1998 Milwaukee Brewers season

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1998  Milwaukee Brewers
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark Milwaukee County Stadium
City Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Record74–88 (.457)
Divisional place5th
Owners Bud Selig
General managers Sal Bando
Managers Phil Garner
Television WCGV-TV
Wisconsin Sports Net
(Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder)
Radio WTMJ (AM)
(Bob Uecker, Jim Powell)
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The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 29th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, their first in the National League, and their 30th overall. The Brewers finished in fifth in the National League Central, 28 games behind the Houston Astros, with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. Before the 1998 regular season began, two new teams—the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays—were added by Major League Baseball. This resulted in the American League and National League having 15 teams. However, in order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry a number of teams that was divisible by two, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central.

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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. [1] The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League. Had the Brewers elected not to move to the National League, the Minnesota Twins would have been offered the opportunity to switch leagues. [2] Fernando Vina became the first Brewer named as an National League All-Star. [3]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 10260.630—55‍–‍2647‍–‍34
Chicago Cubs 9073.55212½51‍–‍3139‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals 8379.5121948‍–‍3435‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds 7785.4752539‍–‍4238‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers 7488.4572838‍–‍4336‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 6993.4263340‍–‍4029‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1998 National League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1998
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLAL
Arizona —1–85–74–56–66–24–54–86–32–74–52–76–33–95–72–75–8
Atlanta 8–1—3–67–25–37–54–58–17–26–69–38–47–25–47–26–39–7
Chicago 7–56–3—6–57–27–24–74–56–67–24–53–68–35–47–34–75–8
Cincinnati 5–42–75–6—4–59–03–85–46–58–13–64–55–71–112–78–37-6
Colorado 6–63–52–75–4—6–36–56–64–77–23–65–45–45–77–53–64–8
Florida 2–65–72–70–93–6—3–64–50–95–75–76–63–64–50–94–58–8
Houston 5–45–47–48–35–66–3—3–69–27–25–47–29–25–46–35–710–4
Los Angeles 8–41–85–44–56–65–46–3—5–45–43–55–47–55–76–64–58–5
Milwaukee 3–62–76–65–67–49–02–94–5—6–31–84–56–53–65–43–88–6
Montreal 7–26–62–71–82–77–52–74–53–6—8–45–72–74–43–63–66–10
New York 5–43–95–46–36–37–54–55–38–14–8—8–44–54–54–56–39–7
Philadelphia 7-24–86–35–44–56–62–74–55–47–54–8—8–11–82–63–67–9
Pittsburgh 3–62–73–87–54–56–32–95–75–67–25–41–8—5–42–76–56–7
San Diego 9–34–54–511–17–55–44–57–56–34–45–48–14–5—8–46–36–7
San Francisco 7–52–73–77–25–79–03–66–64–56–35–46–27–24–8—7–58–5
St. Louis 7–23–67–43–86–35-47–55–48–36–33–66–35–63–65–7—4–9

Notable transactions

Roster

1998 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

PosPlayerGABRHAvg.HRRBISB
C Mike Matheny 1083202476.2386271
1B John Jaha 732162945.2087381
2B Fernando Viña 159637101198.31174522
3B Jeff Cirillo 15660497194.321146810
SS José Valentín 1514286596.224164910
LF Geoff Jenkins 842623360.2299281
CF Marquis Grissom 14254257147.271106013
RF Jeromy Burnitz 16160992160.263381257

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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

PlayerGABRHHRRBIAvg.SB
Mark Loretta 14043455137654.3169
Dave Nilsson 10230939831256.2692
Bobby Hughes 852182850929.2291
Darrin Jackson 1142042049420.2401
Marc Newfield 931861544325.2370
Bob Hamelin 1091461532722.2190
Eric Owens 34405514.1250
Jesse Levis 223741304.3511
Brian Banks 24243715.2920
Ronnie Belliard 851100.2000
Greg Martinez 1332000.0002
Marcus Jensen 220000.0000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Scott Karl 33192.110114.40102
Steve Woodard 34165.210124.18135
Jeff Juden 24138.17115.53109
Cal Eldred 23133.0484.8086
Bill Pulsipher 1158.0344.6638
Rafael Roque 948.0424.8834

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Brad Woodall 31138.0794.9685
Paul Wagner 1355.2157.1137
José Mercedes 732.0226.7511

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
Bob Wickman 7282.169253.7271
Mike Myers 7050.02212.7040
Al Reyes 5057.05103.9558
Chad Fox 4957.01403.9564
Doug Jones 4654.034125.1743
Bronswell Patrick 3278.24104.6949
David Weathers 2847.24103.2143
Eric Plunk 2631.21213.6936
Valerio De Los Santos 1321.20002.9118
Rod Henderson 23.20009.821
Greg Mullins 21.00000.001
Bobby Chouinard 13.00003.001
Travis Smith 12.00000.001
Joe Hudson 10.1000162.000

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 1998. [14] The Brewers operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Florida Marlins and San Francisco Giants.[ citation needed ] VSL Guacara 1 won the Venezuelan Summer League championship.[ citation needed ]

LevelTeamLeagueManager
Triple-A Louisville Redbirds International League Gary Allenson
Double-A El Paso Diablos Texas League Ed Romero
Class A-Advanced Stockton Ports California League Bernie Moncallo
Class A Beloit Snappers Midwest League Don Money
Rookie Helena Brewers Pioneer League Tom Houk
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Ed Sedar
Rookie DSL Brewers Dominican Summer League
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Rookie VSL Guacara 1 Venezuelan Summer League
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References

  1. ↑ "Brewers switch leagues, join Reds in NL Central". The Kentucky Post (Associated Press). E. W. Scripps Company. November 6, 1997. Archived from the original on May 5, 2005.
  2. ↑ Pappas, Doug, "News Briefs: Fall 1997" Archived July 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Outside the Lines, Fall 1997.
  3. ↑ "1998 MLB All-Star Game Roster - Major League Baseball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jack Voigt at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Marquis Grissom at Baseball-Reference
  6. ↑ Bob Hamelin at Baseball-Reference
  7. ↑ Ben McDonald at Baseball-Reference
  8. ↑ J. J. Putz at Baseball-Reference
  9. ↑ "David Weathers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com" . Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ Eric Plunk at Baseball-Reference
  11. ↑ Bill Pulsipher at Baseball-Reference
  12. ↑ Jeff Juden at Baseball-Reference
  13. ↑ "1998 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics".
  14. ↑ "1998 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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