The Oakland Athletics' 1999 season involved the A's finishing second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. In doing so, the Athletics finished with their first winning record since 1992. The campaign was also the first of eight consecutive winning seasons for the Athletics (the last of these coming in 2006).
Offseason
December 14, 1998: Tony Phillips was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[1]
December 14, 1998: Rafael Bournigal was released by the Oakland Athletics.[2]
January 7, 1999: Marc Newfield was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[3]
January 8, 1999: Mike Oquist was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Athletics.[4]
January 26, 1999: Tim Raines was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[5]
February 17, 1999: John Jaha signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[6]
August 18, 1999: Rich Becker was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Carl Dale (August 20, 1999) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.[11]
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN978-1-932391-17-6.