1998 Oakland Athletics | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Network Associates Coliseum | |
City | Oakland, California | |
Record | 74–88 (.457) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Stephen Schott Ken Hofmann | |
General managers | Billy Beane | |
Managers | Art Howe | |
Television | KRON-TV Fox Sports Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson) | |
Radio | KNEW (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) | |
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The Oakland Athletics' 1998 season saw the A's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the American League West, they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65–97.
The strong play of Jason Giambi, Matt Stairs and Kenny Rogers highlighted an otherwise forgettable campaign. Rogers' performance was particularly impressive; in arguably the finest season of his career, he won 16 games and posted a 3.17 earned run average (both were the best full-season marks by an Athletics starter since 1992). Additionally, the 1998 season marked Rickey Henderson's fourth (and final) stint with the Athletics. Henderson, at the age of 39, stole a total 66 bases; this total lead the league in that category. Lastly, rookie Ben Grieve collected a Rookie of the Year (ROY) award for his solid debut season. The award was the Athletics' first since Walt Weiss received one in 1988.
The Athletics posted a winning record in 1999. The organization, under Beane, would not post another losing season until 2007.
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Anaheim Angels | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 | 42–39 | 43–38 |
Seattle Mariners | 76 | 85 | 0.472 | 11½ | 42–39 | 34–46 |
Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 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 | A. J. Hinch | 120 | 337 | 34 | 78 | 9 | 35 | .231 | .341 | 3 |
1B | Jason Giambi | 153 | 562 | 92 | 166 | 27 | 110 | .295 | .489 | 2 |
2B | Scott Spiezio | 114 | 406 | 54 | 105 | 9 | 50 | .259 | .377 | 1 |
3B | Mike Blowers | 129 | 409 | 56 | 97 | 11 | 71 | .237 | .386 | 1 |
SS | Miguel Tejada | 105 | 365 | 53 | 85 | 11 | 45 | .233 | .384 | 5 |
LF | Rickey Henderson | 152 | 542 | 101 | 128 | 14 | 57 | .236 | .347 | 66 |
CF | Ryan Christenson | 117 | 370 | 56 | 95 | 5 | 50 | .257 | .368 | 5 |
RF | Ben Grieve | 155 | 583 | 94 | 168 | 18 | 89 | .288 | .458 | 2 |
DH | Matt Stairs | 149 | 523 | 88 | 154 | 26 | 106 | .294 | .511 | 8 |
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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Rafael Bournigal | 85 | 209 | 47 | .225 | 1 | 19 |
Mike Macfarlane | 78 | 207 | 52 | .251 | 7 | 34 |
Bip Roberts | 61 | 182 | 51 | .280 | 1 | 15 |
Jason McDonald | 70 | 175 | 44 | .251 | 1 | 16 |
Kevin Mitchell | 51 | 127 | 29 | .228 | 2 | 21 |
Kurt Abbott | 35 | 123 | 33 | .268 | 2 | 9 |
Dave Magadan | 35 | 109 | 35 | .321 | 1 | 13 |
Ed Sprague Jr. | 27 | 87 | 13 | .149 | 3 | 7 |
Jack Voigt | 57 | 72 | 10 | .139 | 1 | 10 |
Eric Chavez | 16 | 45 | 14 | .311 | 0 | 6 |
Mike Neill | 6 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Bellhorn | 11 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Lesher | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
Jorge Velandia | 8 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Izzy Molina | 6 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Shane Mack | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Wood | 3 | 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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Kenny Rogers | 34 | 238.2 | 16 | 8 | 3.17 | 138 |
Tom Candiotti | 33 | 201.0 | 11 | 16 | 4.84 | 98 |
Jimmy Haynes | 33 | 194.1 | 11 | 9 | 5.09 | 134 |
Mike Oquist | 31 | 175.0 | 7 | 11 | 6.22 | 112 |
Blake Stein | 24 | 117.1 | 5 | 9 | 6.37 | 89 |
Gil Heredia | 8 | 42.2 | 3 | 3 | 2.74 | 27 |
Ariel Prieto | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.88 | 8 |
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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Jay Witasick | 7 | 27.0 | 1 | 3 | 6.33 | 29 |
Dave Telgheder | 8 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 5 |
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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Billy Taylor | 70 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 3.58 | 58 |
Buddy Groom | 75 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.24 | 36 |
T.J. Mathews | 66 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4.58 | 53 |
Mike Mohler | 57 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.16 | 42 |
Mike Fetters | 48 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3.99 | 34 |
Tim Worrell | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 33 |
Aaron Small | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.25 | 19 |
Mark Holzemer | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 3 |
Jim Doughtery | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.25 | 3 |
Steve Connelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 1 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Edmonton Trappers | Pacific Coast League | Mike Quade |
AA | Huntsville Stars | Southern League | Jeffrey Leonard |
A | Modesto A's | California League | Juan Navarrette |
A | Visalia Oaks | California League | Tony DeFrancesco |
A-Short Season | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | Northwest League | Greg Sparks |
Rookie | AZL Athletics | Arizona League | John Kuehl |