1999 Bakersfield Blaze Roster

California League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 64-76
Finished 4th in the CL's North Division
Manager: Keith Comstock (64-76)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Bakersfield, California
Ballpark: Sam Lynn Ballpark
Attendance: 107,747, Avg. 1,539 in 70 home dates
1999 Bakersfield Blaze Statistics

The Bakersfield Blaze of the California League ended the 1999 season with a record of 64 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Blaze scored 685 runs and conceded 787 runs. Cody Ransom and Doug Clark paced Bakersfield with 11 home runs apiece. Sammy Serrano drove in 80 runs. Doug Clark led all regular batters by connecting at a .326 clip. Tony Coscia topped the squad with 10 wins, while Chad Zerbe recorded a 3.64 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Doug Clark, Joe Horgan, Eddie Oropesa, Cody Ransom, Guillermo Rodríguez, Tony Torcato and Chad Zerbe were all players from the 1999 Bakersfield Blaze who played in the Majors during their careers.

Keith Comstock served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jeff AllenRRJune 8, 19766'1"190Newton, NJ US
Manny BermudezRRDecember 15, 19766'1"195Walnut Creek, CA US
Ben BertrandRRAugust 5, 19756'0"195The Dalles, OR US
Xavier BurnsRRMay 8, 19755'11"190Chicago, IL US
Carlos CampusanoRRSeptember 2, 19755'11"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Doug ClarkLRMarch 5, 19766'2"205Springfield, MA US
Keith ConnollyRRDecember 9, 19746'4"205Suffern, NY US
Tony CosciaRRApril 6, 19746'1"180San Francisco, CA US
Ryan CoxRRDecember 25, 19766'3"195Effingham, IL US
Chad FairclothLRApril 25, 19756'0"190Winston-Salem, NC US
Deron FeatherstoneRRJune 20, 19776'2"175Hendersonville, NC US
Brian FieldsRLAugust 21, 19746'1"175Cape Girardeau, MO US
Benny FloresLLJanuary 24, 19766'1"185Anaheim, CA US
Joel FuentesSRMay 27, 19766'0"180Aibonito, PR
Clay GreeneRRNovember 10, 19746'1"190Christiansburg, VA US
Steve HillSRDecember 10, 19755'10"180Oklahoma City, OK US
Joe HorganLLJune 7, 19776'1"200Sacramento, CA US
Mike HullerRLAugust 25, 19776'1"190Bel Air, MD US
Eric JohnsonRRSeptember 12, 19776'4"220West Covina, CA US
Jeremy LusterSRJune 10, 19776'4"225Atlanta, GA US
Jake MapesRRMarch 1, 19796'4"210Hemet, CA US
Arturo McDowellLLSeptember 7, 19796'1"170Jackson, MS US
Jake MessnerLLMay 18, 19776'1"205Sacramento, CA US
Bob NiemetRRAugust 23, 19766'2"204Columbus, OH US
Eddie OropesaLLNovember 23, 19716'3"215Colon, CU
Todd OziasRRAugust 19, 19766'0"195Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Danny PrataLLSeptember 13, 19786'0"190Montreal, QC CA
Jason RajotteLLDecember 15, 19726'0"180Warwick, RI US
Cody RansomRRFebruary 17, 19766'2"200Mesa, AZ US
Nathan RiceLLApril 19, 19746'5"215Visalia, CA US
Guillermo RodríguezRRMay 15, 19785'11"230Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Sammy SerranoRRDecember 3, 19766'2"205Bronx, NY US
John SummersSRNovember 16, 19766'0"195La Mesa, CA US
Tony TorcatoLROctober 25, 19796'1"195Woodland, CA US
Jesse TravisRRNovember 4, 19746'1"195Seattle, WA US
Jon ValentiRRNovember 26, 19736'1"195Bakersfield, CA US
Zach WellsRRFebruary 23, 19776'4"205Concord, CA US
Chad ZerbeLLApril 27, 19726'0"190Findlay, OH 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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