1999 Cincinnati Reds season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Cincinnati Reds

| season = 1999

| misc =

|image=Cincinnati Reds Logo.svg

| league = National League

| division = Central

| ballpark = Cinergy Field

| city = Cincinnati

| record = 96–67 (.589)

| divisional_place = 2nd

| owners = Marge Schott, Carl Lindner

| general_managers = Jim Bowden

| managers = Jack McKeon

| television = Fox Sports Ohio
(George Grande, Chris Welsh)

| radio = WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

| espntn = cin

| brtn = CIN

}}

The 1999 Cincinnati Reds season was the 130th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. During the season the Reds became a surprising contender in the National League Central, winning 96 games and narrowly losing the division to the Houston Astros, ultimately missing the playoffs after losing a tie-breaker game to the New York Mets.{{cite web|last=Kapur |first=Nick |url=http://umpbump.com/press/2010/10/02/teams-that-were-almost-great-the-1999-cincinnati-reds/ |title=Teams That Were Almost Great: The 1999 Cincinnati Reds |website=UmpBump.com |date=October 2, 2010 |access-date=August 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006215045/http://umpbump.com/press/2010/10/02/teams-that-were-almost-great-the-1999-cincinnati-reds/ |archive-date=2010-10-06}} As of 2023, the 1999 Reds currently hold the Major League record for the most wins by a team that failed to reach the playoffs in the Wild Card era.

Offseason

November 5, 1998: Melvin Nieves was released by the Cincinnati Reds.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nieveme01.shtml |title=Melvin Nieves Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}
November 10, 1998: Bret Boone was traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Mike Remlinger to the Atlanta Braves for Rob Bell, Denny Neagle, and Michael Tucker.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonebr01.shtml Bret Boone Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
November 11, 1998: Paul Konerko was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Cameron.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/konerpa01.shtml |title=Paul Konerko Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}
December 21, 1998: Steve Avery was signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/averyst01.shtml Steve Avery Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
February 2, 1999: Mark Sweeney was traded by the San Diego Padres with Greg Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds for Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, and Josh Harris (minors).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweenma01.shtml |title=Mark Sweeney Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}

Regular season

=Opening Day starters=

Pos ! Player
class="wikitable"
CF	Mike Cameron
SS	Barry Larkin
1B	Sean Casey
LF	Greg Vaughn
RF	Dmitri Young
C	Eddie Taubensee
3B	Aaron Boone
2B	Pokey Reese
P	Brett Tomko

=Summary=

In the May 19 contest versus the Colorado Rockies, the Reds won by a 24−12 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs this game; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey was on base seven times with three walks, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Casey added two, and Brian Johnson one. Colorado's Larry Walker and Dante Bichette both had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Vinny Castilla hit a three-run home run.{{cite web |last=Gould |first=Andrew |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2698031-the-top-15-highest-scoring-mlb-games-in-history |title=The top 15 highest scoring MLB games in history |work=Bleacher Report |date=March 17, 2017 |access-date=June 24, 2017}}

=Season standings=

=Record vs. opponents=

=Transactions=

June 2, 1999: Ben Broussard was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 2, 1999.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brousbe01.shtml Ben Broussard Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
August 4, 1999: Jason Bere was released by the Cincinnati Reds.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bereja01.shtml |title=Jason Bere Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background:#c6011f; color:#fff; text-align:center;"\| 1999 Cincinnati Reds
colspan="10" style="background:black; color:#fff; text-align:center;"\| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|33\|Steve Avery}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Stan Belinda}} {{MLBplayer\|46\|Jason Bere}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Danny Graves}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Rick Greene}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Juan Guzmán}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Pete Harnisch}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|John Hudek}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Denny Neagle}} {{MLBplayer\|58\|Steve Parris}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Dennys Reyes}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|B. J. Ryan}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|Scott Sullivan}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Brett Tomko}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Ron Villone}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Gabe White}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Scott Williamson}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|29\|Brian Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Jason LaRue}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Eddie Taubensee}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|17\|Aaron Boone}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Sean Casey}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Gookie Dawkins}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Barry Larkin}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Mark Lewis}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Hal Morris}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Pokey Reese}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Chris Stynes}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Mark Sweeney}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|44\|Mike Cameron}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Jeffrey Hammonds}} {{MLBplayer\|00\|Kerry Robinson}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Michael Tucker}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Greg Vaughn}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Dmitri Young}} \| style="width:25px;"\| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|31\|Jack McKeon}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Harry Dunlop (assistant)}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Ken Griffey, Sr. (hitting)}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Don Gullett (pitching)}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Tom Hume (bullpen)}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Denis Menke (bench)}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Ron Oester (third base)}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Dave Collins (first base)}}

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colspan="10" style="background:#c6011f; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| 1999 Cincinnati Reds

colspan="10" style="background:black; color:#fff; text-align:center;"| Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

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| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

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| valign="top" | Outfielders

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| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

Player stats

=Batting=

==Starters by position==

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

style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"\| Pos ! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| AB ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| H ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| HR ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| C	Eddie Taubensee	126	424	132	.311	21	87
style="text-align:center;" \| 1B	Sean Casey	151	594	197	.332	25	99
style="text-align:center;" \| 2B	Pokey Reese	149	585	167	.285	10	52
style="text-align:center;" \| 3B	Aaron Boone	139	472	132	.280	14	72
style="text-align:center;" \| SS	Barry Larkin	161	583	171	.293	12	75
style="text-align:center;" \| LF	Greg Vaughn	153	550	135	.245	45	118
style="text-align:center;" \| CF	Mike Cameron	146	542	139	.256	21	66
style="text-align:center;" \| RF	Michael Tucker	133	296	75	.253	11	44

