| 1999 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | |||
| City | Baltimore | |||
| Record | 78–84 (.481) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | Peter Angelos | |||
| General managers | Frank Wren | |||
| Managers | Ray Miller | |||
| Television | WJZ-TV/WNUV/WBDC Home Team Sports (Jim Palmer,Michael Reghi,Mike Flanagan) | |||
| Radio | WBAL (AM) (Fred Manfra,Jim Hunter,Chuck Thompson) | |||
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The1999 Baltimore Orioles season was the 98th season inBaltimore Orioles franchise history, the 46th inBaltimore, and the 8th atOriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles finished fourth in theAmerican League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.
In a rare event on March 28, 1999, the Orioles staged anexhibition series against theCuban national team inHavana. The Orioles won the game 3–2 in 11 innings. They were the first Major League team to play in Cuba since 1959, when theLos Angeles Dodgers faced theOrioles in an exhibition. The Cuban team visited Baltimore in May 1999. Cuba won the second game 10–6.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 48–33 | 50–31 |
| Boston Red Sox | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4 | 49–32 | 45–36 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14 | 40–41 | 44–37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 41–40 | 37–44 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | 33–48 | 36–45 |
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| 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 |
| 1999 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Charles Johnson | 135 | 426 | 107 | .251 | 16 | 54 |
| 1B | Jeff Conine | 139 | 444 | 129 | .291 | 13 | 75 |
| 2B | Delino DeShields | 96 | 330 | 87 | .264 | 6 | 34 |
| SS | Mike Bordick | 160 | 631 | 175 | .277 | 10 | 77 |
| 3B | Cal Ripken Jr. | 86 | 332 | 113 | .340 | 18 | 57 |
| LF | B.J. Surhoff | 162 | 673 | 207 | .308 | 28 | 107 |
| CF | Brady Anderson | 150 | 564 | 159 | .282 | 24 | 81 |
| RF | Albert Belle | 161 | 610 | 181 | .297 | 37 | 117 |
| DH | Harold Baines | 107 | 345 | 111 | .322 | 24 | 81 |
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 |
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| Will Clark | 77 | 251 | 76 | .303 | 10 | 29 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 50 | 175 | 47 | .269 | 4 | 17 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 99 | 154 | 25 | .162 | 0 | 4 |
| Rich Amaral | 91 | 137 | 38 | .277 | 0 | 11 |
| Ryan Minor | 46 | 124 | 24 | .194 | 3 | 10 |
| Mike Figga | 41 | 86 | 19 | .221 | 1 | 5 |
| Gene Kingsale | 28 | 85 | 21 | .247 | 0 | 7 |
| Willis Otañez | 29 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 2 | 11 |
| Derrick May | 26 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 4 | 12 |
| Calvin Pickering | 23 | 40 | 5 | .125 | 1 | 5 |
| Lenny Webster | 16 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
| Jesse Garcia | 17 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Davis | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Scott Erickson | 34 | 230.1 | 15 | 12 | 4.81 | 106 |
| Sidney Ponson | 32 | 210.0 | 12 | 12 | 4.71 | 112 |
| Mike Mussina | 31 | 203.1 | 18 | 7 | 3.50 | 172 |
| Juan Guzmán | 21 | 122.2 | 5 | 9 | 4.18 | 95 |
| Jason Johnson | 22 | 115.1 | 8 | 7 | 5.46 | 71 |
| Matt Riley | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Doug Johns | 32 | 86.2 | 6 | 4 | 4.47 | 50 |
| Doug Linton | 14 | 59.0 | 1 | 4 | 5.95 | 31 |
| Rocky Coppinger | 11 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 17 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Timlin | 62 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.57 | 50 |
| Jesse Orosco | 65 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.34 | 35 |
| Scott Kamieniecki | 43 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.95 | 39 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 43 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5.43 | 59 |
| Ricky Bones | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.98 | 26 |
| Mike Fetters | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.81 | 22 |
| Al Reyes | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.85 | 28 |
| Gabe Molina | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.65 | 14 |
| B.J. Ryan | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 28 |
| Jim Corsi | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 8 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 12 |
| Brian Falkenborg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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