The Tools of Ignorance: Stats for the year 1998

1998

Overall Batting Pitching Fielding Playoffs Managers HoF

Year	Team	Lg	Div	Rank	W	L	Pct.	G	G@H	R	RA	+/-	WC?	Div?	Lg?	WS?	Park	Attendance	BPF	PPF

1998	New York Yankees	AL	E	1	114	48	.704	162	81	965	656	309	N	Y	Y	Y	Yankee Stadium II	2,955,193	97	95
1998	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	2	92	70	.568	162	81	876	729	147	Y	N	N	N	Fenway Park II	2,314,704	102	101
1998	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	3	88	74	.540	163	81	816	768	48	N	N	N	N	Skydome	2,454,303	100	99
1998	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	4	79	83	.488	162	81	817	785	32	N	N	N	N	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	3,684,650	98	97
1998	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	E	5	63	99	.389	162	81	620	751	-131	N	N	N	N	Tropicana Field	2,506,293	101	102

1998	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	1	89	73	.549	162	81	850	779	71	N	Y	N	N	Jacobs Field	3,467,299	103	102
1998	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	2	80	82	.491	163	81	861	931	-70	N	N	N	N	Comiskey Park II	1,391,146	98	98
1998	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	3	72	89	.447	161	80	714	899	-185	N	N	N	N	Kauffman Stadium	1,494,875	101	102
1998	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	4	70	92	.432	162	81	734	818	-84	N	N	N	N	Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome	1,165,976	101	102
1998	Detroit Tigers	AL	C	5	65	97	.401	162	81	722	863	-141	N	N	N	N	Tiger Stadium	1,409,391	100	101

1998	Texas Rangers	AL	W	1	88	74	.543	162	81	940	871	69	N	Y	N	N	The Ballpark at Arlington	2,927,399	104	103
1998	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	2	85	77	.525	162	81	787	783	4	N	N	N	N	Edison International Field	2,519,280	102	102
1998	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	3	76	85	.472	161	81	859	855	4	N	N	N	N	Kingdome	2,651,511	99	99
1998	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	4	74	88	.457	162	81	804	866	-62	N	N	N	N	Oakland Coliseum	1,232,343	96	97

1998	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	1	106	56	.654	162	81	826	581	245	N	Y	N	N	Turner Field	3,360,860	100	98
1998	New York Mets	NL	E	2	88	74	.543	162	81	706	645	61	N	N	N	N	Shea Stadium	2,287,948	99	99
1998	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	3	75	87	.463	162	81	713	808	-95	N	N	N	N	Veterans Stadium	1,715,722	102	103
1998	Montreal Expos	NL	E	4	65	97	.401	162	81	644	783	-139	N	N	N	N	Stade Olympique	914,909	98	99
1998	Florida Marlins	NL	E	5	54	108	.333	162	81	667	923	-256	N	N	N	N	Joe Robbie Stadium	1,730,384	94	95

1998	Houston Astros	NL	C	1	102	60	.630	162	81	874	620	254	N	Y	N	N	Astrodome	2,458,451	98	97
1998	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	2	90	73	.552	163	82	831	792	39	Y	N	N	N	Wrigley Field	2,623,194	103	103
1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	3	83	79	.509	163	82	810	782	28	N	N	N	N	Busch Stadium II	3,195,691	100	100
1998	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	4	77	85	.475	162	81	750	760	-10	N	N	N	N	Cinergy Field	1,793,649	102	102
1998	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	C	5	74	88	.457	162	81	707	812	-105	N	N	N	N	County Stadium	1,811,593	100	101
1998	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	6	69	93	.423	163	80	650	718	-68	N	N	N	N	Three Rivers Stadium	1,560,950	102	103

