1998 Minnesota Twins

70-92 • .432 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 1998 Minnesota Twins went 70-92 (.432) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 734 runs, allowed 818, and played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome. Team leaders included Matt Lawton (21 HR, 77 RBI) and Brad Radke (12-14, 4.30 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

70 Wins
92 Losses
.432 Win %
4th Rank
734 R 818 RA
Diff -84

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734 Runs Scored
818 Runs Allowed
-84 Run Diff
1,165K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% below the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .328 3% below the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .388 10% below the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.75 2% worse than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 734 10% below the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHubert H Humphrey Metrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,165,980
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Avg per Game 14,394

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Todd Walker 0.316 2 Otis Nixon 0.297 3 Orlando Merced 0.289 4 Paul Molitor 0.281 5 Matt Lawton 0.278

Home Runs

1 Matt Lawton 21 2 Ron Coomer 15 3 Terry Steinbach 14 4 Todd Walker 12 5 Marty Cordova 10

RBI

1 Matt Lawton 77 2 Ron Coomer 72 3 Pat Meares 70 4 Marty Cordova 69 5 Paul Molitor 69
1998 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Matt Lawton 152 557 91 155 36 6 21 77 86 64 16 0.278
Pat Meares 149 543 56 141 26 3 9 70 24 86 7 0.260
Ron Coomer 137 529 54 146 22 1 15 72 18 72 2 0.276
Todd Walker 143 528 85 167 41 3 12 62 47 65 19 0.316
Paul Molitor 126 502 75 141 29 5 4 69 45 41 9 0.281
Otis Nixon 110 448 71 133 6 6 1 20 44 56 37 0.297
Marty Cordova 119 438 52 111 20 2 10 69 50 103 3 0.253
Terry Steinbach 124 422 45 102 25 2 14 54 38 89 0 0.242
Brent Gates 107 333 31 83 15 0 3 42 36 46 3 0.249
David Ortiz 86 278 47 77 20 0 9 46 39 72 1 0.277
Alex Ochoa 94 249 35 64 14 2 2 25 10 35 6 0.257
Orlando Merced 63 204 22 59 12 0 5 33 17 29 1 0.289
Denny Hocking 110 198 32 40 6 1 3 15 16 44 2 0.202
Javier Valentin 55 162 11 32 7 1 3 18 11 30 0 0.198
Chris Latham 34 94 14 15 1 0 1 5 13 36 4 0.160
Jon Shave 19 40 7 10 3 0 1 5 3 10 1 0.250
Corey Koskie 11 29 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 10 0 0.138
Doug Mientkiewicz 8 25 1 5 1 0 0 2 4 3 1 0.200
Scott Stahoviak 9 19 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0.105
Torii Hunter 6 17 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.235
A. J. Pierzynski 7 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.300
Eric Milton 32 9 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.444
Mike Morgan 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Brad Radke 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
LaTroy Hawkins 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dan Serafini 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Tewksbury 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Aguilera 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Baptist 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Carrasco 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Guardado 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Travis Miller 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Naulty 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Ritchie 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frankie Rodriguez 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Benj Sampson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Trombley 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Mike Morgan 3.49 2 Mike Trombley 3.63 3 Greg Swindell 3.66 4 Rick Aguilera 4.24 5 Brad Radke 4.30

Wins

1 Brad Radke 12 2 Eric Milton 8 3 LaTroy Hawkins 7 4 Dan Serafini 7 5 Bob Tewksbury 7

Strikeouts

1 Brad Radke 146 2 Eric Milton 107 3 LaTroy Hawkins 105 4 Mike Trombley 89 5 Frankie Rodriguez 62
1998 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Brad Radke 12 14 4.30 32 32 0 213.2 238 102 43 146
LaTroy Hawkins 7 14 5.25 33 33 0 190.1 227 111 61 105
Eric Milton 8 14 5.64 32 32 0 172.1 195 108 70 107
Bob Tewksbury 7 13 4.79 26 25 0 148.1 174 79 20 60
Mike Morgan 4 2 3.49 18 17 0 98.0 108 38 24 50
Mike Trombley 6 5 3.63 77 1 1 96.2 90 39 41 89
Dan Serafini 7 4 6.48 28 9 0 75.0 95 54 29 46
Rick Aguilera 4 9 4.24 68 0 38 74.1 75 35 15 57
Frankie Rodriguez 4 6 6.56 20 11 0 70.0 88 51 30 62
Greg Swindell 3 3 3.66 52 0 2 66.1 67 27 18 45
Eddie Guardado 3 1 4.52 79 0 0 65.2 66 33 28 53
Hector Carrasco 4 2 4.38 63 0 1 61.2 75 30 31 46
Travis Baptist 0 1 5.67 13 0 0 27.0 34 17 11 11
Todd Ritchie 0 0 5.63 15 0 0 24.0 30 15 9 21
Dan Naulty 0 2 4.94 19 0 0 23.2 25 13 10 15
Travis Miller 0 2 3.86 14 0 0 23.1 25 10 11 23
Benj Sampson 1 0 1.56 5 2 0 17.1 10 3 6 16

👥 Roster (38)

Rick Aguilera Travis Baptist Hector Carrasco Ron Coomer Marty Cordova Brent Gates Eddie Guardado LaTroy Hawkins Denny Hocking Torii Hunter Corey Koskie Chris Latham +26 more

38 players

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The 1998 Minnesota Twins in brief

A 70-92 record (.432) put the 1998 Minnesota Twins 4th in the AL Central. The Minnesota Twins scored 734 runs and allowed 818, a run differential of -84. The team batting average of .265 was 2% below the 1998 league mark of .271. The staff ERA of 4.75 was 2% worse than the league average of 4.65. Measured against the 812-run league average, the offense was 10% behind.

The home park, Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, recorded 1,165,980 in attendance, about 14,394 a game. Matt Lawton led the club in home runs with 21. The hits leader was Todd Walker with 167. On the mound, Brad Radke won 12 games to lead the staff. Rick Aguilera closed out 38 saves. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1998 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1998 Minnesota Twins finished 70-92 (.432 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Matt Lawton led the 1998 Minnesota Twins with 21 home runs.
What was the 1998 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1998 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 4.75.
Did the 1998 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1998 Minnesota Twins played home games at Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome.
Who led the 1998 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Matt Lawton (21 HR, 77 RBI) and Brad Radke (12-14, 4.30 ERA).
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