1998 Cincinnati Reds

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in NL C

The 1998 Cincinnati Reds went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the NL C division. The club scored 750 runs, allowed 760, and played home games at Cinergy Field. Team leaders included Bret Boone (24 HR, 95 RBI) and Pete Harnisch (14-7, 3.14 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
750 R 760 RA
Diff -10

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⚡ Quick Stats

750 Runs Scored
760 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
1,793K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 equal to the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .336 2% above the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .401 2% below the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.44 5% worse than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 750 1% above the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,793,676
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Avg per Game 22,144

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Dmitri Young 0.310 2 Barry Larkin 0.309 3 Jeffrey Hammonds 0.302 4 Lenny Harris 0.295 5 Aaron Boone 0.282

Home Runs

1 Bret Boone 24 2 Barry Larkin 17 3 Willie Greene 14 4 Reggie Sanders 14 5 Dmitri Young 14

RBI

1 Bret Boone 95 2 Dmitri Young 83 3 Barry Larkin 72 4 Ed Taubensee 72 5 Reggie Sanders 59
1998 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bret Boone 157 583 76 155 38 1 24 95 48 104 6 0.266
Barry Larkin 145 538 93 166 34 10 17 72 79 69 26 0.309
Dmitri Young 144 536 81 166 48 1 14 83 47 94 2 0.310
Reggie Sanders 135 481 83 129 18 6 14 59 51 137 20 0.268
Ed Taubensee 130 431 61 120 27 0 11 72 52 93 1 0.278
Willie Greene 111 356 57 96 18 1 14 49 56 80 6 0.270
Chris Stynes 123 347 52 88 10 1 6 27 32 36 15 0.254
Sean Casey 96 302 44 82 21 1 7 52 43 45 1 0.272
Aaron Boone 58 181 24 51 13 2 2 28 15 36 6 0.282
Jon Nunnally 74 174 29 36 9 0 7 20 34 38 3 0.207
Eduardo Perez 84 172 20 41 4 0 4 30 21 45 0 0.238
Pat Watkins 83 147 11 39 8 1 2 15 8 26 1 0.265
Brook Fordyce 57 146 8 37 9 0 3 14 11 28 0 0.253
Pokey Reese 59 133 20 34 2 2 1 16 14 28 3 0.256
Lenny Harris 57 122 12 36 8 0 0 10 8 9 1 0.295
Melvin Nieves 83 119 8 30 4 0 2 17 26 42 0 0.252
Mike Frank 28 89 14 20 6 0 0 7 7 12 0 0.225
Jeffrey Hammonds 26 86 14 26 4 1 0 11 13 18 1 0.302
Paul Konerko 26 73 7 16 3 0 3 13 6 10 0 0.219
Pete Harnisch 32 66 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 22 0 0.106
Brett Tomko 36 65 4 7 1 0 0 3 4 29 0 0.108
Roberto Petagine 34 62 14 16 2 1 3 7 16 11 1 0.258
Mike Remlinger 35 47 1 5 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.106
Damian Jackson 13 38 4 12 5 0 0 7 6 4 2 0.316
Guillermo Garcia 12 36 3 7 2 0 2 4 2 13 0 0.194
Steve Parris 18 29 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.138
Tony Tarasco 15 24 5 5 2 0 1 4 3 5 0 0.208
Scott Winchester 16 23 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.130
David Weathers 16 15 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 10 0 0.067
Jason Bere 9 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Dennys Reyes 8 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Scott Sullivan 67 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.091
Scott Klingenbeck 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Gabe White 69 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Danny Graves 62 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rick Krivda 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Hudek 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Stephen Larkin 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Steve Cooke 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Keith Glauber 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Priest 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jeff Shaw 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Todd Williams 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Stan Belinda 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Hutton 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Ricardo Jordan 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marc Kroon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Jeff Shaw 1.81 2 John Hudek 2.43 3 Pete Harnisch 3.14 4 Stan Belinda 3.23 5 Danny Graves 3.32

Wins

1 Pete Harnisch 14 2 Brett Tomko 13 3 Mike Remlinger 8 4 Steve Parris 6 5 Scott Sullivan 5

Strikeouts

1 Brett Tomko 162 2 Pete Harnisch 157 3 Mike Remlinger 144 4 Scott Sullivan 86 5 Gabe White 83
1998 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Brett Tomko 13 12 4.44 34 34 0 210.2 198 104 64 162
Pete Harnisch 14 7 3.14 32 32 0 209.0 176 73 64 157
Mike Remlinger 8 15 4.82 35 28 0 164.1 164 88 87 144
Scott Sullivan 5 5 5.21 67 0 1 102.0 98 59 36 86
Steve Parris 6 5 3.73 18 16 0 99.0 89 41 32 77
Gabe White 5 5 4.01 69 3 9 98.2 86 44 27 83
Danny Graves 2 1 3.32 62 0 8 81.1 76 30 28 44
Scott Winchester 3 6 5.81 16 16 0 79.0 101 51 27 40
David Weathers 2 4 6.21 16 9 0 62.1 86 43 27 51
Stan Belinda 4 8 3.23 40 0 1 61.1 46 22 28 57
Jeff Shaw 2 4 1.81 39 0 23 49.2 40 10 12 29
Jason Bere 3 2 4.12 9 7 0 43.2 39 20 20 31
Dennys Reyes 3 1 4.42 8 7 0 38.2 35 19 27 44
John Hudek 4 2 2.43 30 0 0 37.0 27 10 28 40
Rick Krivda 0 2 11.28 16 1 0 26.1 41 33 19 19
Scott Klingenbeck 1 3 5.96 4 4 0 22.2 26 15 7 13
Mark Hutton 0 1 7.41 10 2 0 17.0 24 14 17 3
Todd Williams 0 1 7.71 6 0 0 9.1 15 8 6 4
Keith Glauber 0 0 2.35 3 0 0 7.2 6 2 1 4
Steve Cooke 1 0 1.50 1 1 0 6.0 4 1 0 3
Eddie Priest 0 1 10.50 2 2 0 6.0 12 7 1 1
Marc Kroon 0 0 13.50 4 0 0 5.1 7 8 8 4
Ricardo Jordan 1 0 24.30 6 0 0 3.1 4 9 7 1
Lenny Harris 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (47)

Stan Belinda Jason Bere Aaron Boone Bret Boone Sean Casey Steve Cooke Brook Fordyce Mike Frank Guillermo Garcia Keith Glauber Danny Graves Willie Greene +35 more

47 players

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The 1998 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1998 Cincinnati Reds won 77 games and lost 85, ending up 4th in the NL Central. With 750 runs scored and 760 given up, the 1998 differential was -10. The staff ERA of 4.44 was 5% worse than the league average of 4.23. Measured against the 746-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. Cinergy Field was home in 1998, drawing a total attendance of 1,793,676.

Bret Boone led the club in home runs with 24. Barry Larkin collected the most hits, 166. On the mound, Pete Harnisch won 14 games to lead the staff. Brett Tomko struck out 162, the most on the club. Jeff Shaw closed out 23 saves. The roster section lists 47 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1998 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1998 Cincinnati Reds finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Bret Boone led the 1998 Cincinnati Reds with 24 home runs.
What was the 1998 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1998 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.44.
Did the 1998 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1998 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Cinergy Field.
Who led the 1998 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bret Boone (24 HR, 95 RBI) and Pete Harnisch (14-7, 3.14 ERA).
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