1998 Boston Red Sox season


The 1998 Boston Red Sox season was the 98th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 92–70, twenty-two games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1998 World Series. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card but lost to the American League Central champion Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. The Red Sox would start a winning record run, nonplayoff or playoff until 2012.

Offseason

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

TeamATLFLAMONNYMPHI
Boston2–12–13–01–21–3

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; Slg. = Slugging average; SB = Stolen bases
PosPlayerGABRHHRRBIAvg.Slg.SB
CScott Hatteberg11235946991243.276.4460
1BMo Vaughn15460910720540115.337.5910
2BMike Benjamin1243494695439.272.3723
3BJohn Valentin1535881131452373.247.4424
SSNomar Garciaparra14360411119535122.323.58412
LFTroy O'Leary156611951652383.270.4682
CFDarren Lewis15558595157863.268.36229
RFDarren Bragg12940951114857.279.4235
DHDamon Buford8621637611042.282.5235

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in, SB = Stolen bases
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBISB
Jason Varitek8622156.2537332
Reggie Jefferson6219660.3068310
Mike Stanley4715645.2887321
Jim Leyritz5212937.2878240
Donnie Sadler5812428.2263154
Midre Cummings6712034.2835153
Lou Merloni399627.2811151
Mark Lemke319117.187070
Keith Mitchell23339.273061
Trot Nixon13277.259000
Billy Ashley13247.292370
Mandy Romero12133.231010
Chris Snopek8122.167020
Orlando Merced990.000020
Keith Johns200----000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGGSIPWLERASO
3333233.21972.89251
3633216.01784.58146
3131175.01583.96100
Pete Schourek10844.0134.3036
Brian Rose8837.2146.9318
Jin-ho Cho4418.2038.2015
Butch Henry229.0004.006
Robinson Checo227.2029.395

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGGSIPWLSVERASO
3423123.210705.0257
6310123.03944.0277
47896.06405.2559

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGGSIPWLSVERASO
73079.174462.7278
59066.03202.5949
50039.24114.7622
Rich Garcés30046.01113.3334
Ron Mahay29026.01113.4614
Greg Swindell29024.02303.3818
Carlos Reyes24038.11103.5223
Brian Shouse708.00105.635
Darío Veras708.001010.132
Brian Barkley6011.00009.822
David West602.000027.004
Carlos Valdez403.11000.004

Awards and honors

;All-Star Game

Farm system

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