1999 Chicago Cubs season

The 1999 Chicago Cubs season was the 128th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 124th in the National League and the 84th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 67–95.

1999 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Record	65–97 (.401)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	Tribune Company
General managers	Ed Lynch
Managers	Jim Riggleman
Television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/Fox Sports Chicago (Chip Caray, Steve Stone)
Radio	WGN (Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Andy Masur)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
Seasons

Offseason

• December 2, 1998: Henry Rodriguez was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.
• December 7, 1998: Glenallen Hill was signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	97	65	.599	—	50‍–‍32	47‍–‍33
Cincinnati Reds	96	67	.589	1½	45‍–‍37	51‍–‍30
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	.484	18½	45‍–‍36	33‍–‍47
St. Louis Cardinals	75	86	.466	21½	38‍–‍42	37‍–‍44
Milwaukee Brewers	74	87	.460	22½	32‍–‍48	42‍–‍39
Chicago Cubs	67	95	.414	30	34‍–‍47	33‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

1999 National League record Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
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

• July 3, 1999: Carlos Mármol was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

Roster

1999 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 51 Terry Adams 38 Rick Aguilera 31 Bobby Ayala 58 Richard Barker 53 Micah Bowie 37 Doug Creek 44 Kyle Farnsworth 30 Mark Guthrie 49 Félix Heredia 52 Matt Karchner 56 Ray King 32 Jon Lieber 55 Andrew Lorraine 33 Brian McNichol 53 Kurt Miller 45 Terry Mulholland 59 Rodney Myers 41 Steve Rain 27 Scott Sanders 33 Dan Serafini 36 Kevin Tapani 46 Steve Trachsel 31 Brad Woodall		Catchers 15 Sandy Martínez 19 Jose Molina 16 Jeff Reed  9 Benito Santiago Infielders 24 Manny Alexander  7 Shane Andrews  4 Jeff Blauser  8 Gary Gaetti 17 Mark Grace 18 José Hernández  7 Tyler Houston 18 Cole Liniak 20 Chad Meyers 12 Mickey Morandini 11 José Nieves		Outfielders 28 Roosevelt Brown 19 Curtis Goodwin  6 Glenallen Hill  1 Lance Johnson 35 Bo Porter 40 Henry Rodríguez 21 Sammy Sosa Other batters 29 Robin Jennings		Manager  5 Jim Riggleman Coaches 43 Dave Bialas (bullpen) 48 Marty DeMerritt (pitching) 39 Tom Gamboa (third base)  2 Jeff Pentland (hitting)  3 Dan Radison (first base) 26 Billy Williams (bench)

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	Benito Santiago	109	350	87	.249	7	36
1B	Mark Grace	161	593	183	.309	16	91
2B	Mickey Morandini	144	456	110	.241	4	37
SS	José Hernández	99	342	93	.272	15	43
3B	Gary Gaetti	113	280	57	.204	9	46
LF	Henry Rodríguez	130	447	136	.304	26	87
CF	Lance Johnson	95	335	87	.260	1	21
RF	Sammy Sosa	162	625	180	.288	63	141

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
Glenallen Hill	99	253	76	.300	20	55
Tyler Houston	100	249	58	.233	9	27
Jeff Blauser	104	200	48	.240	9	26
José Nieves	54	181	45	.249	2	18
Manny Alexander	90	177	48	.271	0	15
Curtis Goodwin	89	157	38	.242	0	9
Jeff Reed	57	150	39	.260	1	17
Chad Meyers	43	142	33	.232	0	4
Shane Andrews	19	67	17	.254	5	14
Roosevelt Brown	33	64	14	.219	1	10
Sandy Martínez	17	30	5	.167	1	1
Cole Liniak	12	29	7	.241	0	2
Bo Porter	24	26	5	.192	0	0
José Molina	10	19	5	.263	0	1
Robin Jennings	5	5	1	.200	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
Steve Trachsel	34	205.2	8	18	5.56	149
Jon Lieber	31	203.1	10	11	4.07	186
Kevin Tapani	23	136.0	6	12	4.83	73
Kyle Farnsworth	27	130.0	5	9	5.05	70
Andrew Lorraine	11	61.2	2	5	5.55	40
Micah Bowie	11	47.0	2	6	9.96	39

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
Terry Mulholland	26	110.0	6	6	5.15	44
Brad Woodall	6	16.0	0	1	5.63	7
Brian McNichol	4	10.2	0	2	6.75	12

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
Terry Adams	52	6	3	13	4.02	57
Félix Heredia	69	3	1	1	4.85	50
Scott Sanders	67	4	7	2	5.52	89
Rodney Myers	46	3	1	0	4.38	41
Rick Aguilera	44	6	3	8	3.69	32
Dan Serafini	42	3	2	1	6.93	17
Rod Beck	31	2	4	7	7.80	13
Matt Karchner	16	1	0	0	2.50	9
Steve Rain	16	0	1	0	9.20	12
Bobby Ayala	13	0	1	0	2.81	15
Mark Guthrie	11	0	2	0	3.65	9
Ray King	10	0	0	0	5.91	5
Richie Barker	5	0	0	0	7.20	3
Kurt Miller	4	0	0	0	18.00	1
Doug Creek	3	0	0	0	10.50	6
Gary Gaetti	1	0	0	0	18.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pacific Coast League	Terry Kennedy
AA	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Southern League	Dave Trembley
A	Daytona Cubs	Florida State League	Nate Oliver
A	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	Oscar Acosta
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Bobby Ralston
Rookie	AZL Cubs	Arizona League	Carmelo Martínez

References

• 1999 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference