1999 Houston Astros Roster

The 1999 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1999 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1999 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1999 Houston Astros salary list, a 1999 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1999 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1999 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

38 Sean Bergman 6-04 205 Right Right 1970-04-11
51 Jose Cabrera 6-00 200 Right Right 1972-03-24
50 Scott Elarton 6-07 240 Right Right 1976-02-23
10 Mike Hampton 5-10 180 Left Right 1972-09-09
19 Doug Henry 6-04 205 Right Right 1963-12-10
44, 45 Chris Holt 6-04 205 Right Right 1971-09-18
42 Jose Lima 6-02 170 Right Right 1972-09-30
47 Jeff McCurry 6-07 210 Right Right 1970-01-21
46 Trever Miller 6-03 175 Left Right 1973-05-29
52 Wade Miller 6-02 185 Right Right 1976-09-13
39 Jay Powell 6-04 220 Right Right 1972-01-09
37 Shane Reynolds 6-03 210 Right Right 1968-03-26
58 Joe Slusarski 6-04 195 Right Right 1966-12-19
13 Billy Wagner 5-10 180 Left Left 1971-07-25
53 Brian Williams 6-02 195 Right Right 1969-02-15
6 Paul Bako 6-02 205 Right Left 1972-06-20
20 Tony Eusebio 6-02 180 Right Right 1967-04-27
17 Randy Knorr 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-11-12
21 Mitch Meluskey 6-00 185 Right Both 1973-09-18
5 Jeff Bagwell 6-00 195 Right Right 1968-05-27
7 Craig Biggio 5-11 180 Right Right 1965-12-14
27 Tim Bogar 6-02 198 Right Right 1966-10-28
11 Ken Caminiti 6-00 200 Right Both 1963-04-21
12 Ricky Gutierrez 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-05-23
4 Carlos Hernandez 5-09 175 Right Right 1975-12-12
36 Jack Howell 6-00 201 Right Left 1961-08-18
9 Russ Johnson 5-10 185 Right Right 1973-02-22
28 Bill Spiers 6-02 190 Right Left 1966-06-05
29 Glen Barker 5-10 180 Right Right 1971-05-10
14 Derek Bell 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-12-11
22 Lance Berkman 6-01 205 Left Both 1976-02-10
1, 2 Alex Diaz 5-11 180 Right Both 1968-10-05
3 Carl Everett 6-00 220 Right Both 1971-06-03
15 Richard Hidalgo 6-03 190 Right Right 1975-06-28
38 Stan Javier 6-00 185 Right Both 1964-01-09
23 Matt Mieske 6-00 192 Right Right 1968-02-13
35 Ryan Thompson 6-03 200 Right Right 1967-11-04
31 Daryle Ward 6-02 230 Left Left 1975-06-27
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The 1999 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 94/95) where 2,706,017 fans witnessed their 1999 Astros finish the season with a .599 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1999 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1999 Houston Astros salary list, a 1999 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1999 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1999 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Jeff Bagwell
Derek Bell
Craig Biggio
Ken Caminiti
Tony Eusebio
Carl Everett
Ricky Gutierrez
Richard Hidalgo
Shane Reynolds

1999 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Tony Eusebio (98)
1B Jeff Bagwell (161)
2B Craig Biggio (155)
3B Ken Caminiti (75)
SS Tim Bogar (90)
LF Richard Hidalgo (97)
CF Carl Everett (118)
RF Derek Bell (126)
DH Daryle Ward (3)
  
SP Sean Bergman
SP Scott Elarton
SP Mike Hampton
SP Chris Holt
SP Jose Lima
SP Shane Reynolds
  
RP Jose Cabrera
RP Doug Henry
RP Trever Miller
RP Jay Powell
RP Brian Williams
CL Billy Wagner


1999 Houston Astros
Salaries

Jeff Bagwell $6,500,000.00
Craig Biggio $6,060,000.00
Derek Bell $4,500,000.00
Ken Caminiti $4,500,000.00
Shane Reynolds $4,475,000.00
Mike Hampton $4,125,000.00
Carl Everett $2,500,000.00
Jose Lima $2,250,000.00
Billy Wagner $2,250,000.00
Ricky Gutierrez $2,212,500.00
Sean Bergman $1,875,000.00
Bill Spiers $1,600,000.00
Tony Eusebio $900,000.00
Jay Powell $800,000.00
Doug Henry $725,000.00
Tim Bogar $700,000.00
Jack Howell $550,000.00
Brian Williams $375,000.00
Chris Holt $279,000.00
Alex Diaz $275,000.00
Ryan Thompson $275,000.00
Richard Hidalgo $260,000.00
Trever Miller $247,500.00
Paul Bako $230,000.00
Scott Elarton $230,000.00
Jose Cabrera $215,000.00
Russ Johnson $205,000.00
Glen Barker $200,000.00
Lance Berkman $200,000.00
Mitch Meluskey $200,000.00
Daryle Ward $200,000.00


1999 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#1 Alex Diaz
#2 Alex Diaz
#3 Carl Everett
#4 Carlos Hernandez
#5 Jeff Bagwell
#6 Paul Bako
#7 Craig Biggio
#9 Russ Johnson
#10 Mike Hampton
#11 Ken Caminiti
#12 Ricky Gutierrez
#13 Billy Wagner
#14 Derek Bell
#15 Richard Hidalgo
#17 Randy Knorr
#19 Doug Henry
#20 Tony Eusebio
#21 Mitch Meluskey
#22 Lance Berkman
#23 Matt Mieske
#27 Tim Bogar
#28 Bill Spiers
#29 Glen Barker
#31 Daryle Ward
#35 Ryan Thompson
#36 Jack Howell
#37 Shane Reynolds
#38 Sean Bergman
#38 Stan Javier
#39 Jay Powell
#42 Jose Lima
#44 Chris Holt
#45 Chris Holt
#46 Trever Miller
#47 Jeff McCurry
#50 Scott Elarton
#51 Jose Cabrera
#52 Wade Miller
#53 Brian Williams
#58 Joe Slusarski

Did you know that a 1999 Houston Astros Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?