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1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the Diamondbacks' inaugural season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West. They finished the season 33 games behind the National League Champion San Diego Padres with a record of 65–97, last in the division.
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| 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Bank One Ballpark | |||
| City | Phoenix, Arizona | |||
| Record | 65–97 (.401) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Jerry Colangelo Ken Kendrick | |||
| General managers | Joe Garagiola Jr. | |||
| Managers | Buck Showalter | |||
| Television | FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Bob Brenly, Joe Garagiola, Al McCoy) | |||
| Radio | KTAR (620 AM) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte) KSUN (Spanish) (Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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Jeff Suppan was the last player from the inaugural team still active in Major League Baseball when he retired in 2012.
- February 7, 1997: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[1]
- August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.[1]
- November 17, 1997: Jay Bell signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[2]
- November 18, 1997: Devon White was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez (minors).[3]
- November 18, 1997: Travis Fryman was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Gabe Alvarez, Joe Randa, and Matt Drews (minors).[4]
- December 1, 1997: Matt Williams was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman, Tom Martin, and cash.[5]
- January 8, 1998: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[6]
- January 11, 1998: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[1]
Expansion Draft
Round 1
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| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
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| 2 | Brian Anderson | LHP | Cle | Ari |
| 3 | Jeff Suppan | RHP | Bos | Ari |
| 5 | Gabe Alvarez | 3B | SD | Ari |
| 7 | Jorge Fábregas | C | CWS | Ari |
| 9 | Karim García | OF | LA | Ari |
| 11 | Edwin Diaz | IF | Tex | Ari |
| 13 | Cory Lidle | RHP | NYM | Ari |
| 15 | Joel Adamson | LHP | Mil | Ari |
| 17 | Ben Ford | RHP | NYY | Ari |
| 19 | Yamil Benitez | OF | KC | Ari |
| 21 | Neil Weber | LHP | Mon | Ari |
| 23 | Jason Boyd | RHP | Phi | Ari |
| 25 | Brent Brede | OF | Min | Ari |
| 27 | Tony Batista | IF | Oak | Ari |
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Round 2
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| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
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| 29 | Tom Martin | LHP | Hou | Ari |
| 31 | Omar Daal | LHP | Tor | Ari |
| 33 | Scott Winchester | RHP | Cin | Ari |
| 35 | Clint Sodowsky | RHP | Pit | Ari |
| 37 | Danny Klassen | IF | Mil | Ari |
| 39 | Matt Drews | RHP | Det | Ari |
| 41 | Todd Erdos | RHP | SD | Ari |
| 43 | Chris Clemons | RHP | CWS | Ari |
| 45 | David Dellucci | OF | Bal | Ari |
| 47 | Damian Miller | C | Min | Ari |
| 49 | Héctor Carrasco | RHP | KC | Ari |
| 51 | Hanley Frias | SS | Tex | Ari |
| 53 | Bob Wolcott | RHP | Sea | Ari |
| 55 | Mike Bell | 3B | Ana | Ari |
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Round 3
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| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
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| 57 | Joe Randa | 3B | Pit | Ari |
| 59 | Jesus Martinez | LHP | LA | Ari |
| 61 | Russ Springer | RHP | Hou | Ari |
| 63 | Bryan Corey | RHP | Det | Ari |
| 65 | Kelly Stinnett | C | Mil | Ari |
| 67 | Chuck McElroy | LHP | CWS | Ari |
| 69 | Marty Janzen | RHP | Tor | Ari |
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1996–97 MLB June drafts and minor league affiliates
The two expansion teams set to debut in 1998, the Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, had two full seasons to establish scouting and player development systems and were permitted to participate fully in the 1996 and 1997 Major League Baseball drafts. The Diamondbacks drafted 30th in both 1996 and 1997, selecting 62 players (1996) and 60 players (1997) in those drafts. The team began developing those players in a farm system with three minor-league affiliates in 1996 and four in 1997.
Among the players selected and signed by Arizona from those drafts were pitchers Brad Penny (fifth round, 1996) and Casey Fossum (seventh, 1996); infielders Alex Cintrón (36th, 1997), Jack Cust (first, 1997) and Junior Spivey (36th round, 1996); and outfielders Ron Calloway (eighth, 1997) and Jason Conti (32nd, 1996).
