1999 Eastern League

1999 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 849 games, 12 teams, approx. 141 games in season
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Other Years: 1998 / 2000
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1998 / 2000

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1998 / 2000

League Standings

Regular Season

April 9, 1999 to September 6, 1999

North Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Trenton Thunder	BOS	92	50	.648	--
Norwich Navigators	NYY	78	64	.549	14
New Haven Ravens	SEA	65	77	.458	27
Portland Sea Dogs	FLA	65	77	.458	27
New Britain Rock Cats	MIN	59	82	.418	32.5
Binghamton Mets	NYM	54	88	.380	38

South Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Erie SeaWolves	ANA	81	61	.570	--
Harrisburg Senators	MON	76	66	.535	5
Reading Phillies	PHI	73	69	.514	8
Bowie Baysox	BAL	70	71	.496	10.5
Akron Aeros	CLE	69	71	.493	11
Altoona Curve	PIT	67	73	.479	13

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Trenton Thunder	BOS	24.3	5.53	142	5549	4851	785	1352	251	23	150	731	151	75	495	801	.279	.354	.433	.787	2099	119	100	51	52	17
Norwich Navigators	NYY	23.7	5.32	142	5535	4766	755	1259	232	39	129	685	168	85	605	1129	.264	.356	.410	.766	1956	102	94	30	40	11
Akron Aeros	CLE	24.8	5.10	140	5391	4782	714	1266	248	40	132	663	84	41	495	1066	.265	.339	.416	.755	1990	81	56	27	31	11
Harrisburg Senators	MON	23.0	5.03	142	5396	4723	714	1265	256	29	140	666	119	73	543	910	.268	.345	.423	.769	1999	96	38	51	41	25
Altoona Curve	PIT	24.3	4.96	140	5435	4723	695	1218	249	43	138	664	105	78	519	964	.258	.339	.416	.755	1967	85	85	58	50	10
Bowie Baysox	BAL	23.6	4.79	141	5493	4798	676	1245	229	27	118	611	111	60	522	786	.259	.336	.392	.728	1882	92	56	69	48	13
Reading Phillies	PHI	24.5	4.79	142	5451	4710	680	1237	236	43	116	628	164	86	549	839	.263	.346	.405	.751	1907	119	71	81	40	19
Erie SeaWolves	ANA	24.9	4.73	142	5422	4686	671	1210	234	41	110	612	180	82	581	1094	.258	.344	.396	.740	1856	96	53	58	44	18
Portland Sea Dogs	FLA	23.9	4.55	142	5436	4774	646	1277	249	35	110	587	133	57	521	990	.267	.343	.403	.747	1926	124	49	54	38	11
Binghamton Mets	NYM	23.9	4.47	142	5401	4789	635	1218	224	33	113	582	168	75	470	1130	.254	.326	.386	.712	1847	111	55	52	35	17
New Britain Rock Cats	MIN	23.3	4.33	141	5311	4730	611	1232	237	26	106	562	111	58	458	832	.260	.329	.389	.718	1839	114	46	34	43	19
New Haven Ravens	SEA	24.4	4.30	142	5355	4754	610	1219	222	25	97	566	110	69	478	1000	.256	.330	.375	.705	1782	107	62	31	30	13
League Totals		24.0	4.82	1698	65175	57086	8192	14998	2867	404	1459	7557	1604	839	6236	11541	.263	.341	.404	.744	23050	1246	765	596	492	184

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Trenton Thunder	BOS	23.9	4.25	92	50	.648	3.85	142	142	135	7	17	42	1265.1	1200	603	541	105	453	14	986	53	9	67	5347	1.306	8.5	0.7	3.2	7.0	2.18
Erie SeaWolves	ANA	24.8	4.35	81	61	.570	3.75	142	142	123	19	7	37	1249.1	1197	617	520	127	451	1	967	68	12	46	5345	1.319	8.6	0.9	3.2	7.0	2.14
New Haven Ravens	SEA	23.8	4.40	65	77	.458	3.86	142	142	132	10	7	36	1244.0	1215	625	533	104	549	13	1059	66	6	80	5376	1.418	8.8	0.8	4.0	7.7	1.93
Harrisburg Senators	MON	23.0	4.57	76	66	.535	4.09	142	142	135	7	10	31	1232.2	1200	649	560	137	496	9	812	79	8	58	5319	1.376	8.8	1.0	3.6	5.9	1.64
Bowie Baysox	BAL	23.3	4.75	70	71	.496	4.28	141	141	132	9	7	33	1260.2	1264	670	600	156	534	22	989	60	19	63	5496	1.426	9.0	1.1	3.8	7.1	1.85
Norwich Navigators	NYY	25.2	4.79	78	64	.549	3.93	142	142	136	6	6	47	1242.1	1209	680	543	82	550	30	981	40	10	73	5437	1.416	8.8	0.6	4.0	7.1	1.78
Altoona Curve	PIT	24.6	4.86	67	73	.479	4.07	140	140	136	4	5	32	1244.2	1252	680	563	99	570	23	935	50	18	91	5497	1.464	9.1	0.7	4.1	6.8	1.64
Portland Sea Dogs	FLA	23.2	4.99	65	77	.458	4.30	142	142	140	2	5	39	1242.0	1301	708	593	130	520	21	1068	78	11	73	5484	1.466	9.4	0.9	3.8	7.7	2.05
Akron Aeros	CLE	23.4	5.01	69	71	.493	4.64	140	140	138	2	6	41	1215.2	1232	702	627	123	562	11	839	69	13	72	5373	1.476	9.1	0.9	4.2	6.2	1.49
Reading Phillies	PHI	24.6	5.15	73	69	.514	4.65	142	142	133	9	4	39	1249.2	1295	732	645	145	494	21	984	70	11	48	5490	1.432	9.3	1.0	3.6	7.1	1.99
New Britain Rock Cats	MIN	23.6	5.38	59	82	.418	4.79	141	141	134	7	9	30	1224.1	1336	759	651	126	500	10	982	50	7	53	5435	1.500	9.8	0.9	3.7	7.2	1.96
Binghamton Mets	NYM	23.8	5.40	54	88	.380	4.58	142	142	141	1	8	29	1255.2	1297	767	639	125	557	9	939	82	10	48	5595	1.477	9.3	0.9	4.0	6.7	1.69
League Totals		23.9	4.82	849	849	.500	4.23	1698	1698	1615	83	91	436	14926.1	14998	8192	7015	1459	6236	184	11541	765	134	772	65194	1.423	9.0	0.9	3.8	7.0	1.85

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Managers
Trenton Thunder	BOS	142	3796	1508	123	130	.977	22	137	64	32%	DeMarlo Hale
Harrisburg Senators	MON	142	3698	1517	140	138	.974	10	132	80	38%	Rick Sweet and Doug Sisson
Bowie Baysox	BAL	141	3782	1427	140	127	.974	8	124	63	34%	Joe Ferguson
Reading Phillies	PHI	142	3749	1515	151	103	.972	16	131	72	35%	Gary Varsho
Akron Aeros	CLE	140	3647	1501	148	126	.972	19	164	71	30%	Joel Skinner
New Haven Ravens	SEA	142	3732	1538	152	147	.972	19	127	89	41%	Dan Rohn
Erie SeaWolves	ANA	142	3748	1485	154	128	.971	10	140	61	30%	Garry Templeton
New Britain Rock Cats	MIN	141	3673	1566	169	139	.969	16	116	58	33%	John Russell
Portland Sea Dogs	FLA	142	3726	1462	164	122	.969	36	101	75	43%	Frank Cacciatore
Binghamton Mets	NYM	142	3767	1563	190	128	.966	7	134	61	31%	Doug Davis
Altoona Curve	PIT	140	3734	1606	194	126	.965	25	169	80	32%	Marty Brown
Norwich Navigators	NYY	142	3727	1381	212	121	.960	17	129	65	34%	Lee Mazzilli
League Totals		1698	44779	18069	1937	1535	.970	205	1604	839	34%

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