1999 Pacific Coast League season

The 1999 Pacific Coast League season was the 97th season in the league's history. It ended with the Vancouver Canadians winning their first championship since 1989. The Canadians also won the Triple-A World Series.

After the season, the Canadians were sold and moved to Sacramento, CA.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

American Conference

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Omaha Golden Spikes	81	60	.574	--	Ron Johnson	Kansas City Royals
Colorado Springs Sky Sox	66	73	.475	14	Bill Hayes	Colorado Rockies
Albuquerque Dukes	65	74	.468	15	Mike Scioscia	Los Angeles Dodgers
Iowa Cubs	65	76	.461	16	Terry Kennedy	Chicago Cubs

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Oklahoma RedHawks	83	59	.585	--	Greg Biagini	Texas Rangers
Nashville Sounds	80	60	.571	2	Trent Jewett	Pittsburgh Pirates
Memphis Redbirds	74	64	.536	7	Gaylen Pitts	St. Louis Cardinals
New Orleans Zephyrs	55	85	.393	27	Tony Pena	Houston Astros

Pacific Conference

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Vancouver Canadians	84	58	.592	--	Mike Quade	Oakland Athletics
Tacoma Rainiers	69	70	.496	13½	Dave Myers	Seattle Mariners
Edmonton Trappers	65	74	.468	17½	Carney Lansford	Anaheim Angels
Calgary Cannons	57	82	.410	25½	Lynn Jones	Florida Marlins

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Salt Lake Buzz	73	68	.518	--	Phil Roof	Minnesota Twins
Fresno Grizzlies	73	69	.514	½	Ron Roenicke	San Francisco Giants
Las Vegas Stars	67	75	.472	6½	Mike Ramsey	San Diego Padres
Tucson Sidewinders	66	76	.465	7½	Chris Speier	Arizona Diamondbacks

Playoffs

	Conference Championships					Championship Finals
	AN	Omaha Golden Spikes	1
	AS	Oklahoma RedHawks	3
						AS	Oklahoma RedHawks	1
						NN	Vancouver Canadians	3
	NN	Vancouver Canadians	3
	NS	Salt Lake Buzz	2

Conference Championships

Omaha vs. Oklahoma Date Away Home September 8 Omaha 2 Oklahoma 9 September 9 Omaha 14 Oklahoma 1 September 10 Oklahoma 4 Omaha 3 September 11 Oklahoma 6 Omaha 5 Oklahoma wins series 3-1

Salt Lake vs. Vancouver Date Away Home September 8 Salt Lake 0 Vancouver 1 11 innings September 9 Salt Lake 2 Vancouver 6 September 10 Vancouver 1 Salt Lake 8 September 11 Vancouver 4 Salt Lake 6 September 12 Vancouver 9 Salt Lake 8 Vancouver wins series 3-2

Championship Finals

Vancouver vs. Oklahoma Date Away Home September 14 Vancouver 2 Oklahoma 0 September 15 Vancouver 0 Oklahoma 1 September 16 Oklahoma 4 Vancouver 5 September 17 Oklahoma 3 Vancouver 5 Vancouver wins series 3-1 and advances to Triple-A World Series

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Mark Quinn, Omaha, .360
• Runs Scored Calvin Murray, Fresno, 122
• Hits Murray, 183
• Doubles John Roskos, Calgary, 44
• Triples Three tied with 9
• Home Runs J.R. Phillips, Colorado Springs, 41
• Runs Batted In David Ortiz, Salt Lake, 110
• Stolen Bases Murray, 42

Pitching

• Wins Matt Perisho, Oklahoma, 15
• Earned Run Average Melvin Bunch, Tacoma, 3.10
• Complete Games Brandon Knight, Oklahoma, 5
• Shutouts Brady Raggio, Oklahoma, 2
• Strikeouts Todd Van Poppel, Nashville, 157
• Saves Dave Wainhouse, Colorado Springs, 22

All-Star Team

• First Base J.R. Phillips, Colorado Springs
• Second Base Adam Kennedy, Memphis
• Shortstop Scott Sheldon, Oklahoma
• Third Base Kit Pellow, Omaha
• Outfield Mark Quinn, Omaha; Chad Hermansen, Nashville; Calvin Murray, Fresno
• Catcher Sal Fasano, Omaha
• Designated Hitter David Ortiz, Salt Lake
• Utility Frank Menechino, Vancouver
• Right-Handed Pitcher Brett Laxton, Vancouver
• Left-Handed Pitcher Matt Perisho, Oklahoma
• Relief Pitcher Dave Wainhouse, Colorado Springs

References

• Allan Simpson, ed.: 2000 Almanac], Baseball America, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 1999.

External Links

• BR Minors page
• 1999 PCL - The Baseball Cube