1999 San Diego Padres season

MLB yearly infobox
name = San Diego Padres
season = 1999
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Qualcomm Stadium
y4 = 1967
city = San Diego, California
y5 = 1969
owners = John Moores
managers = Bruce Bochy
television = KUSI-TV
Cox Channel 4
(Mark Grant, Mel Proctor, Rick Sutcliffe)
radio = KFMB (AM)
(Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)
KURS
(Rene Mora, Juan Avila, Eduardo Ortega)|

Offseason

*November 13, 1998: John Vander Wal was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vandejo02.shtml John Vander Wal Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 17, 1998: Archi Cianfrocco was released by the San Diego Padres. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cianfar01.shtml]
*February 2, 1999: Mark Sweeney was traded by the San Diego Padres with Greg Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds for Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, and Josh Harris (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenma01.shtml]

Regular season

The Padres played in the first game ever at Safeco Field on July 15, 1999. The Mariners lost to the Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League History to host an interleague game on its inaugural day. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.70, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Opening Day starters

*George Arias
*Andy Ashby
*Chris Gomez
*Tony Gwynn
*Wally Joyner
*Greg Myers
*Ruben Rivera
*Reggie Sanders
*Quilvio Veras [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=SDN]

eason standings

Roster

Pitching

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Award Winners

* Tony Gwynn, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1999.shtml 1999 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1999&t=SDN 1999 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac]