1998 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1998 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Claude Brochu Jim Beattie Felipe Alou The Sports Network(Dave Van Horne, Gary Carter)TQS(Michel Villeneuve, Marc Griffin)SRC(Claude Raymond, Rene Pothier)RDS Network(Denis Casavant, Rodger Brulotte) CIQC(Dave Van Horne, Joe Cannon, Elliott Price)CKAC (AM)(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte, Alain Chantelois) 65–97 4th The 1998 Montreal Expos season was the 30th season in franchise history. Offseason On November 18, 1997, the Expos sent Pedro Martínez to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later and Carl Pavano. The Boston Red Sox sent Tony Armas Jr on December 18, 1997, to complete the trade.Pedro Martínez Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 12, 1997: Henry Rodriguez was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Miguel Batista.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrihe02.shtml Henry Rodriguez Stats Spring training In 1998, the Expos held spring training at a new facility, Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, which opened that spring. They shared the facility with the St. Louis Cardinals. Regular season Opening Day starters Shane Andrews Brad Fullmer Mark Grudzielanek Vladimir Guerrero Carlos Pérez F.P. Santangelo José Vidro Rondell White Chris Widger Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON +Expos vs. American LeagueTeamAL EastBALBOSNYYTBTORMontreal3–00–31–22–10–4 Notable Transactions July 31, 1998: Ted Lilly was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jonathan Tucker (minors), Peter Bergeron, and Wilton Guerrero to the Montreal Expos for Carlos Pérez, Mark Grudzielanek, and Hiram Bocachica.Ted Lilly Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1998 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 48 Miguel Batista 21 Shayne Bennett 31 Shawn Boskie 38 Kirk Bullinger 34 Rick DeHart 30 Dustin Hermanson 47 Mike Johnson 44 Steve Kline 51 Mike Maddux 29 Trey Moore 45 Carl Pavano 33 Carlos Pérez 49 Jeremy Powell 32 Anthony Telford 51 Mike Thurman 41 Ugueth Urbina 18 Marc Valdes 28 Javier Vázquez 43 Tim Young Catchers  5 Michael Barrett 13,54 Bob Henley  3 Mike Hubbard 16 Chris Widger Infielders 11 Shane Andrews  2 Orlando Cabrera 20 Brad Fullmer  4 Mark Grudzielanek  4 Wilton Guerrero 36 Ray Holbert 24 Scott Livingstone 6,9 Ryan McGuire 15 Mike Mordecai 37 José Vidro Outfielders 27 Vladimir Guerrero  9 Terry Jones 14 Derrick May 12 Robert Pérez  7 F. P. Santangelo 33 Fernando Seguignol 50 Da Rond Stovall 22 Rondell White Manager 17 Felipe Alou Coaches 67 Pierre Arsenault (Bullpen) 26 Bobby Cuellar (Pitching)  1 Tommy Harper (Hitting) 25 Pete Mackanin (Third base) 55 Luis Pujols (First base) 23 Jim Tracy (Bench) Scorecard for McGwire's 70th Heading into the final game of the season vs. the Expos, Mark McGwire had 68 home runs. On September 27, 1998, McGwire finished the season with 70 home runs. In the third inning, McGwire hit a home run off Mike Thurman, and in the seventh inning, he got number 70 off Carl Pavano. September 27, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri Team123456789RHE Montreal 002100000391St. Louis11100030x692W: Frascatore (3–4)  L: Pavano (6–9)   SV: Acevedo (15)   HRs: Cabrera (3), Tatis (8), McGwire 2 (69, 70)Attendance: 46,110 Time:2:33 U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Brian Gorman Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Chris Widger 125 417 97 .233 15 53 1B Brad Fullmer 140 505 138 .273 13 73 2B Wilton Guerrero 52 222 63 .284 2 20 SS Mark Grudzielanek 105 396 109 .275 8 41 3B Shane Andrews 150 492 117 .238 25 69 LF F.P. Santangelo 122 382 82 .214 4 23 CF Rondell White 97 357 107 .300 17 58 RF Vladimir Guerrero 159 623 202 .324 38 109 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 Orlando Cabrera 79 261 73 .280 3 22 Terry Jones 60 212 46 .217 1 15 Ryan McGuire 130 210 39 .186 1 10 José Vidro 83 205 45 .220 0 18 Derrick May 55 180 43 .239 5 15 Mike Mordecai 73 119 24 .202 3 10 Bob Henley 41 115 35 .304 3 18 Scott Livingstone 76 110 23 .209 0 12 Robert Pérez 52 106 25 .236 1 8 DaRond Stovall 62 78 16 .205 2 6 Mike Hubbard 32 55 8 .145 1 3 Fernando Seguignol 16 42 11 .262 2 3 Michael Barrett 8 23 7 .304 1 2 Ray Holbert 2 5 0 .000 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 Dustin Hermanson 32 187.0 14 11 3.13 154 Javier Vázquez 33 172.1 5 15 6.06 139 Carlos Pérez 23 163.1 7 10 3.75 82 Carl Pavano 24 134.2 6 9 4.21 83 Mike Thurman 14 67.0 4 5 4.70 32 Trey Moore 13 61.0 2 5 5.02 35 Jeremy Powell 7 25.0 1 5 7.92 14 Shawn Boskie 5 17.2 1 3 9.17 10 Mike Johnson 2 7.1 0 2 14.73 4 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Miguel Batista 56 135.0 3 5 3.80 92 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Ugueth Urbina 64 6 3 34 1.30 94 Steve Kline 78 3 6 1 2.76 76 Anthony Telford 77 3 6 1 3.86 59 Shayne Bennett 62 5 5 1 5.50 59 Mike Maddux 51 3 4 1 3.72 33 Rick DeHart 26 0 0 1 4.82 14 Marc Valdes 20 1 3 0 7.43 28 Tim Young 10 0 0 0 6.00 7 Kirk Bullinger 8 1 0 0 9.00 2 Award winners 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Ugueth Urbina, pitcher Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Ottawa Lynx International League Pat Kelly AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Rick Sweet A Jupiter Hammerheads Florida State League Doug Sisson A Cape Fear Crocs South Atlantic League Luis Dorante A-Short Season Vermont Expos New York–Penn League Tony Barbone Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Frank KremblasLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: HarrisburgJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 1998 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1998 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac Mark McGwire's 70 Home Runs' on Baseball Almanac 53em Montreal Expos season Category:Montreal Expos seasons Category:1998 in Canadian sports Category:1998 in Montreal Category:1998 in sports in Quebec