# 1999 Montreal Expos season

The 1999 Montreal Expos season was the 31st season in franchise history.

## Offseason

Future Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams was taken by the Montreal Expos in the 1998 Rule 5 draft. The Expos sold his rights to the Texas Rangers.

## Spring training

In 1999, the Expos held spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, a facility they shared with the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their second season there.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

* Shane Andrews
* Miguel Batista
* Orlando Cabrera
* Brad Fullmer
* Vladimir Guerrero
* Wilton Guerrero
* Manny Martínez
* Rondell White
* Chris Widger

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 56‍–‍25 | 47‍–‍34 |
| New York Mets | 97 | 66 | .595 | 6½ | 49‍–‍32 | 48‍–‍34 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26 | 41‍–‍40 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Montreal Expos | 68 | 94 | .420 | 35 | 35‍–‍46 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Florida Marlins | 64 | 98 | .395 | 39 | 35‍–‍45 | 29‍–‍53 |

### 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 |
Expos vs. American League :
| Team | AL East | AL East | AL East | AL East | AL East |
| Team | BAL | BOS | NYY | TB | TOR |
| Montreal | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 |

### Transactions

* May 17, 1999: Mel Rojas was signed as a free agent with the Montreal Expos.
* June 2, 1999: Brandon Phillips was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 21, 1999.
* July 3, 1999: Mel Rojas was released by the Montreal Expos.

### Roster
## 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 | Chris Widger | 124 | 383 | 101 | .264 | 14 | 56 |
| 1B | Brad Fullmer | 100 | 347 | 96 | .277 | 9 | 47 |
| 2B | José Vidro | 140 | 494 | 150 | .304 | 12 | 59 |
| SS | Orlando Cabrera | 104 | 382 | 97 | .254 | 8 | 39 |
| 3B | Shane Andrews | 98 | 281 | 51 | .181 | 11 | 37 |
| LF | Rondell White | 138 | 539 | 168 | .312 | 22 | 64 |
| CF | Manny Martínez | 137 | 331 | 81 | .245 | 2 | 26 |
| RF | Vladimir Guerrero | 160 | 610 | 193 | .316 | 42 | 131 |

#### 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 |
| Michael Barrett | 126 | 433 | 127 | .293 | 8 | 52 |
| Wilton Guerrero | 132 | 315 | 92 | .292 | 2 | 31 |
| Mike Mordecai | 109 | 226 | 53 | .235 | 5 | 25 |
| Orlando Merced | 93 | 194 | 52 | .268 | 8 | 26 |
| Ryan McGuire | 88 | 140 | 31 | .221 | 2 | 18 |
| Geoff Blum | 45 | 133 | 32 | .241 | 8 | 18 |
| James Mouton | 95 | 122 | 32 | .262 | 2 | 13 |
| Fernando Seguignol | 35 | 105 | 27 | .257 | 5 | 10 |
| Terry Jones | 17 | 63 | 17 | .270 | 0 | 3 |
| Trace Coquillette | 17 | 49 | 13 | .265 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Bergeron | 16 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 0 | 1 |
| Darron Cox | 15 | 25 | 6 | .240 | 1 | 2 |
| José Fernández | 8 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Machado | 17 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Stowers | 4 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 34 | 216.1 | 9 | 14 | 4.20 | 145 |
| Javier Vázquez | 26 | 154.2 | 9 | 8 | 5.00 | 113 |
| Mike Thurman | 29 | 146.2 | 7 | 11 | 4.05 | 85 |
| Carl Pavano | 19 | 104.0 | 6 | 8 | 5.63 | 70 |
| Jeremy Powell | 17 | 97.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.73 | 44 |
| Dan Smith | 20 | 89.2 | 4 | 9 | 6.02 | 72 |
| Tony Armas Jr. | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | 2 |

#### 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 |
| Miguel Batista | 39 | 134.2 | 8 | 7 | 4.88 | 95 |
| Ted Lilly | 9 | 23.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.61 | 28 |
| Shayne Bennett | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 14.29 | 4 |
| Mike Johnson | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 | 6 |

#### 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 |
| Ugueth Urbina | 71 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 3.69 | 100 |
| Steve Kline | 82 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.75 | 69 |
| Anthony Telford | 79 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3.94 | 69 |
| Bobby Ayala | 53 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.68 | 64 |
| Guillermo Mota | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.93 | 27 |
| J.D. Smart | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.02 | 21 |
| Scott Strickland | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 23 |
| Mike Maddux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |
| Mel Rojas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 1 |
| Rick DeHart | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 1 |

## Award winners

1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Vladimir Guerrero, outfield, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Ottawa Lynx | International League | Jeff Cox |
| AA | Harrisburg Senators | Eastern League | Doug Sisson and Rick Sweet |
| A | Jupiter Hammerheads | Florida State League | Luis Dorante |
| A | Cape Fear Crocs | South Atlantic League | Frank Kremblas |
| A-Short Season | Vermont Expos | New York–Penn League | Tony Barbone |
| Rookie | GCL Expos | Gulf Coast League | Bill Masse |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg