1999 Atlanta Braves season
1999 Atlanta Braves | ||
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NL Champions NL East Champions | ||
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Division | Eastern Division | |
Ballpark | Turner Field | |
City | Atlanta | |
Record | 103–59 (.636) | |
Owners | Time Warner | |
Managers | Bobby Cox | |
Television | WTBS WUPA TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Fox Sports South (Ernie Johnson, Bob Rathbun) | |
Radio | WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) | |
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The 1999 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 34th season in Atlanta and 129th overall. The Braves won their fifth consecutive division title with a 103-59 record and 6 game lead over the New York Mets. The Braves appeared in the World Series for the fifth time during the 1990s. The Braves lost all four games of the 1999 World Series to the New York Yankees, resulting in a sweep. The Braves played their 2nd World Series against the Yankees in 4 years, with the first being in 1996, which they played in six games. Until 2021, this represented the Braves last National League pennant they have won. They would not return to the World Series until 22 years later.
Two key players on the 1999 Braves were Chipper Jones & John Rocker. Jones won the National League's Most Valuable Player award with a .310 average, 45 HRs, 110 RBIs, and sealed the award with his September heroics against the New York Mets. Rocker recorded 38 saves as Atlanta's closer, but later created controversy due to his racist and homophobic comments in a December 27, 1999, Sports Illustrated article.
Offseason
- November 10, 1998: Bret Boone was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Remlinger to the Atlanta Braves for Rob Bell, Denny Neagle, and Michael Tucker.[1]
- December 1, 1998: Otis Nixon was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[2]
- December 1, 1998: Curtis Pride was released by the Atlanta Braves.[3]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
- Otis Nixon – LF
- Bret Boone – 2B
- Chipper Jones – 3B
- Brian Jordan – RF
- Javy López – C
- Ryan Klesko – 1B
- Andruw Jones – CF
- Walt Weiss – SS
- Tom Glavine – P
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 56–25 | 47–34 |
New York Mets | 97 | 66 | .595 | 6½ | 49–32 | 48–34 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26 | 41–40 | 36–45 |
Montreal Expos | 68 | 94 | .420 | 35 | 35–46 | 33–48 |
Florida Marlins | 64 | 98 | .395 | 39 | 35–45 | 29–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | 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
Roster
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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 |
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C | Eddie Pérez | 104 | 309 | 77 | .249 | 7 | 30 |
1B | Ryan Klesko | 133 | 404 | 120 | .297 | 21 | 80 |
2B | Bret Boone | 152 | 608 | 153 | .252 | 20 | 63 |
SS | Walt Weiss | 110 | 279 | 63 | .226 | 2 | 29 |
3B | Chipper Jones | 157 | 567 | 181 | .319 | 45 | 110 |
LF | Gerald Williams | 143 | 422 | 116 | .275 | 17 | 68 |
CF | Andruw Jones | 162 | 592 | 163 | .275 | 26 | 84 |
RF | Brian Jordan | 153 | 576 | 163 | .283 | 23 | 115 |
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 |
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Javy López | 65 | 246 | 78 | .317 | 11 | 45 |
Ozzie Guillén | 92 | 232 | 56 | .241 | 1 | 20 |
Randall Simon | 90 | 218 | 69 | .317 | 5 | 25 |
Brian Hunter | 114 | 181 | 45 | .249 | 6 | 30 |
José Hernández | 48 | 166 | 42 | .253 | 4 | 19 |
Keith Lockhart | 108 | 161 | 42 | .261 | 1 | 21 |
Otis Nixon | 84 | 151 | 31 | .205 | 0 | 8 |
Greg Myers | 34 | 72 | 16 | .222 | 2 | 9 |
Howard Battle | 15 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 1 | 5 |
Pascual Matos | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
Mark DeRosa | 7 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jorge Fábregas | 6 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
George Lombard | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Freddy García | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Glavine | 35 | 234 | 14 | 11 | 4.12 | 138 |
Kevin Millwood | 33 | 228 | 18 | 7 | 2.68 | 205 |
Greg Maddux | 33 | 219.1 | 19 | 9 | 3.57 | 136 |
John Smoltz | 29 | 186.1 | 11 | 8 | 3.19 | 156 |
Odalis Pérez | 18 | 93 | 4 | 6 | 6.00 | 82 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Terry Mulholland | 16 | 60.1 | 4 | 2 | 2.98 | 39 |
Bruce Chen | 16 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 5.47 | 45 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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John Rocker | 74 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 2.49 | 104 |
