1999 Pacific Coast League season

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The 1999 Pacific Coast League season was the 96th in the league's history, and ended with the Vancouver Canadians winning their first championship since 1989. The Canadians would also win the Triple-A World Series.

After the season, the Canadians were sold and moved to Sacramento, CA.

[edit] Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

[edit] American Conference

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Omaha Golden Spikes	81	60	.574	--	Ron Johnson	Kansas City Royals
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	66	73	.475	14	Bill Hayes	Colorado Rockies
Albuquerque Dukes	65	74	.468	15	Mike Scioscia	Los Angeles Dodgers
Iowa Cubs	65	76	.461	16	Terry Kennedy	Chicago Cubs

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Oklahoma RedHawks	83	59	.585	--	Greg Biagini	Texas Rangers
Nashville Sounds	80	60	.571	2	Trent Jewett	Pittsburgh Pirates
Memphis Redbirds	74	64	.536	7	Gaylen Pitts	St. Louis Cardinals
New Orleans Zephyrs	55	85	.393	27	Tony Pena	Houston Astros

[edit] Pacific Conference

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Vancouver Canadians	84	58	.592	--	Mike Quade	Oakland Athletics
Tacoma Rainiers	69	70	.496	13½	Dave Myers	Seattle Mariners
Edmonton Trappers	65	74	.468	17½	Carney Lansford	Anaheim Angels
Calgary Cannons	57	82	.410	25½	Lynn Jones	Florida Marlins

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Salt Lake Buzz	73	68	.518	--	Phil Roof	Minnesota Twins
Fresno Grizzlies	73	69	.514	½	Ron Roenicke	San Francisco Giants
Las Vegas Stars	67	75	.472	6½	Mike Ramsey	San Diego Padres
Tucson Sidewinders	66	76	.465	7½	Chris Speier	Arizona Diamondbacks

[edit] Playoffs

Conference Championships			Championship Finals

AN	Omaha Golden Spikes	1
AS	Oklahoma RedHawks	3
			AS	Oklahoma RedHawks	1
			NN	Vancouver Canadians	3
NN	Vancouver Canadians	3
NS	Salt Lake Buzz	2

[edit] Conference Championships

Omaha vs. Oklahoma
Date	Away	Home
September 8	Omaha 2	Oklahoma 9
September 9	Omaha 14	Oklahoma 1
September 10	Oklahoma 4	Omaha 3
September 11	Oklahoma 6	Omaha 5
Oklahoma wins series 3-1

Salt Lake vs. Vancouver
Date	Away	Home
September 8	Salt Lake 0	Vancouver 1
	11 innings
September 9	Salt Lake 2	Vancouver 6
September 10	Vancouver 1	Salt Lake 8
September 11	Vancouver 4	Salt Lake 6
September 12	Vancouver 9	Salt Lake 8
Vancouver wins series 3-2

[edit] Championship Finals

Vancouver vs. Oklahoma
Date	Away	Home
September 14	Vancouver 2	Oklahoma 0
September 15	Vancouver 0	Oklahoma 1
September 16	Oklahoma 4	Vancouver 5
September 17	Oklahoma 3	Vancouver 5
Vancouver wins series 3-1 and
advances to Triple-A World Series

[edit] League Leaders

[edit] Batting

Batting Average Mark Quinn, Omaha, .360
Runs Scored Calvin Murray, Fresno, 122
Hits Murray, 183
Doubles John Roskos, Calgary, 44
Triples Three tied with 9
Home Runs J.R. Phillips, Colorado Springs, 41
Runs Batted In David Ortiz, Salt Lake, 110
Stolen Bases Murray, 42

[edit] Pitching

Wins Matt Perisho, Oklahoma, 15
Earned Run Average Melvin Bunch, Tacoma, 3.10
Complete Games Brandon Knight, Oklahoma, 5
Shutouts Brady Raggio, Oklahoma, 2
Strikeouts Todd Van Poppel, Nashville, 157
Saves Dave Wainhouse, Colorado Springs, 22

[edit] All-Star Team

First Base J.R. Phillips, Colorado Springs
Second Base Adam Kennedy, Memphis
Shortstop Scott Sheldon, Oklahoma
Third Base Kit Pellow, Omaha
Outfield Mark Quinn, Omaha; Chad Hermansen, Nashville; Calvin Murray, Fresno
Catcher Sal Fasano, Omaha
Designated Hitter David Ortiz, Salt Lake
Utility Frank Menechino, Vancouver
Right-Handed Pitcher Brett Laxton, Vancouver
Left-Handed Pitcher Matt Perisho, Oklahoma
Relief Pitcher Dave Wainhouse, Colorado Springs

[edit] References

Baseball America's 2000 Almanac. Allan Simpson, editor. Simon & Schuster, 1999.

[edit] External Links

1999 PCL - The Baseball Cube