1998 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 1998 National League Central Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 69–93 (.426) 6th Kevin McClatchy Cam Bonifay Gene Lamont WPGH-TV & WCWB-TVFox Sports Net Pittsburgh KDKA-AM(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk) The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 117th season of the franchise; the 112th in the National League. This was their 29th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 69–93. Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 1998 Game Log (69–93) y Pittsburgh Pirates April (11–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 1 || @ Expos || 4–0 || Cordova (1–0) || Perez || — || 31,220 || 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 2 || @ Expos || 4–3 || Schmidt (1–0) || Maddux || Loiselle (1) || 6,396 || 2–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 3 || @ Mets || 1–2 || McMichael || Peters (0–1) || — || 15,245 || 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 4 || @ Mets || 6–7 (13) || Wendell || Peters (0–2) || — || 17,633 || 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 5 || @ Mets || 0–7 || Yoshii || Silva (0–1) || — || 18,205 || 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 6 || @ Mets || 4–2 || Cordova (2–0) || Jones || Loiselle (2) || 13,528 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 7 || Braves || 3–11 || Glavine || Schmidt (1–1) || — || 43,268 || 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || April 8 || Braves || 5–3 || Loaiza (1–0) || Neagle || Loiselle (3) || 11,254 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 9 || Braves || 3–4 || Millwood || Lieber (0–1) || Wohlers || 9,560 || 4–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 10 || Marlins || 4–1 || Silva (1–1) || Meadows || Loiselle (4) || 16,561 || 5–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 11 || Marlins || 7–6 (10) || Loiselle (1–0) || Powell || — || 19,920 || 6–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 12 || Marlins || 7–3 || Schmidt (2–1) || Medina || — || 12,203 || 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 13 || Marlins || 2–7 || Larkin || Loaiza (1–1) || — || 10,938 || 7–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 14 || @ Braves || 0–6 || Millwood || Lieber (0–2) || — || 31,259 || 7–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 15 || @ Braves || 0–7 || Maddux || Silva (1–2) || — || 30,381 || 7–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 16 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Smoltz || Cordova (2–1) || Wohlers || 35,760 || 7–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 17 || Padres || 5–7 || Boehringer || Tabaka (0–1) || Hoffman || 12,555 || 7–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 18 || Padres || 5–7 (10) || Miceli || Loiselle (1–1) || Hoffman || 14,728 || 7–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 21 || Giants || 3–6 || Gardner || Lieber (0–3) || — || 8,976 || 7–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || April 22 || Giants || 5–2 || Silva (2–2) || Darwin || Loiselle (5) || 11,367 || 8–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || April 23 || Giants || 7–0 || Cordova (3–1) || Estes || — || 9,899 || 9–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || April 24 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Schmidt (3–1) || Smith || Rincon (1) || 26,413 || 10–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 25 || @ Padres || 3–4 (16) || Reyes || Martinez (0–1) || — || 53,710 || 10–13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || April 26 || @ Padres || 6–0 || Lieber (1–3) || Brown || — || 42,281 || 11–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 27 || @ Giants || 5–6 || Nen || Loiselle (1–2) || — || 10,127 || 11–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || April 28 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Estes || Cordova (3–2) || Nen || 11,551 || 11–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || April 30 || Dodgers || 6–14 || Clontz || Dessens (0–1) || — || 9,728 || 11–16 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May (15–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 1 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Tabaka (1–1) || Dreifort || Loiselle (6) || 15,491 || 12–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 2 || Dodgers || 4–5 || Martinez || Lieber (1–4) || Radinsky || 22,629 || 12–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 3 || Dodgers || 5–10 || Park || Silva (2–3) || — || 18,674 || 12–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || May 5 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Cordova (4–2) || Mercker || Loiselle (7) || 10,329 || 13–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 6 || Cardinals || 5–0 || Schmidt (4–1) || Stottlemyre || — || 12,051 || 14–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || May 7 || Reds || 8–7 || Dessens (1–1) || Belinda || Loiselle (8) || 8,400 || 15–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 8 || Reds || 3–5 (10) || Belinda || Rincon (0–1) || Shaw || 13,848 || 15–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || May 9 || Reds || 6–1 || Silva (3–3) || Winchester || Peters (1) || 27,185 || 16–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 10 || Reds || 3–4 (12) || Belinda || Loiselle (1–3) || — || 19,507 || 16–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || May 11 || Rockies || 5–2 || Schmidt (5–1) || Ritz || — || 9,498 || 17–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || May 12 || Rockies || 6–0 || Loaiza (2–1) || Wright || — || 12,954 || 18–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 13 || @ Astros || 0–1 || Hampton || Lieber (1–5) || Wagner || 14,239 || 18–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 14 || @ Astros || 7–2 || Silva (4–3) || Schourek || — || 16,123 || 19–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 15 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–6 || Suppan || Cordova (4–3) || — || 43,584 || 19–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || May 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Schmidt (6–1) || Anderson || Loiselle (9) || 48,167 || 20–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–8 || Benes || Loaiza (2–2) || — || 44,014 || 20–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–9 || Blair || Lieber (1–6) || — || 41,465 || 20–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 || May 19 || Padres || 3–0 || Silva (5–3) || Hamilton || Loiselle (10) || 10,493 || 21–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || May 20 || Padres || 5–2 || Cordova (5–3) || Ashby || Loiselle (11) || — || 22–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 20 || Padres || 3–8 || Hitchcock || Peters (0–3) || — || 17,248 || 22–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || May 21 || Padres || 3–2 || Schmidt (7–1) || Brown || Rincon (2) || 10,222 || 23–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 22 || @ Marlins || 1–3 || Hernandez || Loaiza (2–3) || — || 22,057 || 23–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || May 23 || @ Marlins || 10–4 || Lieber (2–6) || Fontenot || Rincon (3) || 30,499 || 24–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 24 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Powell || Christiansen (0–1) || — || 16,972 || 24–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 26 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Myers || Loiselle (1–4) || — || 12,272 || 24–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 27 || @ Brewers || 2–3 (10) || Woodall || Rincon (0–2) || — || 10,274 || 24–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 29 || Expos || 1–4 || Perez || Lieber (2–7) || Urbina || 17,053 || 24–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || May 30 || Expos || 8–7 || Christiansen (1–1) || Urbina || — || 38,149 || 25–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || May 31 || Expos || 9–4 || Cordova (6–3) || Batista || — || 24,718 || 26–30 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || June 1 || Mets || 4–3 || Schmidt (8–1) || Mlicki || Rincon (4) || 11,274 || 27–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || June 2 || Mets || 5–2 || Peters (1–3) || Bohanon || Rincon (5) || 9,040 || 28–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || June 3 || Mets || 3–0 || Lieber (3–7) || Reed || Christiansen (1) || 17,691 || 29–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 5 || Twins || 6–1 || Silva (6–3) || Morgan || — || 28,446 || 30–30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || June 6 || Twins || 4–3 (12) || Loaiza (3–3) || Aguilera || — || 19,809 || 31–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 7 || Twins || 2–3 || Serafini || Schmidt (8–2) || Aguilera || 32,773 || 31–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 8 || @ Indians || 0–8 || Colon || Peters (1–4) || — || 43,068 || 31–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 9 || @ Indians || 7–4 || Lieber (4–7) || Morman || Rincon (6) || 41,762 || 32–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 10 || @ Indians || 4–3 (11) || Loaiza (4–3) || Mesa || Loiselle (12) || 43,101 || 33–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 12 || Brewers || 2–4 || Karl || Cordova (6–4) || Wickman || 16,851 || 33–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 13 || Brewers || 1–8 || Juden || Schmidt (8–3) || — || 28,945 || 33–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 14 || Brewers || 7–2 || Peters (2–4) || Woodard || — || 23,755 || 34–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 15 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Beech || Lieber (4–8) || Leiter || 14,411 || 34–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 16 || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Dodd || Loiselle (1–5) || — || 24,615 || 34–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 1–3 || Schilling || Cordova (6–5) || — || 25,694 || 34–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || June 18 || @ Brewers || 1–0 || Dessens (2–1) || Jones || Rincon (7) || 14,774 || 35–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 19 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || Woodard || Peters (2–5) || Wickman || 20,935 || 35–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || June 20 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || Lieber (5–8) || Eldred || Rincon (8) || 28,556 || 36–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 21 || @ Brewers || 8–7 || Loaiza (5–3) || Juden || Rincon (9) || 22,338 || 37–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 22 || White Sox || 4–5 || Castillo || Dessens (2–2) || Karchner || 21,531 || 37–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 23 || White Sox || 4–5 || Sirotka || Schmidt (8–4) || Karchner || 20,310 || 37–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 || June 24 || @ Royals || 10–3 || Peters (3–5) || Rusch || — || 18,007 || 38–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 25 || @ Royals || 1–6 || Belcher || Lieber (5–9) || — || 22,504 || 38–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || June 26 || @ Dodgers || 2–5 || Park || Loaiza (5–4) || Osuna || 52,934 || 38–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || June 27 || @ Dodgers || 0–2 || Valdez || Cordova (6–6) || — || 37,821 || 38–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || June 28 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Williams (1–0) || Radinsky || Loiselle (13) || 38,865 || 39–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || June 30 || Tigers || 0–3 || Moehler || Lieber (5–10) || — || 11,760 || 39–44 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July (11–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 1 || Tigers || 1–9 || Greisinger || Peters (3–6) || — || 18,957 || 39–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 85 || July 2 || Tigers || 5–2 || Loaiza (6–4) || Powell || Loiselle (14) || 34,594 || 40–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 3 || @ Cubs || 9–12 || Tapani || Cordova (6–7) || Beck || 40,420 || 40–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Pisciotta || Schmidt (8–5) || Beck || 37,780 || 40–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 5 || @ Cubs || 6–7 || Stevens || Loiselle (1–6) || Beck || 38,742 || 40–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 10 || Phillies || 6–7 || Schilling || Cordova (6–8) || — || 18,665 || 40–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 11 || Phillies || 0–1 || Portugal || Loiselle (1–7) || Leiter || 30,084 || 40–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 12 || Phillies || 4–10 || Loewer || Loaiza (6–5) || — || 34,144 || 40–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 92 || July 13 || Cubs || 6–2 || Lieber (6–10) || Gonzalez || — || 11,772 || 41–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 14 || Cubs || 4–7 || Tapani || Peters (3–7) || Beck || 13,405 || 41–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 94 || July 15 || Cubs || 3–0 || Cordova (7–8) || Wood || Rincon (10) || 28,655 || 42–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 16 || @ Expos || 5–10 || Pavano || Schmidt (8–6) || Maddux || 8,558 || 42–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 17 || @ Expos || 5–1 || Williams (2–0) || Vazquez || Christiansen (2) || 9,380 || 43–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 97 || July 18 || @ Expos || 5–2 || Lieber (7–10) || Boskie || — || 11,499 || 44–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 98 || July 19 || @ Expos || 6–1 || Peters (4–7) || Hermanson || — || 17,558 || 45–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 99 || July 20 || @ Mets || 3–1 || Cordova (8–8) || Yoshii || Rincon (11) || 18,088 || 46–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 21 || @ Mets || 0–4 || Reed || Schmidt (8–7) || — || 22,844 || 46–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || July 22 || Marlins || 6–4 || Van Poppel (1–0) || Dempster || Christiansen (3) || 13,544 || 47–54 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || July 23 || Marlins || 9–1 || Lieber (8–10) || Meadows || — || 11,374 || 48–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 24 || Braves || 0–3 || Smoltz || Peters (4–8) || — || 24,776 || 48–55 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 104 || July 25 || Braves || 4–1 || Cordova (9–8) || Neagle || Christiansen (4) || 41,568 || 49–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || July 26 || Braves || 1–2 || Maddux || Schmidt (8–8) || Ligtenberg || 34,925 || 49–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || July 27 || @ Rockies || 7–8 (13) || Leskanic || McCurry (0–1) || — || 46,024 || 49–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || July 28 || @ Rockies || 6–12 || Astacio || Lieber (8–11) || — || 46,856 || 49–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 108 || July 29 || @ Rockies || 12–1 || Peters (5–8) || Kile || — || 47,411 || 50–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || July 31 || Astros || 4–7 || Hampton || Cordova (9–9) || Henry || 32,476 || 50–59 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August (14–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || August 1 || Astros || 1–2 || Lima || Williams (2–1) || — || 19,783 || 50–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 2 || Astros || 2–6 || Johnson || Christiansen (1–2) || Elarton || 21,201 || 50–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || August 3 || Rockies || 2–7 || Jones || Lieber (8–12) || — || 11,204 || 50–62 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 113 || August 4 || Rockies || 13–5 || Christiansen (2–2) || Kile || — || 15,784 || 51–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 5 || Rockies || 2–6 || Wright || Cordova (9–10) || — || 12,862 || 51–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || August 6 || Rockies || 1–5 || Thomson || Schmidt (8–9) || — || 14,060 || 51–64 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 7 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Bohanon || Van Poppel (1–1) || Shaw || 41,676 || 51–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 8 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Osuna || Christiansen (2–3) || — || 45,187 || 51–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 118 || August 9 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Peters (6–8) || Park || Rincon (12) || 43,227 || 52–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 119 || August 11 || @ Reds || 7–0 || Cordova (10–10) || Tomko || — || 16,399 || 53–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 120 || August 12 || @ Reds || 5–4 || Schmidt (9–9) || Remlinger || Rincon (13) || 16,946 || 54–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 121 || August 13 || @ Reds || 9–6 || McCurry (1–1) || Harnisch || Rincon (14) || 16,002 || 55–66 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 14 || @ Cardinals || 5–10 || Osborne || Lieber (8–13) || — || 47,836 || 55–67 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || August 15 || @ Cardinals || 7–8 (12) || Painter || McCurry (1–2) || — || 46,817 || 55–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 124 || August 16 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Cordova (11–10) || Morris || Lieber (1) || 46,904 || 56–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 125 || August 18 || Dodgers || 6–4 || Schmidt (10–9) || Perez || Loiselle (15) || 12,730 || 57–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || August 19 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Williams (3–1) || Bohanon || Christiansen (5) || 27,259 || 58–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 127 || August 20 || Reds || 6–5 || Christiansen (3–3) || Graves || — || 13,137 || 59–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 128 || August 21 || Reds || 14–2 || Peters (7–8) || Tomko || — || 17,007 || 60–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 129 || August 22 || Cardinals || 14–4 || Cordova (12–10) || Witt || — || 45,082 || 61–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || August 23 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Schmidt (11–9) || Mercker || Christiansen (6) || 42,134 || 62–68 |- | 131 || August 24 || Cardinals || 5–5 (7) || — || — || — || 28,435 || 62–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 132 || August 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–6 || Lawrence (1–0) || Sodowsky || Loiselle (16) || 38,960 || 63–68 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 133 || August 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Tabaka (2–1) || Daal || Loiselle (17) || 39,906 || 64–68 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 134 || August 28 || @ Astros || 0–2 || Johnson || Cordova (12–11) || — || 40,709 || 64–69 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || August 29 || @ Astros || 3–6 || Lima || Schmidt (11–10) || Powell || 41,762 || 64–70 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || August 30 || @ Astros || 4–11 || Reynolds || McCurry (1–3) || — || 25,342 || 64–71 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September (5–22) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 1 || Diamondbacks || 3–4 || Daal || Peters (7–9) || Olson || 11,427 || 64–72 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 2 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 (11) || Small || Tabaka (2–2) || Olson || 12,010 || 64–73 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 139 || September 3 || Diamondbacks || 0–1 || Anderson || Cordova (12–12) || — || 8,610 || 64–74 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 4 || Cubs || 2–5 || Karchner || Williams (3–2) || Beck || 36,510 || 64–75 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 141 || September 5 || Cubs || 4–8 || Tapani || Lawrence (1–1) || Beck || 37,711 || 64–76 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 142 || September 6 || Cubs || 4–3 (10) || Loiselle (2–7) || Stevens || — || 22,209 || 65–76 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 7 || Brewers || 3–6 || Roque || Dessens (2–3) || Wickman || 12,830 || 65–77 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 144 || September 8 || Brewers || 8–7 || Williams (4–2) || Plunk || Loiselle (18) || 7,171 || 66–77 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 9 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Clark || Schmidt (11–11) || Beck || 34,857 || 66–78 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 10 || @ Cubs || 2–5 || Tapani || Silva (6–4) || Beck || 38,722 || 66–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 147 || September 11 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Peters (8–9) || Loewer || — || 16,597 || 67–79 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 12 || @ Phillies || 4–13 || Portugal || Dessens (2–4) || — || 19,329 || 67–80 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 13 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Byrd || Cordova (12–13) || Leiter || 19,662 || 67–81 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 14 || @ Cardinals || 3–7 || Jimenez || Schmidt (11–12) || — || 42,265 || 67–82 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 151 || September 15 || @ Cardinals || 8–6 || Lawrence (2–1) || Osborne || Loiselle (19) || — || 68–82 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 15 || @ Cardinals || 3–9 || Aybar || Silva (6–5) || Acevedo || 41,271 || 68–83 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 16 || @ Cardinals || 0–4 || Morris || Van Poppel (1–2) || — || 39,758 || 68–84 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 18 || Astros || 2–5 || Johnson || Dessens (2–5) || Powell || 16,937 || 68–85 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 155 || September 19 || Astros || 7–1 || Cordova (13–13) || Lima || — || 20,670 || 69–85 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 20 || Astros || 0–2 || Reynolds || Schmidt (11–13) || Wagner || 23,657 || 69–86 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 157 || September 21 || @ Giants || 1–8 || Hershiser || Silva (6–6) || — || 15,695 || 69–87 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 158 || September 22 || @ Giants || 2–14 || Rueter || Lieber (8–14) || — || 16,228 || 69–88 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 159 || September 23 || @ Giants || 1–4 || Gardner || Peters (8–10) || Nen || 13,915 || 69–89 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 160 || September 24 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Ortiz || Dessens (2–6) || — || 16,754 || 69–90 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 161 || September 25 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Bere || Cordova (13–14) || Graves || 17,429 || 69–91 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 162 || September 26 || @ Reds || 2–6 || Harnisch || Schmidt (11–14) || White || 19,391 || 69–92 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 163 || September 27 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Tomko || Silva (6–7) || — || 19,360 || 69–93 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 2 7 2 7 y 17 40 Florida Marlins 6 3 6 3 y 49 33 Montreal Expos 7 2 7 2 y 47 32 New York Mets 5 4 5 4 y 26 28 Philadelphia Phillies 1 8 1 8 y 30 49 Total 21 24 21 24 y 169 182 NL Central Chicago Cubs 3 8 3 8 y 46 58 Cincinnati Reds 7 5 7 5 y 65 48 Houston Astros 2 9 2 9 y 30 45 Milwaukee Brewers 5 6 5 6 y 39 44 St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 6 5 y 63 59 Total 23 33 23 33 y 243 254 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 3 6 3 6 y 28 42 Colorado Rockies 4 5 4 5 y 54 46 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 7 5 7 y 44 59 San Diego Padres 5 4 5 4 y 37 32 San Francisco Giants 2 7 2 7 y 27 48 Total 19 29 19 29 y 190 227 American League Chicago White Sox 0 2 0 2 y 8 10 Cleveland Indians 2 1 2 1 y 11 15 Detroit Tigers 1 2 1 2 y 6 14 Kansas City Royals 1 1 1 1 y 11 9 Minnesota Twins 2 1 2 1 y 12 7 Total 6 7 6 7 y 48 55 Season Total 69 93 69 93 y 650 718 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 27 11 16 11 16 y 101 122 May 29 15 14 15 14 y 123 113 June 27 13 14 13 14 y 95 98 July 26 11 15 11 15 y 121 120 August 26 14 12 14 12 y 137 122 September 27 5 22 5 22 y 73 143 Total 162 69 93 69 93 y 650 718 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 80 40 40 40 40 y 354 336 Away 82 29 53 29 53 y 296 382 Total 162 69 93 69 93 y 650 718 Roster 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 41 Jason Christiansen 67 Francisco Córdova 71 Elmer Dessens 48 Sean Lawrence 47 Jon Lieber 34 Esteban Loaiza 51 Rich Loiselle 36 Javier Martínez 53 Jeff McCurry 