Mike Remlinger | 73 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2.37 | 81 |
Kevin McGlinchy | 64 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.82 | 67 |
Rudy Seánez | 56 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.35 | 41 |
Russ Springer | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.42 | 49 |
Justin Speier | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 22 |
John Hudek | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 18 |
Sean Bergman | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 6 |
Derrin Ebert | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.63 | 4 |
David Cortés | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 |
Mike Cather | 4 | 1` | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 0 |
Mark Wohlers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Everett Stull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Joe Winkelsas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
National League Division Series
Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros
Atlanta wins series, 3-1
Game | Score | Date |
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1 | Houston 6, Atlanta 1 | October 5 |
2 | Atlanta 5, Houston 1 | October 6 |
3 | Atlanta 5, Houston 3 (12 innings) | October 8 |
4 | Atlanta 7, Houston 5 | October 9 |
National League Championship Series
Game 1
October 12: Turner Field, Atlanta
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Greg Maddux (1-0) LP: Masato Yoshii (0-1) Sv: John Rocker (1) Home runs: NYM: None ATL: Eddie Pérez (1) |
The Braves began their eighth consecutive NLCS with a 4-2 victory over the Mets, defeating a team they left for dead two weeks earlier. Greg Maddux tossed seven solid innings, and future NLCS MVP Eddie Pérez who came up big for the absence of Javy López, homered. Light-hitting shortstop Walt Weiss went 3-for-4 with a run scored and RBI for the Braves.
John Rocker recorded the final four outs for the save, his second of the postseason, to seal Atlanta's fourth straight win.
Game 2
October 13: Turner Field, Atlanta
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Kevin Millwood (1-0) LP: Kenny Rogers (0-1) Sv: John Smoltz (1) Home runs: NYM: Melvin Mora (1) ATL: Brian Jordan (1); Eddie Pérez (2) |
Game 3
October 15: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Tom Glavine (1-0) LP: Al Leiter (0-1) Sv: John Rocker (2) Home runs: ATL: None NYM: None |
Game 4
October 16: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Turk Wendell (1-0) LP: Mike Remlinger (0-1) Sv: Armando Benítez (1) Home runs: ATL: Brian Jordan (2); Ryan Klesko (1) NYM: John Olerud (1) |
Game 5
October 17: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||
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Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
New York | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
WP: Octavio Dotel (1-0) LP: Kevin McGlinchy (0-1) Home runs: ATL: None NYM: John Olerud (2) |
Game 6
October 19: Turner Field, Atlanta
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
WP: Russ Springer (1-0) LP: Kenny Rogers (0-2) Home runs: NYM: Mike Piazza (1) ATL: None |
World Series
Game 1
October 23, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Orlando Hernández (1-0) LP: Greg Maddux (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) Home runs: NYY: None ATL: Chipper Jones (1) |
Game 2
October 24, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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New York | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: David Cone (1-0) LP: Kevin Millwood (0-1) |
Game 3
October 26, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Mariano Rivera (1-0) LP: Mike Remlinger (0-1) Home runs: ATL: None NYY: Chad Curtis 2 (2), Tino Martinez (1), Chuck Knoblauch (1) |
October 27, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Roger Clemens (1-0) LP: John Smoltz (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: ATL: None NYY: Jim Leyritz (1) |
Award winners
- Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove for center field
- Chipper Jones, National League Most Valuable Player Award
- Chipper Jones, 3B, Silver Slugger Award
- Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove Award
- John Smoltz, Pitcher of the Month Award, April
1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Brian Jordan, OF, Reserve
- Kevin Millwood, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Myrtle Beach[5]
References
- ^ Bret Boone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Otis Nixon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Curtis Pride Stats".
- ^ Pete Orr Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1999 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference
- Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac