1999 San Diego Padres season

The 1999 San Diego Padres season was the 31st season in franchise history. They finished fourth in the National League West. They had lost several key players after their 1998 pennant-winning season, most notably pitching ace Kevin Brown.

Acquisitions

 * November 13, 1998: John Vander Wal was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.
 * November 17, 1998: Archi Cianfrocco was released by the San Diego Padres.
 * February 2, 1999: Mark Sweeney was traded by the San Diego Padres with Greg Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds for Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, and Josh Harris (minors).
 * Starting pitcher Joey Hamilton traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for starting pitchers Woody Williams and reliever Carlos Almanzar

Free agent losses

 * Kevin Brown
 * Ken Caminiti
 * Steve Finley

Regular season
The Padres played in the first game ever at Safeco Field on July 15, 1999. The Mariners lost to the Padres by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first park in Major League history to host an interleague game on its inaugural day.

Opening Day starters

 * George Arias
 * Andy Ashby
 * Chris Gomez
 * Tony Gwynn
 * Wally Joyner
 * Greg Myers
 * Rubén Rivera
 * Reggie Sanders
 * Quilvio Veras

Notable transactions

 * July 31, 1999: Jim Leyritz was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees for Geraldo Padua (minors).

Tony Gwynn's 3000th Hit

 * August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres got the 3,000th hit of his career. After the hit, first base umpire Kerwin Danley personally congratulated Tony Gwynn after the hit because they were teammates at San Diego State. Gwynn had four singles in the game. Gwynn became the twenty-second member of the three-thousand hit club and accomplished the feat on his mother's birthday.

Line Score
August 6, Olympic Stadium, Montréal, Québec

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Award winners
1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
 * Tony Gwynn, Outfield, Roberto Clemente Award
 * Tony Gwynn
 * Andy Ashby
 * Trevor Hoffman