1998 Boston Red Sox season
The 1998 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses.
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 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
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 114 | 48 | .704 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 92 | 70 | .568 | 22.0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 88 | 74 | .543 | 26.0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35.0 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 63 | 99 | .389 | 51.0 |
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 Dario Veras.[1]
- 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]
Opening Day Line Up
| 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: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|
ALDS
Main article: 1998 American League Division Series
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: Jim Thome, Kenny Lofton, Manny Ramírez (2); BOS - Nomar Garciaparra | |||||||||||||
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
Farm system
[9]
References
- 1998 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1998 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
| Preceded by New York Yankees 1997 |
AL Wild Card 1998 |
Succeeded by Boston Red Sox 1999 |
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