1999 Oakland Athletics season

The Oakland Athletics' 1999 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. It was their first winning record since 1992.

Offseason

• December 14, 1998: Tony Phillips was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[1]
• December 14, 1998: Rafael Bournigal was released by the Oakland Athletics.^[2]
• January 7, 1999: Marc Newfield was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[3]
• January 8, 1999: Mike Oquist was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.^[4]
• January 26, 1999: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[5]
• February 17, 1999: John Jaha signed as a free agent by the Athletics.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

• July 29, 1999: Jeff Davanon, Nathan Haynes, and Elvin Nina (minors) were traded by the Athletics to the Anaheim Angels for Randy Velarde and Omar Olivares.^[7]
• July 31, 1999: Billy Taylor was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Jason Isringhausen and Greg McMichael.^[8]
• July 31, 1999: Jeff D'Amico, Brad Rigby and Blake Stein were traded by the Athletics to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin Appier.^[9]
• August 18, 1999: Rich Becker was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Carl Dale (August 20, 1999) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.^[10]

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vancouver, AZL Athletics

References

1. ^ Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bournra01.shtml
3. ^ Marc Newfield page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oquismi01.shtml
5. ^ Tim Raines page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ John Jaha page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Randy Velarde page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Jason Isringhausen page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Jeff D'Amico page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/beckeri01.shtml

• 1999 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
• 1999 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.