1998 Boston Red Sox roster

92-70

Manager: Jimy Williams

Made the playoffs

The Boston Red Sox went 92-70 in the 1998 MLB regular season, 2nd of 5 in the American League East. They made the playoffs.

1998 Red Sox roster: batting

1998 Boston Red Sox batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Troy O'LearyLF281566119516523832.270.314.782
Mo Vaughn1B30154609107205401150.337.402.993
Nomar Garciaparra1B241436041111953512212.323.362.946
John ValentinSS3115358811314523734.247.340.782
Darren LewisLF301555859515786329.268.352.714
Darren BraggLF28129409511148575.279.351.774
Scott Hatteberg1B28112359469912430.276.359.804
Mike Benjamin3B3212434946954393.272.312.684
Jason VaritekC268622131567332.253.309.716
Damon BufordCF2886216376110425.282.349.872
Reggie JeffersonDH296219624608310.306.374.895
Donnie Sadler2B235812421283154.226.276.671
Midre CummingsLF266712020345153.283.381.856
Lou Merloni2B27399610271151.281.343.718
Mark Lemke2B3231911017070.187.232.463
Keith MitchellDH28233349061.273.400.733
Trot NixonRF24132737000.259.286.582
Billy AshleyDH27132437370.292.3461.138

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

1998 Red Sox roster: pitching

1998 Boston Red Sox pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Pedro MartinezSP2633331972.89233.22511.090
Tim WakefieldSP3136331784.58216.01461.340
Bret SaberhagenSP3431311583.96175.01001.200
Steve AveryRP2834231075.02123.2571.550
Derek LoweRP256310394.02123.0771.374
John WasdinRP25478645.2596.0591.440
Tom GordonRP30730742.7279.1781.0146
Jim CorsiRP36590322.5966.0491.230
Rich GarcesRP27300113.3346.0341.371
Dennis EckersleyRP43500414.7639.2221.361
Brian RoseRP2288146.9337.2181.510
Ron MahayRP27290113.4626.0141.581
Jin Ho ChoSP2244038.2018.2151.660
Brian BarkleyRP2260009.8211.022.270
Butch HenrySP2922004.009.061.220
Brian ShouseRP2970015.638.051.630
Dario VerasRP25700110.138.022.380
Robinson ChecoRP2622029.397.252.090
Carlos ValdezRP2640100.003.141.800
David WestRP33600027.002.047.000

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

Team stats and league rank

1998 Boston Red Sox team stats
Home Runs2058th of 30
RBI8273rd of 30
Hits1,5685th of 30
Runs8763rd of 30
Stolen Bases7227th of 30
Doubles3381st of 30
Triples358th of 30
Walks54117th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)1,04911th of 30
Batting Average.2804th of 30
On-Base %.3485th of 30
Slugging %.4632nd of 30
OPS.8104th of 30
ERA4.189th of 30
WHIP1.337th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,02518th of 30
Saves533rd of 30
Wins925th of 30
Runs Allowed7298th of 30
Run Differential1474th of 30
Errors21011th of 30

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

Results

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

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.