1998 Cincinnati Reds season

1998 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1890);
	Central Division (since 1994);
Location
	Cinergy Field (since 1970);
	Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882);
Other information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Jim Bowden
Manager(s)	Jack McKeon
Local television	WSTR/WKRC-TV; Fox Sports Ohio ; (George Grande, Chris Welsh)
Local radio	WLW; (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1998 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League Central.

Offseason

November 11, 1997: Paul Bako and Donne Wall were traded by the Reds to the Detroit Tigers for Melvin Nieves.^[1]
November 11, 1997: Mike Kelly was traded by the Reds to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a player to be named later. The Devil Rays completed the deal by sending Dmitri Young to the Reds on November 18.^[2]
November 27, 1997: Ricardo Jordan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[3]
December 20, 1997: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians.^[4]
January 8, 1998: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[5]
January 12, 1998: Pete Rose, Jr. was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[6]
March 19, 1998: Midre Cummings was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Boston Red Sox.^[7]

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	GB	Pct.
Houston Astros	102	60	.630	--
Chicago Cubs	90	73	.552	12.5
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	19.0
Cincinnati Reds	77	85	.475	25.0
Milwaukee Brewers	74	88	.457	28.0
Pittsburgh Pirates	69	93	.426	33.0

Notable transactions

April 8, 1998: Buddy Carlyle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres for Marc Kroon.^[8]
June 24, 1998: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Cincinnati Reds.^[4]
July 4, 1998: Jeff Shaw was traded by the Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Paul Konerko and Dennys Reyes.^[9]
July 21, 1998: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[10]

Draft picks

June 2, 1998: Adam Dunn was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 11, 1998.^[11]
June 2, 1998: Termel Sledge was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 45th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign.

Roster

1998 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

15 Jack McKeon

Coaches

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	Ed Taubensee	130	491	120	.278	11	72
1B	Sean Casey	96	351	82	.272	7	52
2B	Bret Boone	157	648	155	.266	24	95
SS	Barry Larkin	145	626	166	.309	17	72
3B	Willie Greene	111	417	96	.270	14	49
LF	Dmitri Young	144	590	166	.310	14	83
RF	Jon Nunnally	74	213	36	.207	7	20

Stats through the end of the 1998 season

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

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

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

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
Ricardo Jordan	6	1	0	0	24.30	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

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References

^ Melvin Nieves page at Baseball Reference
^ Mike Kelly page at Baseball Reference
^ Ricardo Jordan page at Baseball Reference
^ ^a ^b "David Weathers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
^ José Rijo page at Baseball Reference
^ Pete Rose page at Baseball Reference
^ Midre Cummings page at Baseball Reference
^ "Buddy Carlyle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
^ Paul Konerko page at Baseball Reference
^ Jason Bere page at Baseball Reference
^ Adam Dunn page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

1998 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

[1] Melvin Nieves page at Baseball Reference

[2] Mike Kelly page at Baseball Reference

[3] Ricardo Jordan page at Baseball Reference

[baseball-reference1-4] "David Weathers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

[5] José Rijo page at Baseball Reference

[6] Pete Rose page at Baseball Reference

[7] Midre Cummings page at Baseball Reference

[8] "Buddy Carlyle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

[9] Paul Konerko page at Baseball Reference

[10] Jason Bere page at Baseball Reference

[11] Adam Dunn page at Baseball Reference

[12] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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