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The 1999 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox' finishing 2nd in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

East with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. Pedro Martinez won the AL Cy Young Award and become the second pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues.

Offseason

December 11, 1998: Mark Portugal
Mark Portugal
Mark Steven Portugal is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the major leagues from 1985 to 1999.-Career:Portugal attended Norwalk High School in Norwalk, California. He was signed by the Minnesota Twins in 1980...

was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
March 11, 1999: Ramón Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.
March 30, 1999: Midre Cummings
Midre Cummings
Midre Almeric Cummings is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Cummings played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Red Sox , Minnesota Twins , Arizona Diamondbacks , Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Baltimore Orioles .Cummings was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st...

was released by the Red Sox.

Opening Day Line Up

30	José Offerman José Offerman José Antonio Offerman Dono is a former professional baseball player who played professional baseball for nearly 20 years...	DH
20	Darren Lewis Darren Lewis Darren Joel Lewis is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics , San Francisco Giants , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago White Sox , Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox ; he played his final season in 2002 with the Chicago Cubs...	CF
13	John Valentin John Valentin John William Valentin is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played most of his major league career with the Boston Red Sox, with his final season being for the New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed...	3B
5	Nomar Garciaparra Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...	SS
25	Troy O'Leary Troy O'Leary Troy Franklin O'Leary is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox , Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs and also in the Australian Baseball League for the Daikyo Dolphins...	LF
24	Mike Stanley Mike Stanley Robert Michael "Mike" Stanley is a former American college and professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for fifteen years...	1B
10	Scott Hatteberg Scott Hatteberg Scott Allen Hatteberg is a former American Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher.- Early life :...	C
3	Jeff Frye Jeff Frye Jeffrey Dustin Frye is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball with the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and the Colorado Rockies for parts of 1992-2001. He is 5'9 and 165 lbs. and he bats and throws right-handed...	2B
7	Trot Nixon Trot Nixon Christopher Trotman Nixon is an American retired professional baseball right fielder. He played from 1996-2008 for three different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the Boston Red Sox...	RF
45	Pedro Martínez Pedro Martínez Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...	P

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All-Star Game

The 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball...

was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League

American League

(AL) and National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

(NL). Red Sox legend Ted Williams

Ted Williams

Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox...

threw the ceremonial first pitch. Three members of the Red Sox played in the game. Pitcher Pedro Martínez

Pedro Martínez

Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...

and shortstop Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar Garciaparra

Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...

were starters, while second baseman José Offerman

José Offerman

José Antonio Offerman Dono is a former professional baseball player who played professional baseball for nearly 20 years...

was a reserve. The game, won by the American League 4-1, was held on July 13, 1999 at Fenway Park

Fenway Park

Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...

Notable transactions

June 2, 1999: Lew Ford
Lew Ford
Jon Lewis "Lew" Ford is a former MLB outfielder who is currently playing for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. Ford was a member of the Ducks in 2009 when he posted 10 home runs, 2 triples, and 55 RBI in 93 games. The Texas native finished second in the league in batting...

was drafted by the Red Sox in the 12th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft
1999 Major League Baseball Draft
The 1999 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1999...

. Player signed June 7, 1999.
July 26, 1999: Robert Ramsay
Robert Ramsay (baseball)
Robert Arthur Ramsay is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of two seasons, 1999 and 2000, in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners....

was traded by the Red Sox to the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...

for Butch Huskey
Butch Huskey
Robert Leon "Butch" Huskey , is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1993 and 1995-2000....

.

Roster

1999 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches (Bullpen) (First base) (Pitching) (Bullpen) (Third base) (Bench) (Hitting)

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...	Jason Varitek Jason Varitek Jason Andrew Varitek is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. After being traded as a minor league prospect by the Seattle Mariners, Varitek has played his entire major league career for the Boston Red Sox...	144	483	130	.269	20	76
1B First baseman First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...	Mike Stanley Mike Stanley Robert Michael "Mike" Stanley is a former American college and professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for fifteen years...	136	427	120	.281	19	72
2B Second baseman Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...	José Offerman José Offerman José Antonio Offerman Dono is a former professional baseball player who played professional baseball for nearly 20 years...	149	586	172	.294	8	69
SS Shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...	Nomar Garciaparra Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...	135	532	190	.357	27	104
3B Third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...	John Valentin John Valentin John William Valentin is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played most of his major league career with the Boston Red Sox, with his final season being for the New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed...	113	450	114	.253	12	70
LF Left fielder In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...	Troy O'Leary Troy O'Leary Troy Franklin O'Leary is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox , Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs and also in the Australian Baseball League for the Daikyo Dolphins...	157	596	167	.280	28	103
CF Center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...	Darren Lewis Darren Lewis Darren Joel Lewis is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics , San Francisco Giants , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago White Sox , Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox ; he played his final season in 2002 with the Chicago Cubs...	135	470	113	.240	2	40
RF Right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...	Trot Nixon Trot Nixon Christopher Trotman Nixon is an American retired professional baseball right fielder. He played from 1996-2008 for three different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the Boston Red Sox...	124	381	103	.270	15	52
DH Designated hitter In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter , to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would otherwise come to...	Reggie Jefferson Reggie Jefferson Reginald Jirod Jefferson is a former designated hitter who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox. He played from to . He was traded in the winter of by Cleveland to Seattle for speedy shortstop Omar Vizquel...	83	206	57	.277	5	17

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Damon Buford Damon Buford Damon Buford is a retired Major League Baseball player. Buford played between 1993 and 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.-College career:...	91	297	72	.242	6	38
Michael Coleman Michael Coleman (baseball) Michael Donnell Coleman is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees . He batted and threw right-handed.-Early life:...	2	5	1	.200	0	0
Brian Daubach Brian Daubach Brian Michael Daubach is a retired Major League Baseball player and current minor league baseball manager. During his playing career Daubach served as a first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter...	110	381	112	.294	21	73
Chad Fonville Chad Fonville Chad Everette Fonville was a Major League Baseball infielder.Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1992 MLB amateur draft, Fonville made his Major League Baseball debut with the Montreal Expos on April 28, 1995, and appeared in his final game on July 9, 1999.He is now a...	3	2	0	.000	0	0
Jeff Frye Jeff Frye Jeffrey Dustin Frye is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball with the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and the Colorado Rockies for parts of 1992-2001. He is 5'9 and 165 lbs. and he bats and throws right-handed...	41	114	32	.281	1	12
Creighton Gubanich Creighton Gubanich Creighton Wade Gubanich is a retired baseball player who played briefly in the major leagues in 1999 for the Boston Red Sox...	18	47	13	.277	1	11
Scott Hatteberg Scott Hatteberg Scott Allen Hatteberg is a former American Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher.- Early life :...	30	80	22	.275	1	11
Butch Huskey Butch Huskey Robert Leon "Butch" Huskey , is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1993 and 1995-2000....	45	124	33	.266	7	28
Steve Lomasney Steve Lomasney Steve Lomasney was in the late 1990s a highly-regarded catching prospect for the Boston Red Sox. During his career, he batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet tall, and weighed 195 pounds....	1	2	0	.000	0	0
Lou Merloni Lou Merloni Louis William "Lou" Merloni is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni was scouted by hall of fame scout 'Buzz' Bowers, and played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from -...	43	126	32	.254	1	13
Jon Nunnally Jon Nunnally Jonathan Keith Nunnally is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played in the major leagues from 1995-2000...	10	14	4	.286	0	1
Donnie Sadler Donnie Sadler Donnie Lamont Sadler is a former right-handed Major League Baseball utility player. An alumnus of Valley Mills High School in Valley Mills, Texas , Sadler is small in stature, standing at only 5'6" tall and weighing 175 pounds...	49	107	30	.280	0	4
Wilton Veras Wilton Veras Wilton Andrés Veras is a former backup third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from to for the Boston Red Sox...	36	118	34	.288	2	13
Lenny Webster Lenny Webster Leonard Irell Webster is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a platoon catcher from 1989-2000...	6	14	0	.000	0	1

Starting rotation

Player	G (GS)	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Pedro Martínez Pedro Martínez Pedro Jaime Martínez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion...	31 (29)	213.1	23	4	2.07	303
Mark Portugal Mark Portugal Mark Steven Portugal is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the major leagues from 1985 to 1999.-Career:Portugal attended Norwalk High School in Norwalk, California. He was signed by the Minnesota Twins in 1980...	31 (27)	150.1	7	12	5.51	79
Pat Rapp Pat Rapp Patrick Leland Rapp is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.Rapp attended the University of Southern Mississippi. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1989 amateur draft. He played all or part of ten seasons in the majors, from 1992 to...	37 (26)	146.1	6	7	4.12	90
Bret Saberhagen Bret Saberhagen Bret William Saberhagen is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Early years:Bret Saberhagen attended Grover Cleveland High School, located in Reseda, California. Saberhagen starred in both basketball and baseball...	22 (22)	119.0	10	6	2.95	81
Brian Rose	22 (18)	98.0	7	6	4.87	51

Other pitchers

Player	G (GS)	IP	W	L	S	ERA	SO
Tim Wakefield Tim Wakefield Timothy Stephen Wakefield is an American professional baseball pitcher. Wakefield began pitching with the Red Sox in 1995, making him the longest-serving player currently on the team. Wakefield is also the oldest current active player in the majors, and one of two active knuckleballers, the other...	49 (17)	140.0	6	11	15	5.08	104
Derek Lowe Derek Lowe Derek Christopher Lowe is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. He throws and bats right-handed. He is 6'6" and 230 pounds.-Early years:...	74 (0)	109.1	6	3	15	2.63	80
John Wasdin John Wasdin John Truman Wasdin is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. He was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia and raised in Tallahassee, Florida....	45 (0)	74.1	8	3	2	4.12	57
Rheal Cormier Rheal Cormier Rhéal Paul Cormier is a Canadian former Major League Baseball pitcher.He attended Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick, Rhode Island, and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft...	60 (0)	63.1	2	0	0	3.69	39
Mark Guthrie Mark Guthrie Mark Andrew Guthrie is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was a member of the 1991 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins....	46 (0)	46.1	1	1	2	5.83	36
Rich Garcés Rich Garcés Richard Alan Garcés Mendoza, Jr. [gar-CESS] is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball...	30 (0)	40.2	5	1	2	1.55	33
Jin Ho Cho	9 (7)	39.1	2	3	0	5.72	16
Bryce Florie Bryce Florie Bryce Bettancourt Florie is a minor league pitching coach and former Major League Baseball pitcher....	14 (2)	30.0	2	0	0	4.80	25
Kent Mercker Kent Mercker Kent Franklin Mercker is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played for nine teams over his seventeen-year career....	5 (5)	25.2	2	0	0	3.51	17
Jim Corsi Jim Corsi James Bernard Corsi was a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics , Houston Astros , Florida Marlins , Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles ....	23 (0)	24.0	1	2	0	5.25	14
Ramón Martínez	4 (4)	20.2	2	1	0	3.05	15
Tom Gordon Tom Gordon Thomas Gordon , nicknamed "Flash", is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played with the Kansas City Royals , Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs , Houston Astros , Chicago White Sox , New York Yankees , Philadelphia Phillies and the...	21 (0)	17.2	0	2	11	5.60	24
Rod Beck Rod Beck Rodney Roy "Rod" Beck nicknamed "Shooter", was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs , Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres...	12 (0)	14.0	0	1	3	1.93	12
Tim Harikkala Tim Harikkala Timothy Allan Harikkala is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He is an alumnus of Florida Atlantic University....	7 (0)	13.0	1	1	0	6.23	7
Juan Peña Juan Peña (baseball) Juan Francisco Peña [peh-nya] is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season...	2 (2)	13.0	2	0	0	0.69	15
Tomo Ohka Tomo Ohka is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher who is currently playing for the Yokohama BayStars. Previously, Ohka played with the Boston Red Sox , Montreal Expos , Washington Nationals , Milwaukee Brewers , Toronto Blue Jays , and Cleveland Indians...	8 (2)	13.0	1	2	0	6.23	8
Kip Gross Kip Gross Kip Lee Gross is a former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.Gross played for four different ballclubs during his career: the Cincinnati Reds , Los Angeles Dodgers , Boston Red Sox , and Houston Astros...	11 (1)	12.2	0	2	0	7.82	9
Bob Wolcott Bob Wolcott Robert William Wolcott is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners , Arizona Diamondbacks , and Boston Red Sox . He also played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan in ....	4 (0)	6.2	0	0	0	8.10	2
Marino Santana Marino Santana Marino Santana Castro was a professional pitcher for two years in Major League Baseball. Santana was 26 years old when he made his major league debut on September 4, 1998, with the Detroit Tigers....	3 (0)	4.0	0	0	0	15.75	4
Kirk Bullinger Kirk Bullinger Kirk Matthew Bullinger is a former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos , Boston Red Sox , Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros . He batted and threw right-handed...	4 (0)	2.0	0	0	0	4.50	0

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Division Series

Boston wins the series, 3-2

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Cleveland	3	Boston	2	October 6	1-0 (CLE)
2	Cleveland	11	Boston	1	October 7	2-0 (CLE)
3	Boston	9	Cleveland	3	October 9	2-1 (CLE)
4	Boston	23	Cleveland	7	October 10	2-2
5	Cleveland	8	Boston	12	October 11	3-2 (BOS)

League Championship Series

New York wins the series, 4-1

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	New York	4	Boston	3	October 13	1-0 (NYY)
2	New York	3	Boston	2	October 14	2-0 (NYY)
3	Boston	13	New York	1	October 16	2-1 (NYY)
4	Boston	2	New York	9	October 17	3-1 (NYY)
5	Boston	1	New York	6	October 18	4-1 (NYY)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta

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