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1998 Cincinnati Reds season

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The 1998 Cincinnati Reds season was the 129th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 29th and 28th full season at Cinergy Field The Reds improved on their record of 76–86 from 1997 and finished the season at 77–85, but missed the postseason for the 3rd consecutive season.

LeagueNational League
BallparkCinergy Field
Record77–85 (.475)
OwnersMarge Schott
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1998 Cincinnati Reds
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkCinergy Field
CityCincinnati
Record77–85 (.475)
Divisional place4th
OwnersMarge Schott
General managersJim Bowden
ManagersJack McKeon
TelevisionWSTR/WKRC-TV
Fox Sports Ohio
(George Grande, Chris Welsh)
RadioWLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

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NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 10260 .630 — 55‍–‍26 47‍–‍34
Chicago Cubs 9073 .552 12½ 51‍–‍31 39‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals 8379 .512 19 48‍–‍34 35‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds 7785 .475 25 39‍–‍42 38‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers 7488 .457 28 38‍–‍43 36‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 6993 .426 33 40‍–‍40 29‍–‍53
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Record vs. opponents

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1998 National League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 1998
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona —1–85–74–56–66–24–54–86–32–74–52–76–33–95–72–75–8
Atlanta 8–1—3–67–25–37–54–58–17–26–69–38–47–25–47–26–39–7
Chicago 7–56–3—6–57–27–24–74–56–67–24–53–68–35–47–34–75–8
Cincinnati 5–42–75–6—4–59–03–85–46–58–13–64–55–71–112–78–37-6
Colorado 6–63–52–75–4—6–36–56–64–77–23–65–45–45–77–53–64–8
Florida 2–65–72–70–93–6—3–64–50–95–75–76–63–64–50–94–58–8
Houston 5–45–47–48–35–66–3—3–69–27–25–47–29–25–46–35–710–4
Los Angeles 8–41–85–44–56–65–46–3—5–45–43–55–47–55–76–64–58–5
Milwaukee 3–62–76–65–67–49–02–94–5—6–31–84–56–53–65–43–88–6
Montreal 7–26–62–71–82–77–52–74–53–6—8–45–72–74–43–63–66–10
New York 5–43–95–46–36–37–54–55–38–14–8—8–44–54–54–56–39–7
Philadelphia 7–24–86–35–44–56–62–74–55–47–54–8—8–11–82–63–67–9
Pittsburgh 3–62–73–87–54–56–32–95–75–67–25–41–8—5–42–76–56–7
San Diego 9–34–54–511–17–55–44–57–56–34–45–48–14–5—8–46–36–7
San Francisco 7–52–73–77–25–79–03–66–64–56–35–46–27–24–8—7–58–5
St. Louis 7–23–67–43–86–35-47–55–48–36–33–66–35–63–65–7—4–9
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Notable transactions

  • April 8, 1998: Buddy Carlyle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres for Marc Kroon.[8]
  • June 24, 1998: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Cincinnati Reds.[4]
  • July 4, 1998: Jeff Shaw was traded by the Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Paul Konerko and Dennys Reyes.[9]
  • July 21, 1998: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[10]

Draft picks

  • June 2, 1998: Adam Dunn was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 11, 1998.[11]
  • June 2, 1998: Termel Sledge was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 45th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.

Roster

1998 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
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Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Ed Taubensee 130 491 120 .278 11 72
1B Sean Casey 96 351 82 .272 7 52
2B Bret Boone 157 648 155 .266 24 95
SS Barry Larkin 145 626 166 .309 17 72
3B Willie Greene 111 417 96 .270 14 49
LF Dmitri Young 144 590 166 .310 14 83
CF Reggie Sanders 135 481 129 .268 14 59
RF Jon Nunnally 74 213 36 .207 7 20
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  • Stats through the end of the 1998 season

Other batters

  • Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Chris Stynes12334788.254627
Aaron Boone5818151.282228
Eduardo Pérez8417241.238430
Pat Watkins8314739.265215
Brook Fordyce5714637.253314
Pokey Reese5913334.256116
Lenny Harris5712236.295010
Melvin Nieves8311930.252217
Mike Frank288920.22507
Jeffrey Hammonds268626.302011
Paul Konerko267316.219313
Roberto Petagine346216.25837
Damian Jackson133812.31607
Guillermo Garcia12367.19424
Tony Tarasco15245.20814
Stephen Larkin131.33300
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Pitching

Starting pitchers

  • Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Player G IP W L ERA SO
Brett Tomko34210.213124.44162
Pete Harnisch32209.01473.14157
Mike Remlinger35164.18154.82144
Steve Parris1899.0653.7377
Scott Winchester1679.0365.8140
Jason Bere943.2324.1231
Dennys Reyes838.2314.4244
Scott Klingenbeck422.2135.9613
Eddie Priest26.00110.501
Steve Cooke16.0101.503
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Other pitchers

  • Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Player G IP W L ERA SO
David Weathers1662.1246.2151
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Relief pitchers

  • Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jeff Shaw3924231.8129
Gabe White695594.0183
Scott Sullivan675515.2186
Danny Graves622183.3244
Stan Belinda404813.2357
John Hudek304202.4340
Rick Krivda1602011.2819
Mark Hutton100107.413
Todd Williams60107.714
Ricardo Jordan610024.301
Marc Kroon400013.504
Keith Glauber30002.354
Lenny Harris10000.001
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Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
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Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians International League Dave Miley
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Mark Berry
A Burlington Bees Midwest League Phillip Wellman
A Charleston Alley Cats South Atlantic League Barry Lyons
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Russ Nixon
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