1999 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1999 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 110th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 42nd season in Los Angeles, California. The season started with a new management team; Kevin Malone became the team's General Manager and Davey Johnson was selected to be the new Dodgers Manager. Looking to make a splash, Malone exclaimed "There is a new Sheriff in town"^[1] as he took over the reins and made a splash by signing starting pitcher Kevin Brown to a huge long contract. However, the team struggled to a third-place finish in the National League West.

1999 Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	77–85 (.475)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Fox Entertainment Group
President	Bob Graziano
General managers	Kevin Malone
Managers	Davey Johnson
Television	Fox Sports West 2; KTLA (5)
Radio	XTRA Sports 1150 Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez
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Offseason

• October 12, 1998: Acquired Scott Prouty from the Seattle Mariners for Eric Weaver.
• November 11, 1998: Acquired Mel Rojas from the New York Mets for Bobby Bonilla.
• December 1, 1998: Acquired Todd Hundley and Arnold Gooch from the New York Mets for Charles Johnson and Roger Cedeño.
• January 11, 1999: Doug Bochtler was released by the Dodgers.^[2]
• January 12, 1999: Acquired Joe Sutton from the Chicago White Sox for Darren Hall.

Regular season

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Arizona Diamondbacks	100	62	.617	—	52‍–‍29	48‍–‍33
San Francisco Giants	86	76	.531	14	49‍–‍32	37‍–‍44
Los Angeles Dodgers	77	85	.475	23	37‍–‍44	40‍–‍41
San Diego Padres	74	88	.457	26	46‍–‍35	28‍–‍53
Colorado Rockies	72	90	.444	28	39‍–‍42	33‍–‍48

Record vs. opponents

1999 National League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1999 v t e
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	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

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Eric Young	Second baseman
Mark Grudzielanek	Shortstop
Gary Sheffield	Left fielder
Raúl Mondesí	Right fielder
Devon White	Center fielder
Eric Karros	First baseman
Todd Hundley	Catcher
Adrián Beltré	Third baseman
Kevin Brown	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• April 16, 1999: Acquired Robinson Checo, Apostol Garcia and Rick Roberts from the Detroit Tigers for Dave Mlicki and Mel Rojas.
• May 19, 1999: Acquired Doug Bochtler from the Toronto Blue Jays for cash.

Roster

1999 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 52 Jamie Arnold 46 Doug Bochtler 50 Pedro Borbón, Jr. 27 Kevin Brown 36,56 Robinson Checo 37 Darren Dreifort 48 Éric Gagné 49 Matt Herges 60 Mike Judd 45 Jeff Kubenka 51 Mike Maddux 55,70 Onan Masaoka 75 Alan Mills 38 Dave Mlicki 13 Antonio Osuna 61 Chan Ho Park 33 Carlos Pérez 51 Mel Rojas 41 Jeff Shaw 59 Ismael Valdez 54 Jeff Williams		Catchers  9 Todd Hundley 16 Paul Lo Duca 36 Ángel Peña 89 Rick Wilkins Infielders 29 Adrián Beltré 17 Juan Castro  3 Alex Cora 30 Craig Counsell  7 Tripp Cromer  8 Mark Grudzielanek 25 Dave Hansen 23 Eric Karros 54 Chance Sanford  5 José Vizcaíno 21 Eric Young		Outfielders 48,94 Jacob Brumfield 30 Brent Cookson 28 Todd Hollandsworth 47 Trenidad Hubbard 43 Raúl Mondesí 10 Gary Sheffield 22 Devon White		Manager 15 Davey Johnson Coaches 26 Rick Dempsey (bullpen) 44 Rick Down (hitting) 35 Glenn Hoffman (third base) 49 Charlie Hough (pitching) 11 Manny Mota 38 Claude Osteen (pitching) 31 John Shelby (1st base) 12 Jim Tracy (bench)

