1998 St. Louis Cardinals

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL C

The 1998 St. Louis Cardinals went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL C division. The club scored 810 runs, allowed 782, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Mark McGwire (70 HR, 147 RBI) and Kent Mercker (11-11, 5.07 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
810 R 782 RA
Diff +28

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⚡ Quick Stats

810 Runs Scored
782 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
3,195K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% below the 1998 league average (.261)
OBP .340 3% above the 1998 league average (.331)
SLG .440 7% above the 1998 league average (.410)
Team ERA 4.31 2% worse than the 1998 league average (4.23)
Runs Scored 810 9% above the 1998 league average (746 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 3,195,651
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Avg per Game 38,971

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Brian Jordan 0.316 2 Mark McGwire 0.299 3 Ray Lankford 0.293 4 Delino DeShields 0.290 5 Fernando Tatis 0.287

Home Runs

1 Mark McGwire 70 2 Ray Lankford 31 3 Ron Gant 26 4 Brian Jordan 25 5 Gary Gaetti 11

RBI

1 Mark McGwire 147 2 Ray Lankford 105 3 Brian Jordan 91 4 Ron Gant 67 5 John Mabry 46
1998 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brian Jordan 150 564 100 178 34 7 25 91 40 66 17 0.316
Ray Lankford 154 533 94 156 37 1 31 105 86 151 26 0.293
Mark McGwire 155 509 130 152 21 0 70 147 162 155 1 0.299
Delino DeShields 117 420 74 122 21 8 7 44 56 61 26 0.290
Ron Gant 121 383 60 92 17 1 26 67 51 92 8 0.240
John Mabry 142 377 41 94 22 0 9 46 30 76 0 0.249
Royce Clayton 90 355 59 83 19 1 4 29 40 51 19 0.234
Gary Gaetti 91 306 39 81 23 1 11 43 31 39 1 0.265
Willie McGee 120 269 27 68 10 1 3 34 14 49 7 0.253
Eli Marrero 83 254 28 62 18 1 4 20 28 42 6 0.244
Tom Lampkin 93 216 25 50 12 1 6 28 24 32 3 0.231
Fernando Tatis 55 202 28 58 16 2 8 26 24 57 7 0.287
Tom Pagnozzi 51 160 7 35 9 0 1 10 14 37 0 0.219
Pat Kelly 53 153 18 33 5 0 4 14 13 48 5 0.216
Luis Ordaz 57 153 9 31 5 0 0 8 12 18 2 0.203
Placido Polanco 45 114 10 29 3 2 1 11 5 9 2 0.254
Brian Hunter 62 112 11 23 9 1 4 13 7 23 1 0.205
David Howard 46 102 15 25 1 1 2 12 12 22 0 0.245
Kent Mercker 32 54 3 8 0 1 1 6 2 25 0 0.148
Todd Stottlemyre 23 53 3 12 0 0 0 1 4 24 0 0.226
J. D. Drew 14 36 9 15 3 1 5 13 4 10 0 0.417
Kent Bottenfield 44 34 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.088
Matt Morris 17 29 1 2 1 0 0 3 5 16 0 0.069
Manny Aybar 20 27 4 6 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0.222
Donovan Osborne 14 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.040
Darren Oliver 11 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.087
Mark Petkovsek 48 22 5 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.318
Joe McEwing 10 20 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.200
Juan Acevedo 50 17 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.176
Cliff Politte 8 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.071
Mark Little 7 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0.083
Bobby Witt 17 10 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.200
David Bell 4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.222
John Frascatore 69 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Jose Jimenez 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.000
Curtis King 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Busby 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Shawn Gilbert 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.500
Sean Lowe 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lance Painter 65 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Brady Raggio 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Brantley 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Croushore 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Eversgerd 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Braden Looper 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Matt Morris 2.53 2 Juan Acevedo 2.56 3 Todd Stottlemyre 3.51 4 Curtis King 3.53 5 Lance Painter 3.99

Wins

1 Kent Mercker 11 2 Todd Stottlemyre 9 3 Juan Acevedo 8 4 Matt Morris 7 5 Mark Petkovsek 7

Strikeouts

1 Todd Stottlemyre 147 2 Kent Bottenfield 98 3 Matt Morris 79 4 Kent Mercker 72 5 Donovan Osborne 60
1998 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kent Mercker 11 11 5.07 30 29 0 161.2 199 91 53 72
Todd Stottlemyre 9 9 3.51 23 23 0 161.1 146 63 51 147
Kent Bottenfield 4 6 4.44 44 17 4 133.2 128 66 57 98
Matt Morris 7 5 2.53 17 17 0 113.2 101 32 42 79
Mark Petkovsek 7 4 4.77 48 10 0 105.2 131 56 36 55
Juan Acevedo 8 3 2.56 50 9 15 98.1 83 28 29 56
John Frascatore 3 4 4.14 69 0 0 95.2 95 44 36 49
Donovan Osborne 5 4 4.09 14 14 0 83.2 84 38 22 60
Manny Aybar 6 6 5.98 20 14 0 81.1 90 54 42 57
Darren Oliver 4 4 4.26 10 10 0 57.0 64 27 23 29
Rich Croushore 0 3 4.97 41 0 8 54.1 44 30 29 47
Curtis King 2 0 3.53 36 0 2 51.0 50 20 20 28
Jeff Brantley 0 5 4.44 48 0 14 50.2 40 25 18 48
Lance Painter 4 0 3.99 65 0 1 47.1 42 21 28 39
Bobby Witt 2 5 4.94 17 5 0 47.1 55 26 20 28
Mike Busby 5 2 4.50 26 2 0 46.0 45 23 15 33
Cliff Politte 2 3 6.32 8 8 0 37.0 45 26 18 22
Jose Jimenez 3 0 2.95 4 3 0 21.1 22 7 8 12
Brady Raggio 1 1 15.43 4 1 0 7.0 22 12 3 3
Bryan Eversgerd 0 0 9.00 8 0 0 6.0 9 6 2 4
Sean Lowe 0 3 15.19 4 1 0 5.1 11 9 5 2
Braden Looper 0 1 5.40 4 0 0 3.1 5 2 1 4
Gary Gaetti 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (45)

Juan Acevedo Manny Aybar David Bell Kent Bottenfield Jeff Brantley Mike Busby Royce Clayton Rich Croushore Delino DeShields J. D. Drew Bryan Eversgerd John Frascatore +33 more

45 players

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The 1998 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1998 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 83-79 mark (.512) and finished 3rd in the NL Central. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 810 runs and allowed 782, a run differential of +28. Against a league average of .261, the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals batted .258. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 4.31 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.23. The 810 runs scored compare with a league average of 746 per club, 9% more.

Home games were played at Busch Stadium II, where 3,195,651 fans came through the gates. Mark McGwire led the club in home runs with 70. Kent Mercker was the top winner, with 11 victories. Todd Stottlemyre struck out 147, the most on the club. Juan Acevedo closed out 15 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1998 St. Louis Cardinals finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Mark McGwire led the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals with 70 home runs.
What was the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1998 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.31.
Did the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1998 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1998 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1998 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mark McGwire (70 HR, 147 RBI) and Kent Mercker (11-11, 5.07 ERA).
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