1998 Anaheim Angels | |
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League | American League |
Division | West |
Ballpark | Edison International Field of Anaheim |
City | Anaheim, California |
Record | 85–77 (.525) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
Owners | Jackie Autry |
General managers | Bill Bavasi |
Managers | Terry Collins |
Television | Fox Sports West •Sparky Anderson, Steve Physioc KCAL-9 •Jerry Reuss, Steve Physioc |
Radio | KLAC (AM 570) •Mario Impemba, Brian Barnhart XPRS (Spanish) •José Tolentino, Ivan Lara |
Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The 1998 Anaheim Angels season was the 38th season of the Anaheim Angels franchise in the American League, the 333rd in Anaheim, and their 33rd season playing their home games at Edison International Field of Anaheim. The Angels finished second in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Anaheim Angels | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 42–39 | 43–38 |
Seattle Mariners | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11½ | 42–39 | 34–46 |
Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
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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 |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging Average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
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C | Matt Walbeck | 108 | 338 | 41 | 87 | 6 | 46 | .257 | .367 | 1 |
1B | Cecil Fielder | 103 | 381 | 48 | 92 | 17 | 68 | .241 | .423 | 0 |
2B | Justin Baughman | 63 | 196 | 24 | 50 | 1 | 20 | .255 | .327 | 10 |
3B | Dave Hollins | 101 | 363 | 60 | 88 | 11 | 39 | .242 | .388 | 11 |
SS | Gary DiSarcina | 157 | 551 | 73 | 158 | 3 | 56 | .287 | .385 | 11 |
LF | Darin Erstad | 133 | 537 | 84 | 159 | 19 | 82 | .296 | .486 | 20 |
CF | Jim Edmonds | 154 | 599 | 115 | 184 | 25 | 91 | .307 | .506 | 7 |
RF | Garret Anderson | 156 | 622 | 62 | 183 | 15 | 79 | .284 | .455 | 8 |
DH | Tim Salmon | 136 | 463 | 84 | 139 | 26 | 88 | .300 | .533 | 0 |
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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Phil Nevin | 75 | 237 | 54 | .228 | 8 | 27 |
Norberto Martin | 79 | 195 | 42 | .215 | 1 | 13 |
Randy Velarde | 51 | 188 | 49 | .261 | 4 | 26 |
Orlando Palmeiro | 75 | 165 | 53 | .321 | 0 | 21 |
Troy Glaus | 48 | 165 | 36 | .218 | 1 | 23 |
Craig Shipley | 77 | 147 | 38 | .259 | 2 | 17 |
Damon Mashore | 43 | 98 | 23 | .235 | 2 | 11 |
Chris Pritchett | 31 | 80 | 23 | .288 | 2 | 8 |
Greg Jefferies | 19 | 72 | 25 | .347 | 1 | 10 |
Todd Greene | 29 | 71 | 18 | .254 | 1 | 7 |
Frank Bolick | 21 | 45 | 7 | .156 | 1 | 2 |
Reggie Williams | 29 | 36 | 13 | .361 | 1 | 5 |
Carlos García | 19 | 35 | 5 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Johnson | 10 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie O'Brien | 5 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Chad Kreuter | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Bengie Molina | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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Chuck Finley | 34 | 223.1 | 11 | 9 | 3.39 | 212 |
Omar Olivares | 37 | 183.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.03 | 112 |
Steve Sparks | 22 | 128.2 | 9 | 4 | 4.34 | 90 |
Ken Hill | 19 | 103.0 | 9 | 6 | 4.98 | 57 |
Jack McDowell | 14 | 76.0 | 5 | 3 | 5.09 | 45 |
Jarrod Washburn | 15 | 74.0 | 6 | 3 | 4.62 | 48 |
Jeff Juden | 8 | 40.0 | 1 | 3 | 6.75 | 39 |
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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Jason Dickson | 27 | 122.0 | 10 | 10 | 6.05 | 61 |
Allen Watson | 28 | 92.1 | 6 | 7 | 6.04 | 64 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Troy Percival | 67 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 3.65 | 87 |
Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 61 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3.14 | 73 |
Rich DeLucia | 61 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4.27 | 73 |
Mike Holtz | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.75 | 29 |
Pep Harris | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.35 | 34 |
Greg Cadaret | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.14 | 37 |
Trevor Wilson | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 6 |
Mike Fetters | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.56 | 9 |
Mike James | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 12 |
Rich Robertson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.88 | 3 |
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