1999 Oakland Athletics Roster

The 1999 Oakland Athletics 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1999 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1999 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1999 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1999 Oakland Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

19 Kevin Appier 6-02 195 Right Right 1967-12-06
49 Tom Candiotti 6-02 200 Right Right 1957-08-31
29 Buddy Groom 6-02 200 Left Left 1965-07-10
56 Chad Harville 5-09 180 Right Right 1976-09-16
51 Jimmy Haynes 6-04 185 Right Right 1972-09-05
31 Gil Heredia 6-01 190 Right Right 1965-10-26
52 Tim Hudson 6-01 175 Right Right 1975-07-14
48 Jason Isringhausen 6-03 235 Right Right 1972-09-07
20 Kevin Jarvis 6-02 200 Right Left 1969-08-01
24 Doug Jones 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-06-24
58 Tim Kubinski 6-04 205 Left Left 1972-01-20
58 Brett Laxton 6-01 210 Right Left 1973-10-05
17 Ron Mahay 6-02 200 Left Left 1971-06-28
33 T.J. Mathews 6-02 200 Right Right 1970-01-19
49 Greg McMichael 6-03 215 Right Right 1966-12-01
40 Omar Olivares 6-01 193 Right Right 1967-07-06
44 Mike Oquist 6-02 170 Right Right 1968-05-30
57 Brad Rigby 6-06 203 Right Right 1973-05-14
37 Kenny Rogers 6-01 205 Left Left 1964-11-10
59 Blake Stein 6-07 240 Right Right 1973-08-03
22 Billy Taylor 6-08 200 Right Right 1961-10-16
61 Luis Vizcaino 5-11 169 Right Right 1974-08-06
36 Tim Worrell 6-04 220 Right Right 1967-07-05
55 Ramon Hernandez 6-00 220 Right Right 1976-05-20
23 A.J. Hinch 6-01 207 Right Right 1974-05-15
15 Mike Macfarlane 6-01 205 Right Right 1964-04-12
3 Eric Chavez 6-01 215 Right Left 1977-12-07
16 Jason Giambi 6-02 250 Right Left 1971-01-08
7 Frank Menechino 5-09 175 Right Right 1971-01-07
6 Tony Phillips 5-10 175 Right Both 1959-04-25
9 Olmedo Saenz 6-02 185 Right Right 1970-10-08
21 Scott Spiezio 6-02 205 Right Both 1972-09-21
4 Miguel Tejada 5-10 220 Right Right 1974-05-25
13 Jorge Velandia 5-09 160 Right Right 1975-01-12
8 Randy Velarde 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-11-24
22 Rich Becker 5-10 199 Left Left 1972-02-01
28 Ryan Christenson 6-00 191 Right Right 1974-03-28
14 Ben Grieve 6-04 220 Right Left 1976-05-04
2 Jason McDonald 5-08 175 Right Both 1972-03-20
30 Tim Raines 5-08 195 Right Both 1959-09-16
12 Matt Stairs 5-09 175 Right Left 1968-02-27
5 John Jaha 6-01 205 Right Right 1966-05-27


The 1999 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 75 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Network Associates Coliseum (Park Factors: 99/99) where 1,434,632 fans witnessed their 1999 Athletics finish the season with a .537 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 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1999 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1999 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1999 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:

1999 Oakland Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Eric Chavez
Jason Giambi
Ben Grieve
Gil Heredia
A.J. Hinch
John Jaha
Jason McDonald
Tony Phillips
Matt Stairs
Miguel Tejada

1999 Oakland Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Mike Macfarlane (79)
1B Jason Giambi (142)
2B Tony Phillips (66)
3B Eric Chavez (105)
SS Miguel Tejada (159)
LF Ben Grieve (131)
CF Ryan Christenson (104)
RF Matt Stairs (139)
DH John Jaha (130)
  
SP Jimmy Haynes
SP Gil Heredia
SP Tim Hudson
SP Mike Oquist
SP Kenny Rogers
  
RP Buddy Groom
RP Jason Isringhausen
RP Doug Jones
RP T.J. Mathews
RP Brad Rigby
RP Tim Worrell
CL Billy Taylor


1999 Oakland Athletics
Salaries

Kenny Rogers $5,000,000.00
Tom Candiotti $3,000,000.00
Billy Taylor $2,500,000.00
Jason Giambi $2,103,333.00
Matt Stairs $1,950,000.00
Tim Worrell $900,000.00
Buddy Groom $850,000.00
T.J. Mathews $750,000.00
Tony Phillips $700,000.00
Mike Macfarlane $600,000.00
Tim Raines $600,000.00
John Jaha $525,000.00
Jason Isringhausen $475,000.00
Gil Heredia $450,000.00
Mike Oquist $450,000.00
Doug Jones $400,000.00
Kevin Jarvis $333,333.00
Ben Grieve $300,000.00
Jimmy Haynes $280,000.00
Scott Spiezio $260,000.00
Olmedo Saenz $240,000.00
A.J. Hinch $230,000.00
Miguel Tejada $230,000.00
Jason McDonald $222,500.00
Ryan Christenson $202,500.00
Brad Rigby $201,500.00
Eric Chavez $201,000.00
Jorge Velandia $201,000.00
Chad Harville $200,000.00
Ramon Hernandez $200,000.00
Tim Hudson $200,000.00
Tim Kubinski $200,000.00
Brett Laxton $200,000.00
Ron Mahay $200,000.00
Frank Menechino $200,000.00
Blake Stein $200,000.00
Luis Vizcaino $200,000.00


1999 Oakland Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#2 Jason McDonald
#3 Eric Chavez
#4 Miguel Tejada
#5 John Jaha
#6 Tony Phillips
#7 Frank Menechino
#8 Randy Velarde
#9 Olmedo Saenz
#12 Matt Stairs
#13 Jorge Velandia
#14 Ben Grieve
#15 Mike Macfarlane
#16 Jason Giambi
#17 Ron Mahay
#19 Kevin Appier
#20 Kevin Jarvis
#21 Scott Spiezio
#22 Rich Becker
#22 Billy Taylor
#23 A.J. Hinch
#24 Doug Jones
#28 Ryan Christenson
#29 Buddy Groom
#30 Tim Raines
#31 Gil Heredia
#33 T.J. Mathews
#36 Tim Worrell
#37 Kenny Rogers
#40 Omar Olivares
#44 Mike Oquist
#48 Jason Isringhausen
#49 Tom Candiotti
#49 Greg McMichael
#51 Jimmy Haynes
#52 Tim Hudson
#55 Ramon Hernandez
#56 Chad Harville
#57 Brad Rigby
#58 Tim Kubinski
#58 Brett Laxton
#59 Blake Stein
#61 Luis Vizcaino

Did you know that a 1999 Oakland Athletics 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)?

     

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