1998 Chicago White Sox season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago White Sox 1998 American League Central Comiskey Park Chicago Jerry Reinsdorf Ron Schueler Jerry Manuel WGN-TVFox Sports Chicago(Ken Harrelson, Tom Paciorek) WMVP(John Rooney, Ed Farmer) WIND (AM)(Hector Molina) The 1998 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 99th season. They finished with a record of 80–82, good enough for second place in the American League Central, 9 games behind the first place Cleveland Indians. Offseason December 10, 1997: Charlie O'Brien was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Charlie O'Brien Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 27, 1998: Howard Battle was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Howard Battle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Opening Day lineup Ray Durham, 2B Mike Cameron, CF Frank Thomas, DH Albert Belle, LF Robin Ventura, 3B Magglio Ordóñez, RF Greg Norton, 1B Charlie O'Brien, C Mike Caruso, SS Jaime Navarro, P Season standings Chicago White Sox Record vs. opponents CWS Notable transactions May 27, 1998: Jim Abbott signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.Jim Abbott Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 2, 1998: Aaron Rowand was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1998.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rowanaa01.shtml Aaron Rowand Stats June 2, 1998: Mark Buehrle was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1999.Mark Buehrle Statistics Baseball-Reference.com June 7, 1998: Howard Battle was released by the Chicago White Sox. July 16, 1998: Jason Bere was released by the Chicago White Sox.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bereja01.shtml Jason Bere Stats July 30, 1998: Charlie O'Brien was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Anaheim Angels for Brian Tokarse (minors) and Jason Stockstill (minors). Roster 1998 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers 25 Jim Abbott 37 James Baldwin 46 Jason Bere 44 Chad Bradford 50 Larry Casian 43 Carlos Castillo 49 Tony Castillo 36 Scott Eyre 32 Tom Fordham 29 Keith Foulke 66 Mike Heathcott 62 Bob Howry 47 Matt Karchner 38 Jaime Navarro 40 Jim Parque 52 Todd Rizzo 41 Bill Simas 33 Mike Sirotka 59 John Snyder 56 Bryan Ward Catchers 57 Mark Johnson 15 Chad Kreuter 55 Robert Machado 22 Charlie O'Brien Infielders 12,17 Mike Caruso 12 Wil Cordero  5 Ray Durham 31 Greg Norton 10 Chris Snopek 35 Frank Thomas 23 Robin Ventura 28 Craig Wilson Outfielders 45 Jeff Abbott  8 Albert Belle 24 Mike Cameron 54,26 Lou Frazier 30 Magglio Ordóñez 44 Rubén Sierra 27 Brian Simmons Manager  7 Jerry Manuel Coaches 52 Ron Jackson 18 Wallace Johnson 53 Art Kusnyer 20 Bryan Little 21 Joe Nossek 25 Mike Pazik 58 Mark Salas Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Jeff Abbott, OF 89 244 33 68 14 1 12 41 9 28 .279 3 James Baldwin, P 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Albert Belle, LF 163 609 113 200 48 2 49 152 81 84 .328 6 Mike Cameron, CF 141 396 53 83 16 5 8 43 37 101 .210 27 Mike Caruso, SS 133 523 81 160 17 6 5 55 14 38 .306 22 Carlos Castillo, P 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Wil Cordero, 1B, OF 96 341 58 91 18 2 13 49 22 66 .267 2 Ray Durham, 2B 158 635 126 181 35 8 19 67 73 105 .285 36 Scott Eyre, P 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 Tom Fordham, P 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Lou Frazier, CF 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 4 Mark Johnson, C 7 23 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 8 .087 0 Chad Kreuter, C 93 245 26 62 9 1 2 33 32 45 .253 1 Robert Machado, C 34 111 14 23 6 0 3 15 7 22 .207 0 Jaime Navarro, P 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Greg Norton, 1B, 3B 105 299 38 71 17 2 9 36 26 77 .237 3 Charlie O'Brien, C 57 164 12 43 9 0 4 18 9 31 .262 0 Magglio Ordóñez, RF 145 535 70 151 25 2 14 65 28 53 .282 9 Jim Parque, P 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Rubén Sierra, OF, DH 27 74 7 16 4 1 4 11 3 11 .216 2 Brian Simmons, OF 5 19 4 7 0 0 2 6 0 2 .368 0 Mike Sirotka, P 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 Chris Snopek, SS, 2B 53 125 17 26 2 0 1 4 14 24 .208 3 Frank Thomas, DH, 1B 160 585 109 155 35 2 29 109 110 93 .265 7 Robin Ventura, 3B 161 590 84 155 31 4 21 91 79 111 .263 1 Craig Wilson, SS, 2B, 3B 13 47 14 22 5 0 3 10 3 6 .468 1 Team totals 163 5585 861 1516 291 38 198 806 551 916 .271 127 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Jim Abbott 5 0 4.55 5 5 0 31.2 35 16 16 2 12 14 James Baldwin 13 6 5.32 37 24 0 159.0 176 103 94 18 62 108 Jason Bere 3 7 6.45 18 15 0 83.2 98 71 60 14 58 53 Chad Bradford 2 1 3.32 29 0 1 30.2 27 16 11 0 7 11 Larry Casian 0 0 11.25 4 0 0 4.0 8 5 5 0 1 6 Carlos Castillo 6 4 5.11 54 2 0 100.1 94 61 57 17 36 64 Tony Castillo 1 2 8.00 25 0 0 27.0 38 25 24 7 11 14 Scott Eyre 3 8 5.38 33 17 0 107.0 114 78 64 24 64 73 Tom Fordham 1 2 6.75 29 5 0 48.0 51 36 36 7 42 23 Keith Foulke 3 2 4.13 54 0 1 65.1 51 31 30 9 23 57 Mike Heathcott 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 3 Bob Howry 0 3 3.15 44 0 9 54.1 37 20 19 7 21 51 Matt Karchner 2 4 5.15 32 0 11 36.2 33 21 21 2 25 30 Jaime Navarro 8 16 6.36 37 27 1 172.2 223 135 122 30 78 71 Jim Parque 7 5 5.10 21 21 0 113.0 135 72 64 14 49 77 Todd Rizzo 0 0 13.50 9 0 0 6.2 12 12 10 0 6 3 Bill Simas 4 3 3.57 60 0 18 70.2 54 29 28 12 26 56 Mike Sirotka 14 15 5.06 33 33 0 211.2 255 137 119 30 47 128 John Snyder 7 2 4.80 15 14 0 86.1 96 49 46 14 24 52 Bryan Ward 1 2 3.33 28 0 1 27.0 30 13 10 4 7 17 Team totals 80 82 5.22 163 163 42 1438.2 1569 931 835 211 600 911 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Calgary Cannons Pacific Coast League Tom Spencer AA Birmingham Barons Southern League Dave Huppert A Winston-Salem Warthogs Carolina League Chris Cron A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Mark Haley Rookie Bristol White Sox Appalachian League Nick Capra Rookie AZL White Sox Arizona League Tony PeñaLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BristolJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. 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