1999 Cape Fear Crocs Roster
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 2nd in the SAL's North Division
Manager: Frank Kremblas (75-65)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Ballpark: J.P. Riddle Stadium
Attendance: 72,856, Avg. 1,156 in 63 home dates
Playoffs - Cape Fear Crocs 2 games, Capital City Bombers 0
Playoffs - Cape Fear Crocs 2 games, Hagerstown Suns 0
Finals - Augusta GreenJackets 2 games, Cape Fear Crocs 1
The Cape Fear Crocs of the South Atlantic League ended the 1999 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Crocs plated 616 runs and surrendered 613 runs. Tom Pittman paced Cape Fear with 22 home runs and drove in 97 runs. Al Benjamin led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .322. Mark Mangum and Ryan Becks topped the squad with 10 wins each, while Mark Mangum recorded a 3.51 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1999 Cape Fear Crocs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Nate Field, Bryan Hebson and Wilkin Ruan.
Frank Kremblas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Scott Ackerman | R | R | April 23, 1979 | 6'1" | 210 | Portland, OR US |
Shane Arthurs | R | R | August 30, 1979 | 6'5" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Ryan Becks | L | L | April 7, 1976 | 6'3" | 185 | Mountain View, CA US |
Al Benjamin | R | R | September 9, 1977 | 6'1" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
Donnie Bridges | R | R | December 10, 1978 | 6'4" | 220 | Hattiesburg, MS US |
Lance Burkhart | R | R | December 16, 1974 | 5'9" | 220 | St. Louis, MO US |
Jose Carreno | R | R | April 23, 1978 | 5'11" | 190 | El Tigre, Anzoategui VE |
Bobby Castelli | R | R | March 14, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | Ottawa, IL US |
Martires Castro | R | R | December 6, 1976 | 6'0" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Ron Chiavacci | R | R | September 5, 1977 | 6'0" | 240 | Scranton, PA US |
Chuck Crumpton | R | R | December 30, 1976 | 6'4" | 210 | Temple, TX US |
Miguel Diaz | R | R | September 4, 1980 | 5'11" | 185 | Cayey, PR |
Nate Field | R | R | December 11, 1975 | 6'2" | 185 | Denver, CO US |
Bryan Hebson | R | R | March 12, 1976 | 6'5" | 210 | Columbus, GA US |
Jason Hendricks | R | R | May 20, 1976 | 6'1" | 200 | Scottsdale, AZ US |
Scott Hodges | L | R | December 26, 1978 | 6'0" | 190 | Louisville, KY US |
Kevin Hook | R | R | September 14, 1976 | 6'0" | 180 | Nogales, AZ US |
Jason Kanovich | L | L | February 18, 1977 | 6'2" | 200 | Camp Hill, PA US |
Albenis Machado | S | R | March 20, 1979 | 6'0" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Mark Mangum | R | R | August 24, 1978 | 6'2" | 180 | Humble, TX US |
Obispo Martinez | R | R | April 2, 1978 | 6'0" | 176 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
Josh McKinley | S | R | September 14, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | York, PA US |
Randy Meadows | R | R | August 15, 1976 | 6'0" | 185 | Orlando, FL US |
Tootie Myers | R | R | September 8, 1978 | 5'11" | 178 | Augsburg, DE |
Jim Na | L | R | October 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 205 | Puyallup, WA US |
Juan Ortiz | R | R | February 26, 1979 | 5'10" | 210 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Brad Piercy | L | R | December 23, 1976 | 6'4" | 200 | Shelby, NC US |
Tom Pittman | R | R | November 2, 1979 | 6'4" | 270 | Metairie, LA US |
Cristobal Rodriguez | R | R | January 27, 1979 | 6'4" | 210 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
Wilkin Ruan | R | R | November 18, 1978 | 6'0" | 170 | Guaymate, La Romana DO |
Jeremy Salyers | R | R | January 31, 1976 | 6'3" | 200 | Wise, VA US |
Dustin Seale | L | L | December 2, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | Safford, AZ US |
Kyle Sheldon | R | R | December 8, 1976 | 6'2" | 180 | Winter Haven, FL US |
Kris Tetz | R | R | September 3, 1978 | 6'5" | 245 | Stockton, CA US |
Steve Toriz | R | R | November 30, 1976 | 6'1" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Derick Urquhart | L | L | December 20, 1975 | 5'8" | 170 | Florence, SC US |
Ryan Van Gilder | R | R | December 1, 1975 | 6'0" | 175 | Las Vegas, NV US |
Brad Waldron | R | R | April 17, 1977 | 6'3" | 200 | LaSalle-Peru, IL US |
Trevor Wamback | R | R | December 22, 1976 | 6'3" | 205 | Halifax, NS CA |
Scott Zech | R | R | June 6, 1974 | 5'10" | 175 | Niles, MI 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.