1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Owner(s) | News Corporation | |
| General manager(s) | Fred Claire/Tommy Lasorda | |
| Manager(s) | Bill Russell/Glenn Hoffman | |
| Local television | Fox Sports West 2; KTLA (5) | |
| Local radio | XTRA Sports 1150 Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday KWKW |
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The 1998 season saw the sale of the franchise from Peter O'Malley to the News Corporation (Fox) take effect. The new corporate executives would quickly anger Dodger fans when they bypassed General Manager Fred Claire and made one of the biggest trades in franchise history. They traded All-Star catcher Mike Piazza and starting third baseman Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for a package that included Gary Sheffield.
The team on the field performed poorly under all the stress and soon Fox fired Claire and manager Bill Russell, replacing them with former Manager Tommy Lasorda, who was appointed interim GM and Minor League manager Glenn Hoffman who took over for Russell. The team limped along to finish in third place in the National League West and more changes were in the offing for the following season.
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Regular season
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| Don Sutton's number 20 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998. |
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| San Diego Padres | 98 | 64 | -- | .605 |
| San Francisco Giants | 89 | 74 | 9.5 | .546 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 83 | 79 | 15.0 | .512 |
| Colorado Rockies | 77 | 85 | 21.0 | .475 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 97 | 33.0 | .401 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 15, 1998: Acquired Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson, Gary Sheffield and Manuel Barrios from the Florida Marlins for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile
- June 2, 1998: 1998 Major League Baseball Draft notable picks:
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- Round 1: Bubba Crosby
- Round 5: Scott Proctor
- Round 7: David Ross
- Round 46: Steve Andrade (did not sign)[1]
- June 4, 1998: Acquired Dave Mlicki and Greg McMichael from the New York Mets for Hideo Nomo and Brad Clontz
- July 4, 1998: Acquired Jeff Shaw from the Cincinnati Reds for Paul Konerko and Dennys Reyes
- July 10, 1998: Acquired Brian Bohanon from the New York Mets for Greg McMichael
- July 23, 1998: Acquired Widd Workman from the San Diego Padres for Jim Bruske
- July 31, 1998: Acquired Mark Grudzielanek, Carlos Perez and Hiram Bocachica from the Montreal Expos for Wilton Guerrero, Ted Lilly, Peter Bergeron and Jonathan Tucker
Roster
Starting Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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| Chan Ho Park | 34 | 34 | 220.7 | 15-9 | 3.71 | 97 | 191 | 2 |
| Ismael Valdez | 27 | 27 | 174.0 | 11-10 | 3.98 | 66 | 122 | 2 |
| Darren Dreifort | 32 | 26 | 180.0 | 8-12 | 4.00 | 57 | 168 | 1 |
| Dave Mlicki | 20 | 20 | 124.3 | 7-3 | 4.05 | 38 | 78 | 2 |
| Ramon Martinez | 15 | 15 | 101.7 | 7-3 | 2.83 | 41 | 91 | 1 |
| Brian Bohanon | 14 | 14 | 97.3 | 5-7 | 2.40 | 36 | 72 | 2 |
| Hideo Nomo | 12 | 12 | 67.7 | 2-7 | 5.05 | 38 | 73 | 2 |
| Carlos Perez | 11 | 11 | 77.7 | 4-4 | 3.24 | 30 | 46 | 4 |
Relief Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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| Jeff Shaw | 34 | 0 | 35.3 | 1-4 | 2.55 | 7 | 26 | 25 |
| Scott Radinsky | 62 | 0 | 61.7 | 6-6 | 2.63 | 20 | 45 | 13 |
| Antonio Osuna | 54 | 0 | 64.7 | 7-1 | 3.06 | 32 | 72 | 6 |
| Mark Guthrie | 53 | 0 | 54.0 | 2-1 | 3.50 | 24 | 45 | 0 |
| Jim Bruske | 35 | 0 | 44.0 | 3-0 | 3.48 | 19 | 31 | 1 |
| Dennys Reyes | 11 | 3 | 28.7 | 0-4 | 4.71 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
| Brad Clontz | 18 | 0 | 20.7 | 2-0 | 5.66 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Lankford | 12 | 0 | 19.7 | 0-2 | 5.95 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Greg McMichael | 12 | 0 | 14.3 | 0-1 | 4.40 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Sean Maloney | 11 | 0 | 12.7 | 0-1 | 4.97 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Judd | 7 | 0 | 11.3 | 0-0 | 15.09 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Darren Hall | 11 | 0 | 11.3 | 0-3 | 10.32 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Weaver | 7 | 0 | 9.7 | 2-0 | 0.93 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Kubenka | 6 | 0 | 9.3 | 1-0 | 0.96 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Rath | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0-0 | 10.80 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Will Brunson | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0-1 | 11.57 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Manuel Barrios | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Batting Stats
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Charles Johnson | C | 102 | 346 | .217 | 31 | 75 | 12 | 35 | 3 |
| Mike Piazza | C | 37 | 149 | .282 | 20 | 42 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Tom Prince | C | 37 | 81 | .185 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul LoDuca | C | 6 | 14 | .286 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel Pena | C | 6 | 13 | .231 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 139 | 507 | .296 | 59 | 150 | 23 | 87 | 7 |
| Eric Young | 2B | 117 | 452 | .285 | 78 | 129 | 8 | 43 | 42 |
| Jose Vizcaino | SS | 67 | 237 | .262 | 30 | 62 | 3 | 29 | 7 |
| Adrián Beltré | 3B/SS | 77 | 195 | .215 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 22 | 3 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3B/LF | 72 | 236 | .237 | 28 | 56 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
| Juan Castro | 2B/SS | 89 | 220 | .195 | 25 | 43 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | SS | 51 | 193 | .264 | 11 | 51 | 2 | 21 | 7 |
| Wilton Guerrero | 2B/SS/LF/CF | 64 | 180 | .283 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Todd Zeile | 3B/1B | 40 | 158 | .253 | 22 | 40 | 7 | 27 | 1 |
| Paul Konerko | 1B/3B/LF | 49 | 144 | .215 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Cora | SS/2B | 29 | 33 | .121 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tripp Cromer | IF | 6 | 6 | .167 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Metcalfe | 2B | 4 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sheffield | RF | 90 | 301 | .316 | 52 | 95 | 16 | 57 | 18 |
| Raúl Mondesí | CF/RF | 148 | 580 | .279 | 85 | 162 | 30 | 90 | 16 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | LF/CF/RF | 55 | 175 | .269 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| Roger Cedeno | LF/CF/RF | 105 | 240 | .242 | 33 | 58 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
| Trenidad Hubbard | CF/LF/RF/3B | 94 | 208 | .298 | 29 | 62 | 7 | 18 | 9 |
| Matt Luke | LF/RF/1B | 69 | 160 | .213 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 2 |
| Jim Eisenreich | LF/1B/RF | 75 | 127 | .197 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Thomas Howard | CF/LF/RF | 47 | 76 | .184 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Devereaux | CF/LF/RF | 9 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Hollins | RF/LF | 5 | 9 | .222 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1998 Awards
- 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Gary Sheffield reserve
- Jeff Shaw reserve (selected as a member of the Cincinnati Reds but was traded to the Dodgers during the break and made his first appearance in a Dodger uniform in the All-Star Game)
- Gold Glove Award
- NL Pitcher of the Month
- Chan Ho Park (July 1998)
- NL Player of the Week
- Mike Piazza (April 6–12)
- Mike Piazza (April 20–26)
- Raúl Mondesí (June 29-July 5)
Farm system
References
External links
- 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
- Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
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