1999 Kansas City Royals season

The 1999 Kansas City Royals season was the 31st season for the franchise, and their 27th at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals finished fourth in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 97 losses and missed the postseason for the 14th consecutive season.

Offseason

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

Regular season

• Mark Quinn hit two home runs in his major league debut.

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.

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

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita, Spokane; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Wilmington</small>

References

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