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1999 Baltimore Orioles season

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Record
  
78–84 (.481)

Owner(s)
  
Peter Angelos

Manager(s)
  
Ray Miller

Divisional place
  
4th

General manager(s)
  
Frank Wren

Local television
  
WJZ-TV/WNUV/WBDC Home Team Sports (Jim Palmer, Michael Reghi, Mike Flanagan)

The 1999 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 1, 1998: Charles Johnson was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Armando Benítez.
  • December 1, 1998: Albert Belle signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 7, 1998: Will Clark signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 7, 1998: B. J. Surhoff was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 11, 1998: Rich Becker was released by the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 17, 1998: Doug Linton was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • December 21, 1998: Rich Amaral was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • January 15, 1999: Heathcliff Slocumb was signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

    • Cuban exhibition series

    In a rare event on March 28, 1999, the Orioles staged an exhibition series against the Cuban national team in Havana. The Orioles won the game 3–2 in 11 innings. They were the first Major League team to play in Cuba since 1959, when the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Orioles in an exhibition. The Cuban team visited Baltimore in May 1999. Cuba won the second game 10–6.

    Notable 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.
  • June 2, 1999: Érik Bédard was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 6th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1999 Baltimore Orioles season Wikipedia
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