1999 Cleveland Indians season


The 1999 Cleveland Indians are the only team in Major League Baseball since 1950 to score over 1,000 runs during the regular season. They were shut out only 3 times in 162 games. Five Indians scored at least 100 runs and four drove in at least 100 runs. Right fielder Manny Ramirez drove in 165 runs, the most by any MLB player since Jimmie Foxx in 1938.

Offseason

July 3, 1999: Against the Kansas City Royals, Jim Thome hit a 511 ft home run, the longest ever in Cleveland Indians history. It was hit to center field and cleared the outer gates onto Eagle Avenue outside of Jacobs Field.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Game log

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
PosPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
CEinar Díaz11939243110211332.28111
1BJim Thome14649410113727233108.2770
2BRoberto Alomar15956313818240324120.32337
3BTravis Fryman8532245821621048.2552
SSOmar Vizquel144574112191364566.33342
LFDavid Justice133429751231802188.2871
CFKenny Lofton120465110140286739.30125
RFManny Ramirez14752213117434344165.3332
DHWil Cordero541943558150832.2992

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
Sandy Alomar, Jr.371371942130625.3070
Carlos Baerga22574130015.2281
Harold Baines288552320122.2710
Pat Borders620260103.3000
Russell Branyan1138482016.2110
Jolbert Cabrera3037671000.1893
Jacob Cruz3288142951317.3300
Tyler Houston1327241013.1480
Jesse Levis1026040003.1540
Jeff Manto1225550012.2000
John McDonald1821270000.3330
Alex Ramírez4897112961318.2991
Dave Roberts41143263440212.23811
Richie Sexson1344797212217731116.2553
Chris Turner1221340000.1901
Mark Whiten825241014.1600
Enrique Wilson1133324187221224.2625

Note: Pitchers' batting statistics are not included above.

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
PlayerWLERAGGSIPBBK
Dave Burba1594.253434220.096174
Bartolo Colón1853.953232205.076161
Charles Nagy17114.953332202.059126
Jaret Wright8106.062626133.27791
Dwight Gooden346.262622115.06788

Other pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPBBK
Mark Langston125.25255061.22943
Chris Haney024.69134040.11622
Jim Brower314.5692025.21018
Tom Candiotti1111.0572014.2711

Relief pitchers

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
PlayerWLERAGSVIPBBK
Mike Jackson344.06723968.22655
Paul Shuey853.5372681.240103
Steve Reed324.2363061.22044
Ricardo Rincón234.4359044.22430
Paul Assenmacher218.1855033.01729
Steve Karsay1022.9750178.23068
David Riske118.3612014.0616
Sean DePaula004.6311011.2318
Rich DeLucia016.75609.197
Tom Martin018.68609.138
Dave Stevens0010.00509.086
Paul Wagner104.15304.130
Jerry Spradlin0018.00403.032
Jason Rakers004.50102.010
Jim Poole1018.00301.030
Jeff Tam0081.00100.110

Award winners

All-Star Game

Minor league affiliates