1998 Cleveland Indians season explained

The 1998 Cleveland Indians season was the franchise's 98th season. The Indians hoped to improve upon their American League pennant-winning season of 1997, but succumbed to the New York Yankees in the ALCS in six games. The Indians would lead the AL Central wire-to-wire in 1998, becoming the first team in franchise history (and, the only team in franchise history) to do so.

Cleveland Indians
Season:	1998
Misc:	American League Central Champions
League:	American League
Division:	Central
Record:	89–73
Divisional Place:	1st
Ballpark:	Jacobs Field
City:	Cleveland, Ohio
Owners:	Richard Jacobs
General Managers:	John Hart
Managers:	Mike Hargrove
Television:	WUAB Jack Corrigan, Mike Hegan FSN Ohio John Sanders, Rick Manning
Radio:	WKNR (1220 AM) Tom Hamilton, Dave Nelson, Matt Underwood, Mike Hegan

Offseason

• 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

Transactions

• 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.

Roster

1998 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches (First base) (Bench) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Third base) (Pitching) (Bullpen catcher)

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1 || March 31 || @ Mariners || 10–9 || Mesa (1–0) || Fossas (0–1) || Jackson (1) || Kingdome || 57,822 || 1–0 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2 || April 1 || @ Mariners || 9–7 || Wright (1–0) || Moyer (0–1) || Jackson (2) || Kingdome || 24,523 || 2–0 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 3 || April 3 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Burba (1–0) || McDowell (0–1) || – || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 26,240 || 3–0 || W3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 4 || April 4 || @ Angels || 11–0 || Colon (1–0) || Watson (0–1) || – || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 34,834 || 4–0 || W4|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || April 5 || @ Angels || 6–4 || Nagy (1–0) || Dickson (0–1) || Jackson (3) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 35,628 || 5–0 || W5|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || April 6 || @ Athletics || colspan=8 | Suspended (curfew, continuation April 8)|- bgcolor="#bbffbb| 6 || April 8 || @ Athletics || 6–5 || Krivda (1–0) || Candiotti (0–2) || Jackson (4) || Network Associates Coliseum || 6,963 || 6–0 || W6|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 7 || April 8 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Rogers (1–0) || Burba (1–1) || Taylor (1) || Network Associates Coliseum || 8,361 || 6–1 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 8 || April 10 || Angels || 8–5 (10) || Plunk (1–0) || Percival (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,707 || 7–1 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 9 || April 11 || Angels || 8–5 || Nagy (2–0) || Dickson (0–2) || Jackson (5) || Jacobs Field || 42,802 || 8–1 || W2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 10 || April 12 || Angels || 1–12 || Finley (2–0) || Wright (1–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,555 || 8–2 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 11 || April 13 || Mariners || 6–5 || Burba (2–1) || Cloude (1–1) || Jackson (6) || Jacobs Field || 42,793 || 9–2 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 12 || April 14 || Mariners || 8–3 || Assenmacher (1–0) || Slocumb (0–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 40,490 || 10–2 || W2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 13 || April 15 || Mariners || 3–5 || Spoljaric (1–0) || Assenmacher (1–1) || Ayala (1) || Jacobs Field || 40,527 || 10–3 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 14 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 2–3 (10) || Gordon (2–1) || Assenmacher (1–2) || – || Fenway Park || 26,924 || 10–4 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 15 || April 18 || @ Red Sox || 7–4 || Martin (1–0) || Eckersley (1–1) || Jackson (7) || Fenway Park || 31,735 || 11–4 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 16 || April 19 || @ Red Sox || 0–2 || Saberhagen (3–0) || Burba (2–2) || Gordon (4) || Fenway Park || 31,846 || 11–5 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 17 || April 20 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 (11) || Gordon (3–1) || Plunk (1–1) || – || Fenway Park || 33,001 || 11–6 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 18 || April 21 || White Sox || 14–6 || Mesa (2–0) || Baldwin (2–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,836 || 12–6 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 19 || April 22 || White Sox || 7–14 || Sirotka (3–1) || Nagy (2–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,840 || 12–7 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 20 || April 23 || White Sox || 5–4 || Plunk (2–1) || Castillo (0–1) || Jackson (8) || Jacobs Field || 42,865 || 13–7 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 21 || April 24 || Red Sox || 5–7 || Wakefield (1–1) || Burba (2–3) || Gordon (6) || Jacobs Field || 40,570 || 13–8 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 22 || April 25 || Red Sox || 2–3 || Saberhagen (4–0) || Colon (1–1) || Gordon (7) || Jacobs Field || 40,571 || 13–9 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || April 26 || Red Sox || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup July 21)|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 23 || April 27 || @ White Sox || 3–10 || Sirotka (4–1) || Ogea (0–1) || – || Comiskey Park || 13,575 || 13–10 || L3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 24 || April 28 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Nagy (3–1) || Karchner (0–1) || Jackson (9) || Comiskey Park || 13,208 || 14–10 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 25 || April 29 || Athletics || 4–11 || Rogers (4–1) || Wright (1–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,190 || 14–11 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 26 || April 30 || Athletics || 2–5 || Mathews (3–3) || Assenmacher (1–3) || Taylor (6) || Jacobs Field || 42,855 || 14–12 || L2|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 27 || May 1 || Devil Rays || 7–5 || Colon (2–1) || Springer (1–4) || Jackson (10) || Jacobs Field || 42,712 || 15–12 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 28 || May 2 || Devil Rays || 5–1 || Ogea (1–1) || Saunders (1–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,525 || 16–12 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 29 || May 3 || Devil Rays || 10–8 || Mesa (3–0) || R. Hernandez (0–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,597 || 17–12 || W3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 30 || May 5 || Orioles || 6–5 || Assenmacher (2–3) || Benitez (1–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 40,706 || 18–12 || W4|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 31 || May 6 || Orioles || 14–5 || Burba (3–3) || Erickson (3–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 40,672 || 19–12 || W5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 32 || May 7 || @ Rangers || 7–2 || Colon (3–1) || Sele (5–2) || – || The Ballpark in Arlington || 28,504 || 20–12 || W6|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 33 || May 8 || @ Rangers || 3–6 || X. Hernandez (1–0) || Mesa (3–1) || Wetteland (8) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 38,067 || 20–13 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 34 || May 9 || @ Rangers || 3–7 || Oliver (2–4) || Nagy (3–2) || – || The Ballpark in Arlington || 46,355 || 20–14 || L2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 35 || May 10 || @ Rangers || 3–5 || Burkett (3–4) || Wright (1–3) || Wetteland (9) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 31,232 || 20–15 || L3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 36 || May 11 || @ Devil Rays || 2–4 || Arrojo (5–2) || Burba (3–4) || R. Hernandez (4) || Tropicana Field || 27,097 || 20–16 || L4|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 37 || May 12 || @ Devil Rays || 5–6 (14) || Santana (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || – || Tropicana Field || 27,084 || 20–17 || L5|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 38 || May 13 || @ Orioles || 1–8 || Drabek (3–4) || Ogea (1–2) || – || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 43,379 || 20–18 || L6|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 39 || May 14 || @ Orioles || 5–4 || Nagy (4–2) || Rhodes (2–2) || Jackson (11) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 43,039 || 21–18 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 40 || May 15 || Rangers || 3–2 (14) || Krivda (2–0) || Levine (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 41,128 || 22–18 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 41 || May 16 || Rangers || 10–3 || Burba (4–4) || Witt (4–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 40,925 || 23–18 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 42 || May 17 || Rangers || 0–1 || Sele (7–2) || Colon (3–2) || Wetteland (12) || Jacobs Field || 42,247 || 23–19 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 43 || May 19 || @ Royals || 16–3 || Ogea (2–2) || Rapp (3–4) || – || Kauffman Stadium || 13,367 || 24–19 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 44 || May 20 || @ Royals || 14–5 || Nagy (5–2) || Belcher (2–6) || – || Kauffman Stadium || 13,575 || 25–19 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 45 || May 21 || @ Royals || 6–2 || Wright (2–3) || Rosado (0–4) || – || Kauffman Stadium || 17,243 || 26–19 || W3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 46 || May 22 || Blue Jays || 9–7 || Burba (5–4) || Hanson (0–2) || Jackson (12) || Jacobs Field || 43,269 || 27–19 || W4|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 47 || May 23 || Blue Jays || 2–7 || Clemens (5–5) || Colon (3–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,306 || 27–20 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 48 || May 24 || Blue Jays || 0–5 || Williams (5–2) || Gooden (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,194 || 27–21 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 49 || May 25 || Tigers || 7–4 || Nagy (6–2) || Castillo (2–2) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,342 || 28–21 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 50 || May 26 || Tigers || 9–2 || Wright (3–3) || Worrell (2–6) || – || Jacobs Field || 42,372 || 29–21 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 51 || May 28 || @ Blue Jays || 6–2 || Burba (6–4) || Carpenter (1–1) || – || SkyDome || 30,282 || 30–21 || W3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 52 || May 29 || @ Blue Jays || 7–3 || Colon (4–3) || Clemens (5–6) || – || SkyDome || 29,085 || 31–21 || W4|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 53 || May 30 || @ Blue Jays || 2–4 || Williams (6–2) || Gooden (0–2) || Myers (13) || SkyDome || 37,179 || 31–22 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 54 || May 31 || @ Blue Jays || 8–3 || Nagy (7–2) || Hentgen (7–4) || Mesa (1) || SkyDome || 30,090 || 32–22 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 55 || June 1 || @ Tigers || 2–0 || Wright (4–3) || Florie (3–1) || – || Tiger Stadium || 18,230 || 33–22 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 56 || June 2 || @ Tigers || 8–3 || Burba (7–4) || Thompson (3–6) || – || Tiger Stadium || 16,351 || 34–22 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 57 || June 3 || @ Twins || 2–3 || Swindell (1–2) || Colon (4–4) || Aguilera (10) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 8,897 || 34–23 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 58 || June 4 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Gooden (1–2) || Radke (7–4) || Jackson (13) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 9,417 || 35–23 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 59 || June 5 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Harnisch (6–1) || Nagy (7–3) || Shaw (17) || Cinergy Field || 43,532 || 35–24 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 60 || June 6 || @ Reds || 10–1 || Wright (5–3) || Remlinger (3–7) || – || Cinergy Field || 51,796 || 36–24 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 61 || June 7 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Burba (8–4) || Klingenbeck (0–1) || – || Cinergy Field || 49,589 || 37–24 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 62 || June 8 || Pirates || 8–0 || Colon (5–4) || Peters (1–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,068 || 38–24 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 63 || June 9 || Pirates || 4–7 || Lieber (4–7) || Morman (0–1) || Rincon (6) || Jacobs Field || 41,762 || 38–25 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 64 || June 10 || Pirates || 3–4 (11) || Loaiza (4–3) || Mesa (3–2) || Loiselle (12) || Jacobs Field || 43,101 || 38–26 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || June 12 || @ Yankees || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup September 21)|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| – || June 13 || @ Yankees || colspan=8 | Postponed (rain, makeup September 22)|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 65 || June 14 || @ Yankees || 2–4 || Cone (9–1) || Wright (5–4) || Rivera (13) || Yankee Stadium || 42,949 || 38–27 || L3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 66 || June 15 || Royals || 6–7 (10) || Montgomery (1–3) || Mesa (3–3) || Whisenant (1) || Jacobs Field || 43,246 || 38–28 || L4|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 67 || June 16 || Royals || 9–1 || Colon (6–4) || Pichardo (2–6) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,184 || 39–28 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 68 || June 17 || Royals || 3–4 || Rosado (3–5) || Gooden (1–3) || Montgomery (12) || Jacobs Field || 43,196 || 39–29 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 69 || June 18 || Yankees || 2–5 || Nelson (4–3) || Assenmacher (2–4) || Rivera (15) || Jacobs Field || 43,096 || 39–30 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 70 || June 19 || Yankees || 7–4 || Wright (6–4) || Cone (9–2) || Jackson (14) || Jacobs Field || 43,180 || 40–30 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 71 || June 20 || Yankees || 3–5 || Wells (9–2) || Burba (8–5) || Rivera (16) || Jacobs Field || 43,259 || 40–31 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 72 || June 21 || Yankees || 11–0 || Colon (7–4) || Irabu (6–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,104 || 41–31 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 73 || June 22 || @ Cubs || 3–1 || Gooden (2–3) || Tapani (8–6) || Jackson (15) || Wrigley Field || 39,556 || 42–31 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 74 || June 23 || @ Cubs || 5–4 || Plunk (3–1) || Adams (6–4) || Jackson (16) || Wrigley Field || 39,006 || 43–31 || W3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 75 || June 24 || Cardinals || 14–3 || Wright (7–4) || Petkovsek (5–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,321 || 44–31 || W4|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 76 || June 25 || Cardinals || 8–2 || Burba (9–5) || Aybar (3–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,309 || 45–31 || W5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 77 || June 26 || Astros || 4–2 || Colon (8–4) || Magnante (3–3) || Jackson (17) || Jacobs Field || 43,222 || 46–31 || W6|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 78 || June 27 || Astros || 5–9 (11) || Wagner (2–2) || Mesa (3–4) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,132 || 46–32 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 79 || June 28 || Astros || 3–12 || Reynolds (9–5) || Nagy (7–4) || Nitkowski (3) || Jacobs Field || 43,047 || 46–33 || L2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 80 || June 30 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Eldred (4–5) || Wright (7–5) || Wickman (11) || County Stadium || 16,012 || 46–34 || L3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 81 || July 1 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Burba (10–5) || Juden (7–7) || Jackson (18) || County Stadium || 19,558 || 47–34 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 82 || July 2 || @ Brewers || 7–2 || Colon (9–4) || Woodall (4–3) || – || County Stadium || 21,022 || 48–34 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 83 || July 3 || @ Royals || 2–1 || Shuey (1–0) || Rosado (3–6) || Jackson (19) || Kauffman Stadium || 27,661 || 49–34 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 84 || July 4 || @ Royals || 3–5 || Rapp (8–7) || Nagy (7–5) || Montgomery (18) || Kauffman Stadium || 34,270 || 49–35 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 85 || July 5 || @ Royals || 12–3 || Wright (8–5) || Rusch (6–10) || – || Kauffman Stadium || 15,507 || 50–35 || W1|- bgcolor=#bbcaff| – || July 7 || 69th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Coors Field, Denver, Colorado)|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 86 || July 9 || Twins || 0–3 || Tewksbury (5–9) || Burba (10–6) || Aguilera (19) || Jacobs Field || 43,236 || 50–36 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 87 || July 10 || Twins || 6–5 || Jackson (1–1) || Trombley (3–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,182 || 51–36 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 88 || July 11 || Twins || 12–2 || Gooden (3–3) || Radke (9–7) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,140 || 52–36 || W2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 89 || July 12 || Twins || 6–11 || Milton (5–7) || Nagy (7–6) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,053 || 52–37 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 90 || July 13 || Yankees || 4–1 || Wright (9–5) || Hernandez (3–2) || Jackson (20) || Jacobs Field || 43,177 || 53–37 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 91 || July 14 || Yankees || 1–7 || Pettitte (12–5) || Burba (10–7) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,164 || 53–38 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 92 || July 15 || @ Red Sox || 0–1 || Martinez (12–3) || Colon (9–5) || – || Fenway Park || 33,501 || 53–39 || L2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 93 || July 16 || @ Red Sox || 5–15 || Wakefield (11–4) || Gooden (3–4) || Lowe (1) || Fenway Park || 33,568 || 53–40 || L3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 94 || July 17 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Simas (4–3) || Shuey (1–1) || – || Comiskey Park || 27,733 || 53–41 || L4|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 95 || July 18 || @ White Sox || 15–9 || Shuey (2–1) || Karchner (2–4) || Jackson (21) || Comiskey Park || 26,067 || 54–41 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 96 || July 19 || @ White Sox || 1–8 || Sirotka (9–9) || Burba (10–8) || – || Comiskey Park || 23,543 || 54–42 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 97 || July 20 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || Colon (10–5) || Navarro (8–11) || Jackson (22) || Comiskey Park || 27,160 || 55–42 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 98 || July 21 (1) || Red Sox || 7–10 || Martinez (13–3) || Gooden (3–5) || Gordon (27) || Jacobs Field || 42,874 || 55–43 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 99 || July 21 (2) || Red Sox || 4–2 (8) || Ogea (3–2) || Wakefield (11–5) || Jackson (23) || Jacobs Field || 43,227 || 56–43 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 100 || July 22 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Nagy (8–6) || Garces (1–1) || Jackson (24) || Jacobs Field || 43,073 || 57–43 || W2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 101 || July 23 || Tigers || 2–3 || Castillo (3–6) || Wright (9–6) || Jones (18) || Jacobs Field || 43,085 || 57–44 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 102 || July 24 || Tigers || 2–1 (11) || Reed (3–1) || Bochtler (0–1) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,156 || 58–44 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 103 || July 25 || Tigers || 6–5 || Colon (11–5) || Greisinger (1–5) || Jackson (25) || Jacobs Field || 43,094 || 59–44 || W2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 104 || July 26 || Tigers || 1–8 || Moehler (11–7) || Gooden (3–6) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,055 || 59–45 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 105 || July 28 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Nagy (9–6) || Johnson (9–10) || Jackson (26) || Kingdome || 31,124 || 60–45 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 106 || July 29 || @ Mariners || 8–7 || Ogea (4–2) || McCarthy (0–1) || Jackson (27) || Kingdome || 25,953 || 61–45 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 107 || July 30 || @ Mariners || 9–8 (17) || Shuey (3–1) || Wells (0–2) || – || Kingdome || 31,081 || 62–45 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 108 || July 31 || @ Athletics || 2–12 || Candiotti (6–13) || Colon (11–6) || – || Network Associates Coliseum || 14,096 || 62–46 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 109 || August 1 || @ Athletics || 5–6 (10) || Mathews (5–4) || Karsay (0–1) || – || Network Associates Coliseum || 48,241 || 62–47 || L2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 110 || August 2 || @ Athletics || 5–7 || Mohler (3–2) || Nagy (9–7) || Taylor (23) || Network Associates Coliseum || 27,712 || 62–48 || L3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 111 || August 3 || @ Angels || 4–11 || Sparks (5–2) || Wright (9–7) || – || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 25,339 || 62–49 || L4|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 112 || August 4 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Hasegawa (6–1) || Jones (3–5) || Percival (30) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 29,916 || 62–50 || L5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 113 || August 5 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Shuey (4–1) || Percival (2–5) || Assenmacher (1) || Edison International Field of Anaheim || 43,104 || 63–50 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 114 || August 7 || @ Devil Rays || 5–1 || Gooden (4–6) || Alvarez (5–10) || – || Tropicana Field || 29,590 || 64–50 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 115 || August 8 || @ Devil Rays || 6–2 || Nagy (10–7) || Rekar (1–4) || – || Tropicana Field || 35,283 || 65–50 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 116 || August 9 || @ Devil Rays || 1–2 || Mecir (4–2) || Assenmacher (2–5) || – || Tropicana Field || 34,666 || 65–51 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 117 || August 11 || Rangers || 1–2 || Loaiza (7–7) || Karsay (0–2) || Wetteland (32) || Jacobs Field || 42,992 || 65–52 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 118 || August 12 || Rangers || 6–3 || Colon (12–6) || Burkett (7–12) || Jackson (28) || Jacobs Field || 43,247 || 66–52 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 119 || August 13 || Orioles || 4–7 (12) || Smith (5–5) || Reed (3–2) || Benitez (17) || Jacobs Field || 43,217 || 66–53 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 120 || August 14 || Orioles || 3–15 || Mussina (11–6) || Nagy (10–8) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,169 || 66–54 || L2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 121 || August 15 || Orioles || 8–9 (10) || Benitez (5–3) || Jones (3–6) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,238 || 66–55 || L3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 122 || August 16 || Orioles || 5–3 || Wright (10–7) || Kamieniecki (2–5) || Jackson (29) || Jacobs Field || 43,069 || 67–55 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 123 || August 17 || Devil Rays || 4–3 || Colon (13–6) || Alvarez (5–12) || Jackson (30) || Jacobs Field || 43,139 || 68–55 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 124 || August 18 || Devil Rays || 4–2 || Gooden (5–6) || Rekar (1–5) || Jackson (31) || Jacobs Field || 42,967 || 69–55 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 125 || August 19 || @ Rangers || 1–3 || Sele (14–10) || Nagy (10–9) || Wetteland (33) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 26,146 || 69–56 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 126 || August 20 || @ Rangers || 2–8 || Stottlemyre (12–10) || Burba (10–9) || Patterson (2) || The Ballpark in Arlington || 37,094 || 69–57 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 127 || August 21 || @ Orioles || 6–3 || Wright (11–7) || Kamieniecki (2–6) || – || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 48,374 || 70–57 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 128 || August 22 || @ Orioles || 3–6 || Erickson (14–9) || Colon (13–7) || – || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 48,138 || 70–58 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 129 || August 23 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Gooden (6–6) || Ponson (7–7) || Jackson (32) || Oriole Park at Camden Yards || 48,272 || 71–58 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 130 || August 25 || Mariners || 10–4 || Nagy (11–9) || Swift (10–8) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,113 || 72–58 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 131 || August 26 || Mariners || 5–3 || Burba (11–9) || Fassero (10–10) || Jackson (33) || Jacobs Field || 43,091 || 73–58 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 132 || August 27 || Mariners || 4–10 || Moyer (11–8) || Wright (11–8) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,142 || 73–59 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 133 || August 28 || Athletics || 6–14 (10) || Heredia (2–0) || Reed (3–3) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,191 || 73–60 || L2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 134 || August 29 || Athletics || 6–11 || Haynes (10–6) || Martin (1–1) || Taylor (28) || Jacobs Field || 43,020 || 73–61 || L3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 