1999 Chicago Cubs season

1999 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Ed Lynch
Manager(s)	Jim Riggleman
Local television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/Fox Sports Chicago (Chip Caray, Steve Stone)
Local radio	WGN (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Andy Masur)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1999 Chicago Cubs season was the 128th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 124th in the National League and the 84th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 67–95.

Offseason

• December 2, 1998: Henry Rodriguez was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[1]
• December 7, 1998: Glenallen Hill was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	97	65	0.599	—	50–32	47–33
Cincinnati Reds	96	67	0.589	1½	45–37	51–30
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	0.484	18½	45–36	33–47
St. Louis Cardinals	75	86	0.466	21½	38–42	37–44
Milwaukee Brewers	74	87	0.460	22½	32–48	42–39
Chicago Cubs	67	95	0.414	30	34–47	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1999 National League Records Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	4–5	7–2	1–8	6–7	8–1	5–4	7–6	5–4	6–3	7–2	8–1	5–2	11–2	9–3	4–4	7–8
Atlanta	5–4	—	2–5	8–1	5–4	9–4	6–1	5–4	5–2	9–4	9–3	8–5	6–3	5–4	4–5	8–1	9–9
Chicago	2–7	5–2	—	5–8	4–5	6–3	3–9	2–7	6–6	2–5	3–6	2–7	7–6	6–3	1–7	7–5	6–9
Cincinnati	8–1	1–8	8–5	—	7–2	6–1	9–4	4–3	6–6	4–3	5–5	6–3	7–6	6–3	4–5	8–4	7-8
Colorado	7–6	4–5	5–4	2–7	—	5–4	2–6	8–5	6–3	6–3	4–5	5–4	2–7	4–9	4–9	4–5	4–8
Florida	1–8	4–9	3–6	1–6	4–5	—	2–7	7–2	5–4	8–4	3–10	2–11	3–4	3–6	4–5	3–4	11–7
Houston	4–5	1–6	9–3	4–9	6–2	7-2	—	6–3	8–5	7–2	4–5	6–1	5–7	8–1	5–4	5–7	12–3
Los Angeles	6–7	4–5	7–2	3–4	5–8	2–7	3–6	—	7–2	5–4	4–4	6–3	3–6	3–9	8–5	3–6	8–7
Milwaukee	4–5	2–5	6–6	6–6	3–6	4–5	5–8	2–7	—	5–4	2–5	5–4	8–4	3–5	4–5	7–6	8–6
Montreal	3–6	4–9	5–2	3–4	3–6	4–8	2–7	4–5	4–5	—	5–8	6–6	3–6	5–3	4–5	5–4	8–10
New York	2–7	3–9	6–3	5–5	5–4	10–3	5–4	4–4	5–2	8–5	—	6–6	7–2	7–2	7–2	5–2	12–6
Philadelphia	1-8	5–8	7–2	3–6	4–5	11–2	1–6	3–6	4–5	6–6	6–6	—	3–4	6–3	2–6	4–5	11–7
Pittsburgh	2–5	3–6	6–7	6–7	7–2	4–3	7–5	6–3	4–8	6–3	2–7	4–3	—	3–6	4–5	7–5	7–8
San Diego	2–11	4–5	3–6	3–6	9–4	6–3	1–8	9–3	5–3	3–5	2–7	3–6	6–3	—	5–7	2–7	11–4
San Francisco	3–9	5–4	7–1	5–4	9–4	5–4	4–5	5–8	5–4	5–4	2–7	6–2	5–4	7–5	—	6–3	7–8
St. Louis	4–4	1–8	5–7	4–8	5–4	4-3	7–5	6–3	6–7	4–5	2–5	5–4	5–7	7–2	3–6	—	7–8

Transactions

• July 3, 1999: Carlos Mármol was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.^[3]

Roster

1999 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 51 Terry Adams 38 Rick Aguilera 31 Bobby Ayala 58 Richard Barker 53 Micah Bowie 37 Doug Creek 44 Kyle Farnsworth 30 Mark Guthrie 49 Félix Heredia 52 Matt Karchner 56 Ray King 32 Jon Lieber 55 Andrew Lorraine 33 Brian McNichol 53 Kurt Miller 45 Terry Mulholland 59 Rodney Myers 41 Steve Rain 27 Scott Sanders 33 Dan Serafini 36 Kevin Tapani 46 Steve Trachsel 31 Brad Woodall		Catchers 15 Sandy Martínez 19 Jose Molina 16 Jeff Reed  9 Benito Santiago Infielders 24 Manny Alexander  7 Shane Andrews  4 Jeff Blauser  8 Gary Gaetti 17 Mark Grace 18 José Hernández  7 Tyler Houston 18 Cole Liniak 20 Chad Meyers 12 Mickey Morandini 11 José Nieves		Outfielders 28 Roosevelt Brown 19 Curtis Goodwin  6 Glenallen Hill  1 Lance Johnson 35 Bo Porter 40 Henry Rodríguez 21 Sammy Sosa		Manager  5 Jim Riggleman Coaches 43 Dave Bialas (bullpen) 48 Marty DeMerritt (pitching) 39 Tom Gamboa (third base)  2 Jeff Pentland (hitting)  3 Dan Radison (first base) 26 Billy Williams (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

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

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

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

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pacific Coast League	Terry Kennedy
AA	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Southern League	Dave Trembley
A	Daytona Cubs	Florida State League	Nate Oliver
A	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	Oscar Acosta
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Bobby Ralston
Rookie	AZL Cubs	Arizona League	Carmelo Martínez

^[4]

References

1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrihe02.shtml
2. Glenallen Hill Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marmoca01.shtml
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 1999 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference