| 1999 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 75–86 (.466) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | William DeWitt, Jr. | |||
| General managers | Walt Jocketty | |||
| Managers | Tony La Russa | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Midwest KPLR (Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Ozzie Smith, Joe Buck) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck) | |||
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The St. Louis Cardinals 1999 season was the team's 118th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 108th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75–86 during the season and finished fourth in the National League Central division, 21½ games behind the Houston Astros.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Houston Astros | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–32 | 47–33 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 67 | .589 | 1½ | 45–37 | 51–30 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 83 | .484 | 18½ | 45–36 | 33–47 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 21½ | 38–42 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 87 | .460 | 22½ | 32–48 | 42–39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
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Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 4–5 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 8–1 | 5–2 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 4–4 | 7–8 |
| Atlanta | 5–4 | — | 2–5 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 6–1 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 9–4 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 2–7 | 5–2 | — | 5–8 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 2–7 | 6–6 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 1–7 | 7–5 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 8–1 | 1–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–2 | 6–1 | 9–4 | 4–3 | 6–6 | 4–3 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 7–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 8–4 | 7-8 |
| Colorado | 7–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–6 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 4–5 | 4–8 |
| Florida | 1–8 | 4–9 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 4–5 | — | 2–7 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 2–11 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 11–7 |
| Houston | 4–5 | 1–6 | 9–3 | 4–9 | 6–2 | 7-2 | — | 6–3 | 8–5 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 5–7 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 12–3 |
| Los Angeles | 6–7 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 2–7 | 3–6 | — | 7–2 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 3–6 | 8–7 |
| Milwaukee | 4–5 | 2–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 7–6 | 8–6 |
| Montreal | 3–6 | 4–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–6 | 4–8 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 8–10 |
| New York | 2–7 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 10–3 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 8–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 5–2 | 12–6 |
| Philadelphia | 1-8 | 5–8 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 11–2 | 1–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 3–4 | 6–3 | 2–6 | 4–5 | 11–7 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–5 | 3–6 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–8 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 4–3 | — | 3–6 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 7–8 |
| San Diego | 2–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 9–4 | 6–3 | 1–8 | 9–3 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 6–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–7 | 11–4 |
| San Francisco | 3–9 | 5–4 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 6–2 | 5–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–3 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 4–4 | 1–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 6–7 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 7–2 | 3–6 | — | 7–8 |
| 1999 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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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 |
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| C | Eli Marrero | 114 | 317 | 61 | .192 | 6 | 34 |
| 1B | Mark McGwire | 153 | 521 | 145 | .278 | 65 | 147 |
| 2B | Joe McEwing | 152 | 513 | 141 | .275 | 9 | 44 |
| SS | Édgar Rentería | 154 | 585 | 161 | .275 | 11 | 63 |
| 3B | Fernando Tatis | 149 | 537 | 160 | .298 | 34 | 107 |
| LF | Ray Lankford | 122 | 422 | 129 | .306 | 15 | 63 |
| CF | J.D. Drew | 104 | 368 | 89 | .242 | 13 | 39 |
| RF | Eric Davis | 58 | 191 | 49 | .257 | 5 | 30 |
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 |
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| Darren Bragg | 93 | 273 | 71 | .260 | 6 | 26 |
| Willie McGee | 132 | 271 | 68 | .251 | 0 | 20 |
| Alberto Castillo | 93 | 255 | 67 | .263 | 4 | 31 |
| Plácido Polanco | 88 | 220 | 61 | .277 | 1 | 19 |
| Thomas Howard | 98 | 195 | 57 | .292 | 6 | 28 |
| Craig Paquette | 48 | 157 | 45 | .287 | 10 | 37 |
| Shawon Dunston | 62 | 150 | 46 | .307 | 5 | 25 |
| Adam Kennedy | 33 | 102 | 26 | .255 | 1 | 16 |
| David Howard | 52 | 82 | 17 | .207 | 1 | 6 |
| Marcus Jensen | 16 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 1 | 1 |
| Eduardo Pérez | 21 | 32 | 11 | .344 | 1 | 9 |
| Luis Ordaz | 10 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Darren Oliver | 30 | 196.1 | 9 | 9 | 4.26 | 119 |
| Kent Bottenfield | 31 | 190.1 | 18 | 7 | 3.97 | 124 |
| José Jiménez | 29 | 163.0 | 5 | 14 | 5.85 | 113 |
| Larry Luebbers | 8 | 45.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.12 | 16 |
| Donovan Osborne | 6 | 29.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.52 | 21 |
| Mark Thompson | 5 | 29.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.76 | 22 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Kent Mercker | 25 | 103.2 | 6 | 5 | 5.12 | 64 |
| Juan Acevedo | 50 | 102.1 | 6 | 8 | 5.89 | 52 |
| Garrett Stephenson | 18 | 85.1 | 6 | 3 | 4.22 | 59 |
| Rick Ankiel | 9 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.27 | 39 |
| Clint Sodowsky | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 15.63 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ricky Bottalico | 68 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 4.91 | 66 |
| Manny Aybar | 65 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.47 | 74 |
| Rich Croushore | 59 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4.14 | 88 |
| Lance Painter | 56 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4.83 | 56 |
| Mike Mohler | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.38 | 31 |
| Scott Radinsky | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.88 | 17 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.36 | 48 |
| Mike Busby | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.13 | 7 |
| Rick Heiserman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 4 |
| Alan Benes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Curtis King | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
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