1998 Milwaukee Brewers season
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This realignment was widely considered to have great financial benefit to the club moving. However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Commissioner (then club owner) Bud Selig decided another team should have the first chance to switch leagues. The choice was offered to the Kansas City Royals, who ultimately decided to stay in the American League.
Offseason
- December 1, 1997: Jack Voigt was released by the Brewers.[4]
- December 8, 1997:
- January 14, 1998: Bob Hamelin was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[6]
- March 11, 1998: Mark Watson was traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Ben McDonald.[7]
Regular season
Season standings
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Houston Astros | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 55–26 | 47–34 |
Chicago Cubs | 90 | 73 | 0.552 | 12½ | 51–31 | 39–42 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 19 | 48–34 | 35–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 25 | 39–42 | 38–43 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 28 | 38–43 | 36–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 33 | 40–40 | 29–53 |
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 | 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 |
Notable transactions
- June 2, 1998: J. J. Putz was drafted by the Brewers in the 17th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[8]
- June 24, 1998: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Cincinnati Reds.[9]
- July 23, 1998: Doug Jones was traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Eric Plunk.[10]
- July 31, 1998: Mike Kinkade was traded by the Brewers to the New York Mets for Bill Pulsipher.[11]
- August 7, 1998: Anaheim Angels.[12]
Roster
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Mike Matheny | 108 | 320 | 24 | 76 | .238 | 6 | 27 | 1 |
1B | John Jaha | 73 | 216 | 29 | 45 | .208 | 7 | 38 | 1 |
2B | Fernando Viña | 159 | 637 | 101 | 198 | .311 | 7 | 45 | 22 |
3B | Jeff Cirillo | 156 | 604 | 97 | 194 | .321 | 14 | 68 | 10 |
SS | José Valentín | 151 | 428 | 65 | 96 | .224 | 16 | 49 | 10 |
LF | Geoff Jenkins | 84 | 262 | 33 | 60 | .229 | 9 | 28 | 1 |
CF | Marquis Grissom | 142 | 542 | 57 | 147 | .271 | 10 | 60 | 13 |
RF | Jeromy Burnitz | 161 | 609 | 92 | 160 | .263 | 38 | 125 | 7 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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Mark Loretta | 140 | 434 | 55 | 137 | 6 | 54 | .316 | 9 |
Dave Nilsson | 102 | 309 | 39 | 83 | 12 | 56 | .269 | 2 |
Bobby Hughes | 85 | 218 | 28 | 50 | 9 | 29 | .229 | 1 |
Darrin Jackson | 114 | 204 | 20 | 49 | 4 | 20 | .240 | 1 |
Marc Newfield | 93 | 186 | 15 | 44 | 3 | 25 | .237 | 0 |
Bob Hamelin | 109 | 146 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 22 | .219 | 0 |
Eric Owens | 34 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .125 | 0 |
Jesse Levis | 22 | 37 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 4 | .351 | 1 |
Brian Banks | 24 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .292 | 0 |
Ronnie Belliard | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
Greg Martinez | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 |
Marcus Jensen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Scott Karl | 33 | 192.1 | 10 | 11 | 4.40 | 102 |
Steve Woodard | 34 | 165.2 | 10 | 12 | 4.18 | 135 |
Jeff Juden | 24 | 138.1 | 7 | 11 | 5.53 | 109 |
Cal Eldred | 23 | 133.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.80 | 86 |
Bill Pulsipher | 11 | 58.0 | 3 | 4 | 4.66 | 38 |
Rafael Roque | 9 | 48.0 | 4 | 2 | 4.88 | 34 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Brad Woodall | 31 | 138.0 | 7 | 9 | 4.96 | 85 |
Paul Wagner | 13 | 55.2 | 1 | 5 | 7.11 | 37 |
José Mercedes | 7 | 32.0 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Bob Wickman | 72 | 82.1 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 3.72 | 71 |
Mike Myers | 70 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.70 | 40 |
Al Reyes | 50 | 57.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.95 | 58 |
Chad Fox | 49 | 57.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.95 | 64 |
Doug Jones | 46 | 54.0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5.17 | 43 |
Bronswell Patrick | 32 | 78.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.69 | 49 |
David Weathers | 28 | 47.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.21 | 43 |
Eric Plunk | 26 | 31.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.69 | 36 |
Valerio De Los Santos |
13 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 18 |
Rod Henderson | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 1 |
Greg Mullins | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Bobby Chouinard | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
Travis Smith | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Joe Hudson | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.00 | 0 |
Farm system
The Brewers'
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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Triple-A | Louisville Redbirds
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International League | Gary Allenson |
Double-A | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Ed Romero |
Class A-Advanced
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Stockton Ports | California League | Bernie Moncallo |
Class A
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Beloit Snappers
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Midwest League | Don Money |
Rookie
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Helena Brewers | Pioneer League | Tom Houk |
Rookie
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Ogden Raptors | Pioneer League | Ed Sedar |
Rookie
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DSL Brewers | Dominican Summer League | —
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Rookie
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VSL Guacara 1 | Venezuelan Summer League | —
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References
- The Kentucky Post (Associated Press). E. W. Scripps Company. November 6, 1997. Archived from the originalon May 5, 2005.
- ^ Pappas, Doug, "News Briefs: Fall 1997" Archived July 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Outside the Lines, Fall 1997.
- ^ "1998 MLB All-Star Game Roster - Major League Baseball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Jack Voigt at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Marquis Grissom at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bob Hamelin at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ben McDonald at Baseball-Reference
- ^ J. J. Putz at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "David Weathers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com". Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Eric Plunk at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bill Pulsipher at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Jeff Juden at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "1998 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics".
- ^ "1998 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- 1998 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
- 1998 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com