# 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season

The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 1st season in Major League Baseball and their 1st season at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West. They finished the season 33 games behind the National League Champion San Diego Padres with a record of 65–97, last in the division.
Jeff Suppan was the last player from the inaugural team still active in Major League Baseball when he retired in 2012.

## Offseason

* February 7, 1997: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.
* November 17, 1997: Jay Bell signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* November 18, 1997: Devon White was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez (minors).
* November 18, 1997: Travis Fryman was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Gabe Alvarez, Joe Randa, and Matt Drews (minors).
* December 1, 1997: Matt Williams was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman, Tom Martin, and cash.
* January 8, 1998: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
* January 11, 1998: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

### Expansion Draft
#### Round 1

| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
| 2 | Brian Anderson | LHP | Cle | Ari |
| 3 | Jeff Suppan | RHP | Bos | Ari |
| 5 | Gabe Alvarez | 3B | SD | Ari |
| 7 | Jorge Fábregas | C | CWS | Ari |
| 9 | Karim García | OF | LA | Ari |
| 11 | Edwin Diaz | IF | Tex | Ari |
| 13 | Cory Lidle | RHP | NYM | Ari |
| 15 | Joel Adamson | LHP | Mil | Ari |
| 17 | Ben Ford | RHP | NYY | Ari |
| 19 | Yamil Benitez | OF | KC | Ari |
| 21 | Neil Weber | LHP | Mon | Ari |
| 23 | Jason Boyd | RHP | Phi | Ari |
| 25 | Brent Brede | OF | Min | Ari |
| 27 | Tony Batista | IF | Oak | Ari |

#### Round 2

| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
| 29 | Tom Martin | LHP | Hou | Ari |
| 31 | Omar Daal | LHP | Tor | Ari |
| 33 | Scott Winchester | RHP | Cin | Ari |
| 35 | Clint Sodowsky | RHP | Pit | Ari |
| 37 | Danny Klassen | IF | Mil | Ari |
| 39 | Matt Drews | RHP | Det | Ari |
| 41 | Todd Erdos | RHP | SD | Ari |
| 43 | Chris Clemons | RHP | CWS | Ari |
| 45 | David Dellucci | OF | Bal | Ari |
| 47 | Damian Miller | C | Min | Ari |
| 49 | Héctor Carrasco | RHP | KC | Ari |
| 51 | Hanley Frias | SS | Tex | Ari |
| 53 | Bob Wolcott | RHP | Sea | Ari |
| 55 | Mike Bell | 3B | Ana | Ari |

#### Round 3

| Pick | Player | Position | From | To |
| 57 | Joe Randa | 3B | Pit | Ari |
| 59 | Jesus Martinez | LHP | LA | Ari |
| 61 | Russ Springer | RHP | Hou | Ari |
| 63 | Bryan Corey | RHP | Det | Ari |
| 65 | Kelly Stinnett | C | Mil | Ari |
| 67 | Chuck McElroy | LHP | CWS | Ari |
| 69 | Marty Janzen | RHP | Tor | Ari |

### 1996–97 MLB June drafts and minor league affiliates

The two expansion teams set to debut in 1998, the Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, had two full seasons to establish scouting and player development systems and were permitted to participate fully in the 1996 and 1997 Major League Baseball drafts. The Diamondbacks drafted 30th in both 1996 and 1997, selecting 62 players (1996) and 60 players (1997) in those drafts. The team began developing those players in a farm system with three minor-league affiliates in 1996 and four in 1997.
Among the players selected and signed by Arizona from those drafts were pitchers Brad Penny (fifth round, 1996) and Casey Fossum (seventh, 1996); infielders Alex Cintrón (36th, 1997), Jack Cust (first, 1997) and Junior Spivey (36th round, 1996); and outfielders Ron Calloway (eighth, 1997) and Jason Conti (32nd, 1996).

