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1999 American League

1999 > Class Major League > League History
Overall: 1,132.5 games, 14 teams, approx. 161 games in season
Attendance: n/a
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

162 games

Central Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Cleveland Indians 97 65 .599 --
Chicago White Sox 75 86 .466 21.5
Detroit Tigers 69 92 .429 27.5
Kansas City Royals 64 97 .398 32.5
Minnesota Twins 63 97 .394 33

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
New York Yankees 98 64 .605 --
Boston Red Sox 94 68 .580 4
Toronto Blue Jays 84 78 .519 14
Baltimore Orioles 78 84 .481 20
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 69 93 .426 29

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Texas Rangers 95 67 .586 --
Oakland Athletics 87 75 .537 8
Seattle Mariners 79 83 .488 16
Anaheim Angels 70 92 .432 25

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
Cleveland Indians CLE 29.1 6.23 162 6553 5634 1009 1629 309 32 209 960 147 50 743 1099 .289 .373 .467 .840 2629 136 55 54 67 41
Texas Rangers TEX 30.6 5.83 162 6388 5651 945 1653 304 29 230 897 111 54 611 937 .293 .361 .479 .840 2705 147 29 35 62 41
New York Yankees NYY 30.9 5.56 162 6416 5568 900 1568 302 36 193 855 104 57 718 978 .282 .366 .453 .819 2521 137 55 22 53 47
Oakland Athletics OAK 28.9 5.51 162 6440 5519 893 1430 287 20 235 845 70 37 770 1129 .259 .355 .446 .801 2462 129 71 39 41 32
Toronto Blue Jays TOR 28.3 5.45 162 6369 5642 883 1580 337 14 212 856 119 48 578 1077 .280 .352 .457 .810 2581 129 76 28 45 29
Kansas City Royals KCR 27.0 5.32 161 6325 5624 856 1584 294 52 151 800 127 39 535 932 .282 .348 .433 .781 2435 156 64 46 56 25
Seattle Mariners SEA 29.1 5.30 162 6310 5572 859 1499 263 21 244 825 130 45 610 1095 .269 .343 .455 .798 2536 114 42 38 48 38
Baltimore Orioles BAL 32.4 5.25 162 6409 5637 851 1572 299 21 203 804 107 46 615 890 .279 .353 .447 .800 2522 146 61 41 55 34
Boston Red Sox BOS 28.9 5.16 162 6321 5579 836 1551 334 42 176 808 67 39 597 928 .278 .350 .448 .798 2497 131 55 34 56 27
Chicago White Sox CHW 25.8 4.80 162 6262 5644 777 1563 298 37 162 742 110 50 499 810 .277 .337 .429 .766 2421 138 34 40 45 22
Tampa Bay Devil Rays TBD 30.0 4.77 162 6272 5586 772 1531 272 29 145 728 73 49 544 1042 .274 .343 .411 .754 2296 157 64 30 48 24
Detroit Tigers DET 27.5 4.64 161 6095 5481 747 1433 289 34 212 704 108 70 458 1049 .261 .326 .443 .768 2426 108 82 35 39 19
Anaheim Angels ANA 28.8 4.39 162 6131 5494 711 1404 248 22 158 673 71 45 511 1022 .256 .322 .395 .716 2170 135 43 41 42 24
Minnesota Twins MIN 26.8 4.26 161 6124 5495 686 1450 285 30 105 643 118 60 500 978 .264 .328 .384 .712 2110 151 49 24 56 28
League Totals 28.9 5.18 2265 88415 78126 11725 21447 4121 419 2635 11140 1462 689 8289 13966 .275 .347 .439 .786 34311 1914 780 507 713 431

