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1998 Atlanta Braves 1998 NL East Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Eastern Division (since 1994)
Location
Turner Field (since 1997) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1998 information
Owner(s)	Time Warner
General manager(s)	John Schuerholz
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS TBS Superstation (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Fox Sports South (Ernie Johnson, Bob Rathbun)
Local radio	WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)
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Offseason

November 17, 1997: Walt Weiss was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[1]
January 30, 1998: Dennis Martinez was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[2]
February 6, 1998: Curtis Pride was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[3]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Atlanta Braves	106	56	.654	--
New York Mets	88	74	.543	18
Philadelphia Phillies	75	87	.463	31
Montreal Expos	65	97	.401	41
Florida Marlins	54	108	.333	52

Transactions

June 9, 1998: Howard Battle was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[4]
June 23, 1998: Alan Embree was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Russ Springer.^[5]
August 14, 1998: Paul Byrd was selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Atlanta Braves.^[6]

Roster

1998 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

8 Javy López
12 Eddie Pérez

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

6 Bobby Cox

Coaches

37 Jim Beauchamp (bench)
39 Pat Corrales (first base)
22 Bobby Dews
28 Clarence Jones (hitting)
54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)
5 Ned Yost (bullpen)

Player stats

Batting

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

National League Division Series

Main article: 1998 National League Division Series

Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs

Atlanta wins the series, 3-0

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Atlanta	7	Chicago	1	September 30	1-0 (ATL)
2	Atlanta	2	Chicago	1	October 1	2-0 (ATL)
3	Chicago	2	Atlanta	6	October 3	3-0 (ATL)

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1998 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 7: Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
San Diego	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	7	0
Atlanta	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	3
WP: Trevor Hoffman (1-0) LP: Kerry Ligtenberg (0-1) Home runs: SD: Ken Caminiti (1) Atl: Andruw Jones (1)

Game 2

October 8: Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	11	0
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
WP: Kevin Brown (1-0) LP: Tom Glavine (0-1)

Game 3

October 10: Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2
San Diego	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	X	4	7	0
WP: Sterling Hitchcock (1-0) LP: Greg Maddux (0-1) Sv: Trevor Hoffman (1)

Game 4

October 11: Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0	0	8	12	0
San Diego	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	0
WP: Dennis Martinez (1-0) LP: Joey Hamilton (0-1) Home runs: Atl: Javy López (1), Andrés Galarraga (1) SD: Jim Leyritz (1)

Game 5

October 12: Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	7	14	1
San Diego	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	10	1
WP: John Rocker (1-0) LP: Kevin Brown (1-1) Sv: Greg Maddux (1) Home runs: Atl: Michael Tucker (1) SD: Ken Caminiti (2), John Vander Wal (1)

Game 6

October 14: Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
San Diego	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	10	0
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
WP: Sterling Hitchcock (2-0) LP: Tom Glavine (0-2)

Award winners

Tom Glavine, Pitcher of the Month, April
Tom Glavine, P, Silver Slugger
Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove
Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, June
Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove

1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Chipper Jones, 3B, Starter
Greg Maddux, P, Starter
Walt Weiss, SS, Starter

Andrés Galarraga, 1B, Reserve
Tom Glavine, P, Reserve
Javy López, C, Reserve

Farm system

References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/weisswa01.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martide01.shtml
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml
^ Howard Battle Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Alan Embree Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Paul Byrd Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

1998 Atlanta Braves team page at Baseball Reference

Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1997	NL East Championship Season 1998	Succeeded by Atlanta Braves 1999

1998 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto

AL Central	Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota

AL West	Anaheim • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Atlanta • Florida • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia

NL Central	Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Milwaukee • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Arizona • Colorado • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1998 All-Star Game • 1998 World Series

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