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
Kevin Brown	35	35	252.1	13-6	3.00	59	221	5
Ismael Valdez	32	32	203.1	9-14	3.98	58	143	2
Chan Ho Park	33	33	194.1	12-11	5.23	100	174	0
Darren Dreifort	30	29	178.2	13-13	4.79	76	140	1
Carlos Perez	17	16	89.2	2-10	7.43	39	40	0
Éric Gagné	5	5	30.0	1-1	2.10	15	30	0
Mike Judd	7	4	28.0	3-1	5.46	12	22	0
Jeff Williams	5	3	17.2	2-0	4.08	9	7	0

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV
Jeff Shaw	64	0	68.0	2-4	2.78	15	43	34
Pedro Borbón, Jr.	70	0	50.2	4-3	4.09	29	33	1
Alan Mills	68	0	72.2	3-4	3.73	43	49	0
Onan Masaoka	54	0	66.2	2-4	4.32	47	61	1
Mike Maddux	49	0	54.2	1-1	3.29	19	41	0
Jamie Arnold	36	3	69.0	2-4	5.48	34	26	1
Matt Herges	17	0	24.1	0-2	4.07	8	18	0
Robinson Checo	9	2	15.2	2-2	10.34	13	11	0
Doug Bochtler	12	0	13.0	0-0	5.54	6	7	0
Jeff Kubenka	6	0	7.2	0-1	11.74	4	2	0
Dave Mlicki	2	0	7.1	0-1	4.91	2	1	0
Mel Rojas	5	0	5.0	0-0	12.60	3	3	0
Antonio Osuna	5	0	4.2	0-0	7.71	3	5	0

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
Todd Hundley	C	114	376	.207	49	78	24	55	3
Ángel Peña	C	43	120	.208	14	25	4	21	0
Paul Lo Duca	C	36	95	.232	11	22	3	11	1
Rick Wilkins	C	3	4	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Karros	1B	153	578	.304	74	176	34	112	8
Eric Young	2B	119	456	.281	73	128	2	41	51
Mark Grudzielanek	SS	123	488	.326	72	159	7	46	6
Adrián Beltré	3B	152	538	.275	84	148	15	67	18
José Vizcaíno	SS/3B/2B/LF	94	266	.252	27	67	1	29	2
Craig Counsell	2B/SS	50	108	.259	20	28	0	9	1
Dave Hansen	1B/3B/RF	100	107	.252	14	27	2	17	0
Tripp Cromer	IF/OF	33	52	.192	5	10	2	8	0
Alex Cora	SS/2B	11	30	.167	2	5	0	3	0
Chance Sanford	2B	5	8	.250	1	2	0	2	0
Juan Castro	2B/SS	2	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Raúl Mondesí	RF/CF	159	601	.253	98	152	33	99	36
Devon White	CF	134	474	.268	60	127	14	68	19
Gary Sheffield	LF	152	549	.301	103	165	34	101	11
Todd Hollandsworth	CF/LF/RF	92	261	.284	39	74	9	32	5
Trenidad Hubbard	CF/LF/RF/2B/C	82	105	.314	23	33	1	13	4
Jacob Brumfield	CF/LF	18	17	.294	4	5	0	1	0
Brent Cookson	LF/RF	3	5	.200	0	1	0	0	0

1999 Awards

• 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Gary Sheffield reserve
• NL Player of the Week
  • Raúl Mondesí (April 5–11)
  • Eric Karros (Sep. 20–26)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Mike Scioscia
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Jimmy Johnson
High A	San Bernardino Stampede	California League	Rick Burleson
High A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Álvaro Espinoza
A-Short Season	Yakima Bears	Northwest League	Dino Ebel
Rookie	Great Falls Dodgers	Pioneer League	Tony Harris
Rookie	DSL Dodgers DSL Dodgers 2	Dominican Summer League

Major League Baseball draft

Main article: 1999 Major League Baseball draft

Jason Repko

The Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They lost their first round pick to the San Diego Padres and their third round pick to the Baltimore Orioles as a result of their signing free agent pitchers Kevin Brown and Alan Mills. They also gained a supplemental first round pick and a second round pick as compensation for losing pitcher Scott Radinsky to free agency and a supplemental second round pick as compensation for pitcher Brian Bohanon.

