• Source: 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season

      • The 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 109th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 41st season in Los Angeles, California. It was the first season since the sale of the franchise from Peter O'Malley to the Fox Entertainment Group took effect. The new corporate executives would quickly anger Dodger fans when they bypassed General Manager Fred Claire and made one of the biggest trades in franchise history. They traded All-Star catcher Mike Piazza and starting third baseman Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for a package that included Gary Sheffield.
      The team on the field performed poorly under all the stress and soon Fox fired Claire and manager Bill Russell, replacing them with former Manager Tommy Lasorda, who was appointed interim GM and Minor League manager Glenn Hoffman who took over for Russell. The team limped along to finish in third place in the National League West and more changes were in the offing for the following season.


      Regular season




      = Season standings

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Opening Day lineup

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      = Notable transactions

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      May 15, 1998: Acquired Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson, Gary Sheffield and Manuel Barrios from the Florida Marlins for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile
      June 4, 1998: Acquired Dave Mlicki and Greg McMichael from the New York Mets for Hideo Nomo and Brad Clontz
      July 4, 1998: Acquired Jeff Shaw from the Cincinnati Reds for Paul Konerko and Dennys Reyes
      July 10, 1998: Acquired Brian Bohanon from the New York Mets for Greg McMichael
      July 23, 1998: Acquired Widd Workman from the San Diego Padres for Jim Bruske
      July 31, 1998: Acquired Mark Grudzielanek, Carlos Perez and Hiram Bocachica from the Montreal Expos for Wilton Guerrero, Ted Lilly, Peter Bergeron and Jonathan Tucker


      = Roster

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      Game log




      = Regular season

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      = Detailed records

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      Starting Pitchers stats


      Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games


      Relief Pitchers stats


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


      Batting Stats


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


      1998 Awards


      1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
      Gary Sheffield reserve
      Jeff Shaw reserve (selected as a member of the Cincinnati Reds but was traded to the Dodgers during the break and made his first appearance in a Dodger uniform in the All-Star Game)
      Gold Glove Award
      Charles Johnson
      NL Pitcher of the Month
      Chan Ho Park (July 1998)
      NL Player of the Week
      Mike Piazza (April 6–12)
      Mike Piazza (April 20–26)
      Raúl Mondesí (June 29 – July 5)


      Farm system




      Major League Baseball draft



      The Dodgers selected 50 players in this draft. Of those, only four of them would eventually play Major League baseball.
      The first round pick was outfielder Bubba Crosby from Rice University. He played nine games for the Dodgers before he was traded to the New York Yankees, where he was a part-time player for three seasons. He hit .216 in 205 games in the Majors.
      This draft also included pitcher Scott Proctor (5th round) from Florida State University and catcher David Ross (7th round) from the University of Florida. Proctor was a relief pitcher in the Majors, who played in seven seasons (two for the Dodgers) and was 18-16 with a 4.78 ERA in 307 games (most prominently with the New York Yankees). Ross was primarily a backup catcher during his two decade career which began in 2002 and ended in 2016.


      References




      External links


      1998 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
      Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Archived February 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
      Baseball-Reference season page
      Baseball Almanac season page

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