1999 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1999
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969
ballpark = Oriole Park at Camden Yards
y4 = 1992
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Peter Angelos
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)|The 1999 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.

Offseason

*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: Albert Belle signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belleal01.shtml Albert Belle Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 7, 1998: Will Clark signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clarkwi02.shtml Will Clark Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 7, 1998: B.J. Surhoff was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/surhob.01.shtml B.J. Surhoff Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 21, 1998: Rich Amaral was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/amarari01.shtml]
*January 15, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slocuhe01.shtml Heathcliff Slocumb Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

*April 30, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was released by the Baltimore Orioles.
*June 2, 1999: Brian Roberts was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (50th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1999. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roberbr01.shtml Brian Roberts Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 2, 1999: Erik Bedard was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bedarer01.shtml Erik Bedard Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Farm system ["Baseball America 2000 Directory." Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2000]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Dave Machemer, manager)
* Class AA: Bowie Baysox (Eastern League; Joe Ferguson, manager)
* Class A: Frederick Keys (Carolina League; Andy Etchebarren, manager)
* Class A: Delmarva Shorebirds (South Atlantic League; Butch Davis, manager)
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Duffy Dyer, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Orioles (Gulf Coast League; Jesus Alfaro, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1999.shtml 1999 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=BAL 1999 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]