1999 Montreal Expos season

1999 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Olympic Stadium (since 1977)
Montreal (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Claude Brochu
General manager(s)	Jim Beattie
Manager(s)	Felipe Alou
Local television	The Sports Network (Dave Van Horne, Gary Carter) SRC (Claude Raymond, Rene Pothier) RDS Network (Denis Casavant, Rodger Brulotte, Marc Griffin, Alain Chantelois)
Local radio	CIQC (Dave Van Horne, Elliott Price, Joe Cannon) CKAC (AM) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)
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Offseason

Future Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams was taken by the Montreal Expos in the 1998 Rule 5 draft. The Expos sold his rights to the Texas Rangers.^[1]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	103	59	0.636	—	56–25	47–34
New York Mets	97	66	0.595	6½	49–32	48–34
Philadelphia Phillies	77	85	0.475	26	41–40	36–45
Montreal Expos	68	94	0.420	35	35–46	33–48
Florida Marlins	64	98	0.395	39	35–45	29–53

Record vs. opponents

1999 National League Records Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	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

May 17, 1999: Mel Rojas was signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.^[2]
June 2, 1999: Brandon Phillips was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1999.^[3]
July 3, 1999: Mel Rojas was released by the Montreal Expos.^[2]

Roster

1999 Montreal Expos

Roster

Pitchers

51 Tony Armas, Jr.

36 Bobby Ayala

48 Miguel Batista

21 Shayne Bennett

34 Rick DeHart

30 Dustin Hermanson

47 Mike Johnson

44 Steve Kline

28 Ted Lilly

51 Mike Maddux

40 Guillermo Mota

45 Carl Pavano

49 Jeremy Powell

51 Mel Rojas

56 J. D. Smart

43 Dan Smith

52 Scott Strickland

32 Anthony Telford

35 Mike Thurman

41 Ugueth Urbina

23 Javier Vázquez

Catchers

37 Darron Cox

55 Robert Machado

16 Chris Widger

Infielders

11 Shane Andrews

5 Michael Barrett

50 Geoff Blum

18 Orlando Cabrera

53 Trace Coquillette

14 José Fernández

20 Brad Fullmer

4 Wilton Guerrero

6 Ryan McGuire

12 Mike Mordecai

19 Fernando Seguignol

3 José Vidro

Outfielders

33 Peter Bergeron

27 Vladimir Guerrero

9 Terry Jones

31 Manny Martínez

7 Orlando Merced

24 James Mouton

34 Chris Stowers

22 Rondell White

Manager

17 Felipe Alou

Coaches

67 Pierre Arsenault (bullpen)

26 Bobby Cuellar (pitching)

2 Gene Glynn (first base)

1 Tommy Harper (hitting)

25 Pete Mackanin (third base)

55 Luis Pujols (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

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

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
Smith, DanDan Smith	20	89.2	4	9	6.02	72

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

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

Award winners

1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Vladimir Guerrero, Outfield, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Ottawa Lynx	International League	Jeff Cox
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Doug Sisson and Rick Sweet
A	Jupiter Hammerheads	Florida State League	Luis Dorante
A	Cape Fear Crocs	South Atlantic League	Frank Kremblas
A-Short Season	Vermont Expos	New York–Penn League	Tony Barbone
Rookie	GCL Expos	Gulf Coast League	Bill Masse

References

↑ Ricky Williams Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos from Netglimse.com
1 2 Mel Rojas Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phillbr01.shtml
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

1999 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
1999 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac
Boxscore of Tony Gwynn's 3000th Hit
David Cone Perfect Game Box Score

1999 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto

AL Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Atlanta Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Montreal Expos

Now the Washington Nationals
Based in Montreal, Quebec (1969–2004)

The franchise

Ballparks

Jarry Park Olympic Stadium Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Spring training	City Island Ball Park Municipal Stadium Roger Dean Stadium Space Coast Stadium

Culture

Rivalries

Toronto Blue Jays

Retired numbers

Championships

National League East: 1981 (second half)

Legacy

Washington Nationals

Seasons (36)

1960s	1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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