1998 Baltimore Orioles

79-83 • .488 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1998 Baltimore Orioles went 79-83 (.488) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 817 runs, allowed 785, and played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Team leaders included Rafael Palmeiro (43 HR, 121 RBI) and Scott Erickson (16-13, 4.01 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
4th Rank
817 R 785 RA
Diff +32

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817 Runs Scored
785 Runs Allowed
+32 Run Diff
3,684K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .273 1% above the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .346 2% above the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .446 4% above the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.74 2% worse than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 817 1% above the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOriole Park at Camden Yards
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,684,560
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Avg per Game 45,488

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Eric Davis 0.327 2 Harold Baines 0.300 3 Rafael Palmeiro 0.296 4 Lenny Webster 0.285 5 Roberto Alomar 0.282

Home Runs

1 Rafael Palmeiro 43 2 Eric Davis 28 3 B. J. Surhoff 22 4 Brady Anderson 18 5 Chris Hoiles 15

RBI

1 Rafael Palmeiro 121 2 B. J. Surhoff 92 3 Eric Davis 89 4 Cal Ripken 61 5 Harold Baines 57
1998 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rafael Palmeiro 162 619 98 183 36 1 43 121 79 91 11 0.296
Cal Ripken 161 601 65 163 27 1 14 61 51 68 0 0.271
Roberto Alomar 147 588 86 166 36 1 14 56 59 70 18 0.282
B. J. Surhoff 162 573 79 160 34 1 22 92 49 81 9 0.279
Brady Anderson 133 479 84 113 28 3 18 51 75 78 21 0.236
Mike Bordick 151 465 59 121 29 1 13 51 39 65 6 0.260
Eric Davis 131 452 81 148 29 1 28 89 44 108 7 0.327
Lenny Webster 108 309 37 88 16 0 10 46 15 38 0 0.285
Harold Baines 104 293 40 88 17 0 9 57 32 40 0 0.300
Joe Carter 85 283 36 70 15 1 11 34 18 48 3 0.247
Chris Hoiles 97 267 36 70 12 0 15 56 38 50 0 0.262
Jeffrey Hammonds 63 171 36 46 12 1 6 28 26 38 7 0.269
Jeff Reboulet 79 126 20 31 6 0 1 8 19 34 0 0.246
Rich Becker 79 113 22 23 1 0 3 11 22 34 2 0.204
Willie Greene 24 40 8 6 1 0 1 5 13 10 1 0.150
Lyle Mouton 18 39 5 12 2 0 2 7 4 8 0 0.308
Danny Clyburn 11 25 6 7 0 0 1 3 1 10 0 0.280
Charlie Greene 13 21 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.190
Calvin Pickering 9 21 4 5 0 0 2 3 3 4 1 0.238
Ozzie Guillen 12 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.062
Ryan Minor 9 14 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.429
Jesus Tavarez 8 11 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0.182
P. J. Forbes 9 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.100
Jerry Hairston 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Willis Otanez 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Sidney Ponson 31 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.500
Scott Erickson 36 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.000
Doug Johns 31 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gene Kingsale 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Mussina 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Arthur Rhodes 45 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Pete Smith 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Drabek 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Armando Benitez 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Bennett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norm Charlton 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rocky Coppinger 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Radhames Dykhoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Fussell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Guzman 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Kamieniecki 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Key 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richie Lewis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Mathews 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Mills 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Munoz 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nerio Rodriguez 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Jesse Orosco 3.18 2 Mike Mussina 3.49 3 Arthur Rhodes 3.51 4 Alan Mills 3.74 5 Armando Benitez 3.82

Wins

1 Scott Erickson 16 2 Mike Mussina 13 3 Sidney Ponson 8 4 Doug Drabek 6 5 Jimmy Key 6

Strikeouts

1 Scott Erickson 186 2 Mike Mussina 175 3 Armando Benitez 87 4 Sidney Ponson 85 5 Arthur Rhodes 83
1998 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Scott Erickson 16 13 4.01 36 36 0 251.1 284 112 69 186
Mike Mussina 13 10 3.49 29 29 0 206.1 189 80 41 175
Sidney Ponson 8 9 5.27 31 20 1 135.0 157 79 42 85
Doug Drabek 6 11 7.29 23 21 0 108.2 138 88 29 55
Doug Johns 3 3 4.57 31 10 1 86.2 108 44 32 34
Jimmy Key 6 3 4.20 25 11 0 79.1 77 37 23 53
Alan Mills 3 4 3.74 72 0 2 77.0 55 32 50 57
Arthur Rhodes 4 4 3.51 45 0 4 77.0 65 30 34 83
Armando Benitez 5 6 3.82 71 0 22 68.1 48 29 39 87
Juan Guzman 4 4 4.23 11 11 0 66.0 60 31 33 55
Jesse Orosco 4 1 3.18 69 0 7 56.2 46 20 28 50
Scott Kamieniecki 2 6 6.75 12 11 0 54.2 67 41 26 25
Pete Smith 2 3 6.20 27 4 0 45.0 57 31 16 29
Norm Charlton 2 1 6.94 36 0 0 35.0 46 27 25 41
Terry Mathews 0 1 6.20 17 0 0 20.1 26 14 8 10
Nerio Rodriguez 1 3 8.05 6 4 0 19.0 25 17 9 8
Rocky Coppinger 0 0 5.17 6 1 0 15.2 16 9 7 13
Bobby Munoz 0 0 9.75 9 1 0 12.0 18 13 6 6
Chris Fussell 0 1 8.38 3 2 0 9.2 11 9 9 8
Richie Lewis 0 0 15.43 2 1 0 4.2 8 8 5 4
Joel Bennett 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 3 0
Radhames Dykhoff 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 1

👥 Roster (48)

Roberto Alomar Brady Anderson Harold Baines Rich Becker Armando Benitez Joel Bennett Mike Bordick Joe Carter Norm Charlton Danny Clyburn Rocky Coppinger Eric Davis +36 more

48 players

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The 1998 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1998 Baltimore Orioles finished 79-83, a .488 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL East. Runs came in at 817 scored against 785 allowed (+32). The team batting average of .273 was 1% above the 1998 league mark of .271. The staff ERA of 4.74 was 2% worse than the league average of 4.65. The 817 runs scored compare with a league average of 812 per club, 1% more.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards was home in 1998, drawing a total attendance of 3,684,560. Rafael Palmeiro topped the Baltimore Orioles with 43 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Scott Erickson (16). Armando Benitez saved 22 games. The 1998 roster runs to 48 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1997 season and the 1999 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1998 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1998 Baltimore Orioles finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Rafael Palmeiro led the 1998 Baltimore Orioles with 43 home runs.
What was the 1998 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1998 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 4.74.
Did the 1998 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1998 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Who led the 1998 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rafael Palmeiro (43 HR, 121 RBI) and Scott Erickson (16-13, 4.01 ERA).
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