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1999 Toronto Blue Jays season

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Record
  
84–78 (.519)

General manager(s)
  
Gord Ash

Divisional place
  
3rd

Manager(s)
  
Jim Fregosi

Owner(s)
  
Interbrew, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Local television
  
CBC Television (Brian Williams, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez) CTV Sportsnet (Rod Black, Joe Carter)

The 1999 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's twenty-third season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses. The team set a franchise record for most runs scored in a season (883) and hits in a season (1,580). The previous Blue Jays records for most runs scored and most hits in a season were set in 1993 when the Jays scored 847 runs and collected 1,556 hits. Conversely, the Blue Jays pitching staff gave up the most runs of any Blue Jays team since 1979.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 27, 1998: Craig Grebeck was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • December 23, 1998: Rob Butler signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • February 18, 1999: Roger Clemens was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for former Blue Jay David Wells and second baseman Homer Bush.
  • March 14, 1999: Norberto Martin was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • March 17, 1999: Felipe Crespo was released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1999: Doug Bochtler was signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • May 5, 1999: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Toronto Blue Jays for Robert Person.
  • May 7, 1999: Jacob Brumfield was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • May 19, 1999: Doug Bochtler was purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
  • June 2, 1999: Brandon Lyon was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 2000.
  • June 12, 1999: Dan Plesac was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Tony Batista and John Frascatore.
  • August 9, 1999: Brian McRae was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named later. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Pat Lynch (minors) (August 23, 1999) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

    • 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

    Award winners

  • Carlos Delgado, Silver Slugger Award
  • Shawn Green, Gold Glove Award
  • Shawn Green, Silver Slugger Award

    • All-Star Game

  • Tony Fernández, 3B
  • Shawn Green, OF

    • References

    1999 Toronto Blue Jays season Wikipedia
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