1998 Atlanta Braves season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2012 Atlanta Braves 1998 National League East champions National League East Turner Field Atlanta 106–56 (.654) 1st Time Warner John Schuerholz Bobby Cox WTBSTBS Superstation(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson)Fox Sports South(Ernie Johnson, Bob Rathbun) WSB (AM)(Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) The 1998 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 33rd season in Atlanta and 128th overall. The Braves entered the season as defending National League runner ups. They went on to win their fourth consecutive division title, taking the National League East title by 18 games over the second place New York Mets. The team featured six all stars: shortstop Walt Weiss and third baseman Chipper Jones were voted as starters, while first baseman Andrés Galarraga, catcher Javy López, and pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux were selected as reserves. Jones and Lopez each hit over 30 home runs as Galarraga (acquired from Colorado) led the club in home runs and RBI. Galarraga finished as an MVP candidate. The 1998 Braves beat the Chicago Cubs three games to none in the National League Division Series. In the next round Atlanta then lost to the San Diego Padres in the National League Championship Series four games to two. Despite winning two games after losing the first three, Atlanta's comeback bid came short by being eliminated in Game 6. San Diego's winning over Atlanta was seen as one of the biggest upsets in postseason history. The Braves failed to go to their fifth World Series of the 1990s. The 1998 Atlanta Braves are seen as one of the greatest Major League Baseball teams of all time, despite not winning a title. ESPN writer David Schoenfield lists them as one of the top teams in MLB history to not win a World Series.https://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/32354/greatest-teams-ever-the-almost-greats Greatest teams ever: The almost greats January 25, 2013 The team's greatness and their surprising playoff defeat are memorialized by Morgan Wallen in his 2023 hit, "98 Braves." The song is an extended metaphor that compares a past relationship to the season.Trust Gary Morgan Wallen's ''98 Braves' Is a Hit With Listeners – And the Atlanta Braves https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-98-braves-atlanta-braves-song-1235288107/ billboard.com Billboard March 31, 2023 ESPN columnist Jeff Merron also writes that the pitching staff of Maddux, Glavine, John Smoltz, Denny Neagle, and Kevin Millwood was the greatest of all time.https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=list/greatestrotations ESPN.com: Page 2 : The greatest pitching rotations www.espn.com The quintet posted a cumulative 2.97 ERA and amassed 88 wins (almost 18 wins per starter), equaling the win total of the 2nd place Mets. The 1998 Braves are the only team in MLB history to have five pitchers each strike out 150 batters in the same season.https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/baY4W Pitching Season Finder, For single seasons, From 1901 to 2017, (requiring SO>=150) Baseball Reference July 31, 2017 Glavine, the lone 20 game winner in the National League for that year, won the Cy Young Award. Offseason November 17, 1997: Walt Weiss was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/weisswa01.shtml Walt Weiss Stats November 27, 1997: Andrés Galarraga was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/weisswa01.shtml Walt Weiss Stats January 30, 1998: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martide01.shtml Dennis Martinez Stats February 6, 1998: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml Curtis Pride Stats Regular season thumb|270px|Tom Glavine pitches in spring training, 1998. Chipper Jones plays third base in background. Opening Day starters C Eddie Pérez 1B Andrés Galarraga 2B Tony Graffanino 3B Chipper Jones SS Walt Weiss LF Ryan Klesko CF Andruw Jones RF Michael Tucker P Greg Maddux Season standings Atlanta Braves Record vs. opponents ATL Transactions June 9, 1998: Howard Battle was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.Howard Battle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 23, 1998: Alan Embree was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Russ Springer.Alan Embree Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 14, 1998: Paul Byrd was selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Atlanta Braves.Paul Byrd Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1998 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 50 Adam Butler 45 Paul Byrd 38 Mike Cather 30 Norm Charlton 48 Bruce Chen 48 Brian Edmondson 36 Alan Embree 47 Tom Glavine 46 Kerry Ligtenberg 31 Greg Maddux 32 Dennis Martínez 34 Kevin Millwood 15 Denny Neagle 45 Odalis Pérez 49 John Rocker 40 Rudy Seánez 29 John Smoltz 36 Russ Springer 43 Mark Wohlers Catchers  8 Javy López 12 