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1998 Colorado Rockies season

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1998 Colorado Rockies
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkCoors Field
CityDenver, Colorado
Record77–85 (.475)
Divisional place4th
OwnersJerry McMorris
General managersBob Gebhard
ManagersDon Baylor
TelevisionKWGN-TV
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
(George Frazier, Dave Armstrong)
RadioKOA (AM)
(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)
KCUV
(Antonio Guevara)
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The Colorado Rockies' 1998 season was the sixth for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager, although he was fired after the season. They played home games and hosted the 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 77-85, fourth in the division.

Offseason

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  • November 18, 1997: Harvey Pulliam was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Chuck McElroy.[1]
  • November 18, 1997: Mike Lansing was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Colorado Rockies for Jake Westbrook, John Nicholson (minors), and Mark Hamlin (minors).[2]
  • November 18, 1997: Quinton McCracken and Bryan Rekar were drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Colorado Rockies as the 4th and 38th picks in the 1997 expansion draft.[3][4]
  • December 4, 1997: Darryl Kile was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.[5]
  • December 10, 1997: Mark Hutton was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Curtis Goodwin.[6]
  • December 10, 1997: Dave Veres was traded by the Montreal Expos with Mark Hamlin (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Terry Jones and a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Mark Mangum (minors) (June 5, 1998) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.[7]

Regular season

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Opening Day starters

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3 Mike Lansing 2B
26 Ellis Burks CF
33 Larry Walker RF
10 Dante Bichette LF
14 Vinny Castilla 3B
17 Todd Helton 1B
5 Neifi Perez SS
8 Kirt Manwaring C
57 Darryl Kile P

Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Diego Padres 98 64 .605 — 54‍–‍27 44‍–‍37
San Francisco Giants 89 74 .546 9½ 49‍–‍32 40‍–‍42
Los Angeles Dodgers 83 79 .512 15 48‍–‍33 35‍–‍46
Colorado Rockies 77 85 .475 21 42‍–‍39 35‍–‍46
Arizona Diamondbacks 65 97 .401 33 34‍–‍47 31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

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1998 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MIL MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 1–8 5–7 4–5 6–6 6–2 4–5 4–8 6–3 2–7 4–5 2–7 6–3 3–9 5–7 2–7 5–8
Atlanta 8–1 — 3–6 7–2 5–3 7–5 4–5 8–1 7–2 6–6 9–3 8–4 7–2 5–4 7–2 6–3 9–7
Chicago 7–5 6–3 — 6–5 7–2 7–2 4–7 4–5 6–6 7–2 4–5 3–6 8–3 5–4 7–3 4–7 5–8
Cincinnati 5–4 2–7 5–6 — 4–5 9–0 3–8 5–4 6–5 8–1 3–6 4–5 5–7 1–11 2–7 8–3 7-6
Colorado 6–6 3–5 2–7 5–4 — 6–3 6–5 6–6 4–7 7–2 3–6 5–4 5–4 5–7 7–5 3–6 4–8
Florida 2–6 5–7 2–7 0–9 3–6 — 3–6 4–5 0–9 5–7 5–7 6–6 3–6 4–5 0–9 4–5 8–8
Houston 5–4 5–4 7–4 8–3 5–6 6-3 — 3–6 9–2 7–2 5–4 7–2 9–2 5–4 6–3 5–7 10–4
Los Angeles 8–4 1–8 5–4 4–5 6–6 5–4 6–3 — 5–4 5–4 3–5 5–4 7–5 5–7 6–6 4–5 8–5
Milwaukee 3–6 2–7 6–6 5–6 7–4 9–0 2–9 4–5 — 6–3 1–8 4–5 6–5 3–6 5–4 3–8 8–6
Montreal 7–2 6–6 2–7 1–8 2–7 7–5 2–7 4–5 3–6 — 8–4 5–7 2–7 4–4 3–6 3–6 6–10
New York 5–4 3–9 5–4 6–3 6–3 7–5 4–5 5–3 8–1 4–8 — 8–4 4–5 4–5 4–5 6–3 9–7
Philadelphia 7-2 4–8 6–3 5–4 4–5 6–6 2–7 4–5 5–4 7–5 4–8 — 8–1 1–8 2–6 3–6 7–9
Pittsburgh 3–6 2–7 3–8 7–5 4–5 6–3 2–9 5–7 5–6 7–2 5–4 1–8 — 5–4 2–7 6–5 6–7
San Diego 9–3 4–5 4–5 11–1 7–5 5–4 4–5 7–5 6–3 4–4 5–4 8–1 4–5 — 8–4 6–3 6–7
San Francisco 7–5 2–7 3–7 7–2 5–7 9–0 3–6 6–6 4–5 6–3 5–4 6–2 7–2 4–8 — 7–5 8–5
St. Louis 7–2 3–6 7–4 3–8 6–3 5-4 7–5 5–4 8–3 6–3 3–6 6–3 5–6 3–6 5–7 — 4–9


