1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season

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1998 Arizona Diamondbacks
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkBank One Ballpark
CityPhoenix, Arizona
Record65–97 (.401)
Divisional place5th
OwnersJerry Colangelo
Ken Kendrick
General managersJoe Garagiola Jr.
ManagersBuck Showalter
TelevisionFSN Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Bob Brenly, Joe Garagiola, Al McCoy)
RadioKTAR (620 AM)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons 1999 →

The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the Diamondbacks' inaugural season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West. They finished the season 33 games behind the National League Champion San Diego Padres with a record of 65–97, last in the division.

Jeff Suppan was the last player from the inaugural team still active in Major League Baseball when he retired in 2012.

Offseason

  • February 7, 1997: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[1]
  • August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.[1]
  • November 17, 1997: Jay Bell signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[2]
  • November 18, 1997: Devon White was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez (minors).[3]
  • November 18, 1997: Travis Fryman was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Gabe Alvarez, Joe Randa, and Matt Drews (minors).[4]
  • December 1, 1997: Matt Williams was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman, Tom Martin, and cash.[5]
  • January 8, 1998: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[6]
  • January 11, 1998: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[1]

Expansion Draft

Round 1

Pick Player Position From To
2 Brian Anderson LHP Cle Ari
3 Jeff Suppan RHP Bos Ari
5 Gabe Alvarez 3B SD Ari
7 Jorge Fábregas C CWS Ari
9 Karim García OF LA Ari
11 Edwin Diaz IF Tex Ari
13 Cory Lidle RHP NYM Ari
15 Joel Adamson LHP Mil Ari
17 Ben Ford RHP NYY Ari
19 Yamil Benitez OF KC Ari
21 Neil Weber LHP Mon Ari
23 Jason Boyd RHP Phi Ari
25 Brent Brede OF Min Ari
27 Tony Batista IF Oak Ari

Round 2

Pick Player Position From To
29 Tom Martin LHP Hou Ari
31 Omar Daal LHP Tor Ari
33 Scott Winchester RHP Cin Ari
35 Clint Sodowsky RHP Pit Ari
37 Danny Klassen IF Mil Ari
39 Matt Drews RHP Det Ari
41 Todd Erdos RHP SD Ari
43 Chris Clemons RHP CWS Ari
45 David Dellucci OF Bal Ari
47 Damian Miller C Min Ari
49 Héctor Carrasco RHP KC Ari
51 Hanley Frias SS Tex Ari
53 Bob Wolcott RHP Sea Ari
55 Mike Bell 3B Ana Ari

Round 3

Pick Player Position From To
57 Joe Randa 3B Pit Ari
59 Jesus Martinez LHP LA Ari
61 Russ Springer RHP Hou Ari
63 Bryan Corey RHP Det Ari
65 Kelly Stinnett C Mil Ari
67 Chuck McElroy LHP CWS Ari
69 Marty Janzen RHP Tor Ari

1996–97 MLB June drafts and minor league affiliates

The two expansion teams set to debut in 1998, the Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, had two full seasons to establish scouting and player development systems and were permitted to participate fully in the 1996 and 1997 Major League Baseball drafts. The Diamondbacks drafted 30th in both 1996 and 1997, selecting 62 players (1996) and 60 players (1997) in those drafts. The team began developing those players in a farm system with three minor-league affiliates in 1996 and four in 1997.

Among the players selected and signed by Arizona from those drafts were pitchers Brad Penny (fifth round, 1996) and Casey Fossum (seventh, 1996); infielders Alex Cintrón (36th, 1997), Jack Cust (first, 1997) and Junior Spivey (36th round, 1996); and outfielders Ron Calloway (eighth, 1997) and Jason Conti (32nd, 1996).

1996 farm system

Level Team League Manager
A Visalia Oaks California League Tim Torricelli
Rookie AZL Diamondbacks Arizona League Dwayne Murphy
Rookie Lethbridge Black Diamonds Pioneer League Chris Speier

Visalia affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers[7]

1997 farm system

Level Team League Manager
A High Desert Mavericks California League Chris Speier
A South Bend Silver Hawks Midwest League Dick Scott
Rookie AZL Diamondbacks Arizona League Brian Butterfield and Don Wakamatsu
Rookie Lethbridge Black Diamonds Pioneer League Tommy Jones

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High Desert[7]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Diego Padres 98 64 0.605 — 54–27 44–37
San Francisco Giants 89 74 0.546 9½ 49–32 40–42
Los Angeles Dodgers 83 79 0.512 15 48–33 35–46
Colorado Rockies 77 85 0.475 21 42–39 35–46
Arizona Diamondbacks 65 97 0.401 33 34–47 31–50

