1998 Boston Red Sox season
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The 1998 Boston Red Sox season was the 98th season in the franchise's
.Offseason
- November 6, 1997: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Texas Rangers with Damon Buford to the Boston Red Sox for Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman, and Aaron Sele.[1]
- November 17, 1997: Bret Saberhagen was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.[2]
- November 18, 1997: Pedro Martínez was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and Carl Pavano. The Boston Red Sox sent Tony Armas (December 18, 1997) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.[3]
- November 18, 1997: Jeff Suppan was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
- November 18, 1997: Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
- November 21, 1997: Mike Benjamin was signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox.[4]
- March 19, 1998: Midre Cummings was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Cincinnati Reds.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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New York Yankees | 114 | 48 | 0.704 | — | 62–19 | 52–29 |
Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 22 | 51–30 | 41–40 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 26 | 51–30 | 37–44 |
Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 35 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 51 | 33–48 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||
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Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Anaheim | — | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 10–6 |
Baltimore | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 5–6 | 7–3 | 3–9 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
Boston | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 9–2 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–7 |
Chicago | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4–6–1 | 7–9 |
Cleveland | 7–4 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–3 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 10–6 |
Detroit | 3–8 | 1–10 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 7–9 |
Kansas City | 5–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 0–10 | 7–4 | 4–6 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 9–7 |
Minnesota | 5–6 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
New York | 5–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 10–0 | 7–4 | — | 8–3 | 8–3 | 11–1 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 13–3 |
Oakland | 7–5 | 3–8 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–8 |
Seattle | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 9–2 | 3–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
Tampa Bay | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 6–5 | 5–6 | — | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
Texas | 7–5 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | — | 7–4 | 8–8 |
Toronto | 7–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–4–1 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–7 | — | 9–7 |
Team | ATL | FLA | MON | NYM | PHI |
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Boston | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Notable transactions
- June 2, 1998: Mark Teixeira was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.[6]
- June 20, 1998: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ethan Faggett (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero, and Darío Veras.[1]
- July 30, 1998: Pete Munro and Jay Yennaco were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Mike Stanley.
- July 31, 1998: Greg Swindell was traded by the Minnesota Twins with Orlando Merced to the Boston Red Sox for John Barnes, Matt Kinney, and Joe Thomas (minors).[7]
- August 6, 1998: Pete Schourek was purchased from the Houston Astros.
Opening Day lineup
5 | Nomar Garciaparra | SS |
13 | John Valentin | 3B |
42 | Mo Vaughn | 1B |
18 | Reggie Jefferson | DH |
25 | Troy O'Leary | LF |
10 | Scott Hatteberg | C |
20 | Darren Lewis | CF |
56 | Darren Bragg | RF |
52 | Donnie Sadler | 2B |
45 | Pedro Martínez | P |
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. =
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
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C | Scott Hatteberg | 112 | 359 | 46 | 99 | 12 | 43 | .276 | .446 | 0 |
1B | Mo Vaughn | 154 | 609 | 107 | 205 | 40 | 115 | .337 | .591 | 0 |
2B | Mike Benjamin | 124 | 349 | 46 | 95 | 4 | 39 | .272 | .372 | 3 |
3B | John Valentin | 153 | 588 | 113 | 145 | 23 | 73 | .247 | .442 | 4 |
SS | Nomar Garciaparra | 143 | 604 | 111 | 195 | 35 | 122 | .323 | .584 | 12 |
LF | Troy O'Leary | 156 | 611 | 95 | 165 | 23 | 83 | .270 | .468 | 2 |
CF | Darren Lewis | 155 | 585 | 95 | 157 | 8 | 63 | .268 | .362 | 29 |
RF | Darren Bragg | 129 | 409 | 51 | 114 | 8 | 57 | .279 | .423 | 5 |
DH | Damon Buford | 86 | 216 | 37 | 61 | 10 | 42 | .282 | .523 | 5 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in, SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Jason Varitek | 86 | 221 | 56 | .253 | 7 | 33 | 2 |
Reggie Jefferson | 62 | 196 | 60 | .306 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
Mike Stanley | 47 | 156 | 45 | .288 | 7 | 32 | 1 |
Jim Leyritz | 52 | 129 | 37 | .287 | 8 | 24 | 0 |
Donnie Sadler | 58 | 124 | 28 | .226 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
Midre Cummings | 67 | 120 | 34 | .283 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
Lou Merloni | 39 | 96 | 27 | .281 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
Mark Lemke | 31 | 91 | 17 | .187 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Keith Mitchell | 23 | 33 | 9 | .273 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Trot Nixon | 13 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Ashley | 13 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Mandy Romero | 12 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chris Snopek | 8 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Orlando Merced | 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Keith Johns | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Pedro Martínez | 33 | 33 | 233.2 | 19 | 7 | 2.89 | 251 |
Tim Wakefield | 36 | 33 | 216.0 | 17 | 8 | 4.58 | 146 |
Bret Saberhagen | 31 | 31 | 175.0 | 15 | 8 | 3.96 | 100 |
Pete Schourek | 10 | 8 | 44.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.30 | 36 |
Brian Rose | 8 | 8 | 37.2 | 1 | 4 | 6.93 | 18 |
Jin-ho Cho | 4 | 4 | 18.2 | 0 | 3 | 8.20 | 15 |
Butch Henry | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 6 |
Robinson Checo | 2 | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.39 | 5 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Steve Avery | 34 | 23 | 123.2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5.02 | 57 |
Derek Lowe | 63 | 10 | 123.0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4.02 | 77 |
John Wasdin | 47 | 8 | 96.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5.25 | 59 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tom Gordon | 73 | 0 | 79.1 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 2.72 | 78 |
Jim Corsi | 59 | 0 | 66.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.59 | 49 |
Dennis Eckersley | 50 | 0 | 39.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.76 | 22 |
Rich Garcés | 30 | 0 | 46.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.33 | 34 |
Ron Mahay | 29 | 0 | 26.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.46 | 14 |
Greg Swindell | 29 | 0 | 24.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.38 | 18 |
Carlos Reyes | 24 | 0 | 38.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 23 |
Brian Shouse | 7 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 5 |
Darío Veras | 7 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.13 | 2 |
Brian Barkley | 6 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 2 |
David West | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 4 |
Carlos Valdez | 4 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
ALDS
Game 1
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Boston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
W: Pedro Martínez (1-0) L: Jaret Wright (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HR: BOS: Mo Vaughn (2), Nomar Garciaparra; CLE: Kenny Lofton, Jim Thome |
Game 2
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Boston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Cleveland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
W: Dave Burba (1-0) L: Tim Wakefield (0-1) S: Mike Jackson (1) | ||||||||||||
HR: CLE: David Justice |
Game 3
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
W: Charles Nagy (1-0) L: Bret Saberhagen (0-1); S: Mike Jackson (2) | |||||||||||||
HR: CLE: Manny Ramírez (2); BOS – Nomar Garciaparra
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Game 4
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
W: Steve Reed (1-0) L: Tom Gordon (0-1) S: Mike Jackson (3) | |||||||||||||
HR: BOS: Nomar Garciaparra |
Awards and honors
- Tom Gordon, reserve P
- Pedro Martínez, reserve P
- Mo Vaughn, reserve 1B (did not attend)
Game log
Red Sox Win | Red Sox Loss | Game Postponed | Clinched Playoff Spot |
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April: 18–8
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May: 13–14
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June: 17–10
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July: 15–12
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August: 17–11
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September: 12–15
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Reference:[9] |
Postseason game log
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Farm system
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AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | International League | Ken Macha |
AA | Trenton Thunder | Eastern League
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DeMarlo Hale |
A-Advanced
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Sarasota Red Sox
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Florida State League | Bob Geren |
A
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Michigan Battle Cats | Midwest League | Billy Gardner Jr. |
A-Short Season
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Lowell Spinners | New York–Penn League | Dick Berardino |
Rookie
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GCL Red Sox
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Gulf Coast League
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Luis Aguayo |
Rookie
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DSL Red Sox | Dominican Summer League | Nelson Norman |
References
- ^ a b Jim Leyritz Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Bret Saberhagen Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Pedro Martinez Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Mike Benjamin Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Midre Cummings Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Mark Teixeira Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Greg Swindell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ 1998 Boston Red Sox Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "1998 Boston Red Sox Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 1998. p. 260. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.