7–5) || Abbott || Christiansen (2) || 23,958 || 36–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 26 || @ Brewers || 4–7 || Nomo || Ritchie (6–6) || Wickman || 26,590 || 36–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 27 || @ Brewers || 6–5 || Cordova (3–3) || Karl || Christiansen (3) || 23,788 || 37–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 28 || Phillies || 3–2 (10) || Hansell (1–0) || Montgomery || — || 14,144 || 38–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 29 || Phillies || 4–7 || Schilling || Silva (2–6) || — || 16,343 || 38–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || June 30 || Phillies || 9–1 || Schmidt (8–5) || Ogea || — || 14,526 || 39–37 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July: 11–16 (Home: 7–9; Away: 4–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 1 || Phillies || 12–7 || Ritchie (7–6) || Person || — || 11,174 || 40–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 2 || Brewers || 2–5 || Karl || Cordova (3–4) || Wickman || 20,332 || 40–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 3 || Brewers || 4–9 || Pulsipher || Benson (6–6) || — || 28,893 || 40–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 4 || Brewers || 3–4 || Weathers || Clontz (0–2) || Wickman || 16,553 || 40–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 5 || Cubs || 2–5 || Lieber || Schmidt (8–6) || Aguilera || 19,762 || 40–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 6 || Cubs || 6–1 || Ritchie (8–6) || Trachsel || — || 14,367 || 41–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 7 || Cubs || 4–1 || Cordova (4–4) || Mulholland || — || 28,258 || 42–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 8 || Cubs || 4–9 || Serafini || Benson (6–7) || Sanders || 17,711 || 42–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 9 || @ Twins || 4–5 || Radke || Silva (2–7) || Trombley || 13,427 || 42–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 10 || @ Twins || 4–5 || Guardado || Williams (1–2) || — || 14,865 || 42–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 11 || @ Twins || 10–2 || Ritchie (9–6) || Mays || — || 18,587 || 43–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 15 || Indians || 0–2 || Colon || Schmidt (8–7) || Jackson || 39,620 || 43–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 16 || Indians || 11–3 || Cordova (5–4) || Burba || — || 43,519 || 44–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 17 || Indians || 13–10 || Benson (7–7) || Nagy || Williams (14) || 43,299 || 45–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 18 || Dodgers || 6–5 (10) || Sauerbeck (2–0) || Mills || — || 23,855 || 46–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 19 || Dodgers || 7–12 || Dreifort || Silva (2–8) || — || 14,805 || 46–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 20 || Dodgers || 4–8 || Brown || Clontz (0–3) || — || 16,921 || 46–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 21 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Aguilera || Christiansen (2–3) || — || 37,006 || 46–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 22 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Mulholland || Benson (7–8) || Adams || 37,112 || 46–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 23 || @ Expos || 1–5 || Vazquez || Ritchie (9–7) || — || 7,510 || 46–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 24 || @ Expos || 7–2 || Schourek (3–5) || Powell || — || 13,396 || 47–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 25 || @ Expos || 6–1 || Schmidt (9–7) || Kline || — || 12,244 || 48–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 26 || @ Mets || 5–7 || Reed || Cordova (5–5) || Wendell || 32,010 || 48–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || July 27 || @ Mets || 5–1 || Benson (8–8) || Hershiser || — || 36,337 || 49–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 28 || @ Mets || 2–9 || Cook || Wilkins (2–1) || — || 42,920 || 49–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 30 || Marlins || 7–8 || Edmondson || Hansell (1–1) || Alfonseca || 25,163 || 49–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || July 31 || Marlins || 4–2 || Schmidt (10–7) || Edmondson || Williams (15) || 33,862 || 50–53 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August: 16–14 (Home: 10–8; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 1 || Marlins || 2–1 || Cordova (6–5) || Fernandez || — || 19,071 || 51–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 3 || Braves || 7–1 || Benson (9–8) || Millwood || — || 17,154 || 52–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 4 || Braves || 3–2 || Ritchie (10–7) || Smoltz || Williams (16) || 17,625 || 53–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 5 || Braves || 3–6 || Remlinger || Hansell (1–2) || Rocker || 19,078 || 53–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 6 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Anderson (1–0) || Jimenez || Silva (1) || — || 