1999 Atlanta Braves season

1999 Atlanta Braves
	NL East Champions; NL Champions
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1876);
	Eastern Division (since 1994);
Location
	Turner Field (since 1997); Atlanta (since 1966);
Results
Record	103–59 (.636)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS; WUPA; TBS Superstation; (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson); Fox Sports South; (Ernie Johnson, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WSB (AM); (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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The 1999 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 34th season in Atlanta and 129th overall. The Braves won their fifth consecutive division title with a 103-59 record and 6 game lead over the New York Mets. The Braves appeared in the World Series for the fifth time during the 1990s. The Braves lost all four games of the 1999 World Series to the New York Yankees, resulting in a sweep. The Braves played their 2nd World Series against the Yankees in 4 years, with the first being in 1996, which they played in six games. This is to date their last National League pennant.

Two key players on the 1999 Braves were Chipper Jones & John Rocker. Jones won the National League's Most Valuable Player award with a .310 average, 45 HRs, 110 RBIs, and sealed the award with his September heroics against the New York Mets. Rocker recorded 38 saves as Atlanta's closer, but later created controversy due to his racist and homophobic comments in a December 27, 1999, Sports Illustrated article.

Offseason

November 10, 1998: Bret Boone was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Remlinger to the Atlanta Braves for Rob Bell, Denny Neagle, and Michael Tucker.[1]
December 1, 1998: Otis Nixon was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.[2]
December 1, 1998: Curtis Pride was released by the Atlanta Braves.[3]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Otis Nixon – LF
Bret Boone – 2B
Chipper Jones – 3B
Brian Jordan – RF
Javy López – C
Ryan Klesko – 1B
Andruw Jones – CF
Walt Weiss – SS
Tom Glavine – P

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

July 3, 1999: Pete Orr was signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.[4]

Roster

1999 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

38 Sean Bergman

42 Micah Bowie

38 Mike Cather

48 Bruce Chen

51 David Cortés

50 Derrin Ebert

47 Tom Glavine

28 John Hudek

31 Greg Maddux

30 Kevin McGlinchy

34 Kevin Millwood

43,45 Terry Mulholland

45 Odalis Pérez

37 Mike Remlinger

49 John Rocker

40 Rudy Seánez

29 John Smoltz

32 Justin Speier

36 Russ Springer

56 Everett Stull

51 Joe Winkelsas

43 Mark Wohlers

Catchers

4 Jorge Fábregas

8 Javy López

11 Pascual Matos

28 Greg Myers

12 Eddie Pérez

Infielders

9,51 Howard Battle

24 Bret Boone

2 Mark DeRosa

20 Freddy García

13 Ozzie Guillén

16 José Hernández

19 Brian Hunter

10 Chipper Jones

18 Ryan Klesko

7 Keith Lockhart

15 Randall Simon

22 Walt Weiss

Outfielders

25 Andruw Jones

33 Brian Jordan

26 George Lombard

1 Otis Nixon

27 Gerald Williams

Manager

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

23 Don Baylor (hitting)

39 Pat Corrales (bench)

52 Bobby Dews (bullpen)

16,17 Glenn Hubbard (1st base)

54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)

5 Ned Yost (3rd 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
C	Eddie Pérez	104	309	77	.249	7	30
1B	Ryan Klesko	133	404	120	.297	21	80
2B	Bret Boone	152	608	153	.252	20	63
SS	Walt Weiss	110	279	63	.226	2	29
3B	Chipper Jones	157	567	181	.319	45	110
LF	Gerald Williams	143	422	116	.275	17	68
CF	Andruw Jones	162	592	163	.275	26	84
RF	Brian Jordan	153	576	163	.283	23	115

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
Javy López	65	246	78	.317	11	45
Ozzie Guillén	92	232	56	.241	1	20
Randall Simon	90	218	69	.317	5	25
Brian Hunter	114	181	45	.249	6	30
José Hernández	48	166	42	.253	4	19
Keith Lockhart	108	161	42	.261	1	21
Otis Nixon	84	151	31	.205	0	8
Greg Myers	34	72	16	.222	2	9
Howard Battle	15	17	6	.353	1	5
Pascual Matos	6	8	1	.125	0	2
Mark DeRosa	7	8	0	.000	0	0
Jorge Fábregas	6	8	0	.000	0	0
George Lombard	6	6	2	.333	0	0
Freddy García	2	2	1	.500	1	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tom Glavine	35	234	14	11	4.12	138
Kevin Millwood	33	228	18	7	2.68	205
Greg Maddux	33	219.1	19	9	3.57	136
John Smoltz	29	186.1	11	8	3.19	156
Odalis Pérez	18	93	4	6	6.00	82

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Terry Mulholland	16	60.1	4	2	2.98	39
Bruce Chen	16	51	2	2	5.47	45

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
John Rocker	74	4	5	38	2.49	104
Mike Remlinger	73	10	1	1	2.37	81
Kevin McGlinchy	64	7	3	0	2.82	67
Rudy Seánez	56	6	1	3	3.35	41
Russ Springer	49	2	1	1	3.42	49
Justin Speier	19	0	0	0	5.65	22
John Hudek	15	0	1	0	6.48	18
Sean Bergman	6	1	0	0	2.84	6
Derrin Ebert	5	0	1	1	5.63	4
David Cortés	4	0	0	0	4.91	2
Mike Cather	4	1`	0	0	10.13	0
Mark Wohlers	2	0	0	0	27.00	0
Everett Stull	1	0	0	0	13.50	0
Joe Winkelsas	1	0	0	0	54.00	0

National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Atlanta wins series, 3-1

Game	Score	Date
1	Houston 6, Atlanta 1	October 5
2	Atlanta 5, Houston 1	October 6
3	Atlanta 5, Houston 3 (12 innings)	October 8
4	Atlanta 7, Houston 5	October 9

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 12: Turner Field, Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	2
Atlanta	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	X	4	8	2
WP: Greg Maddux (1-0) LP: Masato Yoshii (0-1) Sv: John Rocker (1) Home runs: NYM: None ATL: Eddie Pérez (1)

The Braves began their eighth consecutive NLCS with a 4-2 victory over the Mets, defeating a team they left for dead two weeks earlier. Greg Maddux tossed seven solid innings, and future NLCS MVP Eddie Pérez who came up big for the absence of Javy López, homered. Light-hitting shortstop Walt Weiss went 3-for-4 with a run scored and RBI for the Braves.

John Rocker recorded the final four outs for the save, his second of the postseason, to seal Atlanta's fourth straight win.

Game 2

October 13: Turner Field, Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	5	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	X	4	9	1
WP: Kevin Millwood (1-0) LP: Kenny Rogers (0-1) Sv: John Smoltz (1) Home runs: NYM: Melvin Mora (1) ATL: Brian Jordan (1); Eddie Pérez (2)

Game 3

October 15: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
WP: Tom Glavine (1-0) LP: Al Leiter (0-1) Sv: John Rocker (2) Home runs: ATL: None NYM: None

Game 4

October 16: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	X	3	5	0
WP: Turk Wendell (1-0) LP: Mike Remlinger (0-1) Sv: Armando Benítez (1) Home runs: ATL: Brian Jordan (2); Ryan Klesko (1) NYM: John Olerud (1)

Game 5

October 17: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	13	2
New York	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	11	1
WP: Octavio Dotel (1-0) LP: Kevin McGlinchy (0-1) Home runs: ATL: None NYM: John Olerud (2)

Game 6

October 19: Turner Field, Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	1	0	9	15	2
Atlanta	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	10	10	1
WP: Russ Springer (1-0) LP: Kenny Rogers (0-2) Home runs: NYM: Mike Piazza (1) ATL: None

World Series

Game 1

October 23, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta.


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	6	0
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
WP: Orlando Hernández (1-0) LP: Greg Maddux (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) Home runs: NYY: None ATL: Chipper Jones (1)

Game 2

October 24, 1999, at Turner Field in Atlanta


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	14	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	1
WP: David Cone (1-0) LP: Kevin Millwood (0-1)

Game 3

October 26, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Atlanta	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	1
New York	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	6	9	0
WP: Mariano Rivera (1-0) LP: Mike Remlinger (0-1) Home runs: ATL: None NYY: Chad Curtis 2 (2), Tino Martinez (1), Chuck Knoblauch (1)

Game 4

October 27, 1999, at Yankee Stadium in New York


Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
New York	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	X	4	8	0
WP: Roger Clemens (1-0) LP: John Smoltz (0-1) Sv: Mariano Rivera (2) Home runs: ATL: None NYY: Jim Leyritz (1)

Award winners

Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove for center field
Chipper Jones, National League Most Valuable Player Award
Chipper Jones, 3B, Silver Slugger Award
Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove Award
John Smoltz, Pitcher of the Month Award, April

1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Brian Jordan, OF, Reserve
Kevin Millwood, Pitcher, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Randy Ingle
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Paul Runge
A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League	Brian Snitker
A	Macon Braves	South Atlantic League	Jeff Treadway
A-Short Season	Jamestown Jammers	New York–Penn League	Jim Saul
Rookie	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	J. J. Cannon
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Rick Albert

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Myrtle Beach[5]

References

Bret Boone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Otis Nixon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml
Pete Orr Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

1999 Atlanta Braves at Baseball Reference
Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac

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[1] Bret Boone Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[2] Otis Nixon Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[3] ttps://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml

[4] Pete Orr Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

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