38 Chris Peters 73 Ricardo Rincón 22 Jason Schmidt 56 José Silva 49 Jeff Tabaka 57 Todd Van Poppel 35 Marc Wilkins 64 Mike Williams Catchers 18 Jason Kendall 27 Tim Laker 15 Keith Osik Infielders  6 Lou Collier 14 Freddy García 10 Abraham Núñez  2 Kevin Polcovich 16 Aramis Ramírez 31 Chance Sanford 17 Doug Strange  5 Tony Womack 29 Kevin Young Outfielders 46 Jermaine Allensworth 62 Steve Bieser 13 Adrian Brown 19 Emil Brown 11 José Guillén 28 Al Martin 30 Manny Martínez 25 Mark Smith 12 Turner Ward Manager 32 Gene Lamont Coaches 37 Joe Jones (first base) 45 Jack Lind (third base) 23 Lloyd McClendon (hitting) 44 Rick Renick (bench) 50 Pete Vuckovich (pitching) 54 Spin Williams (bullpen) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position5 Tony Womack 2B 18 Jason Kendall C 28 Al Martin LF 29 Kevin Young 1B46 Jermaine Allensworth CF11 José Guillén RF14 Freddy García 3B6 Lou Collier SS67 Francisco Córdova SP Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1998&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916756385&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in T. Laker Tim Laker 14 24 9 0.375 1 2 J. Kendall Jason Kendall 149 535 175 0.327 12 75 J. Allensworth Jermaine Allensworth 69 233 72 0.309 3 24 A. Brown Adrian Brown (baseball) 41 152 43 0.283 0 5 T. Womack Tony Womack 159 655 185 0.282 3 45 S. Bieser Steve Bieser 13 11 3 0.273 0 1 K. Young Kevin Young (baseball) 159 592 160 0.270 27 108 J. Guillén José Guillén 153 573 153 0.267 14 84 T. Ward Turner Ward 123 282 74 0.262 9 46 E. Brown Emil Brown 13 39 10 0.256 0 3 F. García Freddy García (infielder) 56 172 44 0.256 9 26 J. Christiansen Jason Christiansen 60 4 1 0.250 0 1 M. Martínez Manny Martínez (baseball) 73 180 45 0.250 6 24 T. Van Poppel Todd Van Poppel 18 12 3 0.250 0 1 L. Collier Lou Collier 110 334 82 0.246 2 34 E. Loaiza Esteban Loaiza 21 29 7 0.241 0 3 A. Martin Al Martin 125 440 105 0.239 12 47 A. Ramírez Aramis Ramírez 72 251 59 0.235 6 24 C. Peters Chris Peters 39 39 9 0.231 0 2 K. Osik Keith Osik 39 98 21 0.214 0 7 M. Smith Mark Smith (outfielder) 59 128 25 0.195 2 13 A. Núñez Abraham Núñez (infielder) 24 52 10 0.192 1 2 K. Polcovich Kevin Polcovich 81 212 40 0.189 0 14 D. Strange Doug Strange 90 185 32 0.173 0 14 J. Lieber Jon Lieber 29 48 8 0.167 0 1 C. Sanford Chance Sanford 14 28 4 0.143 0 3 F. Córdova Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972) 33 75 9 0.120 0 1 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 33 62 6 0.097 0 2 J. Silva José Silva (baseball) 18 27 1 0.037 0 0 E. Dessens Elmer Dessens 43 8 0 0.000 0 1 S. Lawrence Sean Lawrence 7 6 0 0.000 0 0 J. Martínez Javier Martínez (baseball) 37 1 0 0.000 0 0 R. Rincón Ricardo Rincón 60 2 0 0.000 0 0 J. Tabaka Jeff Tabaka 37 1 0 0.000 0 0 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 37 3 0 0.000 0 0 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 54 0 0 -1 — 0 0 J. McCurry Jeff McCurry 16 0 0 -1 — 0 0 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 16 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals1635,4931,3950.254107613 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1998&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916791143&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 37 51 4 2 1.94 59 J. Christiansen Jason Christiansen 60 642 3 3 3 2.51 71 R. Rincón Ricardo Rincón 60 65 0 2 2.91 64 J. Tabaka Jeff Tabaka 37 502 3 2 2 3.02 40 F. Córdova Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972) 33 2201 3 13 14 3.31 157 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 54 55 2 7 3.44 48 C. Peters Chris Peters 39 148 8 10 3.47 103 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 16 151 3 0 0 3.52 17 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 33 2141 3 11 14 4.07 158 J. Lieber Jon Lieber 29 171 8 14 4.11 138 J. Silva José Silva (baseball) 18 1001 3 6 7 4.40 64 E. Loaiza Esteban Loaiza 21 912 3 6 5 4.52 53 J. Martínez Javier Martínez (baseball) 37 41 0 1 4.83 42 T. Van Poppel Todd Van Poppel 18 47 1 2 5.36 32 E. Dessens Elmer Dessens 43 742 3 2 6 5.67 43 J. McCurry Jeff McCurry 16 191 3 1 3 6.52 11 S. Lawrence Sean Lawrence 7 192 3 2 1 7.32 12Team totals1631,44969933.911,112 Awards and honors 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Jason Kendall, C, reserve Notable transactions July 17, 1998: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Warren Morris and Todd Van Poppel.Esteban Loaiza page at Baseball Reference Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Trent Jewett AA Carolina Mudcats Southern League Jeff Banister A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Jeff Richardson and Jeff Livesey A Augusta Greenjackets South Atlantic League Marty Brown A-Short Season Erie SeaWolves New York–Penn League Tracy Woodson Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke References 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 100% Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 1998 Pitts Category:1998 in Pittsburgh