1999 Arizona Diamondbacks

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Record: 100-62, Finished 1st in NL Western Division (1999 NL)

Clinched Division: September 24, 1999, vs. San Francisco Giants

Managed by Buck Showalter

Coaches: Brian Butterfield, Mark Connor, Dwayne Murphy, Jim Presley, Glenn Sherlock and Carlos Tosca

Ballpark: Bank One Ballpark

History, Comments, Contributions

After their 1998 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks made headlines by signing free agent pitcher Randy Johnson. The club's new acquisition did not disappoint, going 17-9 with a 2.48 ERA and winning the 1999 National League Cy Young Award. The Diamondbacks went on to win 100 games and capture the NL West division title. However, the team's season came to a close as they lost to the New York Mets in the NLDS .

1999 Opening Day Lineup

Steve Finley, cf

Jay Bell, 2b

Travis Lee, 1b

Matt Williams, 3b

Luis Gonzalez, lf

Bernard Gilkey, rf

Tony Batista, ss

Kelly Stinnett, c

Randy Johnson, p

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Jay Bell, Luis Gonzalez, Randy Johnson and Matt Williams
• NL Cy Young Award: Randy Johnson
• NL Gold Glove: Steve Finley

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Further Reading

• Joseph Jacquez: "Arizona Diamondbacks: Randy Johnson helps deliver first postseason berth", Venomstrikes.com, Sept. 28, 2017
• Joel Rippel: "October 5, 1999: Back from the brink, resourceful Mets win Game 1 of NLDS", SABR Games Project. [1]

1999 MLB season by team

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NL Division Series (3-1) Braves (NLE) over Astros (NLC) NL Division Series (3-1) Mets (WC) over Diamondbacks (NLW)

NL Championship Series (4-2) Braves over Mets

World Series (4-0) Yankees over Braves

AL Championship Series (4-1) Yankees over Red Sox

AL Division Series (3-0) Yankees (ALE) over Rangers (ALW) AL Division Series (3-2) Red Sox (WC) over Indians (ALC)