1999 Detroit Tigers

69-92 • .429 Win% • 3rd in AL C

The 1999 Detroit Tigers went 69-92 (.429) finishing 3rd in the AL C division. The club scored 747 runs, allowed 882, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Dean Palmer (38 HR, 100 RBI) and Dave Mlicki (14-12, 4.60 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

69 Wins
92 Losses
.429 Win %
3rd Rank
747 R 882 RA
Diff -135

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747 Runs Scored
882 Runs Allowed
-135 Run Diff
2,026K Attendance

📈 vs. 1999 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 5% below the 1999 league average (.274)
OBP .325 6% below the 1999 league average (.347)
SLG .442 1% above the 1999 league average (.439)
Team ERA 5.17 6% worse than the 1999 league average (4.86)
Runs Scored 747 11% below the 1999 league average (838 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,026,491
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Avg per Game 25,018

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1999

Batting Avg

1 Luis Polonia 0.324 2 Deivi Cruz 0.284 3 Tony Clark 0.280 4 Frank Catalanotto 0.276 5 Brad Ausmus 0.275

Home Runs

1 Dean Palmer 38 2 Tony Clark 31 3 Damion Easley 20 4 Juan Encarnacion 19 5 Gabe Kapler 18

RBI

1 Dean Palmer 100 2 Tony Clark 99 3 Juan Encarnacion 74 4 Damion Easley 65 5 Deivi Cruz 58
1999 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dean Palmer 150 560 92 147 25 2 38 100 57 153 3 0.263
Damion Easley 151 549 83 146 30 1 20 65 51 124 11 0.266
Tony Clark 143 536 74 150 29 0 31 99 64 133 2 0.280
Deivi Cruz 155 518 64 147 35 0 13 58 12 57 1 0.284
Juan Encarnacion 132 509 62 130 30 6 19 74 14 113 33 0.255
Brad Ausmus 127 458 62 126 25 6 9 54 51 71 12 0.275
Gabe Kapler 130 416 60 102 22 4 18 49 42 74 11 0.245
Bobby Higginson 107 377 51 90 18 0 12 46 64 66 4 0.239
Luis Polonia 87 333 46 108 21 8 10 32 16 32 17 0.324
Karim Garcia 96 288 38 69 10 3 14 32 20 67 2 0.240
Frank Catalanotto 100 286 41 79 19 0 11 35 15 49 3 0.276
Gregg Jefferies 70 205 22 41 8 0 6 18 13 11 3 0.200
Bill Haselman 48 143 13 39 8 0 4 14 10 26 2 0.273
Kimera Bartee 41 77 11 15 1 3 0 3 9 20 3 0.195
Brian Hunter 18 55 8 13 2 1 0 0 5 11 0 0.236
Gabe Alvarez 22 53 5 11 3 0 2 4 3 9 0 0.208
Jason Wood 27 44 5 7 1 0 1 8 2 13 0 0.159
Robert Fick 15 41 6 9 0 0 3 10 7 6 1 0.220
Luis Garcia 8 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Justin Thompson 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jose Macias 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.250
Dave Mlicki 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Jeff Weaver 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Dave Borkowski 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Willie Blair 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryce Florie 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Moehler 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
C. J. Nitkowski 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Anderson 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Brocail 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Will Brunson 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Cordero 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nelson Cruz 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Beiker Graterol 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Hiljus 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Masao Kida 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Felipe Lira 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willis Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Rojas 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Runyan 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1999

ERA

1 Doug Brocail 2.52 2 Todd Jones 3.80 3 C. J. Nitkowski 4.30 4 Bryce Florie 4.56 5 Dave Mlicki 4.60

Wins

1 Dave Mlicki 14 2 Brian Moehler 10 3 Justin Thompson 9 4 Jeff Weaver 9 5 Doug Brocail 4

Strikeouts

1 Dave Mlicki 119 2 Jeff Weaver 114 3 Brian Moehler 106 4 Justin Thompson 83 5 Willie Blair 82
1999 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Brian Moehler 10 16 5.04 32 32 0 196.1 229 110 59 106
Dave Mlicki 14 12 4.60 31 31 0 191.2 209 98 70 119
Jeff Weaver 9 12 5.55 30 29 0 163.2 176 101 56 114
Justin Thompson 9 11 5.11 24 24 0 142.2 152 81 59 83
Willie Blair 3 11 6.85 39 16 0 134.0 169 102 44 82
Doug Brocail 4 4 2.52 70 0 2 82.0 60 23 25 78
C. J. Nitkowski 4 5 4.30 68 7 0 81.2 63 39 45 66
Dave Borkowski 2 6 6.10 17 12 0 76.2 86 52 40 50
Nelson Cruz 2 5 5.67 29 6 0 66.2 74 42 23 46
Todd Jones 4 4 3.80 65 0 30 66.1 64 28 35 64
Masao Kida 1 0 6.26 49 0 1 64.2 73 45 30 50
Bryce Florie 2 1 4.56 27 3 0 51.1 61 26 20 40
Matt Anderson 2 1 5.68 37 0 0 38.0 33 24 35 32
Francisco Cordero 2 2 3.32 20 0 0 19.0 19 7 18 19
Will Brunson 1 0 6.00 17 0 0 12.0 18 8 6 9
Sean Runyan 0 1 3.38 12 0 0 10.2 9 4 3 6
Erik Hiljus 0 0 5.19 6 0 0 8.2 7 5 5 1
Mel Rojas 0 0 22.74 5 0 0 6.1 12 16 4 6
Beiker Graterol 0 1 15.75 1 1 0 4.0 4 7 4 2
Felipe Lira 0 0 10.80 2 0 0 3.1 7 4 2 3
Willis Roberts 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 1.1 3 2 0 0

👥 Roster (41)

Gabe Alvarez Matt Anderson Brad Ausmus Kimera Bartee Willie Blair Dave Borkowski Doug Brocail Will Brunson Frank Catalanotto Tony Clark Francisco Cordero Deivi Cruz +29 more

41 players

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The 1999 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1999 Detroit Tigers reads 69 wins and 92 losses, good for 3rd in the AL Central. The Detroit Tigers scored 747 runs and allowed 882, a run differential of -135. Against a league average of .274, the 1999 Detroit Tigers batted .261. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 5.17 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.86. League clubs averaged 838 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 11% fewer.

Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 2,026,491 fans came through the gates. Dean Palmer topped the Detroit Tigers with 38 home runs. Tony Clark collected the most hits, 150. On the mound, Dave Mlicki won 14 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Todd Jones with 30.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1999 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1999 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1999 Detroit Tigers finished 69-92 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1999 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Dean Palmer led the 1999 Detroit Tigers with 38 home runs.
What was the 1999 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1999 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 5.17.
Did the 1999 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1999 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1999 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1999 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1999 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dean Palmer (38 HR, 100 RBI) and Dave Mlicki (14-12, 4.60 ERA).
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