==Other batters==

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

style="background:#ddf; width:5%;"\| Pos ! style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| AB ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| H ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| Avg. ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| HR ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| OF	Dmitri Young	127	373	112	.300	14	56
style="text-align:center;" \| OF	Jeffrey Hammonds	123	262	73	.279	17	41
style="text-align:center;" \| 3B	Mark Lewis	88	173	44	.254	6	28
style="text-align:center;" \| C	Brian Johnson	45	117	27	.231	5	18
style="text-align:center;" \| IF	Chris Stynes	73	113	27	.239	2	14
style="text-align:center;" \| 1B	Hal Morris	80	102	29	.284	0	16
style="text-align:center;" \| C	Jason LaRue	36	90	19	.211	3	10
style="text-align:center;" \| 1B	Mark Sweeney	37	31	11	.355	2	7
style="text-align:center;" \| SS	Travis Dawkins	7	7	1	.143	0	0
style="text-align:center;" \| LF	Kerry Robinson	9	1	0	.000	0	0

=Pitching=

=Starting pitchers=

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Inning Pitched

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| GS ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| IP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| K ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| WHIP
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Harnisch, Pete	33	33	198.1	16	10	120	3.68	1.24
style="text-align:center;" \| Tomko, Brett	33	26	172.0	5	7	132	4.78	1.36
style="text-align:center;" \| Villone, Ron	29	22	142.2	9	7	97	4.23	1.31
style="text-align:center;" \| Parris, Steve	22	21	128.2	11	4	86	3.50	1.36
style="text-align:center;" \| Neagle, Denny	20	19	111.2	9	5	76	4.27	1.20
style="text-align:center;" \| Avery, Steve	19	19	96.0	6	7	51	5.16	1.59
align=center \| Guzmán, Juan	12	12	77.1	6	3	60	3.03	1.18

==Other pitchers==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| GS ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| IP ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| SO
style="text-align:center;" \| Bere, Jason	12	10	43.1	3	0	6.85	28
style="text-align:center;"

class="wikitable sortable"

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"| Player

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| G

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| GS

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| IP

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| W

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| L

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| ERA

! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"| SO

style="text-align:center;"

| Bere, Jason

43.1

6.85

style="text-align:center;"

==Relief pitchers==

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

style="background:#ddf; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| G ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| W ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| L ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| SV ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| ERA ! style="background:#ddf; width:9%;"\| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;" \| Graves, Danny	75	8	7	27	3.08	69
align=center \| Sullivan, Scott	79	5	4	3	3.01	78
style="text-align:center;" \| Williamson, Scott	62	12	7	19	2.41	107
style="text-align:center;" \| Reyes, Dennys	65	2	2	2	3.79	72
style="text-align:center;" \| White, Gabe	50	1	2	0	4.43	61
align=center \| Belinda, Stan	29	0	3	1	5.27	40
style="text-align:center;" \| Greene, Rick	1	0	0	0	4.76	3
style="text-align:center;" \| Ryan, B.J.	1	0	0	0	4.50	1
style="text-align:center;" \| Hudek, John	2	0	0	1	27.00	0

Awards and honors

Scott Williamson, National League Rookie of the Year
Sean Casey, Hutch Award{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml |title=Hutch Award |website=Baseball Almanac|access-date=November 27, 2019}}
Jack McKeon, National League Manager of the Year

=Legacy=

The 96 wins by the 1999 Cincinnati Reds were the most since the 1976 Big Red Machine who compiled 102 victories en route to their second consecutive World Series title. The Reds would not reach the 90-win plateau again until the 2010 season, when the team won the National League Central title with 91 victories.{{cite web|title=Reds Season Records|url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/season_records.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427235415/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/season_records.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2007}}

The 1999 team is regarded as one of the best teams not to make the playoffs. Since the switch to 162 game season in 1962, the Reds have the sixth-best record, only to not make the playoffs at 96-67.{{cite web|title=Best baseball teams to not make the playoffs|url=http://ask.metafilter.com/142957/Best-baseball-team-to-not-make-playoffs}}

=Notable Records=

The team scored 865 runs, which still stands as the franchise record for runs scored in a season. The team also set franchise highs in most runs batted in (820), most total bases (2,549), and highest slugging percentage (.451)

On May 19, 1999, the Reds set three franchise records when they collected 28 hits, 15 extra base hits, and 55 total bases in a 24–12 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Sean Casey and Jeffrey Hammonds also set individual franchise records with each scoring five runs.{{cite web|title=Reds Single Game Records|url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/single_game_records.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308123324/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/history/single_game_records.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2007}}

On September 4, 1999, the Reds set a franchise record when they clubbed nine home runs in a 22–3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Eight different Reds players homered in the game, the only time since 1901 that a team has achieved this.{{cite web|url=https://stathead.com/tiny/uYXSG|title=Player Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, since 1901, requiring Home Runs >= 1, sorted by most instances. |website=Stathead Baseball|access-date=April 21, 2021}}

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Indianapolis Indians|league15=International League|manager15=Dave Miley

|level16=AA |team16=Chattanooga Lookouts|league16=Southern League|manager16=Phillip Wellman

|level17=A |team17=Clinton LumberKings|league17=Midwest League|manager17=Freddie Benavides

|level18=A|team18=Rockford Reds|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Mike Rojas

|level19=Rookie|team19=GCL Reds|league19=Gulf Coast League|manager19=Donnie Scott

|level20=Rookie|team20=Billings Mustangs|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Russ Nixon

}}{{cite book |last1=Johnson |first1=Lloyd |last2=Wolff |first2=Miles |title=Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |date=2007 |publisher=Baseball America |location=Durham, North Carolina |isbn=9781932391176 |edition=3rd |oclc=233698065}}{{Page needed|date=November 2019}}

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1999.shtml 1999 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]

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