 In baseball statistics tie @-@ breakers count as regular season games , with all events in them added to regular season statistics . For example , Mike Piazza grounded into his 27th double play of the season in the 9th inning , adding to his league @-@ leading total . Similarly , Leiter 's performance advanced his position on several 1999 statistical leaderboards including shutouts and walks issued . Reese , Ventura , and Ordóñez won Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for the season while Piazza and Alfonzo won Silver Sluggers . Robin Ventura also finished sixth in Most Valuable Player voting , with Chipper Jones taking the award . 
