The 1998 Cincinnati Reds season was the 129th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 29th and 28th full season at Cinergy Field The Reds improved on their record of 76–86 from 1997 and finished the season at 77–85, but missed the postseason for the 3rd consecutive season.

Offseason November 11, 1997: Paul Bako and Donne Wall were traded by the Reds to the Detroit Tigers for Melvin Nieves.Melvin Nieves at Baseball Reference 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.Mike Kelly at Baseball Reference November 27, 1997: Ricardo Jordan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Ricardo Jordan at Baseball Reference December 20, 1997: Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Cleveland Indians. January 8, 1998: José Rijo was signed as a free agent by the Reds.José Rijo at Baseball Reference January 12, 1998: Pete Rose Jr. was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Pete Rose at Baseball Reference March 19, 1998: Midre Cummings was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Boston Red Sox.Midre Cummings at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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

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.Adam Dunn at Baseball Reference 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

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 CF Reggie Sanders 135 481 129 .268 14 59 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 Chris Stynes 123 347 88 .254 6 27 Aaron Boone 58 181 51 .282 2 28 Eduardo Pérez 84 172 41 .238 4 30 Pat Watkins 83 147 39 .265 2 15 Brook Fordyce 57 146 37 .253 3 14 Pokey Reese 59 133 34 .256 1 16 Lenny Harris 57 122 36 .295 0 10 Melvin Nieves 83 119 30 .252 2 17 Mike Frank 28 89 20 .225 0 7 Jeffrey Hammonds 26 86 26 .302 0 11 Paul Konerko 26 73 16 .219 3 13 Roberto Petagine 34 62 16 .258 3 7 Damian Jackson 13 38 12 .316 0 7 Guillermo Garcia 12 36 7 .194 2 4 Tony Tarasco 15 24 5 .208 1 4 Stephen Larkin 1 3 1 .333 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 Brett Tomko 34 210.2 13 12 4.44 162 Pete Harnisch 32 209.0 14 7 3.14 157 Mike Remlinger 35 164.1 8 15 4.82 144 Steve Parris 18 99.0 6 5 3.73 77 Scott Winchester 16 79.0 3 6 5.81 40 Jason Bere 9 43.2 3 2 4.12 31 Dennys Reyes 8 38.2 3 1 4.42 44 Scott Klingenbeck 4 22.2 1 3 5.96 13 Eddie Priest 2 6.0 0 1 10.50 1 Steve Cooke 1 6.0 1 0 1.50 3

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 David Weathers 16 62.1 2 4 6.21 51

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 Jeff Shaw 39 2 4 23 1.81 29 Gabe White 69 5 5 9 4.01 83 Scott Sullivan 67 5 5 1 5.21 86 Danny Graves 62 2 1 8 3.32 44 Stan Belinda 40 4 8 1 3.23 57 John Hudek 30 4 2 0 2.43 40 Rick Krivda 16 0 2 0 11.28 19 Mark Hutton 10 0 1 0 7.41 3 Todd Williams 6 0 1 0 7.71 4 Ricardo Jordan 6 1 0 0 24.30 1 Marc Kroon 4 0 0 0 13.50 4 Keith Glauber 3 0 0 0 2.35 4 Lenny Harris 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1998 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference