1999 Portland Sea Dogs Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 65-77
Finished 4th in the EL's North Division
Manager: Frank Cacciatore (65-77)
Affiliation: Florida Marlins
Location: Portland, Maine
Ballpark: Hadlock Field
Attendance: 402,582, Avg. 5,670 in 71 home dates
1999 Portland Sea Dogs Statistics

The Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League ended the 1999 season with a record of 65 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Sea Dogs plated 646 runs and conceded 708 runs. Chris Norton walloped 38 home runs for Portland, and Nate Rolison added 15 or more, too. Chris Norton drove in 97 runs. Nate Rolison led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .299 clip. Michael Tejera topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.63 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1999 Portland Sea Dogs who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Armando Almanza, Héctor Almonte, Nate Bump, A. J. Burnett, Matt Erickson, Gabe González, Gary Knotts, Andy Larkin, Pablo Ozuna, Brad Penny, Julio Ramírez, Nate Rolison, Michael Tejera and Brandon Villafuerte.

Frank Cacciatore served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Armando AlmanzaLLOctober 26, 19726'3"205El Paso, TX US
Héctor AlmonteRROctober 17, 19756'2"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Luis ArroyoLLSeptember 29, 19735'11"171Arecibo, PR
Fletcher BatesSRMarch 24, 19746'1"190Wilmington, NC US
Jake BenzLLFebruary 27, 19725'9"162Walnut Creek, CA US
Nate BumpLRJuly 24, 19766'2"195Towanda, PA US
Rex BurgusLLNovember 6, 19726'2"190Newport Beach, CA US
A. J. BurnettRRJanuary 3, 19776'4"230North Little Rock, AR US
Aaron CamesRRNovember 21, 19756'1"192Hayward, CA US
Chris ClarkRROctober 29, 19746'1"180Flushing, NY US
Geoff DuncanRRApril 1, 19756'2"185New Kensington, PA US
Matt EricksonLRJuly 30, 19755'11"190Appleton, WI US
Joe FunaroRRMarch 20, 19735'9"175New Haven, CT US
Gabe GonzálezSLMay 24, 19726'1"160Long Beach, CA US
Lionel HastingsRRJanuary 26, 19735'9"165Tokyo, JP
Jon HeinrichsRRNovember 18, 19746'0"195San Diego, CA US
Scott HendersonRRFebruary 27, 19756'3"195Portland, OR US
Jaime JonesLLAugust 2, 19766'4"229San Diego, CA US
Larry KleinzRRMarch 3, 19746'1"205Bristol, PA US
Gary KnottsRRFebruary 12, 19776'4"235Decatur, AL US
Hector KuilanRRApril 3, 19765'11"190Hato Rey, PR
Andy LarkinRRJune 27, 19746'4"175Chelan, WA US
Brandon LeeseRROctober 8, 19756'4"205Lincolnshire, IL US
Jose LobatonRRMarch 29, 19745'11"168, Portuguesa VE
Drew NilesSRMarch 17, 19776'1"185Colorado Springs, CO US
Chris NortonRRSeptember 21, 19706'2"215Greenville, MS US
Pablo OzunaRRAugust 25, 19745'11"200Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Mick PagelerRRApril 30, 19766'2"200Emporia, KS US
Brad PennyRRMay 24, 19786'4"270Blackwell, OK US
Julio RamírezRRAugust 10, 19775'11"195San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO
Bobby RectorRRSeptember 24, 19746'1"170San Diego, CA US
Nate ReeseRROctober 17, 19745'11"215Kansas City, MO US
Glenn ReevesRRJanuary 19, 19746'0"195Glen Waverley, Victoria AU
Ryan RobertsonLRSeptember 30, 19726'4"210Corpus Christi, TX US
Bobby RodgersRRJuly 22, 19746'3"220St. Louis, MO US
Victor RodriguezRROctober 25, 19766'0"205Guayama, PR
Nate RolisonLRMarch 27, 19776'5"225Hattiesburg, MS US
Tony SchifanoRRNovember 11, 19746'1"195Orange, CA US
Michael TejeraLLOctober 18, 19765'9"175La Habana, La Habana CU
Dan VardijanRRDecember 1, 19766'5"220Chicago, IL US
Brandon VillafuerteRRDecember 17, 19755'11"195Hilo, HI 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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