1998 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1998 American League Central Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan 65 97 y 5th Mike Ilitch Randy Smith Buddy Bell, Larry Parrish WKBD(Ernie Harwell, Al Kaline) FSN Detroit(Kirk Gibson, Josh Lewin) WJR(Frank Beckmann, Lary Sorensen, Jim Price) The 1998 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 98th season and the 87th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers finished in fifth place in their first season in the American League Central with a record of 65–97 (.401), 24 games behind the Cleveland Indians. The Tigers were outscored by their opponents 863 to 722. The Tigers drew 1,409,391 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1998, ranking 11th of the 14 teams in the American League. The Tigers were the first team to lose to the Tampa Bay Rays when they lost 11-8 in their second game of the season. They ultimately lost 2 of 3 games in the series, resulting in the first series win for the Rays as well. The Tigers missed the playoffs for the 11th straight season, tying a record set between 1973 and 1983. It was also the team's fifth consecutive losing season. Both streaks would last until 2006. Offseason November 11, 1997: Melvin Nieves was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds for Paul Bako and Donne Wall.https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nieveme01.shtml Melvin Nieves Stats November 18, 1997: Travis Fryman was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Gabe Alvarez, Joe Randa, and Matt Drews (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frymatr01.shtml Travis Fryman Stats December 16, 1997: Billy Ripken was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ripkebi01.shtml Billy Ripken Stats December 22, 1997: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml Joe Oliver Stats March 25, 1998: Doug Bochtler was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Oakland Athletics.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bochtdo01.shtml Doug Bochtler Stats Regular season Season standings Detroit Tigers Record vs. opponents DET Transactions July 16, 1998: Joe Oliver was released by the Detroit Tigers. July 20, 1998: Billy Ripken was released by the Detroit Tigers. Roster 1998 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 14,51 Matt Anderson 45 Doug Bochtler 26 Doug Brocail 58 Will Brunson 46 Frank Castillo 56 Dean Crow 55 Roberto Durán 39 Bryce Florie 50 Seth Greisinger 41 Denny Harriger 59 Todd Jones 57 Greg Keagle 38 Brian Moehler 36 Brian Powell 44 Sean Runyan 49 A. J. Sager 27 Scott Sanders 52 Marino Santana 22 Justin Thompson 36 Tim Worrell Catchers 32 Paul Bako 33 Raul Casanova 41 Robert Fick  7 Joe Oliver 30 Joe Siddall Infielders 20 Gabe Alvarez 29,27 Frank Catalanotto 17 Tony Clark  8 Deivi Cruz  9 Damion Easley 20 Jeff Manto 19 Joe Randa 14 Billy Ripken 43 Jason Wood Outfielders 12 Kimera Bartee 37 Trey Beamon 29 Gerónimo Berroa 34 Juan Encarnación 28 Luis Gonzalez  4 Bobby Higginson 20 Pete Incaviglia 21 Brian Hunter 51 Gabe Kapler 10 Bip Roberts 30 Andy Tomberlin Manager 25 Buddy Bell 15 Larry Parrish Coaches 35 Rick Adair (Pitching) 31 Larry Herndon (Hitting) 13 Perry Hill (Third Base) 18 Fred Kendall (Bullpen) 15 Larry Parrish (Bench) 48 Jerry White (First Base) Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting 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 RBIBobby Higginson 157612 174 .28425 85 Tony Clark 157 602 175 .29134 103Brian L. Hunter 142 595 151 .2544 36Damion Easley 153 594 161 .271 27100 Joe Randa 138560 117 .2549 50Luis Gonzalez 154547 146 .26723 71 Deivi Cruz 135 518 118 .2605 45Paul Bako 96 305 83 .2723 30Gabe Alvarez 58 286 46 .231 5 29Frank Catalanotto 89 213 60 .2826 25Gerónimo Berroa 52 126 30 .2381 10Juan Encarnación 40 164 54 .3297 21Joe Oliver 50155 35 .2264 22Bip Roberts 34 113 28 .2480 9Kimera Bartee 57 98 19 .1943 15Billy Ripken 27 74 20 .2700 5Andy Tomberlin 3269 15 .2172 12Joe Siddall 29 65 12 .1851 6Trey Beamon 28 42 11 .262 0 2Raul Casanova 1642 6 .1431 3Jeff Manto 16 30 8 .2671 3Gabe Kapler 7 25 5 .2000 0Jason Wood 10 23 8 .348 1 1Robert Fick 722 8 .3643 7Pete Incaviglia 714 1 .0710 0Pitcher Totals162213.14301Team Totals16256641494.264165691 Note: Individual pitchers' batting statistics not included 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 SOJustin Thompson 34222.0 1115 4.05 149Seth Greisinger 33 221.1 14 13 3.90 123Brian Moehler 21 130.0 6 9 5.12 66Frank Castillo 27 116.0 3 9 6.83 81 Brian Powell 18 83.23 8 6.35 46 Relief and other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SOBryce Florie 42 133.0 8 9 0 4.8097Doug Bochtler 5167.1 02 0 6.1545Todd Jones 65 63.1 1 4 28 4.9757Doug Brocail 60 62.25 2 0 2.7355Tim Worrell 1561.2 26 0 5.98 47A. J. Sager 31 59.1 4 2 2 6.5223Sean Runyan 88 50.1 1 4 1 3.5839Dean Crow 32 45.22 2 0 3.9418Matt Anderson 42 44.0 5 1 0 3.2744Greg Keagle 9 31.2 0 5 0 5.5925Roberto Durán 1815.1 01 0 5.8712Denny Harriger 4 12.0 0 3 0 6.753Scott Sanders 3 9.2 0 2 0 17.696 Marino Santana 7 7.1 0 0 0 3.6810Will Brunson 8 3.00 0 0 0.001Team Pitching Totals1621446.16597324.93947 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Gene Roof AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League Dave Anderson A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Mark Meleski A West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League Bruce Fields A-Short Season Jamestown Jammers New York–Penn League Tim Torricelli Rookie GCL Tigers Gulf Coast League Kevin BradshawLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West MichiganJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links Baseball 1998 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference 53em Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers Detroit Category:1998 in Detroit