135 || August 30 || Athletics || 9–4 || Nagy (12–9) || Rogers (12–7) || Jackson (34) || Jacobs Field || 42,951 || 74–61 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 136 || August 31 || Athletics || 15–6 || Burba (12–9) || Stein (5–8) || Jones (13) || Jacobs Field || 42,897 || 75–61 || W2|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 137 || September 1 || Angels || 7–6 || Reed (4–3) || DeLucia (2–5) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,184 || 76–61 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 138 || September 2 || Angels || 5–13 || Sparks (9–2) || Colon (13–8) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,200 || 76–62 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 139 || September 3 || @ Tigers || 2–1 || Gooden (7–6) || Thompson (10–13) || Jackson (35) || Tiger Stadium || 14,605 || 77–62 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 140 || September 4 || @ Tigers || 10–2 || Nagy (13–9) || Greisinger (4–8) || – || Tiger Stadium || 23,139 || 78–62 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 141 || September 5 || @ Tigers || 5–4 || Burba (13–9) || Powell (3–6) || Jackson (36) || Tiger Stadium || 30,031 || 79–62 || W3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 142 || September 6 || @ Tigers || 2–3 || Florie (7–9) || Wright (11–9) || Jones (23) || Tiger Stadium || 32,815 || 79–63 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 143 || September 7 || @ Blue Jays || 1–15 || Escobar (5–2) || Ogea (4–3) || – || SkyDome || 31,089 || 79–64 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 144 || September 9 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 (13) || Jones (4–6) || Almanzar (1–2) || Jackson (37) || SkyDome || 32,157 || 80–64 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 145 || September 11 || White Sox || 2–3 || Abbott (2–0) || Nagy (13–10) || Howry (6) || Jacobs Field || 43,210 || 80–65 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 146 || September 12 || White Sox || 4–6 || Baldwin (11–5) || Shuey (4–2) || Howry (7) || Jacobs Field || 43,170 || 80–66 || L2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 147 || September 13 || White Sox || 6–3 || Shuey (5–2) || Ward (1–2) || Jackson (38) || Jacobs Field || 43,178 || 81–66 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 148 || September 14 || Blue Jays || 6–3 || Gooden (8–6) || Sinclair (0–2) || Jackson (39) || Jacobs Field || 43,152 || 82–66 || W2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 149 || September 15 || Blue Jays || 7–5 || Ogea (5–3) || Stieb (1–2) || Assenmacher (2) || Jacobs Field || 43,323 || 83–66 || W3|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 150 || September 16 || Twins || 8–6 || Nagy (14–10) || Tewksbury (7–11) || Assenmacher (3) || Jacobs Field || 43,277 || 84–66 || W4|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 151 || September 17 || Twins || 9–1 || Burba (14–9) || Milton (7–13) || – || Jacobs Field || 43,299 || 85–66 || W5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 152 || September 18 || Royals || 4–1 || Wright (12–9) || Appier (1–1) || Shuey (1) || Jacobs Field || 43,260 || 86–66 || W6|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 153 || September 19 || Royals || 6–7 || Service (6–3) || Shuey (5–3) || Montgomery (35) || Jacobs Field || 43,182 || 86–67 || L1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 154 || September 20 || Royals || 5–3 || Colon (14–8) || Rapp (12–13) || Jackson (40) || Jacobs Field || 43,082 || 87–67 || W1|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 155 || September 21 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || Nagy (15–10) || Pettitte (16–11) || Shuey (2) || Yankee Stadium || 21,449 || 88–67 || W2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 156 || September 22 (1) || @ Yankees || 4–10 || Mendoza (10–2) || Burba (14–10) || – || Yankee Stadium || 14,840 || 88–68 || L1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 157 || September 22 (2) || @ Yankees || 1–5 || Irabu (13–9) || Ogea (5–4) || – || Yankee Stadium || 32,315 || 88–69 || L2|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 158 || September 23 || @ Yankees || 4–8 || Bradley (2–1) || Jacome (0–1) || – || Yankee Stadium || 32,367 || 88–70 || L3|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 159 || September 24 || @ Twins || 0–2 || Radke (12–14) || Wright (12–10) || Aguilera (38) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 7,800 || 88–71 || L4|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 160 || September 25 || @ Twins || 4–5 || Aguilera (4–9) || Shuey (5–4) || – || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 11,940 || 88–72 || L5|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 161 || September 26 || @ Twins || 9–5 || Burba (15–9) || Tewksbury (7–13) || – || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 28,764 || 89–72 || W1|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 162 || September 27 || @ Twins || 2–6 || Milton (8–14) || Colon (14–9) || Trombley (1) || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome || 12,049 || 89–73 || L1|-|- style="text-align:center;"| Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Postponement
Bold = Indians team member

