1999 Jacksonville Suns Roster
Team Record: 75-66
Finished 1st in the SL's East Division
Manager: Dave Anderson (75-66)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Sam M. Wolfson Park
Attendance: 233,630, Avg. 3,338 in 70 home dates
The Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League ended the 1999 season with a record of 75 wins and 66 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Suns scored 792 runs and allowed 710 runs. Javier Cardona led Jacksonville with 26 home runs, while Ryan Jones, Eric Gillespie and Ben Candelaria each walloped 15 or more also. Javier Cardona accounted for 92 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .309 clip. Dave Darwin paced the team with 14 wins, and Víctor Santos registered a 3.49 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Francisco Cordero, Javier Cardona, Jeff Weaver, Rob Sasser, Dave Swartzbaugh, Greg Keagle, Mike Rivera, Adam Pettyjohn, Víctor Santos, Chris Wakeland, José Alberro, Matt Miller, Brandon Villafuerte, Mike Maroth, Alejandro Freire, Erik Hiljus, Rod Lindsey and Pedro Santana were all players from the 1999 Jacksonville Suns who played in the Majors during their careers.
Dave Anderson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Airoso | R | R | February 12, 1975 | 6'2" | 190 | Tulare, CA US |
| José Alberro | R | R | June 29, 1969 | 6'2" | 190 | San Juan, PR |
| Alberto Blanco | L | L | June 27, 1976 | 6'1" | 200 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Clay Bruner | R | R | October 16, 1976 | 6'3" | 180 | Weatherford, OK US |
| Ben Candelaria | L | R | January 29, 1975 | 6'0" | 167 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Javier Cardona | R | R | September 15, 1975 | 6'1" | 185 | Santurce, PR |
| Francisco Cordero | R | R | May 11, 1975 | 6'3" | 245 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Dave Darwin | L | L | December 19, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Alejandro Freire | R | R | August 23, 1974 | 6'2" | 225 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Apostol Garcia | R | R | August 3, 1976 | 6'0" | 155 | Las Matas de Farfan, San Juan DO |
| Eric Gillespie | L | R | June 6, 1975 | 5'10" | 200 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Gary Goldsmith | R | R | July 4, 1971 | 6'2" | 205 | Alamogordo, NM US |
| Erik Hiljus | R | R | December 25, 1972 | 6'5" | 230 | Panorama City, CA US |
| Jesse Ibarra | S | R | July 12, 1972 | 6'3" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ryan Jones | R | R | November 5, 1974 | 6'2" | 225 | Torrance, CA US |
| Greg Keagle | R | R | June 28, 1971 | 6'1" | 185 | Corning, NY US |
| Chris Lemonis | L | R | August 21, 1973 | 5'11" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Rod Lindsey | R | R | January 28, 1976 | 5'8" | 175 | Opelika, AL US |
| Dave Lindstrom | R | R | August 6, 1974 | 5'10" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Mike Maroth | L | L | August 17, 1977 | 6'0" | 180 | Orlando, FL US |
| Romulo Martinez | R | R | December 5, 1976 | 6'1" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Chad Miles | S | L | February 26, 1973 | 6'3" | 195 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
| Matt Miller | L | L | August 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 175 | Lubbock, TX US |
| Derek Mitchell | R | R | March 9, 1975 | 6'2" | 170 | Waukegan, IL US |
| Adam Pettyjohn | R | L | June 11, 1977 | 6'3" | 190 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Marquis Riley | S | R | December 27, 1970 | 5'10" | 170 | Ashdown, AR US |
| Mike Rivera | R | R | September 8, 1976 | 6'1" | 220 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Greg Romo | L | R | May 14, 1975 | 6'2" | 175 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Pedro Santana | R | R | September 21, 1976 | 5'11" | 160 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Víctor Santos | R | R | October 2, 1976 | 6'2" | 205 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Rob Sasser | R | R | March 9, 1975 | 6'3" | 205 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Keilan Smith | R | R | December 20, 1973 | 6'4" | 185 | Memphis, TN US |
| Bill Snyder | R | R | January 29, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | Oswego, NY US |
| Dave Swartzbaugh | R | R | February 11, 1968 | 6'2" | 195 | Middletown, OH US |
| Brandon Villafuerte | R | R | December 17, 1975 | 5'11" | 195 | Hilo, HI US |
| Chris Wakeland | L | L | June 15, 1974 | 6'0" | 185 | Huntington Beach, CA US |
| Jeff Weaver | R | R | August 22, 1976 | 6'5" | 200 | Northridge, CA US |
| Alan Webb | L | L | September 26, 1979 | 6'0" | 185 | Las Vegas, NV 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.
