| 1998 Texas Rangers | ||||
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| American League West champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | Western Division | |||
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington | |||
| City | Arlington, Texas | |||
| Record | 88–74 (.543) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Tom Hicks | |||
| General manager | Doug Melvin | |||
| Managers | Johnny Oates | |||
| Television | KXTX-TV KXAS-TV Fox Sports Southwest (Tom Grieve, Bill Jones) | |||
| Radio | KRLD (Eric Nadel,Vince Cotroneo) KMRT (Luis Mayoral, Josue Perez) | |||
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The1998Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing first in theAmerican League West with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses. It was the team's second post-season appearance, the first having been in1996, but the team was eliminated in a three-game sweep by theNew York Yankees in theDivision Series.
During the season,Rick Helling became the final pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Rangers during the 1990s.[9]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 48–33 | 40–41 |
| Anaheim Angels | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 42–39 | 43–38 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11½ | 42–39 | 34–46 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaheim | — | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 10–6 | ||
| Baltimore | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 5–6 | 7–3 | 3–9 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 5–11 | ||
| Boston | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 9–2 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–7 | ||
| Chicago | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4–6–1 | 7–9 | ||
| Cleveland | 7–4 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–3 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 10–6 | ||
| Detroit | 3–8 | 1–10 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 7–9 | ||
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 0–10 | 7–4 | 4–6 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 9–7 | ||
| Minnesota | 5–6 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–9 | ||
| New York | 5–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 10–0 | 7–4 | — | 8–3 | 8–3 | 11–1 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 13–3 | ||
| Oakland | 7–5 | 3–8 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–8 | ||
| Seattle | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 9–2 | 3–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 7–9 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 6–5 | 5–6 | — | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–11 | ||
| Texas | 7–5 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | — | 7–4 | 8–8 | ||
| Toronto | 7–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–4–1 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–7 | — | 9–7 | ||
| 1998 Texas Rangers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches
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Note: Pos= Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. =Slugging Average; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Iván Rodríguez | 145 | 579 | 88 | 186 | 21 | 91 | .321 | .513 | 9 |
| 1B | Will Clark | 149 | 554 | 98 | 169 | 23 | 102 | .305 | .507 | 1 |
| 2B | Mark McLemore | 126 | 461 | 79 | 114 | 5 | 53 | .247 | .317 | 12 |
| 3B | Fernando Tatís | 95 | 330 | 41 | 89 | 3 | 32 | .270 | .442 | 6 |
| SS | Kevin Elster | 84 | 297 | 33 | 69 | 8 | 37 | .232 | .354 | 0 |
| LF | Rusty Greer | 155 | 598 | 107 | 183 | 16 | 108 | .306 | .405 | 2 |
| CF | Tom Goodwin | 154 | 520 | 102 | 151 | 2 | 33 | .290 | .338 | 38 |
| RF | Juan González | 154 | 606 | 110 | 193 | 45 | 157 | .318 | .630 | 2 |
| DH | Lee Stevens | 120 | 344 | 52 | 91 | 20 | 59 | .265 | .512 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alicea | 101 | 259 | 71 | .274 | 6 | 83 |
| Roberto Kelly | 75 | 257 | 83 | .323 | 16 | 46 |
| Mike Simms | 86 | 186 | 55 | .296 | 16 | 46 |
| Royce Clayton | 52 | 186 | 53 | .285 | 5 | 24 |
| Todd Zeile | 52 | 180 | 47 | .261 | 6 | 28 |
| Domingo Cedeño | 61 | 141 | 37 | .262 | 2 | 21 |
| Bill Haselman | 40 | 105 | 33 | .314 | 6 | 17 |
| Warren Newson | 10 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Sheldon | 7 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Milt Cuyler | 7 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Tremie | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Sasser | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Helling | 33 | 216.1 | 20 | 7 | 4.41 | 164 |
| Aaron Sele | 33 | 212.2 | 19 | 11 | 4.23 | 167 |
| John Burkett | 32 | 195.0 | 9 | 13 | 5.68 | 131 |
| Darren Oliver | 19 | 103.1 | 6 | 7 | 6.53 | 58 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 14 | 79.1 | 3 | 6 | 5.90 | 55 |
| Bobby Witt | 14 | 69.1 | 5 | 4 | 7.66 | 30 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 10 | 60.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.33 | 57 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 4 | 19.1 | 1 | 2 | 8.84 | 10 |
| Matt Perisho | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 | 2 |
| Jonathan Johnson | 1 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wetteland | 63 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 2.03 | 72 |
| Eric Gunderson | 68 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.19 | 41 |
| Tim Crabtree | 64 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.59 | 60 |
| Danny Patterson | 56 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4.45 | 33 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 46 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3.57 | 41 |
| Scott Bailes | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 30 |
| Al Levine | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 19 |
| Greg Cadaret | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 5 |
| Tony Fossas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 |
| Roger Pavlik | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 8 |
| Julio Santana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 1 |
September 29 atYankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| W:David Wells (1-0) L:Todd Stottlemyre (0-1) S:Mariano Rivera (1) | ||||||||||||
September 30 atYankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| W:Andy Pettitte (1-0) L:Rick Helling (0-1) S:Mariano Rivera (2) | |||||||||||||
| HR:NYY –Shane Spencer,Scott Brosius | |||||||||||||
October 2 atThe Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| W:David Cone (1-0) L:Aaron Sele (0-1) | |||||||||||||
| HR:NYY –Shane Spencer,Paul O'Neill | |||||||||||||
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