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1999 San Francisco Giants Season
The 1999 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 117th season in Major League Baseball, their 42nd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 40th and final season at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The team finished in second place in the National League West with an 86–76 record, 14 games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks. Offseason *November 10, 1998: Dante Powell was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Alan Embree. *January 15, 1999: Jalal Leach was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. Regular season Opening Day starters *Rich Aurilia *Marvin Benard *Barry Bonds *Ellis Burks *Mark Gardner *Jeff Kent *Brent Mayne *Bill Mueller *J. T. Snow Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 27, 1999: Felipe Crespo was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. Roster Batting ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new National League East, East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Geography Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that their team be placed into the East Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted that team to be in the same division with their natural rivals of the Cubs. The league could have insisted on a purely geographical alignment like the American League did. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |