1999 Kansas City Royals season

Major League Baseball team season

The 1999 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing fourth in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 97 losses.

Offseason

• October 30, 1998: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent by the Royals.^[1]

Regular season

• Mark Quinn hit two home runs in his major league debut.^[2]

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• July 31, 1999: Kevin Appier was traded by the Royals to the Oakland Athletics for Jeff D'Amico, Brad Rigby and Blake Stein.^[3]

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita, Spokane; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Wilmington^[4]

References

1. Rico Rossy at Baseball Reference
2. Sports Illustrated, Oct 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16
3. Jeff D'Amico at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 1999 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
• 1999 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac