1998 Boston Red Sox Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 92-70
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,343,930, Avg. 29,299
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Wild Card Playoff Qualifier
American League Division Series - Lost to Cleveland Indians 3-1
Manager: Jimy Williams (92-70)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1998 Boston Red Sox Roster
1998 Boston Red Sox Results

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1998 season with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.

The Red Sox plated 876 runs and gave up 729 runs. Mo Vaughn walloped 40 home runs for Boston, while Nomar Garciaparra, Troy O'Leary and John Valentin each swatted 20 or more as well. Nomar Garciaparra recorded 122 runs batted in. Mo Vaughn topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .337. Pedro Martinez paced the team with 19 wins, and Tim Wakefield and Bret Saberhagen added 15 or more wins, too Pedro Martinez registered a 2.89 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Jimy Williams coached the team. The 1998 Boston Red Sox qualified for the playoffs as a wild card.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Pedro Martinez197.7312.8933330320233.7188827526673251809951
Tim Wakefield178.6804.5836331200216.0211123110307911461416939
Bret Saberhagen158.6523.9631310000175.0181827722291100604725
Steve Avery107.5885.0234234000123.712874691464057407546
Tom Gordon74.6362.7273069004679.3552424225178009317
John Wasdin64.6005.254781300096.011157561427859201424
Dennis Eckersley41.8004.765001300139.746212168322200171
Jim Corsi32.6002.59590900066.0582319623249103274
Derek Lowe39.2504.0263108004123.01266555542577408527
Greg Swindell23.4003.38290300024.025139313118000104
Carlos Valdez101.0000.004010003.3100050400016
Rich Garces11.5003.333001100146.0361917627334211201
Ron Mahay11.5003.46290600126.0261610215114203120
Carlos Reyes11.5003.522401000038.3351515214223103158
Pete Schourek13.2504.30108000044.0452121714136102183
Brian Rose14.2006.9388000037.7433229914018200168
Butch Henry004.002200009.0844230610038
Brian Barkley009.8260100011.0161312291210159
David West0027.006000002.0766170400120
Brian Shouse01.0005.637040008.0955240500036
Dario Veras01.00010.137040008.01299070210243
Robinson Checo02.0009.392200007.71188350500134
Jin Ho Cho03.0008.2044000018.72817174301510187
Totals9270.5684.1959416215752531436.01406729668168504331025532626141

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Mo Vaughn154681609107205312401150061144.337.402.591.9933601380313
Nomar Garciaparra143652604111195378351221263362.323.362.584.946353208071
Troy O'Leary1566576119516536823832236108.270.314.468.782286175052
Darren Lewis1556705859515725386329127094.268.352.362.714212128250
John Valentin1536815881131454412373457782.247.340.442.78226099253
Darren Bragg12946540951114293857534299.279.351.423.774173166440
Scott Hatteberg11241035946992311243004358.276.359.446.804160115033
Mike Benjamin1243853494695230439301573.272.312.372.6841301161321
Damon Buford8624121637611441042552243.282.349.523.87211351021
Reggie Jefferson622191962460161831002140.306.374.520.89510271012
Jason Varitek862472213156130733221745.253.309.407.7169082431
Mike Stanley471881562545120732102643.288.388.500.8887862042
Jim Leyritz52156129173760824002134.287.385.519.9046742041
Midre Cummings67140120203480515331719.283.381.475.8565722100
Donnie Sadler5813912421284431540628.226.276.395.6714913510
Lou Merloni391069610276011510720.281.343.375.7183612101
Mark Lemke31100911017400701615.187.232.231.4632100120
Keith Mitchell2340334920061075.273.400.333.7331100001
Billy Ashley13262437303700211.292.346.7921.1381900000
Trot Nixon1328273710000013.259.286.296.582800000
Mandy Romero1216132310010033.231.375.308.683410000
Chris Snopek814122200020025.167.286.167.452200000
Bret Saberhagen31550000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Pedro Martinez33770000000005.000.000.000.000000000
Jim Corsi59110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Steve Avery39112000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Orlando Merced91290000020023.000.167.000.167000010
Tim Wakefield37520000000012.000.333.000.333000200
Derek Lowe63540000000013.000.200.000.200000000
Robinson Checo2000000000000000000
Greg Swindell29000000000000000000
John Wasdin471010000000101.000000000
Carlos Valdez4000000000000000000
Brian Barkley6000000000000000000
Dario Veras7000000000000000000
Jin Ho Cho4000000000000000000
Brian Shouse7000000000000000000
Butch Henry2000000000000000000
Ron Mahay29000000000000000000
Tom Gordon73000000000000000000
Rich Garces30000000000000000000
Dennis Eckersley50000000000000000000
Carlos Reyes24000000000000000000
Brian Rose8000000000000000000
Keith Johns21000000000101.000000000
Pete Schourek10000000000000000000
David West6000000000000000000
Totals23346299560187615683383520582772395411049.280.348.463.810259114470355232


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Mo Vaughn1B1421421238.31176901291.9919.2018.9150000
Mike Stanley1B1312106.010860141.0009.6798.7690000
Mike Benjamin1B10442.7419031.0001.5475.0000000
Reggie Jefferson1B7440.037422.9539.2255.8570000
Billy Ashley1B206.06012.8579.0003.0000000
Jim Leyritz1B103.030011.0009.0003.0000000
Mike Benjamin2B8773635.7160189240.9944.9414.0110000
Donnie Sadler2B5038334.07695516.9724.6083.4200000
Mark Lemke2B3129248.738710151.0003.9453.5160000
Lou Merloni2B3222210.04766310.9744.8433.5310000
Chris Snopek2B304.71210.7505.7861.0000000
Keith Johns2B102.011011.0009.0002.0000000
Damon Buford2B100.70000.000.0000000
John Valentin2B100.30000.000.0000000
John Valentin3B1531531325.01212921528.9652.8052.6990000
Mike Benjamin3B11561.0619001.0003.6892.2730000
Lou Merloni3B5336.75720.8572.9452.4000000
Chris Snopek3B3113.002001.0001.385.6670000
Damon Buford3B100.30000.000.0000000
Scott HattebergC108105904.06646157.9937.2186.713170813932.5
Jason VaritekC7556516.03673253.9886.9595.320180491927.9
Mandy RomeroC408.0110001.00012.3752.7500000
Jim LeyritzC118.0100001.00011.2501.00000200.0
Troy O'LearyOF1551541342.0303931.9902.0922.0130000
Darren LewisOF1521511312.0382630.9922.6622.5530000
Darren BraggOF124112982.0218613.9962.0531.8060000
Damon BufordOF6752488.01344011.0002.5452.0600000
Midre CummingsOF17884.316010.9411.708.9410000
Trot NixonOF7547.7160001.0003.0212.2860000
Keith MitchellOF10444.060001.0001.227.6000000
Billy AshleyOF205.001001.0001.800.5000000
Orlando MercedOF103.020001.0006.0002.0000000
Pedro MartinezP3333233.7111843.8791.117.8790000
Tim WakefieldP3633216.0162331.9291.6251.0830000
Bret SaberhagenP3131175.0132011.9711.6971.0650000
Steve AveryP3423123.773915.9793.3481.3530000
Derek LoweP6310123.0122444.9002.634.5710000
John WasdinP47896.051511.9521.875.4260000
Tom GordonP73079.371001.000.908.1100000
Jim CorsiP59066.031622.9052.591.3220000
Rich GarcesP30046.025001.0001.370.2330000
Pete SchourekP10844.002001.000.409.2000000
Dennis EckersleyP50039.72410.8571.361.1200000
Carlos ReyesP24038.335001.0001.878.3330000
Brian RoseP8837.744011.0001.9121.0000000
Ron MahayP29026.01210.7501.038.1030000
Greg SwindellP29024.024011.0002.250.2070000
Jin Ho ChoP4418.730001.0001.446.7500000
Brian BarkleyP6011.010001.000.818.1670000
Butch HenryP229.013001.0004.0002.0000000
Dario VerasP708.010001.0001.125.1430000
Brian ShouseP708.002001.0002.250.2860000
Robinson ChecoP227.70000.000.0000000
Carlos ValdezP403.30000.000.0000000
David WestP602.00000.000.0000000
Nomar GarciaparraSS1431431255.32284022568.9624.5174.4060000
Mike BenjaminSS2018162.72658111.9884.6484.2000000
Donnie SadlerSS4116.056021.0006.1882.7500000
Lou MerloniSS102.00000.000.0000000
Totals2039145812924.043081625105338.9834.1322.9103501325830.5

