1999 Asheville Tourists Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 64-77
Finished 6th in the SAL's Central Division
Manager: Jim Eppard (64-77)
Affiliation: Colorado Rockies
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: McCormick Stadium (new)
Attendance: 137,836, Avg. 2,154 in 64 home dates
1999 Asheville Tourists Statistics

The Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League ended the 1999 season with a record of 64 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the league's Central Division.

The Tourists scored 701 runs and surrendered 743 runs. Jeff Winchester led Asheville with 18 home runs, and Matt Holliday walloped 15 or more, too. Javier Colina drove in 81 runs. Juan Pierre paced all regular batters by connecting at a .320 clip. Justin Carter topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.56 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Aaron Cook, Choo Freeman, Matt Holliday, Luke Hudson, Jason Jennings, Juan Pierre, René Reyes, Juan Uribe and Jermaine Van Buren were all players from the 1999 Asheville Tourists who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Jim Eppard served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian BrantleyRRApril 23, 19766'4"185Norfolk, VA US
Ryan CameronRRSeptember 13, 19776'1"175North Adams, MA US
Justin CarterRLMarch 8, 19776'2"185Birmingham, AL US
Javier ColinaRRFebruary 15, 19796'1"200San Felipe, Yaracuy VE
Aaron CookRRFebruary 8, 19796'3"215Fort Campbell, KY US
Kevin DuckLLJuly 7, 19776'3"210Rochester, NY US
Mike EvansLLApril 1, 19765'11"185West Palm Beach, FL US
Choo FreemanRROctober 20, 19796'2"200Pine Bluff, AR US
Kevin GordonRRSeptember 16, 19766'3"200Grand Rapids, MI US
Matt HollidayRRJanuary 15, 19806'4"240Stillwater, OK US
Kyle HouserRRJanuary 21, 19756'0"150Dallas, TX US
Luke HudsonRRMay 2, 19776'3"195Fountain Valley, CA US
Jeremy JacksonLRMay 9, 19766'2"195Moline, IL US
Jason JenningsLRJuly 17, 19786'2"235Dallas, TX US
Erik JohnsonRRMarch 2, 19775'11"195Rochester, PA US
Tom JohnsonRRJanuary 25, 19766'5"195Elizabeth, NJ US
Jay JonesLROctober 24, 19746'0"195Birmingham, AL US
Jake KiddRRFebruary 11, 19786'6"180San Bernardino, CA US
Jesse LabitzkeLLNovember 23, 19776'5"220Seattle, WA US
Ryan LaMattinaRLJanuary 14, 19766'2"210Westfield, NY US
Luis LandaetaLLMarch 4, 19776'1"218Valencia, Carabobo VE
Richy LeonRRJune 21, 19765'8"175Yuma, AZ US
Pat LynchRRJune 27, 19786'3"195Toronto, ON CA
Mike MundyLRMarch 26, 19766'1"185Belleville, NJ US
Enemencio PachecoRRAugust 31, 19786'1"170Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Juan PierreLLAugust 14, 19775'10"180Mobile, AL US
René ReyesSRFebruary 21, 19785'11"175Margarita, Nueva Esparta VE
Cristy RosaRROctober 5, 19776'1"165Ponce, PR
Sam SmithRRMarch 21, 19796'1"190Jasper, TX US
Doug ThompsonRRJuly 22, 19766'0"190Biloxi, MS US
Juan UribeRRMarch 22, 19796'0"245Palenque, DO
Jermaine Van BurenRRJuly 2, 19806'1"220Laurel, MS US
Tom WhitehurstRRJuly 20, 19775'11"175Blakely, GA US
Jeff WinchesterRRJanuary 21, 19806'0"205Metairie, LA US
Jase WrigleyRRNovember 6, 19756'3"210Atlanta, GA 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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