1999 Kansas City Royals season
Major League Baseball team season
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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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| 1999 Kansas City Royals | |
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| League | American League |
| Division | Central |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Record | 64–97 (.398) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
| Owners | David Glass |
| General managers | Herk Robinson |
| Managers | Tony Muser |
| Television | KMBC-TV KCWE Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis) |
| Radio | KMBZ (Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre) |
Offseason
- October 30, 1998: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[1]
Regular season
- Mark Quinn hit two home runs in his major league debut.[2]
Season standings
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | — | 3–9 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 | ||
| Baltimore | 9–3 | — | 5–7 | 7–3 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 8–1 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 11–7 | ||
| Boston | 9–1 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 9–3 | 6–12 | ||
| Chicago | 5–5 | 3–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–3–1 | 5–7 | 3–7 | 4–8 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 9–9 | ||
| Cleveland | 9–1 | 9–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 3–7 | 10–2 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 3–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
| Detroit | 5–5 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | — | 7–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 2–10 | 8–10 | ||
| Kansas City | 5–7 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–7 | — | 5–8 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 6–12 | ||
| Minnesota | 4–6 | 1–8 | 4–6 | 3–8–1 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 0–12 | 4–6 | 10–7 | ||
| New York | 4–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–3 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 9–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 9–9 | ||
| Oakland | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 2–10 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 4–6 | — | 6–6 | 9–1 | 5–7 | 8–2 | 12–6 | ||
| Seattle | 6–6 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 8–4 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 1–9 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 7–11 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 1–9 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–8 | 4–14 | ||
| Texas | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 12–0 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 6–4 | 10–8 | ||
| Toronto | 9–3 | 11–1 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 2–10 | 2–8 | 2–7 | 8–5 | 4–6 | — | 9–9 | ||
Notable transactions
- July 31, 1999: Kevin Appier was traded by the Royals to the Oakland Athletics for Jeff D'Amico, Brad Rigby and Blake Stein.[3]
Roster
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 | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita, Spokane; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Wilmington[4]
