# 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season

The 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's second season in Major League Baseball and their second season at Bank One Ballpark and in Phoenix, Arizona. They began the season on April 5 at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and looked to improve on their 1998 expansion season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West. They finished the season with a highly surprising record of 100-62, good enough for the NL West title, becoming the fastest expansion team in MLB history to reach the playoffs. They also set all-time franchise highs in hits (1,566), runs (908), batting average (.277), on-base percentage (.347), and slugging percentage (.459). In the NLDS, however, they fell in four games to the New York Mets on Todd Pratt's infamous home run. Randy Johnson would win the NL Cy Young Award and become the third pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues.

## Offseason

* October 26, 1998: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* November 10, 1998: Dante Powell was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Alan Embree.
* November 13, 1998: Greg Swindell signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* December 2, 1998: Ernie Young was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* December 10, 1998: Randy Johnson signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* January 22, 1999: Ken Huckaby was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* February 18, 1999: Dale Sveum was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* March 30, 1999: Izzy Molina was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Ben Ford to the New York Yankees for Darren Holmes and cash.
* March 30, 1999: Aaron Small was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

## Regular season

* In his first season with the club, Randy Johnson helped the second-year franchise win the NL West title. He joined Gaylord Perry and Pedro Martínez as one of only three pitchers to win Cy Young Awards in both leagues. Johnson led the NL with a 2.48 ERA and led both leagues with 364 strikeouts, 12 complete games and 2712⁄3 innings pitched.

### Opening Day starters

* Tony Batista
* Jay Bell
* Andy Benes
* Steve Finley
* Luis Gonzalez
* Travis Lee
* Damian Miller
* Matt Williams
* Tony Womack

### Notable transactions

* May 9, 1999: Dale Sveum was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* June 2, 1999: Lyle Overbay was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.
* June 12, 1999: Dan Plesac was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Tony Batista and John Frascatore.

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 48‍–‍33 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | .531 | 14 | 49‍–‍32 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 23 | 37‍–‍44 | 40‍–‍41 |
| San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26 | 46‍–‍35 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Colorado Rockies | 72 | 90 | .444 | 28 | 39‍–‍42 | 33‍–‍48 |

### Record vs. opponents

1999 National League recordvte Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 4–5 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 8–1 | 5–2 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 4–4 | 7–8 |
| Atlanta | 5–4 | — | 2–5 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 5–8 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 2–7 | 6–6 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 1–7 | 7–5 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 8–1 | 1–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–2 | 6–1 | 9–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 8–4 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–6 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 4–8 |
| Florida | 1–8 | 4–9 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 4–5 | — | 2–7 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 2–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Houston | 4–5 | 1–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 6–2 | 7–2 | — | 6–3 | 8–5 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 12–3 |
| Los Angeles | 6–7 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 2–7 | 3–6 | — | 7–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–7 |
| Milwaukee | 4–5 | 2–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 7–6 | 8–6 |
| Montreal | 3–6 | 4–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–8 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–10 |
| New York | 2–7 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 10–3 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 12–6 |
| Philadelphia | 1–8 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 11–2 | 1–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 3–4 | 6–3 | 2–6 | 4–5 | 11–7 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–8 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 4–3 | — | 3–6 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 7–8 |
| San Diego | 2–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 1–8 | 9–3 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 6–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–7 | 11–4 |
| San Francisco | 3–9 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–3 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 4–4 | 1–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 6–7 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 7–2 | 3–6 | — | 7–8 |

### Game log

Legend :
| Diamondbacks Win | Diamondbacks Loss | Game Postponed |
1999 Regular Season Game Log (100–62) (Home: 52–29; Road: 48–33) :
April (13–11) (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
1April 5@ Dodgers6–8 (11/wo)Shaw (1-0)Frascatore (0-1)NoneDodger Stadium53,1090–1
2April 6@ Dodgers2–3 (10/wo)Mills (1-0)Anderson (0-1)NoneDodger Stadium33,1390–2
3April 7@ Dodgers4–6Valdez (1-0)Benes (0-1)Shaw (1)Dodger Stadium29,0420–3
4April 9@ Braves2–3 (10/wo)Rocker (1-0)Frascatore (0-2)NoneTurner Field34,9390–4
5April 10@ Braves8–3Johnson (1-0)Glavine (0-2)NoneTurner Field44,5311–4
6April 11@ Braves2–3 (wo)McGlinchy (1-0)Olson (0-1)NoneTurner Field32,4541–5
7April 12Dodgers12–6Benes (1-1)Park (0-1)NoneBank One Ballpark46,9292–5
8April 13Dodgers7–6 (16/wo)Chouinard (1-0)Mlicki (0-1)NoneBank One Ballpark31,1973–5
9April 14Dodgers6–2Daal (1-0)Perez (0-2)NoneBank One Ballpark30,5614–5
10April 15Dodgers1–8Dreifort (2-0)Johnson (1-1)NoneBank One Ballpark36,1054–6
11April 16Giants10–4Stottlemyre (1-0)GardnerAnderson (1)Bank One Ballpark34,5165–6
12April 17Giants5–8Rueter (1-0)Benes (1-2)NoneBank One Ballpark36,6745–7
13April 18Giants12–3Reynoso (1-0)Ortiz (1-2)NoneBank One Ballpark36,0436–7
14April 19Phillies3–2Daal (2-0)Perez (0-1)Swindell (1)Bank One Ballpark29,7047–7
15April 20Phillies8–1Johnson (2-1)Spoljaric (0-2)NoneBank One Ballpark30,5468–7
16April 21Phillies4–2Stottlemyre (2-0)Schilling (3-1)Olson (1)Bank One Ballpark31,4219–7
17April 23@ Padres10–6Benes (2-2)Hitchcock (1-1)NoneQualcomm Stadium20,43710–7
18April 24@ Padres2–7Williams (1-0)Daal (2-1)NoneQualcomm Stadium61,67410–8
19April 25@ Padres5–3 (11)Swindell (1-0)Miceli (1-1)Olson (2)Qualcomm Stadium26,68411–8
20April 26@ Astros2–5Lima (3-1)Stottlemyre (2-1)Wagner (6)Astrodome18,32811–9
21April 27@ Astros0–11Reynolds (4-1)Reynoso (1-1)NoneAstrodome19,39611–10
22April 28@ Astros10–6Holmes (1-0)Wagner (1-1)NoneAstrodome19,60512–10
23April 29@ Astros2–5Hampton (2-1)Daal (2-2)Wagner (7)Astrodome21,50612–11
24April 30@ Brewers3–2Holmes (2-0)Myers (1-1)Olson (3)Milwaukee County Stadium17,00813–11 :
May (18–10) (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
25May 1@ Brewers5–3Stottlemyre (3-1)Abbott (0-4)Olson (4)Milwaukee County Stadium28,41514–11
26May 2@ Brewers5–6Weathers (2-0)Holmes (2-1)NoneMilwaukee County Stadium13,94314–13
27May 3@ Reds3–4 (wo)Williamson (2-1)Olson (0-2)Wickman (4)Cinergy Field23,81114–12
28May 4@ Reds4–6Reyes (1-0)Daal (2-3)Graves (4)Cinergy Field14,66014–14
29May 5@ Reds5–1Johnson (3-1)Avery (1-3)NoneCinergy Field16,24715–14
30May 7Mets14–7Stottlemyre (4-1)Hershiser (2-3)NoneBank One Ballpark38,15416–14
31May 8Mets2–4Yoshii (2-3)Benes (2-3)Benitez (1)Bank One Ballpark37,59316–15
32May 9Mets11–6Daal (3-3)Reed (2-1)NoneBank One Ballpark38,25017–15
33May 10Expos7–6 (wo)Olson (1-2)Ayala (0-3)NoneBank One Ballpark31,20818–15
34May 11Expos4–3 (10/wo)Olson (2-2)Mota (0-1)NoneBank One Ballpark28,10319–15
35May 12Expos8–6 (wo)Telemaco (1-0)Smart (0-1)NoneBank One Ballpark30,75320–15
36May 14Rockies1–4Bohanon (6-1)Benes (2-4)NoneBank One Ballpark38,89420–16
37May 15Rockies9–2Johnson (4-1)Kile (2-3)NoneBank One Ballpark40,85321–16
38May 16Rockies1–5Astacio (4-3)Daal (3-4)NoneBank One Ballpark38,86921–17
39May 17@ Giants12–1Frascatore (1-2)Estes (2-3)None3Com Park10,84622–17
40May 18@ Giants7–3Reynoso (2-1)Brock (4-3)None3Com Park10,90023–17
41May 19@ Giants3–8Rueter (3-2)Benes (2-5)None3Com Park15,79323–18
42May 20@ Rockies4–8Kile (3-3)Johnson (4-2)NoneCoors Field40,02123–19
43May 21@ Rockies7–8 (11/wo)Leskanic (1-1)Frascatore (1-3)NoneCoors Field44,20523–20
44May 22@ Rockies8–3Daal (4-4)Jones (1-3)NoneCoors Field48,59424–20
45May 23@ Rockies6–7 (wo)McElroy (2-0)Olson (2-3)NoneCoors Field46,29924–21
46May 24Padres6–5Benes (3-5)Ashby (5-3)Olson (5)Bank One Ballpark34,74525–21
47May 25Padres4–0Johnson (5-2)Hitchcock (3-4)NoneBank One Ballpark34,27326–21
48May 26Padres3–2 (11/wo)Olson (3-3)Miceli (2-2)NoneBank One Ballpark33,04827–21
49May 28@ Mets2–1Daal (5-4)Reed (3-2)Olson (6)Shea Stadium32,11428–21
50May 29@ Mets8–7Reynoso (3-3)Beltran (1-1)Kim (1)Shea Stadium35,16729–21
51May 30@ Mets10–1Johnson (6-2)Yoshii (5-4)NoneShea Stadium38,30230–21
52May 30@ Expos8–5 (10)Holmes (3-1)Kline (1-2)Olson (7)Olympic Stadium5,04831–21 :
June (12–14) (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
