The 1999 San Francisco Giants season was the

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' 117th season in

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, 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

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with an 86–76 record, 14 games behind the

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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; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

=Relief pitchers

= ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Award winners

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Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links

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