1998 Philadelphia Phillies

75-87 • .463 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies went 75-87 (.463) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 713 runs, allowed 808, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Scott Rolen (31 HR, 110 RBI) and Curt Schilling (15-14, 3.25 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
3rd Rank
713 R 808 RA
Diff -95

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713 Runs Scored
808 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
1,715K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .326 1% below the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .394 4% below the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.64 10% worse than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 713 4% below the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,715,702
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Avg per Game 21,181

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Kevin Sefcik 0.314 2 Bobby Abreu 0.312 3 Gregg Jefferies 0.294 4 Wendell Magee 0.293 5 Alex Arias 0.293

Home Runs

1 Scott Rolen 31 2 Rico Brogna 20 3 Bobby Abreu 17 4 Mark Lewis 9 5 Bobby Estalella 8

RBI

1 Scott Rolen 110 2 Rico Brogna 104 3 Bobby Abreu 74 4 Mark Lewis 54 5 Doug Glanville 49
1998 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doug Glanville 158 678 106 189 28 7 8 49 42 89 23 0.279
Scott Rolen 160 601 120 174 45 4 31 110 93 141 14 0.290
Rico Brogna 153 565 77 150 36 3 20 104 49 125 7 0.265
Mark Lewis 142 518 52 129 21 2 9 54 48 111 3 0.249
Bobby Abreu 151 497 68 155 29 6 17 74 84 133 19 0.312
Desi Relaford 142 494 45 121 25 3 5 41 33 87 9 0.245
Gregg Jefferies 125 483 65 142 22 3 8 48 29 27 11 0.294
Mike Lieberthal 86 313 39 80 15 3 8 45 17 44 2 0.256
Kevin Jordan 112 250 23 69 13 0 2 27 8 30 0 0.276
Kevin Sefcik 104 169 27 53 7 2 3 20 25 32 4 0.314
Bobby Estalella 47 165 16 31 6 1 8 20 13 49 0 0.188
Alex Arias 56 133 17 39 8 0 1 16 13 18 2 0.293
Mark Parent 34 113 7 25 4 0 1 13 10 30 1 0.221
Ruben Amaro 92 107 7 20 5 0 1 10 6 15 0 0.187
Curt Schilling 35 76 3 10 2 0 0 3 3 26 0 0.132
Wendell Magee 20 75 9 22 6 1 1 11 7 11 0 0.293
Mark Portugal 26 50 6 13 5 0 0 4 4 10 0 0.260
Jon Zuber 38 45 6 11 3 1 2 6 6 9 0 0.244
Marlon Anderson 17 43 4 14 3 0 1 4 1 6 2 0.326
Tyler Green 27 41 2 6 1 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.146
Rex Hudler 25 41 2 5 1 0 0 2 4 12 0 0.122
Carlton Loewer 21 35 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.086
Matt Beech 21 33 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.152
Gary Bennett 9 31 4 9 0 0 0 3 5 5 0 0.290
Mike Grace 21 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.087
Paul Byrd 8 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.167
Garrett Stephenson 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Mike Welch 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Wayne Gomes 71 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mark Leiter 69 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Yorkis Perez 57 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Whiteside 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ken Ryan 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Spradlin 69 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Darrin Winston 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Toby Borland 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Bottalico 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Brewer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Robert Dodd 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Nye 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Paul Byrd 2.29 2 Curt Schilling 3.25 3 Jerry Spradlin 3.53 4 Mark Leiter 3.55 5 Yorkis Perez 3.81

Wins

1 Curt Schilling 15 2 Mark Portugal 10 3 Wayne Gomes 9 4 Mark Leiter 7 5 Carlton Loewer 7

Strikeouts

1 Curt Schilling 300 2 Matt Beech 113 3 Tyler Green 113 4 Mark Portugal 104 5 Wayne Gomes 86
1998 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Curt Schilling 15 14 3.25 35 35 0 268.2 236 97 61 300
Mark Portugal 10 5 4.44 26 26 0 166.1 186 82 32 104
Tyler Green 6 12 5.03 27 27 0 159.1 142 89 85 113
Carlton Loewer 7 8 6.09 21 21 0 122.2 154 83 39 58
Matt Beech 3 9 5.15 21 21 0 117.0 126 67 63 113
Wayne Gomes 9 6 4.24 71 0 1 93.1 94 44 35 86
Mike Grace 4 7 5.48 21 15 0 90.1 116 55 30 46
Mark Leiter 7 5 3.55 69 0 23 88.2 67 35 47 84
Jerry Spradlin 4 4 3.53 69 0 1 81.2 63 32 20 76
Paul Byrd 5 2 2.29 8 8 0 55.0 41 14 17 38
Yorkis Perez 0 2 3.81 57 0 0 52.0 40 22 25 42
Ricky Bottalico 1 5 6.44 39 0 6 43.1 54 31 25 27
Darrin Winston 2 2 6.12 27 0 1 25.0 31 17 6 11
Garrett Stephenson 0 2 9.00 6 6 0 23.0 31 23 19 17
Ken Ryan 0 0 4.37 17 1 0 22.2 21 11 20 16
Mike Welch 0 2 8.27 10 2 0 20.2 26 19 7 15
Matt Whiteside 1 1 8.50 10 0 0 18.0 27 17 5 14
Toby Borland 0 0 5.00 6 0 0 9.0 8 5 5 9
Robert Dodd 1 0 7.20 4 0 0 5.0 7 4 1 4
Ryan Nye 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 0 3
Billy Brewer 0 1 108.00 2 0 0 0.1 3 4 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Bobby Abreu Ruben Amaro Marlon Anderson Alex Arias Matt Beech Gary Bennett Toby Borland Ricky Bottalico Billy Brewer Rico Brogna Paul Byrd Robert Dodd +28 more

40 players

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The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1998 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 75-87 mark (.463) and finished 3rd in the NL East. Runs came in at 713 scored against 808 allowed (-95). The team batting average of .263 was 1% above the 1998 league mark of .261. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.64 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.23. League clubs averaged 746 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Phillies scored 4% fewer.

Attendance at Veterans Stadium totaled 1,715,702 for the year. For power, Scott Rolen led the way with 31 homers. Doug Glanville collected the most hits, 189. The pitching staff's wins leader was Curt Schilling (15). Mark Leiter saved 23 games. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Scott Rolen led the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies with 31 home runs.
What was the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.64.
Did the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
Who led the 1998 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Scott Rolen (31 HR, 110 RBI) and Curt Schilling (15-14, 3.25 ERA).
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