Record vs. opponents

1998 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MIL MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 1–8 5–7 4–5 6–6 6–2 4–5 4–8 6–3 2–7 4–5 2–7 6–3 3–9 5–7 2–7 5–8
Atlanta 8–1 — 3–6 7–2 5–3 7–5 4–5 8–1 7–2 6–6 9–3 8–4 7–2 5–4 7–2 6–3 9–7
Chicago 7–5 6–3 — 6–5 7–2 7–2 4–7 4–5 6–6 7–2 4–5 3–6 8–3 5–4 7–3 4–7 5–8
Cincinnati 5–4 2–7 5–6 — 4–5 9–0 3–8 5–4 6–5 8–1 3–6 4–5 5–7 1–11 2–7 8–3 7-6
Colorado 6–6 3–5 2–7 5–4 — 6–3 6–5 6–6 4–7 7–2 3–6 5–4 5–4 5–7 7–5 3–6 4–8
Florida 2–6 5–7 2–7 0–9 3–6 — 3–6 4–5 0–9 5–7 5–7 6–6 3–6 4–5 0–9 4–5 8–8
Houston 5–4 5–4 7–4 8–3 5–6 6-3 — 3–6 9–2 7–2 5–4 7–2 9–2 5–4 6–3 5–7 10–4
Los Angeles 8–4 1–8 5–4 4–5 6–6 5–4 6–3 — 5–4 5–4 3–5 5–4 7–5 5–7 6–6 4–5 8–5
Milwaukee 3–6 2–7 6–6 5–6 7–4 9–0 2–9 4–5 — 6–3 1–8 4–5 6–5 3–6 5–4 3–8 8–6
Montreal 7–2 6–6 2–7 1–8 2–7 7–5 2–7 4–5 3–6 — 8–4 5–7 2–7 4–4 3–6 3–6 6–10
New York 5–4 3–9 5–4 6–3 6–3 7–5 4–5 5–3 8–1 4–8 — 8–4 4–5 4–5 4–5 6–3 9–7
Philadelphia 7-2 4–8 6–3 5–4 4–5 6–6 2–7 4–5 5–4 7–5 4–8 — 8–1 1–8 2–6 3–6 7–9
Pittsburgh 3–6 2–7 3–8 7–5 4–5 6–3 2–9 5–7 5–6 7–2 5–4 1–8 — 5–4 2–7 6–5 6–7
San Diego 9–3 4–5 4–5 11–1 7–5 5–4 4–5 7–5 6–3 4–4 5–4 8–1 4–5 — 8–4 6–3 6–7
San Francisco 7–5 2–7 3–7 7–2 5–7 9–0 3–6 6–6 4–5 6–3 5–4 6–2 7–2 4–8 — 7–5 8–5
St. Louis 7–2 3–6 7–4 3–8 6–3 5-4 7–5 5–4 8–3 6–3 3–6 6–3 5–6 3–6 5–7 — 4–9


Notable transactions

  • June 23, 1998: Alan Embree was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Russ Springer.[8]
  • June 26, 1998: Aaron Small was selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Oakland Athletics.[9]

Roster

1998 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

1998 Game Log (65–97)
March/April (7–20)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
1 March 31 Rockies 2–9 D. Kile A. Benes (0–1) 47,484 0–1 Loss 1
2 April 1 Rockies 0–6 J. Thompson W. Blair (0–1) 43,758 0–2 Loss 2
3 April 2 Rockies 4–6 P. Astacio B. Anderson (0–1) Dipoto 42,876 0–3 Loss 3
4 April 3 Giants 3–8 M. Gardner J. Suppan (0–1) 45,590 0–4 Loss 4
5 April 4 Giants 3–5 D. Darwin G. Olson (0–1) Nen 47,047 0–5 Loss 5
6 April 5 Giants 3–2 A. Benes (1–1) S. Estes Rodriguez (1) 47,593 1–5 Win 1
7 April 7 @ Dodgers 1–9 C. Park W. Blair (0–2) 52,424 1–6 Loss 1
8 April 8 @ Dodgers 3–0 B. Anderson (1–1) H. Nomo Rodriguez (2) 37,016 2–6 Win 1
9 April 9 @ Dodgers 2–7 I. Valdez J. Suppan (0–2) 39,541 2–7 Loss 1
10 April 10 @ Padres 4–6 D. Mecili F. Rodriguez (0–1) 27,246 2–8 Loss 2
11 April 11 @ Padres 0–7 P. Smith J. Adamson (0–1) 37,753 2–9 Loss 3
12 April 12 @ Padres 2–4 J. Hamilton W. Blair (0–3) Hoffman 26,217 2–10 Loss 4
13 April 13 @ Padres 0–1 A. Ashby B. Anderson (1–2) 36,278 2–11 Loss 5
14 April 14 @ Cardinals 5–15 M. Bushy C. Sodowsky (0–1) 31,477 2–12 Loss 6
15 April 16(1) @ Cardinals 4–5 T. Stottlmyrer J. Adamson (0–2) Brantley N/A 2–13 Loss 7
16 April 16(2) @ Cardinals 8–2 A. Benes (2–1) D. Osborne 32,039 3–13 Win 1
17 April 17 Marlins 7–5 R. Springer (1–0) V. Darensbourgh Rodriguez (3) 47,401 4–13 Win 2
18 April 18 Marlins 7–5 B. Manuel (1–0) A. Alfonseca Rodriguez (4) 49,910 5–13 Win 3
19 April 19 Marlins 3–4 B. Meadows J. Suppan (0–3) Stanifer 47,339 5–14 Loss 1
20 April 20 Marlins 15–4 C. Sodowsky (1–1) L. Hernandez 45,256 6–14 Win 1
21 April 22 @ Braves 2–5 J. Smoltz A. Benes (2–2) 30,952 6–15 Loss 1
22 April 23 @ Braves 1–3 T. Glavine W. Blair (0–4) Wohlers 33,013 6–16 Loss 2
23 April 24 @ Braves 5–6 K. Ligtenberg R. Springer (1–1) 41,514 6–17 Loss 3
24 April 25 @ Marlins 4–3 (11) S. Brow (1–0) V. Darensbourogh Rodriguez (5) 28,710 7–17 Win 1
25 April 26 @ Marlins 6–12 E. Ludwick J. Adamson (0–3) 24,782 7–18 Loss 1
26 April 27 Braves 5–6 M. Cather O. Daal (0–1) Wohlers 47,410 7–19 Loss 2
27 April 28 Braves 2–12 T. Glavine W. Blair (0–5) 47,593 7–20 Loss 3
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
162
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

