1999 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1999 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1999 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1999 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1999 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

53 Juan Acevedo 6-02 195 Right Right 1970-05-05
66 Rick Ankiel 6-01 210 Left Left 1979-07-19
38 Manny Aybar 6-01 165 Right Right 1972-05-04
41 Alan Benes 6-05 215 Right Right 1972-01-21
52 Ricky Bottalico 6-01 200 Right Left 1969-08-26
37 Kent Bottenfield 6-03 237 Right Right 1968-11-14
54 Mike Busby 6-04 210 Right Right 1972-12-27
44 Rich Croushore 6-04 210 Right Right 1970-08-07
48, 62 Rick Heiserman 6-07 225 Right Right 1973-02-22
49 Jose Jimenez 6-03 228 Right Right 1973-07-07
57 Curtis King 6-05 205 Right Right 1970-10-25
63 Larry Luebbers 6-06 190 Right Right 1969-10-11
43 Kent Mercker 6-02 195 Left Left 1968-02-01
32 Mike Mohler 6-02 195 Left Right 1968-07-26
33 Darren Oliver 6-02 200 Left Right 1970-10-06
31 Donovan Osborne 6-02 210 Left Both 1969-06-21
28 Lance Painter 6-01 195 Left Left 1967-07-21
36 Scott Radinsky 6-03 204 Left Left 1968-03-03
58 Heathcliff Slocumb 6-03 220 Right Right 1966-06-07
50 Clint Sodowsky 6-03 180 Right Left 1972-07-13
55 Garrett Stephenson 6-04 185 Right Right 1972-01-02
43 Mark Thompson 6-02 205 Right Right 1971-04-07
30 Alberto Castillo 6-00 185 Right Right 1970-02-10
59 Marcus Jensen 6-04 195 Right Both 1972-12-14
26 Eli Marrero 6-01 180 Right Right 1973-11-17
29 David Howard 6-00 175 Right Both 1967-02-26
8 Adam Kennedy 6-01 192 Right Left 1976-01-10
47 Joe McEwing 5-11 170 Right Right 1972-10-19
25 Mark McGwire 6-05 225 Right Right 1963-10-01
13 Luis Ordaz 5-11 170 Right Right 1975-08-12
27 Placido Polanco 5-10 168 Right Right 1975-10-10
3 Edgar Renteria 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-08-07
23 Fernando Tatis 6-01 175 Right Right 1975-01-01
22 Darren Bragg 5-09 180 Right Left 1969-09-07
24 Eric Davis 6-03 185 Right Right 1962-05-29
7 J.D. Drew 6-01 195 Right Left 1975-11-20
21 Shawon Dunston 6-01 175 Right Right 1963-03-21
5 Thomas Howard 6-02 205 Right Both 1964-12-11
16 Ray Lankford 5-11 198 Left Left 1967-06-05
51 Willie McGee 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-11-02
21 Craig Paquette 6-00 190 Right Right 1969-03-28
48 Eduardo Perez 6-04 215 Right Right 1969-09-11
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The 1999 St. Louis Cardinals played 161 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 86 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 3,235,833 fans witnessed their 1999 Cardinals finish the season with a .466 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1999 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1999 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1999 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1999 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Eric Davis
J.D. Drew
Shawon Dunston
Eli Marrero
Mark McGwire
Donovan Osborne
Placido Polanco
Edgar Renteria
Fernando Tatis

1999 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Eli Marrero (96)
1B Mark McGwire (151)
2B Joe McEwing (96)
3B Fernando Tatis (148)
SS Edgar Renteria (151)
LF Ray Lankford (105)
CF J.D. Drew (97)
RF Eric Davis (50)
DH Eric Davis (2)
DH Shawon Dunston (2)
  
SP Kent Bottenfield
SP Jose Jimenez
SP Kent Mercker
SP Darren Oliver
  
RP Manny Aybar
RP Rich Croushore
RP Mike Mohler
RP Lance Painter
RP Scott Radinsky
RP Heathcliff Slocumb
CL Ricky Bottalico


1999 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Mark McGwire $9,358,667.00
Ray Lankford $6,600,000.00
Donovan Osborne $5,080,000.00
Darren Oliver $3,550,000.00
Eric Davis $3,420,840.00
Kent Mercker $2,500,000.00
Scott Radinsky $2,500,000.00
Ricky Bottalico $2,300,000.00
Edgar Renteria $2,000,000.00
J.D. Drew $1,791,688.00
Willie McGee $1,000,000.00
David Howard $950,000.00
Kent Bottenfield $850,000.00
Darren Bragg $800,000.00
Lance Painter $800,000.00
Shawon Dunston $610,000.00
Alan Benes $550,000.00
Mike Mohler $490,000.00
Juan Acevedo $475,000.00
Thomas Howard $325,000.00
Craig Paquette $300,000.00
Fernando Tatis $270,000.00
Alberto Castillo $225,000.00
Mike Busby $220,000.00
Garrett Stephenson $215,000.00
Larry Luebbers $212,000.00
Manny Aybar $210,000.00
Curtis King $210,000.00
Eli Marrero $210,000.00
Rich Croushore $205,000.00
Rick Ankiel $200,000.00
Jose Jimenez $200,000.00
Adam Kennedy $200,000.00
Joe McEwing $200,000.00
Heathcliff Slocumb $200,000.00


1999 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#3 Edgar Renteria
#5 Thomas Howard
#7 J.D. Drew
#8 Adam Kennedy
#13 Luis Ordaz
#16 Ray Lankford
#21 Shawon Dunston
#21 Craig Paquette
#22 Darren Bragg
#23 Fernando Tatis
#24 Eric Davis
#25 Mark McGwire
#26 Eli Marrero
#27 Placido Polanco
#28 Lance Painter
#29 David Howard
#30 Alberto Castillo
#31 Donovan Osborne
#32 Mike Mohler
#33 Darren Oliver
#36 Scott Radinsky
#37 Kent Bottenfield
#38 Manny Aybar
#41 Alan Benes
#43 Kent Mercker
#43 Mark Thompson
#44 Rich Croushore
#47 Joe McEwing
#48 Rick Heiserman
#48 Eduardo Perez
#49 Jose Jimenez
#50 Clint Sodowsky
#51 Willie McGee
#52 Ricky Bottalico
#53 Juan Acevedo
#54 Mike Busby
#55 Garrett Stephenson
#57 Curtis King
#58 Heathcliff Slocumb
#59 Marcus Jensen
#62 Rick Heiserman
#63 Larry Luebbers
#66 Rick Ankiel

Did you know that a 1999 St. Louis Cardinals 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)?