1998 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1998 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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| Owner(s) | Kevin McClatchy | |
| General manager(s) | Cam Bonifay | |
| Manager(s) | Gene Lamont | |
| Local television | WPGH-TV/WCWB-TV Steve Blass Lanny Frattare Greg Brown Bob Walk Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh Steve Blass Lanny Frattare Greg Brown Bob Walk |
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Offseason
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Regular season
Opening Day starters
Season standings
| NL Central | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Houston Astros | 102 | 60 | .630 | -- |
| Chicago Cubs | 90 | 73 | .552 | 12.5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 19.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25.0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 93 | .426 | 33.0 |
Notable transactions
- July 17, 1998: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Warren Morris and Todd Van Poppel.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 3B | Aramis Ramírez | 72 | 251 | 59 | .235 | 6 | 24 |
Other batters
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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Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Elmer Dessens | 43 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.67 | 43 |
Awards and honors
1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Jason Kendall, C, Reserve
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Nashville Sounds | Pacific Coast League | Trent Jewett |
| AA | Carolina Mudcats | Southern League | Jeff Banister |
| A | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | Jeff Richardson and Jeff Livesey |
| A | Augusta Greenjackets | South Atlantic League | Marty Brown |
| Short-Season A | Erie Seawolves | New York-Penn League | Tracy Woodson |
| Rookie | GCL Pirates | Gulf Coast League | Woody Huyke |
References
- 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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