1999 Danville Braves Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 38-31
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Manager: Joe Cannon (38-31)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Danville, Virginia
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 57,044, Avg. 1,783 in 32 home dates
1999 Danville Braves Statistics

The Danville Braves of the Appalachian League ended the 1999 season with a record of 38 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Braves plated 408 runs and conceded 398 runs. Wilson Betemit accounted for 53 RBI. Curt Fiore led batters with significant playing time by hitting .333. David Mendez and Johnny McGinnis topped the team with 6 wins each, while David Mendez recorded a 3.25 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1999 Danville Braves who spent time in the Majors during their careers included John Foster, Wilson Betemit, John Ennis, Tim Spooneybarger and Matt Belisle.

Joe Cannon served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Shaun ArgentoRRDecember 24, 19756'1"205Santa Rosa, CA US
Matt BelisleRRJune 6, 19806'3"230Austin, TX US
Wilson BetemitSRNovember 2, 19816'2"220Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Chris ChavezRRJuly 23, 19756'0"180Tallahassee, FL US
Derek CliftonRRJanuary 7, 19806'3"185Texas City, TX US
Nick CrockerLLAugust 8, 19776'3"215Centralia, IL US
Tom CurtissRLDecember 19, 19766'4"215Philadelphia, PA US
Greg DonatoRRNovember 10, 19806'0"180Delano, CA US
Greg DukemanRRDecember 6, 19786'7"220Long Beach, CA US
John EnnisRROctober 17, 19796'5"220Montrose, CO US
Curt FioreRRJuly 28, 19776'2"195Mesa, AZ US
Mike ForbesLRMay 27, 19806'1"175Adelaide, South Australia AU
John FosterLLMay 17, 19786'0"200Stockton, CA US
Kevin GreenRRSeptember 10, 19786'0"180Pensacola, FL US
Marcus HambrickLLJune 19, 19795'11"170Montgomery, AL US
Chris HeffernanLRJune 15, 19786'2"193London, ON CA
Damien JonesLLJuly 10, 19796'2"200Mobile, AL US
Alex LellessRRNovember 22, 19796'3"195Cambridge, MA US
Willy LopezRRApril 10, 19796'1"210Miami, FL US
Johnny McGinnisRRSeptember 23, 19796'3"208Stone Mountain, GA US
David MendezLLOctober 1, 19796'2"190Panama, Panama PA
Jason MikelsRRJuly 27, 19796'4"185Roseville, CA US
Prinz MiltonRRMarch 2, 19796'3"225San Diego, CA US
Elvis PerezRRJuly 4, 19796'3"220Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Justo RivasRRJanuary 9, 19806'1"175Masaya, NI
Pat SchmidtLLApril 3, 19796'3"185Bellefontaine, OH US
Tim SpooneybargerRROctober 21, 19796'3"190San Diego, CA US
Bryce TerveenLRMarch 1, 19786'1"200Selma, CA US
Alva ThompsonRROctober 16, 19765'10"210Atlanta, GA US
Shanin VeronieRRAugust 18, 19766'1"190Sacramento, CA 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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