1998 Oakland Athletics roster: 74-88

Team stats and league rank

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Athletics roster: batting

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1998 Oakland Athletics batting

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
BGBen Grieve	RF	155	583	94	168	18	89	2	.288	.386	.844
Jason Giambi	DH	153	562	92	166	27	110	2	.295	.384	.873
RHRickey Henderson	LF	152	542	101	128	14	57	66	.236	.376	.723
Matt Stairs	1B	149	523	88	154	26	106	8	.294	.370	.880
MBMike Blowers	1B	129	409	56	97	11	71	1	.237	.302	.689
SSScott Spiezio	3B	114	406	54	105	9	50	1	.259	.333	.709
RCRyan Christenson	CF	117	370	56	95	5	40	5	.257	.321	.689
Miguel Tejada	2B	105	365	53	85	11	45	5	.233	.298	.681
A.J. Hinch	C	120	337	34	78	9	35	3	.231	.296	.638
RBRafael Bournigal	SS	85	209	23	47	1	19	6	.225	.265	.556
JMJason McDonald	RF	70	175	25	44	1	16	10	.251	.359	.679
KMKevin Mitchell	DH	51	127	14	29	2	21	0	.228	.279	.626
DMDave Magadan	3B	35	109	12	35	1	13	0	.321	.390	.812
JVJack Voigt	1B	57	72	7	10	1	10	5	.139	.205	.441
Eric Chavez	3B	16	45	6	14	0	6	1	.311	.354	.799
MNMike Neill	LF	6	15	2	4	0	0	0	.267	.353	.686
MBMark Bellhorn	3B	11	12	1	1	0	1	2	.083	.313	.479
BLBrian Lesher	1B	7	7	0	1	0	1	0	.143	.143	.429
JVJorge Velandia	SS	8	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
IMIzzy Molina	C	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1998 Athletics roster: pitching

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1998 Oakland Athletics pitching

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	GS↓iGS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
KRKenny Rogers	SP	34	34	16	8	3.17	238.2	138	1.18	0
TCTom Candiotti	RP	33	33	11	16	4.84	201.0	98	1.42	0
JHJimmy Haynes	SP	33	33	11	9	5.09	194.1	134	1.63	0
MOMike Oquist	SP	31	29	7	11	6.22	175.0	112	1.53	0
BSBlake Stein	RP	24	20	5	9	6.37	117.1	89	1.60	0
BTBilly Taylor	RP	70	0	4	9	3.58	73.0	58	1.27	33
TMT.J. Mathews	RP	66	0	7	4	4.58	72.2	53	1.38	1
MMMike Mohler	RP	57	0	3	3	5.16	61.0	42	1.57	0
BGBuddy Groom	RP	75	0	3	1	4.24	57.1	36	1.43	0
GHGil Heredia	SP	8	6	3	3	2.74	42.2	27	1.08	0
JWJay Witasick	RP	7	3	1	3	6.33	27.0	29	1.89	0
DTDave Telgheder	RP	8	2	0	1	3.60	20.0	5	1.25	0
JDJim Dougherty	RP	9	0	0	2	8.25	12.0	3	2.00	0
MHMark Holzemer	RP	13	0	1	0	5.59	9.2	3	1.66	0
Ariel Prieto	RP	2	2	0	1	11.88	8.1	8	2.64	0
SCSteve Connelly	RP	3	0	0	0	1.93	4.2	1	3.00	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

1. Apr 1, 1998vs BOSL 0-2
2. Apr 2, 1998vs BOSL 3-6
3. Apr 4, 1998vs NYYW 7-3
4. Apr 5, 1998vs NYYL 7-9
5. Apr 6, 1998vs CLEL 5-6
6. Apr 8, 1998vs CLEW 3-1
7. Apr 10, 1998@ NYYL 13-17
8. Apr 11, 1998@ NYYL 1-3
9. Apr 12, 1998@ NYYL 5-7
10. Apr 13, 1998@ BOSL 3-6
11. Apr 14, 1998@ BOSL 6-8
12. Apr 15, 1998@ BOSL 3-4
13. Apr 16, 1998vs KCW 12-7
14. Apr 17, 1998vs KCL 1-4
15. Apr 18, 1998vs KCW 3-2
16. Apr 19, 1998vs KCL 3-7
17. Apr 20, 1998vs MINW 3-2
18. Apr 21, 1998vs MINW 5-4
19. Apr 22, 1998vs MINL 2-4
20. Apr 24, 1998@ BALW 10-1
21. Apr 25, 1998@ BALL 2-8
22. Apr 26, 1998@ BALW 12-4
23. Apr 27, 1998@ TBW 7-6
24. Apr 28, 1998@ TBW 4-3
25. Apr 29, 1998@ CLEW 11-4
26. Apr 30, 1998@ CLEW 5-2
27. May 1, 1998vs TORW 5-2
28. May 2, 1998vs TORL 0-7
29. May 3, 1998vs TORL 3-6
30. May 4, 1998vs TORW 7-4
31. May 6, 1998vs DETL 5-10
32. May 7, 1998vs DETL 3-6
33. May 8, 1998vs CHWL 3-5
34. May 9, 1998vs CHWW 15-7
35. May 10, 1998vs CHWL 3-4
36. May 12, 1998@ TORL 3-4
37. May 13, 1998@ TORW 4-2
38. May 14, 1998@ DETL 3-8
39. May 15, 1998@ DETL 3-8
40. May 16, 1998@ CHWW 11-3
41. May 17, 1998@ CHWW 9-7
42. May 18, 1998@ CHWW 14-0
43. May 19, 1998@ LAAL 3-4
44. May 20, 1998@ LAAL 4-5
45. May 21, 1998@ LAAL 2-12
46. May 21, 1998@ LAAL 2-12
47. May 22, 1998vs BALW 9-5
48. May 23, 1998vs BALL 1-9
49. May 24, 1998vs BALL 1-2
50. May 25, 1998vs TBW 8-2
51. May 26, 1998vs TBL 2-7
52. May 29, 1998@ KCL 3-5
53. May 30, 1998@ KCW 10-4
54. May 31, 1998@ KCL 4-10
55. Jun 1, 1998@ MINW 8-5
56. Jun 2, 1998@ MINL 3-10
57. Jun 3, 1998vs TEXL 10-16
58. Jun 4, 1998vs TEXW 6-1
59. Jun 5, 1998vs ARIW 2-1
60. Jun 6, 1998vs ARIW 10-5
61. Jun 7, 1998vs ARIL 4-12
62. Jun 8, 1998@ LADW 7-3
63. Jun 9, 1998@ LADL 1-5
64. Jun 10, 1998@ LADL 0-1
65. Jun 11, 1998vs SEAW 5-2
66. Jun 12, 1998vs SEAL 0-5
67. Jun 13, 1998vs SEAW 7-3
68. Jun 14, 1998vs SEAW 4-3
69. Jun 16, 1998@ TEXW 9-7
70. Jun 17, 1998@ TEXW 3-2
71. Jun 18, 1998@ TEXL 2-3
72. Jun 19, 1998@ SEAL 1-9
73. Jun 20, 1998@ SEAW 6-2
74. Jun 21, 1998@ SEAL 5-10
75. Jun 22, 1998vs SFL 8-12
76. Jun 23, 1998vs SFL 2-4
77. Jun 24, 1998@ SFW 7-6
78. Jun 25, 1998@ SFW 5-2
79. Jun 26, 1998@ COLL 6-12
80. Jun 27, 1998@ COLW 8-6
81. Jun 28, 1998@ COLL 10-11
82. Jun 30, 1998vs SDW 12-10
83. Jul 1, 1998vs SDL 4-8
84. Jul 2, 1998vs SDW 7-2
85. Jul 3, 1998@ LAAW 10-6
86. Jul 4, 1998@ LAAW 8-3
87. Jul 5, 1998@ LAAW 5-4
88. Jul 5, 1998@ LAAW 5-4
89. Jul 9, 1998vs TEXL 1-4
90. Jul 10, 1998vs TEXL 0-1
91. Jul 11, 1998vs TEXL 2-4
92. Jul 12, 1998vs TEXW 7-5
93. Jul 13, 1998vs LAAW 5-2
94. Jul 14, 1998vs LAAW 6-2
95. Jul 15, 1998vs KCL 1-5
96. Jul 16, 1998vs KCW 5-3
97. Jul 17, 1998vs MINL 7-8
98. Jul 18, 1998vs MINL 3-4
99. Jul 19, 1998vs MINW 5-2
100. Jul 21, 1998@ BALL 1-7
101. Jul 22, 1998@ BALL 4-5
102. Jul 23, 1998@ BALL 7-9
103. Jul 24, 1998@ TBL 0-6
104. Jul 25, 1998@ TBL 5-7
105. Jul 26, 1998@ TBL 1-3
106. Jul 27, 1998@ TBL 5-11
107. Jul 28, 1998vs BOSL 4-8
108. Jul 29, 1998vs BOSL 2-10
109. Jul 30, 1998vs BOSW 6-5
110. Jul 31, 1998vs CLEW 12-2
111. Aug 1, 1998vs CLEW 6-5
112. Aug 2, 1998vs CLEW 7-5
113. Aug 3, 1998vs NYYL 1-14
114. Aug 4, 1998vs NYYL 4-10
115. Aug 4, 1998vs NYYL 5-10
116. Aug 5, 1998vs NYYW 3-1
117. Aug 7, 1998@ TORW 7-6
118. Aug 8, 1998@ TORL 5-6
119. Aug 9, 1998@ TORL 3-4
120. Aug 10, 1998@ CHWL 3-5
121. Aug 11, 1998@ CHWW 6-4
122. Aug 12, 1998@ CHWL 0-2
123. Aug 14, 1998@ DETL 4-13
124. Aug 15, 1998@ DETW 10-8
125. Aug 16, 1998@ DETL 4-6
126. Aug 17, 1998vs TORL 2-4
127. Aug 18, 1998vs TORW 10-5
128. Aug 19, 1998vs CHWW 6-0
129. Aug 20, 1998vs CHWW 3-1
130. Aug 21, 1998vs DETW 4-2
131. Aug 22, 1998vs DETW 7-2
132. Aug 22, 1998vs DETW 7-1
133. Aug 23, 1998vs DETL 4-5
134. Aug 25, 1998@ BOSL 2-3
135. Aug 26, 1998@ BOSL 4-7
136. Aug 27, 1998@ BOSW 6-3
137. Aug 28, 1998@ CLEW 14-6
138. Aug 29, 1998@ CLEW 11-6
139. Aug 30, 1998@ CLEL 4-9
140. Aug 31, 1998@ CLEL 6-15
141. Sep 1, 1998@ NYYL 0-7
142. Sep 2, 1998@ NYYW 2-0
143. Sep 4, 1998vs TBL 2-5
144. Sep 5, 1998vs TBW 3-0
145. Sep 6, 1998vs TBW 9-2
146. Sep 8, 1998vs BALL 2-5
147. Sep 9, 1998vs BALL 2-6
148. Sep 11, 1998@ MINW 3-2
149. Sep 12, 1998@ MINW 6-5
150. Sep 13, 1998@ MINW 9-6
151. Sep 14, 1998@ KCL 6-16
152. Sep 15, 1998@ KCL 3-6
153. Sep 16, 1998vs SEAL 1-4
154. Sep 17, 1998vs SEAL 0-8
155. Sep 18, 1998@ TEXL 1-3
156. Sep 19, 1998@ TEXW 8-4
157. Sep 20, 1998@ TEXW 6-3
158. Sep 21, 1998@ SEAL 2-5
159. Sep 22, 1998@ SEAL 6-7
160. Sep 23, 1998@ SEAW 8-3
161. Sep 24, 1998vs LAAL 6-10
162. Sep 25, 1998vs LAAW 7-2
163. Sep 26, 1998vs LAAW 4-3
164. Sep 27, 1998vs LAAL 2-4