1998 Milwaukee Brewers

74-88 • .457 Win% • 5th in NL C

The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers went 74-88 (.457) finishing 5th in the NL C division. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 812, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Jeromy Burnitz (38 HR, 125 RBI) and Scott Karl (10-11, 4.40 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
5th Rank
707 R 812 RA
Diff -105

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707 Runs Scored
812 Runs Allowed
-105 Run Diff
1,811K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% below the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .330 equal to the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .396 3% below the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.63 9% worse than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 707 5% below the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,811,548
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Avg per Game 22,364

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Jeff Cirillo 0.321 2 Mark Loretta 0.316 3 Fernando Vina 0.311 4 Marquis Grissom 0.271 5 Dave Nilsson 0.269

Home Runs

1 Jeromy Burnitz 38 2 Jose Valentin 16 3 Jeff Cirillo 14 4 Dave Nilsson 12 5 Marquis Grissom 10

RBI

1 Jeromy Burnitz 125 2 Jeff Cirillo 68 3 Marquis Grissom 60 4 Dave Nilsson 56 5 Mark Loretta 54
1998 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fernando Vina 159 637 101 198 39 7 7 45 54 46 22 0.311
Jeromy Burnitz 161 609 92 160 28 1 38 125 70 158 7 0.263
Jeff Cirillo 156 604 97 194 31 1 14 68 79 88 10 0.321
Marquis Grissom 142 542 57 147 28 1 10 60 24 78 13 0.271
Mark Loretta 140 434 55 137 29 0 6 54 42 47 9 0.316
Jose Valentin 151 428 65 96 24 0 16 49 63 105 10 0.224
Mike Matheny 108 320 24 76 13 0 6 27 11 63 1 0.237
Dave Nilsson 102 309 39 83 14 1 12 56 33 48 2 0.269
Geoff Jenkins 84 262 33 60 12 1 9 28 20 61 1 0.229
Bobby Hughes 85 218 28 50 7 2 9 29 16 54 1 0.229
John Jaha 73 216 29 45 6 1 7 38 49 66 1 0.208
Darrin Jackson 114 204 20 49 13 1 4 20 9 37 1 0.240
Marc Newfield 93 186 15 44 7 0 3 25 19 29 0 0.237
Bob Hamelin 109 146 15 32 6 0 7 22 16 30 0 0.219
Scott Karl 34 56 3 4 0 1 0 0 4 17 0 0.071
Steve Woodard 34 50 1 7 2 0 0 4 0 12 0 0.140
Jeff Juden 24 41 3 5 1 0 0 4 0 12 0 0.122
Eric Owens 34 40 5 5 2 0 1 4 2 6 0 0.125
Brad Woodall 37 38 7 9 1 0 1 2 4 10 0 0.237
Jesse Levis 22 37 4 13 0 0 0 4 7 6 1 0.351
Cal Eldred 24 32 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.125
Brian Banks 24 24 3 7 2 0 1 5 4 7 0 0.292
Bill Pulsipher 11 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.158
Paul Wagner 13 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.158
Bronswell Patrick 32 15 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0.200
Rafael Roque 9 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.077
Jose Mercedes 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.091
David Weathers 28 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Ronnie Belliard 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Alberto Reyes 50 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Chad Fox 49 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Greg Martinez 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0.000
Marcus Jensen 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Doug Jones 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Eric Plunk 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Travis Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Wickman 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Chouinard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Valerio De Los Santos 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rod Henderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Mullins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Myers 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Mike Myers 2.70 2 David Weathers 3.21 3 Eric Plunk 3.69 4 Bob Wickman 3.72 5 Chad Fox 3.95

Wins

1 Scott Karl 10 2 Steve Woodard 10 3 Jeff Juden 7 4 Brad Woodall 7 5 Bob Wickman 6

Strikeouts

1 Steve Woodard 135 2 Jeff Juden 109 3 Scott Karl 102 4 Cal Eldred 86 5 Brad Woodall 85
1998 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Scott Karl 10 11 4.40 33 33 0 192.1 219 94 66 102
Steve Woodard 10 12 4.18 34 26 0 165.2 170 77 33 135
Jeff Juden 7 11 5.53 24 24 0 138.1 149 85 66 109
Brad Woodall 7 9 4.96 31 20 0 138.0 145 76 47 85
Cal Eldred 4 8 4.80 23 23 0 133.0 157 71 61 86
Bob Wickman 6 9 3.72 72 0 25 82.1 79 34 39 71
Bronswell Patrick 4 1 4.69 32 3 0 78.2 83 41 29 49
Bill Pulsipher 3 4 4.66 11 10 0 58.0 63 30 26 38
Chad Fox 1 4 3.95 49 0 0 57.0 56 25 20 64
Alberto Reyes 5 1 3.95 50 0 0 57.0 55 25 31 58
Paul Wagner 1 5 7.11 13 9 0 55.2 67 44 31 37
Doug Jones 3 4 5.17 46 0 12 54.0 65 31 11 43
Mike Myers 2 2 2.70 70 0 1 50.0 44 15 22 40
Rafael Roque 4 2 4.88 9 9 0 48.0 42 26 24 34
David Weathers 4 1 3.21 28 0 0 47.2 44 17 14 43
Jose Mercedes 2 2 6.75 7 5 0 32.0 42 24 9 11
Eric Plunk 1 2 3.69 26 0 1 31.2 33 13 15 36
Valerio De Los Santos 0 0 2.91 13 0 0 21.2 11 7 2 18
Rod Henderson 0 0 9.82 2 0 0 3.2 5 4 0 1
Bobby Chouinard 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 1 0 1
Travis Smith 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1
Greg Mullins 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1
Joe Hudson 0 0 162.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 6 4 0

👥 Roster (43)

Brian Banks Ronnie Belliard Jeromy Burnitz Bobby Chouinard Jeff Cirillo Valerio De Los Santos Cal Eldred Chad Fox Marquis Grissom Bob Hamelin Rod Henderson Joe Hudson +31 more

43 players

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The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers finished 74-88, a .457 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL Central. With 707 runs scored and 812 given up, the 1998 differential was -105. The team batting average of .259 was 1% below the 1998 league mark of .261. The Milwaukee Brewers staff finished with a 4.63 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.23. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Brewers scored 5% fewer.

Home games were played at County Stadium, where 1,811,548 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Jeromy Burnitz, who hit 38. The pitching staff's wins leader was Scott Karl (10). Steve Woodard struck out 135, the most on the club. Bob Wickman closed out 25 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 1998 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Jeromy Burnitz led the 1998 Milwaukee Brewers with 38 home runs.
What was the 1998 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 4.63.
Did the 1998 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 1998 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1998 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeromy Burnitz (38 HR, 125 RBI) and Scott Karl (10-11, 4.40 ERA).
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