1998 Boston Red Sox

92-70 • .568 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1998 Boston Red Sox went 92-70 (.568) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 876 runs, allowed 729, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Mo Vaughn (40 HR, 115 RBI) and Pedro Martinez (19-7, 2.89 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

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
2nd Rank
876 R 729 RA
Diff +147

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876 Runs Scored
729 Runs Allowed
+147 Run Diff
2,343K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .279 3% above the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .347 2% above the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .462 7% above the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.18 10% better than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 876 8% above the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,343,930
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Avg per Game 28,937

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Mo Vaughn 0.337 2 Nomar Garciaparra 0.323 3 Reggie Jefferson 0.306 4 Mike Stanley 0.288 5 Jim Leyritz 0.287

Home Runs

1 Mo Vaughn 40 2 Nomar Garciaparra 35 3 Troy O'Leary 23 4 John Valentin 23 5 Scott Hatteberg 12

RBI

1 Nomar Garciaparra 122 2 Mo Vaughn 115 3 Troy O'Leary 83 4 John Valentin 73 5 Darren Lewis 63
1998 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Troy O'Leary 156 611 95 165 36 8 23 83 36 108 2 0.270
Mo Vaughn 154 609 107 205 31 2 40 115 61 144 0 0.337
Nomar Garciaparra 143 604 111 195 37 8 35 122 33 62 12 0.323
John Valentin 153 588 113 145 44 1 23 73 77 82 4 0.247
Darren Lewis 155 585 95 157 25 3 8 63 70 94 29 0.268
Darren Bragg 129 409 51 114 29 3 8 57 42 99 5 0.279
Scott Hatteberg 112 359 46 99 23 1 12 43 43 58 0 0.276
Mike Benjamin 124 349 46 95 23 0 4 39 15 73 3 0.272
Jason Varitek 86 221 31 56 13 0 7 33 17 45 2 0.253
Damon Buford 86 216 37 61 14 4 10 42 22 43 5 0.282
Reggie Jefferson 62 196 24 60 16 1 8 31 21 40 0 0.306
Mike Stanley 47 156 25 45 12 0 7 32 26 43 1 0.288
Jim Leyritz 52 129 17 37 6 0 8 24 21 34 0 0.287
Donnie Sadler 58 124 21 28 4 4 3 15 6 28 4 0.226
Midre Cummings 67 120 20 34 8 0 5 15 17 19 3 0.283
Lou Merloni 39 96 10 27 6 0 1 15 7 20 1 0.281
Mark Lemke 31 91 10 17 4 0 0 7 6 15 0 0.187
Keith Mitchell 23 33 4 9 2 0 0 6 7 5 1 0.273
Trot Nixon 13 27 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.259
Billy Ashley 13 24 3 7 3 0 3 7 2 11 0 0.292
Mandy Romero 12 13 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.231
Chris Snopek 8 12 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.167
Orlando Merced 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.000
Pedro Martinez 33 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Bret Saberhagen 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Derek Lowe 63 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Tim Wakefield 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Steve Avery 39 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Corsi 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Barkley 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robinson Checo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jin Ho Cho 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Garces 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gordon 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Butch Henry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Johns 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ron Mahay 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Reyes 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Rose 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Schourek 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Shouse 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Valdez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dario Veras 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Wasdin 47 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
David West 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Jim Corsi 2.59 2 Tom Gordon 2.72 3 Pedro Martinez 2.89 4 Rich Garces 3.33 5 Carlos Reyes 3.52

Wins

1 Pedro Martinez 19 2 Tim Wakefield 17 3 Bret Saberhagen 15 4 Steve Avery 10 5 Tom Gordon 7

Strikeouts

1 Pedro Martinez 251 2 Tim Wakefield 146 3 Bret Saberhagen 100 4 Tom Gordon 78 5 Derek Lowe 77
1998 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pedro Martinez 19 7 2.89 33 33 0 233.2 188 75 67 251
Tim Wakefield 17 8 4.58 36 33 0 216.0 211 110 79 146
Bret Saberhagen 15 8 3.96 31 31 0 175.0 181 77 29 100
Steve Avery 10 7 5.02 34 23 0 123.2 128 69 64 57
Derek Lowe 3 9 4.02 63 10 4 123.0 126 55 42 77
John Wasdin 6 4 5.25 47 8 0 96.0 111 56 27 59
Tom Gordon 7 4 2.72 73 0 46 79.1 55 24 25 78
Jim Corsi 3 2 2.59 59 0 0 66.0 58 19 23 49
Rich Garces 1 1 3.33 30 0 1 46.0 36 17 27 34
Pete Schourek 1 3 4.30 10 8 0 44.0 45 21 14 36
Dennis Eckersley 4 1 4.76 50 0 1 39.2 46 21 8 22
Carlos Reyes 1 1 3.52 24 0 0 38.1 35 15 14 23
Brian Rose 1 4 6.93 8 8 0 37.2 43 29 14 18
Ron Mahay 1 1 3.46 29 0 1 26.0 26 10 15 14
Greg Swindell 2 3 3.38 29 0 0 24.0 25 9 13 18
Jin Ho Cho 0 3 8.20 4 4 0 18.2 28 17 3 15
Brian Barkley 0 0 9.82 6 0 0 11.0 16 12 9 2
Butch Henry 0 0 4.00 2 2 0 9.0 8 4 3 6
Brian Shouse 0 1 5.63 7 0 0 8.0 9 5 4 5
Dario Veras 0 1 10.13 7 0 0 8.0 12 9 7 2
Robinson Checo 0 2 9.39 2 2 0 7.2 11 8 5 5
Carlos Valdez 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 3.1 1 0 5 4
David West 0 0 27.00 6 0 0 2.0 7 6 7 4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Division Series
Lost to CLE 3-1

👥 Roster (47)

Billy Ashley Steve Avery Brian Barkley Mike Benjamin Darren Bragg Damon Buford Robinson Checo Jin Ho Cho Jim Corsi Midre Cummings Dennis Eckersley Rich Garces +35 more

47 players

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The 1998 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1998 Boston Red Sox reads 92 wins and 70 losses, good for 2nd in the AL East. In 1998 the franchise earned a wild-card berth. The Boston Red Sox scored 876 runs and allowed 729, a run differential of +147. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .279, 3% better than the league's .271. Pitchers allowed 4.18 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.65.

Fenway Park II was home in 1998, drawing a total attendance of 2,343,930. Mo Vaughn led the club in home runs with 40. Nomar Garciaparra led in RBI with 122. On the mound, Pedro Martinez won 19 games to lead the staff. Tom Gordon saved 46 games. The AL Division Series ended in a loss against CLE 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1998 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1998 Boston Red Sox finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Mo Vaughn led the 1998 Boston Red Sox with 40 home runs.
What was the 1998 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1998 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.18.
Did the 1998 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1998 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1998 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mo Vaughn (40 HR, 115 RBI) and Pedro Martinez (19-7, 2.89 ERA).
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