1999 New York Mets Roster

The 1999 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1999 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1999 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1999 New York Mets salary list, a 1999 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1999 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1999 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Rigo Beltran 5-11 185 Left Left 1969-11-13
49 Armando Benitez 6-04 180 Right Right 1972-11-03
27 Dennis Cook 6-03 185 Left Left 1962-10-04
29 Octavio Dotel 6-00 175 Right Right 1973-11-25
45 John Franco 5-10 185 Left Left 1960-09-17
55 Orel Hershiser 6-03 192 Right Right 1958-09-16
44 Jason Isringhausen 6-03 195 Right Right 1972-09-07
28 Bobby Jones 6-04 225 Right Right 1970-02-10
22 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
23 Pat Mahomes 6-04 210 Right Right 1970-08-09
39 Josias Manzanillo 6-00 190 Right Right 1967-10-16
34 Chuck McElroy 6-00 195 Left Left 1967-10-01
36 Greg McMichael 6-03 215 Right Right 1966-12-01
48 Dan Murray 6-01 195 Right Right 1973-11-21
35 Rick Reed 6-00 205 Right Right 1964-08-16
73 Kenny Rogers 6-01 205 Left Left 1964-11-10
48 Glendon Rusch 6-02 170 Left Left 1974-11-07
38 Jeff Tam 6-01 202 Right Right 1970-08-19
26 Billy Taylor 6-08 200 Right Right 1961-10-16
30 Allen Watson 6-03 190 Left Left 1970-11-18
99 Turk Wendell 6-02 190 Right Both 1967-05-19
21 Masato Yoshii 6-02 210 Right Right 1965-04-20
31 Mike Piazza 6-03 197 Right Right 1968-09-04
7 Todd Pratt 6-03 225 Right Right 1967-02-09
3 Vance Wilson 5-11 190 Right Right 1973-03-17
13 Edgardo Alfonzo 5-11 210 Right Right 1973-11-08
15 Matt Franco 6-02 200 Right Left 1969-08-19
17 Luis Lopez 5-11 175 Right Both 1970-09-04
5 John Olerud 6-05 220 Left Left 1968-08-05
10 Rey Ordonez 5-09 160 Right Right 1971-11-11
30 Jorge Toca 6-03 220 Right Right 1975-01-07
4 Robin Ventura 6-01 198 Right Left 1967-07-14
50 Benny Agbayani 6-00 225 Right Right 1971-12-28
46 Jermaine Allensworth 6-00 189 Right Right 1972-01-11
25 Bobby Bonilla 6-03 240 Right Both 1963-02-23
19 Roger Cedeno 6-01 165 Right Both 1974-08-16
12 Shawon Dunston 6-01 175 Right Right 1963-03-21
11 Shane Halter 5-10 160 Right Right 1969-11-08
18 Darryl Hamilton 6-01 180 Right Left 1964-12-03
24 Rickey Henderson 5-10 195 Left Right 1958-12-25
33 Mike Kinkade 6-01 210 Right Right 1973-05-06
56 Brian McRae 6-00 185 Right Both 1967-08-27
6 Melvin Mora 5-11 180 Right Right 1972-02-02
44 Jay Payton 5-10 185 Right Right 1972-11-22
26 Terrence Long 6-01 190 Left Left 1976-02-29
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The 1999 New York Mets played 163 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 66 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 95/96) where 2,726,008 fans witnessed their 1999 Mets finish the season with a .595 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1999 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1999 New York Mets salary list, a 1999 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1999 New York Mets primary starters list:

1999 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Edgardo Alfonzo
Bobby Bonilla
Rickey Henderson
Bobby Jones
Brian McRae
John Olerud
Rey Ordonez
Todd Pratt
Robin Ventura

1999 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Mike Piazza (137)
1B John Olerud (160)
2B Edgardo Alfonzo (158)
3B Robin Ventura (160)
SS Rey Ordonez (154)
LF Rickey Henderson (116)
CF Brian McRae (87)
RF Roger Cedeno (127)
DH Matt Franco (4)
  
SP Orel Hershiser
SP Al Leiter
SP Rick Reed
SP Masato Yoshii
  
RP Rigo Beltran
RP Dennis Cook
RP John Franco
RP Pat Mahomes
RP Turk Wendell
CL Armando Benitez


1999 New York Mets
Salaries

Mike Piazza $7,171,428.00
Robin Ventura $7,000,000.00
Bobby Bonilla $5,900,000.00
Al Leiter $5,250,000.00
Bobby Jones $4,866,666.00
John Olerud $4,250,000.00
Brian McRae $3,750,000.00
John Franco $2,950,000.00
Edgardo Alfonzo $2,800,000.00
Orel Hershiser $2,500,000.00
Armando Benitez $2,037,500.00
Dennis Cook $2,000,000.00
Masato Yoshii $2,000,000.00
Greg McMichael $1,950,000.00
Rickey Henderson $1,900,000.00
Rick Reed $1,687,500.00
Rey Ordonez $1,650,000.00
Turk Wendell $1,214,998.00
Allen Watson $750,000.00
Luis Lopez $575,000.00
Roger Cedeno $487,500.00
Todd Pratt $350,000.00
Pat Mahomes $310,000.00
Jermaine Allensworth $284,000.00
Matt Franco $250,000.00
Jeff Tam $207,500.00
Benny Agbayani $200,000.00
Octavio Dotel $200,000.00
Mike Kinkade $200,000.00
Josias Manzanillo $200,000.00
Vance Wilson $200,000.00


1999 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#3 Vance Wilson
#4 Robin Ventura
#5 John Olerud
#6 Melvin Mora
#7 Todd Pratt
#10 Rey Ordonez
#11 Shane Halter
#12 Shawon Dunston
#13 Edgardo Alfonzo
#15 Matt Franco
#17 Luis Lopez
#18 Darryl Hamilton
#19 Roger Cedeno
#21 Masato Yoshii
#22 Al Leiter
#23 Pat Mahomes
#24 Rickey Henderson
#25 Bobby Bonilla
#26 Terrence Long
#26 Billy Taylor
#27 Dennis Cook
#28 Bobby Jones
#29 Octavio Dotel
#30 Jorge Toca
#30 Allen Watson
#31 Mike Piazza
#33 Mike Kinkade
#34 Chuck McElroy
#35 Rick Reed
#36 Greg McMichael
#38 Jeff Tam
#39 Josias Manzanillo
#43 Rigo Beltran
#44 Jason Isringhausen
#44 Jay Payton
#45 John Franco
#46 Jermaine Allensworth
#48 Dan Murray
#48 Glendon Rusch
#49 Armando Benitez
#50 Benny Agbayani
#55 Orel Hershiser
#56 Brian McRae
#73 Kenny Rogers
#99 Turk Wendell

Did you know that a 1999 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?