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1999 Kansas City Royals season
The 1999 Kansas City Royals season was the 31st season for the franchise, and their 27th at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals finished fourth in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 97 losses and missed the postseason for the 14th consecutive season.
| 1999 Kansas City Royals |
|---|
| American League |
| Central |
| Kauffman Stadium |
| Kansas City, Missouri |
| 64–97 (.398) |
| 5th |
| David Glass |
| Herk Robinson |
| Tony Muser |
| KMBC-TVKCWEFox Sports Rocky Mountain(Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis) |
| KMBZ(Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre) |
| Seasons |
The 1999 Kansas City Royals season was the 31st season for the franchise, and their 27th at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals finished fourth in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 97 losses and missed the postseason for the 14th consecutive season.
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October 30, 1998: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
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Mark Quinn hit two home runs in his major league debut.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 47–34 | 50–31 |
| Chicago White Sox | 75 | 86 | .466 | 21½ | 38–42 | 37–44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 69 | 92 | .429 | 27½ | 38–43 | 31–49 |
| Kansas City Royals | 64 | 97 | .398 | 32½ | 33–47 | 31–50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 63 | 97 | .394 | 33 | 31–50 | 32–47 |
- July 31, 1999: Kevin Appier was traded by the Royals to the Oakland Athletics for Jeff D'Amico, Brad Rigby and Blake Stein.
| 1999 Kansas City Royals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | ||||||
| Pitchers | ||||||
| 17 Kevin Appier | ||||||
| 44 Brian Barber | ||||||
| 58 Tim Byrdak | ||||||
| 53 Lance Carter | ||||||
| 33 Chad Durbin | ||||||
| 41,49 Chris Fussell | ||||||
| 39 Terry Mathews | ||||||
| 21 Jeff Montgomery | ||||||
| 45 Orber Moreno | ||||||
| 51 Alvin Morman | ||||||
| 57 Dan Murray | ||||||
| 34 Marc Pisciotta | ||||||
| 34 Jim Pittsley | ||||||
| 57 Ken Ray | ||||||
| 54 Dan Reichert | ||||||
| 30 Brad Rigby | ||||||
| 50 José Rosado | ||||||
| 53 Glendon Rusch | ||||||
| 46 José Santiago | ||||||
| 48 Scott Service | ||||||
| 41 Blake Stein | ||||||
| 37 Jeff Suppan | ||||||
| 55 Mac Suzuki | ||||||
| 34 Derek Wallace | ||||||
| 41 Don Wengert | ||||||
| 56 Matt Whisenant | ||||||
| 47 Jay Witasick | Catchers | |||||
| 13 Sal Fasano | ||||||
| 19 Chad Kreuter | ||||||
| 12 Tim Spehr | ||||||
| Infielders |
3 Carlos Febles 15 Jeremy Giambi 2 Jed Hansen 4 Ray Holbert 7 Jeff King 8 Scott Leius 32 Mendy López 26 Félix Martínez 16 Joe Randa 1 Rey Sánchez 6 Steve Scarsone 22 Larry Sutton 29 Mike Sweeney 31 Joe Vitiello | | Outfielders 36 Carlos Beltrán 27 Dee Brown 18 Johnny Damon 24 Jermaine Dye 38 Scott Pose 52 Mark Quinn | | Manager 40 Tony Muser Coaches
43 Tom Burgmeier (bullpen) 25 Rich Dauer (third base) 23 Lamar Johnson (hitting) 9 Jamie Quirk (bench) 20 Frank White (first base) 28 Mark Wiley (pitching) |
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 | Chad Kreuter | 107 | 324 | 73 | .225 | 5 | 35 |
| 1B | Jeremy Giambi | 90 | 288 | 82 | .285 | 3 | 34 |
| 2B | Carlos Febles | 123 | 453 | 116 | .256 | 10 | 53 |
| SS | Rey Sánchez | 134 | 479 | 141 | .294 | 2 | 56 |
| 3B | Joe Randa | 156 | 628 | 197 | .314 | 16 | 84 |
| LF | Johnny Damon | 145 | 583 | 179 | .307 | 14 | 77 |
| CF | Carlos Beltrán | 156 | 663 | 194 | .293 | 22 | 108 |
| RF | Jermaine Dye | 158 | 608 | 179 | .294 | 27 | 119 |
| DH | Mike Sweeney | 150 | 575 | 185 | .322 | 22 | 102 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Spehr | 60 | 155 | 32 | .206 | 9 | 26 |
| Scott Pose | 86 | 137 | 39 | .285 | 0 | 12 |
| Larry Sutton | 43 | 102 | 23 | .225 | 2 | 15 |
| Ray Holbert | 34 | 100 | 28 | .280 | 0 | 5 |
| Jed Hansen | 49 | 79 | 16 | .203 | 3 | 5 |
| Scott Leius | 37 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 1 | 10 |
| Jeff King | 21 | 72 | 17 | .236 | 3 | 11 |
| Steve Scarsone | 46 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 0 | 6 |
| Sal Fasano | 23 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 5 | 16 |
| Mark Quinn | 17 | 60 | 20 | .333 | 6 | 18 |
| Joe Vitiello | 13 | 41 | 6 | .146 | 1 | 4 |
| Dee Brown | 12 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 0 |
| Mendy López | 7 | 20 | 8 | .400 | 0 | 3 |
| Félix Martínez | 6 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Suppan | 32 | 208.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.53 | 103 |
| José Rosado | 33 | 208.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.85 | 141 |
| Jay Witasick | 32 | 158.1 | 9 | 12 | 5.57 | 102 |
| Kevin Appier | 22 | 140.1 | 9 | 9 | 4.87 | 78 |
| Blake Stein | 12 | 70.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.09 | 43 |
| Dan Reichert | 8 | 36.2 | 2 | 2 | 9.08 | 20 |
| Jim Pittsley | 5 | 23.1 | 1 | 2 | 6.94 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Suzuki | 22 | 68.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.16 | 36 |
| Chris Fussell | 17 | 56.0 | 0 | 5 | 7.39 | 37 |
| Brian Barber | 8 | 18.2 | 1 | 3 | 9.64 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Montgomery | 49 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6.84 | 27 |
| Scott Service | 68 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6.09 | 68 |
| Alvin Morman | 49 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.05 | 31 |
| Matt Whisenant | 48 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.35 | 27 |
| José Santiago | 34 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.42 | 15 |
| Tim Byrdak | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.60 | 17 |
| Terry Mathews | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.38 | 19 |
| Brad Rigby | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.17 | 10 |
| Ken Ray | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.74 | 0 |
| Don Wengert | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.25 | 10 |
| Derek Wallace | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.24 | 5 |
| Marc Pisciotta | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.64 | 3 |
| Orber Moreno | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 7 |
| Lance Carter | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 3 |
| Dan Murray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 8 |
| Glendon Rusch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.75 | 4 |
| Chad Durbin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Omaha Golden Spikes | Pacific Coast League | Ron Johnson |
| AA | Wichita Wranglers | Texas League | John Mizerock |
| A | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Carolina League | Jeff Garber |
| A | Charleston Alley Cats | South Atlantic League | Tom Poquette |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Kevin Long |
| Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Andre David |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita, Spokane; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Wilmington
- 1999 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1999 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac
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