1999 Boston Red Sox Season Summary

Record: 94-68, 2nd in American League East (5 teams)
Runs Scored: 836
Runs Allowed: 718
Pythagorean W-L: 92-70

Manager(s): Jimy Williams (94-68)
Ball Park: Fenway Park

Post-Season Results

Won AL Division Series over Cleveland Indians (3-2)
Lost AL Championship Series to New York Yankees (4-1)

Notable Moments from 1999

3 May 1999 - Rookie backstop Creighton Gubanich hits a grand slam in his first at-bat but Boston loses a heartbreaker, 12-11 in 10 innings, as the Red Sox are unable to hold leads of 7-0 and 11-6.

10 May 1999 - Nomar Garciaparra hits three home runs, including two grand slams, and ties a club record with 10 RBI in a 12-4 Red Sox win over the Mariners at Fenway Park.

15 May 1999 - The Red Sox announce plans to replace 87-year-old Fenway Park with an brand-new complex with near-identical dimensions across Yawkey Way by 2003; however, plans never got off the ground and new ownership announced the abandonment of any such plan in 2005.

5 June 1999 - Tom Gordon's streak of 54 consecutive saves ends against the Braves rally to beat the Red Sox 6-5 at Fenway Park.

13 July 1999 - In front of a packed house at Fenway Park, Pedro Martinez strikes out five and faces the minimum number of batters over two innings as the American League goes on to defeat the National League 4-1 in the All-Star Game. Martinez is also named MVP of the mid-summer classic, the first Sox player since Roger Clemens to earn that distinction.

10 September 1999 - Pedro Martinez allows just two batters to reach base while striking out 17 in a complete game effort at Yankee Stadium as Boston defeats New York 3-1. Martinez retires the last 22 batters he faces and strikes out the final five.

29 September 1999 - Boston clinches a wild card berth with a 6-2 win over Chicago in the first game of a doubleheader at Comisky Park.

10 October 1999 - The Red Sox embarrass the Indians 23-7 at Fenway Park as they rack up 24 hits, setting playoff records for the most hits and runs scored in a game; the 16-run margin also set a record. John Valentin leads the charge with four hits, including two home runs, and seven RBI.

11 October 1999 - Boston becomes the first team to rally from an 0-2 division series deficit, winning 12-8 in Cleveland thanks to Troy O'Leary's two home runs and seven RBI; both home runs came after the Indians elected to walk Nomar Garciaparra to get to O'Leary. Pedro Martinez pitched the final six innings in relief, holding the opposition hitless and striking out eight.

16 October 1999 - A much-anticipated match up between former Boston pitcher Roger Clemens and current Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez turns into a laugher as Boston shells Clemens for five runs and six hits in an eventual 13-1 Red Sox win over the Yankees; Martinez, for his part, strikes out 12 and allows just two hits over seven innings of work.

18 October 1999 - At Fenway Park, the Yankees win 6-1 over the Red Sox in Game Five of the American League Championship Series as New York claim their third pennant in four years.