1998 Oakland Athletics

74-88 • .457 Win% • 4th in AL W

The 1998 Oakland Athletics went 74-88 (.457) finishing 4th in the AL W division. The club scored 804 runs, allowed 866, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Jason Giambi (27 HR, 110 RBI) and Kenny Rogers (16-8, 3.17 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 %
4th Rank
804 R 866 RA
Diff -62

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804 Runs Scored
866 Runs Allowed
-62 Run Diff
1,232K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .257 5% below the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .337 1% below the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .397 8% below the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.81 3% worse than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 804 1% below the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,232,363
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Avg per Game 15,214

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Dave Magadan 0.321 2 Jason Giambi 0.295 3 Matt Stairs 0.294 4 Ben Grieve 0.288 5 Bip Roberts 0.280

Home Runs

1 Jason Giambi 27 2 Matt Stairs 26 3 Ben Grieve 18 4 Rickey Henderson 14 5 Mike Blowers 11

RBI

1 Jason Giambi 110 2 Matt Stairs 106 3 Ben Grieve 89 4 Mike Blowers 71 5 Rickey Henderson 57
1998 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ben Grieve 155 583 94 168 41 2 18 89 85 123 2 0.288
Jason Giambi 153 562 92 166 28 0 27 110 81 102 2 0.295
Rickey Henderson 152 542 101 128 16 1 14 57 118 114 66 0.236
Matt Stairs 149 523 88 154 33 1 26 106 59 93 8 0.294
Mike Blowers 129 409 56 97 24 2 11 71 39 116 1 0.237
Scott Spiezio 114 406 54 105 19 1 9 50 44 56 1 0.259
Ryan Christenson 117 370 56 95 22 2 5 40 36 106 5 0.257
Miguel Tejada 105 365 53 85 20 1 11 45 28 86 5 0.233
A. J. Hinch 120 337 34 78 10 0 9 35 30 89 3 0.231
Rafael Bournigal 85 209 23 47 11 0 1 19 10 11 6 0.225
Mike Macfarlane 78 207 28 52 12 0 7 34 12 34 1 0.251
Bip Roberts 61 182 28 51 11 0 1 15 15 24 10 0.280
Jason McDonald 70 175 25 44 9 0 1 16 27 33 10 0.251
Kevin Mitchell 51 127 14 29 7 1 2 21 9 26 0 0.228
Kurt Abbott 35 123 17 33 7 1 2 9 10 34 2 0.268
Dave Magadan 35 109 12 35 8 0 1 13 13 12 0 0.321
Ed Sprague 27 87 8 13 5 0 3 7 2 17 1 0.149
Jack Voigt 57 72 7 10 4 0 1 10 6 19 5 0.139
Eric Chavez 16 45 6 14 4 1 0 6 3 5 1 0.311
Mike Neill 6 15 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.267
Mark Bellhorn 11 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 2 0.083
Brian Lesher 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.143
Blake Stein 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Kenny Rogers 34 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jorge Velandia 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Jimmy Haynes 33 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Shane Mack 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Izzy Molina 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Tom Candiotti 33 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mike Oquist 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Wood 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Connelly 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Dougherty 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Fetters 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Groom 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gil Heredia 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Holzemer 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
T. J. Mathews 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Mohler 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ariel Prieto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Small 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Taylor 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Telgheder 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Witasick 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Worrell 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Gil Heredia 2.74 2 Kenny Rogers 3.17 3 Billy Taylor 3.58 4 Mike Fetters 3.99 5 Tim Worrell 4.00

Wins

1 Kenny Rogers 16 2 Tom Candiotti 11 3 Jimmy Haynes 11 4 T. J. Mathews 7 5 Mike Oquist 7

Strikeouts

1 Kenny Rogers 138 2 Jimmy Haynes 134 3 Mike Oquist 112 4 Tom Candiotti 98 5 Blake Stein 89
1998 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kenny Rogers 16 8 3.17 34 34 0 238.2 215 84 67 138
Tom Candiotti 11 16 4.84 33 33 0 201.0 222 108 63 98
Jimmy Haynes 11 9 5.09 33 33 0 194.1 229 110 88 134
Mike Oquist 7 11 6.22 31 29 0 175.0 210 121 57 112
Blake Stein 5 9 6.37 24 20 0 117.1 117 83 71 89
Billy Taylor 4 9 3.58 70 0 33 73.0 71 29 22 58
T. J. Mathews 7 4 4.58 66 0 1 72.2 71 37 29 53
Mike Mohler 3 3 5.16 57 0 0 61.0 70 35 26 42
Buddy Groom 3 1 4.24 75 0 0 57.1 62 27 20 36
Mike Fetters 1 6 3.99 48 0 5 47.1 48 21 21 34
Gil Heredia 3 3 2.74 8 6 0 42.2 43 13 3 27
Aaron Small 1 1 7.25 24 0 0 36.0 51 29 14 19
Tim Worrell 0 1 4.00 25 0 0 36.0 34 16 8 33
Jay Witasick 1 3 6.33 7 3 0 27.0 36 19 15 29
Dave Telgheder 0 1 3.60 8 2 0 20.0 19 8 6 5
Jim Dougherty 0 2 8.25 9 0 0 12.0 17 11 7 3
Mark Holzemer 1 0 5.59 13 0 0 9.2 13 6 3 3
Ariel Prieto 0 1 11.88 2 2 0 8.1 17 11 5 8
Steve Connelly 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 4.2 10 1 4 1

👥 Roster (45)

Kurt Abbott Mark Bellhorn Mike Blowers Rafael Bournigal Tom Candiotti Eric Chavez Ryan Christenson Steve Connelly Jim Dougherty Mike Fetters Jason Giambi Ben Grieve +33 more

45 players

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The 1998 Oakland Athletics in brief

A 74-88 record (.457) put the 1998 Oakland Athletics 4th in the AL West. With 804 runs scored and 866 given up, the 1998 differential was -62. Against a league average of .271, the 1998 Oakland Athletics batted .257. Pitchers allowed 4.81 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.65. League clubs averaged 812 runs that year, so the Oakland Athletics scored 1% fewer. Attendance at Oakland Coliseum totaled 1,232,363 for the year.

Jason Giambi topped the Oakland Athletics with 27 home runs. The hits leader was Ben Grieve with 168. The pitching staff's wins leader was Kenny Rogers (16). Billy Taylor closed out 33 saves. The 1998 roster runs to 45 players. The 1997 season and the 1999 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1998 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1998 Oakland Athletics finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Jason Giambi led the 1998 Oakland Athletics with 27 home runs.
What was the 1998 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1998 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.81.
Did the 1998 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1998 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1998 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Giambi (27 HR, 110 RBI) and Kenny Rogers (16-8, 3.17 ERA).
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