1999 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1999
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Network Associates Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann
managers = Art Howe
television = KICU-TV
Fox Sports Bay Area
(Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson)
radio = KABL
(Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |

The Oakland Athletics' 1999 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. It was their first winning record since 1992.

Offseason

*December 14, 1998: Tony Phillips was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phillto02.shtml Tony Phillips Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 7, 1999: Marc Newfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newfima01.shtml]
*January 26, 1999: Tim Raines signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raineti01.shtml Tim Raines Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 17, 1999: John Jaha signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jahajo01.shtml John Jaha Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*July 29, 1999: Randy Velarde was traded by the Anaheim Angels with Omar Olivares to the Oakland Athletics for Jeff Davanon, Nathan Haynes, and Elvin Nina (minors). [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velarra01.shtml]
*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

References

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