Notable transactions

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  • June 2, 1998: Matt Holliday was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.[8]
  • June 2, 1998: Juan Pierre was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 13th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1998.[9]
  • June 9, 1998: Kurt Abbott was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ara Petrosian (minors) (June 18, 1998) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.[10]
  • July 31, 1998: Ellis Burks was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Francisco Giants for Darryl Hamilton, Jim Stoops, and a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent Jason Brester (minors) (August 18, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[11]

Major League debuts

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Roster

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1998 Colorado Rockies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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 SB
C Kirt Manwaring 110 291 72 .247 2 26 1
1B Todd Helton 152 530 167 .315 25 97 3
2B Mike Lansing 153 584 161 .276 12 66 10
SS Neifi Pérez 162 647 177 .274 9 59 5
3B Vinny Castilla 162 645 206 .319 46 144 5
LF Dante Bichette 161 662 219 .331 22 122 14
CF Ellis Burks 100 357 102 .286 16 54 3
RF Larry Walker 130 454 165 .363 23 67 14

Other batters

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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 SB
Kurt Abbott 42 71 18 .254 3 15 0
Jeff Barry 15 34 6 .176 0 2 0
Jason Bates 53 74 14 .189 0 3 0
Edgard Clemente 11 17 6 .353 0 2 0
Greg Colbrunn 62 122 38 .311 2 13 3
Angel Echevarria 19 29 11 .379 1 9 0
Curtis Goodwin 119 159 39 .245 1 6 5
Darryl Hamilton 51 194 65 .335 5 25 4
Nelson Liriano 12 17 0 .000 0 0 0
Jeff Reed 113 259 75 .290 9 39 0
Terry Shumpert 23 26 6 .231 1 2 0
Mark Strittmatter 4 4 0 .000 0 0 0
John Vander Wal 89 104 30 .288 5 20 0
Derrick White 9 9 0 .000 0 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Darryl Kile 36 230.1 13 17 5.20 158
Pedro Astacio 35 209.1 13 14 6.23 170
Jamey Wright 34 206.1 9 14 5.67 86
John Thomson 26 161.0 8 11 4.81 106
Mark Thompson 6 23.1 1 2 7.71 14
Mark Brownson 2 13.1 1 0 4.73 8
Mike Saipe 2 10.0 0 1 10.80 2
Kevin Ritz 2 9.0 0 2 11.00 3

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Player G IP W L ERA SO SV
Bobby Jones 35 141.1 7 8 5.22 109 0

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO SV
Jerry DiPoto 68 71.1 3 4 3.53 49 19
Chuck McElroy 78 68.1 6 4 2.90 61 2
Curtis Leskanic 66 75.2 6 4 4.40 55 2
Dave Veres 63 76.1 3 1 2.83 74 8
Mike DeJean 59 74.1 3 1 3.03 27 2
Mike Munoz 40 41.1 2 2 5.66 24 3
Dave Wainhouse 10 11.0 1 0 4.91 3 0
Fred Rath 2 5.1 0 0 1.69 2 0
Jim Stoops 3 4.0 1 0 2.25 0 0
Lariel Gonzalez 1 1.0 0 0 0.00 0 0