#### 1996 farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| A | Visalia Oaks | California League | Tim Torricelli |
| Rookie | AZL Diamondbacks | Arizona League | Dwayne Murphy |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Black Diamonds | Pioneer League | Chris Speier |
Visalia affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers

#### 1997 farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| A | High Desert Mavericks | California League | Chris Speier |
| A | South Bend Silver Hawks | Midwest League | Dick Scott |
| Rookie | AZL Diamondbacks | Arizona League | Brian Butterfield and Don Wakamatsu |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Black Diamonds | Pioneer League | Tommy Jones |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High Desert

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

* Jay Bell
* Andy Benes
* Brent Brede
* Edwin Díaz
* Jorge Fábregas
* Karim García
* Travis Lee
* Devon White
* Matt Williams

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| San Diego Padres | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 54‍–‍27 | 44‍–‍37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 89 | 74 | .546 | 9½ | 49‍–‍32 | 40‍–‍42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15 | 48‍–‍33 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Colorado Rockies | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21 | 42‍–‍39 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33 | 34‍–‍47 | 31‍–‍50 |

#### Record vs. opponents

1998 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | 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 23, 1998: Alan Embree was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Russ Springer.
* June 26, 1998: Aaron Small was selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Oakland Athletics.

### Game log

1998 Regular Season Game Log (65–97) (Home: 34–47; Road: 31–50) :
March/April (7–20) (Home: 4–8; Road: 3–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1March 31Rockies2–9Kile (1–0)Benes (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark47,4840–1L1
2April 1Rockies0–6Thomson (1–0)Blair (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark43,7580–2L2
3April 2Rockies4–6Astacio (1–0)Anderson (0–1)Dipoto (1)Bank One Ballpark42,8760–3L3
4April 3Giants3–8Gardner (1–0)Suppan (0–1)—Bank One Ballpark45,5900–4L4
5April 4Giants3–5Darwin (1–0)Olson (0–1)Nen (1)Bank One Ballpark47,0470–5L5
6April 5Giants3–2Benes (1–1)Estes (0–1)Rodriguez (1)Bank One Ballpark47,5931–5W1
7April 7@ Dodgers1–9Park (1–0)Blair (0–2)—Dodger Stadium52,4241–6L1
8April 8@ Dodgers3–0Anderson (1–1)Nomo (0–1)Rodriguez (2)Dodger Stadium37,0162–6W1
9April 9@ Dodgers2–7Valdez (1–1)Suppan (0–2)—Dodger Stadium39,5412–7L1
10April 10@ Padres4–6Miceli (1–0)Rodriguez (0–1)—Qualcomm Stadium27,2432–8L2
11April 11@ Padres0–7Smith (1–0)Adamson (0–1)—Qualcomm Stadium37,7532–9L3
12April 12@ Padres2–4Hamilton (2–0)Blair (0–3)Hoffman (3)Qualcomm Stadium26,2172–10L4
13April 13@ Padres0–1Ashby (2–1)Anderson (1–2)—Qualcomm Stadium36,2782–11L5
14April 14@ Cardinals5–15Busby (2–0)Sodowsky (0–1)—Busch Memorial Stadium31,4772–12L6
–April 15@ CardinalsPostponed (rain, makeup April 16)
