1998 Cleveland Indians season

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1998 Cleveland Indians
AL Central Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1998 information
Owner(s) Richard Jacobs
General manager(s) John Hart
Manager(s) Mike Hargrove
Local television WUAB · FSN Ohio
Local radio WKNR (1220)
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Contents

Offseason [edit]

  • November 12, 1997: Paul Assenmacher was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[1]
  • December 1, 1997: Matt Williams was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman, Tom Martin, and cash.[2]
  • December 8, 1997: Kenny Lofton signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • December 8, 1997: Marquis Grissom was traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jeff Juden to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Fetters, Ben McDonald, and Ron Villone.
  • December 8, 1997: Dwight Gooden signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
  • December 20, 1997: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.[3]

Regular season [edit]

Season standings [edit]

AL Central W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Indians 89 73 .549 --
Chicago White Sox 80 82 .494 9.0
Kansas City Royals 72 89 .447 16.5
Minnesota Twins 70 92 .432 19.0
Detroit Tigers 65 97 .401 24.0


Transactions [edit]

  • April 14, 1998: David Bell was selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]
  • May 6, 1998: Mark Whiten was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[5]
  • June 2, 1998: C.C. Sabathia was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 29, 1998.[6]
  • July 2, 1998: Rex Hudler was signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[7]
  • August 13, 1998: Cecil Fielder signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.[8]
  • August 31, 1998: David Bell was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Seattle Mariners for Joey Cora.[4]
  • September 18, 1998: Cecil Fielder was released by the Cleveland Indians.[8]

Roster [edit]

1998 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats [edit]

Batting [edit]

Starters by position [edit]

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

Other batters [edit]

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

Pitching [edit]

Starting pitchers [edit]

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers [edit]

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers [edit]

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Award winners [edit]

All-Star Game

Minor league affiliates [edit]

Classification level Team League Season article
AAA Buffalo Bisons International League 1998 Buffalo Bisons season
AA Akron Aeros Eastern League 1998 Akron Aeros season
Advanced A Kinston Indians Carolina League
A Columbus RedStixx South Atlantic League
Short Season A Watertown Indians New York - Penn League
Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/assenpa01.shtml
  2. ^ Matt Williams Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml
  4. ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellda01.shtml
  5. ^ Mark Whiten Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ C.C. Sabathia Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hudlere01.shtml
  8. ^ a b Cecil Fielder Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
Preceded by
Cleveland Indians
1997
AL Central Championship Season
1998
Succeeded by
Cleveland Indians
1999