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
Boston Red Sox BOS 30.1 4.43 94 68 .580 4.00 162 162 156 6 12 50 1436.2 1396 718 638 160 469 25 1131 55 0 28 6120 1.298 8.7 1.0 2.9 7.1 2.41
New York Yankees NYY 31.2 4.51 98 64 .605 4.13 162 162 156 6 10 50 1439.2 1402 731 661 158 581 27 1111 57 4 49 6233 1.377 8.8 1.0 3.6 6.9 1.91
Baltimore Orioles BAL 30.1 5.03 78 84 .481 4.77 162 162 145 17 11 33 1435.0 1468 815 760 198 647 34 982 49 6 55 6259 1.474 9.2 1.2 4.1 6.2 1.52
Anaheim Angels ANA 31.5 5.10 70 92 .432 4.79 162 162 158 4 7 37 1431.1 1472 826 762 177 624 17 877 56 5 65 6258 1.464 9.3 1.1 3.9 5.5 1.41
Oakland Athletics OAK 31.4 5.22 87 75 .537 4.69 162 162 156 6 5 48 1438.1 1537 846 750 160 569 45 967 54 8 57 6309 1.464 9.6 1.0 3.6 6.1 1.70
Minnesota Twins MIN 26.3 5.25 63 97 .394 5.00 161 161 148 13 8 34 1423.1 1591 845 791 208 487 22 927 28 6 57 6216 1.460 10.1 1.3 3.1 5.9 1.90
Texas Rangers TEX 30.1 5.30 95 67 .586 5.07 162 162 156 6 9 47 1436.1 1626 859 809 186 509 23 979 40 2 50 6313 1.486 10.2 1.2 3.2 6.1 1.92
Cleveland Indians CLE 30.6 5.31 97 65 .599 4.89 162 162 159 3 6 46 1450.1 1503 860 788 197 634 55 1120 54 3 54 6374 1.473 9.3 1.2 3.9 7.0 1.77
Toronto Blue Jays TOR 27.9 5.32 84 78 .519 4.92 162 162 148 14 9 39 1439.0 1582 862 787 191 575 25 1009 53 4 55 6368 1.499 9.9 1.2 3.6 6.3 1.75
Chicago White Sox CHW 26.4 5.37 75 86 .466 4.92 162 162 156 6 3 39 1438.1 1608 870 786 210 596 31 968 61 9 60 6452 1.532 10.1 1.3 3.7 6.1 1.62
Detroit Tigers DET 27.6 5.48 69 92 .429 5.17 161 161 157 4 6 33 1421.0 1528 882 817 209 583 26 976 70 4 43 6286 1.486 9.7 1.3 3.7 6.2 1.67
Seattle Mariners SEA 28.2 5.59 79 83 .488 5.24 162 162 155 7 6 40 1433.2 1613 905 834 191 684 39 980 71 3 63 6471 1.602 10.1 1.2 4.3 6.2 1.43
Tampa Bay Devil Rays TBD 29.3 5.64 69 93 .426 5.06 162 162 156 6 5 45 1433.0 1606 913 805 172 695 25 1055 79 5 52 6482 1.606 10.1 1.1 4.4 6.6 1.52
Kansas City Royals KCR 26.9 5.72 64 97 .398 5.35 161 161 150 11 3 29 1420.2 1607 921 844 202 643 34 831 68 6 60 6387 1.584 10.2 1.3 4.1 5.3 1.29
League Totals 29.1 5.23 1122 1141 .496 4.86 2265 2265 2156 109 100 570 20076.2 21539 11853 10832 2619 8296 428 13913 795 65 748 88528 1.486 9.7 1.2 3.7 6.2 1.68

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Baltimore Orioles BAL 162 4305 1781 89 191 .986 5 93 50 35% Ray Miller
Minnesota Twins MIN 161 4270 1613 92 150 .985 12 73 37 34% Tom Kelly
Anaheim Angels ANA 162 4294 1723 106 156 .983 20 103 62 38% Terry Collins and Joe Maddon
Toronto Blue Jays TOR 162 4317 1664 106 165 .983 13 124 53 30% Jim Fregosi
Cleveland Indians CLE 162 4351 1739 106 154 .983 8 118 46 28% Mike Hargrove
New York Yankees NYY 162 4319 1577 111 132 .982 18 131 48 27% Joe Torre and Don Zimmer
Detroit Tigers DET 161 4263 1623 106 156 .982 12 81 44 35% Larry Parrish
Texas Rangers TEX 162 4309 1730 119 169 .981 2 47 52 53% Johnny Oates
Seattle Mariners SEA 162 4301 1690 113 182 .981 8 107 50 32% Lou Piniella
Oakland Athletics OAK 162 4315 1700 122 166 .980 18 110 51 32% Art Howe
Kansas City Royals KCR 161 4262 1727 125 188 .980 10 111 49 31% Tony Muser
Boston Red Sox BOS 162 4310 1548 127 132 .979 31 159 58 27% Jimy Williams
Tampa Bay Devil Rays TBD 162 4299 1776 135 198 .978 12 101 69 41% Larry Rothschild
Chicago White Sox CHW 162 4315 1563 136 149 .977 14 102 46 31% Jerry Manuel
League Totals 2265 60230 23454 1593 2288 .981 183 1460 715 33%