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1999 Texas Rangers season

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Owner(s)
  
Tom Hicks

Manager(s)
  
Johnny Oates

General manager(s)
  
Doug Melvin

Local television
  
KXTX-TV KXAS-TV Fox Sports Southwest (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones)

Local radio
  
KRLD (Eric Nadel, Vince Cotroneo ) KESS-FM (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez)

The Texas Rangers 1999 season involved the Rangers finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses. The 95-67 mark would be the best in franchise history until 2011.

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Winning its third division title in four years, the Rangers would repeat its 1998 post-season performance, again losing to the New York Yankees 3-0. This would be the club's last post-season appearance until 2010.

Offseason

  • December 10, 1998: Mark Clark was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
  • December 23, 1998: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Rangers by the Florida Marlins as part of a conditional deal.
  • March 30, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.

    • Opening Day Starters

  • Iván Rodríguez, C
  • Lee Stevens, 1B
  • Luis Alicea, 2B
  • Todd Zeile, 3B
  • Royce Clayton, SS
  • Rusty Greer, LF
  • Tom Goodwin, CF
  • Juan González, RF
  • Rafael Palmeiro, DH
  • Rick Helling, RHP

    • Notable transactions

  • April 27, 1999: Rafael Bournigal was purchased from the Rangers by the Seattle Mariners.
  • June 2, 1999: 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Hank Blalock was drafted by the Rangers in the 3rd round. Player signed June 4, 1999.
  • Aaron Harang was drafted by the Rangers in the 6th round. Player signed June 7, 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 pitchers

    Relief pitchers

    ALDS

  • Game 1 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 8, Rangers 0
  • Game 2 @ Yankee Stadium: Yankees 3, Rangers 1
  • Game 3 @ The Ballpark in Arlington: Yankees 3, Rangers 0

    • Awards and honors

  • Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, AL Gold Glove
  • Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, Silver Slugger Award
  • Iván Rodríguez, AL MVP
  • Iván Rodríguez, C, Gold Glove
  • Iván Rodríguez, Silver Slugger Award

    • All-Star Game

    References

    1999 Texas Rangers season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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