1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

63-99 • .389 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays went 63-99 (.389) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 620 runs, allowed 751, and played home games at Tropicana Field. Team leaders included Fred McGriff (19 HR, 81 RBI) and Rolando Arrojo (14-12, 3.56 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

63 Wins
99 Losses
.389 Win %
5th Rank
620 R 751 RA
Diff -131

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620 Runs Scored
751 Runs Allowed
-131 Run Diff
2,425K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 4% below the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .321 5% below the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .384 11% below the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.35 6% better than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 620 24% below the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTropicana Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,425,759
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Avg per Game 29,947

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Aaron Ledesma 0.324 2 Quinton McCracken 0.292 3 Bubba Trammell 0.286 4 Fred McGriff 0.284 5 Wade Boggs 0.280

Home Runs

1 Fred McGriff 19 2 Paul Sorrento 17 3 Bubba Trammell 12 4 Bob Smith 11 5 Mike Kelly 10

RBI

1 Fred McGriff 81 2 Quinton McCracken 59 3 Paul Sorrento 57 4 Bob Smith 55 5 Wade Boggs 52
1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Quinton McCracken 155 614 77 179 38 7 7 59 41 107 19 0.292
Fred McGriff 151 564 73 160 33 0 19 81 79 118 7 0.284
Miguel Cairo 150 515 49 138 26 5 5 46 24 44 19 0.268
Wade Boggs 123 435 51 122 23 4 7 52 46 54 3 0.280
Paul Sorrento 137 435 40 98 27 0 17 57 54 133 2 0.225
Bob Smith 117 370 44 102 15 3 11 55 34 110 5 0.276
Randy Winn 109 338 51 94 9 9 1 17 29 69 26 0.278
Kevin Stocker 112 336 37 70 11 3 6 25 27 80 5 0.208
Dave Martinez 90 309 31 79 11 0 3 20 35 52 8 0.256
John Flaherty 91 304 21 63 11 0 3 24 22 46 0 0.207
Aaron Ledesma 95 299 30 97 16 3 0 29 9 51 9 0.324
Mike Kelly 106 279 39 67 11 2 10 33 22 80 13 0.240
Mike Difelice 84 248 17 57 12 3 3 23 15 56 0 0.230
Rich Butler 72 217 25 49 3 3 7 20 15 37 4 0.226
Bubba Trammell 59 199 28 57 18 1 12 35 16 45 0 0.286
Jerome Walton 12 34 4 11 3 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.324
Scott McClain 9 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.100
Dave Silvestri 8 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.071
Tim Laker 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Julio Santana 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rolando Arrojo 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kerry Robinson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick White 38 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Jason Johnson 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tony Saunders 31 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Albie Lopez 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Mecir 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Springer 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Scott Aldred 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wilson Alvarez 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Carlson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Duvall 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Eiland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Gaillard 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Gorecki 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Hernandez 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Pennington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Rekar 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Ruebel 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Tatis 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terrell Wade 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Esteban Yan 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Albie Lopez 2.60 2 Jim Mecir 3.11 3 Rolando Arrojo 3.56 4 Scott Aldred 3.73 5 Rick White 3.80

Wins

1 Rolando Arrojo 14 2 Albie Lopez 7 3 Jim Mecir 7 4 Wilson Alvarez 6 5 Tony Saunders 6

Strikeouts

1 Tony Saunders 172 2 Rolando Arrojo 152 3 Wilson Alvarez 107 4 Jim Mecir 77 5 Esteban Yan 77
1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rolando Arrojo 14 12 3.56 32 32 0 202.0 195 80 65 152
Tony Saunders 6 15 4.12 31 31 0 192.1 191 88 111 172
Wilson Alvarez 6 14 4.73 25 25 0 142.2 130 75 68 107
Julio Santana 5 6 4.23 32 19 0 140.1 144 66 58 60
Dennis Springer 3 11 5.45 29 17 0 115.2 120 70 60 46
Esteban Yan 5 4 3.86 64 0 1 88.2 78 38 41 77
Bryan Rekar 2 8 4.98 16 15 0 86.2 95 48 21 55
Jim Mecir 7 2 3.11 68 0 0 84.0 68 29 33 77
Albie Lopez 7 4 2.60 54 0 1 79.2 73 23 32 62
Roberto Hernandez 2 6 4.04 67 0 26 71.1 55 32 41 55
Rick White 2 6 3.80 38 3 0 68.2 66 29 23 39
Jason Johnson 2 5 5.70 13 13 0 60.0 74 38 27 36
Scott Aldred 0 0 3.73 48 0 0 31.1 33 13 12 21
Dan Carlson 0 0 7.64 10 0 0 17.2 25 15 8 16
Rick Gorecki 1 2 4.86 3 3 0 16.2 15 9 10 7
Ramon Tatis 0 0 13.89 22 0 0 11.2 23 18 16 5
Terrell Wade 1 1 5.06 2 2 0 10.2 14 6 2 8
Matt Ruebel 0 2 6.23 7 1 0 8.2 11 6 4 6
Eddie Gaillard 0 0 5.87 6 0 0 7.2 4 5 3 5
Mike Duvall 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 4.0 4 3 2 1
Dave Eiland 0 1 20.25 1 1 0 2.2 6 6 3 1
Brad Pennington 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 3 0

👥 Roster (42)

Scott Aldred Wilson Alvarez Rolando Arrojo Wade Boggs Rich Butler Miguel Cairo Dan Carlson Mike Difelice Mike Duvall Dave Eiland John Flaherty Eddie Gaillard +30 more

42 players

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The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in brief

The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished 63-99, a .389 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL East. Runs came in at 620 scored against 751 allowed (-131). Against a league average of .271, the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays batted .261. The staff ERA of 4.35 was 6% better than the league average of 4.65. Measured against the 812-run league average, the offense was 24% behind. Attendance at Tropicana Field totaled 2,425,759 for the year.

Fred McGriff led the club in home runs with 19. Quinton McCracken collected the most hits, 179. On the mound, Rolando Arrojo won 14 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Tony Saunders with 172. Roberto Hernandez closed out 26 saves. The 1998 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

What was the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays record?
The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays finished 63-99 (.389 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in home runs?
Fred McGriff led the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays with 19 home runs.
What was the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team ERA?
The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays posted a team ERA of 4.35.
Did the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays play?
The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays played home games at Tropicana Field.
Who led the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Fred McGriff (19 HR, 81 RBI) and Rolando Arrojo (14-12, 3.56 ERA).
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