# 1998 Anaheim Angels season

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.
* December 19, 1997: Cecil Fielder signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* December 22, 1997: Chip Hale signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* January 9, 1998: Norberto Martin was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* January 10, 1998: William Van Landingham was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* January 26, 1998: Damon Mashore was signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* February 27, 1998: Jack McDowell signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Angels.
* March 30, 1998: Chip Hale was traded by the Anaheim Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for Craig Shipley.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Texas Rangers | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 48‍–‍33 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Anaheim Angels | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 42‍–‍39 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Seattle Mariners | 76 | 85 | .472 | 11½ | 42‍–‍39 | 34‍–‍46 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 | 39‍–‍42 | 35‍–‍46 |

### Record vs. opponents

1998 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 5–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 10–6 |
| Baltimore | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 2–9 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 5–6 | 7–3 | 3–9 | 8–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
| Boston | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 5–6 | 8–3 | 5–5 | 8–3 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 9–2 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 6–5 | 5–7 | 9–7 |
| Chicago | 6–5 | 9–2 | 6–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 4–6–1 | 7–9 |
| Cleveland | 7–4 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 6–6 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 9–2 | 7–3 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 10–6 |
| Detroit | 3–8 | 1–10 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–8 | 7–4 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 3–8 | 5–6 | 7–9 |
| Kansas City | 5–6 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 0–10 | 7–4 | 4–6 | 8–3 | 3–8 | 6–5 | 9–7 |
| Minnesota | 5–6 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
| New York | 5–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 10–0 | 7–4 | — | 8–3 | 8–3 | 11–1 | 8–3 | 6–6 | 13–3 |
| Oakland | 7–5 | 3–8 | 2–9 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 8–8 |
| Seattle | 3–9 | 5–6 | 4–7 | 7–4 | 2–9 | 8–3 | 6–4 | 9–2 | 3–8 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 7–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 5–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 6–5 | 3–7 | 6–5 | 3–8 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 6–5 | 5–6 | — | 4–7 | 5–7 | 5–11 |
| Texas | 7–5 | 5–6 | 5–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 4–7 | 3–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–4 | — | 7–4 | 8–8 |
| Toronto | 7–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–4–1 | 4–7 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 7–4 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 4–7 | — | 9–7 |

### 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).
* August 7, 1998: Jeff Juden was selected off waivers by the Anaheim Angels from the Milwaukee Brewers.
* 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
## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | Slg. | SB |
| C | Matt Walbeck | 108 | 338 | 41 | 87 | 6 | 46 | .257 | .367 | 1 |
| 1B | Cecil Fielder | 103 | 381 | 48 | 92 | 17 | 68 | .241 | .423 | 0 |
| 2B | Justin Baughman | 63 | 196 | 24 | 50 | 1 | 20 | .255 | .327 | 10 |
| 3B | Dave Hollins | 101 | 363 | 60 | 88 | 11 | 39 | .242 | .388 | 11 |
| SS | Gary DiSarcina | 157 | 551 | 73 | 158 | 3 | 56 | .287 | .385 | 11 |
| LF | Darin Erstad | 133 | 537 | 84 | 159 | 19 | 82 | .296 | .486 | 20 |
| CF | Jim Edmonds | 154 | 599 | 115 | 184 | 25 | 91 | .307 | .506 | 7 |
| RF | Garret Anderson | 156 | 622 | 62 | 183 | 15 | 79 | .284 | .455 | 8 |
| DH | Tim Salmon | 136 | 463 | 84 | 139 | 26 | 88 | .300 | .533 | 0 |

### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Phil Nevin | 75 | 237 | 54 | .228 | 8 | 27 |
| Norberto Martin | 79 | 195 | 42 | .215 | 1 | 13 |
| Randy Velarde | 51 | 188 | 49 | .261 | 4 | 26 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 75 | 165 | 53 | .321 | 0 | 21 |
| Troy Glaus | 48 | 165 | 36 | .218 | 1 | 23 |
| Craig Shipley | 77 | 147 | 38 | .259 | 2 | 17 |
| Damon Mashore | 43 | 98 | 23 | .235 | 2 | 11 |
| Chris Pritchett | 31 | 80 | 23 | .288 | 2 | 8 |
| Greg Jefferies | 19 | 72 | 25 | .347 | 1 | 10 |
| Todd Greene | 29 | 71 | 18 | .254 | 1 | 7 |
| Frank Bolick | 21 | 45 | 7 | .156 | 1 | 2 |
| Reggie Williams | 29 | 36 | 13 | .361 | 1 | 5 |
| Carlos García | 19 | 35 | 5 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 10 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie O'Brien | 5 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Kreuter | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Chuck Finley | 34 | 223.1 | 11 | 9 | 3.39 | 212 |
| Omar Olivares | 37 | 183.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.03 | 112 |
| Steve Sparks | 22 | 128.2 | 9 | 4 | 4.34 | 90 |
| Ken Hill | 19 | 103.0 | 9 | 6 | 4.98 | 57 |
| Jack McDowell | 14 | 76.0 | 5 | 3 | 5.09 | 45 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 15 | 74.0 | 6 | 3 | 4.62 | 48 |
| 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jason Dickson | 27 | 122.0 | 10 | 10 | 6.05 | 61 |
| Allen Watson | 28 | 92.1 | 6 | 7 | 6.04 | 64 |

##### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Troy Percival | 67 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 3.65 | 87 |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 61 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3.14 | 73 |
| Rich DeLucia | 61 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4.27 | 73 |
| Mike Holtz | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.75 | 29 |
| Pep Harris | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.35 | 34 |
| Greg Cadaret | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.14 | 37 |
| Trevor Wilson | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 6 |
| Mike Fetters | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.56 | 9 |
| Mike James | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 12 |
| Rich Robertson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.88 | 3 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Vancouver Canadians | Pacific Coast League | Mitch Seoane |
| AA | Midland Angels | Texas League | Don Long |
| A | Lake Elsinore Storm | California League | Mario Mendoza |
| A | Cedar Rapids Kernels | Midwest League | Garry Templeton |
| A-Short Season | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Tom Kotchman |
| Rookie | Butte Copper Kings | Pioneer League | Bill Lachemann |