| 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Fox Entertainment Group | |||
| President | Bob Graziano | |||
| General managers | Fred Claire,Tommy Lasorda | |||
| Managers | Bill Russell,Glenn Hoffman | |||
| Television | Fox Sports West 2;KTLA (5) | |||
| Radio | XTRA Sports 1150 Vin Scully,Ross Porter,Rick Monday KWKW Jaime Jarrín,René Cárdenas,Pepe Yñiguez | |||
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The1998Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 109th for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their 41st season inLos Angeles, California. It was the first season since the sale of the franchise fromPeter O'Malley to theFox Entertainment Group took effect. The new corporate executives would quickly anger Dodger fans when they bypassed General ManagerFred Claire and made one of the biggest trades in franchise history. They traded All-Star catcherMike Piazza and starting third basemanTodd Zeile to theFlorida Marlins for a package that includedGary Sheffield.
The team on the field performed poorly under all the stress and soon Fox fired Claire and managerBill Russell, replacing them with former ManagerTommy Lasorda, who was appointed interim GM and Minor League managerGlenn Hoffman who took over for Russell. The team limped along to finish in third place in theNational League West and more changes were in the offing for the following season.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
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| 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 |
1998 Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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| Chan Ho Park | 34 | 34 | 220.2 | 15-9 | 3.71 | 97 | 191 | 2 |
| Darren Dreifort | 32 | 26 | 180.0 | 8-12 | 4.00 | 57 | 168 | 1 |
| Ismael Valdez | 27 | 27 | 174.0 | 11-10 | 3.98 | 66 | 122 | 2 |
| Dave Mlicki | 20 | 20 | 124.1 | 7-3 | 4.05 | 38 | 78 | 2 |
| Ramón Martínez | 15 | 15 | 101.2 | 7-3 | 2.83 | 41 | 91 | 1 |
| Brian Bohanon | 14 | 14 | 97.1 | 5-7 | 2.40 | 36 | 72 | 2 |
| Carlos Perez | 11 | 11 | 77.2 | 4-4 | 3.24 | 30 | 46 | 4 |
| Hideo Nomo | 12 | 12 | 67.2 | 2-7 | 5.05 | 38 | 73 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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| Jeff Shaw | 34 | 0 | 35.1 | 1-4 | 2.55 | 7 | 26 | 25 |
| Scott Radinsky | 62 | 0 | 61.2 | 6-6 | 2.63 | 20 | 45 | 13 |
| Antonio Osuna | 54 | 0 | 64.2 | 7-1 | 3.06 | 32 | 72 | 6 |
| Mark Guthrie | 53 | 0 | 54.0 | 2-1 | 3.50 | 24 | 45 | 0 |
| Jim Bruske | 35 | 0 | 44.0 | 3-0 | 3.48 | 19 | 31 | 1 |
| Dennys Reyes | 11 | 3 | 28.2 | 0-4 | 4.71 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
| Brad Clontz | 18 | 0 | 20.2 | 2-0 | 5.66 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Lankford | 12 | 0 | 19.2 | 0-2 | 5.95 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Greg McMichael | 12 | 0 | 14.1 | 0-1 | 4.40 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Sean Maloney | 11 | 0 | 12.2 | 0-1 | 4.97 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Judd | 7 | 0 | 11.1 | 0-0 | 15.09 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Darren Hall | 11 | 0 | 11.1 | 0-3 | 10.32 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Eric Weaver | 7 | 0 | 9.2 | 2-0 | 0.93 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Kubenka | 6 | 0 | 9.1 | 1-0 | 0.96 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Rath | 3 | 0 | 3.1 | 0-0 | 10.80 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Will Brunson | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 0-1 | 11.57 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Manuel Barrios | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Charles Johnson | C | 102 | 346 | .217 | 31 | 75 | 12 | 35 | 3 |
| Mike Piazza | C | 37 | 149 | .282 | 20 | 42 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Tom Prince | C | 37 | 81 | .185 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Lo Duca | C | 6 | 14 | .286 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ángel Peña | C | 6 | 13 | .231 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 139 | 507 | .296 | 59 | 150 | 23 | 87 | 7 |
| Eric Young | 2B | 117 | 452 | .285 | 78 | 129 | 8 | 43 | 42 |
| José Vizcaíno | SS | 67 | 237 | .262 | 30 | 62 | 3 | 29 | 7 |
| Adrián Beltré | 3B/SS | 77 | 195 | .215 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 22 | 3 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3B/LF | 72 | 236 | .237 | 28 | 56 | 7 | 30 | 1 |
| Juan Castro | 2B/SS | 89 | 220 | .195 | 25 | 43 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | SS | 51 | 193 | .264 | 11 | 51 | 2 | 21 | 7 |
| Wilton Guerrero | 2B/SS/LF/CF | 64 | 180 | .283 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Todd Zeile | 3B/1B | 40 | 158 | .253 | 22 | 40 | 7 | 27 | 1 |
| Paul Konerko | 1B/3B/LF | 49 | 144 | .215 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Cora | SS/2B | 29 | 33 | .121 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tripp Cromer | IF | 6 | 6 | .167 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Metcalfe | 2B | 4 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sheffield | RF | 90 | 301 | .316 | 52 | 95 | 16 | 57 | 18 |
| Raúl Mondesí | CF/RF | 148 | 580 | .279 | 85 | 162 | 30 | 90 | 16 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | LF/CF/RF | 55 | 175 | .269 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| Roger Cedeño | LF/CF/RF | 105 | 240 | .242 | 33 | 58 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
| Trenidad Hubbard | CF/LF/RF/3B | 94 | 208 | .298 | 29 | 62 | 7 | 18 | 9 |
| Matt Luke | LF/RF/1B | 69 | 160 | .213 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 2 |
| Jim Eisenreich | LF/1B/RF | 75 | 127 | .197 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Thomas Howard | CF/LF/RF | 47 | 76 | .184 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Mike Devereaux | CF/LF/RF | 9 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Hollins | RF/LF | 5 | 9 | .222 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
The Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, only four of them would eventually play Major League baseball.
The first round pick was outfielderBubba Crosby fromRice University. He played nine games for the Dodgers before he was traded to theNew York Yankees, where he was a part-time player for three seasons. He hit .216 in 205 games in the Majors.
This draft also included pitcherScott Proctor (5th round) fromFlorida State University and catcherDavid Ross (7th round) from theUniversity of Florida. Proctor was a relief pitcher in the Majors, who played in seven seasons (two for the Dodgers) and was 18-16 with a 4.78 ERA in 307 games (most prominently with theNew York Yankees). Ross was primarily a backup catcher during his two decade career which began in 2002 and ended in 2016.
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