15April 16 (1)@ Cardinals4–5Stottlemyre (2–0)Adamson (0–2)Brantley (3)Busch Memorial StadiumN/A2–13L7
16April 16 (2)@ Cardinals8–2Benes (2–1)Osborne (0–1)—Busch Memorial Stadium32,0393–13W1
17April 17Marlins7–5Springer (1–0)Darensbourg (0–1)Rodriguez (3)Bank One Ballpark47,4014–13W2
18April 18Marlins7–5Manuel (1–0)Alfonseca (0–1)Rodriguez (4)Bank One Ballpark46,9105–13W3
19April 19Marlins3–4Meadows (2–2)Suppan (0–3)Stanifer (1)Bank One Ballpark47,3395–14L1
20April 20Marlins15–4Sodowsky (1–1)Hernandez (2–2)—Bank One Ballpark45,2566–14W1
21April 22@ Braves2–5Smoltz (2–0)Benes (2–2)—Turner Field30,9526–15L1
22April 23@ Braves1–3Glavine (3–0)Blair (0–4)Wohlers (6)Turner Field33,0136–16L2
23April 24@ Braves5–6Ligtenberg (2–1)Springer (1–1)—Turner Field41,5146–17L3
24April 25@ Marlins4–3 (11)Brow (1–0)Darensbourg (0–2)Rodriguez (5)Pro Player Stadium28,7107–17W1
25April 26@ Marlins6–12Ludwick (1–2)Adamson (0–3)—Pro Player Stadium24,7827–18L1
26April 27Braves5–6Cather (1–1)Daal (0–1)Wohlers (7)Bank One Ballpark47,4107–19L2
27April 28Braves2–12Glavine (4–0)Blair (0–5)—Bank One Ballpark47,5937–20L3 :
May (10–19) (Home: 6–8; Road: 4–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
28May 1@ Expos4–7Vasquez (1–2)Anderson (1–3)Urbina (6)Olympic Stadium6,9527–21L4
29May 2@ Expos4–5 (12)Bennett (1–1)Springer (1–2)—Olympic Stadium8,0267–22L5
30May 3@ Expos1–4Hermanson (3–2)Blair (0–6)—Olympic Stadium10,4677–23L6
31May 4@ Mets4–2 (11)Olson (1–1)Bohanon (0–1)—Shea Stadium18,9808–23W1
32May 5@ Mets1–9Mlicki (1–3)Daal (0–2)—Shea Stadium13,2058–24L1
33May 6@ Mets2–8Rojas (2–0)Sodowsky (1–2)—Shea Stadium17,6818–25L2
34May 7@ Phillies1–4Schilling (4–3)Benes (2–3)Leiter (3)Veterans Stadium13,8388–26L3
35May 8@ Phillies4–6Green (3–2)Olson (1–2)Leiter (4)Veterans Stadium13,2598–27L4
–May 9@ PhilliesPostponed (rain, makeup August 20)
36May 10@ Phillies4–7Winston (1–0)Suppan (0–4)Leiter (5)Veterans Stadium18,5208–28L5
37May 11Cubs2–4Wood (4–2)Anderson (1–4)Beck (10)Bank One Ballpark47,1298–29L6
38May 12Cubs6–7Adams (2–1)Rodriguez (0–2)Beck (11)Bank One Ballpark45,2408–30L7
39May 13Brewers3–8Juden (5–1)Blair (0–7)Wickman (1)Bank One Ballpark40,2308–31L8
40May 14Brewers4–1Springer (2–2)Eldred (0–3)Olson (1)Bank One Ballpark40,2049–31W1
41May 15Pirates6–1Suppan (1–4)Cordova (4–3)—Bank One Ballpark43,58410–31W2
42May 16Pirates3–6Schmidt (6–1)Anderson (1–5)Loiselle (9)Bank One Ballpark48,16710–32L1
43May 17Pirates8–2Benes (3–3)Loaiza (2–2)—Bank One Ballpark44,01411–32W1
44May 18Pirates9–2Blair (1–7)Lieber (1–6)—Bank One Ballpark41,46512–32W2
45May 20@ Marlins7–3Daal (1–2)Larkin (2–4)Olson (2)Pro Player Stadium17,56013–32W3
46May 21@ Marlins6–4Telemaco (2–1)Darensbourg (0–6)Olson (3)Pro Player Stadium15,11614–32W4
47May 22Dodgers0–5Dreifort (2–4)Benes (3–4)—Bank One Ballpark48,29914–33L1
48May 23Dodgers1–7Martinez (6–2)Anderson (1–6)—Bank One Ballpark48,36914–34L2
49May 24Dodgers8–5Blair (2–7)Park (4–3)Olson (4)Bank One Ballpark48,68215–34W1
50May 25Padres3–2Springer (3–2)Ashby (5–4)Olson (5)Bank One Ballpark45,36716–34W2
51May 26Padres1–12Brown (4–3)Suppan (1–5)—Bank One Ballpark41,20416–35L1
52May 27Padres4–6Wall (2–1)Benes (3–5)Hoffman (15)Bank One Ballpark42,84416–36L2
53May 28@ Giants8–7Anderson (2–6)Darwin (4–3)Olson (6)3Com Park12,06617–36W1
54May 29@ Giants1–3Estes (4–5)Blair (2–8)Nen (13)3Com Park16,85917–37L1
55May 30@ Giants1–4Hershiser (5–3)Daal (1–3)Nen (14)3Com Park28,18517–38L2
56May 31@ Giants4–7Rueter (7–3)Suppan (1–6)—3Com Park35,80017–39L3 :
June (12–15) (Home: 4–7; Road: 8–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
57June 1@ Rockies6–4Benes (4–5)Kile (5–7)Olson (7)Coors Field48,02018–39W1
58June 2@ Rockies9–3Anderson (3–6)Wright (4–6)—Coors Field47,90519–39W2
59June 3@ Rockies2–3McElroy (2–1)Olson (1–3)—Coors Field46,27919–40L1
60June 4@ Rockies2–5Thomson (5–5)Daal (1–4)—Coors Field46,29519–41L2
61June 5@ Athletics1–2 (11)Mohler (1–2)Springer (3–3)—Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum9,08219–42L3
62June 6@ Athletics5–10Oquist (3–3)Benes (4–6)—Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum18,45819–43L4
63June 7@ Athletics12–4Anderson (4–6)Candiotti (4–7)—Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum17,42020–43W1
64June 9Angels8–10Finley (7–2)Sodowsky (1–3)Percival (18)Bank One Ballpark43,07420–44L1
65June 10Angels10–2Daal (2–4)Hill (8–5)—Bank One Ballpark40,81921–44W1
66June 11Angels5–10Dickson (6–4)Wolcott (0–1)Percival (19)Bank One Ballpark41,95421–45L1
67June 12Cardinals4–9Stottlemyre (7–5)Benes (4–7)—Bank One Ballpark48,16921–46L2
68June 13Cardinals7–4Springer (4–3)Brantley (0–3)Olson (8)Bank One Ballpark48,17222–46W1
69June 14Cardinals0–2Petkovsek (4–3)Blair (2–9)Bottenfield (4)Bank One Ballpark48,16622–47L1
70June 16@ Reds5–1Daal (3–4)Harnisch (6–2)—Cinergy Field15,97523–47W1
71June 17@ Reds4–1Benes (5–7)Remlinger (4–8)Olson (9)Cinergy Field20,02924–47W2
72June 18@ Reds4–2Anderson (5–6)Klingenbeck (1–2)Olson (10)Cinergy Field21,94425–47W3
73June 19@ Cardinals0–5Petkovsek (5–3)Blair (2–10)—Busch Memorial Stadium44,94925–48L1
74June 20@ Cardinals2–4Aybar (3–3)Banks (1–2)Croushore (2)Busch Memorial Stadium47,63225–49L2
75June 21@ Cardinals4–5Raggio (1–1)Sodowsky (1–4)Brantley (11)Busch Memorial Stadium45,51725–50L3
76June 22@ Rangers6–0Benes (6–7)Burkett (4–8)—The Ballpark in Arlington37,84026–50W1
77June 23@ Rangers5–16Sele (11–4)Anderson (5–7)—The Ballpark in Arlington31,90426–51L1
78June 24Rangers2–3Helling (11–3)Blair (2–11)Wetteland (21)Bank One Ballpark44,29626–52L2
79June 25Rangers4–9Van Poppel (1–1)Telemaco (2–2)—Bank One Ballpark44,26926–53L3
80June 26Mariners13–8Sodowsky (2–4)Spoljaric (3–2)—Bank One Ballpark49,32827–53W1
81June 27Mariners4–6Fassero (6–5)Benes (6–8)Slocumb (3)Bank One Ballpark48,48827–54L1
82June 28Mariners3–2Embree (2–0)Ayala (0–6)—Bank One Ballpark47,96828–54W1
83June 30@ Cubs5–4Blair (3–11)Clark (4–8)Olson (11)Wrigley Field39,30729–54W2 :
July (11–15) (Home: 7–6; Road: 4–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
84July 1@ Cubs4–6Wood (8–3)Telemaco (2–3)Beck (19)Wrigley Field31,00229–55L1
85July 2@ Cubs2–3Trachsel (7–5)Suppan (1–7)Beck (20)Wrigley Field29,26829–56L2
86July 3@ Astros5–6Reynolds (10–5)Benes (6–9)Wagner (19)Astrodome34,38229–57L3
87July 4@ Astros7–4Anderson (6–7)Hampton (8–4)—Astrodome31,47730–57W1
88July 5@ Astros2–5Bergman (8–4)Blair (3–12)Wagner (20)Astrodome23,60730–58L1
–July 769th All-Star GameAL defeats NL 13–8 at Coors Field
