1998 Colorado Rockies season

March 2026 November 2013 Colorado Rockies 1998 National League West Coors Field Denver, Colorado 77–85 (.475) 4th Jerry McMorris Bob Gebhard Don Baylor KWGN-TVFox Sports Rocky Mountain(George Frazier, Dave Armstrong) KOA (AM)(Wayne Hagin, Jeff Kingery)KCUV(Antonio Guevara) The Colorado Rockies' 1998 season was the sixth for the Rockies. They tried to win the National League West. Don Baylor was their manager, although he was fired after the season. They played home games and hosted the 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Coors Field. They finished with a record of 77-85, fourth in the division. Offseason November 18, 1997: Harvey Pulliam was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Chuck McElroy.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcelrch01.shtml Chuck McElroy Stats November 18, 1997: Mike Lansing was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Colorado Rockies for Jake Westbrook, John Nicholson (minors), and Mark Hamlin (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lansimi01.shtml Mike Lansing Stats November 18, 1997: Quinton McCracken and Bryan Rekar were drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Colorado Rockies as the 4th and 38th picks in the 1997 expansion draft.Quinton McCracken Statistics - Baseball-Reference.comBryan Rekar Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com December 4, 1997: Darryl Kile was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies.https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kileda01.shtml Darryl Kile Stats December 10, 1997: Mark Hutton was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Cincinnati Reds for Curtis Goodwin.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huttoma01.shtml Mark Hutton Stats December 10, 1997: Dave Veres was traded by the Montreal Expos with Mark Hamlin (minors) to the Colorado Rockies for Terry Jones and a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Mark Mangum (minors) (June 5, 1998) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/veresda01.shtml Dave Veres Stats Regular season Opening Day starters 3 Mike Lansing 2B 26 Ellis Burks CF 33 Larry Walker RF 10 Dante Bichette LF 14 Vinny Castilla 3B 17 Todd Helton 1B 5 Neifi Perez SS 8 Kirt Manwaring C 57 Darryl Kile P Season standings Colorado Rockies Record vs. opponents COL Notable transactions June 2, 1998: Matt Holliday was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.Matt Holliday Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com June 2, 1998: Juan Pierre was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 13th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1998.Juan Pierre Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com June 9, 1998: Kurt Abbott was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later. The Colorado Rockies sent Ara Petrosian (minors) (June 18, 1998) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/abbotku01.shtml Kurt Abbott Stats July 31, 1998: Ellis Burks was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Francisco Giants for Darryl Hamilton, Jim Stoops, and a player to be named later. The San Francisco Giants sent Jason Brester (minors) (August 18, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.Ellis Burks Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com Major League debuts Batters: Mark Strittmatter (Sep 3) Derrick Gibson (Sep 8) Edgard Clemente (Sep 10) Pitchers: Mike Saipe (Jun 25) Mark Brownson (Jul 21) Fred Rath, Jr. (Jul 29) Jim Stoops (Sep 9) Lariel González (Sep 22)http://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/debut.php?y=1998&l=NL 1998 National League Baseball Debuts / Rookies by Baseball Almanac Roster 1998 Colorado Rockies Roster Pitchers 34 Pedro Astacio 32 Mark Brownson 44 Mike DeJean 45 Jerry DiPoto 38 Lariel González 36 Bobby Jones 57 Darryl Kile 16 Curtis Leskanic 23 Chuck McElroy 43 Mike Munoz 53 Fred Rath, Jr. 30 Kevin Ritz 20 Mike Saipe 39 Jim Stoops 29 Mark Thompson 52 John Thomson 47 Dave Veres 41 Dave Wainhouse 21 Jamey Wright Catchers  8 Kirt Manwaring 15 Jeff Reed 22 Mark Strittmatter Infielders  6 Jason Bates  9 Vinny Castilla 28 Greg Colbrunn 17 Todd Helton  3 Mike Lansing 22 Nelson Liriano  5 Neifi Pérez 28 Terry Shumpert Outfielders  7 Kurt Abbott 24 Jeff Barry 10 Dante Bichette 26 Ellis Burks 19 Edgard Clemente 11 Angel Echevarria 24 Derrick Gibson  1 Curtis Goodwin 12 Darryl Hamilton 35 John Vander Wal 33 Larry Walker 19 Derrick White Manager 25 Don Baylor Coaches 49 Frank Funk (pitching)  2 Gene Glynn (third base) 50 Bill Hayes (bullpen) 13 Clint Hurdle (hitting/first base)  4 Jackie Moore (bench) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 SBCKirt Manwaring11029172.24722611BTodd Helton152530167.315259732BMike Lansing153584161.276126610SSNeifi Pérez162647177.27495953BVinny Castilla162645206.319461445LFDante Bichette161662219.3312212214CFEllis Burks100357102.28616543RFLarry Walker130454165.363236714 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 SB Kurt Abbott 42 71 18 .254 3 15 0 Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (baseball) 15 34 6 .176 0 2 0 Jason Bates 53 74 14 .189 0 3 0 Edgard Clemente 11 17 6 .353 0 2 0 Greg Colbrunn 62 122 38 .311 2 13 3 Angel Echevarria 19 29 11 .379 1 9 0 Curtis Goodwin 119 159 39 .245 1 6 5 Darryl Hamilton 51 194 65 .335 5 25 4 Nelson Liriano 12 17 0 .000 0 0 0 Jeff Reed Jeff Reed (baseball) 113 259 75 .290 9 39 0 Terry Shumpert 23 26 6 .231 1 2 0 Mark Strittmatter 4 4 0 .000 0 0 0 John Vander Wal 89 104 30 .288 5 20 0 Derrick White Derrick White (baseball) 9 9 0 .000 0 0 0 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 Darryl Kile Darryl Kile 36 230.1 13 17 5.20 158 Pedro Astacio Pedro Astacio 35 209.1 13 14 6.23 170 Jamey Wright Jamey Wright 34 206.1 9 14 5.67 86 John Thomson John Thomson (baseball) 26 161.0 8 11 4.81 106 Mark Thompson 6 23.1 1 2 7.71 14 Mark Brownson 2 13.1 1 0 4.73 8 Mike Saipe 2 10.0 0 1 10.80 2 Kevin Ritz 2 9.0 0 2 11.00 3 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves Player G IP W L ERA SO SV Bobby Jones 35 141.1 7 8 5.22 109 0 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO SV Jerry DiPoto 68 71.1 3 4 3.53 49 19 Chuck McElroy Chuck McElroy 78 68.1 6 4 2.90 61 2 Curtis Leskanic Curt Leskanic 66 75.2 6 4 4.40 55 2 Dave Veres 63 76.1 3 1 2.83 74 8 Mike DeJean 59 74.1 3 1 3.03 27 2 Mike Munoz Mike Munoz (baseball) 40 41.1 2 2 5.66 24 3 Dave Wainhouse 10 11.0 1 0 4.91 3 0 Fred Rath Fred Rath Jr. 2 5.1 0 0 1.69 2 0 Jim Stoops 3 4.0 1 0 2.25 0 0 Lariel Gonzalez 1 1.0 0 0 0.00 0 0 Game log background-color: #000000; color: #C4CED4; 1998 Game Log y background-color: #33006F; color: #FFFFFF; March (1-0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || March 31 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–2 || Kile (1–0) || Benes (0–1) || || 47,484 || 1–0 |- y background-color: #000000; color: #C4CED4; April (11-16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 1 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–0 || Thomson (1–0) || Blair (0–1) || || 43,758 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 2 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Astacio (1–0) || Anderson (0–1) || DiPoto (1) || 42,876 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 3 || @ Astros || 15–2 || Lima (1–0) || Wright (0–1) || || 26,026 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 4 || @ Astros || 5–3 || Thompson (1–0) || Bergman (0–1) || DiPoto (2) || 21,325 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 5 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Reynolds (1–0) || Kile (1–1) || || 21,037 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 6 || @ Astros || 13–4 || Hampton (1–0) || Thomson (1–1) || || 13,553 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 7 || Cardinals || 12–11 || Politte (1–0) || Astacio (1–1) || Bottenfield (2) || 48,016 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 8 || Cardinals || 13–9 || Aybar (1–1) || Wright (0–2) || || 48,020 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 9 || Cardinals || 7–5 || Busby (1–0) || Leskanic (0–1) || Brantley (1) || 46,579 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 10 || Reds || 18–7 || Jordan (1–0) || Kile (1–2) || Sullivan (1) || 48,013 || 4–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 11 || Reds || 12–5 || Remlinger (1–2) || Thomson (1–2) || Belinda (1) || 48,053 || 4–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 12 || Reds || 10–4 || Harnisch (1–0) || Astacio (1–2) || || 46,921 || 4–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 13 || Reds || 8–4 || Leskanic (1–1) || Belinda (0–1) || || 44,488 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 14 || Dodgers || 6–3 || DeJean (1–0) || Valdez (1–2) || DiPoto (3) || 44,337 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 16 || Dodgers || 4–3 (10) || Radinsky (1–0) || DiPoto (0–1) || Bruske (1) || 38,429 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 18 || Braves || 11–4 || Neagle (2–1) || Astacio (1–3) || || 48,058 || 6–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 19 || Braves || 5–3 || Millwood (3–0) || Thompson (1–1) || Wohlers (5) || 48,038 || 6–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 19 || Braves || 10–7 || Wright (1–2) || Martínez (1–2) || DiPoto (4) || 43,977 || 7–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 20 || Braves || 7–5 || Maddux (2–1) || Kile (1–3) || Ligtenberg (1) || 43,594 || 