1998	San Diego Padres	NL	W	1	98	64	.605	162	81	749	635	114	N	Y	Y	N	Qualcomm Stadium	2,555,874	92	92
1998	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	2	89	74	.546	163	81	845	739	106	N	N	N	N	3Com Park	1,925,364	95	95
1998	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	3	83	79	.512	162	81	669	678	-9	N	N	N	N	Dodger Stadium	3,089,222	95	95
1998	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	4	77	85	.475	162	81	826	855	-29	N	N	N	N	Coors Field	3,792,683	121	122
1998	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	W	5	65	97	.401	162	81	665	812	-147	N	N	N	N	Bank One Ballpark	3,610,290	100	99

Year	Team	Lg	Div	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS

1998	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	162	5565	817	1520	303	11	214	86	48	593	903	58	44	.273	.347	.447	.794
1998	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	162	5601	876	1568	338	35	205	72	39	541	1049	70	52	.280	.348	.463	.810
1998	New York Yankees	AL	E	162	5643	965	1625	290	31	207	153	63	653	1025	57	59	.288	.364	.460	.825
1998	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	E	162	5555	620	1450	267	43	111	120	73	473	1107	37	38	.261	.321	.385	.706
1998	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	163	5580	816	1482	316	19	221	184	81	564	1132	87	49	.266	.340	.448	.787

1998	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	163	5585	861	1516	291	38	198	127	46	551	916	47	59	.271	.339	.444	.782
1998	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	162	5616	850	1530	334	30	198	143	60	630	1061	41	59	.272	.347	.448	.795
1998	Detroit Tigers	AL	C	162	5664	722	1494	306	29	165	122	62	455	1070	62	45	.264	.323	.415	.738
1998	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	161	5546	714	1459	274	40	134	135	50	475	984	60	65	.263	.324	.399	.724
1998	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	162	5641	734	1499	285	32	115	112	54	506	915	45	52	.266	.328	.389	.717

1998	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	162	5630	787	1530	314	27	147	93	45	510	1028	48	41	.272	.335	.415	.751
1998	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	162	5490	804	1413	295	13	149	131	47	633	1122	55	46	.257	.338	.397	.735
1998	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	161	5628	859	1553	321	28	234	115	39	558	1081	57	48	.276	.345	.468	.812
1998	Texas Rangers	AL	W	162	5672	940	1637	314	32	201	82	47	595	1045	39	54	.289	.357	.462	.819

1998	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	162	5484	826	1489	297	26	215	98	43	548	1062	61	46	.272	.342	.453	.795
1998	Florida Marlins	NL	E	162	5558	667	1381	277	36	114	115	57	525	1120	45	29	.248	.317	.373	.690
1998	Montreal Expos	NL	E	162	5418	644	1348	280	32	147	91	46	439	1058	60	37	.249	.310	.394	.704
1998	New York Mets	NL	E	162	5510	706	1425	289	24	136	62	46	572	1049	37	48	.259	.330	.394	.724
1998	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	162	5617	713	1482	286	36	126	97	45	508	1080	45	65	.264	.326	.395	.721

1998	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	163	5649	831	1494	250	34	212	65	44	601	1223	39	37	.264	.337	.433	.771
1998	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	162	5496	750	1441	298	28	138	95	42	608	1107	37	49	.262	.337	.402	.739
1998	Houston Astros	NL	C	162	5641	874	1578	326	28	166	155	51	621	1122	72	49	.280	.356	.436	.792
1998	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	C	162	5541	707	1439	266	17	152	81	59	532	1039	66	32	.260	.330	.396	.726
1998	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	163	5493	650	1395	271	35	107	159	51	393	1060	91	56	.254	.311	.374	.686
1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	163	5593	810	1444	292	30	223	133	41	676	1179	42	34	.258	.341	.441	.781

1998	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	W	162	5491	665	1353	235	46	159	73	38	489	1239	64	27	.246	.314	.393	.707
1998	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	162	5632	826	1640	333	36	183	67	47	469	949	37	41	.291	.347	.461	.808
1998	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	162	5459	669	1374	209	27	159	137	53	447	1056	36	43	.252	.310	.387	.698
1998	San Diego Padres	NL	W	162	5490	749	1390	292	30	167	79	37	604	1072	48	45	.253	.330	.409	.739
1998	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	163	5628	845	1540	292	26	161	102	51	678	1040	44	53	.274	.353	.421	.774