54–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 6 || Cardinals || 1–5 || Stephenson || Schmidt (10–8) || Croushore || 35,521 || 54–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 7 || Cardinals || 3–1 || Cordova (7–5) || Bottenfield || Williams (17) || 41,063 || 55–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 8 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Benson (10–8) || Oliver || — || 31,780 || 56–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 9 || Reds || 2–4 || Neagle || Ritchie (10–8) || Williamson || 13,423 || 56–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 10 || Reds || 1–6 || Guzman || Schourek (3–6) || — || 13,306 || 56–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 11 || Reds || 5–4 || Williams (2–2) || Williamson || — || 23,728 || 57–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 13 || @ Astros || 6–5 (13) || Clontz (1–3) || Miller || Williams (18) || 39,829 || 58–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 14 || @ Astros || 1–7 || Holt || Benson (10–9) || — || 44,868 || 58–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 15 || @ Astros || 2–0 || Ritchie (11–8) || Reynolds || Williams (19) || 36,231 || 59–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 16 || @ Reds || 2–9 || Guzman || Schourek (3–7) || — || 19,693 || 59–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 17 || @ Reds || 4–7 (12) || Graves || Williams (2–3) || — || 19,118 || 59–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 18 || @ Reds || 12–6 || Cordova (8–5) || Tomko || — || 19,733 || 60–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 19 || @ Reds || 0–1 || Harnisch || Benson (10–10) || Williamson || 17,904 || 60–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 20 || Diamondbacks || 5–4 || Ritchie (12–8) || Stottlemyre || Williams (20) || 23,934 || 61–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 21 || Diamondbacks || 2–4 || Johnson || Anderson (1–1) || — || 31,364 || 61–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 22 || Diamondbacks || 5–7 || Daal || Schmidt (10–9) || Mantei || 25,112 || 61–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 23 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Reynoso || Cordova (8–6) || Mantei || 11,768 || 61–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 24 || Rockies || 2–3 || Leskanic || Williams (2–4) || Veres || 13,221 || 61–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 25 || Rockies || 9–3 || Peters (2–1) || Kile || — || 12,535 || 62–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 26 || Rockies || 8–4 || Anderson (2–1) || Astacio || — || 12,649 || 63–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || August 27 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Schmidt (11–9) || Nathan || Williams (21) || 16,390 || 64–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 28 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Gardner || Cordova (8–7) || — || 32,783 || 64–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 29 || @ Giants || 3–5 || Estes || Benson (10–11) || Nen || 34,020 || 64–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || August 30 || @ Rockies || 11–8 || Peters (3–1) || Ramirez || Williams (22) || 41,872 || 65–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || August 31 || @ Rockies || 9–8 (10) || Williams (3–4) || Lee || Silva (2) || 41,729 || 66–67 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September: 12–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 1 || @ Rockies || 9–8 || Sauerbeck (3–0) || Veres || Clontz (1) || 40,529 || 67–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 3 || Giants || 2–12 || Estes || Cordova (8–8) || — || 16,478 || 67–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 4 || Giants || 2–9 || Ortiz || Benson (10–12) || — || 19,949 || 67–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 5 || Giants || 8–4 || Peters (4–1) || Rueter || — || 17,901 || 68–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 6 || Padres || 3–4 || Ashby || Ritchie (12–9) || Hoffman || 16,663 || 68–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 7 || Padres || 3–1 || Schmidt (12–9) || Hitchcock || Silva (3) || 11,058 || 69–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 8 || Padres || 4–7 (10) || Hoffman || Wilkins (2–2) || — || 10,133 || 69–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 10 || @ Cardinals || 5–11 || Bottenfield || Benson (10–13) || — || 36,590 || 69–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 11 || @ Cardinals || 8–5 || Peters (5–1) || Jimenez || Silva (4) || 46,011 || 70–72 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || September 12 || @ Cardinals || colspan=5 |Cancelled (rain) || 70–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 13 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–5 || Daal || Schmidt (12–10) || Chouinard || 32,147 || 70–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 14 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–2 || Swindell || Wilkins (2–3) || Mantei || 30,372 || 70–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 15 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–1 || Benson (11–13) || Reynoso || — || 31,294 || 71–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 17 || Reds || 3–1 || Ritchie (13–9) || Villone || Sauerbeck (1) || 21,853 || 72–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 18 || Reds || 0–3 || Parris || Peters (5–2) || — || 21,253 || 72–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 148 || September 19 || Reds || 8–5 || Schmidt (13–10) || Harnisch || Clontz (2) || 21,183 || 73–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 20 || Astros || 11–5 || Schourek (4–7) || Reynolds || — || 10,256 || 74–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 21 || Astros || 3–6 || Elarton || Benson (11–14) || Henry || 12,745 || 74–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 22 || Astros || 3–2 || Ritchie (14–9) || Lima || — || 16,647 || 75–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 23 || @ Cubs || 5–8 || Bowie || Peters (5–3) || Aguilera || 36,736 || 75–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 24 || @ Cubs || 0–9 || Farnsworth || Schmidt (13–11) || — || 29,267 || 75–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 25 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Lieber || Cordova (8–9) || — || 39,035 || 75–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 26 || @ Cubs || 8–4 (11) || Sauerbeck (4–0) || Guthrie || — || 39,663 || 76–79 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || September 28 || @ Brewers || colspan=5 |Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 29 || 76–79 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 29 || @ Brewers || 7–5 || Ritchie (15–9) || Woodard || Williams (23) || — || 77–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 29 || @ Brewers || 2–5 || Bere || Peters (5–4) || Wickman || 12,464 || 77–80 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158 || September 30 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Garcia (1–0) || Nomo || Sauerbeck (2) || 12,319 || 78–80 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates October: 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || October 1 || @ Mets || 2–3 (11) || Mahomes || Sauerbeck (4–1) || — || 29,528 || 78–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || October 2 || @ Mets || 0–7 || Reed || Cordova (8–10) || — || 36,878 || 78–82 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 3 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Benitez || Hansell (1–3) || — || 50,111 || 78–83 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Pittsburgh Pirates team member Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 3 6 3 6 y 31 46 Florida Marlins 4 3 4 3 y 34 32 Montreal Expos 6 3 6 3 y 58 36 New York Mets 2 7 2 7 y 27 46 Philadelphia Phillies 4 3 4 3 y 43 33 Total 19 22 19 22 y 193 193 NL Central Chicago Cubs 6 7 6 7 y 54 57 Cincinnati Reds 6 7 6 7 y 53 60 Houston Astros 7 5 7 5 y 54 65 Milwaukee Brewers 4 8 4 8 y 42 63 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 7 5 7 5 y 68 53 Total 30 32 30 32 y 271 298 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 2 5 2 5 y 20 25 Colorado Rockies 7 2 7 2 y 67 49 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 3 6 3 y 58 45 San Diego Padres 3 6 3 6 y 29 32 San Francisco Giants 4 5 4 5 y 38 55 Total 22 21 22 21 y 212 206 American League Chicago White Sox 1 2 1 2 y 14 13 Cleveland Indians 2 1 2 1 y 24 15 Detroit Tigers 1 2 1 2 y 23 23 Kansas City Royals 2 1 2 1 y 20 22 Minnesota Twins 1 2 1 2 y 18 12 Total 7 8 7 8 y 99 85 Season Total 78 83 78 83 y 775 782 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 21 9 12 9 12 y 84 98 May 29 17 12 17 12 y 173 158 June 26 13 13 13 13 y 148 130 July 27 11 16 11 16 y 137 135 August 30 16 14 16 14 y 125 122 September 25 12 13 12 13 y 105 127 October 3 0 3 0 3 y 3 12 Total 161 78 83 78 83 y 775 782 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 45 36 45 36 y 404 379 Away 80 33 47 33 47 y 371 403 Total 161 78 83 78 83 y 775 782 Roster 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 55 Jimmy Anderson 34 Kris Benson 60 Jason Boyd 41 Jason Christiansen 59 Brad Clontz 67 Francisco Córdova 68 Jim Dougherty 64 Mike Garcia 57 Greg Hansell 51 Rich Loiselle 38 Chris Peters 26 Jason Phillips 48 Todd Ritchie 47 Scott Sauerbeck 22 Jason Schmidt 46 Pete Schourek 56 José Silva 39 Jeff Wallace 35 Marc Wilkins 43 Mike Williams Catchers 31 Yamid Haad 18 Jason Kendall 63 Tim Laker 17 Joe Oliver 15 Keith Osik 66 Chris Tremie Infielders  6 Mike Benjamin 25 Iván Cruz  2 Pat Meares 30 Warren Morris 10 Abraham Núñez 16 Aramis Ramírez  5 Ed Sprague Jr. 11 Dale Sveum 29 Kevin Young Outfielders 13 Adrian Brown 37 Brant Brown 19 Emil Brown 14 Freddy García 24 Brian Giles 11 José Guillén  3 Chad Hermansen 28 Al Martin 12 Turner Ward  7 John Wehner Manager 32 Gene Lamont Coaches 70 Jeff Banister (bench) 37 Joe Jones (first base) 45 Jack Lind (third base) 23 Lloyd McClendon (hitting) 44 Rick Renick (bench) 50 Pete Vuckovich (pitching) 54 Spin Williams (bullpen) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position18 Jason Kendall C 30 Warren Morris 2B 24 Brian Giles LF 29 Kevin Young 1B 37 Brant Brown CF5 Ed Sprague Jr. 3B 11 José Guillén RF6 Mike Benjamin SS67 Francisco Córdova SP Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1999&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916756385&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in I. Cruz Iván Cruz 5 10 4 0.400 1 2 J. Anderson Jimmy Anderson (baseball) 13 9 3 0.333 0 1 T. Laker Tim Laker 6 9 3 0.333 0 0 J. Kendall Jason Kendall 78 280 93 0.332 8 41 B. Giles Brian Giles 141 521 164 0.315 39 115 P. Meares Pat Meares 21 91 28 0.308 0 7 K. Young Kevin Young (baseball) 156 584 174 0.298 26 106 W. Morris Warren Morris 147 511 147 0.288 15 73 A. Martin Al Martin 143 541 150 0.277 24 63 C. Peters Chris Peters 19 22 6 0.273 0 1 A. Brown Adrian Brown (baseball) 115 226 61 0.270 4 17 E. Sprague Ed Sprague Jr. 137 490 131 0.267 22 81 J. Guillén José Guillén 40 120 32 0.267 1 18 M. Benjamin Mike Benjamin (baseball) 110 368 91 0.247 1 37 C. Hermansen Chad Hermansen 19 60 14 0.233 1 1 B. Brown Brant Brown 130 341 79 0.232 16 58 M. Garcia Mike Garcia (NL pitcher) 55 130 30 0.231 6 23 A. Núñez Abraham Núñez (infielder) 90 259 57 0.220 0 17 D. Sveum Dale Sveum 49 71 15 0.211 3 13 T. Ward Turner Ward 49 91 19 0.209 0 8 J. Oliver Joe Oliver (baseball) 45 134 27 0.201 1 13 K. Osik Keith Osik 66 167 31 0.186 2 13 J. Wehner John Wehner 39 65 12 0.185 1 4 A. Ramírez Aramis Ramírez 18 56 10 0.179 0 7 F. Córdova Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972) 25 49 8 0.163 0 2 K. Benson Kris Benson 30 65 10 0.154 0 7 T. Ritchie Todd Ritchie 27 53 8 0.151 0 1 E. Brown Emil Brown 6 14 2 0.143 0 0 J. Silva José Silva (baseball) 32 20 2 0.100 0 3 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 31 60 5 0.083 0 1 C. Tremie Chris Tremie 9 14 1 0.071 0 1 J. Boyd Jason Boyd (baseball) 4 1 0 0.000 0 0 J. Christiansen Jason Christiansen 36 1 0 0.000 0 0 B. Clontz Brad Clontz 51 3 0 0.000 0 0 Y. Haad Yamid Haad 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 G. Hansell Greg Hansell 32 2 0 0.000 0 0 S. Sauerbeck Scott Sauerbeck 62 1 0 0.000 0 0 P. Schourek Pete Schourek 28 25 0 0.000 0 1 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 44 1 0 0.000 0 0 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 55 2 0 0.000 0 0 J. Dougherty Jim Dougherty (baseball) 2 0 0 -1 — 0 0 F. García Freddy García (infielder) 7 0 0 -1 — 0 0 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 13 0 0 -1 — 0 0 J. Phillips Jason Phillips (pitcher) 6 0 0 -1 — 0 0 J. Wallace Jeff Wallace 39 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals1615,4681,4170.259171735 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1999&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916791143&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts M. García Mike Garcia (NL pitcher) 7 7 1 0 1.29 9 S. Sauerbeck Scott Sauerbeck 65 672 3 4 1 2.00 55 B. Clontz Brad Clontz 56 491 3 1 3 2.74 40 J. Boyd Jason Boyd (baseball) 4 51 3 0 0 3.38 4 T. Ritchie Todd Ritchie 28 1722 3 15 9 3.49 107 J. Wallace Jeff Wallace 41 39 1 0 3.69 41 G. Hansell Greg Hansell 33 391 3 1 3 3.89 34 J. Anderson Jimmy Anderson (baseball) 13 291 3 2 1 3.99 13 J. Christiansen Jason Christiansen 39 372 3 2 3 4.06 35 K. Benson Kris Benson 31 1962 3 11 14 4.07 139 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 33 2122 3 13 11 4.19 148 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 46 51 2 3 4.24 44 F. Córdova Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972) 27 1602 3 8 10 4.43 98 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 58 581 3 3 4 5.09 76 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 13 151 3 3 2 5.28 14 P. Schourek Pete Schourek 30 113 4 7 5.34 94 J. Silva José Silva (baseball) 34 971 3 2 8 5.73 77 C. Peters Chris Peters 19 71 5 4 6.59 46 J. Dougherty Jim Dougherty (baseball) 2 2 0 0 9.00 1 J. Phillips Jason Phillips (pitcher) 6 7 0 0 11.57 7 K. Osik Keith Osik 1 1 0 0 36.00 1Team totals1611,4331 378834.331,083 Awards and honors 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Ed Sprague Jr., 3B, reserve Notable transactions May 17, 1999: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Dale Sveum at Baseball Reference July 23, 1999: José Guillén and Jeff Sparks were traded by the Pirates to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Joe Oliver and Humberto Cota.Joe Oliver at Baseball Reference Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Trent Jewett AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Marty Brown A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Scott Little A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Tracy Woodson A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Curtis Wilkerson Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke References 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pitts