1999 Texas Rangers season

The Texas Rangers 1999 season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses. The 95-67 mark would be the best in franchise history until 2011.

Winning its third division title in four years, the Rangers would repeat its 1998 post-season performance, again losing to the New York Yankees 3-0. This would be the club's last post-season appearance until 2010.

Offseason

• December 10, 1998: Mark Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[1]
• December 23, 1998: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Rangers by the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.^[2]
• March 30, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[3]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

• Ivan Rodriguez, C
• Lee Stevens, 1B
• Luis Alicea, 2B
• Todd Zeile, 3B
• Royce Clayton, SS
• Rusty Greer, LF
• Tom Goodwin, CF
• Juan Gonzalez, RF
• Rafael Palmeiro, DH
• Rick Helling, RHP

Season standings

Notable transactions

• April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased from the Rangers by the Seattle Mariners.^[3]
• June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Hank Blalock was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round. Player signed June 4, 1999.^[4]
  • Aaron Harang was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round. Player signed June 7, 1999.^[5]

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

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

ALDS

• Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 8, Rangers 0
• Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 3, Rangers 1
• Game 3 @ The Ballpark in Arlington: Yankees 3, Rangers 0

Awards and honors

• Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, AL Gold Glove
• Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, Silver Slugger Award
• Iván Rodríguez, AL MVP
• Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
• Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

References

1. ^ Mark Clark page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Gregg Zaun page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ ^{a b} Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Hank Blalock page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Aaron Harang page at Baseball Reference

• 1999 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1999 Texas Rangers 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. 

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