| Detroit Tigers | |
| Season: | 1998 |
| League: | American League |
| Division: | Central |
| Ballpark: | Tiger Stadium |
| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Owners: | Mike Ilitch |
| General Managers: | Randy Smith |
| Managers: | Buddy Bell, Larry Parrish |
| Television: | WKBD (Ernie Harwell, Al Kaline) FSN Detroit (Kirk Gibson, Josh Lewin) |
| Radio: | WJR (Frank Beckmann, Lary Sorensen, Jim Price) |
The 1998 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in their first season in the American League Central with a record of 65–97 (.401), 24 games behind the Cleveland Indians. The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 863 to 722. The Tigers drew 1,409,391 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1998, ranking 11th of the 14 teams in the American League.
The Tigers missed the playoffs for the 11th straight season, tying a record set between 1973–83. It was also the team's fifth consecutive losing season. Both streaks would last until 2006.
| 1998 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
| ||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | 612 | 174 | .284 | 25 | 85 | ||
| 157 | 602 | 175 | .291 | 34 | 103 | ||
| 142 | 595 | 151 | .254 | 4 | 36 | ||
| 153 | 594 | 161 | .271 | 27 | 100 | ||
| 138 | 560 | 117 | .254 | 9 | 50 | ||
| 154 | 547 | 146 | .267 | 23 | 71 | ||
| 135 | 518 | 118 | .260 | 5 | 45 | ||
| 96 | 305 | 83 | .272 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 58 | 286 | 46 | .231 | 5 | 29 | ||
| 89 | 213 | 60 | .282 | 6 | 25 | ||
| 52 | 126 | 30 | .238 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 164 | 54 | .329 | 7 | 21 | ||
| 50 | 155 | 35 | .226 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 34 | 113 | 28 | .248 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 57 | 98 | 19 | .194 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 27 | 74 | 20 | .270 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 29 | 65 | 12 | .185 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 42 | 11 | .262 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 42 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 23 | 8 | .348 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 22 | 8 | .364 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5664 | 1494 | .264 | 165 | 691 |
Note: Individual pitchers' batting statistics not included
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 222.0 | 11 | 15 | 4.05 | 149 | ||
| 33 | 221.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.90 | 123 | ||
| 21 | 130.0 | 6 | 9 | 5.12 | 66 | ||
| 27 | 116.0 | 3 | 9 | 6.83 | 81 | ||
| 18 | 83.2 | 3 | 8 | 6.35 | 46 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 133.0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4.80 | 97 | ||
| 51 | 67.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.15 | 45 | ||
| 65 | 63.1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 4.97 | 57 | ||
| 60 | 62.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.73 | 55 | ||
| 15 | 61.2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.98 | 47 | ||
| 31 | 59.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6.52 | 23 | ||
| 88 | 50.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.58 | 39 | ||
| 32 | 45.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.94 | 18 | ||
| 42 | 44.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 44 | ||
| 9 | 31.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.59 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.69 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||
| Team Pitching Totals | 162 | 1446.1 | 65 | 97 | 32 | 4.93 | 947 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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