This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

1999 seasonWWikipedia↗WWorld Series↗

30 teams in AL, NL · 2428 regular-season games · 1999-04-04 to 1999-10-04 · attendance 70,139,380

◀ 1998 2000 ▶

World Series champion

New York Yankees

MVP

Ivan Rodriguez AL
Chipper Jones NL

Cy Young

Pedro Martinez AL
Randy Johnson NL

Rookie of the Year

Carlos Beltran AL
Scott Williamson NL

All-Star Game

1999-07-13 at Fenway Park

Hall of Fame class of 1999

Frank Selee, George Brett, Joe Williams, Nestor Chylak, Nolan Ryan, Orlando Cepeda, Robin Yount

Postseason

Round	Result	Games
Division Series	New York Yankees 3–0 Texas Rangers	3
Division Series	New York Mets 3–1 Arizona Diamondbacks	4
Division Series	Atlanta Braves 3–1 Houston Astros	4
Division Series	Boston Red Sox 3–2 Cleveland Indians	5
League Championship	Atlanta Braves 4–2 New York Mets	6
League Championship	New York Yankees 4–1 Boston Red Sox	5
World Series	New York Yankees 4–0 Atlanta Braves	4

Standings

AL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Cleveland Indians	97	65	.599	—	860	3,468,456	Mike Hargrove	Division
2	Chicago White Sox	75	86	.466	21.5	870	1,338,851	Jerry Manuel
3	Detroit Tigers	69	92	.429	27.5	882	2,026,441	Larry Parrish
4	Kansas City Royals	64	97	.398	32.5	921	1,506,068	Tony Muser
5	Minnesota Twins	63	97	.394	33	845	1,202,829	Tom Kelly

AL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	New York Yankees	98	64	.605	—	731	3,292,736	Joe Torre	World Series Division
2	Boston Red Sox	94	68	.580	4	718	2,446,162	Jimy Williams	Wild Card
3	Toronto Blue Jays	84	78	.519	14	862	2,163,464	Jim Fregosi
4	Baltimore Orioles	78	84	.481	20	815	3,433,150	Ray Miller
5	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	69	93	.426	29	913	1,562,827	Larry Rothschild

AL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Texas Rangers	95	67	.586	—	859	2,771,469	Johnny Oates	Division
2	Oakland Athletics	87	75	.537	8	846	1,434,610	Art Howe
3	Seattle Mariners	79	83	.488	16	905	2,916,346	Lou Piniella
4	Anaheim Angels	70	92	.432	25	826	2,253,123	Terry Collins, Joe Maddon

NL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Houston Astros	97	65	.599	—	675	2,706,017	Larry Dierker, Matt Galante, Larry Dierker	Division
2	Cincinnati Reds	96	67	.589	1.5	711	2,061,222	Jack McKeon
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	78	83	.484	18.5	782	1,638,023	Gene Lamont
4	St. Louis Cardinals	75	86	.466	21.5	838	3,225,334	Tony LaRussa
5	Milwaukee Brewers	74	87	.460	22.5	886	1,701,796	Phil Garner, Jim Lefebvre
6	Chicago Cubs	67	95	.414	30	920	2,813,854	Jim Riggleman

NL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Atlanta Braves	103	59	.636	—	661	3,284,897	Bobby Cox	Pennant Division
2	New York Mets	97	66	.595	6.5	711	2,725,668	Bobby Valentine	Wild Card
3	Philadelphia Phillies	77	85	.475	26	846	1,825,337	Terry Francona
4	Montreal Expos	68	94	.420	35	853	773,277	Felipe Alou
5	Florida Marlins	64	98	.395	39	852	1,369,421	John Boles

NL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Arizona Diamondbacks	100	62	.617	—	676	3,019,654	Buck Showalter	Division
2	San Francisco Giants	86	76	.531	14	831	2,078,399	Dusty Baker
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	77	85	.475	23	787	3,095,346	Davey Johnson
4	San Diego Padres	74	88	.457	26	781	2,523,538	Bruce Bochy
5	Colorado Rockies	72	90	.444	28	1028	3,481,065	Jim Leyland

Leaders

AL

RBI

AVG

ERA

NL

RBI

AVG

ERA

No-hitters

Jose Jimenez, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 1999-06-25
David Cone, New York Yankees vs. Montreal Expos, 1999-07-18
Eric Milton, Minnesota Twins vs. Anaheim Angels, 1999-09-11

⚾ Arcade