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1999 Chicago Cubs
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (since 1871)
1999 information
Owner(s)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Ed Lynch
Manager(s)	Jim Riggleman
Local television	WGN-TV/Superstation WGN/Fox Sports Chicago (Chip Caray, Steve Stone)
Local radio	WGN (Ron Santo, Pat Hughes)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 References

Offseason

December 2, 1998: Henry Rodriguez was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. ^[1]
December 7, 1998: Glenallen Hill was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. ^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	GB	Pct.
Houston Astros	97	65	.599	--
Cincinnati Reds	96	67	.589	1.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	.484	18.5
St. Louis Cardinals	75	86	.466	21.5
Milwaukee Brewers	74	87	.460	22.5
Chicago Cubs	67	95	.414	30.0

Transactions

July 3, 1999: Carlos Marmol was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.^[3]

Roster

1999 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

5 Jim Riggleman

Coaches

43 Dave Bialas (bullpen)
48 Marty DeMerrit (pitching)
39 Tom Gamboa (third base)
2 Jeff Pentland (hitting)
3 Dan Radison (first base)
26 Billy Williams (bench)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pacific Coast League	Terry Kennedy
AA	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Southern League	Dave Trembley
A	Daytona Cubs	Florida State League	Nate Oliver
A	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	Oscar Acosta
Short-Season A	Williamsport Cubs	New York-Penn League	Bobby Ralston
Rookie	AZL Cubs	Arizona League	Carmelo Martínez

References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrihe02.shtml
^ Glenallen Hill Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marmoca01.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

1999 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

1999 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto

AL Central	Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Atlanta • Florida • Montreal • New York • Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Milwaukee • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Arizona • Colorado • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1999 Major League Baseball Draft • 1999 All-Star Game • 1999 World Series

Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters• Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Tokyo Dome (two games in 2000) • Wrigley Field
Spring Training: Plant Field • Blair Field • HoHoKam Park

Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • June Swoon • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Playoff futilities • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • Wrigley Field North • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper

Rivalries

St. Louis Cardinals • Milwaukee Brewers • Chicago White Sox

Important Figures

William Wrigley, Jr. • Joe Tinker • Johnny Evers • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Mordecai Brown • Cap Anson • Frank Chance • Gabby Hartnett • Hack Wilson • Billy Herman • Stan Hack • Ron Santo • Ernie Banks • Ferguson Jenkins • Ken Holtzman • Bill Buckner • Ryne Sandberg • Billy Williams • Sammy Sosa • Harry Caray • Jack Brickhouse • Mark Grace • Greg Maddux • Andre Dawson • Kerry Wood • Carlos Zambrano • Derrek Lee • Pat Hughes • Aramis Ramirez • Kosuke Fukudome

Retired Numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42

Key Personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • General Manager: Jim Hendry • Manager: Lou Piniella

World Series
Championships (2)

1907 • 1908

National League
Championships (16)

1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945

Division
Championships

Eastern: 1984 • 1989 • Central: 2003 • 2007 • 2008 • Wild Card: 1998

Minor League
Affiliates

Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)

Other Assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago • WGN

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