1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Arizona Diamondbacks
season = 1999
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1998
division = Western Division
y2 = 1998
Uniform logo =
ballpark = BankOne Ballpark
y4 = 1998
city = Phoenix, Arizona
y5 = 1998
owners = Ken Kendrick
Jeff Moorad
managers = Buck Showalter
television = FSN Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Bob Brenly)
radio = KTAR (620 AM)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara)
espntn = ari
brtn = ARI|The 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 1998 expansion season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a highly surprising record of 100-62, good enough for the division title. In the NLDS, however, they fell in four games to the New York Mets on Todd Pratt's infamous home run.

Offseason

*October 26, 1998: Izzy Molina was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moliniz01.shtml Izzy Molina Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 10, 1998: Dante Powell was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Alan Embree. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelda01.shtml Dante Powell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 13, 1998: Greg Swindell signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/swindgr01.shtml Greg Swindell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 10, 1998: Randy Johnson signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsra05.shtml Randy Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 22, 1999: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huckake01.shtml Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 18, 1999: Dale Sveum was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml]
*March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Ben Ford to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash.

Regular Season

*In his first season with the club, Randy Johnson helped the second-year franchise win the NL West title. He joined Gaylord Perry and Pedro Martinez as the only pitchers to win Cy Young awards in both leagues. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Randy_Johnson_1963 The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com ] ] Johnson led the NL with a 2.48 ERA and led both leagues with 364 strikeouts, 12 complete games and 271 2/3 innings pitched.

Opening Day Starters

*Tony Batista
*Jay Bell
*Andy Benes
*Steve Finley
*Luis Gonzalez
*Travis Lee
*Damian Miller
*Matt Williams
*Tony Womack [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=ARI 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

Notable transactions

*May 9, 1999: Dale Sveum was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sveumda01.shtml]
*June 2, 1999: Lyle Overbay was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/overbly01.shtml Lyle Overbay Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* June 12, 1999: Dan Plesac was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Tony Batista and John Frascatore. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plesada01.shtml Dan Plesac Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

eason standings

Roster

Starting pitchers

NLDS

New York wins series, 3-1

References

* [http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/ari/homepage/ari_homepage.jsp Arizona Diamondbacks official web site]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=ARI 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]