Game log

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1998 Game Log
March (1-0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 31 @ Diamondbacks 9–2 Kile (1–0) Benes (0–1) 47,484 1–0
April (11-16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
2 April 1 @ Diamondbacks 6–0 Thomson (1–0) Blair (0–1) 43,758 2–0
3 April 2 @ Diamondbacks 6–4 Astacio (1–0) Anderson (0–1) DiPoto (1) 42,876 3–0
4 April 3 @ Astros 15–2 Lima (1–0) Wright (0–1) 26,026 3–1
5 April 4 @ Astros 5–3 Thompson (1–0) Bergman (0–1) DiPoto (2) 21,325 4–1
6 April 5 @ Astros 6–2 Reynolds (1–0) Kile (1–1) 21,037 4–2
7 April 6 @ Astros 13–4 Hampton (1–0) Thomson (1–1) 13,553 4–3
8 April 7 Cardinals 12–11 Politte (1–0) Astacio (1–1) Bottenfield (2) 48,016 4–4
9 April 8 Cardinals 13–9 Aybar (1–1) Wright (0–2) 48,020 4–5
10 April 9 Cardinals 7–5 Busby (1–0) Leskanic (0–1) Brantley (1) 46,579 4–6
11 April 10 Reds 18–7 Jordan (1–0) Kile (1–2) Sullivan (1) 48,013 4–7
12 April 11 Reds 12–5 Remlinger (1–2) Thomson (1–2) Belinda (1) 48,053 4–8
13 April 12 Reds 10–4 Harnisch (1–0) Astacio (1–2) 46,921 4–9
14 April 13 Reds 8–4 Leskanic (1–1) Belinda (0–1) 44,488 5–9
15 April 14 Dodgers 6–3 DeJean (1–0) Valdez (1–2) DiPoto (3) 44,337 6–9
16 April 16 Dodgers 4–3 (10) Radinsky (1–0) DiPoto (0–1) Bruske (1) 38,429 6–10
17 April 18 Braves 11–4 Neagle (2–1) Astacio (1–3) 48,058 6–11
18 April 19 Braves 5–3 Millwood (3–0) Thompson (1–1) Wohlers (5) 48,038 6–12
19 April 19 Braves 10–7 Wright (1–2) Martínez (1–2) DiPoto (4) 43,977 7–12
20 April 20 Braves 7–5 Maddux (2–1) Kile (1–3) Ligtenberg (1) 43,594 7–13
21 April 22 @ Marlins 3–2 Powell (1–2) Leskanic (1–2) 16,405 7–14
22 April 23 @ Marlins 4–3 DiPoto (1–1) Stanifer (0–1) 15,098 8–14
23 April 24 @ Marlins 5–1 Meadows (3–2) Thompson (1–2) 21,708 8–15
24 April 25 @ Braves 11–7 Kile (2–3) Millwood (3–1) 49,161 9–15
25 April 26 @ Braves 7–6 Wright (2–2) Maddux (2–2) DiPoto (5) 42,400 10–15
26 April 27 Marlins 5–4 (10) Powell (2–2) Leskanic (1–3) Alfonseca (1) 48,048 10–16
27 April 28 Marlins 8–7 Astacio (2–3) Larkin (1–1) Leskanic (1) 47,346 11–16
28 April 30 @ Mets 4–0 Kile (3–3) Jones (1–3) 12,599 12–16
May (12-16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
29 May 2 @ Mets 7–3 Leskanic (2–3) Cook (2–1) 19,968 13–16
30 May 3 @ Mets 5–2 Reed (2–2) Astacio (2–4) 19,493 13–17
31 May 4 @ Phillies 11–2 Thomson (2–2) Stephenson (0–2) 11,403 14–17
32 May 5 @ Phillies 6–1 Kile (4–3) Grace (1–4) 13,672 15–17
33 May 6 @ Phillies 7–6 (10) Leiter (2–0) McElroy (0–1) 19,538 15–18
34 May 7 @ Expos 2–1 Pérez (1–3) Wright (2–3) Urbina (7) 7,075 15–19
35 May 8 @ Expos 7–5 Astacio (3–4) Hermanson (3–3) DiPoto (6) 11,725 16–19
36 May 9 @ Expos 4–0 Moore (2–4) Thomson (2–3) Urbina (8) 12,014 16–20
37 May 10 @ Expos 5–3 Kile (5–3) Kline (1–2) DiPoto (7) 10,041 17–20
38 May 11 @ Pirates 5–2 Schmidt (5–1) Ritz (0–1) 9,498 17–21
39 May 12 @ Pirates 6–0 Loaiza (2–1) Wright (2–4) 12,954 17–22
40 May 13 Cubs 9–3 Trachsel (4–1) Astacio (3–5) 48,038 17–23
41 May 14 Cubs 9–7 Tapani (5–2) Thomson (2–4) Beck (12) 48,077 17–24
42 May 15 Brewers 8–5 Woodard (3–1) Kile (5–4) Myers (1) 48,035 17–25
43 May 16 Brewers 7–5 Karl (5–1) Ritz (0–2) Jones (11) 48,063 17–26
44 May 17 Brewers 2–1 Wright (3–4) Woodall (0–1) DiPoto (8) 48,041 18–26
45 May 18 Brewers 8–5 Astacio (4–5) Juden (5–2) DiPoto (9) 48,026 19–26
46 May 20 @ Braves 5–1 Millwood (6–1) Thomson (2–5) 33,531 19–27
47 May 21 @ Braves 2–0 Neagle (6–1) Kile (5–5) Ligtenberg (6) 34,611 19–28
48 May 22 @ Reds 3–2 Wright (4–4) Weathers (2–4) DiPoto (10) 21,410 20–28
49 May 23 @ Reds 4–1 (7) Winchester (3–2) Astacio (4–6) 20,034 20–29
50 May 24 @ Reds 3–1 Jones (1–0) Tomko (5–3) DiPoto (11) 21,298 21–29
51 May 25 @ Cardinals 6–1 Thomson (3–5) Busby (5–1) 42,038 22–29
52 May 27 @ Cardinals 2–1 Stottlemyre (6–4) Kile (5–6) Brantley (8) 34,211 22–30
53 May 28 @ Cardinals 4–1 Mercker (4–3) Wright (4–5) King (2) 37,989 22–31
54 May 29 Astros 7–6 Hampton (7–2) Astacio (4–7) Wagner (14) 48,325 22–32
55 May 30 Astros 6–3 Thomson (4–5) Schourek (2–3) DiPoto (12) 48,036 23–32
56 May 31 Astros 7–5 McElroy (1–1) Henry (3–2) 48,097 24–32
June (13-15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
57 June 1 Diamondbacks 6–4 Benes (4–5) Kile (5–7) Olson (7) 48,020 24–33
58 June 2 Diamondbacks 9–3 Anderson (3–6) Wright (4–6) 47,905 24–34
59 June 3 Diamondbacks 3–2 McElroy (2–1) Olson (1–3) 46,279 25–24
60 June 4 Diamondbacks 5–2 Thomson (5–5) Daal (1–4) 46,295 26–34
61 June 5 @ Angels 5–0 Dickson (5–4) Jones (1–1) 39,621 26–35
62 June 6 @ Angels 2–1 Olivares (3–2) Kile (5–8) Percival (17) 38,671 26–36
63 June 7 @ Angels 6–5 Cadaret (1–0) DiPoto (1–2) 42,493 26–37
64 June 8 Rangers 3–1 Sele (9–3) Astacio (4–8) Wetteland (17) 48,070 26–38
65 June 9 Rangers 5–2 Helling (8–3) Thomson (5–6) Wetteland (18) 48,068 26–39
66 June 10 Rangers 9–8 (10) DiPoto (2–2) Gunderson (0–1) 48,061 27–39
67 June 12 @ Dodgers 2–1 Mlicki (2–4) Kile (5–9) McMichael (1) 39,163 27–40
68 June 13 @ Dodgers 4–2 Wright (5–6) Dreifort (4–6) DiPoto (13) 38,417 28–40
69 June 14 @ Dodgers 3–2 (12) DeJean (2–0) Radinsky (2–3) McElroy (1) 41,964 29–40
70 June 15 @ Giants 4–3 (12) Leskanic (3–3) Johnstone (2–3) DiPoto (14) 16,891 30–40
71 June 16 @ Giants 5–3 Tavárez (3–3) Jones (1–2) Nen (20) 12,585 30–41
72 June 17 @ Giants 6–3 Rueter (8–3) Kile (5–10) Nen (21) 19,125 30–42
73 June 18 Dodgers 5–0 Mlicki (3–4) Wright (5–7) 48,092 30–43
74 June 19 Dodgers 4–3 (10) Osuna (3–0) DiPoto (2–3) 48,120 30–44
