1998 San Francisco Giants season
1998 San Francisco Giants | |
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Record | 89–74 (.546) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | Peter Magowan |
General manager(s) | Brian Sabean |
Manager(s) | Dusty Baker |
Local television | KTVU (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Lon Simmons, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller) Fox Sports Bay Area (Jon Miller, Duane Kuiper) |
Local radio | KNBR (Mike Krukow, Duane Kuiper, Lon Simmons, Ted Robinson, Jon Miller ) SP Radio (Erwin Higueros,Rene De La Rosa, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez) |
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The 1998 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 116th season in Major League Baseball, their 41st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 39th at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The team finished in second place in the National League West with an 89-74 record, 9½ games behind the San Diego Padres.
Offseason[]
- November 11, 1997: Chris Singleton and Alberto Castillo were traded by the Giants to the New York Yankees for Charlie Hayes and cash.[1]
- November 21, 1997: Brent Mayne was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[2]
- December 6, 1997: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[3]
- January 21, 1998: Alex Diaz was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[4]
- January 29, 1998: Jalal Leach was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Scott Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.[5]
Regular season[]
Opening Day starters[]
- Rich Aurilia
- Barry Bonds
- Shawn Estes
- Darryl Hamilton
- Stan Javier
- John Johnstone
- Jeff Kent
- Bill Mueller
- J. T. Snow [6]
Season standings[]
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 |
Record vs. opponents[]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | 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 |
Notable transactions[]
- April 6, 1998: Jalal Leach was released by the San Francisco Giants.[5]
- May 11, 1998: Jalal Leach was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.[5]
- June 2, 1998: Cody Ransom was drafted by the Giants in the 9th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 4, 1998.[7]
- July 23, 1998: Joe Carter was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Darin Blood (minors).[8]
- September 14, 1998: Alex Diaz was released by the Giants.[4]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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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
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Alex Diaz | 34 | 62 | 8 | .129 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers[]
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Award winners[]
- 1998 Jeff Kent 2B, Willie Mac Award
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Pacific Coast League | Jim Davenport |
AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Mike Hart |
A | Bakersfield Blaze | California League | Frank Reberger |
A | San Jose Giants | California League | Shane Turner |
A-Short Season | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | Northwest League | Keith Comstock |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Jose, Salem-Keizer[9]
References[]
- ^ Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brent Mayne at Baseball Reference
- ^ Danny Darwin at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Alex Diaz at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b c "Jalal Leach Stats".
- ^ "1998 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Cody Ransom at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Joe Carter Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links[]
- 1998 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1998 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac
Categories:
- San Francisco Giants seasons
- 1998 Major League Baseball season
- 1998 in sports in California