1999 Texas Rangers season

1999 Texas Rangers
1999 AL West Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Western Division (since 1972)
Location
The Ballpark in Arlington (since 1994)
Arlington, Texas (since 1972)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Hicks
General manager(s)	Doug Melvin
Manager(s)	Johnny Oates
Local television	KXTX-TV KXAS-TV Fox Sports Southwest (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones)
Local radio	KRLD (Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo ) KESS-FM (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez)
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The Texas Rangers 1999 season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses. The 95-67 mark would be the best in franchise history until 2011.

Winning its third division title in four years, the Rangers would repeat its 1998 post-season performance, again losing to the New York Yankees 3-0. This would be the club's last post-season appearance until 2010.

Offseason

• December 10, 1998: Mark Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[1]
• December 23, 1998: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Rangers by the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.^[2]
• March 30, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.^[3]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

• Iván Rodríguez, C
• Lee Stevens, 1B
• Luis Alicea, 2B
• Todd Zeile, 3B
• Royce Clayton, SS
• Rusty Greer, LF
• Tom Goodwin, CF
• Juan González, RF
• Rafael Palmeiro, DH
• Rick Helling, RHP

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Texas Rangers	95	67	0.586	—	51–30	44–37
Oakland Athletics	87	75	0.537	8	52–29	35–46
Seattle Mariners	79	83	0.488	16	43–38	36–45
Anaheim Angels	70	92	0.432	25	37–44	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1999 American League Records Sources:
Team	ANA	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Anaheim	—	3–9	1–9	5–5	1–9	5–5	7–5	6–4	6–4	8–4	6–6	7–5	6–6	3–9	6–12
Baltimore	9–3	—	5–7	7–3	1–9	5–5	6–4	8–1	4–9	5–7	5–5	5–7	6–6	1–11	11–7
Boston	9–1	7–5	—	7–5	8–4	7–5	8–2	6–4	8–4	4–6	7–3	4–9	4–5	9–3	6–12
Chicago	5–5	3–7	5–7	—	3–9	7–5	6–6	8–3–1	5–7	3–7	4–8	6–4	5–5	6–4	9–9
Cleveland	9–1	9–1	4–8	9–3	—	8–5	7–5	9–3	3–7	10–2	7–3	5–4	3–7	5–7	9–9
Detroit	5–5	5–5	5–7	5–7	5–8	—	7–4	6–6	5–7	4–6	3–7	4–5	5–5	2–10	8–10
Kansas City	5–7	4–6	2–8	6–6	5–7	4–7	—	5–8	5–4	6–6	7–5	2–8	4–6	3–7	6–12
Minnesota	4–6	1–8	4–6	3–8–1	3–9	6–6	8–5	—	4–6	7–5	4–8	5–5	0–12	4–6	10–7
New York	4–6	9–4	4–8	7–5	7–3	7–5	4–5	6–4	—	6–4	9–1	8–4	8–4	10–2	9–9
Oakland	4–8	7–5	6–4	7–3	2–10	6–4	6–6	5–7	4–6	—	6–6	9–1	5–7	8–2	12–6
Seattle	6–6	5–5	3–7	8–4	3–7	7–3	5–7	8–4	1–9	6–6	—	8–4	5–8	7–2	7–11
Tampa Bay	5–7	7–5	9–4	4–6	4–5	5–4	8–2	5–5	4–8	1–9	4–8	—	4–8	5–8	4–14
Texas	6–6	6–6	5–4	5–5	7–3	5–5	6–4	12–0	4–8	7–5	8–5	8–4	—	6–4	10–8
Toronto	9–3	11–1	3–9	4–6	7–5	10–2	7–3	6–4	2–10	2–8	2–7	8–5	4–6	—	9–9

Notable transactions

• April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased from the Rangers by the Seattle Mariners.^[3]
• June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Hank Blalock was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round. Player signed June 4, 1999.^[4]
  • Aaron Harang was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round. Player signed June 7, 1999.^[5]

Roster

1999 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 33 John Burkett 54 Mark Clark 23 Tim Crabtree 46 Doug Davis 13 Jeff Fassero 38,40 Ryan Glynn 53 Eric Gunderson 32 Rick Helling 50 Jonathan Johnson 52 Dan Kolb 37 Corey Lee 28 Esteban Loaiza 36 Mike Morgan 51 Mike Munoz 56 Danny Patterson 40 Matt Perisho 30 Aaron Sele 43 Mike Venafro 35 John Wetteland 59 Jeff Zimmerman		Catchers  7 Iván Rodríguez  6 Gregg Zaun Infielders 10 Luis Alicea 11 Royce Clayton 44 Kelly Dransfeldt  3 Mark McLemore 25 Rafael Palmeiro 15 Jon Shave  4 Scott Sheldon 16 Mike Simms  9 Lee Stevens 27 Todd Zeile		Outfielders 19 Juan González 24 Tom Goodwin 41 Scarborough Green 29 Rusty Greer 39 Roberto Kelly 21,38 Rubén Mateo		Manager 26 Johnny Oates Coaches 17 Dick Bosman (Pitching) 20 Bucky Dent (Bench) 48 Larry Hardy (Bullpen)  8 Rudy Jaramillo (Hitting) 12 Ed Napoleon (First Base)  5 Jerry Narron (Third Base)

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mike Simms	4	2	1	.500	0	0

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

ALDS

• Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 8, Rangers 0
• Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 3, Rangers 1
• Game 3 @ The Ballpark in Arlington: Yankees 3, Rangers 0

Awards and honors

• Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, AL Gold Glove
• Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, Silver Slugger Award
• Iván Rodríguez, AL MVP
• Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
• Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma RedHawks	Pacific Coast League	Greg Biagini
AA	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	Bobby Jones
A	Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	Jim Byrd
A	Savannah Sand Gnats	South Atlantic League	Paul Carey
Rookie	Pulaski Rangers	Appalachian League	Bruce Crabbe
Rookie	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Darryl Kennedy

References

1. Mark Clark page at Baseball Reference
2. Gregg Zaun page at Baseball Reference
3. Rafael Bournigal page at Baseball Reference
4. Hank Blalock page at Baseball Reference
5. Aaron Harang page at Baseball Reference

• 1999 Texas Rangers team page at Baseball Reference
• 1999 Texas Rangers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.