53June 1@ Expos8–10Mota (1-1)Frascatore (1-4)Urbina (12)Olympic Stadium5,18831–22
54June 2@ Expos15–2Daal (6-4)Vazquez (2-4)NoneOlympic Stadium5,39532–22
55June 4Rangers11–3Johnson (7-2)Clark (3-4)NoneBank One Ballpark41,02933–22
56June 5Rangers8–9Venafro (2-0)Holmes (3-2)Wetteland (19)Bank One Ballpark41,82033–23
57June 6Rangers4–2Benes (4-5)Helling (5-6)Olson (8)Bank One Ballpark34,35334–23
58June 7Cubs6–7Adams (2-1)Holmes (3-3)NoneBank One Ballpark44,08334–24
59June 8Cubs3–5Aguilera (6-2)Olson (3-4)Adams (3)Bank One Ballpark39,30834–25
60June 9Cubs8–7Johnson (8-2)Mulholland (3-2)Nunez (1)Bank One Ballpark46,03335–25
61June 11@ Angels12–2Reynoso (4-1)Hill (3-5)NoneEdison International Field37,04236–25
62June 12@ Angels3–4Petkovsek (5-1)Benes (4-6)Percival (18)Edison International Field37,91636–26
63June 13@ Angels3–1 (13)Nunez (1-0)Petkovsek (5-2)Olson (9)Edison International Field29,17637–26
64June 14Marlins2–0Johnson (9-2)Dempster (3-2)Olson (10)Bank One Ballpark39,31438–26
65June 15Marlins4–3Anderson (1-1)Springer (2-8)Olson (11)Bank One Ballpark30,09639–26
66June 16Marlins12–6Reynoso (5-1)Meadows (5-7)NoneBank One Ballpark30,56740–26
67June 18Braves0–6Smoltz (8-2)Benes (4-7)NoneBank One Ballpark41,49940–27
68June 19Braves7–3Daal (7-4)Perez (4-4)NoneBank One Ballpark46,72641–27
69June 20Braves4–10Glavine (5-7)Johnson (9-3)NoneBank One Ballpark44,08341–28
70June 21Reds4–7 (10)White (1-2)Nunez (1-1)Graves (8)Bank One Ballpark32,40041–29
71June 22Reds7–8Reyes (2-1)Vosberg (0-1)Graves (9)Bank One Ballpark30,42041–30
72June 23Reds7–9Avery (5-6)Benes (4-8)Williamson (8)Bank One Ballpark31,64841–31
73June 24Cardinals8–7 (wo)Nunez (2-1)Bottalico (1-4)NoneBank One Ballpark41,45942–31
74June 25Cardinals0–1Jimenez (4-7)Johnson (9-4)NoneBank One Ballpark45,54042–32
75June 26Cardinals1–2 (10)Aybar (4-1)Nunez (2-2)NoneBank One Ballpark48,05342–33
76June 27Cardinals3–2 (10/wo)Nunez (3-2)Bottalico (1-5)NoneBank One Ballpark44,45843–33
77June 29@ Reds4–5 (wo)Graves (5-3)Padilla (0-1)NoneCinergy Field24,67243–34
78June 30@ Reds0–2Villone (3-2)Johnson (9-5)Williamson (10)Cinergy Field29,56043–35 :
July (16–11) (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
79July 1@ Reds1–2 (10/wo)Williamson (7-2)Plesac (0-4)NoneCinergy Field18,39443–36
80July 2@ Cardinals9–5Anderson (2-1)Oliver (4-6)NoneBusch Memorial Stadium39,69344–36
81July 3@ Cardinals1–2 (10/wo)Painter (1-4)Kim (0-1)NoneBusch Memorial Stadium41,27844–37
82July 4@ Cardinals17–5Benes (5-8)Croushore (1-2)NoneBusch Memorial Stadium38,04145–37
83July 5@ Cardinals0–1Jimenez (5-8)Johnson (9-6)NoneBusch Memorial Stadium33,70045–38
84July 6Astros1–3Lima (12-4)Daal (7-5)NoneBank One Ballpark31,67245–39
85July 7Astros13–7Chouinard (2-0)Miller (0-1)NoneBank One Ballpark31,00446–39
86July 8Astros8–7 (11/wo)Olson (4-4)Williams (0-1)NoneBank One Ballpark33,70047–39
87July 9Athletics2–5Heredia (5-5)Benes (5-9)Taylor (21)Bank One Ballpark33,63547–40
88July 10Athletics0–2Hudson (5-1)Johnson (9-7)Taylor (22)Bank One Ballpark36,04247–41
89July 11Athletics7–4Daal (8-5)Haynes (6-7)Mantei (11)Bank One Ballpark36,63248–41
90July 15@ Rangers2–3 (wo)Venafro (3-1)Mantei (1-3)NoneThe Ballpark in Arlington33,32848–42
91July 16@ Rangers8–9 (wo)Wetteland (3-3)Chouinard (2-1)NoneThe Ballpark in Arlington38,80248–43
92July 17@ Rangers8–6 (10)Plesac (1-4)Wetteland (3-4)Mantei (12)The Ballpark in Arlington34,42149–43
93July 18@ Mariners7–8 (10/wo)Mesa (1-4)Kim (0-2)NoneSafeco Field44,70549–44
94July 19@ Mariners5–7Meche (1-0)Anderson (2-2)NoneSafeco Field44,28749–45
95July 20@ Mariners6–0Johnson (10-7)Marte (0-1)NoneSafeco Field44,88450–45
96July 21@ Astros7–4Chouinard (3-1)Powell (4-2)Mantei (13)Astrodome23,98551–45
97July 22@ Astros2–1Benes (6-9)Lima (13-5)Mantei (14)Astrodome31,86152–45
98July 23Dodgers10–1Daal (9-5)Perez (2-10)NoneBank One Ballpark43,03153–45
99July 24Dodgers3–0Anderson (3-2)Dreifort (8-9)Mantei (15)Bank One Ballpark42,82454–45
100July 25Dodgers1–2Brown (11-6)Johnson (10-8)Shaw (21)Bank One Ballpark31,86154–46
101July 26@ Padres2–0Reynoso (6-1)Hitchcock (9-8)Mantei (16)Qualcomm Stadium20,04255–46
102July 27@ Padres4–3Olson (5-4)Reyes (2-2)Mantei (17)Qualcomm Stadium29,22456–46
103July 28@ Padres7–4Daal (10-5)Boehringer (6-3)Plesac (1)Qualcomm Stadium28,80657–46
