The 1999

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

season was the 118th season of the franchise; the 113th in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

. This was their 30th season at

Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Built ...

. The Pirates finished third in the

National League Central The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League ...

with a record of 78–83.

Offseason

* October 15, 1998: Chance Sanford was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. * November 17, 1998: Mike Benjamin was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * November 18, 1998:

Ricardo Rincón Ricardo Rincón Espinoza (born April 13, 1970) is a Mexican former professional baseball relief pitcher. Career Rincón was a left-handed specialist who spent nearly his entire career as a middle reliever and setup pitcher. In his 11-year caree ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

for

Brian Giles Brian Stephen Giles (; born January 20, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During his career he played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. The left-handed Giles was a two-time All-Star and had a ...

. * December 22, 1998:

Rafael Bournigal Rafael Antonio Bournigal Pelletier (born May 12, 1966) is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 19th round of the 1987 draft, and played for the Dodge ...

was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * March 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. * March 31, 1999:

Elmer Dessens Elmer Dessens Jusaino eh-SENZ(born January 13, 1971) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Personal life Elmer Dessens was born on January 13, 1971, in Hermosillo, Mexico. At age 10, he worked as a ne ...

was released by the Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

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Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in great-circle distance, straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Can ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

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Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

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Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

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Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

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, , 2–3 , , Leskanic , , Williams (2–4) , , Veres , , 13,221 , , 61–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 127 , , August 25 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Peters (2–1) , , Kile , , — , , 12,535 , , 62–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 128 , , August 26 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Anderson (2–1) , , Astacio , , — , , 12,649 , , 63–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 129 , , August 27 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Schmidt (11–9) , , Nathan , , Williams (21) , , 16,390 , , 64–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 28 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Gardner , , Cordova (8–7) , , — , , 32,783 , , 64–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 131 , , August 29 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Estes , , Benson (10–11) , , Nen , , 34,020 , , 64–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 132 , , August 30 , , @

, , 11–8 , , Peters (3–1) , , Ramirez , , Williams (22) , , 41,872 , , 65–67 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 133 , , August 31 , , @

, , 9–8 (10) , , Williams (3–4) , , Lee , , Silva (2) , , 41,729 , , 66–67 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 134 , , September 1 , , @

, , 9–8 , , Sauerbeck (3–0) , , Veres , , Clontz (1) , , 40,529 , , 67–67 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 3 , ,

, , 2–12 , , Estes , , Cordova (8–8) , , — , , 16,478 , , 67–68 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , September 4 , ,

, , 2–9 , , Ortiz , , Benson (10–12) , , — , , 19,949 , , 67–69 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 137 , , September 5 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Peters (4–1) , , Rueter , , — , , 17,901 , , 68–69 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 6 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Ashby , , Ritchie (12–9) , , Hoffman , , 16,663 , , 68–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 7 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Schmidt (12–9) , , Hitchcock , , Silva (3) , , 11,058 , , 69–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 140 , , September 8 , ,

, , 4–7 (10) , , Hoffman , , Wilkins (2–2) , , — , , 10,133 , , 69–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 141 , , September 10 , , @

, , 5–11 , , Bottenfield , , Benson (10–13) , , — , , 36,590 , , 69–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 11 , , @

, , 8–5 , , Peters (5–1) , , Jimenez , , Silva (4) , , 46,011 , , 70–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 13 , , @

, , 1–5 , , Daal , , Schmidt (12–10) , , Chouinard , , 32,147 , , 70–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 14 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Swindell , , Wilkins (2–3) , , Mantei , , 30,372 , , 70–74 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 15 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Benson (11–13) , , Reynoso , , — , , 31,294 , , 71–74 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 17 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Ritchie (13–9) , , Villone , , Sauerbeck (1) , , 21,853 , , 72–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 18 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Parris , , Peters (5–2) , , — , , 21,253 , , 72–75 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 19 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Schmidt (13–10) , , Harnisch , , Clontz (2) , , 21,183 , , 73–75 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 149 , , September 20 , ,

, , 11–5 , , Schourek (4–7) , , Reynolds , , — , , 10,256 , , 74–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 21 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Elarton , , Benson (11–14) , , Henry , , 12,745 , , 74–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 22 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Ritchie (14–9) , , Lima , , — , , 16,647 , , 75–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 23 , , @ Cubs , , 5–8 , , Bowie , , Peters (5–3) , , Aguilera , , 36,736 , , 75–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 24 , , @ Cubs , , 0–9 , , Farnsworth , , Schmidt (13–11) , , — , , 29,267 , , 75–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 25 , , @ Cubs , , 1–3 , , Lieber , , Cordova (8–9) , , — , , 39,035 , , 75–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 26 , , @ Cubs , , 8–4 (11) , , Sauerbeck (4–0) , , Guthrie , , — , , 39,663 , , 76–79 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 29 , , @ Brewers , , 7–5 , , Ritchie (15–9) , , Woodard , , Williams (23) , , — , , 77–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 29 , , @ Brewers , , 2–5 , , Bere , , Peters (5–4) , , Wickman , , 12,464 , , 77–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 30 , , @ Brewers , , 3–2 , , Garcia (1–0) , , Nomo , , Sauerbeck (2) , , 12,319 , , 78–80 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 159 , , October 1 , , @

, , 2–3 (11) , , Mahomes , , Sauerbeck (4–1) , , — , , 29,528 , , 78–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , October 2 , , @

, , 0–7 , , Reed , , Cordova (8–10) , , — , , 36,878 , , 78–82 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , October 3 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Benitez , , Hansell (1–3) , , — , , 50,111 , , 78–83 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pittsburgh Pirates team member''

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Player stats

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13 ...

Ed Sprague Jr. Edward Nelson Sprague Jr. (born July 25, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played 11 seasons in the major leagues from 1991 to 2001, with six different teams. He later served as the head baseball coach of the N ...

, 3B, reserve

Notable transactions

* May 17, 1999:

Dale Sveum Dale Curtis Sveum ( ; born November 23, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. He most recently served as the bench coach for the Kansas City Royals. As a player, Sveum saw action in 12 major league seasons bet ...

was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * July 23, 1999:

José Guillén José Manuel Guillén (pronounced ; born May 17, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. Guillén played for ten Major League Baseball (MLB) teams in his career. Professional career Pittsburgh Pirates Guillén was signed b ...

and Jeff Sparks were traded by the Pirates to the

Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home venu ...

for Joe Oliver and

Humberto Cota Humberto Cota (born February 7, 1979) is a Mexican former professional baseball catcher. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Cota was signed as an amateur free agent by the Atlanta Braves on December 22, . ...

.Joe Oliver
at ''Baseball Reference''

Farm system

References

1999 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Reference''
1999 Pittsburgh Pirates
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