75 June 20 Dodgers 7–6 Munoz (1–0) Reyes (0–3) Veres (1) 48,231 31–44
76 June 21 Dodgers 11–6 Jones (2–2) Park (5–5) 48,186 32–44
77 June 22 @ Brewers 3–2 Reyes (3–0) McElroy (2–2) Wickman (7) 22,556 32–45
78 June 23 @ Brewers 7–5 Patrick (3–0) Wright (5–8) Wickman (8) 20,759 32–46
79 June 24 Astros 8–6 Astacio (5–8) Bergman (6–4) Veres (2) 48,150 33–46
80 June 25 Astros 6–5 (12) Leskanic (4–3) Magnante (3–2) 48,046 34–46
81 June 26 Athletics 12–6 Munoz (2–0) Oquist (4–5) 48,069 35–46
82 June 27 Athletics 8–6 Mathews (4–4) DiPoto (2–4) Taylor (16) 48,049 35–47
83 June 28 Athletics 11–10 DeJean (3–0) Fetters (0–2) Veres (3) 48,013 36–47
84 June 30 @ Mariners 6–4 Astacio (6–8) Johnson (7–7) Munoz (1) 28,821 37–47
July (11-14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
85 July 1 @ Mariners 9–5 Cloude (4–7) Saipe (0–1) 25,551 37–48
86 July 2 @ Mariners 10–3 Swift (8–4) Kile (5–11) 32,523 37–49
87 July 3 @ Padres 4–2 Hamilton (6–9) DeJean (3–1) Hoffman (25) 40,588 37–50
88 July 4 @ Padres 9–1 Langston (3–1) Jones (2–3) 61,148 37–51
89 July 5 @ Padres 7–2 Ashby (11–5) Astacio (6–9) 32,649 37–52
90 July 10 Giants 11–2 Kile (6–11) Estes (7–8) 48,174 38–52
91 July 11 Giants 5–4 McElroy (3–2) Hershiser (7–7) Munoz (2) 48,262 39–52
92 July 12 Giants 5–3 Astacio (7–9) Rueter (10–4) Munoz (3) 48,334 40–52
93 July 13 Padres 9–5 Jones (3–3) Hitchcock (4–3) 48,098 41–52
94 July 14 Padres 8–7 Sanders (1–2) Kile (6–12) Hoffman (28) 48,114 41–53
95 July 15 Padres 6–2 Brown (11–3) Wright (5–9) 48,369 41–54
96 July 17 @ Diamondbacks 9–6 Blair (4–13) Astacio (7–10) Olson (13) 46,322 41–55
97 July 18 @ Diamondbacks 4–2 Anderson (7–8) Jones (3–4) Olson (14) 48,527 41–56
98 July 19 @ Diamondbacks 6–4 Small (2–1) Munoz (2–1) Embree (1) 45,650 41–57
99 July 20 @ Astros 10–9 Henry (6–2) Veres (0–1) 25,491 41–58
100 July 21 @ Astros 5–0 Brownson (1–0) Hampton (8–5) 28,718 42–58
101 July 23 Reds 6–4 Astacio (8–10) Remlinger (6–11) Veres (4) 42,586 43–58
102 July 23 Reds 6–4 Jones (4–4) Harnisch (7–5) Leskanic (2) 45,705 44–58
103 July 24 Cardinals 12–3 Kile (7–12) Stottlemyre (9–9) 48,303 45–58
104 July 25 Cardinals 5–2 McElroy (4–2) Morris (1–1) DeJean (1) 48,323 46–58
105 July 26 Cardinals 3–1 Mercker (6–8) Thomson (5–7) Croushore (7) 48,288 46–59
106 July 27 Pirates 8–7 (13) Leskanic (5–3) McCurry (0–1) 46,024 47–59
107 July 28 Pirates 12–6 Astacio (9–10) Lieber (8–11) 46,856 48–59
108 July 29 Pirates 12–1 Peters (5–8) Kile (7–13) 47,411 48–60
109 July 31 @ Cubs 9–1 Wood (11–5) Wright (5–10) Mulholland (3) 40,490 48–61
August (15-14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
110 August 1 @ Cubs 3–2 Trachsel (11–5) Thomson (5–8) Beck (32) 40,198 48–62
111 August 2 @ Cubs 6–3 Astacio (10–10) Clark (6–11) McElroy (2) 39,427 49–62
112 August 3 @ Pirates 7–2 Jones (5–4) Lieber (8–12) 11,204 50–62
113 August 4 @ Pirates 13–5 Christiansen (2–2) Kile (7–14) 15,784 50–63
114 August 5 @ Pirates 6–2 Wright (6–10) Córdova (9–10) 12,862 51–63
115 August 6 @ Pirates 5–1 Thomson (6–8) Schmidt (8–9) 14,060 52–63
116 August 7 Mets 8–7 Reed (13–7) Astacio (10–11) Franco (22) 48,365 52–64
117 August 8 Mets 4–3 Reynoso (3–0) Jones (5–5) Franco (23) 48,312 52–65
118 August 9 Mets 11–4 Kile (8–14) Nomo (5–9) 48,014 53–65
119 August 10 Expos 6–2 Wright (7–10) Telford (3–5) 44,768 54–65
120 August 11 Expos 15–6 Thomson (7–8) Powell (1–2) 45,403 55–65
121 August 12 Expos 3–2 Astacio (11–11) Vázquez (3–12) DiPoto (15) 46,872 56–65
122 August 14 Phillies 6–2 Loewer (6–4) Jones (5–6) 47,395 56–66
123 August 15 Phillies 7–3 Kile (9–14) Gomes (9–4) 48,329 57–66
124 August 16 Phillies 8–7 Portugal (7–3) Wright (7–11) Leiter (22) 48,024 57–67
125 August 18 @ Mets 6–2 Leiter (12–4) Astacio (11–12) 57–68
126 August 18 @ Mets 6–3 Rojas (5–2) McElroy (4–3) Franco (26) 21,611 57–69
127 August 19 @ Mets 2–1 Yoshii (5–6) Jones (5–7) Franco (27) 19,395 57–70
128 August 20 @ Expos 6–3 Kile (10–14) Thurman (2–2) DeJean (2) 11,680 58–70
129 August 21 @ Expos 3–2 Veres (1–1) Urbina (4–3) 11,626 59–70
130 August 22 @ Phillies 6–1 Byrd (2–0) Astacio (11–13) 23,435 59–71
131 August 23 @ Phillies 5–2 Thomson (8–8) Grace (4–7) DiPoto (16) 26,364 60–71
132 August 24 @ Phillies 3–1 Jones (6–7) Loewer (6–5) Veres (5) 15,665 61–71
133 August 25 Brewers 11–6 Veres (2–1) Weathers (4–5) 44,573 62–71
134 August 26 Brewers 6–5 Pulsipher (2–1) Wright (7–12) 42,395 62–72
135 August 27 Cubs 11–10 (10) Mulholland (4–5) Munoz (2–2) Beck (38) 50,093 62–73
136 August 28 Cubs 10–5 Trachsel (14–7) Thomson (8–9) 48,223 62–74
137 August 29 Cubs 7–3 Jones (7–7) Clark (7–13) 48,269 63–74
138 August 30 Cubs 4–3 Tapani (16–7) Kile (10–15) Beck (39) 48,255 63–75
September (14-10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
139 September 1 @ Brewers 12–3 Wright (8–12) Pulsipher (2–2) 13,347 64–75
140 September 2 @ Brewers 8–4 Roque (3–1) Astacio (11–14) 10,584 64–76
141 September 3 @ Brewers 7–3 Woodall (7–8) Thomson (8–10) 12,327 64–77
142 September 4 Padres 11–5 Veres (3–1) Sanders (2–3) 44,596 65–77
143 September 5 Padres 4–2 Brown (18–5) Kile (10–16) Hoffman (46) 42,930 65–78
144 September 6 Padres 12–2 Wright (9–12) Hamilton (12–12) 46,240 66–78
145 September 7 Marlins 15–10 Leskanic (6–3) Ludwick (1–4) 41,094 67–78
146 September 8 Marlins 11–10 McElroy (5–3) Mantei (3–4) 40,047 68–78
147 September 9 Marlins 9–8 McElroy (6–3) Speier (0–3) 40,500 69–78
148 September 10 Marlins 3–1 Kile (11–16) Medina (1–4) 44,906 70–78
