1999 Oakland Athletics

87-75 • .537 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1999 Oakland Athletics went 87-75 (.537) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 893 runs, allowed 846, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Matt Stairs (38 HR, 102 RBI) and Gil Heredia (13-8, 4.81 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

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
2nd Rank
893 R 846 RA
Diff +47

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⚡ Quick Stats

893 Runs Scored
846 Runs Allowed
+47 Run Diff
1,434K Attendance

📈 vs. 1999 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 6% below the 1999 league average (.274)
OBP .354 2% above the 1999 league average (.347)
SLG .446 2% above the 1999 league average (.439)
Team ERA 4.69 3% better than the 1999 league average (4.86)
Runs Scored 893 7% above the 1999 league average (838 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,434,632
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Avg per Game 17,711

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1999

Batting Avg

1 Randy Velarde 0.333 2 Jason Giambi 0.315 3 Ramon Hernandez 0.279 4 John Jaha 0.276 5 Olmedo Saenz 0.275

Home Runs

1 Matt Stairs 38 2 John Jaha 35 3 Jason Giambi 33 4 Ben Grieve 28 5 Miguel Tejada 21

RBI

1 Jason Giambi 123 2 John Jaha 111 3 Matt Stairs 102 4 Ben Grieve 86 5 Miguel Tejada 84
1999 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Miguel Tejada 159 593 93 149 33 4 21 84 57 94 8 0.251
Jason Giambi 158 575 115 181 36 1 33 123 105 106 1 0.315
Matt Stairs 146 531 94 137 26 3 38 102 89 124 2 0.258
Ben Grieve 148 486 80 129 21 0 28 86 63 108 4 0.265
John Jaha 142 457 93 126 23 0 35 111 101 129 2 0.276
Tony Phillips 106 406 76 99 24 4 15 49 71 94 11 0.244
Eric Chavez 115 356 47 88 21 2 13 50 46 56 1 0.247
Ryan Christenson 106 268 41 56 12 1 4 24 38 58 7 0.209
Olmedo Saenz 97 255 41 70 18 0 11 41 22 47 1 0.275
Randy Velarde 61 255 48 85 10 3 7 28 27 42 11 0.333
Scott Spiezio 89 247 31 60 24 0 8 33 29 36 0 0.243
Mike Macfarlane 81 226 24 55 17 0 4 31 13 52 0 0.243
A. J. Hinch 76 205 26 44 4 1 7 24 11 41 6 0.215
Jason McDonald 100 187 26 39 2 1 3 8 25 48 6 0.209
Ramon Hernandez 40 136 13 38 7 0 3 21 18 11 1 0.279
Tim Raines 58 135 20 29 5 0 4 17 26 17 4 0.215
Rich Becker 40 125 21 33 3 0 1 10 25 43 3 0.264
Jorge Velandia 63 48 4 9 1 0 0 2 2 13 2 0.188
Frank Menechino 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.222
Gil Heredia 33 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jimmy Haynes 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tim Hudson 24 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Kenny Rogers 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Oquist 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kevin Appier 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Candiotti 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Groom 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Harville 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Isringhausen 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Jarvis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Kubinski 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brett Laxton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Mahay 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
T. J. Mathews 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg McMichael 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Omar Olivares 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Rigby 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blake Stein 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Taylor 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Vizcaino 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Worrell 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1999

ERA

1 Tim Hudson 3.23 2 Doug Jones 3.55 3 T. J. Mathews 3.81 4 Billy Taylor 3.98 5 Tim Worrell 4.15

Wins

1 Gil Heredia 13 2 Tim Hudson 11 3 T. J. Mathews 9 4 Mike Oquist 9 5 Kevin Appier 7

Strikeouts

1 Tim Hudson 132 2 Gil Heredia 117 3 Jimmy Haynes 93 4 Mike Oquist 89 5 Kenny Rogers 68
1999 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gil Heredia 13 8 4.81 33 33 0 200.1 228 107 34 117
Jimmy Haynes 7 12 6.34 30 25 0 142.0 158 100 80 93
Mike Oquist 9 10 5.37 28 24 0 140.2 158 84 64 89
Tim Hudson 11 2 3.23 21 21 0 136.1 121 49 62 132
Kenny Rogers 5 3 4.30 19 19 0 119.1 135 57 41 68
Doug Jones 5 5 3.55 70 0 10 104.0 106 41 24 63
Omar Olivares 7 2 4.34 12 12 0 74.2 82 36 32 36
Tim Worrell 2 2 4.15 53 0 0 69.1 69 32 34 62
Kevin Appier 7 5 5.77 12 12 0 68.2 77 44 33 53
Brad Rigby 3 4 4.33 29 0 0 62.1 69 30 26 26
T. J. Mathews 9 5 3.81 50 0 3 59.0 46 25 20 42
Tom Candiotti 3 5 6.35 11 11 0 56.2 67 40 23 30
Buddy Groom 3 2 5.09 76 0 0 46.0 48 26 18 32
Billy Taylor 1 5 3.98 43 0 26 43.0 48 19 14 38
Jason Isringhausen 0 1 2.13 20 0 8 25.1 21 6 12 20
Ron Mahay 2 0 1.86 6 1 1 19.1 8 4 3 15
Greg McMichael 0 0 5.40 17 0 0 15.0 15 9 12 3
Chad Harville 0 2 6.91 15 0 0 14.1 18 11 10 15
Kevin Jarvis 0 1 11.57 4 1 0 14.0 28 18 6 11
Tim Kubinski 0 0 5.84 14 0 0 12.1 14 8 5 7
Brett Laxton 0 1 7.45 3 2 0 9.2 12 8 7 9
Luis Vizcaino 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 3.1 3 2 3 2
Blake Stein 0 0 16.88 1 1 0 2.2 6 5 6 4

👥 Roster (42)

Kevin Appier Rich Becker Tom Candiotti Eric Chavez Ryan Christenson Jason Giambi Ben Grieve Buddy Groom Chad Harville Jimmy Haynes Gil Heredia Ramon Hernandez +30 more

42 players

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The 1999 Oakland Athletics in brief

The record for the 1999 Oakland Athletics reads 87 wins and 75 losses, good for 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 893 for and 846 against. At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .259, 6% worse than the league's .274. The staff ERA of 4.69 was 3% better than the league average of 4.86. Home games were played at Oakland Coliseum, where 1,434,632 fans came through the gates.

Matt Stairs topped the Oakland Athletics with 38 home runs. The RBI leader was Jason Giambi, with 123. On the mound, Gil Heredia won 13 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Tim Hudson with 132. The saves leader was Billy Taylor with 26.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1999 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1999 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1999 Oakland Athletics finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1999 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Matt Stairs led the 1999 Oakland Athletics with 38 home runs.
What was the 1999 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1999 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.69.
Did the 1999 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1999 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1999 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1999 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1999 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Matt Stairs (38 HR, 102 RBI) and Gil Heredia (13-8, 4.81 ERA).
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