1998 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1998 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses.

Offseason

• December 11, 1997: Doug Drabek was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[1]
• December 12, 1997: Joe Carter was signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.^[2]

Regular season

• From July 2 to August 15, Eric Davis hits in 30 consecutive games during which time he hits .400 (52-130) with 10 home runs and 35 runs batted in.^[3]

Eddie Murray 1B Retired 1998

• The 1998 Baltimore Orioles season marks the last time a team other than the New York Yankees had the highest payroll in baseball.

Season standings

Notable transactions

• June 2, 1998: Cliff Lee was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.^[4]
• June 16, 1998: Rich Becker was selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the New York Mets.^[5]
• July 23, 1998: Joe Carter was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Darin Blood (minors).^[2]

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

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References

1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drabedo01.shtml
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cartejo01.shtml
3. ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. http://www.thebaseballpage.com/stats/lists_feats/30g_hitting_streaks.php. Retrieved 2009-04-30. 
4. ^ Cliff Lee Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/beckeri01.shtml
6. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

• 1998 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1998 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com