1999 St. Louis Cardinals

75-86 • .466 Win% • 4th in NL C

The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals went 75-86 (.466) finishing 4th in the NL C division. The club scored 809 runs, allowed 838, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Mark McGwire (65 HR, 147 RBI) and Kent Bottenfield (18-7, 3.97 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

75 Wins
86 Losses
.466 Win %
4th Rank
809 R 838 RA
Diff -29

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⚡ Quick Stats

809 Runs Scored
838 Runs Allowed
-29 Run Diff
3,235K Attendance

📈 vs. 1999 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 2% below the 1999 league average (.268)
OBP .338 1% below the 1999 league average (.342)
SLG .425 1% below the 1999 league average (.429)
Team ERA 4.74 4% worse than the 1999 league average (4.56)
Runs Scored 809 equal to the 1999 league average (810 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 3,235,833
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Avg per Game 40,447

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1999

Batting Avg

1 Shawon Dunston 0.307 2 Ray Lankford 0.306 3 Fernando Tatis 0.298 4 Thomas Howard 0.292 5 Craig Paquette 0.287

Home Runs

1 Mark McGwire 65 2 Fernando Tatis 34 3 Ray Lankford 15 4 J. D. Drew 13 5 Edgar Renteria 11

RBI

1 Mark McGwire 147 2 Fernando Tatis 107 3 Ray Lankford 63 4 Edgar Renteria 63 5 Joe McEwing 44
1999 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Edgar Renteria 154 585 92 161 36 2 11 63 53 82 37 0.275
Fernando Tatis 149 537 104 160 31 2 34 107 82 128 21 0.298
Mark McGwire 153 521 118 145 21 1 65 147 133 141 0 0.278
Joe McEwing 152 513 65 141 28 4 9 44 41 87 7 0.275
Ray Lankford 122 422 77 129 32 1 15 63 49 110 14 0.306
J. D. Drew 104 368 72 89 16 6 13 39 50 77 19 0.242
Eli Marrero 114 317 32 61 13 1 6 34 18 56 11 0.192
Darren Bragg 93 273 38 71 12 1 6 26 44 67 3 0.260
Willie McGee 132 271 25 68 7 0 0 20 17 60 7 0.251
Alberto Castillo 93 255 21 67 8 0 4 31 24 48 0 0.263
Placido Polanco 88 220 24 61 9 3 1 19 15 24 1 0.277
Thomas Howard 98 195 16 57 10 0 6 28 17 26 1 0.292
Eric Davis 58 191 27 49 9 2 5 30 30 49 5 0.257
Craig Paquette 48 157 21 45 6 0 10 37 6 38 1 0.287
Shawon Dunston 62 150 23 46 5 2 5 25 2 23 6 0.307
Adam Kennedy 33 102 12 26 10 1 1 16 3 8 0 0.255
David Howard 52 82 3 17 4 0 1 6 7 27 0 0.207
Darren Oliver 35 73 7 20 4 0 0 6 3 23 0 0.274
Kent Bottenfield 31 61 4 9 3 0 0 5 1 26 0 0.148
Jose Jimenez 31 53 5 5 0 1 0 2 0 22 0 0.094
Marcus Jensen 16 34 5 8 5 0 1 1 6 12 0 0.235
Eduardo Perez 21 32 6 11 2 0 1 9 7 6 0 0.344
Kent Mercker 26 28 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.179
Garrett Stephenson 18 27 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.074
Juan Acevedo 50 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.050
Larry Luebbers 8 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Manny Aybar 67 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.083
Rick Ankiel 9 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Donovan Osborne 6 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Luis Ordaz 10 9 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0.111
Mark Thompson 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Lance Painter 56 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Ricky Bottalico 68 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rich Croushore 59 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Mike Mohler 48 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Heiserman 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clint Sodowsky 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Alan Benes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Busby 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curtis King 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Radinsky 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Heathcliff Slocumb 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1999

ERA

1 Heathcliff Slocumb 2.36 2 Rick Ankiel 3.27 3 Kent Bottenfield 3.97 4 Rich Croushore 4.14 5 Garrett Stephenson 4.22

Wins

1 Kent Bottenfield 18 2 Darren Oliver 9 3 Juan Acevedo 6 4 Kent Mercker 6 5 Garrett Stephenson 6

Strikeouts

1 Kent Bottenfield 124 2 Darren Oliver 119 3 Jose Jimenez 113 4 Rich Croushore 88 5 Manny Aybar 74
1999 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Darren Oliver 9 9 4.26 30 30 0 196.1 197 93 74 119
Kent Bottenfield 18 7 3.97 31 31 0 190.1 197 84 89 124
Jose Jimenez 5 14 5.85 29 28 0 163.0 173 106 71 113
Kent Mercker 6 5 5.12 25 18 0 103.2 125 59 51 64
Juan Acevedo 6 8 5.89 50 12 4 102.1 115 67 48 52
Manny Aybar 4 5 5.47 65 1 3 97.0 104 59 36 74
Garrett Stephenson 6 3 4.22 18 12 0 85.1 90 40 29 59
Ricky Bottalico 3 7 4.91 68 0 20 73.1 83 40 49 66
Rich Croushore 3 7 4.14 59 0 3 71.2 68 33 43 88
Lance Painter 4 5 4.83 56 4 1 63.1 63 34 25 56
Heathcliff Slocumb 3 2 2.36 40 0 2 53.1 49 14 30 48
Mike Mohler 1 1 4.38 48 0 1 49.1 47 24 23 31
Larry Luebbers 3 3 5.12 8 8 0 45.2 46 26 16 16
Rick Ankiel 0 1 3.27 9 5 1 33.0 26 12 14 39
Donovan Osborne 1 3 5.52 6 6 0 29.1 34 18 10 21
Mark Thompson 1 3 2.76 5 5 0 29.1 26 9 17 22
Scott Radinsky 2 1 4.88 43 0 3 27.2 27 15 18 17
Mike Busby 0 1 7.13 15 0 0 17.2 21 14 14 7
Clint Sodowsky 0 1 15.63 3 1 0 6.1 15 11 6 2
Rick Heiserman 0 0 8.31 3 0 0 4.1 8 4 4 4
Alan Benes 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 2
Curtis King 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 1

👥 Roster (42)

Juan Acevedo Rick Ankiel Manny Aybar Alan Benes Ricky Bottalico Kent Bottenfield Darren Bragg Mike Busby Alberto Castillo Rich Croushore Eric Davis J. D. Drew +30 more

42 players

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The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 75-86 record (.466) put the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals 4th in the NL Central. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 809 runs and allowed 838, a run differential of -29. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .262, 2% worse than the league's .268. Pitchers allowed 4.74 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.56. The home park, Busch Stadium II, recorded 3,235,833 in attendance, about 40,447 a game.

Mark McGwire topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 65 home runs. Edgar Renteria collected the most hits, 161. Kent Bottenfield led the pitchers with 18 wins. Ricky Bottalico closed out 20 saves. In all, the roster shows 42 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1998 season and the 2000 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals finished 75-86 (.466 win pct).
Who led the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Mark McGwire led the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals with 65 home runs.
What was the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.74.
Did the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1999 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mark McGwire (65 HR, 147 RBI) and Kent Bottenfield (18-7, 3.97 ERA).
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