The 1998 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 99th season. They finished with a record of 80–82, good enough for second place in the American League Central, 9 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians.

Offseason December 10, 1997: Charlie O'Brien was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Charlie O'Brien Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 27, 1998: Howard Battle was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Howard Battle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

Regular season

Opening Day lineup Ray Durham, 2B Mike Cameron, CF Frank Thomas, DH Albert Belle, LF Robin Ventura, 3B Magglio Ordóñez, RF Greg Norton, 1B Charlie O'Brien, C Mike Caruso, SS Jaime Navarro, P

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 27, 1998: Jim Abbott signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Jim Abbott Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 2, 1998: Aaron Rowand was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1998. June 2, 1998: Mark Buehrle was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1999.Mark Buehrle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 7, 1998: Howard Battle was released by the Chicago White Sox. July 16, 1998: Jason Bere was released by the Chicago White Sox. July 30, 1998: Charlie O'Brien was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Anaheim Angels for Brian Tokarse (minors) and Jason Stockstill (minors).

Roster 1998 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Jeff Abbott, OF 89 244 33 68 14 1 12 41 9 28 .279 3 James Baldwin, P 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Albert Belle, LF 163 609 113 200 48 2 49 152 81 84 .328 6 Mike Cameron, CF 141 396 53 83 16 5 8 43 37 101 .210 27 Mike Caruso, SS 133 523 81 160 17 6 5 55 14 38 .306 22 Carlos Castillo, P 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Wil Cordero, 1B, OF 96 341 58 91 18 2 13 49 22 66 .267 2 Ray Durham, 2B 158 635 126 181 35 8 19 67 73 105 .285 36 Scott Eyre, P 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Tom Fordham, P 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Lou Frazier, CF 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 4 Mark Johnson, C 7 23 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 8 .087 0 Chad Kreuter, C 93 245 26 62 9 1 2 33 32 45 .253 1 Robert Machado, C 34 111 14 23 6 0 3 15 7 22 .207 0 Jaime Navarro, P 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Greg Norton, 1B, 3B 105 299 38 71 17 2 9 36 26 77 .237 3 Charlie O'Brien, C 57 164 12 43 9 0 4 18 9 31 .262 0 Magglio Ordóñez, RF 145 535 70 151 25 2 14 65 28 53 .282 9 Jim Parque, P 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Rubén Sierra, OF, DH 27 74 7 16 4 1 4 11 3 11 .216 2 Brian Simmons, OF 5 19 4 7 0 0 2 6 0 2 .368 0 Mike Sirotka, P 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 Chris Snopek, SS, 2B 53 125 17 26 2 0 1 4 14 24 .208 3 Frank Thomas, DH, 1B 160 585 109 155 35 2 29 109 110 93 .265 7 Robin Ventura, 3B 161 590 84 155 31 4 21 91 79 111 .263 1 Craig Wilson, SS, 2B, 3B 13 47 14 22 5 0 3 10 3 6 .468 1 163 5585 861 1516 291 38 198 806 551 916 .271 127

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Jim Abbott 5 0 4.55 5 5 0 31.2 35 16 16 2 12 14 James Baldwin 13 6 5.32 37 24 0 159.0 176 103 94 18 62 108 Jason Bere 3 7 6.45 18 15 0 83.2 98 71 60 14 58 53 Chad Bradford 2 1 3.32 29 0 1 30.2 27 16 11 0 7 11 Larry Casian 0 0 11.25 4 0 0 4.0 8 5 5 0 1 6 Carlos Castillo 6 4 5.11 54 2 0 100.1 94 61 57 17 36 64 Tony Castillo 1 2 8.00 25 0 0 27.0 38 25 24 7 11 14 Scott Eyre 3 8 5.38 33 17 0 107.0 114 78 64 24 64 73 Tom Fordham 1 2 6.75 29 5 0 48.0 51 36 36 7 42 23 Keith Foulke 3 2 4.13 54 0 1 65.1 51 31 30 9 23 57 Mike Heathcott 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 3 Bob Howry 0 3 3.15 44 0 9 54.1 37 20 19 7 21 51 Matt Karchner 2 4 5.15 32 0 11 36.2 33 21 21 2 25 30 Jaime Navarro 8 16 6.36 37 27 1 172.2 223 135 122 30 78 71 Jim Parque 7 5 5.10 21 21 0 113.0 135 72 64 14 49 77 Todd Rizzo 0 0 13.50 9 0 0 6.2 12 12 10 0 6 3 Bill Simas 4 3 3.57 60 0 18 70.2 54 29 28 12 26 56 Mike Sirotka 14 15 5.06 33 33 0 211.2 255 137 119 30 47 128 John Snyder 7 2 4.80 15 14 0 86.1 96 49 46 14 24 52 Bryan Ward 1 2 3.33 28 0 1 27.0 30 13 10 4 7 17 80 82 5.22 163 163 42 1438.2 1569 931 835 211 600 911

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BristolJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links 1998 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

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