Pos Player G AB H HR RBI Avg.
C Kelly Stinnett 92 274 71 11 34 .259
1B Travis Lee 146 562 151 22 72 .269
2B Andy Fox 139 502 139 9 44 .277
3B Matt Williams 135 510 136 20 71 .267
SS Jay Bell 155 549 138 20 67 .251
LF David Dellucci 124 416 108 5 51 .260
CF Devon White 146 563 157 22 85 .279
RF Karim García 113 333 74 9 43 .222

[10]

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

Player G AB H HR RBI Avg.
Tony Batista 106 293 80 18 41 .273
Brent Brede 98 212 48 2 17 .226
Yamil Benítez 91 206 41 9 30 .199
Damian Miller 57 168 48 3 14 .286
Jorge Fábregas 50 151 30 1 15 .199
Andy Stankiewicz 77 145 30 0 8 .207
Danny Klassen 29 108 21 3 8 .194
Bernard Gilkey 29 101 25 1 5 .248
Chris Jones 20 31 6 0 3 .194
Hanley Frías 15 23 3 1 1 .130
Hensley Meulens 7 15 1 1 1 .067
Mike Robertson 11 13 2 0 0 .154
Edwin Díaz 3 7 0 0 0 .000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB
Andy Benes 34 231.1 14 13 3.97 164 74
Brian Anderson 32 208.0 12 13 4.33 95 24
Omar Daal 33 162.2 8 12 2.88 132 51
Willie Blair 23 146.2 4 15 5.34 71 51
Jeff Suppan 13 66.0 6 9 6.68 39 21
Bob Wolcott 6 33.0 1 3 7.09 21 13
Joel Adamson 5 23.0 0 3 8.22 14 11

[10]

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L ERA SO BB
Amaury Telemaco 27 121.0 6 9 3.94 60 33

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player G IP W L SV ERA SO BB
Gregg Olson 64 68.2 3 4 30 3.01 55 25
Clint Sodowsky 45 77.2 3 6 0 5.68 42 39
Félix Rodríguez 43 44.0 0 2 5 6.14 36 29
Alan Embree 35 35.0 3 2 1 4.11 24 13
Willie Banks 33 43.2 1 2 1 3.09 32 25
Bobby Chouinard 26 38.1 0 2 0 4.23 26 11
Russ Springer 26 32.2 4 3 0 4.13 37 14
Aaron Small 23 31.2 3 1 0 3.69 14 8
Scott Brow 17 21.1 1 0 0 7.17 13 14
Barry Manuel 13 15.2 1 0 0 7.47 12 14
Ben Ford 8 10.0 0 0 0 9.90 5 3
Efraín Valdez 6 4.1 0 0 0 4.15 2 1
Chris Michalak 5 5.1 0 0 0 11.81 5 4
Vladimir Núñez 4 5.1 0 0 0 10.13 2 2
Neil Weber 4 2.1 0 0 0 11.57 4 3
Bryan Corey 3 4.0 0 0 0 9.00 1 2
Ricky Pickett 2 0.2 0 0 0 81.00 2 4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Sidewinders Pacific Coast League Chris Speier
A High Desert Mavericks California League Don Wakamatsu
A South Bend Silver Hawks Midwest League Roly de Armas
Rookie AZL Diamondbacks Arizona League Mike Brumley
Rookie Lethbridge Black Diamonds Pioneer League Joe Almaraz

[7][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mark Davis Stats".
  2. ^ Jay Bell Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ Devon White Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Travis Fryman Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Matt Williams Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ Andy Stankiewicz Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  7. ^ a b c Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  8. ^ Alan Embree Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ "Aaron Small Stats".
  10. ^ a b "1998 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics".
  11. ^ "1998 Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Affiliates".

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