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		117	409	45	96	6	44	.235	.352	0
1B		123	440	89	129	30	85	.293	.584	1
2B		107	340	37	89	10	41	.262	.424	0
3B		146	557	74	160	28	96	.287	.504	10
SS			151		576		86		166	2	50	.288	.372		37
LF		112	350	56	94	16	66	.269	.460	10
CF			154	600	101	169		12		64	.282		.413	54
RF		150	571	108	168	45	145	.294	.599	5
DH		146	540	94	151	21	88		.280	.476	9

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Other batters

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
	87	226	64	.283	6	29
	49	174	54	.310	11	35
	54	160	38	.238	0	6
	62	156	37	.237	3	12
	63	100	20	.200	1	9
	32	90	29	.322	2	12
	24	83	19	.229	0	6
	20	65	13	.200	0	3
	17	48	11	.229	2	9
	15	37	8	.216	2	6
	14	35	5	.143	0	0
	6	19	4	.211	0	1
	3	8	1	.125	0	0
	1	4	0	.000	0	0
	1	2	0	.000	0	0
	2	2	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	33	210.1	15	10	5.22	120
	31	204.0	14	9	3.71	158
	32	203.2	15	10	4.11	132
	32	192.2	12	10	4.72	140
	23	134.0	8	6	3.76	83
	1	5.0	0	1	14.40	2

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	69	1	1	40	1.55	55
	69	2	5	3	3.26	43
	44	3	4	1	5.17	35
	43	5	4	2	3.00	58
	37	3	1	0	4.83	38
	31	0	1	0	5.32	16
	25	0	0	0	6.00	15
	23	1	2	1	3.45	28
	20	2	2	0	6.66	23
	14	1	1	0	12.89	9
	12	0	0	0	5.14	11
	11	2	0	0	3.24	10
	11	0	2	0	5.92	13
	3	0	0	0	5.06	2
	1	0	0	0	9.00	3
	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Award winners

All-Star Game

Minor league affiliates

Classification level	Team	League	Season article
AAA		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
A-Short Season	Watertown Indians	New York–Penn League
Rookie	Burlington Indians	Appalachian League

References

1. Web site: Paul Assenmacher Stats.
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/willima04.shtml Matt Williams Statistics
3. Web site: David Weathers Stats.
4. Web site: David Bell Stats.
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitema01.shtml Mark Whiten Statistics
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sabatc.01.shtml C.C. Sabathia Statistics
7. Web site: Rex Hudler Stats.
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml Cecil Fielder Statistics
9. Web site: 1998 Seattle Mariners Statistics.

• 1998 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
• 1998 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac