1998 St. Louis Cardinals season explained

St. Louis Cardinals
Season:1998
League:National League
Record:83–79 (.512)
Divisional Place:3rd
Owners:William DeWitt, Jr.
General Managers:Walt Jocketty
Managers:Tony La Russa
Television:Fox Sports Midwest
Joe Buck, (Al Hrabosky, Bob Ramsey)
KPLR
(Bob Carpenter, Bob Ramsey, Rich Gould)
Radio:KMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck)

The St. Louis Cardinals 1998 season was the team's 117th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 107th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 83–79 during the season and finished third in the National League Central division, 18 games behind the Houston Astros. First baseman Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record this season by hitting 70 home runs, battling with the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa, who finished runner-up in the National League with 66.

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Scorecard for McGwire's 70th

Entering the game on September 27 against the Montreal Expos, McGwire had 68 home runs. In the third inning, McGwire hit a home run off of Mike Thurman, and in the seventh, he got number 70 off of Carl Pavano. The ball was caught by Philip Ozersky.[7] In January 1999, Todd McFarlane purchased Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball from the 1998 season for a record $3 million.[8]

September 27, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

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W: Frascatore (3-4)  L: Pavano (6-9)   SV: Acevedo (15)   HRs: Cabrera (3), Tatis (8), McGwire 2 (69, 70)
Attendance: 46,110 Time:2:33 U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Brian Gorman

Aftermath of the 1998 home run chase

A section of Interstate 70 running through downtown St. Louis was renamed "The Mark McGwire Highway." His record stood until Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001. In years following, revelations of the anabolic steroids scandals have possibly tainted these records, but at the time it was great theater and was largely responsible for drawing many fans back to the game after the 1994 players' strike, which had angered and alienated many of them.

Roster

1998 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManagerCoaches (Pitching) (Bullpen) (Third Base) (Bench) (First Base) (Hitting)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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; SB = Stolen bases

PosPlayerGABRHHRRBIAvg.SB
C 83 254 28 62 4 20 .244 6
1B 155 509 130 152 70 147 .299 1
2B 117 420 74 122 7 44 .290 26
3B 91 306 39 81 11 43 .265 1
SS 90 355 59 83 4 29 .234 19
LF 121 383 60 92 26 67 .240 8
CF 154 533 94 156 31 105 .293 26
RF 150 564 100 178 25 91 .316 17
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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

PlayerGABRHHRRBIAvg.SB
4 9 0 2 0 0.222 0
14 36 9 15 5 13.417 0
4 2 0 1 0 0 .500 1
46 102 15 25 2 12 .245 0
62 112 11 23 4 13.205 1
53 153 18 33 4 14.216 5
93 216 25 50 6 28 .231 3
7 12 0 1 0 0 .083 1
142 377 41 94 9 46 .249 0
10 20 5 4 0 1.200 0
Willie McGee120 269 27 68 3 34 .253 7
57 153 9 31 0 8 .203 2
51 160 7 35 1 10.219 0
45 114 10 29 1 11.254 2
55 202 28 58 8 26 .287 7

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO. = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on balls

PlayerGIPWLERASOBB
30 161.2 11 11 5.077253
23 161.1 9 9 3.51 14751
17 113.2 7 5 2.53 79 42
14 83.2 5 4 4.09 60 22
10 57.0 4 4 4.26 29 23
8 37.0 2 3 6.32 22 18
4 21.1 3 0 2.95 12 8

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASOBB
44 133.2 4 6 4.44 98 57
48 105.2 7 4 4.77 5536
20 81.1 6 6 5.98 57 42
17 47.1 2 5 4.94 2820
4 7.0 1 1 15.43 3 3
4 5.1 0 3 15.19 2 5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Bases on balls

PlayerGIPWLSVERASOBB
5098.1 8 3 15 2.565629
69 95.2 3 4 0 4.14 49 36
65 47.1 4 0 1 3.99 39 28
4850.2 05 144.444818
41 54.1 0 3 8 4.97 47 29
36 51.0 2 0 2 3.53 28 20
26 46.0 5 2 0 4.50 33 15
8 6.0 0 0 0 9.00 4 2
4 3.1 0 1 0 5.40 4 1
1 1.0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0

McGwire's 70

NumberDatePitcherLength
103-31-1998Ramón Martínez364'
204-02-1998Frank Lankford368'
304-03-1998Mark Langston364'
404-04-1998Don Wengert419'
504-14-1998Jeff Suppan424'
604-14-1998Jeff Suppan347'
704-14-1998Barry Manuel462'
804-17-1998Matt Whiteside419'
904-21-1998Trey Moore437'
1004-25-1998Jerry Spradlin419'
1104-30-1998Marc Pisciotta371'
1205-01-1998Rod Beck362'
1305-08-1998Rick Reed358'
1405-12-1998Paul Wagner527'
1505-14-1998Kevin Millwood381'
1605-16-1998Liván Hernández545'
1705-18-1998Jesús Sánchez478'
1805-19-1998Tyler Green440'
1905-19-1998Tyler Green471'
2005-19-1998Wayne Gomes451'
2105-22-1998Mark Gardner425'
2205-23-1998Rich Rodriguez366'
2305-23-1998John Johnstone477'
2405-24-1998Robb Nen397'
2505-25-1998John Thomson433'
2605-29-1998Dan Miceli388'
2705-30-1998Andy Ashby423'
2806-05-1998Orel Hershiser409'
2906-08-1998Jason Bere356'
3006-10-1998Jim Parque409'
3106-12-1998Andy Benes438'
3206-17-1998José Lima437'
3306-18-1998Shane Reynolds449'
3406-24-1998Jaret Wright433'
3506-25-1998Dave Burba461'
3606-27-1998Mike Trombley431'
3706-30-1998Glendon Rusch472'
3807-11-1998Billy Wagner485'
3907-12-1998Sean Bergman405'
4007-12-1998Scott Elarton415'
4107-17-1998Brian Bohanon511'
4207-17-1998Antonio Osuna425'
4307-20-1998Brian Boehringer452'
4407-26-1998John Thomson452'
4507-28-1998Mike Myers408'
4608-08-1998Mark Clark374'
4708-11-1998Bobby Jones464'
4808-19-1998Matt Karchner398'
4908-19-1998Terry Mulholland409'
5008-20-1998Willie Blair369'
5108-20-1998Rick Reed393'
5208-22-1998Francisco Córdova477'
5308-23-1998Ricardo Rincón393'
5408-26-1998Justin Speier509'
5508-30-1998Dennis Martínez501'
5609-01-1998Liván Hernández450'
5709-01-1998Donn Pall472'
5809-02-1998Brian Edmondson497'
5909-02-1998Rob Stanifer458'
6009-05-1998Dennys Reyes381'
6109-07-1998Mike Morgan430'
6209-08-1998Steve Trachsel341'
6309-15-1998Jason Christiansen385'
6409-18-1998Rafael Roque423'
6509-20-1998Scott Karl423'
6609-25-1998Shayne Bennett375'
6709-26-1998Dustin Hermanson403'
6809-26-1998Kirk Bullinger435'
6909-27-1998Mike Thurman377'
7009-27-1998Carl Pavano370'
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Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgeewi01.shtml Willie McGee Statistics
  2. Web site: Kent Bottenfield Stats.
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/halech01.shtml Chip Hale Statistics
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drewj.01.shtml J. D. Drew Statistics
  5. Web site: David Bell Stats.
  6. Web site: Tom Pagnozzi Stats.
  7. Sports Illustrated, Volume 109, No. 2, July 14–21, 2008, p.122, Published by Time Inc.
  8. http://www.spawn.com/info/todd/bio.long.aspx Spawn.Com >> Info >> Todd Mcfarlane
  9. Web site: 1990 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics.
  10. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats1.shtml Mark McGwire's Seventy Home Run Season by Baseball Almanac
  11. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.260, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
  12. Web site: Mark McGwire Career Biography and Statistics AllSports.com . September 7, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007142507/http://www.allsports.com/players/mark-mcgwire/ . October 7, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
  13. http://www.nndb.com/honors/906/000166408/ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
  14. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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