1998 Cincinnati Reds season

1998 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Cinergy Field (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Jack McKeon
Local television	WSTR/WKRC-TV Fox Sports Ohio (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1998 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central.

Offseason

• November 11, 1997: Paul Bako and Donne Wall were traded by the Reds to the Detroit Tigers for Melvin Nieves.^[1]
• November 11, 1997: Mike Kelly was traded by the Reds to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a player to be named later. The Devil Rays completed the deal by sending Dmitri Young to the Reds on November 18.^[2]
• November 27, 1997: Ricardo Jordan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[3]
• December 20, 1997: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.^[4]
• January 8, 1998: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]
• January 12, 1998: Pete Rose, Jr. was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[6]
• March 19, 1998: Midre Cummings was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Boston Red Sox.^[7]

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	102	60	0.630	—	55–26	47–34
Chicago Cubs	90	73	0.552	12½	51–31	39–42
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	0.512	19	48–34	35–45
Cincinnati Reds	77	85	0.475	25	39–42	38–43
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	0.457	28	38–43	36–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	69	93	0.426	33	40–40	29–53

Record vs. opponents

1998 National League Records Sources:
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	1–8	5–7	4–5	6–6	6–2	4–5	4–8	6–3	2–7	4–5	2–7	6–3	3–9	5–7	2–7	5–8
Atlanta	8–1	—	3–6	7–2	5–3	7–5	4–5	8–1	7–2	6–6	9–3	8–4	7–2	5–4	7–2	6–3	9–7
Chicago	7–5	6–3	—	6–5	7–2	7–2	4–7	4–5	6–6	7–2	4–5	3–6	8–3	5–4	7–3	4–7	5–8
Cincinnati	5–4	2–7	5–6	—	4–5	9–0	3–8	5–4	6–5	8–1	3–6	4–5	5–7	1–11	2–7	8–3	7-6
Colorado	6–6	3–5	2–7	5–4	—	6–3	6–5	6–6	4–7	7–2	3–6	5–4	5–4	5–7	7–5	3–6	4–8
Florida	2–6	5–7	2–7	0–9	3–6	—	3–6	4–5	0–9	5–7	5–7	6–6	3–6	4–5	0–9	4–5	8–8
Houston	5–4	5–4	7–4	8–3	5–6	6-3	—	3–6	9–2	7–2	5–4	7–2	9–2	5–4	6–3	5–7	10–4
Los Angeles	8–4	1–8	5–4	4–5	6–6	5–4	6–3	—	5–4	5–4	3–5	5–4	7–5	5–7	6–6	4–5	8–5
Milwaukee	3–6	2–7	6–6	5–6	7–4	9–0	2–9	4–5	—	6–3	1–8	4–5	6–5	3–6	5–4	3–8	8–6
Montreal	7–2	6–6	2–7	1–8	2–7	7–5	2–7	4–5	3–6	—	8–4	5–7	2–7	4–4	3–6	3–6	6–10
New York	5–4	3–9	5–4	6–3	6–3	7–5	4–5	5–3	8–1	4–8	—	8–4	4–5	4–5	4–5	6–3	9–7
Philadelphia	7-2	4–8	6–3	5–4	4–5	6–6	2–7	4–5	5–4	7–5	4–8	—	8–1	1–8	2–6	3–6	7–9
Pittsburgh	3–6	2–7	3–8	7–5	4–5	6–3	2–9	5–7	5–6	7–2	5–4	1–8	—	5–4	2–7	6–5	6–7
San Diego	9–3	4–5	4–5	11–1	7–5	5–4	4–5	7–5	6–3	4–4	5–4	8–1	4–5	—	8–4	6–3	6–7
San Francisco	7–5	2–7	3–7	7–2	5–7	9–0	3–6	6–6	4–5	6–3	5–4	6–2	7–2	4–8	—	7–5	8–5
St. Louis	7–2	3–6	7–4	3–8	6–3	5-4	7–5	5–4	8–3	6–3	3–6	6–3	5–6	3–6	5–7	—	4–9

Notable transactions

• April 8, 1998: Buddy Carlyle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres for Marc Kroon.^[8]
• June 24, 1998: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Cincinnati Reds.^[4]
• July 4, 1998: Jeff Shaw was traded by the Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Paul Konerko and Dennys Reyes.^[9]
• July 21, 1998: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[10]

Draft picks

• June 2, 1998: Adam Dunn was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 11, 1998.^[11]
• June 2, 1998: Termel Sledge was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 45th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.

Roster

1998 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 37 Stan Belinda 51 Jason Bere 26 Steve Cooke 54 Keith Glauber 32 Danny Graves 38 Pete Harnisch 33 John Hudek 45 Mark Hutton 48 Ricardo Jordan 56 Scott Klingenbeck 48 Rick Krivda 33 Marc Kroon 58 Steve Parris 51 Eddie Priest 43 Mike Remlinger 49 Dennys Reyes 41 Jeff Shaw 31 Scott Sullivan 40 Brett Tomko 49 David Weathers 36 Gabe White 53 Todd Williams 44 Scott Winchester		Catchers  6 Brook Fordyce 62 Guillermo Garcia 10 Eddie Taubensee Infielders 17 Aaron Boone 29 Bret Boone 21 Sean Casey 12 Willie Greene 4,12 Damian Jackson 28 Paul Konerko 11 Barry Larkin 70 Stephen Larkin 39 Eduardo Pérez 57 Roberto Petagine  3 Pokey Reese		Outfielders 34 Mike Frank  4 Jeffrey Hammonds 28 Lenny Harris 46 Melvin Nieves 22 Jon Nunnally 16 Reggie Sanders 23 Chris Stynes 45 Tony Tarasco  9 Pat Watkins 25 Dmitri Young		Manager 15 Jack McKeon Coaches  2 Harry Dunlop (third base) 30 Ken Griffey, Sr. (hitting) 35 Don Gullett (pitching) 47 Tom Hume (bullpen) 19 Denis Menke (bench)  7 Ron Oester (first base)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Ed Taubensee	130	491	120	.278	11	72
1B	Sean Casey	96	351	82	.272	7	52
2B	Bret Boone	157	648	155	.266	24	95
SS	Barry Larkin	145	626	166	.309	17	72
3B	Willie Greene	111	417	96	.270	14	49
LF	Dmitri Young	144	590	166	.310	14	83
RF	Jon Nunnally	74	213	36	.207	7	20

Stats through the end of the 1998 season

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ricardo Jordan	6	1	0	0	24.30	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Dave Miley
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Mark Berry
A	Burlington Bees	Midwest League	Phillip Wellman
A	Charleston Alley Cats	South Atlantic League	Barry Lyons
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Russ Nixon

^[12]

References

1. Melvin Nieves at Baseball Reference
2. Mike Kelly at Baseball Reference
3. Ricardo Jordan at Baseball Reference
4. "David Weathers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
5. José Rijo at Baseball Reference
6. Pete Rose at Baseball Reference
7. Midre Cummings at Baseball Reference
8. "Buddy Carlyle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
9. Paul Konerko at Baseball Reference
10. Jason Bere at Baseball Reference
11. Adam Dunn at Baseball Reference
12. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

• 1998 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference