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1999 Cleveland Indians season

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Owner(s)
  
Richard Jacobs

Manager(s)
  
Mike Hargrove

General manager(s)
  
John Hart

Local television
  
WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan FSN Ohio John Sanders, Rick Manning

Local radio
  
WTAM Tom Hamilton, Dave Nelson, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan

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.

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Offseason

  • October 28, 1998: Bruce Aven was selected off waivers by the Florida Marlins from the Cleveland Indians.
  • November 18, 1998: Brian Giles was traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ricardo Rincón.
  • December 1, 1998: Roberto Alomar was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
  • December 8, 1998: Mark Whiten was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

    • Regular season

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

    Transactions

  • April 14, 1999: Jhonny Peralta was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.

    • 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

    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

    Note: Pitchers' batting statistics are not included above.

    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

    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

    Relief pitchers

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Award winners

    All-Star Game

    References

    1999 Cleveland Indians season Wikipedia
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