1999 Season

30 teams competing across 6 divisions

The 1999 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves. Mark McGwire led with 65 home runs, Manny Ramirez led with 165 RBI, and Derek Jeter led with 219 hits. This page carries the 1999 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1999 Bracket
World Series NYA def. ATL (4-0)
AL Championship NYA def. BOS (4-1)
NL Championship ATL def. NYN (4-2)
AL Division Series BOS def. CLE (3-2)
AL Division Series NYA def. TEX (3-0)
NL Division Series ATL def. HOU (3-1)
NL Division Series NYN def. ARI (3-1)

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1999 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Larry Walker .379 2 Nomar Garciaparra .357 3 Derek Jeter .349 4 Bernie Williams .342 5 Edgar Martinez .337

OPS qualified

1 Larry Walker 1.168 2 Mark McGwire 1.120 3 Manny Ramirez 1.105 4 Chipper Jones 1.074 5 Rafael Palmeiro 1.050

Home Runs all players

1 Mark McGwire 65 2 Sammy Sosa 63 3 Ken Griffey 48 4 Rafael Palmeiro 47 5 Chipper Jones 45

RBI all players

1 Manny Ramirez 165 2 Rafael Palmeiro 148 3 Mark McGwire 147 4 Matt Williams 142 5 Sammy Sosa 141

Hits all players

1 Derek Jeter 219 2 B. J. Surhoff 207 3 Luis Gonzalez 206 4 Doug Glanville 204 5 Bernie Williams 202

Runs all players

1 Jeff Bagwell 143 2 Roberto Alomar 138 3 Shawn Green 134 4 Derek Jeter 134 5 Jay Bell 132

Stolen Bases all players

1 Tony Womack 72 2 Roger Cedeno 66 3 Eric Young 51 4 Luis Castillo 50 5 Brian Hunter 44
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1999 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 162 innings at 162 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Pedro Martinez 2.07 2 Randy Johnson 2.48 3 Kevin Millwood 2.68 4 Mike Hampton 2.90 5 Kevin Brown 3.00

WHIP qualified

1 Pedro Martinez 0.92 2 Kevin Millwood 1.00 3 Randy Johnson 1.02 4 Kevin Brown 1.07 5 John Smoltz 1.12

Wins all pitchers

1 Pedro Martinez 23 2 Mike Hampton 22 3 Jose Lima 21 4 Greg Maddux 19 5 Kent Bottenfield 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Randy Johnson 364 2 Pedro Martinez 313 3 Kevin Brown 221 4 Pedro Astacio 210 5 Kevin Millwood 205

Saves all pitchers

1 Mariano Rivera 45 2 Roberto Hernandez 43 3 John Wetteland 43 4 Ugueth Urbina 41 5 Trevor Hoffman 40
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📋 Standings

AL Central

Cleveland Indians ★ 97-65 Chicago White Sox 75-86 Detroit Tigers 69-92 Kansas City Royals 64-97 Minnesota Twins 63-97

AL East

New York Yankees ★ 98-64 Boston Red Sox 94-68 Toronto Blue Jays 84-78 Baltimore Orioles 78-84 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 69-93

AL West

Texas Rangers ★ 95-67 Oakland Athletics 87-75 Seattle Mariners 79-83 Anaheim Angels 70-92

NL Central

Houston Astros ★ 97-65 Cincinnati Reds 96-67 Pittsburgh Pirates 78-83 St. Louis Cardinals 75-86 Milwaukee Brewers 74-87 Chicago Cubs 67-95

NL East

Atlanta Braves ★ 103-59 New York Mets 97-66 Philadelphia Phillies 77-85 Montreal Expos 68-94 Florida Marlins 64-98

NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks ★ 100-62 San Francisco Giants 86-76 Los Angeles Dodgers 77-85 San Diego Padres 74-88 Colorado Rockies 72-90

The 1999 season in brief

No 1999 club finished with a better record than the Atlanta Braves at 103-59. The Minnesota Twins finished at the bottom of the 1999 table at 63-97. By season's end, the Cincinnati Reds (96-67) chased the Houston Astros (97-65) to the end in the National League Central, American League East honors went to the New York Yankees, whose 98-64 beat the Boston Red Sox's 94-68, the Atlanta Braves won the National League East going away, 103-59 against 97-66 for the New York Mets, and the Texas Rangers ran away with the American League West at 95-67. The bracket ends with the New York Yankees taking the World Series from the Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 0. Earlier rounds sent through the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox in the AL Championship Series (4-1), the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets in the NL Championship Series (4-2), the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians in the AL Division Series (3-2), and the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers in the AL Division Series (3-0). The home run board is topped by Mark McGwire at 65, ahead of Sammy Sosa with 63. Among qualified hitters, Larry Walker had the top batting average, .379, with Nomar Garciaparra next at .357. Qualification for that 1999 board is 502 plate appearances at 162 team games. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1999 leaders page.

1999 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1999?
The New York Yankees won the 1999 World Series, beating the Atlanta Braves.
How many teams played in 1999?
30 teams played in the 1999 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1999?
Mark McGwire led with 65 home runs in 1999.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1999?
Manny Ramirez led with 165 RBI in 1999.
Who led MLB in hits in 1999?
Derek Jeter led with 219 hits in 1999.
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