89July 10Reds4–5Tomko (9–6)Benes (6–10)—Bank One Ballpark45,27830–59L2
90July 11Reds0–8Remlinger (6–9)Blair (3–13)—Bank One Ballpark47,32330–60L3
91July 12Reds3–5Hudek (2–4)Anderson (6–8)—Bank One Ballpark42,32930–61L4
92July 13Astros5–3Telemaco (3–3)Schourek (5–6)Olson (12)Bank One Ballpark40,00731–61W1
93July 14Astros2–4Reynolds (12–5)Daal (3–5)Wagner (22)Bank One Ballpark40,41931–62L1
94July 15Astros9–8 (11)Embree (3–0)Magnante (3–4)—Bank One Ballpark42,22932–62W1
95July 17Rockies9–6Blair (4–13)Astacio (7–10)Olson (13)Bank One Ballpark46,32233–62W2
96July 18Rockies4–2Anderson (7–8)Jones (3–4)Olson (14)Bank One Ballpark48,52734–62W3
97July 19Rockies6–4Small (2–1)Munoz (2–1)Embree (1)Bank One Ballpark45,65035–62W4
98July 20@ Giants3–5Rodriguez (2–0)Chouinard (0–1)Nen (27)3Com Park15,55035–63L1
99July 21@ Giants5–3Benes (7–10)Hershiser (8–8)Olson (15)3Com Park12,43336–63W1
100July 22@ Padres3–9Ashby (14–5)Blair (4–14)—Qualcomm Stadium18,78036–64L1
101July 23@ Padres0–3Hamilton (9–9)Anderson (7–9)Hoffman (32)Qualcomm Stadium24,27836–65L2
102July 24@ Dodgers1–3Park (9–5)Telemaco (3–4)Shaw (29)Dodger Stadium36,15036–66L3
103July 25@ Dodgers5–3Daal (4–5)Dreifort (6–9)Olson (16)Dodger Stadium38,93737–66W1
104July 26@ Dodgers3–5Valdez (9–9)Benes (7–11)Shaw (30)Dodger Stadium37,35337–67L1
105July 27Cubs2–6Trachsel (10–5)Blair (4–15)—Bank One Ballpark46,37337–68L2
106July 28Cubs7–5Wolcott (1–1)Clark (6–10)Olson (17)Bank One Ballpark47,19038–68W1
107July 29Cubs3–7Wengert (1–0)Telemaco (3–5)Adams (1)Bank One Ballpark46,73838–69L1
108July 30Cubs4–0Daal (5–5)Tapani (12–7)—Bank One Ballpark46,72839–69W1
109July 31@ Brewers8–2Benes (8–11)Juden (7–10)—County Stadium27,27440–69W2 :
August (13–16) (Home: 6–9; Road: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
110August 1@ Brewers5–4Banks (2–2)Fox (0–2)Olson (18)County Stadium24,37041–69W3
111August 2@ Brewers2–7Woodall (5–5)Anderson (7–10)—County Stadium29,45741–70L1
112August 3@ Cubs6–5Telemaco (4–5)Wengert (1–1)Olson (19)Wrigley Field38,55142–70W1
113August 4@ Cubs0–2Tapani (13–7)Daal (5–6)Beck (33)Wrigley Field37,53942–71L1
114August 5@ Cubs10–7Benes (9–11)Wood (11–6)Olson (20)Wrigley Field39,66443–71W1
115August 7@ Expos6–4Anderson (8–10)Vasquez (3–11)Olson (21)Olympic Stadium9,79844–71W2
116August 8@ Expos3–5Hermanson (10–9)Telemaco (4–6)Urbina (26)Olympic Stadium10,71744–72L1
117August 9@ Expos2–8Bennett (5–4)Wolcott (1–2)Kline (1)Olympic Stadium21,80444–73L2
118August 10Phillies0–3Schilling (11–11)Daal (5–7)—Bank One Ballpark41,71144–74L3
119August 11Phillies7–3Benes (10–11)Portugal (6–3)—Bank One Ballpark41,29845–74W1
120August 12Phillies4–7Grace (4–5)Anderson (8–11)M. Leiter (21)Bank One Ballpark41,51045–75L1
121August 14Mets2–3Reed (14–7)Telemaco (4–7)Wendell (1)Bank One Ballpark47,56245–76L2
122August 15Mets4–5Reynoso (4–0)Chouinard (0–2)Franco (25)Bank One Ballpark48,30745–77L3
123August 16Mets6–1Daal (6–7)Nomo (5–10)—Bank One Ballpark44,53746–77W1
124August 17Expos6–1Benes (11–11)Powell (1–3)—Bank One Ballpark39,36747–77W2
125August 18Expos1–7Vasquez (4–12)Anderson (8–12)—Bank One Ballpark40,01247–78L1
126August 19Expos2–8Hermanson (11–9)Telemaco (4–8)—Bank One Ballpark39,90647–79L2
127August 20 (1)@ Phillies1–11Schilling (12–11)Wolcott (1–3)—Veterans StadiumN/A47–80L3
128August 20 (2)@ Phillies12–9 (11)Embree (4–0)Bottalico (1–3)—Veterans Stadium26,21648–80W1
129August 21@ Phillies0–1Portugal (8–3)Daal (6–8)Gomes (1)Veterans Stadium17,14448–81L1
130August 22@ Mets4–9Jones (9–7)Benes (11–12)—Shea Stadium42,65448–82L2
131August 23@ Mets4–3Anderson (9–12)A. Leiter (12–5)Olson (22)Shea Stadium36,03949–82W1
132August 24@ Mets9–5Telemaco (5–8)Yoshii (5–7)Banks (1)Shea Stadium29,85050–82W2
133August 25Pirates6–9Lawrence (1–0)Sodowsky (2–5)Loiselle (16)Bank One Ballpark38,96050–83L1
134August 26Pirates3–4Tabaka (2–1)Daal (6–9)Loiselle (17)Bank One Ballpark39,90650–84L2
135August 27Brewers0–4Roque (2–1)Benes (11–13)Plunk (1)Bank One Ballpark40,85650–85L3
136August 28Brewers6–3Anderson (10–12)Woodall (6–8)Olson (23)Bank One Ballpark41,50551–85W1
137August 29Brewers4–3Small (3–1)Wickman (6–8)—Bank One Ballpark44,92052–85W2
138August 30Brewers7–3Sodowsky (3–5)Karl (9–8)—Bank One Ballpark40,50853–85W3 :
September (12–12) (Home: 7–9; Road: 5–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
139September 1@ Pirates4–3Daal (7–9)Peters (7–9)Olson (24)Three Rivers Stadium11,42754–85W4
140September 2@ Pirates2–1 (11)Small (4–1)Tabaka (2–2)Olson (25)Three Rivers Stadium12,01055–85W5
141September 3@ Pirates1–0Anderson (11–12)Cordova (12–12)—Three Rivers Stadium8,61056–85W6
142September 4Astros3–1Telemaco (6–8)Lima (14–7)Olson (26)Bank One Ballpark41,39657–85W7
143September 5Astros5–6 (12)Wagner (4–3)Embree (4–1)—Bank One Ballpark43,63857–86L1
144September 6Astros1–10Hampton (11–6)Daal (7–10)—Bank One Ballpark44,07657–87L2
145September 7Dodgers4–2Benes (12–13)Mlicki (8–7)Olson (27)Bank One Ballpark43,31658–87W1
146September 8Dodgers5–6 (11)Kubenka (1–0)Embree (4–2)Shaw (41)Bank One Ballpark40,26258–88L1
147September 9Dodgers2–6Perez (9–13)Telemaco (6–9)—Bank One Ballpark41,09258–89L2
148September 11@ Reds1–13Tomko (12–11)Sodowsky (3–6)—Cinergy Field16,57958–90L3
149September 12@ Reds0–3Parris (5–4)Daal (7–11)White (6)Cinergy Field17,46358–91L4
150September 13@ Reds5–0Benes (13–13)Bere (4–9)Olson (28)Cinergy Field17,74159–91W1
151September 14Giants14–2Anderson (12–12)Estes (7–11)—Bank One Ballpark39,71560–91W2
152September 15Giants7–6 (11)Olson (2–3)Mesa (8–7)—Bank One Ballpark41,61961–91W3
153September 16Giants5–6 (10)Johnstone (5–5)Olson (2–4)Nen (37)Bank One Ballpark40,54761–92L1
154September 17Braves0–1Neagle (15–11)Daal (7–12)Ligtenberg (29)Bank One Ballpark43,25161–93L2
155September 18Braves5–0Benes (14–13)Maddux (17–9)—Bank One Ballpark46,43462–93W1
156September 19Braves0–5Glavine (20–6)Anderson (12–13)—Bank One Ballpark48,40562–94L1
157September 20Braves0–10Chen (2–0)Telemaco (6–10)—Bank One Ballpark44,87662–95L2
158September 22@ Rockies8–6Daal (8–12)Wright (9–14)Olson (29)Coors Field42,85963–95W1
159September 23@ Rockies11–14Wainhouse (1–0)Banks (2–3)Veres (8)Coors Field44,02163–96L1
160September 25Padres6–3Olson (3–4)Myers (4–7)—Bank One Ballpark47,28864–96W1
161September 26Padres3–2Telemaco (7–10)Hitchcock (9–7)Olson (30)Bank One Ballpark48,19665–96W2
162September 27Padres2–3Clement (2–0)Small (4–2)Hoffman (53)Bank One Ballpark48,39065–97L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement :

## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| C | Kelly Stinnett | 92 | 274 | 71 | 11 | 34 | .259 |
| 1B | Travis Lee | 146 | 562 | 151 | 22 | 72 | .269 |
| 2B | Andy Fox | 139 | 502 | 139 | 9 | 44 | .277 |
| 3B | Matt Williams | 135 | 510 | 136 | 20 | 71 | .267 |
| SS | Jay Bell | 155 | 549 | 138 | 20 | 67 | .251 |
| LF | David Dellucci | 124 | 416 | 108 | 5 | 51 | .260 |
| CF | Devon White | 146 | 563 | 157 | 22 | 85 | .279 |
| RF | Karim García | 113 | 333 | 74 | 9 | 43 | .222 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| Tony Batista | 106 | 293 | 80 | 18 | 41 | .273 |
| Brent Brede | 98 | 212 | 48 | 2 | 17 | .226 |
| Yamil Benítez | 91 | 206 | 41 | 9 | 30 | .199 |
| Damian Miller | 57 | 168 | 48 | 3 | 14 | .286 |
| Jorge Fábregas | 50 | 151 | 30 | 1 | 15 | .199 |
| Andy Stankiewicz | 77 | 145 | 30 | 0 | 8 | .207 |
| Danny Klassen | 29 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 8 | .194 |
| Bernard Gilkey | 29 | 101 | 25 | 1 | 5 | .248 |
| Chris Jones | 20 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .194 |
| Hanley Frías | 15 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .130 |
| Hensley Meulens | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .067 |
| Mike Robertson | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Edwin Díaz | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
| Andy Benes | 34 | 231.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.97 | 164 | 74 |
| Brian Anderson | 32 | 208.0 | 12 | 13 | 4.33 | 95 | 24 |
| Omar Daal | 33 | 162.2 | 8 | 12 | 2.88 | 132 | 51 |
| Willie Blair | 23 | 146.2 | 4 | 15 | 5.34 | 71 | 51 |
| Jeff Suppan | 13 | 66.0 | 6 | 9 | 6.68 | 39 | 21 |
| Bob Wolcott | 6 | 33.0 | 1 | 3 | 7.09 | 21 | 13 |
| Joel Adamson | 5 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 8.22 | 14 | 11 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
| Amaury Telemaco | 27 | 121.0 | 6 | 9 | 3.94 | 60 | 33 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | BB |
| Gregg Olson | 64 | 68.2 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 3.01 | 55 | 25 |
| Clint Sodowsky | 45 | 77.2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5.68 | 42 | 39 |
| Félix Rodríguez | 43 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.14 | 36 | 29 |
| Alan Embree | 35 | 35.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.11 | 24 | 13 |
| Willie Banks | 33 | 43.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.09 | 32 | 25 |
| Bobby Chouinard | 26 | 38.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.23 | 26 | 11 |
| Russ Springer | 26 | 32.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.13 | 37 | 14 |
| Aaron Small | 23 | 31.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.69 | 14 | 8 |
| Scott Brow | 17 | 21.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.17 | 13 | 14 |
| Barry Manuel | 13 | 15.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.47 | 12 | 14 |
| Ben Ford | 8 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.90 | 5 | 3 |
| Efraín Valdez | 6 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Michalak | 5 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 5 | 4 |
| Vladimir Núñez | 4 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 2 | 2 |
| Neil Weber | 4 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 4 | 3 |
| Bryan Corey | 3 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 2 |
| Ricky Pickett | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 2 | 4 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tucson Sidewinders | Pacific Coast League | Chris Speier |
| A | High Desert Mavericks | California League | Don Wakamatsu |
| A | South Bend Silver Hawks | Midwest League | Roly de Armas |
| Rookie | AZL Diamondbacks | Arizona League | Mike Brumley |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Black Diamonds | Pioneer League | Joe Almaraz |