1998 Milwaukee Brewers season - wikipedia 1998 Milwaukee Brewers season 1998 Milwaukee Brewers Major League affiliations National League ( since 1998 ) Central Division ( since 1998 ) Location Milwaukee County Stadium ( since 1970 ) Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( since 1970 ) Other information Owner ( s ) Bud Selig General manager ( s ) Sal Bando Manager ( s ) Phil Garner Local television WCGV - TV Wisconsin Sports Net ( Matt Vasgersian, Bill Schroeder ) Local radio WTMJ ( AM ) ( Bob Uecker, Jim Powell ) < Previous season Next season > The Milwaukee Brewers ' 1998 season was the first season for the franchise as a member of the National League. The Brewers finished in fifth in the NL Central, 28 games behind the Houston Astros, with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. Before the 1998 regular season began, two new teams -- the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays -- were added by Major League Baseball. This resulted in the American League and National League having fifteen teams. However, in order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry a number of teams that was divisible by two, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central. This realignment was widely considered to have great financial benefit to the club moving. However, to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Commissioner ( then club owner ) Bud Selig decided another team should have the first chance to switch leagues. The choice was offered to the Kansas City Royals, who ultimately decided to stay in the American League. The choice then fell to the Brewers, who, on November 6, 1997, elected to move to the National League. Had the Brewers elected not to move to the National League, the Minnesota Twins would have been offered the opportunity to switch leagues. Also, Milwaukee was not totally unfamiliar with the National League, having been the home of the NL Braves for 13 seasons ( 1953 -- 1965 ). Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Record vs. opponents 2.3 Notable transactions 2.4 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1. 1 Starters by position 3.1. 2 Other batters 3.2 Pitching 3.2. 1 Starting pitchers 3.2. 2 Other pitchers 3.2. 3 Relief pitchers 4 Farm system 5 References Offseason December 1, 1997 : Jack Voigt was released by the Brewers. December 8, 1997 : Mike Fetters, Ben McDonald, and Ron Villone were traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Marquis Grissom and Jeff Juden. January 14, 1998 : Bob Hamelin was signed as a free agent by the Brewers. March 11, 1998 : Mark Watson was traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Ben McDonald. Regular season Season standings NL Central Pct. GB Home Road Houston Astros 102 60 0.630 -- 55 -- 26 47 -- 34 Chicago Cubs 90 73 0.552 121⁄2 51 -- 31 39 -- 42 St. Louis Cardinals 83 79 0.512 19 48 -- 34 35 -- 45 Cincinnati Reds 77 85 0.475 25 39 -- 42 38 -- 43 Milwaukee Brewers 74 88 0.457 28 38 -- 43 36 -- 45 Pittsburgh Pirates 69 93 0.426 33 40 -- 40 29 -- 53 Record vs. opponents 1998 National League Records Sources : ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 ) ( 9 ) ( 10 ) ( 11 ) ( 12 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 15 ) ( 16 ) Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON 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 2, 1998 : J.J. Putz was drafted by the Brewers in the 17th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. June 24, 1998 : Dave Weathers was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Cincinnati Reds. July 23, 1998 : Doug Jones was traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Eric Plunk. July 31, 1998 : Mike Kinkade was traded by the Brewers to the New York Mets for Bill Pulsipher. August 7, 1998 : Jeff Juden was selected off waivers from the Brewers by the Anaheim Angels. Roster 1998 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers 52 Bobby Chouinard 58 Valerio de los Santos 21 Cal Eldred 40 Chad Fox 53 Rod Henderson 43 Joe Hudson 43 Doug Jones 14 Jeff Juden 42 Scott Karl 41 José Mercedes 57 Greg Mullins 28 Mike Myers 31 Bronswell Patrick 39 Eric Plunk 46 Bill Pulsipher 47 Al Reyes 52 Rafael Roque 89 Travis Smith 46 Paul Wagner 49 David Weathers 27 Bob Wickman 48 Brad Woodall 37 Steve Woodard Catchers 25 Brian Banks 33 Bobby Hughes 23 Marcus Jensen 16 Jesse Levis 22 Mike Matheny Infielders 11 Ronnie Belliard 26 Jeff Cirillo 30 Bob Hamelin 32 John Jaha 8 Mark Loretta 7 Dave Nilsson 2 José Valentín 1 Fernando Viña Outfielders 20 Jeromy Burnitz 9 Marquis Grissom 24 Darrin Jackson 5 Geoff Jenkins 50 Greg Martinez 10 Marc Newfield 39 Eric Owens Manager 3 Phil Garner Coaches 12 Chris Bando ( Bench ) 35 Bill Castro ( Bullpen ) 23 Lamar Johnson ( Hitting ) 29 Jim Lefebvre ( Hitting ) 38 Doug Mansolino ( First Base ), ( Third Base ) 45 Don Rowe ( Pitching ) 36 Joel Youngblood ( First Base ), ( Third Base ) Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note : Pos = position ; G = Games played ; AB = At Bats ; R = Runs ; H = Hits ; Avg. = Batting Average ; HR = Home Runs ; RBI = Runs Batted In ; SB = Stolen Bases Pos Player AB Avg. HR RBI SB Mike Matheny 108 320 24 76. 238 6 27 1B John Jaha 73 216 29 45. 208 7 38 2B Fernando Viña 3B Jeff Cirillo SS José Valentín LF Geoff Jenkins 84 262 33 60. 229 9 28 CF Marquis Grissom RF Jeromy Burnitz Other batters Player AB HR RBI Avg. SB Dave Nilsson 102 309 39 83 12 56. 269 Pitching Starting pitchers Player IP ERA SO Other pitchers Player IP ERA SO Relief pitchers Player IP ERA SO Farm system See also : Minor League Baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Louisville RiverBats International League Gary Allenson AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Ed Romero Stockton Ports California League Bernie Moncallo Beloit Snappers Midwest League Don Money Rookie Helena Brewers Pioneer League Tom Houk Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Ed Sedar References Jump up ^ `` Brewers switch leagues, join Reds in NL Central ''. The Kentucky Post ( Associated Press ). E.W. Scripps Company. November 6, 1997. Archived from the original on May 5, 2005. Jump up ^ Pappas, Doug, `` News Briefs : Fall 1997 '' Archived July 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Outside the Lines, Fall 1997. Jump up ^ Jack Voigt at Baseball - Reference Jump up ^ Marquis Grissom at Baseball - Reference Jump up ^ Bob Hamelin at Baseball - Reference Jump up ^ Ben McDonald at Baseball - Reference Jump up ^ J.J. Putz at Baseball - Reference Jump up ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/weathda01.shtml Jump up ^ Eric Plunk at Baseball - Reference Jump up ^ Bill Pulsipher at Baseball - Reference Jump up ^ Jeff Juden at Baseball - Reference Jump up ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1998.shtml Jump up ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina : Baseball America, 2007 1998 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball - Reference 1998 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com 1998 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto AL Central Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota AL West Anaheim Oakland Seattle Texas NL East Atlanta Florida Montréal New York Philadelphia NL Central Chicago Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis NL West Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco 1998 All - Star Game 1998 World Series Milwaukee Brewers Formerly the Seattle Pilots Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Franchise History ( Seattle Milwaukee ) Expansion and draft Seasons Records No - hitters Hall of Fame Walk of Fame Awards and All - Stars Players Management Opening Day starting pitchers First - round picks Broadcasters All articles Ballparks Sick 's Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Miller Park Spring training : Tempe Diablo Stadium Sun City Stadium Compadre Stadium Maryvale Baseball Park Culture and lore Ball Four ( Jim Bouton book ) Bernie Brewer Sausage Race Beer Barrel Man Secret Stadium Sauce Fight Song Roll Out The Barrel Mr. 3000 Hank T. Dog Bob Uecker Key personnel Owner : Mark Attanasio General Manager : David Stearns Manager : Craig Counsell Minor league affiliates Player overview AAA : Colorado Springs Sky Sox AA : Biloxi Shuckers A Adv. : Carolina Mudcats A : Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Rookie Adv. : Helena Brewers Rookie : AZL Brewers DSL Brewers Rivalries Chicago Cubs League pennants American League : 1982 National League : none Division titles AL East : 1981 ( second half ) 1982 NL Central : 2011 Wild Card berths National League : 2008 Seasons ( 50 ) 1960s * 1960 * 1961 * 1962 * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990s 2000s 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998_Milwaukee_Brewers_season&oldid=786001364 '' Categories : Milwaukee Brewers seasons 1998 Major League Baseball season Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use mdy dates from November 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Edit links This page was last edited on 16 June 2017, at 17 : 27. 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Question: when did the brewers join the national league
Answer: 1998