Eddie Pérez Infielders  2 Rafael Belliard 23 Greg Colbrunn  7 Mark DeRosa 14 Andrés Galarraga 11 Tony Graffanino 13 Ozzie Guillén  9 Wes Helms 30 Ray Holbert 10 Chipper Jones  1 Keith Lockhart 20 Marty Malloy 33 Randall Simon 22 Walt Weiss Outfielders 17 Danny Bautista 16 Damon Hollins 25 Andruw Jones 18 Ryan Klesko 26 George Lombard 19 Curtis Pride 24 Michael Tucker 27 Gerald WilliamsManager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 37 Jim Beauchamp (bench) 39 Pat Corrales (first base) 22 Bobby Dews 28 Clarence Jones (hitting) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)  5 Ned Yost (bullpen) Game log Atlanta Braves 1998 Game Log: 106–56 (Home: 56–25; Away: 50–31) y Atlanta Braves March/April: 18–9 (Home: 10–4; Away: 8–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || March 31 || Brewers || 2–1 || Ligtenberg (1–0) || Wickman (0–1) || — || 42,891 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 || April 2 || Brewers || 6–8 (11) || Myers (1–0) || Butler (0–1) || — || 29,671 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || April 3 || Phillies || 5–1 || Neagle (1–0) || Grace (0–1) || — || 30,020 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || April 4 || Phillies || 5–4 || Martinez (1–0) || Brewer (0–1) || Wohlers (1) || 39,154 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || April 5 || Phillies || 1–2 || Schilling (1–0) || Maddux (0–1) || — || 35,331 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || April 7 || @ Pirates || 11–3 || Glavine (1–0) || Schmidt (1–1) || — || 43,268 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || April 8 || @ Pirates || 3–5 || Loaiza (1–0) || Neagle (1–1) || Loiselle (3) || 11,254 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || April 9 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Millwood (1–0) || Lieber (0–1) || Wohlers (2) || 9,560 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 || April 10 || @ Phillies || 0–1 || Schilling (2–0) || Cather (0–1) || — || 30,311 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || April 11 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Green (1–0) || Martinez (1–1) || — || 17,676 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 12 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Glavine (2–0) || Stephenson (0–1) || Wohlers (3) || 18,760 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 || April 13 || @ Phillies || 8–11 || Spradlin (1–0) || Ligtenberg (1–1) || Bottalico (2) || 15,101 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 14 || Pirates || 6–0 || Millwood (2–0) || Lieber (0–2) || — || 31,259 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 15 || Pirates || 7–0 || Maddux (1–1) || Silva (1–2) || — || 30,381 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 16 || Pirates || 3–1 || Smoltz (1–0) || Cordova (2–1) || Wohlers (4) || 35,760 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#cccccc" | – || April 17 || @ Rockies || colspan=7|Postponed (snow); rescheduled for April 19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 18 || @ Rockies || 11–4 || Neagle (2–1) || Astacio (1–3) || — || 48,058 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 19 (1) || @ Rockies || 5–3 || Millwood (3–0) || Thompson (1–1) || Wohlers (5) || 48,038 || 11–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || April 19 (2) || @ Rockies || 7–10 || Wright (1–2) || Martinez (1–2) || Dipoto (4) || 43,977 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || April 20 || @ Rockies || 7–5 || Maddux (2–1) || Kile (1–3) || Ligtenberg (1) || 43,594 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || April 22 || Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Smoltz (2–0) || Benes (2–2) || — || 30,952 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || April 23 || Diamondbacks || 3–1 || Glavine (3–0) || Blair (0–4) || Wohlers (6) || 33,013 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 24 || Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Ligtenberg (2–1) || Springer (1–1) || — || 41,514 || 15–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || April 25 || Rockies || 7–11 || Kile (2–3) || Millwood (3–1) || — || 49,161 || 15–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 || April 26 || Rockies || 6–7 || Wright (2–2) || Maddux (2–2) || Dipoto (5) || 42,200 || 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || April 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–5 || Cather (1–1) || Daal (0–1) || Wohlers (7) || 47,410 || 16–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || April 28 || @ Diamondbacks || 12–2 || Glavine (4–0) || Blair (0–5) || — || 47,593 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 30 || Giants || 6–0 || Neagle (3–1) || Hershiser (0–3) || — || 31,818 || 18–9 y Atlanta Braves May: 21–9 (Home: 15–4; Away: 6–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || May 1 || Giants || 6–2 || G. Maddux (3–2) || Rueter (3–2) || — || 35,777 || 19–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || May 2 || Giants || 4–3 || Ligtenberg (3–1) || Nen (3–1) || — || 46,597 || 20–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 || May 3 || Giants || 8–12 || Darwin (2–2) || Glavine (4–1) || — || 36,958 || 20–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || May 4 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Millwood (4–1) || Guthrie (1–1) || Ligtenberg (2) || 32,330 || 21–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || May 5 || Dodgers || 8–3 || Neagle (4–1) || Valdez (2–4) || — || 30,310 || 22–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || May 6 || Dodgers || 7–0 || G. Maddux (4–2) || Dreifort (0–3) || — || 38,637 || 23–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || May 7 || Padres || 6–3 || Smoltz (3–0) || Hamilton (3–2) || Ligtenberg (3) || 31,811 || 24–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 || May 8 || Padres || 2–3 || Ashby (5–2) || Glavine (4–2) || Hoffman (9) || 37,490 || 24–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || May 9 || Padres || 6–4 || Millwood (5–1) || Van Ryn (0–1) || Ligtenberg (4) || 46,160 || 25–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || May 10 || Padres || 8–5 || Cather (2–1) || Wall (0–1) || Ligtenberg (5) || 33,376 || 26–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || May 11 || @ Reds || 8–1 || G. Maddux (5–2) || Remlinger (3–4) || — || 19,285 || 27–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 12 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Smoltz (4–0) || Weathers (2–2) || — || 19,033 || 28–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 13 || @ Cardinals || 10–2 || Glavine (5–2) || Politte (2–3) || — || 31,532 || 29–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || May 14 || @ Cardinals || 7–3 || Rocker (1–0) || Acevedo (1–1) || — || 32,119 || 30–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || May 15 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Neagle (5–1) || Lima (6–2) || Martinez (1) || 38,941 || 31–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 || May 16 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Henry (2–1) || Ligtenberg (3–2) || — || 51,526 || 31–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 || May 17 || @ Astros || 1–8 || Bergman (4–2) || Smoltz (4–1) || — || 35,250 || 31–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 18 || @ Astros || 4–0 || Glavine (6–2) || Hampton (6–2) || — || 22,119 || 32–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May 20 || Rockies || 5–1 || Millwood (6–1) || Thomson (2–5) || — || 33,531 || 33–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 21 || Rockies || 2–0 || Neagle (6–1) || Kile (5–5) || Ligtenberg (6) || 34,611 || 34–13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May 22 || Cubs || 8–2 || G. Maddux (6–2) || Clark (3–6) || — || 43,576 || 35–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 || May 23 || Cubs || 6–10 (11) || Beck (1–0) || Edmondson (0–1) || — || 50,189 || 35–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 24 || Cubs || 2–1 || Glavine (7–2) || Adams (2–3) || — || 48,580 || 36–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 25 || Cubs || 9–5 || Millwood (7–1) || Tapani (6–3) || — || 33,704 || 37–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 26 || Expos || 9–3 || Neagle (7–1) || Batista (1–2) || — || 28,662 || 38–14 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 27 || Expos || 2–0 || G. Maddux (7–2) || Vazquez (1–6) || Ligtenberg (7) || 32,834 || 39–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 || May 28 || Expos || 5–9 || M. Maddux (1–1) || Wohlers (0–1) || — || 31,416 || 39–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 || May 29 || @ Cubs || 3–5 (11) || Adams (3–3) || Rocker (1–1) || — || 38,010 || 39–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || May 30 || @ Cubs || 8–9 || Trachsel (6–1) || Millwood (7–2) || Patterson (1) || 39,817 || 39–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || May 31 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Tapani (7–3) || Neagle (7–2) || Beck (15) || 29,285 || 39–18 y Atlanta Braves June: 15–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 1 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Maddux (8–2) || Woodard (3–3) || — || 21,873 || 40–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || June 2 || @ Brewers || 9–0 || D. Martinez (2–2) || Wagner (1–4) || — || 39,017 || 41–18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 3 || @ Brewers || 5–2 || Glavine (8–2) || Juden (5–4) || Wohlers (8) || 19,116 || 42–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 || June 5 || @ Orioles || 2–3 || Erickson (6–6) || Neagle (7–3) || — || 48,039 || 42–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || June 6 || @ Orioles || 10–5 || Millwood (8–2) || Mussina (4–3) || — || 48,098 || 43–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || June 7 || @ Orioles || 9–0 || Maddux (9–2) || Drabek (5–6) || — || 48,090 || 44–19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || June 8 || Red Sox || 7–6 || Embree (1–0) || Wasdin (3–3) || — || 44,018 || 45–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || June 9 || Red Sox || 3–9 || Saberhagen (8–3) || D. Martinez (2–3) || — || 43,121 || 45–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 || June 10 || Red Sox || 6–10 || P. Martínez (7–2) || Neagle (7–4) || — || 41,345 || 45–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 || June 12 || Expos || 5–7 || Batista (2–3) || Cather (2–2) || Urbina (16) || 45,942 || 45–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 || June 13 || Expos || 9–7 || Glavine (9–2) || Johnson (0–2) || D. Martinez (2) || 48,943 || 46–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 || June 14 || Expos || 5–1 || Millwood (9–2) || Perez (6–5) || — || 46,543 || 47–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || June 16 || Marlins || 7–0 || Neagle (8–4) || Fontenot (0–4) || — || 39,331 || 48–22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 || June 17 || Marlins || 6–2 || Maddux (10–2) || Sanchez (3–4) || — || 38,021 || 49–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 || June 18 || Marlins || 2–3 || Ojala (1–0) || Glavine (9–3) || Alfonseca (2) || 46,296 || 49–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 || June 19 || @ Expos || 1–14 || Boskie (1–0) || Millwood (9–3) || — || 10,364 || 49–24 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || June 20 || @ Expos || 5–1 || Smoltz (5–1) || Perez (6–6) || — || 11,139 || 50–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 || June 21 || @ Expos || 1–4 || Hermanson (5–6) || Neagle (8–5) || Urbina (18) || 12,265 || 50–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 || June 22 || @ Yankees || 4–6 || Nelson (5–3) || D. Martinez (2–4) || Rivera (17) || 53,316 || 50–26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || June 23 || @ Yankees || 7–2 || Glavine (10–3) || Hernandez (2–1) || — || 54,775 || 51–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 || June 24 || Yankees || 6–10 || Cone (10–2) || Millwood (9–4) || Rivera (18) || 48,980 || 51–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 || June 25 || Yankees || 0–6 || Wells (10–2) || Neagle (8–6) || — || 49,052 || 51–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 || June 26 || Blue Jays || 4–6 || Hentgen (9–4) || Smoltz (5–2) || Myers (22) || 47,081 || 51–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 || June 27 || Blue Jays || 2–0 || Maddux (11–2) || Guzman (4–10) || — || 48,338 || 52–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 || June 28 || Blue Jays || 10–3 || Glavine (11–3) || Carpenter (4–3) || — || 44,185 || 53–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 83 || June 30 || @ Devil Rays || 7–2 || Neagle (9–6) || Saunders (1–9) || — || 41,047 || 54–29 y Atlanta Braves July: 18–9 (Home: 6–4; Away: 12–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 84 || July 1 || @ Devil Rays || 6–5 || Springer (5–3) || R. Hernandez (0–3) || Ligtenberg (8) || 41,100 || 55–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 85 || July 2 || @ Devil Rays || 6–0 || Maddux (12–2) || Arrojo (10–5) || — || 40,749 || 56–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 86 || July 3 || Mets || 3–2 || Glavine (12–3) || Bohanon (2–4) || Ligtenberg (9) || 48,757 || 57–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 87 || July 4 || Mets || 4–1 || Millwood (10–4) || Yoshii (4–4) || — || 47,900 || 58–29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 88 || July 5 || Mets || 3–2 (11) || Seanez (1–0) || Franco (0–2) || — || 40,430 || 59–29 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" | colspan=9 | 69th All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 89 || July 9 || @ Marlins || 6–4 || Smoltz (6–2) || L. Hernandez (7–5) || Ligtenberg (10) || 25,535 || 60–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 90 || July 10 || @ Marlins || 1–3 || Sanchez (4–6) || Neagle (9–7) || Heredia (2) || 26,018 || 60–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 91 || July 11 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Mantei (3–0) || Maddux (12–3) || — || 36,795 || 60–31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 92 || July 12 || @ Marlins || 3–5 || Meadows (8–6) || Glavine (12–4) || Alfonseca (6) || 24,956 || 60–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 93 || July 14 || @ Mets || 4–2 || Smoltz (7–2) || Jones (7–6) || Ligtenberg (11) || 38,000 || 61–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 94 || July 15 || @ Mets || 12–1 || Neagle (10–7) || Yoshii (4–5) || — || 41,347 || 62–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 95 || July 16 || Brewers || 4–3 || Maddux (13–3) || Eldred (4–8) || Seanez (1) || 46,098 || 63–32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 96 || July 17 || Brewers || 4–1 || Glavine (13–4) || Woodall (4–5) || Rocker (1) || 48,544 || 64–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 97 || July 18 || Brewers || 1–7 || Woodard (7–5) || Millwood (10–5) || — || 50,284 || 64–33 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 98 || July 19 || Brewers || 11–6 || Smoltz (8–2) || Juden (7–9) || — || 44,598 || 65–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 99 || July 20 || Cubs || 3–11 || Tapani (11–6) || Neagle (10–8) || — || 47,475 || 65–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 100 || July 21 || Cubs || 0–3 || Wood (9–5) || Maddux (13–4) || Beck (27) || 47,933 || 65–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 101 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 14–2 || Glavine (14–4) || Loewer (4–3) || — || 28,304 || 66–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 102 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Millwood (11–5) || Green (6–7) || Ligtenberg (12) || 28,222 || 67–35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 103 || July 24 || @ Pirates || 3–0 || Smoltz (9–2) || Peters (4–8) || — || 24,776 || 68–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 104 || July 25 || @ Pirates || 1–4 || Cordova (9–8) || Neagle (10–9) || Christiansen (4) || 41,568 || 68–36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 105 || July 26 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Maddux (14–4) || Schmidt (8–8) || Ligtenberg (13) || 34,925 || 69–36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 106 || July 27 || @ Reds || 3–2 (10) || Seanez (2–0) || Belinda (4–8) || Ligtenberg (14) || 23,866 || 70–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 107 || July 28 || @ Reds || 1–13 || Sullivan (3–4) || Millwood (11–6) || — || 22,690 || 70–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 108 || July 29 || @ Reds || 11–5 || Seanez (3–0) || Parris (1–2) || — || 24,480 || 71–37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 109 || July 30 || @ Reds || 13–3 || Neagle (11–9) || Krivda (2–2) || — || 28,946 || 72–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 110 || July 31 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Mercker (7–8) || Maddux (14–5) || Painter (1) || 50,662 || 72–38 y Atlanta Braves August: 18–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 111 || August 1 || Cardinals || 3–1 || Seanez (4–0) || Croushore (0–3) || Ligtenberg (15) || 50,137 || 73–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 112 || August 2 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Millwood (12–6) || Witt (6–7) || Ligtenberg (16) || 49,296 || 74–38 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 113 || August 4 || Reds || 4–2 || Smoltz (10–2) || Sullivan (3–5) || Ligtenberg (17) || 43,012 || 75–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 114 || August 5 || Reds || 9–13 || Hudek (4–5) || Springer (5–4) || — || 43,315 || 75–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 115 || August 6 || Reds || 5–0 || Maddux (15–5) || Remlinger (6–12) || — || 47,311 || 76–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 116 || August 7 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Glavine (15–4) || Rueter (12–7) || — || 29,676 || 77–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 117 || August 8 || @ Giants || 14–6 || Millwood (13–6) || Darwin (7–10) || — || 39,174 || 78–39 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 118 || August 9 || @ Giants || 7–5 || Martinez (3–4) || Mesa (5–6) || Ligtenberg (18) || 43,957 || 79–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 119 || August 11 || @ Padres || 1–3 || Hamilton (10–9) || Neagle (11–10) || Hoffman (39) || 31,430 || 79–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 120 || August 12 || @ Padres || 1–5 || Ashby (16–6) || Maddux (15–6) || — || 40,597 || 79–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 121 || August 13 || @ Padres || 5–0 || Glavine (16–4) || Langston (4–5) || — || 34,547 || 80–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 122 || August 14 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 || Millwood (14–6) || Mlicki (6–6) || Ligtenberg (19) || 43,560 || 81–41 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 123 || August 15 || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Smoltz (11–2) || Park (10–7) || Ligtenberg (20) || 41,240 || 82–41 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 124 || August 16 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Radinsky (5–5) || Neagle (11–11) || Shaw (36) || 44,471 || 82–42 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 125 || August 18 || Giants || 8–4 || Maddux (16–6) || Rueter (12–9) || — || 42,986 || 83–42 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 126 || August 19 || Giants || 2–6 || Gardner (10–5) || Glavine (16–5) || — || 44,535 || 83–43 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 127 || August 20 || Padres || 0–2 || Brown (16–4) || Millwood (14–7) || Hoffman (41) || 43,730 || 83–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 128 || August 21 || Padres || 5–4 || Smoltz (12–2) || Hamilton (10–11) || Ligtenberg (21) || 48,268 || 84–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 129 || August 22 || Dodgers || 7–5 || Neagle (12–11) || Dreifort (6–12) || Ligtenberg (22) || 48,326 || 85–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 130 || August 23 || Dodgers || 12–7 || Maddux (17–6) || Perez (7–13) || — || 45,179 || 86–44 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 131 || August 24 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Glavine (17–5) || Shaw (2–6) || Ligtenberg (23) || 39,449 || 87–44 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 132 || August 25 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Hampton (10–6) || Millwood (14–8) || Wagner (25) || 32,157 || 87–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 133 || August 26 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Smoltz (13–2) || Bergman (11–7) || — || 32,651 || 88–45 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 134 || August 27 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Neagle (13–11) || Morris (4–4) || Ligtenberg (24) || 33,889 || 89–45 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 135 || August 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 (10) || Acevedo (7–3) || Martinez (3–5) || — || 45,666 || 89–46 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 136 || August 29 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Glavine (18–5) || Bottenfield (4–6) || Seanez (2) || 47,627 || 90–46 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 137 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 7–8 || Petkovsek (7–4) || Martinez (3–6) || Acevedo (4) || 44,051 || 90–47 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 138 || August 31 || Astros || 3–4 || Powell (5–5) || Smoltz (13–3) || Wagner (26) || 33,883 || 90–48 y Atlanta Braves September: 16–8 (Home: 9–2; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 139 || September 1 || Astros || 6–4 || Neagle (14–11) || Elarton (1–1) || Ligtenberg (25) || 31,168 || 91–48 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 140 || September 2 || Astros || 2–4 || Johnson (15–11) || Maddux (17–7) || Wagner (27) || 46,238 || 91–49 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 141 || September 4 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Leiter (14–5) || Glavine (18–6) || — || 34,617 || 91–50 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 142 || September 5 || @ Mets || 4–5 || Wendell (5–1) || Seanez (4–1) || Franco (32) || 43,573 || 91–51 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 143 || September 6 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Smoltz (14–3) || Reed (16–9) || — || 40,311 || 92–51 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 144 || September 7 || @ Mets || 7–8 || McMichael (3–4) || Rocker (1–2) || Franco (33) || 22,953 || 92–52 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 145 || September 8 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Batista (3–5) || Maddux (17–8) || Urbina (29) || 7,216 || 92–53 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 146 || September 9 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Urbina (5–3) || Rocker (1–3) || — || 7,842 || 92–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 147 || September 10 || @ Expos || 7–4 || Millwood (15–8) || Thurman (3–4) || Ligtenberg (26) || 8,455 || 93–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 148 || September 11 || Marlins || 8–2 || Smoltz (15–3) || Ojala (2–5) || — || 47,235 || 94–54 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 149 || September 12 || Marlins || 4–2 || Chen (1–0) || Hernandez (10–12) || Ligtenberg (27) || 48,797 || 95–54 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 150 || September 13 || Marlins || 5–6 || Sanchez (7–8) || Perez (0–1) || Mantei (8) || 45,683 || 95–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 151 || September 14 || Phillies || 4–2 || Glavine (19–6) || Schilling (14–14) || Ligtenberg (28) || 33,367 || 96–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 152 || September 15 || Phillies || 3–0 || Millwood (16–8) || Green (6–11) || Charlton (1) || 35,478 || 97–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 153 || September 16 || Phillies || 5–1 || Smoltz (16–3) || Loewer (6–8) || — || 34,961 || 98–55 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 154 || September 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–0 || Neagle (15–11) || Daal (7–12) || Ligtenberg (29) || 43,251 || 99–55 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 155 || September 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–5 || Benes (14–13) || Maddux (17–9) || — || 46,434 || 99–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 156 || September 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–0 || Glavine (20–6) || Anderson (12–13) || — || 48,405 || 100–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 157 || September 20 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–0 || Chen (2–0) || Telemaco (6–10) || — || 44,876 || 101–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 158 || September 22 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Millwood (17–8) || Medina (2–5) || Ligtenberg (30) || 23,355 || 102–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 159 || September 23 || @ Marlins || 11–0 || Smoltz (17–3) || Ojala (2–7) || — || 22,469 || 103–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 160 || September 25 || Mets || 6–5 || Martínez (4–6) || Reed (16–11) || Rocker (2) || 48,443 || 104–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 161 || September 26 || Mets || 4–0 || Neagle (16–11) || Leiter (17–6) || — || 48,117 || 105–56 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 162 || September 27 || Mets || 7–2 || Maddux (18–9) || Reynoso (7–3) || — || 48,685 || 106–56 |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fcc = LossBold = Braves team member 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 RBICJavy López133489139.284341071BAndrés Galarraga153555169.305441212BKeith Lockhart10936694.257937SSWalt Weiss9634797.2800273BChipper Jones160601188.31334107LFRyan Klesko129427117.2741870CFAndruw Jones159582158.2713190RFMichael Tucker130414101.2441346 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 RBITony Graffanino10528961.211522Gerald Williams12926681.3051044Ozzie Guillén8326473.277122Eddie Pérez6114950.336632Danny Bautista8214436.250317Curtis Pride7010727.25239Greg Colbrunn284413.295110Marty Malloy11285.17911Rafael Belliard7205.25001Randall Simon7163.18804Ray Holbert8152.13301Wes Helms7134.30812Damon Hollins361.16700George Lombard662.33311Mark DeRosa531.33300 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 SOGreg Maddux34251.01892.22204Tom Glavine33229.12062.47157Denny Neagle32210.116113.55165Kevin Millwood31174.11784.08163John Smoltz26167.21732.90173Bruce Chen420.1203.9817 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOKerry Ligtenberg7532302.7179Dennis Martínez534624.4562John Rocker471322.1342Mike Cather362203.92 33Rudy Seánez344122.7550Mark Wohlers2701810.1822Russ Springer221104.0519Alan Embree201004.3419Norm Charlton130011.386Brian Edmondson100104.328Odalis Pérez100104.225Adam Butler801010.807Paul Byrd100013.50!1 Postseason Game log Atlanta Braves 1998 Postseason Game Log y Atlanta Braves National League Division Series: 3–0 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || September 30 || Cubs || 7–1 || Smoltz (1–0) || Clark (0–1) || — || 45,598 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || October 1 || Cubs || 2–1 (10) || Perez (1–0) || Mulholland (0–1) || — || 51,713 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || October 3 || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Maddux (1–0) || Wood (0–1) || — || 39,597 || 3–0 y Atlanta Braves National League Championship Series: 2–4 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || October 7 || Padres || 2–3 (10) || Hoffman (1–0) || Ligtenberg (0–1) || Wall (1) || 42,117 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 2 || October 8 || Padres || 0–3 || Brown (2–0) || Glavine (0–1) || — || 43,083 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 10 || @ Padres || 1–4 || Hitchcock (2–0) || Maddux (1–1) || Hoffman (3) || 62,799 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || October 11 || @ Padres || 8–3 || Martínez (1–0) || Hamilton (0–1) || — || 65,042 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || October 12 || @ Padres || 7–6 || Rocker (1–0) || Brown (2–1) || Maddux (1) || 58,988 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || October 14 || Padres || 0–5 || Hitchcock (3–0) || Glavine (0–2) || — || 50,988 || 2–4 Award winners Tom Glavine, NL Cy Young Award, Tom Glavine, Pitcher of the Month, April Tom Glavine, P, Silver Slugger Andruw Jones, OF, Gold Glove (Center field) Greg Maddux, Pitcher of the Month, June Greg Maddux, P, Gold Glove 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Chipper Jones, 3B, starter Greg Maddux, P, starter Walt Weiss, SS, starter Andrés Galarraga, 1B, reserve Tom Glavine, P, reserve Javy López, C, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Richmond Braves International League Jeff Cox AA Greenville Braves Southern League Randy Ingle A Danville 97s Carolina League Paul Runge A Macon Braves South Atlantic League Brian Snitker A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Jim Saul Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Franklin Stubbs Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Rick AlbertJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1998 Atlanta Braves team at Baseball-Reference 100% Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves Season, 1998 Atlanta Braves Season, 1998 Category:National League East champion seasons Atlanta