1999 Peoria Chiefs Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 63-76
Finished 4th in the MWL's Central Division
Manager: Brian Rupp (63-76)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ballpark: Pete Vonachen Stadium
Attendance: 150,254, Avg. 2,312 in 65 home dates
1999 Peoria Chiefs Statistics

The Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League ended the 1999 season with a record of 63 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the league's Central Division.

The Chiefs scored 641 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 748 runs. Troy Farnsworth led Peoria with 19 home runs Troy McNaughton accounted for 84 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .273 average. Scott Prather paced the team with 9 wins and a team-best 3.85 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Esix Snead, Jack Wilson, José Rodríguez, Justin Brunette, Steve Stemle, Bud Smith and Les Walrond were all players from the 1999 Peoria Chiefs who played in the Majors during their careers.

Brian Rupp served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Danilo AraujoRRJanuary 17, 19775'10"160Bani, Peravia DO
Jeremy BookRRAugust 3, 19776'4"205Breese, IL US
Jason BowersRRJanuary 27, 19785'10"183Uniontown, PA US
Justin BrunetteLLOctober 7, 19756'1"200Los Alamitos, CA US
Ryan ChristensonRRAugust 10, 19766'5"205Robbinsdale, MN US
Greg ClarkRRJanuary 5, 19776'2"180Toronto, ON CA
Cristobal CorreaRRDecember 5, 19796'1"175Las Lomas, VE
Miguel DiazRRSeptember 29, 19775'11"160El Seibo, DO
Darren DytLRDecember 15, 19756'5"195Long Beach, CA US
Gustavo EscobarRRJanuary 30, 19805'10"170, Anzoategui VE
Paul FahsRRMarch 17, 19786'3"195Carmel, NY US
Troy FarnsworthRRFebruary 4, 19766'2"200Salt Lake City, UT US
Brandon FolkersLLAugust 29, 19756'2"180San Diego, CA US
Derek GoodenRRJune 26, 19756'0"175West Monroe, LA US
Kirk GriffinRRJune 4, 19756'1"185Sacramento, CA US
Jon HandRRDecember 14, 19756'2"200Heidelberg, DE
Travis HeldRRMarch 19, 19776'3"215West Palm Beach, FL US
Chris KellyRRMay 29, 19776'3"210Nashua, NH US
Tommy KidwellRRNovember 19, 19765'9"175Watertown, NY US
Jeremy LambertRRJanuary 10, 19796'1"220Salt Lake City, UT US
Jason LeeLRApril 22, 19776'1"185Abilene, TX US
Troy McNaughtonLLJanuary 27, 19756'0"190Edmonton, AB CA
Kevin NykolukRRApril 2, 19756'0"210Panorama City, CA US
Scott PratherLLOctober 8, 19766'2"180Atlanta, GA US
José RodríguezLLDecember 18, 19746'1"205Cayey, PR
Joe SecodaRRNovember 19, 19776'1"190Garden Grove, CA US
Andy ShibiloRRSeptember 16, 19766'7"220Massapequa Park, NY US
Bud SmithLLOctober 23, 19796'0"170Torrance, CA US
Esix SneadSRJune 7, 19765'10"175Fort Myers, FL US
Steve StemleRRMay 20, 19776'4"200Louisville, KY US
Jeff VilesRRApril 1, 19766'2"220Kansas City, MO US
Les WalrondLLNovember 7, 19766'3"205Muskogee, OK US
Jovany WilliamRRJanuary 29, 19776'2"165San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Jack WilsonRRDecember 29, 19776'0"200Westlake Village, CA US
Chad YatesRRDecember 18, 19766'1"185Ruston, LA 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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