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Pedro MartinezALDS1101.0003.861100007.0633200800127
Pete SchourekALDS1000.001100005.3200040100021
Jim CorsiALDS1000.002010003.0100010200011
Greg SwindellALDS1000.001000001.300001010004
Derek LoweALDS1002.082000004.3311011210017
Dennis EckersleyALDS1009.001010001.011110010004
John WasdinALDS10010.801000001.722211021009
Bret SaberhagenALDS101.0003.861100007.0433310700026
Tom GordonALDS101.0009.002020003.0433040100116
Tim WakefieldALDS101.00033.751100001.3355020110010
Totals13.2504.63134400035.0261818715126302145

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
John ValentinALDS1418155710000031.467.556.5331.089800000
Mo VaughnALDS1418173720270015.412.444.8821.3271510000
Darren LewisALDS1416144520001013.357.438.500.938701000
Nomar GarciaparraALDS14181545103110010.333.3331.0001.3331510021
Mike StanleyALDS1417151400000025.267.353.267.620400000
Trot NixonALDS12430100000010.333.500.333.833100000
Jason VaritekALDS11440100010001.250.250.250.500100000
Scott HattebergALDS131290100000031.111.333.111.444100000
Mike BenjaminALDS1413111100000013.091.167.091.258100100
Darren BraggALDS1312120100000005.083.083.083.167110000
Troy O'LearyALDS1417160100000014.063.118.063.180100000
Midre CummingsALDS13330000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Damon BufordALDS13212000000000.000.500.000.500001000
Tom GordonALDS12000000000000000000
Donnie SadlerALDS13000000000000000000
John WasdinALDS11000000000000000000
Derek LoweALDS12000000000000000000
Greg SwindellALDS11000000000000000000
Dennis EckersleyALDS11000000000000000000
Pete SchourekALDS11000000000000000000
Jim CorsiALDS12000000000000000000
Pedro MartinezALDS11000000000000000000
Bret SaberhagenALDS11000000000000000000
Tim WakefieldALDS11000000000000000000
Totals59154135203460519101428.252.327.407.7345532121

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Mo VaughnALDS11B4434.0304031.0009.0008.500000
Mike BenjaminALDS11B101.010011.0009.0001.000000
Mike BenjaminALDS12B4432.0129021.0005.9065.250000
Donnie SadlerALDS12B303.011011.0006.000.667000
John ValentinALDS13B4435.0510031.0003.8573.750000
Scott HattebergALDS1C3327.0200001.0006.6676.667000
Jason VaritekALDS1C118.050001.0005.6255.000200
Darren LewisALDS1CF4430.0100001.0003.0002.500000
Damon BufordALDS1CF105.010001.0001.8001.000000
Troy O'LearyALDS1LF4435.080001.0002.0572.000000
Bret SaberhagenALDS1P117.00000.000.000000
Pedro MartinezALDS1P117.00000.000.000000
Pete SchourekALDS1P115.321001.0005.0633.000000
Derek LoweALDS1P204.30000.000.000000
Tom GordonALDS1P203.001001.0003.000.500000
Jim CorsiALDS1P203.00000.000.000000
John WasdinALDS1P101.70000.000.000000
Tim WakefieldALDS1P111.30000.000.000000
Greg SwindellALDS1P101.30000.000.000000
Dennis EckersleyALDS1P101.00000.000.000000
Darren BraggALDS1RF3325.040001.0001.4401.333000
Trot NixonALDS1RF2110.030001.0002.7001.500000
Nomar GarciaparraALDS1SS4435.037011.0002.5712.500000
Totals5136315.0105330111.0003.9432.706200




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