104July 30@ Dodgers6–5Chouinard (4-1)Shaw (2-4)Mantei (18)Dodger Stadium45,83958–46
105July 31@ Dodgers4–2Johnson (11-8)Valdez (8-9)NoneDodger Stadium37,11459–46 :
August (20–8) (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
106August 1@ Dodgers2–4Masaoka (2-2)Benes (6-10)Shaw (22)Dodger Stadium46,99159–47
107August 2Giants16–6Reynoso (7-1)Rueter (9-6)NoneBank One Ballpark40,47060–47
108August 3Giants1–3Hernandez (6-10)Daal (10-6)Nen (24)Bank One Ballpark38,79460–48
109August 4Giants8–4Anderson (4-2)Nathan (2-2)NoneBank One Ballpark41,50361–48
110August 6@ Phillies2–4 (11/wo)Gomes (3-1)Chouinard (4-2)NoneVeterans Stadium27,74261–49
111August 7@ Phillies8–2Benes (7-10)Schilling (14-5)Shaw (22)Veterans Stadium18,76662–49
112August 8@ Phillies7–4Reynoso (8-1)Ogea (6-10)Mantei (19)Veterans Stadium32,04763–49
113August 9@ Cubs10–7Daal (11-6)Sanders (4-6)NoneWrigley Field38,67964–49
114August 10@ Cubs3–1Swindell (2-0)Lieber (8-6)Olson (12)Wrigley Field32,78765–49
115August 11@ Cubs7–5 (11)Plesac (2-4)Rain (0-1)Olson (13)Wrigley Field39,33466–49
116August 13Brewers1–3Nomo (10-5)Benes (7-11)Wickman (23)Bank One Ballpark38,41566–50
117August 14Brewers2–4Karl (8-10)Reynoso (8-2)Wickman (24)Bank One Ballpark40,93766–51
118August 15Brewers4–0Daal (12-6)Pulsipher (3-3)NoneBank One Ballpark32,86967–51
119August 16Cubs10–3Johnson (12-8)Lieber (8-7)NoneBank One Ballpark42,22568–51
120August 17Cubs4–0Anderson (5-2)Lorraine (1-1)NoneBank One Ballpark39,40369–51
121August 18Cubs3–1Benes (8-11)Tapani (6-11)Mantei (20)Bank One Ballpark41,57170–51
122August 20@ Pirates4–5Ritchie (12-8)Stottlemyre (4-2)Williams (20)Three Rivers Stadium23,93470–52
123August 21@ Pirates4–2Johnson (13-8)Anderson (1-1)NoneThree Rivers Stadium31,36471–52
124August 22@ Pirates7–5Daal (13-6)Schmidt (10-9)Mantei (21)Three Rivers Stadium25,11272–52
125August 23@ Pirates2–1Reynoso (9-2)Cordova (8-6)Mantei (22)Three Rivers Stadium11,76873–52
126August 24@ Marlins5–4Benes (9-11)Almanza (0-1)Mantei (23)Pro Player Stadium13,68974–52
127August 25@ Marlins7–2Stottlemyre (5-2)Nunez (5-6)NonePro Player Stadium14,40975–52
128August 26@ Marlins12–2Johnson (14-8)Meadows (10-13)NonePro Player Stadium13,52176–52
129August 27Mets3–6Dotel (5-1)Daal (13-7)Benitez (16)Bank One Ballpark42,58176–53
130August 28Mets7–2Reynoso (10-2)Cook (10-4)Mantei (24)Bank One Ballpark47,07677–53
131August 29Mets8–4Anderson (6-2)Leiter (10-9)Olson (14)Bank One Ballpark38,59678–53
132August 30Expos5–4Chouinard (5-2)Batista (7-7)Mantei (25)Bank One Ballpark30,48379–53
133August 31Expos1–2Thurman (6-10)Johnson (14-9)Urbina (33)Bank One Ballpark32,15479–54 :
September (19–7) (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
134September 1Expos1–8Bank One Ballpark28,84579–55
135September 3@ Braves3–7Turner Field38,38979–56
136September 4@ Braves5–4Turner Field48,73080–56
137September 5@ Braves7–5Turner Field44,54981–56
138September 7@ Brewers11–9Milwaukee County Stadium14,20482–56
139September 8@ Brewers9–1Milwaukee County Stadium14,39383–56
140September 9@ Brewers8–9Milwaukee County Stadium10,85683–57
141September 10Phillies3–1Bank One Ballpark34,70084–57
142September 11Phillies4–0Bank One Ballpark42,44285–57
143September 12Phillies5–0Bank One Ballpark32,46886–57
144September 13Pirates5–1Bank One Ballpark32,14787–57
145September 14Pirates2–1Bank One Ballpark30,37288–57
146September 15Pirates1–5Bank One Ballpark31,29488–58
147September 17Marlins6–10Bank One Ballpark34,12788–59
148September 18Marlins8–6 (10/wo)Bank One Ballpark40,90389–59
149September 19Marlins8–7 (wo)Bank One Ballpark34,75290–59
150September 20@ Rockies7-12Coors Field41,17490–60
151September 21@ Rockies7–6Coors Field41,55991–60
152September 22@ Rockies11–3Coors Field40,11592–60
153September 24@ Giants11–3Candlestick Park48,14993–60
154September 25@ Giants7–3Candlestick Park40,09694–60
155September 26@ Giants7–1Candlestick Park40,56795–60
156September 27Rockies10–3Bank One Ballpark35,36096–60
157September 28Rockies9–3Bank One Ballpark31,44797–60
158September 29Rockies1–4Bank One Ballpark32,50597–61
159September 30Padres5–3Bank One Ballpark33,94998–61 :
October (2–1) (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordReport
160October 1Padres1–6Bank One Ballpark38,51998–62
161October 2Padres7–5Bank One Ballpark46,79499–62
162October 3Padres10–3Bank One Ballpark43,465100–62 :

