1998 Anaheim Angels season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Anaheim Angels

| image =

| image_size =

| alt = 1998 Anaheim Angels primary logo

| caption = The logo of the Anaheim Angels during their 1998 campaign

| season = 1998

| misc =

| league = American League

| division = West

| ballpark = Edison International Field of Anaheim

| city = Anaheim, California

| record = 85–77 (.525)

| divisional_place = 2nd

| owners = Jackie Autry

| general_managers = Bill Bavasi

| managers = Terry Collins

| television = Fox Sports West
•Sparky Anderson, Steve Physioc
KCAL-9
•Jerry Reuss, Steve Physioc

| radio = KLAC (AM 570)
•Mario Impemba, Brian Barnhart
XPRS (Spanish)
•José Tolentino, Ivan Lara

| espntn = laa

| brtn = ANA

}}

The 1998 Anaheim Angels season was the 38th season of the Anaheim Angels franchise in the American League, the 333rd in Anaheim, and their 33rd season playing their home games at Edison International Field of Anaheim. The Angels finished second in the American League West with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses.

Offseason

December 4, 1997: Greg Cadaret was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cadargr01.shtml|title = Greg Cadaret Stats}}
December 19, 1997: Cecil Fielder signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml Cecil Fielder Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
December 22, 1997: Chip Hale signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/halech01.shtml Chip Hale Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
January 9, 1998: Norberto Martin was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martino01.shtml|title = Norberto Martin Stats}}
January 10, 1998: William Van Landingham was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vanlawi01.shtml William Van Landingham Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
January 26, 1998: Damon Mashore was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mashoda01.shtml|title = Damon Mashore Stats}}
February 27, 1998: Jack McDowell signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcdowja01.shtml Jack McDowell Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
March 30, 1998: Chip Hale was traded by the Anaheim Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for Craig Shipley.

Regular season

{{MLBBioRet

|Image = AngelsRetired11.png

|Name = Jim Fregosi

|Number = 11

|Team = Anaheim Angels

|Year = 1998

|}}

=Season standings=

= Record vs. opponents =

=Transactions=

July 30, 1998: Charlie O'Brien was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Anaheim Angels for Brian Tokarse (minors) and Jason Stockstill (minors).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'brich01.shtml Charlie O'Brien Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
August 7, 1998: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers by the Anaheim Angels from the Milwaukee Brewers.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/judenje01.shtml Jeff Juden Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
August 10, 1998: Cecil Fielder was released by the Anaheim Angels.
August 26, 1998: Greg Cadaret was selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the Anaheim Angels.

=Roster=

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|36\|Greg Cadaret}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Rich DeLucia}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Jason Dickson}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Mike Fetters}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Chuck Finley}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Pep Harris}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Shigetoshi Hasegawa}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Ken Hill}} {{MLBplayer\|65\|Mike Holtz}} {{MLBplayer\|46\|Mike James}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Jeff Juden}} {{MLBplayer\|72\|Jack McDowell}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Omar Olivares}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Troy Percival}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Rich Robertson}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Steve Sparks}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|Jarrod Washburn}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Allen Watson}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Trevor Wilson}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Chad Kreuter}} {{MLBplayer\|63\|Bengie Molina}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Phil Nevin}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Charlie O'Brien}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Matt Walbeck}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|11,13\|Justin Baughman}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Frank Bolick}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Gary DiSarcina}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Cecil Fielder}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Carlos García}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Troy Glaus}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Dave Hollins}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Mark Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Norberto Martin}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Chris Pritchett}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Craig Shipley}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Randy Velarde}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|16\|Garret Anderson}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Jim Edmonds}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Darin Erstad}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Todd Greene}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Gregg Jefferies}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Damon Mashore}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Orlando Palmeiro}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Tim Salmon}} {{MLBplayer\|55\|Reggie Williams}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Terry Collins}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Larry Bowa}} (Third Base) {{MLBplayer\|29\|Rod Carew}} (Hitting) {{MLBplayer\|47\|Joe Coleman}} (Bullpen) {{MLBplayer\|24\|George Hendrick}} (First Base) {{MLBplayer\|53\|Marcel Lachemann}} (Pitching) {{MLBplayer\|70\|Joe Maddon}} (Bench)

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valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer| 2|Larry Bowa}} (Third Base)

{{MLBplayer|29|Rod Carew}} (Hitting)

{{MLBplayer|47|Joe Coleman}} (Bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|24|George Hendrick}} (First Base)

{{MLBplayer|53|Marcel Lachemann}} (Pitching)

{{MLBplayer|70|Joe Maddon}} (Bench)

Player stats

=Starters by position=

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

style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="5%" \| Pos ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="16%" \| Player ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| G ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| AB ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| R ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| H ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| HR ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| RBI ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| Slg. ! style=" background:#005c5c; color:#FFFDDD;" width="9%" \| SB
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	Matt Walbeck	108	338	41	87	6	46	.257	.367	1
align="center" \| 1B	Cecil Fielder	103	381	48	92	17	68	.241	.423	0
align="center" \| 2B	Justin Baughman	63	196	24	50	1	20	.255	.327	10
align="center" \| 3B	Dave Hollins	101	363	60	88	11	39	.242	.388	11
align="center" \| SS	Gary DiSarcina	\|157	\|551	\|73	\|158	3	56	.287	.385	\|11
align="center" \| LF	Darin Erstad	133	537	84	159	19	82	.296	.486	20
align="center" \| CF	Jim Edmonds	\|154	599	115	184	\|25	\|91	.307	\|.506	7
align="center" \| RF	Garret Anderson	156	622	62	183	15	79	.284	.455	8
align="center" \| DH	Tim Salmon	136	463	84	139	26	88	\|.300	.533	0

{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1998.shtml|title = 1998 Seattle Mariners Statistics}}

=Other batters=

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| Phil Nevin	75	237	54	.228	8	27
align=center \| Norberto Martin	79	195	42	.215	1	13
align=center \| Randy Velarde	51	188	49	.261	4	26
align=center \| Orlando Palmeiro	75	165	53	.321	0	21
align=center \| Troy Glaus	48	165	36	.218	1	23
align=center \| Craig Shipley	77	147	38	.259	2	17
align=center \| Damon Mashore	43	98	23	.235	2	11
align=center \| Chris Pritchett	31	80	23	.288	2	8
align=center \| Greg Jefferies	19	72	25	.347	1	10
align=center \| Todd Greene	29	71	18	.254	1	7
align=center \| Frank Bolick	21	45	7	.156	1	2
align=center \| Reggie Williams	29	36	13	.361	1	5
align=center \| Carlos García	19	35	5	.143	0	0
align=center \| Mark Johnson	10	14	1	.071	0	0
align=center \| Charlie O'Brien	5	11	2	.182	0	0
align=center \| Chad Kreuter	3	7	1	.143	0	0
align=center \| Bengie Molina	2	1	0	.000	0	0

=Starting pitchers=

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| Chuck Finley	34	223.1	11	9	3.39	212
align=center \| Omar Olivares	37	183.0	9	9	4.03	112
align=center \| Steve Sparks	22	128.2	9	4	4.34	90
align=center \| Ken Hill	19	103.0	9	6	4.98	57
align=center \| Jack McDowell	14	76.0	5	3	5.09	45
align=center \| Jarrod Washburn	15	74.0	6	3	4.62	48
align=center \| Jeff Juden	8	40.0	1	3	6.75	39

==Other pitchers==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
align=center \| Jason Dickson	27	122.0	10	10	6.05	61
align=center \| Allen Watson	28	92.1	6	7	6.04	64

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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align=center

| Jason Dickson

122.0

6.05

align=center

| Allen Watson

92.1

6.04

===Relief pitchers===

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align=center \| Troy Percival	67	2	7	42	3.65	87
align=center \| Shigetoshi Hasegawa	61	8	3	5	3.14	73
align=center \| Rich DeLucia	61	2	6	3	4.27	73
align=center \| Mike Holtz	53	2	2	1	4.75	29
align=center \| Pep Harris	49	3	1	0	4.35	34
align=center \| Greg Cadaret	39	1	2	1	4.14	37
align=center \| Trevor Wilson	15	0	0	0	\| 3.52	6
align=center \| Mike Fetters	12	1	2	0	5.56	9
align=center \| Mike James	11	0	0	0	1.93	12
align=center \| Rich Robertson	5	0	0	0	15.88	3

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Vancouver Canadians|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=seoane001mit Mitch Seoane]

|level16=AA|team16=Midland Angels|league16=Texas League|manager16=Don Long

|level17=A|team17=Lake Elsinore Storm|league17=California League|manager17=Mario Mendoza

|level18=A|team18=Cedar Rapids Kernels|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Garry Templeton

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Boise Hawks|league19=Northwest League|manager19=Tom Kotchman

|level20=Rookie|team20=Butte Copper Kings|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Bill Lachemann

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

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/1998.shtml 1998 Anaheim Angels] at Baseball Reference
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=ANA 1998 Anaheim Angels] at Baseball Almanac

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| title = Anaheim Angels seasons

| years =1998

| before =1997

| after =1999

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