1998 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 116th season in the history of the franchise.

Regular season The first game of the Phillies season was an unforgettable opening day game at Shea Stadium against their division rival New York Mets. Both of them were involved in the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League and the longest one in the MLB since 1926 when the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 1–0 in 15 innings. However, the Phillies lost the game 1–0 in 14 innings when Mets backup catcher Alberto Castillo delivered a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded off Philadelphia closer Ricky Bottalico. This was the first regular season baseball game played in New York in March.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions February 24, 1998: Midre Cummings was released by the Philadelphia Phillies. June 2, 1998: Pat Burrell was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998. June 24, 1998: Rex Hudler was released by the Philadelphia Phillies. August 14, 1998: Paul Byrd was selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Atlanta Braves.

Roster 1998 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (Pitching)

(Bullpen) (Batting) (First Base)

Player stats

Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Mike Lieberthal 86 313 80 .256 8 45 1B Rico Brogna 153 565 150 .265 20 104 2B Mark Lewis 142 518 129 .249 9 54 SS Desi Relaford 142 494 121 .245 5 41 3B Scott Rolen 160 601 174 .290 31 110 LF Gregg Jeffries 125 483 142 .294 8 48 CF Doug Glanville 158 678 189 .279 8 49 RF Bobby Abreu 151 497 155 .312 17 74

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 Kevin Jordan 112 250 69 .276 2 27 Kevin Sefcik 104 169 53 .314 3 20 Bobby Estalella 47 165 31 .188 8 20 Alex Arias 56 133 39 .293 1 16 Mark Parent 34 113 25 .221 1 13 Rubén Amaro Jr. 92 107 20 .187 1 10 Wendell Magee 20 75 22 .293 1 11 Jon Zuber 38 45 11 .244 2 6 Marlon Anderson 17 43 14 .326 1 4 Rex Hudler 25 41 5 .122 0 2 Gary Bennett 9 31 9 .290 0 3

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 Curt Schilling 35 268.2 15 14 3.25 300 Mark Portugal 26 166.1 10 5 4.44 104 Tyler Green 27 159.1 6 12 5.03 113 Carlton Loewer 21 122.2 7 8 6.09 58 Matt Beech 21 117.0 3 9 5.15 113 Paul Byrd 8 55.0 5 2 2.29 38 Garrett Stephenson 6 23.0 0 2 9.00 17

Other 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 Mike Grace 21 90.1 4 7 5.48 46 Mike Welch 10 20.2 0 2 8.27 15

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 Mark Leiter 69 7 5 23 3.55 84 Wayne Gomes 71 9 6 1 4.24 86 Jerry Spradlin 69 4 4 1 3.53 76 Yorkis Pérez 57 0 2 0 3.81 42 Ricky Bottalico 39 1 5 6 6.44 27 Darrin Winston 27 2 2 1 6.12 11 Ken Ryan 17 0 0 0 4.37 16 Matt Whiteside 10 1 1 0 8.50 14 Toby Borland 6 0 0 0 5.00 9 Robert Dodd 4 1 0 0 7.20 4 Billy Brewer 2 0 1 0 108.00 0 Ryan Nye 1 0 0 0 27.00 3

1998 Game Log Legend Phillies win Phillies loss PostponementBoldPhillies team member

|- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || March 31 || @ Mets || 0–1 (14) || Turk Wendell (1–0) || Ricky Bottalico (0–1) || None || 49,142 || 0–1

|- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 2 || @ Mets || 6–5 || Mark Portugal (1–0) || Al Leiter (0–1) || Ricky Bottalico (1) || 13,591 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 3 || @ Braves || 1–5 || Denny Neagle (1–0) || Mike Grace (0–1) || None || 30,020 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 4 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Dennis Martínez (1–0) || Billy Brewer (0–1) || Mark Wohlers (1) || 39,154 || 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 5 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Curt Schilling (1–0) || Greg Maddux (0–1) || None || 35,331 || 2–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 7 || Marlins || 9–8 (10) || Ricky Bottalico (1–1) || Jesús Sánchez (0–1) || None || 41,158 || 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 7 || April 8 || Marlins || 9–5 || Mike Grace (1–1) || Eric Ludwick (0–2) || None || 11,769 || 4–3 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 9 || Marlins || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 24 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 8 || April 10 || Braves || 1–0 || Curt Schilling (2–0) || Mike Cather (0–1) || None || 30,311 || 5–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 9 || April 11 || Braves || 6–5 || Tyler Green (1–0) || Dennis Martínez (1–1) || None || 17,676 || 6–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 10 || April 12 || Braves || 2–3 || Tom Glavine (2–0) || Garrett Stephenson (0–1) || Mark Wohlers (3) || 18,760 || 6–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 11 || April 13 || Braves || 11–8 || Jerry Spradlin (1–0) || Kerry Ligtenberg (1–1) || Ricky Bottalico (2) || 15,101 || 7–4 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 14 || @ Marlins || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 26 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 15 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Brian Meadows (1–2) || Curt Schilling (2–1) || Félix Heredia (1) || 23,008 || 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ Marlins || 4–12 || Liván Hernández (2–1) || Tyler Green (1–1) || None || 16,708 || 7–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 17 || @ Cardinals || 5–8 || Cliff Politte (2–0) || Matt Whiteside (0–1) || Kent Bottenfield (3) || 33,995 || 7–7 |- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || April 18 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || Manny Aybar (2–2) || Mike Grace (1–2) || Jeff Brantley (3) || 38,848 || 7–8 |- style="background:#fbb" | 16 || April 19 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Kent Mercker (2–0) || Matt Beech (0–1) || Juan Acevedo (1) || 36,819 || 7–9 |- style="background:#fbb" | 17 || April 21 || Reds || 3–6 || Brett Tomko (3–1) || Curt Schilling (2–2) || Jeff Shaw (6) || 13,452 || 7–10 |- style="background:#bfb" | 18 || April 22 || Reds || 5–4 || Tyler Green (2–1) || Gabe White (0–3) || Ricky Bottalico (3) || 11,102 || 8–10 |- style="background:#bfb" | 19 || April 23 || Reds || 6–3 || Jerry Spradlin (2–0) || Scott Sullivan (0–2) || Mark Leiter (1) || 10,445 || 9–10 |- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || April 24 || Cardinals || 8–4 || Matt Whiteside (1–1) || Kent Mercker (2–1) || None || 15,208 || 10–10 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || April 25 || Cardinals || 5–8 || Mark Petkovsek (1–0) || Jerry Spradlin (2–1) || Jeff Brantley (5) || 22,777 || 10–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 22 || April 26 || Cardinals || 9–3 || Curt Schilling (3–2) || Todd Stottlemyre (3–1) || None || 27,917 || 11–11 |- style="background:#fbb" | 23 || April 27 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Stan Belinda (1–2) || Tyler Green (2–2) || None || 13,889 || 11–12 |- style="background:#bfb" | 24 || April 28 || @ Reds || 11–8 (10) || Mark Leiter (1–0) || Stan Belinda (1–3) || Darrin Winston (1) || 15,890 || 12–12 |- style="background:#fbb" | 25 || April 29 || @ Reds || 0–1 || Pete Harnisch (2–0) || Mike Grace (1–3) || None || 16,411 || 12–13

|- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 1 || Astros || 5–12 || Shane Reynolds (2–2) || Matt Beech (0–2) || None || 11,410 || 12–14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 2 || Astros || 1–4 || Mike Hampton (5–0) || Curt Schilling (3–3) || Billy Wagner (7) || 18,766 || 12–15 |- style="background:#bfb" | 28 || May 3 || Astros || 5–3 || Wayne Gomes (1–0) || Sean Bergman (2–2) || Mark Leiter (2) || 21,288 || 13–15 |- style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 4 || Rockies || 2–11 || John Thomson (2–2) || Garrett Stephenson (0–2) || None || 11,403 || 13–16 |- style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 5 || Rockies || 1–6 || Darryl Kile (4–3) || Mike Grace (1–4) || None || 13,672 || 13–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 31 || May 6 || Rockies || 7–6 (10) || Mark Leiter (2–0) || Chuck McElroy (0–1) || None || 19,538 || 14–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 32 || May 7 || Diamondbacks || 4–1 || Curt Schilling (4–3) || Andy Benes (2–3) || Mark Leiter (3) || 13,838 || 15–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 33 || May 8 || Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Tyler Green (3–2) || Gregg Olson (1–2) || Mark Leiter (4) || 13,259 || 16–17 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 9 || Diamondbacks || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 20 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 34 || May 10 || Diamondbacks || 7–4 || Darrin Winston (1–0) || Jeff Suppan (0–4) || Mark Leiter (5) || 18,520 || 17–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 35 || May 11 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 || Matt Beech (1–2) || Darren Dreifort (0–4) || Mark Leiter (6) || 25,992 || 18–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 36 || May 12 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Curt Schilling (5–3) || Scott Radinsky (1–1) || Mark Leiter (7) || 32,382 || 19–17 |- style="background:#fbb" | 37 || May 13 || @ Dodgers || 4–9 || Chan Ho Park (4–1) || Tyler Green (3–3) || None || 28,604 || 19–18 |- style="background:#bfb" | 38 || May 14 || @ Dodgers || 4–0 || Mark Portugal (2–0) || Hideo Nomo (2–5) || None || 30,867 || 20–18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 39 || May 15 || @ Padres || 6–7 || Brian Boehringer (5–1) || Mike Grace (1–5) || Trevor Hoffman (12) || 25,157 || 20–19 |- style="background:#fbb" | 40 || May 16 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Carlos Reyes (2–1) || Mark Leiter (2–1) || None || 53,117 || 20–20 |- style="background:#fbb" | 41 || May 17 || @ Padres || 1–3 || Donne Wall (1–1) || Curt Schilling (5–4) || Trevor Hoffman (13) || 27,913 || 20–21 |- style="background:#fbb" | 42 || May 19 || Cardinals || 8–10 || John Frascatore (1–2) || Wayne Gomes (1–1) || Juan Acevedo (2) || 16,541 || 20–22 |- style="background:#fbb" | 43 || May 20 || Cardinals || 5–8 || Mike Busby (5–0) || Mark Portugal (2–1) || Jeff Brantley (7) || 21,347 || 20–23 |- style="background:#bfb" | 44 || May 21 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Mike Grace (2–5) || Todd Stottlemyre (5–4) || Mark Leiter (8) || 22,706 || 21–23 |- style="background:#bfb" | 45 || May 22 || @ Expos || 7–5 (10) || Wayne Gomes (2–1) || Anthony Telford (2–2) || Mark Leiter (9) || 11,588 || 22–23 |- style="background:#fbb" | 46 || May 23 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Ugueth Urbina (3–1) || Curt Schilling (5–5) || None || 15,663 || 22–24 |- style="background:#fbb" | 47 || May 24 || @ Expos || 4–5 || Carlos Pérez (4–3) || Jerry Spradlin (2–2) || Ugueth Urbina (11) || 14,164 || 22–25 |- style="background:#bfb" | 48 || May 25 || @ Expos || 5–3 (14) || Wayne Gomes (3–1) || Shayne Bennett (1–3) || Jerry Spradlin (1) || 9,621 || 23–25 |- style="background:#bfb" | 49 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 10–5 || Mike Grace (3–5) || Geremi González (3–5) || None || 19,354 || 24–25 |- style="background:#bfb" | 50 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 8–7 || Darrin Winston (2–0) || Rod Beck (1–1) || Mark Leiter (10) || 25,285 || 25–25 |- style="background:#fbb" | 51 || May 29 || Mets || 0–11 || Rick Reed (6–2) || Matt Beech (1–3) || None || 21,567 || 25–26 |- style="background:#fbb" | 52 || May 30 || Mets || 4–6 || Al Leiter (5–3) || Tyler Green (3–4) || John Franco (11) || 30,660 || 25–27 |- style="background:#fbb" | 53 || May 31 || Mets || 6–8 || Mel Rojas (3–0) || Darrin Winston (2–1) || John Franco (12) || 23,025 || 25–28

|- style="background:#bfb" | 54 || June 1 || Expos || 6–2 || Wayne Gomes (4–1) || Mike Maddux (1–2) || None || 16,704 || 26–28 |- style="background:#fbb" | 55 || June 2 || Expos || 3–4 || Carl Pavano (1–0) || Curt Schilling (5–6) || Ugueth Urbina (13) || 13,606 || 26–29 |- style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 3 || Expos || 2–3 || Carlos Pérez (6–3) || Wayne Gomes (4–2) || None || 13,592 || 26–30 |- style="background:#bfb" | 57 || June 5 || @ Blue Jays || 8–7 || Tyler Green (4–4) || Bill Risley (0–3) || Mark Leiter (11) || 31,176 || 27–30