1999 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1999 National League West Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California 74 88 y 4th John Moores Kevin Towers Bruce Bochy KUSI-TV4SD(Mark Grant, Mel Proctor, Rick Sutcliffe) KFMB (AM)(Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)KURS(Rene Mora, Juan Avila, Eduardo Ortega) The 1999 San Diego Padres season was the 31st season in franchise history. They finished fourth in the National League West. They had lost several key players after their 1998 pennant-winning season, most notably pitching ace Kevin Brown. Offseason Acquisitions November 13, 1998: John Vander Wal was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.John Vander Wal Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 17, 1998: Archi Cianfrocco was released by the San Diego Padres.https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cianfar01.shtml Archi Cianfrocco Stats February 2, 1999: Mark Sweeney was traded by the San Diego Padres with Greg Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds for Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, and Josh Harris (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenma01.shtml Mark Sweeney Stats Starting pitcher Joey Hamilton traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for starting pitchers Woody Williams and reliever Carlos AlmanzarFleming David San Diego Padres: After heavy losses the league champs face a fate sadder than a Garth Brooks ballad March 29, 1999 Sports Illustrated 152–3 https://www.si.com/vault/1999/03/29/258174/5-san-diego-padres-after-heavy-losses-the-league-champs-face-a-fate-sadder-than-a-garth-brooks-ballad mdy-all December 10, 2017 Free agent losses Kevin Brown Ken Caminiti Steve Finley Regular season The Padres played in the first game ever at Safeco Field on July 15, 1999. The Mariners lost to the Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Opening Day starters George Arias Andy Ashby Chris Gomez Tony Gwynn Wally Joyner Greg Myers Rubén Rivera Reggie Sanders Quilvio Verashttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=SDN 1999 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings San Diego Padres Record vs. opponents SD Notable transactions July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).Jim Leyritz Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1999 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 40 Carlos Almanzar 43 Andy Ashby 37 Brian Boehringer 58 Buddy Carlyle 31 Matt Clement 39 Will Cunnane 46 Domingo Guzmán 41 Sterling Hitchcock 51 Trevor Hoffman 33 Dan Miceli 27 Heath Murray 44 Carlos Reyes 32 Roberto Rivera 34 Stan Spencer 52 Ed Vosberg 36 Donne Wall 50 Matt Whisenant 49 Matt Whiteside 18 Woody Williams Catchers 25 Ben Davis  7 Wiki González 13 Jim Leyritz 20 Greg Myers Infielders 14 George Arias  1 Carlos Baerga  1 Carlos García 17 Ed Giovanola 10 Chris Gomez  2 Damian Jackson 22 Wally Joyner 12 Dave Magadan 23 Phil Nevin 24 David Newhan  4 Quilvio Veras Outfielders 26 Mike Darr 19 Tony Gwynn 21 Gary Matthews Jr.  3 Eric Owens 28 Rubén Rivera 16 Reggie Sanders 29 John Vander Wal Manager 15 Bruce Bochy Coaches 38 Greg Booker (bullpen) 11 Tim Flannery (third base) 30 Davey Lopes (first base)  5 Rob Picciolo (bench)  8 Merv Rettenmund (hitting) 45 Dave Smith (pitching) Tony Gwynn's 3000th hit August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres got the 3,000th hit of his career. After the hit, first base umpire Kerwin Danley personally congratulated Tony Gwynn after the hit because they were teammates at San Diego State. Gwynn had four singles in the game. Gwynn became the 22nd member of the 3,000 hit club and accomplished the feat on his mother's birthday. Line score August 6, Olympic Stadium, Montréal, Québec Team123456789RHESan Diego41020102212173Montreal2001004031093W: Sterling Hitchcock   L: Dan Smith    SV: Trevor Hoffman   HRs: Phil Nevin (6), Vladimir Guerrero (15), Chris Widger (23), Orlando Cabrera (7)Attendance: 13,540 Time:3:18 Batting San Diego PadresABRHRBIMontreal ExposABRHRBIQuilvio Veras, 2b5430Manny Martínez4000Carlos Reyes, p0000Guillermo Mota, p0000Trevor Hoffman, p0000Anthony Telford, p0000Tony Gwynn, lf5140Wilton Guerrero, ph1012Rubén Rivera, pr-cf0100Michael Barrett, 3b511 0Reggie Sanders, lf-rf5121Rondell White, lf3001Phil Nevin, 3b5224Vladimir Guerrero, rf4221Wally Joyner, 1b4010Chris Widger, c4221Eric Owens, cf-lf5221Brad Fullmer, 1b2000Ben Davis5121Bobby Ayala0000Damian Jackson, ss4010James Mouton, ph-cf2221Damian Jackson, ss4010Orlando Cabrera, ss3113Damian Jackson, ss4010Mike Mordecai, 2b3000Sterling Hitchcock, p3000Orlando Merced, ph1100Will Cunnane, p0000Dan Smith0000John Vander Wal, ph1000J.D. Smart, p1000Dan Miceli, p0000Shane Andrews, 1b3100Dave Magadan, ph0001NONE0000Ed Giovanola, 2b0000NONE0000Totals4212179Totals361099 Pitching San Diego PadresIPHRERBBSOHitchcock, W6.066605Cunnane1.011101Miceli1.000000Reyes0.213010Hoffman, SV0.110000Totals9.0910716 Montreal ExposIPHRERBBSOSmith, L0.254410J.D. Smart3.163311Ayala3.021003Mota1.244413Telford0.100000Totals9.015121137 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 Ben Davis Ben Davis (baseball) 76 266 65 .244 5 30 1B Wally Joyner 110 323 80 .248 5 43 2B Quilvio Veras 132 475 133 .280 6 41 3B Phil Nevin 128 383 103 .269 24 85 SS Damian Jackson Damian Jackson (baseball) 133 388 87 .224 9 39 LF Reggie Sanders 133 478 136 .285 26 72 CF Rubén Rivera 147 411 80 .195 23 48 RF Tony Gwynn 111 411 139 .338 10 62 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 Eric Owens 149 440 117 .266 9 61 Dave Magadan 116 248 68 .274 2 30 John Vander Wal 132 246 67 .272 6 41 Chris Gomez 76 234 59 .252 1 15 George Arias 55 164 40 .244 7 20 Jim Leyritz 50 134 32 .239 8 21 Greg Myers 50 128 37 .289 3 15 Wiki González 30 83 21 .253 3 12 Carlos Baerga 33 80 20 .250 2 5 Ed Giovanola 56 58 11 .190 0 3 Mike Darr 25 48 13 .271 2 3 David Newhan 32 43 6 .140 2 6 Gary Matthews Jr. 23 36 8 .222 0 7 Carlos García 6 11 2 .182 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 Woody Williams 33 208.1 12 12 4.41 137 Andy Ashby 31 206.0 14 10 3.80 132 Sterling Hitchcock 33 205.2 12 14 4.11 194 Matt Clement 31 180.2 10 12 4.48 135 Stan Spencer 9 38.1 0 7 9.16 36 Buddy Carlyle 7 37.2 1 3 5.97 29 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 Brian Boehringer 33 94.1 6 5 3.24 64 Heath Murray 22 50.0 0 4 5.76 25 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 Trevor Hoffman 64 2 3 40 2.14 73 Dan Miceli 66 4 5 2 4.46 59 Carlos Reyes Carlos Reyes (baseball) 65 2 4 1 3.72 57 Donne Wall 55 7 4 0 3.07 53 Carlos Almanzar 28 0 0 0 7.47 30 Will Cunnane 24 2 1 0 5.23 22 Matt Whisenant 19 0 1 0 3.68 10 Ed Vosberg 15 0 0 0 9.72 6 Roberto Rivera Roberto Rivera (baseball) 12 1 2 0 3.86 3 Matt Whiteside 10 1 0 0 13.91 9 Domingo Guzmán 7 0 1 0 21.60 4 Ed Giovanola 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Award winners Tony Gwynn, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tony Gwynn Andy Ashby Trevor Hoffman Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Mike Ramsey AA Mobile BayBears Southern League Mike Basso A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes California League Tom LeVasseur A Fort Wayne Wizards Midwest League Dan Simonds Rookie AZL Padres Arizona League Randy Whisler Rookie Idaho Falls Braves Pioneer League Don WernerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1999 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1999 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac 100 Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1990s in San Diego San Diego Padres season San Diego Padres