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1998 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 116th season in the history of the franchise.
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| 1998 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium | |||
| City | Philadelphia | |||
| Record | 75–87 (.463) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Bill Giles | |||
| General managers | Ed Wade | |||
| Managers | Terry Francona | |||
| Television | WPHL-TV Comcast Sports Philadelphia | |||
| Radio | WPHT (Harry Kalas, Larry Andersen, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler) | |||
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The first game of the Phillies season was an unforgettable opening day game at Shea Stadium against their division rival New York Mets. Both of them were involved in the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League and the longest one in the MLB since 1926 when the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 1–0 in 15 innings.[1][2] However, the Phillies lost the game 1–0 in 14 innings when Mets backup catcher Alberto Castillo delivered a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded off Philadelphia closer Ricky Bottalico.[2] This was the first regular season baseball game played in New York in March.[3]
Season standings
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| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Atlanta Braves | 106 | 56 | 0.654 | — | 56–25 | 50–31 |
| New York Mets | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 18 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 31 | 40–41 | 35–46 |
| Montreal Expos | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 41 | 39–42 | 26–55 |
| Florida Marlins | 54 | 108 | 0.333 | 52 | 31–50 | 23–58 |
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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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Transactions
- February 24, 1998: Midre Cummings was released by the Philadelphia Phillies.[4]
- June 2, 1998: Pat Burrell was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.[5]
- June 24, 1998: Rex Hudler was released by the Philadelphia Phillies.[6]
- August 14, 1998: Paul Byrd was selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Atlanta Braves.[7]
Roster
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Mike Lieberthal | 86 | 313 | 80 | .256 | 8 | 45 |
| 1B | Rico Brogna | 153 | 565 | 150 | .265 | 20 | 104 |
| 2B | Mark Lewis | 142 | 518 | 129 | .249 | 9 | 54 |
| SS | Desi Relaford | 142 | 494 | 121 | .245 | 5 | 41 |
| 3B | Scott Rolen | 160 | 601 | 174 | .290 | 31 | 110 |
| LF | Gregg Jeffries | 125 | 483 | 142 | .294 | 8 | 48 |
| CF | Doug Glanville | 158 | 678 | 189 | .279 | 8 | 49 |
| RF | Bobby Abreu | 151 | 497 | 155 | .312 | 17 | 74 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Kevin Jordan | 112 | 250 | 69 | .276 | 2 | 27 |
| Kevin Sefcik | 104 | 169 | 53 | .314 | 3 | 20 |
| Bobby Estalella | 47 | 165 | 31 | .188 | 8 | 20 |
| Alex Arias | 56 | 133 | 39 | .293 | 1 | 16 |
| Mark Parent | 34 | 113 | 25 | .221 | 1 | 13 |
| Rubén Amaro Jr. | 92 | 107 | 20 | .187 | 1 | 10 |
| Wendell Magee | 20 | 75 | 22 | .293 | 1 | 11 |
| Jon Zuber | 38 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 2 | 6 |
| Marlon Anderson | 17 | 43 | 14 | .326 | 1 | 4 |
| Rex Hudler | 25 | 41 | 5 | .122 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Bennett | 9 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 3 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Curt Schilling | 35 | 268.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.25 | 300 |
| Mark Portugal | 26 | 166.1 | 10 | 5 | 4.44 | 104 |
| Tyler Green | 27 | 159.1 | 6 | 12 | 5.03 | 113 |
| Carlton Loewer | 21 | 122.2 | 7 | 8 | 6.09 | 58 |
| Matt Beech | 21 | 117.0 | 3 | 9 | 5.15 | 113 |
| Paul Byrd | 8 | 55.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.29 | 38 |
| Garrett Stephenson | 6 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 17 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Grace | 21 | 90.1 | 4 | 7 | 5.48 | 46 |
| Mike Welch | 10 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.27 | 15 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Mark Leiter | 69 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 3.55 | 84 |
| Wayne Gomes | 71 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4.24 | 86 |
| Jerry Spradlin | 69 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3.53 | 76 |
| Yorkis Pérez | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.81 | 42 |
| Ricky Bottalico | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.44 | 27 |
| Darrin Winston | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.12 | 11 |
| Ken Ryan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.37 | 16 |
| Matt Whiteside | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.50 | 14 |
| Toby Borland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 9 |
| Robert Dodd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 4 |
| Billy Brewer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Nye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 3 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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- Salisbury, Jim (April 1, 1998). "For Openers, Zilch Phils Fall in 14th Without a Run". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
- Diamos, Jason (April 1, 1998). "A Midsummer Classic in March as Mets Nip Phillies". New York Times. p. C1.
- Vecsey, George (April 1, 1998). "Mets Take An Opener For the Ages". New York Times. p. C1.
- "Midre Cummings Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- "Pat Burrell Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- "Rex Hudler Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- "Paul Byrd Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- "1998 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007