Английская Википедия:1999 Houston Astros season

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The 1999 Houston Astros season was the 38th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. The Astros won their third consecutive National League Central title on the final day of playing regular season games in the Astrodome on October 3. This was the first time they had made the postseason in three straight seasons; they would not do so again until 2019. It was the 35th and final season playing in the Astrodome as their home ballpark.

Offseason

• November 17, 1998: Ken Caminiti was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
• January 19, 1999: Ryan Thompson was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
• January 21, 1999: Alex Diaz was signed as a free agent by the Astros.

Regular season

New stadium

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Exterior of Minute Maid Park

In 1999, the Astros played their final season in the Astrodome as their new stadium was being prepared for play to begin in the 2000 season. The ballpark was first named as Enron Field on April 9, 1999, with naming rights sold to the Houston energy and financial trading company in a 30-year, $100 million deal. Astros management faced a public relations nightmare when the energy corporation went bankrupt in the midst of one of the biggest corporate scandals in American history in 2001, and they bought back the remainder of Enron's thirty years of naming rights for $2.1 million, renaming the ballpark as Astros Field on February 7, 2002. The field was unofficially known as "The Field Formerly Known As Enron" by fans and critics alike, in wake of the Enron scandal. On June 5, 2002, Houston-based Minute Maid, the fruit-juice subsidiary of Coca-Cola, acquired the naming rights to the stadium for 28 years at a price exceeding $100 million.

Based on its downtown location next to the old Union Station buildings, one of the suggested names (and nicknames) is the Ballpark at Union Station, or the BUS. During its days as Enron Field, it was also dubbed "Ten-Run" or "Home Run" Field due to its cozy left-field dimensions. In keeping with this theme while paying homage to its current sponsor, the nickname "The Juice Box" is colloquially used today.

Overview

On April 21, Jeff Bagwell hit three home runs in a 10–3 win against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, his second career three-home run game. The second home run allowed him to surpass Jimmy Wynn as the Astros' all-time home run leader at 224 and he tied a career-high in one game with six runs batted in (RBI). He produced another three-home run game on June 9 against the Chicago White Sox. He was also a grand slam short of hitting for the "home run cycle," with a solo home run, a three-run home run, and a two-run home run, respectively. The two three-home run games made him the only player to accomplish this feat at two different stadiums in Chicago in the same season.

On August 20, Bagwell walked a major-league record six times in a 16-inning game against the Florida Marlins.

Notable transactions

• August 3, 1999: Josh Dimmick (minors) was traded by the Astros to the Minnesota Twins for George Williams.
• August 31, 1999: Alex Diaz was released by the Astros.

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
C	Tony Eusebio	103	323	88	.272	4	33
1B	Jeff Bagwell	162	562	171	.304	42	126
2B	Craig Biggio	160	639	188	.294	16	73
SS	Tim Bogar	106	309	74	.239	4	31
3B	Ken Caminiti	78	273	78	.286	13	56
LF	Richard Hidalgo	108	383	87	.227	15	56
CF	Carl Everett	123	464	151	.325	25	108
RF	Derek Bell	128	509	120	.236	12	66

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
Bill Spiers	127	393	113	.288	4	39
Ricky Gutiérrez	85	268	70	.261	1	25
Paul Bako	73	215	55	.256	2	17
Russ Johnson	83	156	44	.282	5	23
Daryle Ward	64	150	41	.273	8	30
Matt Mieske	54	109	31	.284	5	22
Lance Berkman	34	93	22	.237	4	15
Glen Barker	81	73	21	.288	1	11
Stan Javier	20	64	21	.328	0	4
Alex Diaz	30	50	11	.220	1	7
Jack Howell	37	33	7	.212	1	1
Mitch Meluskey	10	33	7	.212	1	3
Randy Knorr	13	30	5	.167	0	0
Ryan Thompson	12	20	4	.200	1	5
Carlos Hernández	16	14	2	.143	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Hampton	35	246.1	22	4	3.58	177
José Lima	34	239.0	21	10	2.90	187
Shane Reynolds	34	231.2	16	14	3.85	197
Chris Holt	32	164.0	5	13	4.66	115
Sean Bergman	19	99.0	4	6	5.36	38

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Scott Elarton	42	124.0	9	5	3.48	121
Wade Miller	5	10.1	0	1	9.58	8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Billy Wagner	66	4	1	39	1.57	124
Jay Powell	67	5	4	4	4.32	77
Brian Williams	50	2	1	0	4.41	53
Trever Miller	47	3	2	1	5.07	37
Doug Henry	35	2	3	2	4.65	36
José Cabrera	26	4	0	0	2.15	28
Jeff McCurry	5	0	1	0	15.75	3
Joe Slusarski	3	0	0	0	0.00	3

National League Divisional Playoffs

Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros

Atlanta wins series, 3-1

Game	Score	Date
1	Houston 6, Atlanta 1	October 5
2	Atlanta 5, Houston 1	October 6
3	Atlanta 5, Houston 3 (12 innings)	October 8
4	Atlanta 7, Houston 5	October 9

External links

• 1999 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference