1998 Chicago White Sox

80-82 • .494 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 1998 Chicago White Sox went 80-82 (.494) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 861 runs, allowed 931, and played home games at Comiskey Park II. Team leaders included Albert Belle (49 HR, 152 RBI) and Mike Sirotka (14-15, 5.06 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
2nd Rank
861 R 931 RA
Diff -70

📁 Franchise Info

Chicago White Sox Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

861 Runs Scored
931 Runs Allowed
-70 Run Diff
1,391K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 equal to the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .338 equal to the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .443 3% above the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 5.22 12% worse than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 861 6% above the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumRate Field
📅
Home Games 82
👥
Total Attendance 1,391,146
📊
Avg per Game 16,965

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Albert Belle 0.328 2 Mike Caruso 0.306 3 Ray Durham 0.285 4 Magglio Ordonez 0.282 5 Jeff Abbott 0.279

Home Runs

1 Albert Belle 49 2 Frank Thomas 29 3 Robin Ventura 21 4 Ray Durham 19 5 Magglio Ordonez 14

RBI

1 Albert Belle 152 2 Frank Thomas 109 3 Robin Ventura 91 4 Ray Durham 67 5 Magglio Ordonez 65
1998 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ray Durham 158 635 126 181 35 8 19 67 73 105 36 0.285
Albert Belle 163 609 113 200 48 2 49 152 81 84 6 0.328
Robin Ventura 161 590 84 155 31 4 21 91 79 111 1 0.263
Frank Thomas 160 585 109 155 35 2 29 109 110 93 7 0.265
Magglio Ordonez 145 535 70 151 25 2 14 65 28 53 9 0.282
Mike Caruso 133 523 81 160 17 6 5 55 14 38 22 0.306
Mike Cameron 141 396 53 83 16 5 8 43 37 101 27 0.210
Wil Cordero 96 341 58 91 18 2 13 49 22 66 2 0.267
Greg Norton 105 299 38 71 17 2 9 36 26 77 3 0.237
Chad Kreuter 93 245 26 62 9 1 2 33 32 45 1 0.253
Jeff Abbott 89 244 33 68 14 1 12 41 9 28 3 0.279
Charlie O'Brien 57 164 12 43 9 0 4 18 9 31 0 0.262
Chris Snopek 53 125 17 26 2 0 1 4 14 24 3 0.208
Robert Machado 34 111 14 23 6 0 3 15 7 22 0 0.207
Ruben Sierra 27 74 7 16 4 1 4 11 3 11 2 0.216
Craig Wilson 13 47 14 22 5 0 3 10 3 6 1 0.468
Mark Johnson 7 23 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 8 0 0.087
Brian Simmons 5 19 4 7 0 0 2 6 0 2 0 0.368
Lou Frazier 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 0.000
Mike Sirotka 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Scott Eyre 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
James Baldwin 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Carlos Castillo 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Fordham 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jaime Navarro 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Parque 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Abbott 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Bere 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Bradford 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Casian 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Castillo 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Foulke 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Heathcott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Howry 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Karchner 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Rizzo 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Simas 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Snyder 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Ward 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Bob Howry 3.15 2 Chad Bradford 3.23 3 Bill Simas 3.57 4 Keith Foulke 4.13 5 Jim Abbott 4.55

Wins

1 Mike Sirotka 14 2 James Baldwin 13 3 Jaime Navarro 8 4 Jim Parque 7 5 John Snyder 7

Strikeouts

1 Mike Sirotka 128 2 James Baldwin 108 3 Jim Parque 77 4 Scott Eyre 73 5 Jaime Navarro 71
1998 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Sirotka 14 15 5.06 33 33 0 211.2 255 119 47 128
Jaime Navarro 8 16 6.36 37 27 1 172.2 223 122 77 71
James Baldwin 13 6 5.32 37 24 0 159.0 176 94 60 108
Jim Parque 7 5 5.10 21 21 0 113.0 135 64 49 77
Scott Eyre 3 8 5.38 33 17 0 107.0 114 64 64 73
Carlos Castillo 6 4 5.11 54 2 0 100.1 94 57 35 64
John Snyder 7 2 4.80 15 14 0 86.1 96 46 23 52
Jason Bere 3 7 6.45 18 15 0 83.2 98 60 58 53
Bill Simas 4 3 3.57 60 0 18 70.2 54 28 22 56
Keith Foulke 3 2 4.13 54 0 1 65.1 51 30 20 57
Bob Howry 0 3 3.15 44 0 9 54.1 37 19 19 51
Tom Fordham 1 2 6.75 29 5 0 48.0 51 36 42 23
Matt Karchner 2 4 5.15 32 0 11 36.2 33 21 19 30
Jim Abbott 5 0 4.55 5 5 0 31.2 35 16 12 14
Chad Bradford 2 1 3.23 29 0 1 30.2 27 11 7 11
Tony Castillo 1 2 8.00 25 0 0 27.0 38 24 11 14
Bryan Ward 1 2 3.33 28 0 1 27.0 30 10 7 17
Todd Rizzo 0 0 13.50 9 0 0 6.2 12 10 6 3
Larry Casian 0 0 11.25 4 0 0 4.0 8 5 1 6
Mike Heathcott 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 3

👥 Roster (39)

Jeff Abbott Jim Abbott James Baldwin Albert Belle Jason Bere Chad Bradford Mike Cameron Mike Caruso Larry Casian Carlos Castillo Tony Castillo Wil Cordero +27 more

39 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1998 Season 🏠 All CHA Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1998 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 80-82 record (.494) put the 1998 Chicago White Sox 2nd in the AL Central. The Chicago White Sox scored 861 runs and allowed 931, a run differential of -70. The staff ERA of 5.22 was 12% worse than the league average of 4.65. The 1998 Chicago White Sox outscored the average club by 6% (861 against 812). Comiskey Park II was home in 1998, drawing a total attendance of 1,391,146.

The home run leader was Albert Belle, who hit 49. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mike Sirotka (14). The saves leader was Bill Simas with 18. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1997 season and the 1999 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1998 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1998 Chicago White Sox finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Albert Belle led the 1998 Chicago White Sox with 49 home runs.
What was the 1998 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1998 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 5.22.
Did the 1998 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1998 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park II.
Who led the 1998 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Albert Belle (49 HR, 152 RBI) and Mike Sirotka (14-15, 5.06 ERA).
All Seasons