149 September 11 @ Giants 7–6 Stoops (1–0) Morman (0–2) DiPoto (17) 34,698 71–78
150 September 12 @ Giants 1–0 Astacio (12–14) Nen (7–6) DiPoto (18) 30,422 72–78
151 September 13 @ Giants 4–3 Johnstone (4–5) McElroy (6–4) Nen (36) 30,278 72–79
152 September 14 @ Dodgers 4–1 Pérez (10–13) Jones (7–8) 26,122 72–80
153 September 15 @ Dodgers 5–4 Kile (12–16) Park (13–9) DiPoto (19) 29,702 73–80
154 September 16 @ Dodgers 2–0 Bohanon (7–10) Wright (9–13) Shaw (44) 27,906 73–81
155 September 18 @ Padres 4–1 Astacio (13–14) Ashby (16–9) Veres (6) 28,158 74–81
156 September 19 @ Padres 4–1 Clement (1–0) Thomson (8–11) Hoffman (51) 54,042 74–82
157 September 20 @ Padres 1–0 (11) Kile (13–16) Myers (4–6) Veres (7) 37,939 75–82
158 September 22 Diamondbacks 8–6 Daal (8–12) Wright (9–14) Olson (29) 42,859 75–83
159 September 23 Diamondbacks 14–11 Wainhouse (1–0) Banks (2–3) Veres (8) 44,021 76–83
160 September 25 Giants 8–6 Johnstone (6–5) Leskanic (6–4) Nen (40) 48,147 76–84
161 September 26 Giants 8–4 Hershiser (11–10) Kile (13–17) 47,462 76–85
162 September 27 Giants 9–8 DiPoto (3–4) Nen (7–7) 48,028 77–85

Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments

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National League leaders

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Awards

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Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Paul Zuvella
AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Tim Blackwell
A Salem Avalanche Carolina League Jay Loviglio
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Ron Gideon
A-Short Season Portland Rockies Northwest League Jim Eppard
Rookie AZL Rockies Arizona League P. J. Carey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Rockies[22]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Mike Lansing Stats".
  3. ^ Quinton McCracken Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Bryan Rekar Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ "Darryl Kile Stats".
  6. ^ "Mark Hutton Stats".
  7. ^ "Dave Veres Stats".
  8. ^ Matt Holliday Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ Juan Pierre Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ "Kurt Abbott Stats".
  11. ^ Ellis Burks Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  12. ^ "1998 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac".
  13. ^ "1998 National League batting leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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  17. ^ "Larry Walker named male athlete of the year". The Hamilton Spectator. December 30, 1998. p. E1. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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