The first round pick was shortstop Jason Repko from Hanford High School. He was transitioned to the outfield and played seven seasons in the majors (four with the Dodgers). He had several serious injuries in his career and was relegated primarily to a backup position. Repko hit .224 in 360 MLB games. The draft class also included outfielder Shane Victorino, who was drafted in the sixth round out of St. Anthony High School in Hawaii. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2004 Rule 5 draft and proceeded to become a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion.

1999 draft picks

Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1s Jason Repko SS Hanford High School Yes 1999–2016 MLB 2 Brennan King SS Oakland High School Yes 1999–2008 AAA 2s Drew Meyer SS Bishop England High School No Rangers-2002 2002–2010 MLB 4 Joe Thurston SS Sacramento City College Yes 1999–2014 MLB 5 Phil Devey LHP University of Louisiana at Lafayette Yes 1999–2005 AAA 6 Shane Victorino OF St. Anthony High School Yes 1999–2015 MLB 7 Jose Escalera OF Carlos Escobar Lopez High School Yes 1999–2002 A 8 T. J. Nail RHP Schaumburg High School Yes 1999–2008 AAA 9 Jon Berry RHP Newberry College Yes 1999–2003 A+ 10 Lamont Matthews OF Oklahoma State University Yes 1999–2003 AAA 11 Eric Junge RHP Bucknell University Yes 1999–2012 MLB 12 Josh Dalton SS Louisiana State University Yes 1999 A- 13 Jonathan Hale C Missouri State University No 14 Randy Hadden RHP University of South Carolina Yes 1999–2001 A+ 15 Wade Parrish LHP Washington State University Yes 1999–2003 AAA 16 Tymber Lee RHP Wichita State University No Angels-2000 2000–2002 A- 17 Scott Martin RHP Central Connecticut State University Yes 1999–2002 A+ 18 John Rozich C Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Yes 1999 A- 19 Harold Eckert RHP Florida International University No Mets-2001 2001–2009 AAA 20 Ryan Hamilton RHP University of California, San Diego No Astros-2000 2000–2001 A- 21 Chris Snow OF Desert Vista High School Yes 1999 Rookie 22 Tim Cunningham LHP Rocklin High School No Rangers-2003 2003–2004 A 23 Reggie Abercrombie OF Columbus High School Yes 2000–2019 MLB 24 Shane Nance LHP University of Houston Yes 2000–2005 MLB 25 Clint Chauncey C Terry Parker High School No Yankees-2000 2000–2007 AA 26 Traviss Hodge 1B Los Angeles Pierce College No 27 Luke Robertson RHP Butler County Community College No Athletics-2002 2002–2014 AAA 28 Mike Keristead RHP St. Malachy's High School Yes 2000–2003 A+ 29 Zach Cates 1B Mesa Community College No Cardinals-2002 2002–2004 A+ 30 Ryan Brnardic RHP Sandwich Secondary School No Orioles-2003 2003–2008 Rookie 31 Justin Glenn OF Sheridan High School No 32 Nolan McManus RHP Sierra College No 33 Cliff Wren C Mississippi State University Yes 1999–2003 A+ 34 Norm Siriveaw OF East Oklahoma State College No Blue Jays-2000 2000–2003 A 35 Kegan O'Toole C Henry M. Jackson High School No 36 Ryan Harris RHP Woodstock High School No 37 Miguel Heredia RHP East Oklahoma State College No 38 Chris Hunter RHP Mountain View High School No Angels -2004 2004–2008 AAA 39 Christopher Hanne LHP Duluth High School No 40 Michael Pelsnik RHP Horizon High School No 41 Keith Godbolt OF Hillsborough High School Yes 1999–2000 Rookie 42 Rob Harrand RHP No Phillies-2002 2002–2003 A- 43 Kyle Bateman RHP Coconino High School No - 44 Robert Sumner 1B Pace High School No 45 Erik Lohse RHP Butte College No Twins-2001 2001–2005 AA 46 Chris Bell RHP Christopher Columbus High School No Reds-2002 2002 Rookie 47 Joey Black RHP Bonneville High School No 48 Scott Wilson C Ellensburg High School No 49 Jayson Casiano 1B Monserrate Leon High School No 50 Jonathan Morel 1B Colegio San Agustin High School No [3]