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## Player stats
### Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average;
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| C | Damian Miller | 86 | 296 | 80 | 11 | 47 | .270 |
| 1B | Travis Lee | 120 | 375 | 89 | 9 | 50 | .237 |
| 2B | Jay Bell | 151 | 589 | 170 | 38 | 112 | .289 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 154 | 627 | 190 | 35 | 142 | .303 |
| SS | Andy Fox | 99 | 274 | 70 | 6 | 33 | .255 |
| LF | Luis Gonzalez | 153 | 614 | 206 | 26 | 111 | .336 |
| CF | Steve Finley | 156 | 590 | 156 | 34 | 103 | .264 |
| RF | Tony Womack | 144 | 614 | 170 | 4 | 41 | .277 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| Kelly Stinnett | 88 | 284 | 66 | 14 | 38 | .232 |
| Bernard Gilkey | 94 | 204 | 60 | 8 | 39 | .294 |
| Erubiel Durazo | 52 | 155 | 51 | 11 | 30 | .329 |
| Hanley Frias | 69 | 150 | 41 | 1 | 16 | .273 |
| Tony Batista | 44 | 144 | 37 | 5 | 21 | .257 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 67 | 135 | 44 | 5 | 24 | .326 |
| David Dellucci | 63 | 109 | 43 | 1 | 15 | .394 |
| Rod Ryan | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .241 |
| Lenny Harris | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 7 | .379 |
| Dante Powell | 22 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .160 |
| Turner Ward | 10 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 7 | .348 |
| Rod Barajas | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Ernie Young | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Edwin Díaz | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Danny Klassen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |

