1999 Florida Marlins
[edit] Summary
The 1999 Florida Marlins finished with a record of 64-98. They scored 691 runs and belted 128 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Preston Wilson, who led the team with 26 home runs and 71 RBI. Alex Gonzalez led the team with 155 hits for a .277 average. Luis Castillo had a great year on the basepaths with 50 stolen bases.
The team allowed 852 runs and had a team ERA of 4.90. Brian Meadows was the winningest pitcher, with 11 games won. Ryan Dempster racked up 126 strkeouts to lead the team. Antonio Alfonseca was the team's best fireman, with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Berg | SS | 109 | 304 | 42 | 87 | 3 | 25 | 2 | .348 | .382 | .730 | .286 |
| Luis Castillo | 2B | 128 | 487 | 76 | 147 | 0 | 28 | 50 | .384 | .366 | .750 | .302 |
| Chris Clapinski | 3B | 36 | 56 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .348 | .321 | .669 | .232 |
| Craig Counsell | 2B | 37 | 66 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .167 | .378 | .152 |
| Amaury Garcia | 2B | 10 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .583 | .916 | .250 |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 136 | 560 | 81 | 155 | 14 | 59 | 3 | .308 | .430 | .738 | .277 |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | 70 | 218 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .263 | .326 | .589 | .206 |
| Mike Lowell | 3B | 97 | 308 | 32 | 78 | 12 | 47 | 0 | .317 | .419 | .736 | .253 |
| Kevin Millar | 1B | 105 | 351 | 48 | 100 | 9 | 67 | 1 | .362 | .433 | .795 | .285 |
| Kevin Orie | 3B | 77 | 240 | 26 | 61 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .322 | .396 | .718 | .254 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Aven | OF | 137 | 381 | 57 | 110 | 12 | 70 | 3 | .370 | .444 | .814 | .289 |
| Danny Bautista | OF | 70 | 205 | 32 | 59 | 5 | 24 | 3 | .303 | .420 | .723 | .288 |
| Todd Dunwoody | OF | 64 | 186 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .270 | .317 | .587 | .220 |
| Cliff Floyd | OF | 69 | 251 | 37 | 76 | 11 | 49 | 5 | .379 | .518 | .897 | .303 |
| Tim Hyers | OF | 58 | 81 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .333 | .370 | .703 | .222 |
| Mark Kotsay | OF | 148 | 495 | 57 | 134 | 8 | 50 | 7 | .306 | .402 | .708 | .271 |
| Julio Ramirez | OF | 15 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .190 | .372 | .143 |
| Preston Wilson | OF | 149 | 482 | 67 | 135 | 26 | 71 | 11 | .350 | .502 | .852 | .280 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ramon Castro | C | 24 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .282 | .328 | .610 | .179 |
| Jorge Fabregas | C | 82 | 223 | 20 | 46 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .289 | .309 | .598 | .206 |
| Guillermo Garcia | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Mike Redmond | C | 84 | 242 | 22 | 73 | 1 | 27 | 0 | .381 | .351 | .732 | .302 |
| John Roskos | C | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .564 | .167 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5578 | 691 | 1465 | 128 | 655 | 92 | .322 | .395 | .717 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Antonio Alfonseca | 73 | 0 | 77.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 21 | 46 | 29 | 3.24 | 1.390 | |||
| Armando Almanza | 14 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 1.72 | 1.083 | |||
| Hector Almonte | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4.20 | 1.733 | |||
| Brent Billingsley | 8 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16.43 | 2.727 | |||
| A.J. Burnett | 7 | 7 | 41.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 3.48 | 1.501 | |||
| Archie Corbin | 17 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 7.29 | 1.905 | |||
| Reid Cornelius | 5 | 2 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3.26 | 1.088 | |||
| Vic Darensbourg | 56 | 0 | 34.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 8.83 | 2.046 | |||
| Ryan Dempster | 25 | 25 | 147 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 126 | 93 | 4.71 | 1.626 | |||
| Brian Edmondson | 68 | 0 | 94 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1 | 58 | 44 | 5.84 | 1.596 | |||
| Alex Fernandez | 24 | 24 | 141 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 91 | 41 | 3.38 | 1.248 | |||
| Livan Hernandez | 20 | 20 | 136 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 97 | 55 | 4.76 | 1.588 | |||
| Braden Looper | 72 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 50 | 31 | 3.80 | 1.530 | |||
| Matt Mantei | 35 | 0 | 36.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 10 | 50 | 25 | 2.72 | 1.350 | |||
| Brian Meadows | 31 | 31 | 178.3 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 72 | 57 | 5.60 | 1.520 | |||
| Rafael Medina | 20 | 0 | 23.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 5.79 | 1.717 | |||
| Vladimir Nunez | 17 | 12 | 74.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 58 | 34 | 4.58 | 1.339 | |||
| Kirt Ojala | 8 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14.34 | 2.523 | |||
| Jesus Sanchez | 59 | 10 | 76.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 62 | 60 | 6.01 | 1.887 | |||
| Dennis Springer | 38 | 29 | 196.3 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 1 | 83 | 64 | 4.86 | 1.503 | |||
| Michael Tejera | 3 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11.37 | 2.381 | |||
| Team Totals | 615 | 162 | 1435.6 | 64 | 98 | .395 | 33 | 943 | 655 | 4.90 | 1.543 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Preston Wilson | 149 |
| At Bats | Alex Gonzalez | 560 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Alex Gonzalez | 591 |
| Batting Average | Luis Castillo | .302 |
| On-Base % | Luis Castillo | .384 |
| Slugging % | Preston Wilson | .502 |
| OPS | Preston Wilson | .852 |
| Runs | Alex Gonzalez | 81 |
| Hits | Alex Gonzalez | 155 |
| Total Bases | Preston Wilson | 242 |
| Doubles | Alex Gonzalez | 28 |
| Triples | Mark Kotsay | 9 |
| Home Runs | Preston Wilson | 26 |
| RBI | Preston Wilson | 71 |
| Walks | Luis Castillo | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Preston Wilson | 156 |
| Stolen Bases | Luis Castillo | 50 |
| Caught Stealing | Luis Castillo | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Brian Meadows | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mark Kotsay | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Preston Wilson | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Brian Meadows | 11 |
| Losses | Dennis Springer | 16 |
| Saves | Antonio Alfonseca | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | Ryan Dempster and Alex Fernandez | .467 |
| ERA | Dennis Springer | 4.86 |
| WHIP | Dennis Springer | 1.503 |
| Innings Pitched | Dennis Springer | 196.3 |
| Games | Antonio Alfonseca | 73 |
| Games Started | Brian Meadows | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Ryan Dempster | 126 |
| Complete Games | Dennis Springer | 3 |
| Shutouts | Dennis Springer | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Dennis Springer | 855 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Brian Meadows | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Dennis Springer | 231 |
| Walks Allowed | Ryan Dempster | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Brian Meadows | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Brian Meadows | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Alex Fernandez | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Ryan Dempster | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dennis Springer | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dennis Springer | 20 |