1996 farm system
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Visalia Oaks | California League | Tim Torricelli |
| Rookie | AZL Diamondbacks | Arizona League | Dwayne Murphy |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Black Diamonds | Pioneer League | Chris Speier |
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Visalia affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers[7]
1997 farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High Desert[7]
Opening Day starters
Season standings
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| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| San Diego Padres | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 54–27 | 44–37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 89 | 74 | 0.546 | 9½ | 49–32 | 40–42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 15 | 48–33 | 35–46 |
| Colorado Rockies | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 21 | 42–39 | 35–46 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 33 | 34–47 | 31–50 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 1–8 | 5–7 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 6–2 | 4–5 | 4–8 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 5–8 |
| Atlanta | 8–1 | — | 3–6 | 7–2 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 7–2 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 9–7 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | 6–3 | — | 6–5 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 4–7 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 8–3 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 4–7 | 5–8 |
| Cincinnati | 5–4 | 2–7 | 5–6 | — | 4–5 | 9–0 | 3–8 | 5–4 | 6–5 | 8–1 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 5–7 | 1–11 | 2–7 | 8–3 | 7-6 |
| Colorado | 6–6 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 5–4 | — | 6–3 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 4–8 |
| Florida | 2–6 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 0–9 | 3–6 | — | 3–6 | 4–5 | 0–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 0–9 | 4–5 | 8–8 |
| Houston | 5–4 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 6-3 | — | 3–6 | 9–2 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 7–2 | 9–2 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 10–4 |
| Los Angeles | 8–4 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 6–3 | — | 5–4 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 5–4 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 8–5 |
| Milwaukee | 3–6 | 2–7 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 9–0 | 2–9 | 4–5 | — | 6–3 | 1–8 | 4–5 | 6–5 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 3–8 | 8–6 |
| Montreal | 7–2 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 2–7 | 7–5 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 3–6 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 4–4 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 6–10 |
| New York | 5–4 | 3–9 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 5–3 | 8–1 | 4–8 | — | 8–4 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 9–7 |
| Philadelphia | 7-2 | 4–8 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 8–1 | 1–8 | 2–6 | 3–6 | 7–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–6 | 2–7 | 3–8 | 7–5 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 2–9 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 1–8 | — | 5–4 | 2–7 | 6–5 | 6–7 |
| San Diego | 9–3 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 11–1 | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 4–5 | — | 8–4 | 6–3 | 6–7 |
| San Francisco | 7–5 | 2–7 | 3–7 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 9–0 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 6–2 | 7–2 | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 8–5 |
| St. Louis | 7–2 | 3–6 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 6–3 | 5-4 | 7–5 | 5–4 | 8–3 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 6–3 | 5–6 | 3–6 | 5–7 | — | 4–9 |
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Notable transactions
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| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
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| C | Kelly Stinnett | 92 | 274 | 71 | 11 | 34 | .259 |
| 1B | Travis Lee | 146 | 562 | 151 | 22 | 72 | .269 |
| 2B | Andy Fox | 139 | 502 | 139 | 9 | 44 | .277 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 135 | 510 | 136 | 20 | 71 | .267 |
| SS | Jay Bell | 155 | 549 | 138 | 20 | 67 | .251 |
| LF | David Dellucci | 124 | 416 | 108 | 5 | 51 | .260 |
| CF | Devon White | 146 | 563 | 157 | 22 | 85 | .279 |
| RF | Karim García | 113 | 333 | 74 | 9 | 43 | .222 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
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| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
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| Tony Batista | 106 | 293 | 80 | 18 | 41 | .273 |
| Brent Brede | 98 | 212 | 48 | 2 | 17 | .226 |
| Yamil Benítez | 91 | 206 | 41 | 9 | 30 | .199 |
| Damian Miller | 57 | 168 | 48 | 3 | 14 | .286 |
| Jorge Fábregas | 50 | 151 | 30 | 1 | 15 | .199 |
| Andy Stankiewicz | 77 | 145 | 30 | 0 | 8 | .207 |
| Danny Klassen | 29 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 8 | .194 |
| Bernard Gilkey | 29 | 101 | 25 | 1 | 5 | .248 |
| Chris Jones | 20 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .194 |
| Hanley Frías | 15 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .130 |
| Hensley Meulens | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .067 |
| Mike Robertson | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Edwin Díaz | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
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| Andy Benes | 34 | 231.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.97 | 164 | 74 |
| Brian Anderson | 32 | 208.0 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 | 95 | 24 |
| Omar Daal | 33 | 162.2 | 8 | 12 | 2.88 | 132 | 51 |
| Willie Blair | 23 | 146.2 | 4 | 15 | 5.34 | 71 | 51 |
| Jeff Suppan | 13 | 66.0 | 6 | 9 | 6.68 | 39 | 21 |
| Bob Wolcott | 6 | 33.0 | 1 | 3 | 7.09 | 21 | 13 |
| Joel Adamson | 5 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 8.22 | 14 | 11 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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| Gregg Olson | 64 | 68.2 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 3.01 | 55 | 25 |
| Clint Sodowsky | 45 | 77.2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5.68 | 42 | 39 |
| Félix Rodríguez | 43 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.14 | 36 | 29 |
| Alan Embree | 35 | 35.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.11 | 24 | 13 |
| Willie Banks | 33 | 43.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 32 | 25 |
| Bobby Chouinard | 26 | 38.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.23 | 26 | 11 |
| Russ Springer | 26 | 32.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.13 | 37 | 14 |
| Aaron Small | 23 | 31.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.69 | 14 | 8 |
| Scott Brow | 17 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.17 | 13 | 14 |
| Barry Manuel | 13 | 15.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.47 | 12 | 14 |
| Ben Ford | 8 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.90 | 5 | 3 |
| Efraín Valdez | 6 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Michalak | 5 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 5 | 4 |
| Vladimir Núñez | 4 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 2 | 2 |
| Neil Weber | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 4 | 3 |
| Bryan Corey | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 2 |
| Ricky Pickett | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 2 | 4 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007