Year	Team	Lg	Div	W	L	G	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	R

1998	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	79	83	162	16	10	37	1431.1	1520	754	214	593	903	4.74	817
1998	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	92	70	162	5	8	53	1436	1568	667	205	541	1049	4.18	876
1998	New York Yankees	AL	E	114	48	162	22	16	48	1456.2	1625	619	207	653	1025	3.82	965
1998	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	E	63	99	162	7	7	28	1443	1450	698	111	473	1107	4.35	620
1998	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	88	74	163	10	11	47	1465	1482	697	221	564	1132	4.28	816

1998	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	80	82	163	8	4	42	1438.2	1516	835	198	551	916	5.22	861
1998	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	89	73	162	9	4	47	1460	1530	721	198	630	1061	4.44	850
1998	Detroit Tigers	AL	C	65	97	162	9	4	32	1446.1	1494	792	165	455	1070	4.93	722
1998	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	72	89	161	6	5	46	1436.1	1459	822	134	475	984	5.15	714
1998	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	70	92	162	7	8	42	1447.2	1499	764	115	506	915	4.75	734

1998	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	85	77	162	3	5	52	1444	1530	720	147	510	1028	4.49	787
1998	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	74	88	162	12	4	39	1434	1413	766	149	633	1122	4.81	804
1998	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	76	85	161	17	7	31	1424.1	1553	781	234	558	1081	4.93	859
1998	Texas Rangers	AL	W	88	74	162	10	8	46	1431.1	1637	794	201	595	1045	4.99	940

1998	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	106	56	162	24	23	45	1438.2	1489	520	215	548	1062	3.25	826
1998	Florida Marlins	NL	E	54	108	162	11	3	24	1449.2	1381	834	114	525	1120	5.18	667
1998	Montreal Expos	NL	E	65	97	162	4	5	39	1427	1348	695	147	439	1058	4.38	644
1998	New York Mets	NL	E	88	74	162	9	16	46	1458	1425	609	136	572	1049	3.76	706
1998	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	75	87	162	21	10	32	1463	1482	754	126	508	1080	4.64	713

1998	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	90	73	163	7	7	56	1477.1	1494	733	212	601	1223	4.47	831
1998	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	77	85	162	6	8	42	1441.1	1441	711	138	608	1107	4.44	750
1998	Houston Astros	NL	C	102	60	162	12	11	44	1471.1	1578	572	166	621	1122	3.50	874
1998	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	C	74	88	162	2	2	39	1451	1439	746	152	532	1039	4.63	707
1998	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	69	93	163	7	10	41	1449	1395	629	107	393	1060	3.91	650
1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	83	79	163	6	10	44	1469.2	1444	703	223	676	1179	4.31	810

1998	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	W	65	97	162	7	6	37	1432.1	1353	737	159	489	1239	4.63	665
1998	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	77	85	162	9	5	36	1432.2	1640	794	183	469	949	4.99	826
1998	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	83	79	162	16	10	47	1447.1	1374	612	159	447	1056	3.81	669
1998	San Diego Padres	NL	W	98	64	162	14	11	59	1454.2	1390	587	167	604	1072	3.63	749
1998	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	89	74	163	6	6	44	1477	1540	686	161	678	1040	4.18	845

Year	Team	Lg	Div	E	DP	FP

1998	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	81	144	0.987
1998	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	105	128	0.983
1998	New York Yankees	AL	E	98	146	0.984
1998	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	E	94	178	0.985
1998	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	125	131	0.979

1998	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	140	161	0.977
1998	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	110	146	0.982
1998	Detroit Tigers	AL	C	115	164	0.982
1998	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	125	172	0.980
1998	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	108	135	0.982

1998	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	106	146	0.983
1998	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	141	155	0.977
1998	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	125	139	0.979
1998	Texas Rangers	AL	W	121	140	0.980

1998	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	91	139	0.985
1998	Florida Marlins	NL	E	129	177	0.979
1998	Montreal Expos	NL	E	155	127	0.975
1998	New York Mets	NL	E	101	151	0.984
1998	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	110	131	0.982

1998	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	101	107	0.984
1998	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	122	142	0.980
1998	Houston Astros	NL	C	108	144	0.983
1998	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	C	110	192	0.982
1998	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	140	161	0.977
1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	142	160	0.978

1998	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	W	100	125	0.984
1998	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	102	193	0.984
1998	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	134	154	0.978
1998	San Diego Padres	NL	W	104	155	0.983
1998	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	101	157	0.984

Year	Round	Lg	Winner	Lg	Loser	Results
1998	WS	AL	NYA	NL	SDN	4-0-0
1998	NLCS	NL	SDN	NL	ATL	4-2-0
1998	ALCS	AL	NYA	AL	CLE	4-2-0
1998	NLDS2	NL	SDN	NL	HOU	3-1-0
1998	NLDS1	NL	ATL	NL	CHN	3-0-0
1998	ALDS2	AL	NYA	AL	TEX	3-0-0
1998	ALDS1	AL	CLE	AL	BOS	3-1-0

Year	Team	Lg	Div	#	Manager	G	W	L	Pct.	Div Rank	Player?

1998	Baltimore Orioles	AL	E	1	Ray Miller	162	79	83	0.488	4	N
1998	Boston Red Sox	AL	E	1	Jimy Williams	162	92	70	0.568	2	N
1998	New York Yankees	AL	E	1	Joe Torre	162	114	48	0.704	1	N
1998	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	AL	E	1	Larry Rothschild	162	63	99	0.389	5	N
1998	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	E	1	Tim Johnson	162	88	74	0.543	3	N

1998	Chicago White Sox	AL	C	1	Jerry Manuel	162	80	82	0.494	2	N
1998	Cleveland Indians	AL	C	1	Mike Hargrove	162	89	73	0.549	1	N
1998	Detroit Tigers	AL	C	1	Buddy Bell	137	52	85	0.380	5	N
1998	Detroit Tigers	AL	C	2	Larry Parrish	25	13	12	0.520	5	N
1998	Kansas City Royals	AL	C	1	Tony Muser	161	72	89	0.447	3	N
1998	Minnesota Twins	AL	C	1	Tom Kelly	162	70	92	0.432	4	N

1998	Anaheim Angels	AL	W	1	Terry Collins	162	85	77	0.525	2	N
1998	Oakland Athletics	AL	W	1	Art Howe	162	74	88	0.457	4	N
1998	Seattle Mariners	AL	W	1	Lou Piniella	161	76	85	0.472	3	N
1998	Texas Rangers	AL	W	1	Johnny Oates	162	88	74	0.543	1	N

1998	Atlanta Braves	NL	E	1	Bobby Cox	162	106	56	0.654	1	N
1998	Florida Marlins	NL	E	1	Jim Leyland	162	54	108	0.333	5	N
1998	Montreal Expos	NL	E	1	Felipe Alou	162	65	97	0.401	4	N
1998	New York Mets	NL	E	1	Bobby Valentine	162	88	74	0.543	2	N
1998	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	E	1	Terry Francona	162	75	87	0.463	3	N

1998	Chicago Cubs	NL	C	1	Jim Riggleman	163	90	73	0.552	2	N
1998	Cincinnati Reds	NL	C	1	Jack McKeon	162	77	85	0.475	4	N
1998	Houston Astros	NL	C	1	Larry Dierker	162	102	60	0.630	1	N
1998	Milwaukee Brewers	NL	C	1	Phil Garner	162	74	88	0.457	5	N
1998	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	C	1	Gene Lamont	162	69	93	0.426	6	N
1998	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	C	1	Tony LaRussa	162	83	79	0.512	3	N

1998	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL	W	1	Buck Showalter	162	65	97	0.401	5	N
1998	Colorado Rockies	NL	W	1	Don Baylor	162	77	85	0.475	4	N
1998	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	1	Bill Russell	74	36	38	0.486	3	N
1998	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	W	2	Glenn Hoffman	88	47	41	0.534	3	N
1998	San Diego Padres	NL	W	1	Bruce Bochy	162	98	64	0.605	1	N
1998	San Francisco Giants	NL	W	1	Dusty Baker	163	89	74	0.546	2	N

Year	Player	Voters	Ballots	Required	Votes	Pct.	Ind.	Category
1998	Don Sutton	BBWAA	473	355	386.0	0.81607	Y	Player
1998	George Davis	Veterans					Y	Player
1998	Larry Doby	Veterans					Y	Player
1998	Lee MacPhail	Veterans					Y	Executive
1998	Bullet Rogan	Veterans					Y	Player
1998	Tony Perez	BBWAA	473	355	321.0	0.67865	N	Player
1998	Ron Santo	BBWAA	473	355	204.0	0.43129	N	Player
1998	Jim Rice	BBWAA	473	355	203.0	0.42918	N	Player
1998	Gary Carter	BBWAA	473	355	200.0	0.42283	N	Player
1998	Steve Garvey	BBWAA	473	355	195.0	0.41226	N	Player
1998	Bruce Sutter	BBWAA	473	355	147.0	0.31078	N	Player
1998	Tommy John	BBWAA	473	355	129.0	0.27273	N	Player
1998	Jim Kaat	BBWAA	473	355	129.0	0.27273	N	Player
1998	Dave Parker	BBWAA	473	355	116.0	0.24524	N	Player
1998	Bert Blyleven	BBWAA	473	355	83.0	0.17548	N	Player
1998	Dave Concepcion	BBWAA	473	355	80.0	0.16913	N	Player
1998	Minnie Miñoso	BBWAA	473	355	76.0	0.16068	N	Player
1998	Luis Tiant	BBWAA	473	355	62.0	0.13108	N	Player
1998	Keith Hernandez	BBWAA	473	355	51.0	0.10782	N	Player
1998	Dwight Evans	BBWAA	473	355	49.0	0.10359	N	Player
1998	Mickey Lolich	BBWAA	473	355	39.0	0.08245	N	Player
1998	Ron Guidry	BBWAA	473	355	37.0	0.07822	N	Player
1998	Bob Boone	BBWAA	473	355	26.0	0.05497	N	Player
1998	Jack Clark	BBWAA	473	355	7.0	0.01480	N	Player
1998	Pedro Guerrero	BBWAA	473	355	6.0	0.01268	N	Player
1998	Willie Randolph	BBWAA	473	355	5.0	0.01057	N	Player
1998	Carney Lansford	BBWAA	473	355	3.0	0.00634	N	Player
1998	Brian Downing	BBWAA	473	355	2.0	0.00423	N	Player
1998	Mike Flanagan	BBWAA	473	355	2.0	0.00423	N	Player
1998	Rick Dempsey	BBWAA	473	355	1.0	0.00211	N	Player
1998	Ken Boyer	Veterans					N	Player
1998	Steve Brodie	Veterans					N	Player
1998	Orlando Cepeda	Veterans					N	Player
1998	Nestor Chylak	Veterans					N	Umpire
1998	Dom DiMaggio	Veterans					N	Player
1998	Gil Hodges	Veterans					N	Player
1998	Bowie Kuhn	Veterans					N	Executive
1998	Roger Maris	Veterans					N	Player
1998	Bill Mazeroski	Veterans					N	Player
1998	Danny Murtaugh	Veterans					N	Manager
1998	Walter O'Malley	Veterans					N	Executive
1998	Allie Reynolds	Veterans					N	Player
1998	Dick Williams	Veterans					N	Manager