1998 Florida Marlins season
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1998 Florida Marlins season
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| Owner(s) | Wayne Huizenga | |
| Manager(s) | Jim Leyland | |
| Local television | Sports Channel Florida WBFS-TV (Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien, Tommy Hutton, Jay Randolph) |
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| Local radio | WQAM (Joe Angel, Dave O'Brien, Jon Sciambi) WQBA (Spanish) (Felo Ramirez, Manolo Alvarez) |
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The 1998 Florida Marlins season started off with the team trying to repeat as World Series Champions, a title they won from 1997. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 54-108, 5 in the NL East. The team is notable for having arguably the biggest fire sale in sports history, auctioning off nearly all of their most notable players.
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Offseason
- November 18, 1997: Devon White was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez (minors).[1]
- December 15, 1997: Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Texas Rangers from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 15, 1997: Derrek Lee was traded by the San Diego Padres with Steve Hoff (minors) and Rafael Medina to the Florida Marlins for Kevin Brown.[3]
- December 21, 1997: Kevin Millar was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.[4]
Regular season
- June 22, 1998 - The first interleague game between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took place at Tropicana Field. The rivalry would be known as the Citrus Series. The Marlins won the game in twelve innings by a score of 3-2.[5]
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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 |
Notable transactions
- April 15, 1998: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.[6]
The Mike Piazza trades
- May 14, 1998: Mike Piazza was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson, and Gary Sheffield.[7]
- May 22, 1998: Mike Piazza was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets for Preston Wilson, Ed Yarnall, and Geoff Goetz (minors).
Roster
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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| C | Gregg Zaun | 106 | 298 | 19 | 56 | 5 | 29 | .188 | 5 |
| 1B | Derrek Lee | 141 | 454 | 62 | 106 | 17 | 74 | .233 | 5 |
| 2B | Craig Counsell | 107 | 335 | 43 | 84 | 4 | 40 | .251 | 3 |
| 3B | Todd Zeile | 66 | 234 | 37 | 68 | 6 | 39 | .291 | 2 |
| SS | Edgar Renteria | 133 | 517 | 79 | 146 | 3 | 31 | .282 | 41 |
| LF | Cliff Floyd | 153 | 588 | 85 | 166 | 22 | 90 | .282 | 27 |
| CF | Todd Dunwoody | 116 | 434 | 53 | 109 | 5 | 28 | .251 | 5 |
| RF | Mark Kotsay | 154 | 578 | 72 | 161 | 11 | 68 | .279 | 10 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB |
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| Dave Berg | 81 | 182 | 18 | 57 | 2 | 21 | .313 | 3 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 28 | 97 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 15 | .278 | 0 |
| Josh Booty | 7 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .158 | 0 |
| John Cangelosi | 104 | 171 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 10 | .251 | 2 |
| Luis Castillo | 44 | 153 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 10 | .203 | 3 |
| Brian Daubach | 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .200 | 0 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 30 | 64 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 7 | .250 | 2 |
| Álex González | 25 | 86 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 7 | .151 | 0 |
| Ryan Jackson | 111 | 260 | 26 | 65 | 5 | 31 | .250 | 1 |
| Charles Johnson | 31 | 113 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 23 | .221 | 0 |
| Randy Knorr | 15 | 49 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 11 | .204 | 0 |
| Kevin Orie | 48 | 175 | 23 | 46 | 6 | 17 | .263 | 1 |
| Mike Piazza | 5 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .278 | 0 |
| Mike Redmond | 37 | 118 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 12 | .331 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | 40 | 136 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 28 | .272 | 4 |
| John Wehner | 53 | 88 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | .227 | 1 |
| Preston Wilson | 14 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .065 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
References
- ^ Devon White Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Scott Podsednik Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leede02.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millake01.shtml
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199806220TBA
- ^ Jacob Brumfield Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Bobby Bonilla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1998.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
External links
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