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Before the 1998 regular season began, two new teams—the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]]—were added by Major League Baseball. This resulted in the American League and National League having fifteen teams. However, in order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry a number of teams that was divisible by two, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central. |
Before the 1998 regular season began, two new teams—the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]]—were added by Major League Baseball. This resulted in the American League and National League having fifteen teams. However, in order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry a number of teams that was divisible by two, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central. |
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This realignment was widely considered to have great financial benefit to the club moving. However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Commissioner (then club owner) Bud Selig decided another team should have the first chance to switch leagues. The choice was offered to the Kansas City Royals, who ultimately decided to stay in the American League.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/sports/1997/brew110697.html|title=Brewers switch leagues, join Reds in NL Central|work=[[The Kentucky Post]] ([[Associated Press]])|publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]]|date=November 6, 1997|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050505095313/http://www.cincypost.com/sports/1997/brew110697.html|archivedate=May 5, 2005}}</ref> The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League. Had the Brewers elected not to move to the National League, the Minnesota Twins would have been offered the opportunity to switch leagues.<ref>Pappas, Doug, [http://www.roadsidephotos.com/baseball/97-4news.htm "News Briefs: Fall 1997"], ''Outside the Lines'', Fall 1997.</ref> |
This realignment was widely considered to have great financial benefit to the club moving. However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Commissioner (then club owner) Bud Selig decided another team should have the first chance to switch leagues. The choice was offered to the Kansas City Royals, who ultimately decided to stay in the American League.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/sports/1997/brew110697.html|title=Brewers switch leagues, join Reds in NL Central|work=[[The Kentucky Post]] ([[Associated Press]])|publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]]|date=November 6, 1997|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050505095313/http://www.cincypost.com/sports/1997/brew110697.html|archivedate=May 5, 2005}}</ref> The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League. Had the Brewers elected not to move to the National League, the Minnesota Twins would have been offered the opportunity to switch leagues.<ref>Pappas, Doug, [http://www.roadsidephotos.com/baseball/97-4news.htm "News Briefs: Fall 1997"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727032139/http://www.roadsidephotos.com/baseball/97-4news.htm |date=July 27, 2008 }}, ''Outside the Lines'', Fall 1997.</ref> |
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===Season standings=== |
===Season standings=== |
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Revision as of 17:22, 16 June 2017
| 1998 Kansas City Royals | ||
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| Division | Central Division | |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium | |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Owners | David Glass | |
| Managers | Tony Muser | |
| Television | KMBC-TV KCWB Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis) | |
| Radio | WKBZ (Denny Matthews, Fred White) | |
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The 1998 Kansas City Royals season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League Central with a record of 72 wins and 89 losses.
Offseason
- November 18, 1997: Yamil Benitez was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Kansas City Royals as the 19th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.[1]
- January 20, 1998: Terry Pendleton was signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[2]
- January 20, 1998: Lee Smith signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.[3]
- March 17, 1998: Ernie Young was purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Oakland Athletics.[4]
Regular season
Before the 1998 regular season began, two new teams—the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays—were added by Major League Baseball. This resulted in the American League and National League having fifteen teams. However, in order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry a number of teams that was divisible by two, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central.
This realignment was widely considered to have great financial benefit to the club moving. However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Commissioner (then club owner) Bud Selig decided another team should have the first chance to switch leagues. The choice was offered to the Kansas City Royals, who ultimately decided to stay in the American League.[5] The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League. Had the Brewers elected not to move to the National League, the Minnesota Twins would have been offered the opportunity to switch leagues.[6]
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 73 | .549 | — | 46–35 | 43–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 80 | 82 | .494 | 9 | 44–37 | 36–45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 89 | .447 | 16½ | 29–51 | 43–38 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 19 | 35–46 | 35–46 |
| Detroit Tigers | 65 | 97 | .401 | 24 | 32–49 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Roster
Player stats
Starters by position
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; 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 | Mike Sweeney | 92 | 282 | 32 | 73 | 8 | 35 | .259 | .408 | 2 |
| 1B | Jeff King | 131 | 486 | 83 | 128 | 24 | 93 | .263 | .451 | 10 |
| 2B | José Offerman | 158 | 607 | 102 | 191 | 7 | 66 | .315 | .438 | 45 |
| 3B | Dean Palmer | 152 | 572 | 84 | 159 | 34 | 119 | .278 | .510 | 8 |
| SS | Mendy López | 74 | 206 | 18 | 50 | 1 | 15 | .243 | .325 | 5 |
| LF | Jeff Conine | 93 | 309 | 30 | 79 | 8 | 43 | .256 | .417 | 3 |
| CF | Johnny Damon | 161 | 642 | 104 | 178 | 18 | 66 | .277 | .439 | 26 |
| RF | Larry Sutton | 111 | 310 | 29 | 76 | 5 | 42 | .245 | .352 | 3 |
| DH | Hal Morris | 127 | 472 | 50 | 146 | 1 | 40 | .309 | .381 | 1 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/benitya01.shtml
- ^ Terry Pendleton Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Lee Smith Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/younger02.shtml
- ^ "Brewers switch leagues, join Reds in NL Central". The Kentucky Post (Associated Press). E. W. Scripps Company. November 6, 1997. Archived from the original on May 5, 2005.
- ^ Pappas, Doug, "News Briefs: Fall 1997" Archived July 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Outside the Lines, Fall 1997.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1998.shtml
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- 1998 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
- 1998 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac