1998 Pittsburgh Pirates season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Pittsburgh Pirates

| image = Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg

| season = 1998

| league = National League

| division = Central

| ballpark = Three Rivers Stadium

| city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

| record = 69–93 (.426)

| divisional_place = 6th

| owners = Kevin McClatchy

| general_managers = Cam Bonifay

| managers = Gene Lamont

| television = WPGH-TV & WCWB-TV
Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh

| radio = KDKA-AM
(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk)

}}

The 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 117th season of the franchise; the 112th in the National League. This was their 29th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 69–93.

Regular season

=Season standings=

=Game log=

{{Game log start|style={{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}|title= 1998 Game Log (69–93)}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}|title=April (11–16)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 1 || April 1 || @ Expos || 4–0 || Cordova (1–0) || Perez || — || 31,220 || 1–0

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 2 || April 2 || @ Expos || 4–3 || Schmidt (1–0) || Maddux || Loiselle (1) || 6,396 || 2–0

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 3 || April 3 || @ Mets || 1–2 || McMichael || Peters (0–1) || — || 15,245 || 2–1

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 4 || April 4 || @ Mets || 6–7 (13) || Wendell || Peters (0–2) || — || 17,633 || 2–2

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 5 || April 5 || @ Mets || 0–7 || Yoshii || Silva (0–1) || — || 18,205 || 2–3

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 6 || April 6 || @ Mets || 4–2 || Cordova (2–0) || Jones || Loiselle (2) || 13,528 || 3–3

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 7 || April 7 || Braves || 3–11 || Glavine || Schmidt (1–1) || — || 43,268 || 3–4

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 8 || April 8 || Braves || 5–3 || Loaiza (1–0) || Neagle || Loiselle (3) || 11,254 || 4–4

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 9 || April 9 || Braves || 3–4 || Millwood || Lieber (0–1) || Wohlers || 9,560 || 4–5

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 10 || April 10 || Marlins || 4–1 || Silva (1–1) || Meadows || Loiselle (4) || 16,561 || 5–5

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 11 || April 11 || Marlins || 7–6 (10) || Loiselle (1–0) || Powell || — || 19,920 || 6–5

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 12 || April 12 || Marlins || 7–3 || Schmidt (2–1) || Medina || — || 12,203 || 7–5

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 13 || April 13 || Marlins || 2–7 || Larkin || Loaiza (1–1) || — || 10,938 || 7–6

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 14 || April 14 || @ Braves || 0–6 || Millwood || Lieber (0–2) || — || 31,259 || 7–7

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 15 || April 15 || @ Braves || 0–7 || Maddux || Silva (1–2) || — || 30,381 || 7–8

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 16 || April 16 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Smoltz || Cordova (2–1) || Wohlers || 35,760 || 7–9

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 17 || April 17 || Padres || 5–7 || Boehringer || Tabaka (0–1) || Hoffman || 12,555 || 7–10

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 18 || April 18 || Padres || 5–7 (10) || Miceli || Loiselle (1–1) || Hoffman || 14,728 || 7–11

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 19 || April 21 || Giants || 3–6 || Gardner || Lieber (0–3) || — || 8,976 || 7–12

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 20 || April 22 || Giants || 5–2 || Silva (2–2) || Darwin || Loiselle (5) || 11,367 || 8–12

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 21 || April 23 || Giants || 7–0 || Cordova (3–1) || Estes || — || 9,899 || 9–12

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 22 || April 24 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Schmidt (3–1) || Smith || Rincon (1) || 26,413 || 10–12

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 23 || April 25 || @ Padres || 3–4 (16) || Reyes || Martinez (0–1) || — || 53,710 || 10–13

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 24 || April 26 || @ Padres || 6–0 || Lieber (1–3) || Brown || — || 42,281 || 11–13

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 25 || April 27 || @ Giants || 5–6 || Nen || Loiselle (1–2) || — || 10,127 || 11–14

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 26 || April 28 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Estes || Cordova (3–2) || Nen || 11,551 || 11–15

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 27 || April 30 || Dodgers || 6–14 || Clontz || Dessens (0–1) || — || 9,728 || 11–16

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}|title=May (15–14)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 28 || May 1 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Tabaka (1–1) || Dreifort || Loiselle (6) || 15,491 || 12–16

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 29 || May 2 || Dodgers || 4–5 || Martinez || Lieber (1–4) || Radinsky || 22,629 || 12–17

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 30 || May 3 || Dodgers || 5–10 || Park || Silva (2–3) || — || 18,674 || 12–18

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 31 || May 5 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Cordova (4–2) || Mercker || Loiselle (7) || 10,329 || 13–18

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 32 || May 6 || Cardinals || 5–0 || Schmidt (4–1) || Stottlemyre || — || 12,051 || 14–18

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 33 || May 7 || Reds || 8–7 || Dessens (1–1) || Belinda || Loiselle (8) || 8,400 || 15–18

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 34 || May 8 || Reds || 3–5 (10) || Belinda || Rincon (0–1) || Shaw || 13,848 || 15–19

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 35 || May 9 || Reds || 6–1 || Silva (3–3) || Winchester || Peters (1) || 27,185 || 16–19

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 36 || May 10 || Reds || 3–4 (12) || Belinda || Loiselle (1–3) || — || 19,507 || 16–20

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 37 || May 11 || Rockies || 5–2 || Schmidt (5–1) || Ritz || — || 9,498 || 17–20

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 38 || May 12 || Rockies || 6–0 || Loaiza (2–1) || Wright || — || 12,954 || 18–20

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 39 || May 13 || @ Astros || 0–1 || Hampton || Lieber (1–5) || Wagner || 14,239 || 18–21

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 40 || May 14 || @ Astros || 7–2 || Silva (4–3) || Schourek || — || 16,123 || 19–21

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 41 || May 15 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–6 || Suppan || Cordova (4–3) || — || 43,584 || 19–22

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 42 || May 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Schmidt (6–1) || Anderson || Loiselle (9) || 48,167 || 20–22

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 43 || May 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–8 || Benes || Loaiza (2–2) || — || 44,014 || 20–23

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 44 || May 18 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–9 || Blair || Lieber (1–6) || — || 41,465 || 20–24

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 45 || May 19 || Padres || 3–0 || Silva (5–3) || Hamilton || Loiselle (10) || 10,493 || 21–24

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 46 || May 20 || Padres || 5–2 || Cordova (5–3) || Ashby || Loiselle (11) || — || 22–24

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 47 || May 20 || Padres || 3–8 || Hitchcock || Peters (0–3) || — || 17,248 || 22–25

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 48 || May 21 || Padres || 3–2 || Schmidt (7–1) || Brown || Rincon (2) || 10,222 || 23–25

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 49 || May 22 || @ Marlins || 1–3 || Hernandez || Loaiza (2–3) || — || 22,057 || 23–26

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 50 || May 23 || @ Marlins || 10–4 || Lieber (2–6) || Fontenot || Rincon (3) || 30,499 || 24–26

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 51 || May 24 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Powell || Christiansen (0–1) || — || 16,972 || 24–27

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 52 || May 26 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Myers || Loiselle (1–4) || — || 12,272 || 24–28

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 53 || May 27 || @ Brewers || 2–3 (10) || Woodall || Rincon (0–2) || — || 10,274 || 24–29

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 54 || May 29 || Expos || 1–4 || Perez || Lieber (2–7) || Urbina || 17,053 || 24–30

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 55 || May 30 || Expos || 8–7 || Christiansen (1–1) || Urbina || — || 38,149 || 25–30

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 56 || May 31 || Expos || 9–4 || Cordova (6–3) || Batista || — || 24,718 || 26–30

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}|title=June (13–14)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 57 || June 1 || Mets || 4–3 || Schmidt (8–1) || Mlicki || Rincon (4) || 11,274 || 27–30

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 58 || June 2 || Mets || 5–2 || Peters (1–3) || Bohanon || Rincon (5) || 9,040 || 28–30

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 59 || June 3 || Mets || 3–0 || Lieber (3–7) || Reed || Christiansen (1) || 17,691 || 29–30

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 60 || June 5 || Twins || 6–1 || Silva (6–3) || Morgan || — || 28,446 || 30–30

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 61 || June 6 || Twins || 4–3 (12) || Loaiza (3–3) || Aguilera || — || 19,809 || 31–30

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 62 || June 7 || Twins || 2–3 || Serafini || Schmidt (8–2) || Aguilera || 32,773 || 31–31

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 63 || June 8 || @ Indians || 0–8 || Colon || Peters (1–4) || — || 43,068 || 31–32

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 64 || June 9 || @ Indians || 7–4 || Lieber (4–7) || Morman || Rincon (6) || 41,762 || 32–32

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 65 || June 10 || @ Indians || 4–3 (11) || Loaiza (4–3) || Mesa || Loiselle (12) || 43,101 || 33–32

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 66 || June 12 || Brewers || 2–4 || Karl || Cordova (6–4) || Wickman || 16,851 || 33–33

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 67 || June 13 || Brewers || 1–8 || Juden || Schmidt (8–3) || — || 28,945 || 33–34

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 68 || June 14 || Brewers || 7–2 || Peters (2–4) || Woodard || — || 23,755 || 34–34

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 69 || June 15 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Beech || Lieber (4–8) || Leiter || 14,411 || 34–35

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 70 || June 16 || @ Phillies || 7–8 || Dodd || Loiselle (1–5) || — || 24,615 || 34–36

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 71 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 1–3 || Schilling || Cordova (6–5) || — || 25,694 || 34–37

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 72 || June 18 || @ Brewers || 1–0 || Dessens (2–1) || Jones || Rincon (7) || 14,774 || 35–37

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 73 || June 19 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || Woodard || Peters (2–5) || Wickman || 20,935 || 35–38

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 74 || June 20 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || Lieber (5–8) || Eldred || Rincon (8) || 28,556 || 36–38

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 75 || June 21 || @ Brewers || 8–7 || Loaiza (5–3) || Juden || Rincon (9) || 22,338 || 37–38

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 76 || June 22 || White Sox || 4–5 || Castillo || Dessens (2–2) || Karchner || 21,531 || 37–39

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 77 || June 23 || White Sox || 4–5 || Sirotka || Schmidt (8–4) || Karchner || 20,310 || 37–40

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 78 || June 24 || @ Royals || 10–3 || Peters (3–5) || Rusch || — || 18,007 || 38–40

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 79 || June 25 || @ Royals || 1–6 || Belcher || Lieber (5–9) || — || 22,504 || 38–41

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 80 || June 26 || @ Dodgers || 2–5 || Park || Loaiza (5–4) || Osuna || 52,934 || 38–42

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 81 || June 27 || @ Dodgers || 0–2 || Valdez || Cordova (6–6) || — || 37,821 || 38–43

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 82 || June 28 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Williams (1–0) || Radinsky || Loiselle (13) || 38,865 || 39–43

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 83 || June 30 || Tigers || 0–3 || Moehler || Lieber (5–10) || — || 11,760 || 39–44

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}|title=July (11–15)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 84 || July 1 || Tigers || 1–9 || Greisinger || Peters (3–6) || — || 18,957 || 39–45

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 85 || July 2 || Tigers || 5–2 || Loaiza (6–4) || Powell || Loiselle (14) || 34,594 || 40–45

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 86 || July 3 || @ Cubs || 9–12 || Tapani || Cordova (6–7) || Beck || 40,420 || 40–46

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 87 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Pisciotta || Schmidt (8–5) || Beck || 37,780 || 40–47

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 88 || July 5 || @ Cubs || 6–7 || Stevens || Loiselle (1–6) || Beck || 38,742 || 40–48

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 89 || July 10 || Phillies || 6–7 || Schilling || Cordova (6–8) || — || 18,665 || 40–49

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 90 || July 11 || Phillies || 0–1 || Portugal || Loiselle (1–7) || Leiter || 30,084 || 40–50

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 91 || July 12 || Phillies || 4–10 || Loewer || Loaiza (6–5) || — || 34,144 || 40–51

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 92 || July 13 || Cubs || 6–2 || Lieber (6–10) || Gonzalez || — || 11,772 || 41–51

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 93 || July 14 || Cubs || 4–7 || Tapani || Peters (3–7) || Beck || 13,405 || 41–52

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 94 || July 15 || Cubs || 3–0 || Cordova (7–8) || Wood || Rincon (10) || 28,655 || 42–52

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 95 || July 16 || @ Expos || 5–10 || Pavano || Schmidt (8–6) || Maddux || 8,558 || 42–53

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 96 || July 17 || @ Expos || 5–1 || Williams (2–0) || Vazquez || Christiansen (2) || 9,380 || 43–53

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 97 || July 18 || @ Expos || 5–2 || Lieber (7–10) || Boskie || — || 11,499 || 44–53

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 98 || July 19 || @ Expos || 6–1 || Peters (4–7) || Hermanson || — || 17,558 || 45–53

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 99 || July 20 || @ Mets || 3–1 || Cordova (8–8) || Yoshii || Rincon (11) || 18,088 || 46–53

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 100 || July 21 || @ Mets || 0–4 || Reed || Schmidt (8–7) || — || 22,844 || 46–54

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 101 || July 22 || Marlins || 6–4 || Van Poppel (1–0) || Dempster || Christiansen (3) || 13,544 || 47–54

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 102 || July 23 || Marlins || 9–1 || Lieber (8–10) || Meadows || — || 11,374 || 48–54

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 103 || July 24 || Braves || 0–3 || Smoltz || Peters (4–8) || — || 24,776 || 48–55

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 104 || July 25 || Braves || 4–1 || Cordova (9–8) || Neagle || Christiansen (4) || 41,568 || 49–55

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 105 || July 26 || Braves || 1–2 || Maddux || Schmidt (8–8) || Ligtenberg || 34,925 || 49–56

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 106 || July 27 || @ Rockies || 7–8 (13) || Leskanic || McCurry (0–1) || — || 46,024 || 49–57

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 107 || July 28 || @ Rockies || 6–12 || Astacio || Lieber (8–11) || — || 46,856 || 49–58

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 108 || July 29 || @ Rockies || 12–1 || Peters (5–8) || Kile || — || 47,411 || 50–58

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 109 || July 31 || Astros || 4–7 || Hampton || Cordova (9–9) || Henry || 32,476 || 50–59

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}|title=August (14–12)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 110 || August 1 || Astros || 1–2 || Lima || Williams (2–1) || — || 19,783 || 50–60

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 111 || August 2 || Astros || 2–6 || Johnson || Christiansen (1–2) || Elarton || 21,201 || 50–61

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 112 || August 3 || Rockies || 2–7 || Jones || Lieber (8–12) || — || 11,204 || 50–62

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 113 || August 4 || Rockies || 13–5 || Christiansen (2–2) || Kile || — || 15,784 || 51–62

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 114 || August 5 || Rockies || 2–6 || Wright || Cordova (9–10) || — || 12,862 || 51–63

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 115 || August 6 || Rockies || 1–5 || Thomson || Schmidt (8–9) || — || 14,060 || 51–64

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 116 || August 7 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Bohanon || Van Poppel (1–1) || Shaw || 41,676 || 51–65

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 117 || August 8 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Osuna || Christiansen (2–3) || — || 45,187 || 51–66

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 118 || August 9 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Peters (6–8) || Park || Rincon (12) || 43,227 || 52–66

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 119 || August 11 || @ Reds || 7–0 || Cordova (10–10) || Tomko || — || 16,399 || 53–66

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 120 || August 12 || @ Reds || 5–4 || Schmidt (9–9) || Remlinger || Rincon (13) || 16,946 || 54–66

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 121 || August 13 || @ Reds || 9–6 || McCurry (1–1) || Harnisch || Rincon (14) || 16,002 || 55–66

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 122 || August 14 || @ Cardinals || 5–10 || Osborne || Lieber (8–13) || — || 47,836 || 55–67

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 123 || August 15 || @ Cardinals || 7–8 (12) || Painter || McCurry (1–2) || — || 46,817 || 55–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 124 || August 16 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Cordova (11–10) || Morris || Lieber (1) || 46,904 || 56–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 125 || August 18 || Dodgers || 6–4 || Schmidt (10–9) || Perez || Loiselle (15) || 12,730 || 57–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 126 || August 19 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Williams (3–1) || Bohanon || Christiansen (5) || 27,259 || 58–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 127 || August 20 || Reds || 6–5 || Christiansen (3–3) || Graves || — || 13,137 || 59–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 128 || August 21 || Reds || 14–2 || Peters (7–8) || Tomko || — || 17,007 || 60–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 129 || August 22 || Cardinals || 14–4 || Cordova (12–10) || Witt || — || 45,082 || 61–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 130 || August 23 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Schmidt (11–9) || Mercker || Christiansen (6) || 42,134 || 62–68

| 131 || August 24 || Cardinals || 5–5 (7) || — || — || — || 28,435 || 62–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 132 || August 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–6 || Lawrence (1–0) || Sodowsky || Loiselle (16) || 38,960 || 63–68

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 133 || August 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Tabaka (2–1) || Daal || Loiselle (17) || 39,906 || 64–68

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 134 || August 28 || @ Astros || 0–2 || Johnson || Cordova (12–11) || — || 40,709 || 64–69

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 135 || August 29 || @ Astros || 3–6 || Lima || Schmidt (11–10) || Powell || 41,762 || 64–70

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 136 || August 30 || @ Astros || 4–11 || Reynolds || McCurry (1–3) || — || 25,342 || 64–71

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}|title=September (5–22)| #| Date| Opponent| Score| Win| Loss| Save| Attendance| Record}}

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 137 || September 1 || Diamondbacks || 3–4 || Daal || Peters (7–9) || Olson || 11,427 || 64–72

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 138 || September 2 || Diamondbacks || 1–2 (11) || Small || Tabaka (2–2) || Olson || 12,010 || 64–73

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 139 || September 3 || Diamondbacks || 0–1 || Anderson || Cordova (12–12) || — || 8,610 || 64–74

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 140 || September 4 || Cubs || 2–5 || Karchner || Williams (3–2) || Beck || 36,510 || 64–75

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 141 || September 5 || Cubs || 4–8 || Tapani || Lawrence (1–1) || Beck || 37,711 || 64–76

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 142 || September 6 || Cubs || 4–3 (10) || Loiselle (2–7) || Stevens || — || 22,209 || 65–76

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 143 || September 7 || Brewers || 3–6 || Roque || Dessens (2–3) || Wickman || 12,830 || 65–77

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 144 || September 8 || Brewers || 8–7 || Williams (4–2) || Plunk || Loiselle (18) || 7,171 || 66–77

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 145 || September 9 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Clark || Schmidt (11–11) || Beck || 34,857 || 66–78

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 146 || September 10 || @ Cubs || 2–5 || Tapani || Silva (6–4) || Beck || 38,722 || 66–79

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 147 || September 11 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Peters (8–9) || Loewer || — || 16,597 || 67–79

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 148 || September 12 || @ Phillies || 4–13 || Portugal || Dessens (2–4) || — || 19,329 || 67–80

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 149 || September 13 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Byrd || Cordova (12–13) || Leiter || 19,662 || 67–81

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 150 || September 14 || @ Cardinals || 3–7 || Jimenez || Schmidt (11–12) || — || 42,265 || 67–82

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 151 || September 15 || @ Cardinals || 8–6 || Lawrence (2–1) || Osborne || Loiselle (19) || — || 68–82

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 152 || September 15 || @ Cardinals || 3–9 || Aybar || Silva (6–5) || Acevedo || 41,271 || 68–83

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 153 || September 16 || @ Cardinals || 0–4 || Morris || Van Poppel (1–2) || — || 39,758 || 68–84

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 154 || September 18 || Astros || 2–5 || Johnson || Dessens (2–5) || Powell || 16,937 || 68–85

|- style="background:#cfc;"

| 155 || September 19 || Astros || 7–1 || Cordova (13–13) || Lima || — || 20,670 || 69–85

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 156 || September 20 || Astros || 0–2 || Reynolds || Schmidt (11–13) || Wagner || 23,657 || 69–86

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 157 || September 21 || @ Giants || 1–8 || Hershiser || Silva (6–6) || — || 15,695 || 69–87

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 158 || September 22 || @ Giants || 2–14 || Rueter || Lieber (8–14) || — || 16,228 || 69–88

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 159 || September 23 || @ Giants || 1–4 || Gardner || Peters (8–10) || Nen || 13,915 || 69–89

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 160 || September 24 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Ortiz || Dessens (2–6) || — || 16,754 || 69–90

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 161 || September 25 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Bere || Cordova (13–14) || Graves || 17,429 || 69–91

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 162 || September 26 || @ Reds || 2–6 || Harnisch || Schmidt (11–14) || White || 19,391 || 69–92

|- style="background:#fbb;"

| 163 || September 27 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Tomko || Silva (6–7) || — || 19,360 || 69–93

| Legend: {{color box|#cfc}} = Win {{color box|#fbb}} = Loss {{color box|#fff}} = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

=Record vs. opponents=

=Detailed records=

Opponent \|\| W \|\| L \|\| WP \|\| {{abbr\|RS\|Runs scored}} \|\| {{abbr\|RA\|Runs against}}
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:35em;margin: 0.5em auto;" \| colspan="7" style="background:#c60c30;color:#fff"\| National League
colspan="7" style="background:#c60c30;color:#fff"\| NL East
Atlanta Braves	2	7	{{winpct\|2\|7\|leading_zero=y}}	17	40
Florida Marlins	6	3	{{winpct\|6\|3\|leading_zero=y}}	49	33
Montreal Expos	7	2	{{winpct\|7\|2\|leading_zero=y}}	47	32
New York Mets	5	4	{{winpct\|5\|4\|leading_zero=y}}	26	28
Philadelphia Phillies	1	8	{{winpct\|1\|8\|leading_zero=y}}	30	49
Total \|\| 21 \|\| 24 \|\| {{winpct\|21\|24\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 169 \|\| 182
colspan="7" style="background:#c60c30;color:#fff"\| NL Central
Chicago Cubs	3	8	{{winpct\|3\|8\|leading_zero=y}}	46	58
Cincinnati Reds	7	5	{{winpct\|7\|5\|leading_zero=y}}	65	48
Houston Astros	2	9	{{winpct\|2\|9\|leading_zero=y}}	30	45
Milwaukee Brewers	5	6	{{winpct\|5\|6\|leading_zero=y}}	39	44
St. Louis Cardinals	6	5	{{winpct\|6\|5\|leading_zero=y}}	63	59
Total \|\| 23 \|\| 33 \|\| {{winpct\|23\|33\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 243 \|\| 254
colspan="7" style="background:#c60c30;color:#fff"\| NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks	3	6	{{winpct\|3\|6\|leading_zero=y}}	28	42
Colorado Rockies	4	5	{{winpct\|4\|5\|leading_zero=y}}	54	46
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	7	{{winpct\|5\|7\|leading_zero=y}}	44	59
San Diego Padres	5	4	{{winpct\|5\|4\|leading_zero=y}}	37	32
San Francisco Giants	2	7	{{winpct\|2\|7\|leading_zero=y}}	27	48
Total \|\| 19 \|\| 29 \|\| {{winpct\|19\|29\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 190 \|\| 227
colspan="7" style="background:#03224c;color:#fff"\| American League
Chicago White Sox	0	2	{{winpct\|0\|2\|leading_zero=y}}	8	10
Cleveland Indians	2	1	{{winpct\|2\|1\|leading_zero=y}}	11	15
Detroit Tigers	1	2	{{winpct\|1\|2\|leading_zero=y}}	6	14
Kansas City Royals	1	1	{{winpct\|1\|1\|leading_zero=y}}	11	9
Minnesota Twins	2	1	{{winpct\|2\|1\|leading_zero=y}}	12	7
Total \|\| 6 \|\| 7 \|\| {{winpct\|6\|7\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 48 \|\| 55
Season Total \|\| 69 \|\| 93 \|\| {{winpct\|69\|93\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 650 \|\| 718

width="28%" \| Month ! width="12%" \| Games ! width="12%" \| Won ! width="12%" \| Lost ! width="12%" \| Win % ! width="12%" \| {{abbr\|RS\|Runs scored}} ! width="12%" \| {{abbr\|RA\|Runs against}}
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em;margin: 0.5em auto;"
April	27	11	16	{{winpct\|11\|16\|leading_zero=y}}	101	122
May	29	15	14	{{winpct\|15\|14\|leading_zero=y}}	123	113
June	27	13	14	{{winpct\|13\|14\|leading_zero=y}}	95	98
July	26	11	15	{{winpct\|11\|15\|leading_zero=y}}	121	120
August	26	14	12	{{winpct\|14\|12\|leading_zero=y}}	137	122
September	27	5	22	{{winpct\|5\|22\|leading_zero=y}}	73	143
Total \|\| 162 \|\| 69 \|\| 93 \|\| {{winpct\|69\|93\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 650 \|\| 718

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em; border:0;margin: 0.5em auto;"
width="28%" style="background:#fff;border:0;" \| ! width="12%" \| Games ! width="12%" \| Won ! width="12%" \| Lost ! width="12%" \| Win % ! width="12%" \| {{abbr\|RS\|Runs scored}} ! width="12%" \| {{abbr\|RA\|Runs against}}
Home \| 80 \|\| 40 \|\| 40 \|\| {{winpct\|40\|40\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 354 \|\| 336
Away \| 82 \|\| 29 \|\| 53 \|\| {{winpct\|29\|53\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 296 \|\| 382
Total \|\| 162 \|\| 69 \|\| 93 \|\| {{winpct\|69\|93\|leading_zero=y}} \|\| 650 \|\| 718

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em; border:0;margin: 0.5em auto;"

width="28%" style="background:#fff;border:0;" |

! width="12%" | Games

! width="12%" | Won

! width="12%" | Lost

! width="12%" | Win %

! width="12%" | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}}

! width="12%" | {{abbr|RA|Runs against}}

Home

| 80 || 40 || 40 || {{winpct|40|40|leading_zero=y}} || 354 || 336

Away

| 82 || 29 || 53 || {{winpct|29|53|leading_zero=y}} || 296 || 382

Total || 162 || 69 || 93 || {{winpct|69|93|leading_zero=y}} || 650 || 718

Roster

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="{{Baseball primary style\|Pittsburgh Pirates}}" \| 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates
colspan="10" style="{{Baseball secondary style\|Pittsburgh Pirates}}; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|41\|Jason Christiansen}} {{MLBplayer\|67\|Francisco Córdova}} {{MLBplayer\|71\|Elmer Dessens}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Sean Lawrence}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Jon Lieber}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Esteban Loaiza}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Rich Loiselle}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Javier Martínez}} {{MLBplayer\|53\|Jeff McCurry}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Chris Peters}} {{MLBplayer\|73\|Ricardo Rincón}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Jason Schmidt}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|José Silva}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Jeff Tabaka}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Todd Van Poppel}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Marc Wilkins}} {{MLBplayer\|64\|Mike Williams}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|18\|Jason Kendall}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Tim Laker}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Keith Osik}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Lou Collier}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Freddy García}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Abraham Núñez}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Kevin Polcovich}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Aramis Ramírez}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Chance Sanford}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Doug Strange}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Tony Womack}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Kevin Young}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|46\|Jermaine Allensworth}} {{MLBplayer\|62\|Steve Bieser}} {{MLBplayer\|13\|Adrian Brown}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Emil Brown}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|José Guillén}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Al Martin}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Manny Martínez}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Mark Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Turner Ward}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|32\|Gene Lamont}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|37\|Joe Jones}} (first base) {{MLBplayer\|45\|Jack Lind}} (third base) {{MLBplayer\|23\|Lloyd McClendon}} (hitting) {{MLBplayer\|44\|Rick Renick}} (bench) {{MLBplayer\|50\|Pete Vuckovich}} (pitching) {{MLBplayer\|54\|Spin Williams}} (bullpen)

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"

colspan="10" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}" | 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates

colspan="10" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|41|Jason Christiansen}}
{{MLBplayer|67|Francisco Córdova}}
{{MLBplayer|71|Elmer Dessens}}
{{MLBplayer|48|Sean Lawrence}}
{{MLBplayer|47|Jon Lieber}}
{{MLBplayer|34|Esteban Loaiza}}
{{MLBplayer|51|Rich Loiselle}}
{{MLBplayer|36|Javier Martínez}}
{{MLBplayer|53|Jeff McCurry}}
{{MLBplayer|38|Chris Peters}}
{{MLBplayer|73|Ricardo Rincón}}
{{MLBplayer|22|Jason Schmidt}}
{{MLBplayer|56|José Silva}}
{{MLBplayer|49|Jeff Tabaka}}
{{MLBplayer|57|Todd Van Poppel}}
{{MLBplayer|35|Marc Wilkins}}
{{MLBplayer|64|Mike Williams}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer|18|Jason Kendall}}
{{MLBplayer|27|Tim Laker}}
{{MLBplayer|15|Keith Osik}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer| 6|Lou Collier}}
{{MLBplayer|14|Freddy García}}
{{MLBplayer|10|Abraham Núñez}}
{{MLBplayer| 2|Kevin Polcovich}}
{{MLBplayer|16|Aramis Ramírez}}
{{MLBplayer|31|Chance Sanford}}
{{MLBplayer|17|Doug Strange}}
{{MLBplayer| 5|Tony Womack}}
{{MLBplayer|29|Kevin Young}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer|46|Jermaine Allensworth}}
{{MLBplayer|62|Steve Bieser}}
{{MLBplayer|13|Adrian Brown}}
{{MLBplayer|19|Emil Brown}}
{{MLBplayer|11|José Guillén}}
{{MLBplayer|28|Al Martin}}
{{MLBplayer|30|Manny Martínez}}
{{MLBplayer|25|Mark Smith}}
{{MLBplayer|12|Turner Ward}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer|32|Gene Lamont}}

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|37|Joe Jones}} (first base)
{{MLBplayer|45|Jack Lind}} (third base)
{{MLBplayer|23|Lloyd McClendon}} (hitting)
{{MLBplayer|44|Rick Renick}} (bench)
{{MLBplayer|50|Pete Vuckovich}} (pitching)
{{MLBplayer|54|Spin Williams}} (bullpen)

=Opening Day lineup=

style="{{Baseball secondary style\|Pittsburgh Pirates}};\| #	style="{{Baseball secondary style\|Pittsburgh Pirates}};\| Name	style="{{Baseball secondary style\|Pittsburgh Pirates}};\| Position
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ ! colspan="3" style="{{Baseball primary style\|Pittsburgh Pirates}}"\|Opening Day Starters
5	Tony Womack	2B
18	Jason Kendall	C
28	Al Martin	LF
29	Kevin Young	1B
46	Jermaine Allensworth	CF
11	José Guillén	RF
14	Freddy García	3B
6	Lou Collier	SS
67	Francisco Córdova	SP

Player stats

;Batting

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

width="40%" \| Player ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|G\|Games played}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|AB\|At bats}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|H\|Hits}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|Avg.\|Batting average}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|HR\|Home runs}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|RBI\|Runs batted in}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" \| Regular Season{{cite web\|title=Major League Baseball Stats {{!}} pirates.com: Stats\|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1998&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'§ionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916756385&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0\|publisher=Pittsburgh Pirates}}
{{sortname\|T.\|Laker\|Tim Laker}}	14	24	9	0.375	1	2
{{sortname\|J.\|Kendall\|Jason Kendall}}	149	535	175	0.327	12	75
{{sortname\|J.\|Allensworth\|Jermaine Allensworth}}	69	233	72	0.309	3	24
{{sortname\|A.\|Brown\|Adrian Brown (baseball)}}	41	152	43	0.283	0	5
{{sortname\|T.\|Womack\|Tony Womack}}	159	655	185	0.282	3	45
{{sortname\|S.\|Bieser\|Steve Bieser}}	13	11	3	0.273	0	1
{{sortname\|K.\|Young\|Kevin Young (baseball)}}	159	592	160	0.270	27	108
{{sortname\|J.\|Guillén\|José Guillén}}	153	573	153	0.267	14	84
{{sortname\|T.\|Ward\|Turner Ward}}	123	282	74	0.262	9	46
{{sortname\|E.\|Brown\|Emil Brown}}	13	39	10	0.256	0	3
{{sortname\|F.\|García\|Freddy García (infielder)}}	56	172	44	0.256	9	26
{{sortname\|J.\|Christiansen\|Jason Christiansen}}	60	4	1	0.250	0	1
{{sortname\|M.\|Martínez\|Manny Martínez (baseball)}}	73	180	45	0.250	6	24
{{sortname\|T.\|Van Poppel\|Todd Van Poppel}}	18	12	3	0.250	0	1
{{sortname\|L.\|Collier\|Lou Collier}}	110	334	82	0.246	2	34
{{sortname\|E.\|Loaiza\|Esteban Loaiza}}	21	29	7	0.241	0	3
{{sortname\|A.\|Martin\|Al Martin}}	125	440	105	0.239	12	47
{{sortname\|A.\|Ramírez\|Aramis Ramírez}}	72	251	59	0.235	6	24
{{sortname\|C.\|Peters\|Chris Peters}}	39	39	9	0.231	0	2
{{sortname\|K.\|Osik\|Keith Osik}}	39	98	21	0.214	0	7
{{sortname\|M.\|Smith\|Mark Smith (outfielder)}}	59	128	25	0.195	2	13
{{sortname\|A.\|Núñez\|Abraham Núñez (infielder)}}	24	52	10	0.192	1	2
{{sortname\|K.\|Polcovich\|Kevin Polcovich}}	81	212	40	0.189	0	14
{{sortname\|D.\|Strange\|Doug Strange}}	90	185	32	0.173	0	14
{{sortname\|J.\|Lieber\|Jon Lieber}}	29	48	8	0.167	0	1
{{sortname\|C.\|Sanford\|Chance Sanford}}	14	28	4	0.143	0	3
{{sortname\|F.\|Córdova\|Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972)}}	33	75	9	0.120	0	1
{{sortname\|J.\|Schmidt\|Jason Schmidt}}	33	62	6	0.097	0	2
{{sortname\|J.\|Silva\|José Silva (baseball)}}	18	27	1	0.037	0	0
{{sortname\|E.\|Dessens\|Elmer Dessens}}	43	8	0	0.000	0	1
{{sortname\|S.\|Lawrence\|Sean Lawrence}}	7	6	0	0.000	0	0
{{sortname\|J.\|Martínez\|Javier Martínez (baseball)}}	37	1	0	0.000	0	0
{{sortname\|R.\|Rincón\|Ricardo Rincón}}	60	2	0	0.000	0	0
{{sortname\|J.\|Tabaka\|Jeff Tabaka}}	37	1	0	0.000	0	0
{{sortname\|M.\|Williams\|Mike Williams (baseball)}}	37	3	0	0.000	0	0
{{sortname\|R.\|Loiselle\|Rich Loiselle}}	54	0	0	{{sort
1\|—}}	0	0
{{sortname\|J.\|McCurry\|Jeff McCurry}}	16	0	0	{{sort
1\|—}}	0	0
{{sortname\|M.\|Wilkins\|Marc Wilkins (baseball)}}	16	0	0	{{sort
1\|—}}	0	0
Team Totals	163	5,493	1,395	0.254	107	613

;Pitching

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

width="40%" \| Player ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|G\|Games}} ! width="10%" data-sort-type="number" \| {{abbr\|IP\|Innings pitched}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|W\|Wins}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|L\|Loss}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|ERA\|Earned run average}} ! width="10%" \| {{abbr\|SO\|Strikeouts}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" \|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" \| Regular Season{{cite web\|title=Major League Baseball Stats {{!}} pirates.com: Stats\|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1998&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'§ionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916791143&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0\|publisher=Pittsburgh Pirates}}
{{sortname\|M.\|Williams\|Mike Williams (baseball)}}	37	51	4	2	1.94	59
{{sortname\|J.\|Christiansen\|Jason Christiansen}}	60	64{{fraction\|2\|3}}	3	3	2.51	71
{{sortname\|R.\|Rincón\|Ricardo Rincón}}	60	65	0	2	2.91	64
{{sortname\|J.\|Tabaka\|Jeff Tabaka}}	37	50{{fraction\|2\|3}}	2	2	3.02	40
{{sortname\|F.\|Córdova\|Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972)}}	33	220{{fraction\|1\|3}}	13	14	3.31	157
{{sortname\|R.\|Loiselle\|Rich Loiselle}}	54	55	2	7	3.44	48
{{sortname\|C.\|Peters\|Chris Peters}}	39	148	8	10	3.47	103
{{sortname\|M.\|Wilkins\|Marc Wilkins (baseball)}}	16	15{{fraction\|1\|3}}	0	0	3.52	17
{{sortname\|J.\|Schmidt\|Jason Schmidt}}	33	214{{fraction\|1\|3}}	11	14	4.07	158
{{sortname\|J.\|Lieber\|Jon Lieber}}	29	171	8	14	4.11	138
{{sortname\|J.\|Silva\|José Silva (baseball)}}	18	100{{fraction\|1\|3}}	6	7	4.40	64
{{sortname\|E.\|Loaiza\|Esteban Loaiza}}	21	91{{frac\|2\|3}}	6	5	4.52	53
{{sortname\|J.\|Martínez\|Javier Martínez (baseball)}}	37	41	0	1	4.83	42
{{sortname\|T.\|Van Poppel\|Todd Van Poppel}}	18	47	1	2	5.36	32
{{sortname\|E.\|Dessens\|Elmer Dessens}}	43	74{{frac\|2\|3}}	2	6	5.67	43
{{sortname\|J.\|McCurry\|Jeff McCurry}}	16	19{{fraction\|1\|3}}	1	3	6.52	11
{{sortname\|S.\|Lawrence\|Sean Lawrence}}	7	19{{fraction\|2\|3}}	2	1	7.32	12
Team Totals	163	1,449	69	93	3.91	1,112

Awards and honors

1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Jason Kendall, C, reserve

Notable transactions

July 17, 1998: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Warren Morris and Todd Van Poppel.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/loaizes01.shtml Esteban Loaiza page at Baseball Reference]

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Nashville Sounds|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Trent Jewett

|level16=AA |team16=Carolina Mudcats|league16=Southern League|manager16=Jeff Banister

|level17=A |team17=Lynchburg Hillcats|league17=Carolina League|manager17=Jeff Richardson and Jeff Livesey

|level18=A |team18=Augusta Greenjackets|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=Marty Brown

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Erie SeaWolves|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Tracy Woodson

|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Pirates|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Woody Huyke

}}

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1998.shtml 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference]
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=PIT 1998 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=3rd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=2007| isbn=978-1-932391-17-6}}

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