7–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 22 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Powell (1–2) || Leskanic (1–2) || || 16,405 || 7–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 23 || @ Marlins || 4–3 || DiPoto (1–1) || Stanifer (0–1) || || 15,098 || 8–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 24 || @ Marlins || 5–1 || Meadows (3–2) || Thompson (1–2) || || 21,708 || 8–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 25 || @ Braves || 11–7 || Kile (2–3) || Millwood (3–1) || || 49,161 || 9–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 26 || @ Braves || 7–6 || Wright (2–2) || Maddux (2–2) || DiPoto (5) || 42,400 || 10–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 27 || Marlins || 5–4 (10) || Powell (2–2) || Leskanic (1–3) || Alfonseca (1) || 48,048 || 10–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || April 28 || Marlins || 8–7 || Astacio (2–3) || Larkin (1–1) || Leskanic (1) || 47,346 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || April 30 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Kile (3–3) || Jones (1–3) || || 12,599 || 12–16 |- y background-color: #33006F; color: #FFFFFF; May (12-16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 2 || @ Mets || 7–3 || Leskanic (2–3) || Cook (2–1) || || 19,968 || 13–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 3 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Reed (2–2) || Astacio (2–4) || || 19,493 || 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 11–2 || Thomson (2–2) || Stephenson (0–2) || || 11,403 || 14–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 5 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Kile (4–3) || Grace (1–4) || || 13,672 || 15–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 6 || @ Phillies || 7–6 (10) || Leiter (2–0) || McElroy (0–1) || || 19,538 || 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 7 || @ Expos || 2–1 || Pérez (1–3) || Wright (2–3) || Urbina (7) || 7,075 || 15–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 8 || @ Expos || 7–5 || Astacio (3–4) || Hermanson (3–3) || DiPoto (6) || 11,725 || 16–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 9 || @ Expos || 4–0 || Moore (2–4) || Thomson (2–3) || Urbina (8) || 12,014 || 16–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 10 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Kile (5–3) || Kline (1–2) || DiPoto (7) || 10,041 || 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 11 || @ Pirates || 5–2 || Schmidt (5–1) || Ritz (0–1) || || 9,498 || 17–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 12 || @ Pirates || 6–0 || Loaiza (2–1) || Wright (2–4) || || 12,954 || 17–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 13 || Cubs || 9–3 || Trachsel (4–1) || Astacio (3–5) || || 48,038 || 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 14 || Cubs || 9–7 || Tapani (5–2) || Thomson (2–4) || Beck (12) || 48,077 || 17–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 15 || Brewers || 8–5 || Woodard (3–1) || Kile (5–4) || Myers (1) || 48,035 || 17–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 16 || Brewers || 7–5 || Karl (5–1) || Ritz (0–2) || Jones (11) || 48,063 || 17–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 17 || Brewers || 2–1 || Wright (3–4) || Woodall (0–1) || DiPoto (8) || 48,041 || 18–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 18 || Brewers || 8–5 || Astacio (4–5) || Juden (5–2) || DiPoto (9) || 48,026 || 19–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 20 || @ Braves || 5–1 || Millwood (6–1) || Thomson (2–5) || || 33,531 || 19–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 21 || @ Braves || 2–0 || Neagle (6–1) || Kile (5–5) || Ligtenberg (6) || 34,611 || 19–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 22 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Wright (4–4) || Weathers (2–4) || DiPoto (10) || 21,410 || 20–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 23 || @ Reds || 4–1 (7) || Winchester (3–2) || Astacio (4–6) || || 20,034 || 20–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 24 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Jones (1–0) || Tomko (5–3) || DiPoto (11) || 21,298 || 21–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 25 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Thomson (3–5) || Busby (5–1) || || 42,038 || 22–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 27 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Stottlemyre (6–4) || Kile (5–6) || Brantley (8) || 34,211 || 22–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Mercker (4–3) || Wright (4–5) || King (2) || 37,989 || 22–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || May 29 || Astros || 7–6 || Hampton (7–2) || Astacio (4–7) || Wagner (14) || 48,325 || 22–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || May 30 || Astros || 6–3 || Thomson (4–5) || Schourek (2–3) || DiPoto (12) || 48,036 || 23–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || May 31 || Astros || 7–5 || McElroy (1–1) || Henry (3–2) || || 48,097 || 24–32 |- y background-color: #000000; color: #C4CED4; June (13-15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 1 || Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Benes (4–5) || Kile (5–7) || Olson (7) || 48,020 || 24–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 2 || Diamondbacks || 9–3 || Anderson (3–6) || Wright (4–6) || || 47,905 || 24–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 3 || Diamondbacks || 3–2 || McElroy (2–1) || Olson (1–3) || || 46,279 || 25–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 4 || Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Thomson (5–5) || Daal (1–4) || || 46,295 || 26–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 5 || @ Angels || 5–0 || Dickson (5–4) || Jones (1–1) || || 39,621 || 26–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 6 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Olivares (3–2) || Kile (5–8) || Percival (17) || 38,671 || 26–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 7 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Cadaret (1–0) || DiPoto (1–2) || || 42,493 || 26–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 8 || Rangers || 3–1 || Sele (9–3) || Astacio (4–8) || Wetteland (17) || 48,070 || 26–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 9 || Rangers || 5–2 || Helling (8–3) || Thomson (5–6) || Wetteland (18) || 48,068 || 26–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 10 || Rangers || 9–8 (10) || DiPoto (2–2) || Gunderson (0–1) || || 48,061 || 27–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 12 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Mlicki (2–4) || Kile (5–9) || McMichael (1) || 39,163 || 27–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 13 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Wright (5–6) || Dreifort (4–6) || DiPoto (13) || 38,417 || 28–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 14 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 (12) || DeJean (2–0) || Radinsky (2–3) || McElroy (1) || 41,964 || 29–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 15 || @ Giants || 4–3 (12) || Leskanic (3–3) || Johnstone (2–3) || DiPoto (14) || 16,891 || 30–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 16 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Tavárez (3–3) || Jones (1–2) || Nen (20) || 12,585 || 30–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 17 || @ Giants || 6–3 || Rueter (8–3) || Kile (5–10) || Nen (21) || 19,125 || 30–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 18 || Dodgers || 5–0 || Mlicki (3–4) || Wright (5–7) || || 48,092 || 30–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 19 || Dodgers || 4–3 (10) || Osuna (3–0) || DiPoto (2–3) || || 48,120 || 30–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 20 || Dodgers || 7–6 || Munoz (1–0) || Reyes (0–3) || Veres (1) || 48,231 || 31–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 21 || Dodgers || 11–6 || Jones (2–2) || Park (5–5) || || 48,186 || 32–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 22 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Reyes (3–0) || McElroy (2–2) || Wickman (7) || 22,556 || 32–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 23 || @ Brewers || 7–5 || Patrick (3–0) || Wright (5–8) || Wickman (8) || 20,759 || 32–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 24 || Astros || 8–6 || Astacio (5–8) || Bergman (6–4) || Veres (2) || 48,150 || 33–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || June 25 || Astros || 6–5 (12) || Leskanic (4–3) || Magnante (3–2) || || 48,046 || 34–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || June 26 || Athletics || 12–6 || Munoz (2–0) || Oquist (4–5) || || 48,069 || 35–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || June 27 || Athletics || 8–6 || Mathews (4–4) || DiPoto (2–4) || Taylor (16) || 48,049 || 35–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || June 28 || Athletics || 11–10 || DeJean (3–0) || Fetters (0–2) || Veres (3) || 48,013 || 36–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || June 30 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || Astacio (6–8) || Johnson (7–7) || Munoz (1) || 28,821 || 37–47 |- y background-color: #33006F; color: #FFFFFF; July (11-14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 1 || @ Mariners || 9–5 || Cloude (4–7) || Saipe (0–1) || || 25,551 || 37–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 2 || @ Mariners || 10–3 || Swift (8–4) || Kile (5–11) || || 32,523 || 37–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 3 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Hamilton (6–9) || DeJean (3–1) || Hoffman (25) || 40,588 || 37–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 4 || @ Padres || 9–1 || Langston (3–1) || Jones (2–3) || || 61,148 || 37–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 5 || @ Padres || 7–2 || Ashby (11–5) || Astacio (6–9) || || 32,649 || 37–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || July 10 || Giants || 11–2 || Kile (6–11) || Estes (7–8) || || 48,174 || 38–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 11 || Giants || 5–4 || McElroy (3–2) || Hershiser (7–7) || Munoz (2) || 48,262 || 39–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 12 || Giants || 5–3 || Astacio (7–9) || Rueter (10–4) || Munoz (3) || 48,334 || 40–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 13 || Padres || 9–5 || Jones (3–3) || Hitchcock (4–3) || || 48,098 || 41–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 14 || Padres || 8–7 || Sanders (1–2) || Kile (6–12) || Hoffman (28) || 48,114 || 41–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 15 || Padres || 6–2 || Brown (11–3) || Wright (5–9) || || 48,369 || 41–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–6 || Blair (4–13) || Astacio (7–10) || Olson (13) || 46,322 || 41–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Anderson (7–8) || Jones (3–4) || Olson (14) || 48,527 || 41–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Small (2–1) || Munoz (2–1) || Embree (1) || 45,650 || 41–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 20 || @ Astros || 10–9 || Henry (6–2) || Veres (0–1) || || 25,491 || 41–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 21 || @ Astros || 5–0 || Brownson (1–0) || Hampton (8–5) || || 28,718 || 42–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 101 || July 23 || Reds || 6–4 || Astacio (8–10) || Remlinger (6–11) || Veres (4) || 42,586 || 43–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 23 || Reds || 6–4 || Jones (4–4) || Harnisch (7–5) || Leskanic (2) || 45,705 || 44–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 24 || Cardinals || 12–3 || Kile (7–12) || Stottlemyre (9–9) || || 48,303 || 45–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 25 || Cardinals || 5–2 || McElroy (4–2) || Morris (1–1) || DeJean (1) || 48,323 || 46–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 26 || Cardinals || 3–1 || Mercker (6–8) || Thomson (5–7) || Croushore (7) || 48,288 || 46–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || July 27 || Pirates || 8–7 (13) || Leskanic (5–3) || McCurry (0–1) || || 46,024 || 47–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || July 28 || Pirates || 12–6 || Astacio (9–10) || Lieber (8–11) || || 46,856 || 48–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || July 29 || Pirates || 12–1 || Peters (5–8) || Kile (7–13) || || 47,411 || 48–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || July 31 || @ Cubs || 9–1 || Wood (11–5) || Wright (5–10) || Mulholland (3) || 40,490 || 48–61 |- y background-color: #000000; color: #C4CED4; August (15-14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 1 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Trachsel (11–5) || Thomson (5–8) || Beck (32) || 40,198 || 48–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 2 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Astacio (10–10) || Clark (6–11) || McElroy (2) || 39,427 || 49–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 3 || @ Pirates || 7–2 || Jones (5–4) || Lieber (8–12) || || 11,204 || 50–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 4 || @ Pirates || 13–5 || Christiansen (2–2) || Kile (7–14) || || 15,784 || 50–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 5 || @ Pirates || 6–2 || Wright (6–10) || Córdova (9–10) || || 12,862 || 51–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 6 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Thomson (6–8) || Schmidt (8–9) || || 14,060 || 52–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 7 || Mets || 8–7 || Reed (13–7) || Astacio (10–11) || Franco (22) || 48,365 || 52–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 8 || Mets || 4–3 || Reynoso (3–0) || Jones (5–5) || Franco (23) || 48,312 || 52–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 9 || Mets || 11–4 || Kile (8–14) || Nomo (5–9) || || 48,014 || 53–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || August 10 || Expos || 6–2 || Wright (7–10) || Telford (3–5) || || 44,768 || 54–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 11 || Expos || 15–6 || Thomson (7–8) || Powell (1–2) || || 45,403 || 55–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 121 || August 12 || Expos || 3–2 || Astacio (11–11) || Vázquez (3–12) || DiPoto (15) || 46,872 || 56–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 14 || Phillies || 6–2 || Loewer (6–4) || Jones (5–6) || || 47,395 || 56–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 15 || Phillies || 7–3 || Kile (9–14) || Gomes (9–4) || || 48,329 || 57–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 16 || Phillies || 8–7 || Portugal (7–3) || Wright (7–11) || Leiter (22) || 48,024 || 57–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 18 || @ Mets || 6–2 || Leiter (12–4) || Astacio (11–12) || || || 57–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 18 || @ Mets || 6–3 || Rojas (5–2) || McElroy (4–3) || Franco (26) || 21,611 || 57–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 19 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Yoshii (5–6) || Jones (5–7) || Franco (27) || 19,395 || 57–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 20 || @ Expos || 6–3 || Kile (10–14) || Thurman (2–2) || DeJean (2) || 11,680 || 58–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 129 || August 21 || @ Expos || 3–2 || Veres (1–1) || Urbina (4–3) || || 11,626 || 59–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 22 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Byrd (2–0) || Astacio (11–13) || || 23,435 || 59–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 23 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Thomson (8–8) || Grace (4–7) || DiPoto (16) || 26,364 || 60–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 132 || August 24 || @ Phillies || 3–1 || Jones (6–7) || Loewer (6–5) || Veres (5) || 15,665 || 61–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || August 25 || Brewers || 11–6 || Veres (2–1) || Weathers (4–5) || || 44,573 || 62–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 26 || Brewers || 6–5 || Pulsipher (2–1) || Wright (7–12) || || 42,395 || 62–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || August 27 || Cubs || 11–10 (10) || Mulholland (4–5) || Munoz (2–2) || Beck (38) || 50,093 || 62–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || August 28 || Cubs || 10–5 || Trachsel (14–7) || Thomson (8–9) || || 48,223 || 62–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || August 29 || Cubs || 7–3 || Jones (7–7) || Clark (7–13) || || 48,269 || 63–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || August 30 || Cubs || 4–3 || Tapani (16–7) || Kile (10–15) || Beck (39) || 48,255 || 63–75 |- y background-color: #33006F; color: #FFFFFF; September (14-10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 1 || @ Brewers || 12–3 || Wright (8–12) || Pulsipher (2–2) || || 13,347 || 64–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 2 || @ Brewers || 8–4 || Roque (3–1) || Astacio (11–14) || || 10,584 || 64–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 3 || @ Brewers || 7–3 || Woodall (7–8) || Thomson (8–10) || || 12,327 || 64–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 142 || September 4 || Padres || 11–5 || Veres (3–1) || Sanders (2–3) || || 44,596 || 65–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 5 || Padres || 4–2 || Brown (18–5) || Kile (10–16) || Hoffman (46) || 42,930 || 65–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 6 || Padres || 12–2 || Wright (9–12) || Hamilton (12–12) || || 46,240 || 66–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 7 || Marlins || 15–10 || Leskanic (6–3) || Ludwick (1–4) || || 41,094 || 67–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 8 || Marlins || 11–10 || McElroy (5–3) || Mantei (3–4) || || 40,047 || 68–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 9 || Marlins || 9–8 || McElroy (6–3) || Speier (0–3) || || 40,500 || 69–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 10 || Marlins || 3–1 || Kile (11–16) || Medina (1–4) || || 44,906 || 70–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 11 || @ Giants || 7–6 || Stoops (1–0) || Morman (0–2) || DiPoto (17) || 34,698 || 71–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 12 || @ Giants || 1–0 || Astacio (12–14) || Nen (7–6) || DiPoto (18) || 30,422 || 72–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 13 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Johnstone (4–5) || McElroy (6–4) || Nen (36) || 30,278 || 72–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 14 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Pérez (10–13) || Jones (7–8) || || 26,122 || 72–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 15 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Kile (12–16) || Park (13–9) || DiPoto (19) || 29,702 || 73–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 16 || @ Dodgers || 2–0 || Bohanon (7–10) || Wright (9–13) || Shaw (44) || 27,906 || 73–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 18 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Astacio (13–14) || Ashby (16–9) || Veres (6) || 28,158 || 74–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 19 || @ Padres || 4–1 || Clement (1–0) || Thomson (8–11) || Hoffman (51) || 54,042 || 74–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 20 || @ Padres || 1–0 (11) || Kile (13–16) || Myers (4–6) || Veres (7) || 37,939 || 75–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 22 || Diamondbacks || 8–6 || Daal (8–12) || Wright (9–14) || Olson (29) || 42,859 || 75–83 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 23 || Diamondbacks || 14–11 || Wainhouse (1–0) || Banks (2–3) || Veres (8) || 44,021 || 76–83 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 25 || Giants || 8–6 || Johnstone (6–5) || Leskanic (6–4) || Nen (40) || 48,147 || 76–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 26 || Giants || 8–4 || Hershiser (11–10) || Kile (13–17) || || 47,462 || 76–85 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || September 27 || Giants || 9–8 || DiPoto (3–4) || Nen (7–7) || || 48,028 || 77–85 |- Awards, league leaders, and accomplishments National League leaders Batting champion: Larry Walker (.363) † Games played: Vinny Castilla (162) Hits: Dante Bichette (219) † Sacrifice hits: Neifi Pérez (22) † Notes: † – led MLB. References:https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1998-batting-leaders.shtml 1998 National League batting leaders Baseball-Reference.com May 29, 2017https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1998-batting-leaders.shtml 1998 Major League Baseball batting leaders Baseball-Reference.com May 29, 2017 Awards Colorado Rockies Player of the Year: Vinny Castillahttp://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/col/history/awards.jsp https://web.archive.org/web/20070505060114/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/col/history/awards.jsp dead May 5, 2007 Rockies awards Colorado Rockies MLB.com August 9, 2014 ESPY Award for Best Major League Player: Larry WalkerHickok Ralph http://www.hickoksports.com/history/espyawrd.shtml The ESPY Awards HickokSports.com May 5, 2017 bot: unknown http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020223000325/http%3A//www.hickoksports.com/history/espyawrd.shtml February 23, 2002 Lionel Conacher Award: Larry Walkerhttps://secure.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/508457811.html?FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT Larry Walker named male athlete of the year The Hamilton Spectator December 30, 1998 September 1, 2011 E1 https://archive.today/20121217170806/https://secure.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/508457811.html?FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT December 17, 2012 dead mdy-all Lou Marsh Trophy: Larry Walkerhttps://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/546390 Lou Marsh winners Toronto Star December 9, 2008 December 9, 2008 Rawlings Gold Glove Award at outfield: Larry Walkerhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_nl.shtml MLB National League Gold Glove Award winners Baseball-Reference.com April 30, 2017 Silver Slugger at third base: Vinny Castillahttps://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/silver_slugger_nl.shtml MLB Silver Slugger Award winners − National League Baseball-Reference.com May 3, 2017 Sporting News National League Rookie of the Year: Todd Helton Tip O'Neill Award: Larry Walkerhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/tip_oneill_award.shtml Tip O'Neill Award Baseball Almanac May 4, 2017 Topps All-Star Rookie team: Todd Helton All-Star Game Larry Walker, Outfield, Starter Vinny Castilla, Third Base, Reserve Dante Bichette, Outfield, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Paul Zuvella AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Tim Blackwell A Salem Avalanche Carolina League Jay Loviglio A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Ron Gideon A-Short Season Portland Rockies Northwest League Jim Eppard Rookie AZL Rockies Arizona League P. J. CareyLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL RockiesJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 See also List of Gold Glove Award winners at outfield List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Silver Slugger Award winners at third base References 1998 Colorado Rockies at Baseball Reference 1998 Colorado Rockies team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Colorado Rockies seasons Colorado Rockies season Colorado Rockies season Category:1990s in Denver