⭐ Division Winner

1998 Cleveland Indians

89-73 • .549 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 1998 Cleveland Indians went 89-73 (.549) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won their division. The club scored 850 runs, allowed 779, and played home games at Jacobs Field. Team leaders included Manny Ramirez (45 HR, 145 RBI) and Dave Burba (15-10, 4.11 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
1st Rank
850 R 779 RA
Diff +71

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⚡ Quick Stats

850 Runs Scored
779 Runs Allowed
+71 Run Diff
3,467K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .272 equal to the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .346 2% above the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .448 4% above the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.44 4% better than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 850 5% above the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,467,299
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Avg per Game 42,806

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Enrique Wilson 0.322 2 Richie Sexson 0.310 3 Manny Ramirez 0.294 4 Jim Thome 0.293 5 Omar Vizquel 0.288

Home Runs

1 Manny Ramirez 45 2 Jim Thome 30 3 Travis Fryman 28 4 David Justice 21 5 Brian Giles 16

RBI

1 Manny Ramirez 145 2 Travis Fryman 96 3 David Justice 88 4 Jim Thome 85 5 Brian Giles 66
1998 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kenny Lofton 154 600 101 169 31 6 12 64 87 80 54 0.282
Omar Vizquel 151 576 86 166 30 6 2 50 62 64 37 0.288
Manny Ramirez 150 571 108 168 35 2 45 145 76 121 5 0.294
Travis Fryman 146 557 74 160 33 2 28 96 44 125 10 0.287
David Justice 146 540 94 151 39 2 21 88 76 98 9 0.280
Jim Thome 123 440 89 129 34 2 30 85 89 141 1 0.293
Sandy Alomar 117 409 45 96 26 2 6 44 18 45 0 0.235
Brian Giles 112 350 56 94 19 0 16 66 73 75 10 0.269
David Bell 107 340 37 89 21 2 10 41 22 54 0 0.262
Mark Whiten 88 226 31 64 14 0 6 29 29 60 2 0.283
Richie Sexson 49 174 28 54 14 1 11 35 6 42 1 0.310
Pat Borders 54 160 12 38 6 0 0 6 10 40 0 0.237
Shawon Dunston 62 156 26 37 11 3 3 12 6 18 9 0.237
Jeff Branson 63 100 6 20 4 1 1 9 3 21 0 0.200
Enrique Wilson 32 90 13 29 6 0 2 12 4 8 2 0.322
Joey Cora 24 83 16 19 4 0 0 6 11 9 2 0.229
Geronimo Berroa 20 65 6 13 3 1 0 3 7 17 1 0.200
Einar Diaz 17 48 8 11 1 0 2 9 3 2 0 0.229
Cecil Fielder 14 35 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.143
Torey Lovullo 6 19 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.211
Jeff Manto 7 14 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.071
Alex Ramirez 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Jaret Wright 32 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.429
Dave Burba 32 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.167
Charles Nagy 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Russell Branyan 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jolbert Cabrera 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bartolo Colon 31 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Dwight Gooden 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Luke 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jacob Cruz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Shuey 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Assenmacher 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Michael Jackson 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Jacome 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Karsay 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Krivda 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Martin 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Mesa 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alvin Morman 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Ogea 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Plunk 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Poole 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Rakers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Reed 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Villone 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Worrell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Michael Jackson 1.55 2 Paul Shuey 3.00 3 Paul Assenmacher 3.26 4 Doug Jones 3.45 5 Bartolo Colon 3.71

Wins

1 Dave Burba 15 2 Charles Nagy 15 3 Bartolo Colon 14 4 Jaret Wright 12 5 Dwight Gooden 8

Strikeouts

1 Bartolo Colon 158 2 Jaret Wright 140 3 Dave Burba 132 4 Charles Nagy 120 5 Dwight Gooden 83
1998 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charles Nagy 15 10 5.22 33 33 0 210.1 250 122 66 120
Bartolo Colon 14 9 3.71 31 31 0 204.0 205 84 79 158
Dave Burba 15 10 4.11 32 31 0 203.2 210 93 69 132
Jaret Wright 12 10 4.72 32 32 0 192.2 207 101 87 140
Dwight Gooden 8 6 3.76 23 23 0 134.0 135 56 51 83
Chad Ogea 5 4 5.61 19 9 0 69.0 74 43 25 43
Michael Jackson 1 1 1.55 69 0 40 64.0 43 11 13 55
Jose Mesa 3 4 5.17 44 0 1 54.0 61 31 20 35
Paul Shuey 5 4 3.00 43 0 2 51.0 44 17 25 58
Paul Assenmacher 2 5 3.26 69 0 3 47.0 54 17 19 43
Eric Plunk 3 1 4.83 37 0 0 41.0 44 22 15 38
Doug Jones 1 2 3.45 23 0 1 31.1 34 12 6 28
Ron Villone 0 0 6.00 25 0 0 27.0 30 18 22 15
Steve Reed 2 2 6.66 20 0 0 25.2 26 19 8 23
Rick Krivda 2 0 3.24 11 1 0 25.0 24 9 16 10
Steve Karsay 0 2 5.92 11 1 0 24.1 31 16 6 13
Alvin Morman 0 1 5.32 31 0 0 22.0 25 13 11 16
Tom Martin 1 1 12.89 14 0 0 14.2 29 21 12 9
Jim Poole 0 0 5.14 12 0 0 7.0 9 4 3 11
Tim Worrell 0 0 5.06 3 0 0 5.1 6 3 2 2
Jason Jacome 0 1 14.40 1 1 0 5.0 10 8 3 2
Jason Rakers 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 1 3 0
Mark Whiten 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 2 3

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to NYA 4-2
AL Division Series
CLE def. BOS 3-1

👥 Roster (48)

Sandy Alomar Paul Assenmacher David Bell Geronimo Berroa Pat Borders Jeff Branson Russell Branyan Dave Burba Jolbert Cabrera Bartolo Colon Joey Cora Jacob Cruz +36 more

48 players

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The 1998 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1998 Cleveland Indians reads 89 wins and 73 losses, good for 1st in the AL Central. That season the Cleveland Indians took the division title. The Cleveland Indians scored 850 runs and allowed 779, a run differential of +71. The staff ERA of 4.44 was 4% better than the league average of 4.65. Attendance at Jacobs Field totaled 3,467,299 for the year.

For power, Manny Ramirez led the way with 45 homers. Dave Burba led the pitchers with 15 wins. The strikeout leader was Bartolo Colon with 158. Michael Jackson closed out 40 saves. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against NYA 4-2. In the AL Division Series, the Cleveland Indians beat BOS 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1998 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1998 Cleveland Indians finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Did the 1998 Cleveland Indians make the playoffs?
The 1998 Cleveland Indians finished first in their division.
Who led the 1998 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Manny Ramirez led the 1998 Cleveland Indians with 45 home runs.
What was the 1998 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1998 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.44.
Did the 1998 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1998 Cleveland Indians played home games at Jacobs Field.
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