⭐ Division Winner

1998 Houston Astros

102-60 • .630 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 1998 Houston Astros went 102-60 (.630) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 874 runs, allowed 620, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Moises Alou (38 HR, 124 RBI) and Shane Reynolds (19-8, 3.51 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

102 Wins
60 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
874 R 620 RA
Diff +254

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874 Runs Scored
620 Runs Allowed
+254 Run Diff
2,450K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 7% above the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .355 7% above the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .435 6% above the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.50 17% better than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 874 17% above the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,450,451
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Avg per Game 30,252

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Craig Biggio 0.325 2 Sean Berry 0.314 3 Derek Bell 0.314 4 Moises Alou 0.312 5 Jeff Bagwell 0.304

Home Runs

1 Moises Alou 38 2 Jeff Bagwell 34 3 Derek Bell 22 4 Craig Biggio 20 5 Carl Everett 15

RBI

1 Moises Alou 124 2 Jeff Bagwell 111 3 Derek Bell 108 4 Craig Biggio 88 5 Carl Everett 76
1998 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Craig Biggio 160 646 123 210 51 2 20 88 64 113 50 0.325
Derek Bell 156 630 111 198 41 2 22 108 51 126 13 0.314
Moises Alou 159 584 104 182 34 5 38 124 84 87 11 0.312
Jeff Bagwell 147 540 124 164 33 1 34 111 109 90 19 0.304
Ricky Gutierrez 141 491 55 128 24 3 2 46 54 84 13 0.261
Carl Everett 133 467 72 138 34 4 15 76 44 102 14 0.296
Brad Ausmus 128 412 62 111 10 4 6 45 53 60 10 0.269
Bill Spiers 123 384 66 105 27 4 4 43 45 62 11 0.273
Sean Berry 102 299 48 94 17 1 13 52 31 50 3 0.314
Richard Hidalgo 74 211 31 64 15 0 7 35 17 37 3 0.303
Tony Eusebio 66 182 13 46 6 1 1 36 18 31 1 0.253
Tim Bogar 79 156 12 24 4 1 1 8 9 36 2 0.154
Dave Clark 93 131 12 27 7 0 0 4 14 45 1 0.206
Shane Reynolds 35 82 10 13 4 0 0 9 2 39 0 0.159
Jose Lima 33 79 6 11 2 0 0 4 2 27 0 0.139
Mike Hampton 32 61 3 16 4 0 0 2 7 12 2 0.262
Sean Bergman 31 60 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 30 0 0.083
J. R. Phillips 36 58 4 11 0 0 2 9 7 22 0 0.190
Jack Howell 24 38 4 11 5 0 1 7 4 12 0 0.289
Randy Johnson 11 32 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 17 0 0.062
Pete Schourek 15 19 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 6 1 0.211
Pete Incaviglia 13 16 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.125
Russ Johnson 8 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0.231
John Halama 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.000
Mitch Meluskey 8 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.250
Scott Elarton 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ray Montgomery 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Doug Henry 59 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
C. J. Nitkowski 43 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Trever Miller 37 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Billy Wagner 58 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Daryle Ward 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Mike Magnante 48 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Jay Powell 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jose Cabrera 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Grzanich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Harris 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Scanlan 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Randy Johnson 1.28 2 Jay Powell 2.38 3 Billy Wagner 2.70 4 Doug Henry 3.04 5 Trever Miller 3.04

Wins

1 Shane Reynolds 19 2 Jose Lima 16 3 Sean Bergman 12 4 Mike Hampton 11 5 Randy Johnson 10

Strikeouts

1 Shane Reynolds 209 2 Jose Lima 169 3 Mike Hampton 137 4 Randy Johnson 116 5 Sean Bergman 100
1998 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jose Lima 16 8 3.70 33 33 0 233.1 229 96 32 169
Shane Reynolds 19 8 3.51 35 35 0 233.1 257 91 53 209
Mike Hampton 11 7 3.36 32 32 0 211.2 227 79 81 137
Sean Bergman 12 9 3.72 31 27 0 172.0 183 71 42 100
Randy Johnson 10 1 1.28 11 11 0 84.1 57 12 26 116
Pete Schourek 7 6 4.50 15 15 0 80.0 82 40 36 59
Doug Henry 8 2 3.04 59 0 2 71.0 55 24 35 59
Billy Wagner 4 3 2.70 58 0 30 60.0 46 18 25 97
C. J. Nitkowski 3 3 3.77 43 0 3 59.2 49 25 23 44
Scott Elarton 2 1 3.32 28 2 2 57.0 40 21 20 56
Trever Miller 2 0 3.04 37 1 1 53.1 57 18 20 30
Mike Magnante 4 7 4.88 48 0 2 51.2 56 28 26 39
Jay Powell 3 3 2.38 29 0 4 34.0 22 9 15 38
John Halama 1 1 5.85 6 6 0 32.1 37 21 13 21
Bob Scanlan 0 1 3.08 27 0 0 26.1 24 9 13 9
Reggie Harris 0 0 6.00 6 0 0 6.0 6 4 2 2
Jose Cabrera 0 0 8.31 3 0 0 4.1 7 4 1 1
Mike Grzanich 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to SDN 3-1

👥 Roster (38)

Moises Alou Brad Ausmus Jeff Bagwell Derek Bell Sean Bergman Sean Berry Craig Biggio Tim Bogar Jose Cabrera Dave Clark Scott Elarton Tony Eusebio +26 more

38 players

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The 1998 Houston Astros in brief

In 1998 the Houston Astros posted a 102-60 mark (.630) and finished 1st in the NL Central. That season the Houston Astros took the division title. The run column shows 874 for and 620 against. The team batting average of .279 was 7% above the 1998 league mark of .261. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.50 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.23.

The home park, Astrodome, recorded 2,450,451 in attendance, about 30,252 a game. For power, Moises Alou led the way with 38 homers. On the mound, Shane Reynolds won 19 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Billy Wagner with 30. The NL Division Series ended in a loss against SDN 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Houston Astros

What was the 1998 Houston Astros record?
The 1998 Houston Astros finished 102-60 (.630 win pct).
Did the 1998 Houston Astros make the playoffs?
The 1998 Houston Astros finished first in their division.
Who led the 1998 Houston Astros in home runs?
Moises Alou led the 1998 Houston Astros with 38 home runs.
What was the 1998 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1998 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.50.
Did the 1998 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Houston Astros play?
The 1998 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
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