1999 Pittsburgh Pirates

78-83 • .484 Win% • 3rd in NL C

The 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates went 78-83 (.484) finishing 3rd in the NL C division. The club scored 775 runs, allowed 782, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Brian Giles (39 HR, 115 RBI) and Todd Ritchie (15-9, 3.49 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

78 Wins
83 Losses
.484 Win %
3rd Rank
775 R 782 RA
Diff -7

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⚡ Quick Stats

775 Runs Scored
782 Runs Allowed
-7 Run Diff
1,638K Attendance

📈 vs. 1999 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 3% below the 1999 league average (.268)
OBP .333 3% below the 1999 league average (.342)
SLG .419 2% below the 1999 league average (.429)
Team ERA 4.33 5% better than the 1999 league average (4.56)
Runs Scored 775 4% below the 1999 league average (810 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,638,023
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Avg per Game 20,222

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1999

Batting Avg

1 Jason Kendall 0.332 2 Brian Giles 0.315 3 Pat Meares 0.308 4 Kevin Young 0.298 5 Warren Morris 0.288

Home Runs

1 Brian Giles 39 2 Kevin Young 26 3 Al Martin 24 4 Ed Sprague 22 5 Brant Brown 16

RBI

1 Brian Giles 115 2 Kevin Young 106 3 Ed Sprague 81 4 Warren Morris 73 5 Al Martin 63
1999 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kevin Young 156 584 103 174 41 6 26 106 75 124 22 0.298
Al Martin 143 541 97 150 36 8 24 63 49 119 20 0.277
Brian Giles 141 521 109 164 33 3 39 115 95 80 6 0.315
Warren Morris 147 511 65 147 20 3 15 73 59 88 3 0.288
Ed Sprague 137 490 71 131 27 2 22 81 50 93 3 0.267
Mike Benjamin 110 368 42 91 26 7 1 37 20 90 10 0.247
Brant Brown 130 341 49 79 20 3 16 58 22 114 3 0.232
Jason Kendall 78 280 61 93 20 3 8 41 38 32 22 0.332
Abraham Nunez 90 259 25 57 8 0 0 17 28 54 9 0.220
Adrian Brown 116 226 34 61 5 2 4 17 33 39 5 0.270
Keith Osik 66 167 12 31 3 1 2 13 11 30 0 0.186
Joe Oliver 45 134 10 27 8 0 1 13 10 33 2 0.201
Freddy Garcia 55 130 16 30 5 0 6 23 4 41 0 0.231
Jose Guillen 40 120 18 32 6 0 1 18 10 21 1 0.267
Pat Meares 21 91 15 28 4 0 0 7 9 20 0 0.308
Turner Ward 49 91 2 19 2 0 0 8 13 9 2 0.209
Dale Sveum 49 71 7 15 5 1 3 13 7 28 0 0.211
Kris Benson 31 65 7 10 3 0 0 7 3 24 0 0.154
John Wehner 39 65 6 12 2 0 1 4 7 12 1 0.185
Chad Hermansen 19 60 5 14 3 0 1 1 7 19 2 0.233
Jason Schmidt 33 60 2 5 0 0 0 1 5 33 0 0.083
Aramis Ramirez 18 56 2 10 2 1 0 7 6 9 0 0.179
Todd Ritchie 29 53 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 16 0 0.151
Francisco Cordova 27 49 2 8 0 0 0 2 2 15 0 0.163
Pete Schourek 30 25 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.000
Chris Peters 19 22 5 6 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 0.273
Jose Silva 34 20 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 0.100
Emil Brown 6 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Chris Tremie 9 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.071
Ivan Cruz 5 10 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.400
Jimmy Anderson 13 9 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Tim Laker 6 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Brad Clontz 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Greg Hansell 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Williams 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Boyd 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jason Christiansen 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Yamid Haad 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sauerbeck 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Marc Wilkins 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Dougherty 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mike Garcia 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Loiselle 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Phillips 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Wallace 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1999

ERA

1 Scott Sauerbeck 2.00 2 Brad Clontz 2.74 3 Todd Ritchie 3.49 4 Jeff Wallace 3.69 5 Greg Hansell 3.89

Wins

1 Todd Ritchie 15 2 Jason Schmidt 13 3 Kris Benson 11 4 Francisco Cordova 8 5 Chris Peters 5

Strikeouts

1 Jason Schmidt 148 2 Kris Benson 139 3 Todd Ritchie 107 4 Francisco Cordova 98 5 Pete Schourek 94
1999 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jason Schmidt 13 11 4.19 33 33 0 212.2 219 99 85 148
Kris Benson 11 14 4.07 31 31 0 196.2 184 89 83 139
Todd Ritchie 15 9 3.49 28 26 0 172.2 169 67 54 107
Francisco Cordova 8 10 4.43 27 27 0 160.2 166 79 59 98
Pete Schourek 4 7 5.34 30 17 0 113.0 128 67 49 94
Jose Silva 2 8 5.73 34 12 4 97.1 108 62 39 77
Chris Peters 5 4 6.59 19 11 0 71.0 98 52 27 46
Scott Sauerbeck 4 1 2.00 65 0 2 67.2 53 15 38 55
Mike Williams 3 4 5.09 58 0 23 58.1 63 33 37 76
Marc Wilkins 2 3 4.24 46 0 0 51.0 49 24 26 44
Brad Clontz 1 3 2.74 56 0 2 49.1 49 15 24 40
Greg Hansell 1 3 3.89 33 0 0 39.1 42 17 11 34
Jeff Wallace 1 0 3.69 41 0 0 39.0 26 16 38 41
Jason Christiansen 2 3 4.06 39 0 3 37.2 26 17 22 35
Jimmy Anderson 2 1 3.99 13 4 0 29.1 25 13 16 13
Rich Loiselle 3 2 5.28 13 0 0 15.1 16 9 9 14
Mike Garcia 1 0 1.29 7 0 0 7.0 2 1 3 9
Jason Phillips 0 0 11.57 6 0 0 7.0 11 9 6 7
Jason Boyd 0 0 3.38 4 0 0 5.1 5 2 2 4
Jim Dougherty 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 3 2 3 1
Keith Osik 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 4 2 1

👥 Roster (45)

Jimmy Anderson Mike Benjamin Kris Benson Jason Boyd Adrian Brown Brant Brown Emil Brown Jason Christiansen Brad Clontz Francisco Cordova Ivan Cruz Jim Dougherty +33 more

45 players

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The 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1999 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 78-83 mark (.484) and finished 3rd in the NL Central. Runs came in at 775 scored against 782 allowed (-7). The team batting average of .259 was 3% below the 1999 league mark of .268. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 4.33 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.56. League clubs averaged 810 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 4% fewer.

Attendance at Three Rivers Stadium totaled 1,638,023 for the year. The home run leader was Brian Giles, who hit 39. Kevin Young collected the most hits, 174. On the mound, Todd Ritchie won 15 games to lead the staff. Jason Schmidt struck out 148, the most on the club. The saves leader was Mike Williams with 23.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 78-83 (.484 win pct).
Who led the 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Brian Giles led the 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates with 39 home runs.
What was the 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.33.
Did the 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Brian Giles (39 HR, 115 RBI) and Todd Ritchie (15-9, 3.49 ERA).
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