1999 New York Mets season

MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Mets
season = 1999
misc = NL Wild Card

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Shea Stadium
y4 = 1964
city = New York, New York
y5 = 1962
owners = Fred Wilpon
managers = Bobby Valentine
television = WPIX-TV/Fox Sports New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tom Seaver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne)
radio = WFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman)
WADO (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)

The New York Mets' 1999 season was the 38th regular season for the Mets. They went 97-66 and finished 2nd in the NL East. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

*November 11, 1998: Bobby Bonilla was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the New York Mets for Mel Rojas. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bonilbo01.shtml Bobby Bonilla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 1, 1998: Todd Hundley was traded by the New York Mets with Arnold Gooch (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Roger Cedeno and Charles Johnson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hundlto01.shtml Todd Hundley Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 1, 1998: Charles Johnson was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Armando Benitez. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsch04.shtml Charles Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 1, 1998: Robin Ventura was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/venturo01.shtml]
* December 16, 1998: Rickey Henderson signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

Regular Season

Opening Day Starters

*Edgardo Alfonzo
*Bobby Bonilla
*Rickey Henderson
*Bobby Jones
*Brian McRae
*John Olerud
*Rey Ordonez
*Todd Pratt
*Robin Ventura [ [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=NYN 1999 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

eason Standings

Notable transactions

* July 31, 1999: Brian McRae was traded by the New York Mets with Thomas Johnson (minors) and Rigo Beltran to the Colorado Rockies for Darryl Hamilton and Chuck McElroy. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcraebr01.shtml Brian McRae Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 31, 1999: Jason Isringhausen was traded by the New York Mets with Greg McMichael to the Oakland Athletics for Billy Taylor. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/i/isrinja01.shtml Jason Isringhausen Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

NLDS

New York wins series, 3-1

Game 3

October 15: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Game 6

October 19: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1999.shtml 1999 New York Mets]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=NYN 1999 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com] succession box
title = NL Wild Card
years = 1999
before = Chicago Cubs
1998
after = New York Mets
2000