### 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 |
| Randy Johnson | 35 | 271.2 | 17 | 9 | 2.48 | 364 |
| Omar Daal | 32 | 214.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.65 | 148 |
| Andy Benes | 33 | 198.1 | 13 | 12 | 4.81 | 141 |
| Armando Reynoso | 31 | 167.0 | 10 | 6 | 4.37 | 79 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 17 | 101.1 | 6 | 3 | 4.09 | 74 |

#### 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 |
| Brian Anderson | 31 | 130.0 | 8 | 2 | 4.57 | 75 |

##### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Matt Mantei | 30 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2.79 | 49 |
| Greg Swindell | 63 | 64.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.51 | 51 |
| Gregg Olson | 61 | 60.2 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 3.71 | 45 |
| Darren Holmes | 44 | 48.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.70 | 35 |
| Dan Plesac | 34 | 21.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | 27 |
| Bobby Chouinard | 32 | 40.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.68 | 23 |
| Vladimir Núñez | 27 | 34.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.91 | 28 |
| John Frascatore | 26 | 33.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.09 | 15 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 25 | 27.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.61 | 31 |
| Erik Sabel | 7 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 6 |
| Amaury Telemaco | 5 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 2 |
| Vicente Padilla | 5 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 0 |
| Ed Vosberg | 4 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 |
| Dan Carlson | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |

## NLDS

New York wins series, 3-1
| Game | Score | Date |
| 1 | New York 8, Arizona 4 | October 5 |
| 2 | Arizona 7, New York 1 | October 6 |
| 3 | New York 9, Arizona 2 | October 8 |
| 4 | New York 4, Arizona 3 (10 innings) | October 9 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tucson Sidewinders | Pacific Coast League | Chris Speier |
| AA | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Don Wakamatsu |
| A | High Desert Mavericks | California League | Derek Bryant |
| A | South Bend Silver Hawks | Midwest League | Mike Brumley |
| Rookie | AZL Diamondbacks | Arizona League | Roly de Armas |
| Rookie | Missoula Osprey | Pioneer League | Joe Almaraz |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Missoula