1999 Arkansas Travelers Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 59-81
Finished 4th in the TL's East Division
Manager: Chris Maloney (59-81)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 191,346, Avg. 3,357 in 57 home dates
1999 Arkansas Travelers Statistics

The Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League ended the 1999 season with a record of 59 wins and 81 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Travelers plated 527 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 690 runs. Chris Richard paced Arkansas with 29 home runs, while Luis Saturria and José León walloped 15 or more as well. Chris Richard drove in 94 runs. Jesús Ametller topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .307 clip. Matt DeWitt paced the team with 9 wins and a team-best 4.44 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Rick Ankiel, Alan Benes, Justin Brunette, Brent Butler, Matt DeWitt, Chad Hutchinson, Jason Karnuth, José León, Mike Matthews, Keith McDonald, Bill Ortega, Lance Painter, Chris Richard, José Rodríguez, Luis Saturria, Gene Stechschulte and Garrett Stephenson were all players from the 1999 Arkansas Travelers who played in the Majors during their careers.

Chris Maloney served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John AmbroseRRNovember 1, 19746'5"180Evansville, IN US
Jesús AmetllerLRJuly 25, 19745'8"175La Habana, La Habana CU
Rick AnkielLLJuly 19, 19796'1"210Fort Pierce, FL US
Corey AvrardRRDecember 6, 19766'4"190Metairie, LA US
Adam BenesLRMarch 12, 19736'2"195Evansville, IN US
Alan BenesRRJanuary 21, 19726'5"215Evansville, IN US
Justin BrunetteLLOctober 7, 19756'1"200Los Alamitos, CA US
Brent ButlerRRFebruary 11, 19786'0"180Laurinburg, NC US
Kevin CraftonRRMay 10, 19746'1"185Little Rock, AR US
Billy DeckLLSeptember 16, 19766'0"180Richmond, VA US
Matt DeWittRRSeptember 4, 19776'4"220San Bernardino, CA US
Alex EckelmanRRJuly 16, 19745'11"190St. Louis, MO US
Cordell FarleyRRMarch 29, 19736'0"185Richmond, VA US
Derek FeramiscoRRNovember 7, 19746'5"195Fresno, CA US
Ossie GarciaRROctober 14, 19736'1"180La Habana, La Habana CU
John GeisLLDecember 21, 19736'2"191Syracuse, NY US
Mike HardgeRRJanuary 27, 19725'11"183Fort Hood, TX US
Todd HoganRRSeptember 18, 19756'2"180Dublin, GA US
Chad HutchinsonRRFebruary 21, 19776'5"230Boulder, CO US
Jason KarnuthRRMay 15, 19766'2"190La Grange, IL US
Stacy KleinerRRJanuary 12, 19756'0"185Los Angeles, CA US
José LeónRRDecember 8, 19766'0"175Cayey, PR
Chris MartineRRJuly 10, 19756'2"190Camden, NJ US
Mike MatthewsLLOctober 24, 19736'2"175Fredericksburg, VA US
Keith McDonaldRRFebruary 8, 19736'2"215Yokosuka, JP
Juan MunozLLMarch 27, 19745'9"170Dirirmba, NI
Mark NussbeckLRMay 25, 19746'4"205Kansas City, MO US
Mario OpipariSRJanuary 24, 19756'2"185Detroit, MI US
Bill OrtegaRRJuly 24, 19756'4"205La Habana, La Habana CU
Lance PainterLLJuly 21, 19676'1"195Bedford, Bedfordshire GB
Steve ReedRRSeptember 24, 19756'2"205Norwood, MA US
Chris RichardLLJune 7, 19746'2"185San Diego, CA US
José RodríguezLLDecember 18, 19746'1"205Cayey, PR
Luis SaturriaRRJuly 21, 19766'2"165San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Dave SchmidtLROctober 11, 19736'1"195Yakima, WA US
Gene StechschulteRRAugust 12, 19736'5"210Lima, OH US
Garrett StephensonRRJanuary 2, 19726'4"195Takoma Park, MD US
Clint WeiblRRMarch 17, 19756'3"180Mount Pleasant, PA US
Finley WoodwardRRAugust 15, 19755'11"200Quincy, FL US
Jay WoolfSRJune 6, 19776'1"170Miami, FL US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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