1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season

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1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Major league affiliations
Location
1998 Information
Owner(s) Vince Naimoli
Manager(s) Larry Rothschild
Local television Sportschannel Florida
WWWB
WTSP
(Joe Magrane, Dewayne Staats)
Local radio WFLA
(Paul Olden, Charlie Slowes)

The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their first season in franchise history. This season, they finished last in the AL East division and finished the season with a record of 63-99. Their manager was Larry Rothschild.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • December 9, 1997: Wade Boggs signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. [1]

[edit] Expansion Draft

[edit] Round 1

Pick Player Position From To
1 Tony Saunders LHP Fla TB
4 Quinton McCracken OF Col TB
6 Bobby Abreu OF Hou TB
8 Miguel Cairo 2B CHC TB
10 Rich Butler OF Tor TB
12 Bobby Smith 3B Atl TB
14 Jason Johnson RHP Pit TB
16 Dmitri Young 1B Cin TB
18 Esteban Yan RHP Bal TB
20 Mike DiFelice C StL TB
22 Bubba Trammell OF Det TB
24 Andy Sheets IF Sea TB
26 Dennis Springer RHP Ana TB
28 Dan Carlson RHP SF TB

[edit] Round 2

Pick Player Position From To
30 Brian Boehringer RHP NYY TB
32 Mike Duvall LHP Fla TB
34 John LeRoy RHP Atl TB
36 Jim Mecir RHP Bos TB
38 Bryan Rekar RHP Col TB
40 Rick Gorecki RHP LA TB
42 Ramón Tatis LHP CHC TB
44 Kerry Robinson OF StL TB
46 Steve Cox 1B Oak TB
48 Albie Lopez RHP Cle TB
50 Jose Paniagua RHP Mon TB
52 Carlos Mendoza OF NYM TB
54 Ryan Karp LHP Phi TB
56 Santos Hernandez RHP SF TB

[edit] Round 3

Pick Player Position From To
58 Randy Winn OF Fla TB
60 Terrell Wade LHP Atl TB
62 Aaron Ledesma IF Bal TB
64 Brooks Kieschnick OF CHC TB
66 Luke Wilcox OF NYY TB
68 Herbert Perry IF Cle TB
70 Vaughn Eshelman LHP Oak TB

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season Standings

American League East
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
1st New York Yankees 114 48 .704    --
2nd Boston Red Sox *   92 70 .568 22.0
3rd Toronto Blue Jays   88 74 .543 26.0
4th Baltimore Orioles   79 83 .488 35.0
5th Tampa Bay Devil Rays   63 99 .389 51.0

[edit] Roster

1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Game log

Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
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July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81
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August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106
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September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135
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October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
162

[edit] Player stats

[edit] 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 RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Awards and Honors

1998 MLB All-Star Game

  • Rolando Arrojo, Pitcher

[edit] Team Leaders

  • Home Runs – Fred McGriff (19)
  • Runs Batted In - Fred McGriff (81)
  • Batting Average - Aaron Ledesma (.324)
  • Hits - Quinton McCracken (179)
  • Stolen Bases - Randy Winn (26)
  • Walks - Fred McGriff (79)
  • Wins - Rolando Arrojo (14)
  • Strikeouts - Tony Saunders (172)
  • Earned Run Average - Albie Lopez (2.60)
  • Saves - Roberto Hernandez (26)

[edit] References

v • d • e
1998 MLB season by team
AL East
Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto
AL Central
AL West
NL East
NL Central
NL West
1998 All-Star Game • 1998 World Series
v • d • e
Tampa Bay Rays
Formerly the Tampa Bay Devil Rays • Based in St. Petersburg, Florida (Tampa Bay)
The Franchise
History • Seasons • Records • Awards • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters • All articles
Ballparks
Culture
Raymond • The Rookie • The Happy Heckler • The Cowbell Kid
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
Key Personnel
Owner: Stuart Sternberg • President: Matthew Silverman
General Manager (de facto): Andrew Friedman • Manager: Joe Maddon
Seasons (11)
1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008
Minor League
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