| 1998 San Diego Padres 1998 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | John Moores |
| Manager(s) | Bruce Bochy |
| Local television | KUSI-TV Cox Channel 4 (Mark Grant, Mel Proctor, Rick Sutcliffe) |
| Local radio | KFMB (AM) (Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler) |
The 1998 San Diego Padres season was a season in Major League Baseball. It involved the Padres winning the National League championship and advancing to the World Series for the second time in franchise history.
This team featured six All-Stars: pitchers Andy Ashby, Kevin Brown, and Trevor Hoffman, and outfielders Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn. Brown and Hoffman were two of the premier pitchers in the world that season. Brown led the staff in wins, earned run average, and strikeouts, and he also finished in the league's top five in each category. Hoffman saved 53 games and was voted the NL Rolaids Relief Man Award for best closer in the league. Ashby was the team's number two starter with 17 wins.
The Padres offense was led by Vaughn, who had the greatest season of his career in 1998. He ended up winning both the Comeback Player of the Year Award and the Silver Slugger Award. And in a season headlined by sluggers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Vaughn was also in the home run record chase for awhile. He finished third in the league, with 50. Former MVP Ken Caminiti was second on the team in home runs and runs batted in.
In the regular season, San Diego won the NL Western Division. Their 98-64 record was third-best in the league, behind only the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros. They then proceeded to defeat said teams in the playoffs, taking seven out of 10 games. But unfortunately, they had to face one of the best baseball teams in modern history, the 1998 New York Yankees, in the World Series. The Padres were swept in four games.
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Offseason
- November 26, 1997: Jorge Velandia was traded by the San Diego Padres with Doug Bochtler to the Oakland Athletics for David Newhan and Don Wengert.[1]
- 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.[2]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
| Player | Pos |
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| Quilvio Veras | 2B |
| Steve Finley | CF |
| Tony Gwynn | RF |
| Ken Caminiti | 3B |
| Greg Vaughn | LF |
| Wally Joyner | 1B |
| Carlos Hernández | C |
| Chris Gomez | SS |
| Kevin Brown | P |
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 |
Notable transactions
- April 8, 1998: Buddy Carlyle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres for Marc Kroon.[3]
- June 20, 1998: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ethan Faggett (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero, and Dario Veras.[4]
- August 6, 1998: Randy Myers was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the San Diego Padres for Brian Loyd (minors).[5]
- August 31, 1998: John Vander Wal was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[6]
Roster
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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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| C | Carlos Hernandez | ||||||
| 1B | Wally Joyner | ||||||
| 2B | Quilvio Veras | ||||||
| SS | Chris Gomez | ||||||
| 3B | Ken Caminiti | ||||||
| LF | Greg Vaughn | ||||||
| CF | Steve Finley | ||||||
| RF | Tony Gwynn |
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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| Andy Sheets | ||||||
| Mark Sweeney | ||||||
| Rubén Rivera | ||||||
| Greg Myers | ||||||
| Jim Leyritz | ||||||
| Ed Giovanola |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Kevin Brown | ||||||
| Joey Hamilton | ||||||
| Andy Ashby | ||||||
| Sterling Hitchcock | ||||||
| Mark Langston |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Matt Clement |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Trevor Hoffman | ||||||
| Dan Miceli | ||||||
| Brian Boehringer | ||||||
| Donne Wall |
League honors
All-Stars
Awards
- Rolaids Relief Award: Trevor Hoffman
- Comeback Player of the Year Award: Greg Vaughn
- Silver Slugger Award: Greg Vaughn (OF)
Statistical leaders
- #2 ERA (2.38)
- #2 Strikeouts (257)
- #2 WHIP (1.07)
- #2 Innings Pitched (257)
- #4 Wins (18)
- #4 Complete Games (7)
- #1 At-Bats Per Strikeout (25.6)
- #1 Saves (53)
- #3 Home runs (50)
- #5 Slugging percentage (.597)
- #5 Total Bases (342)
National League Division Series
Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres
San Diego wins the series, 3-1
National League Championship SeriesMain article: 1998 National League Championship Series
World seriesMain article: 1998 World Series
Game 1October 17, 1998 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
In Game 1, Kevin Brown took the hill for the Padres and he was opposed by Yankee ace and ALCS MVP David Wells. The Yankees began the scoring in the 2nd inning, when rookie Ricky Ledee laced a 2 run double into the right field corner with the bases loaded. Wells was battered hard for the only time in the postseason beginning with the 3rd when Greg Vaughn homered to rightcenter with a man aboard tying the game up at 2 runs apiece. In the 5th, Tony Gwynn smashed a 2 run shot off the facing of the upper deck and that was followed up immediately by Vaughn's second dinger of the night. Trailing 5-2, the Yanks made their comeback in the 7th. Jorge Posada singled and Ledee walked ending the night for Brown. It turned out to be a bad move by Padres manager Bruce Bochy. New York took advantage of the Padres bullpen with a 3 run homer by Chuck Knoblauch that tied the game at 5. Later in the inning, a 2-2 count call by home plate umpire Rich Garcia would prove to be decisive. Mark Langston's pitch was shown on television replays to be a strike, which Rich Garcia called a ball. Tino Martinez would take advantage of Garcia's call and on the next pitch sent a grand slam into the upper deck making it a 9-5 lead. The Padres would only score one more run as the Yankees won game one 9-6. Game 2October 18, 1998 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
In Game 2, the Bombers would go up 2-0 thanks to a dreadful outing by San Diego starter Andy Ashby. Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada would go yard to assist the Yankees on offense. New York started Cuban import, Orlando Hernández, who was outstanding. Game 3October 20, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California
With the Yankees up 2-0, they sent David Cone to the mound to face former Yankee pitcher, Sterling Hitchcock, the MVP of the NLCS. Both teams were kept off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 6th when Hitchcock himself led off the inning with a single off Cone. He and Qulivio Veras both scored two batters later when Tony Gwynn shot a double down the line past Tino Martinez at first base. Gwynn would also score in the inning to give San Diego a 3-0 lead. However, a half inning later the Yanks jumped on Hitchcock for two runs beginning with a home run to left-center by Scott Brosius. The second run came in after Shane Spencer doubled and scored on an error by Ken Caminiti. In the 8th, the call was made to Trevor Hoffman after Randy Myers walked Paul O'Neill to open the inning. Hoffman then walked Tino Martinez before Scott Brosius tagged a three run blast over the fence in dead center. With a 5-3 lead, the Yankees wrapped up the victory when Mariano Rivera picked up the save in the 9th to end it. Game 4October 21, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California
Farm systemSee also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Idaho Falls[7] References
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