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1999 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1998/2000)
75-86, Finished 4th in NL Central Division
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Scored 809 runs, Allowed 838 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-83
Managed by Tony LaRussa

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 3,225,334 (3rd of 16)
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Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1999 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1998/2000) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 12, 1998

Signed Larry Luebbers as a free agent.

November 19, 1998

Traded Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant, and Cliff Politte to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson.

Signed Eric Davis as a free agent.

November 23, 1998

Signed Scott Radinsky as a free agent.

December 7, 1998

Signed Pat Kelly as a free agent.

Signed Willie McGee as a free agent.

December 14, 1998

Drafted Alberto Castillo from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

Traded Mark Petkovsek to the Anaheim Angels. Received a player to be named later. The Anaheim Angels sent Mark Garrick (minors) (December 18, 1998) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

Released Brady Raggio.

Traded Armando Almanza, Braden Looper, and Pablo Ozuna to the Florida Marlins. Received Edgar Renteria.

December 21, 1998

John Mabry granted Free Agency.

December 31, 1998

Signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.

January 12, 1999

Signed Darren Bragg as a free agent.

January 13, 1999

Signed Marcus Jensen as a free agent.

January 15, 1999

Signed Mike Mohler as a free agent.

January 27, 1999

Signed Carlos Baerga as a free agent.

February 9, 1999

Traded Sean Lowe to the Chicago White Sox. Received John Ambrose (minors).

February 16, 1999

Signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.

Signed Eduardo Perez as a free agent.

March 17, 1999

Released Carlos Baerga.

March 30, 1999

Traded John Frascatore to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Clint Sodowsky.

April 7, 1999 (Standings)

Released Pat Kelly.

May 15, 1999 (Standings)

Signed Heathcliff Slocumb as a free agent.

June 2, 1999 (Standings)

Drafted Chris Duncan in the 1st round (46th pick) of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1999.

Drafted Josh Pearce in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1999.

Drafted Ben Johnson in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1999.

Drafted Jimmy Journell in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed August 12, 1999.

Drafted Coco Crisp in the 7th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1999.

Drafted Albert Pujols in the 13th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed August 17, 1999.

Drafted Mike Crudale in the 24th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1999.

Drafted Bo Hart in the 33rd round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1999.

July 18, 1999 (Standings)

Signed Mark Thompson as a free agent.

July 31, 1999 (Standings)

Traded Shawon Dunston to the New York Mets. Received Craig Paquette.

August 24, 1999 (Standings)

Traded Kent Mercker to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mike Matthews and David Benham (minors).

October 13, 1999 (Standings)

Larry Luebbers granted Free Agency.

October 15, 1999 (Standings)

Mike Busby granted Free Agency.

Signed Mike James as a free agent.

Marcus Jensen granted Free Agency.

Curtis King granted Free Agency.

Eduardo Perez granted Free Agency.

Clint Sodowsky granted Free Agency.

October 28, 1999

David Howard granted Free Agency.

October 29, 1999

Darren Oliver granted Free Agency.

November 3, 1999

Donovan Osborne granted Free Agency.

November 4, 1999

Thomas Howard granted Free Agency.

November 5, 1999

Willie McGee granted Free Agency.

November 10, 1999

Heathcliff Slocumb granted Free Agency.

November 11, 1999

Traded Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt, and Lance Painter to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Pat Hentgen and Paul Spoljaric.

November 12, 1999

Signed Marc Ronan as a free agent.

November 16, 1999

Traded Manuel Aybar, Brent Butler, Rich Croushore, and Jose Jimenez to the Colorado Rockies. Received Darryl Kile, Luther Hackman, and Dave Veres.

November 24, 1999

Signed Heathcliff Slocumb as a free agent.

December 8, 1999

Signed Larry Sutton as a free agent.

December 15, 1999

Signed Mike Matheny as a free agent.

Traded Luis Ordaz to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Dante Powell.

December 16, 1999

Released Darren Bragg.

December 20, 1999

Traded players to be named later and Juan Acevedo to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Fernando Vina. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Eliezer Alfonzo (June 13, 2000) and Matt Parker (minors) (June 13, 2000) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

December 21, 1999

Ricky Bottalico granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1999

Signed Thomas Howard as a free agent.

January 5, 2000

Signed Ernie Young as a free agent.

January 7, 2000

Signed Andy Benes as a free agent.

January 19, 2000

Signed Jim Dougherty as a free agent.

Signed John Hudek as a free agent.

Signed Dave Wainhouse as a free agent.

February 3, 2000

Signed Shawon Dunston as a free agent.

Signed Eduardo Perez as a free agent.

Signed Rick Wilkins as a free agent.

March 18, 2000

Traded Joe McEwing to the New York Mets. Received Jesse Orosco.

March 23, 2000

Traded Kent Bottenfield and Adam Kennedy to the Anaheim Angels. Received Jim Edmonds.

March 29, 2000

Released Paul Spoljaric.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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