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The High Court |
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Deep Thinkers Only... |
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Like It’s 1999... |
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Setting a Precedent By: The Powdered Wig
Join me for a short trip back to the 1999 season in Major League Baseball in honor of 2005 Hall of Fame inductee Wade Boggs who collected his 3,000th career hit that season. (Boggs is the only member of the 3,000 hit club to homer for his historic hit.)
NL MVP – Chipper Jones, 3b, Atlanta Braves AL MVP – Ivan Rodriguez, c, Texas Rangers NL Cy Young – Randy Johnson, sp, Arizona Diamondbacks AL Cy Young – Pedro Martinez, sp, Boston Red Sox NL Rookie of the Year – Scott Williamson, rp, Cincinnati Reds AL Rookie of the Year – Carlos Beltran, of, Kansas City Royals NL Manager of the Year – Jack McKeon, Cincinnati Reds AL Manager of the Year – Jimy Williams, Boston Red Sox
FINAL STANDINGS (Stats courtesy The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball)
American League East Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Manager
American League Central Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Manager
American League West Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Manager
National League East Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Manager
National League Central Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Manager
National League West Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Manager
POST SEASON RESULTS (Stats courtesy www.retrosheet.org )
AL Division Series (Best of 5) NY Yankees defeated Texas 3-0
Game 1 – NYY 8, TEX 0 Game 2 – NYY 3, TEX 1 WP – Orlando Hernandez WP – Andy Pettitte LP – Aaron Sele LP – Rick Helling HR – Bernie Williams (NYY) SV – Mariano Rivera HR – Juan Gonzalez (TEX)
Game 3 – NYY 3, TEX 0 WP – Roger Clemens LP – Esteban Loaiza SV – Mariano Rivera HR – Darryl Strawberry (NYY)
AL Division Series (Best of 5) Boston defeated Cleveland 3-2
Game 1 – CLE 3, BOS 2 Game 2 – CLE 11, BOS 1WP – Paul Shuey WP – Charles Nagy LP – Derek Lowe LP – Bret Saberhagen HR – Nomar Garciaparra (BOS) HR – Harold Baines (CLE) Jim Thome (CLE) Jim Thome (CLE)
Game 3 – BOS 9, CLE 3 Game 4 – BOS 23, CLE 7 WP – Derek Lowe WP – Rich Garces LP – Jaret Wright LP – Bartolo Colon HR – John Valentin (BOS) HR – Wil Cordero (CLE) Brian Daubach (BOS) John Valentin (BOS) 2 Jose Offerman (BOS) Jason Varitek (BOS)
Game 5 – BOS 12, CLE 8WP – Pedro Martinez LP – Paul Shuey HR – Nomar Garciaparra (BOS) Troy O’Leary (BOS) 2 Jim Thome (CLE) 2 Travis Fryman (CLE)
NL Division Series (Best of 5) NY Mets defeated Arizona 3-1
Game 1 – NYM 8, ARZ 4 Game 2 – ARZ 7, NYM 1 WP – Turk Wendell WP – Todd Stottlemyre LP - Randy Johnson LP – Kenny Rogers HR – Edgardo Alfonzo (NYM) 2 HR - None John Olerud (NYM) Erubiel Durazo (ARZ) Luis Gonzalez (ARZ)
Game 3 – NYM 9, ARZ 2 Game 4 – NYM 4, ARZ 3 (10 Inn.) WP – Rick Reed WP – John Franco LP – Omar Daal LP – Matt Mantei HR – Turner Ward (ARZ) HR – Greg Colbrunn (ARZ) Edgardo Alfonzo (NYM) Todd Pratt (NYM)
NL Division Series (Best of 5) Atlanta defeated Houston 3-1
Game 1 – HOU 6, ATL 1 Game 2 – ATL 5, HOU 1WP – Shane Reynolds WP – Kevin Millwood LP – Greg Maddux LP – Jose Lima HR – Daryl Ward (HOU) HR – Ken Caminiti (HOU) Ken Caminiti (HOU)
Game 3 – ATL 5, HOU 3 (12 Inn.) Game 4 – ATL 7, HOU 5 WP – John Rocker WP – John Smoltz LP – Jay Powell LP – Shane Reynolds SV – Kevin Millwood SV – John Rocker HR – Brian Jordan (ATL) HR – Tony Eusebio (HOU) Ken Caminiti (HOU)
For More Postseason Results, League Leaders, and the 1999 All-Star Game, click here. |
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Boggs, a Tampa native from H.B. Plant High, would get his 3,000 hit in front of the home folks. (msnbc.com) |
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Joe Torre’s Yankees would walk off with the second of their three consecutive World Series titles by beating the Atlanta Braves. (espn.com) |