# 1998 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1998 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 116th season in the history of the franchise.

## Regular season

The first game of the Phillies season was an unforgettable opening day game at Shea Stadium against their division rival New York Mets. Both of them were involved in the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League and the longest one in the MLB since 1926 when the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics 1–0 in 15 innings. However, the Phillies lost the game 1–0 in 14 innings when Mets backup catcher Alberto Castillo delivered a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded off Philadelphia closer Ricky Bottalico. This was the first regular season baseball game played in New York in March.

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 106 | 56 | .654 | — | 56‍–‍25 | 50‍–‍31 |
| New York Mets | 88 | 74 | .543 | 18 | 47‍–‍34 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 87 | .463 | 31 | 40‍–‍41 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Montreal Expos | 65 | 97 | .401 | 41 | 39‍–‍42 | 26‍–‍55 |
| Florida Marlins | 54 | 108 | .333 | 52 | 31‍–‍50 | 23‍–‍58 |

### 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 |

### Transactions

* February 24, 1998: Midre Cummings was released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
* June 2, 1998: Pat Burrell was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 24, 1998.
* June 24, 1998: Rex Hudler was released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
* August 14, 1998: Paul Byrd was selected off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Atlanta Braves.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Mike Lieberthal | 86 | 313 | 80 | .256 | 8 | 45 |
| 1B | Rico Brogna | 153 | 565 | 150 | .265 | 20 | 104 |
| 2B | Mark Lewis | 142 | 518 | 129 | .249 | 9 | 54 |
| SS | Desi Relaford | 142 | 494 | 121 | .245 | 5 | 41 |
| 3B | Scott Rolen | 160 | 601 | 174 | .290 | 31 | 110 |
| LF | Gregg Jeffries | 125 | 483 | 142 | .294 | 8 | 48 |
| CF | Doug Glanville | 158 | 678 | 189 | .279 | 8 | 49 |
| RF | Bobby Abreu | 151 | 497 | 155 | .312 | 17 | 74 |

#### 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 |
| Kevin Jordan | 112 | 250 | 69 | .276 | 2 | 27 |
| Kevin Sefcik | 104 | 169 | 53 | .314 | 3 | 20 |
| Bobby Estalella | 47 | 165 | 31 | .188 | 8 | 20 |
| Alex Arias | 56 | 133 | 39 | .293 | 1 | 16 |
| Mark Parent | 34 | 113 | 25 | .221 | 1 | 13 |
| Rubén Amaro Jr. | 92 | 107 | 20 | .187 | 1 | 10 |
| Wendell Magee | 20 | 75 | 22 | .293 | 1 | 11 |
| Jon Zuber | 38 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 2 | 6 |
| Marlon Anderson | 17 | 43 | 14 | .326 | 1 | 4 |
| Rex Hudler | 25 | 41 | 5 | .122 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Bennett | 9 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 3 |

### Pitching
#### 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 |
| Curt Schilling | 35 | 268.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.25 | 300 |
| Mark Portugal | 26 | 166.1 | 10 | 5 | 4.44 | 104 |
| Tyler Green | 27 | 159.1 | 6 | 12 | 5.03 | 113 |
| Carlton Loewer | 21 | 122.2 | 7 | 8 | 6.09 | 58 |
| Matt Beech | 21 | 117.0 | 3 | 9 | 5.15 | 113 |
| Paul Byrd | 8 | 55.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.29 | 38 |
| Garrett Stephenson | 6 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 17 |

#### 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 |
| Mike Grace | 21 | 90.1 | 4 | 7 | 5.48 | 46 |
| Mike Welch | 10 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 8.27 | 15 |

#### 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 |
| Mark Leiter | 69 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 3.55 | 84 |
| Wayne Gomes | 71 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4.24 | 86 |
| Jerry Spradlin | 69 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3.53 | 76 |
| Yorkis Pérez | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.81 | 42 |
| Ricky Bottalico | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6.44 | 27 |
| Darrin Winston | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.12 | 11 |
| Ken Ryan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.37 | 16 |
| Matt Whiteside | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.50 | 14 |
| Toby Borland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 9 |
| Robert Dodd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 4 |
| Billy Brewer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108.00 | 0 |
| Ryan Nye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 3 |

## 1998 Game Log

Legend :
| | Phillies win |
| | Phillies loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Phillies team member |
1998 Game Log Overall Record: 75–87 :
March (0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31@ Mets0–1 (14)Turk Wendell (1–0)Ricky Bottalico (0–1)None49,1420–1 :
April (12–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
2April 2@ Mets6–5Mark Portugal (1–0)Al Leiter (0–1)Ricky Bottalico (1)13,5911–1
3April 3@ Braves1–5Denny Neagle (1–0)Mike Grace (0–1)None30,0201–2
4April 4@ Braves4–5Dennis Martínez (1–0)Billy Brewer (0–1)Mark Wohlers (1)39,1541–3
5April 5@ Braves2–1Curt Schilling (1–0)Greg Maddux (0–1)None35,3312–3
6April 7Marlins9–8 (10)Ricky Bottalico (1–1)Jesús Sánchez (0–1)None41,1583–3
7April 8Marlins9–5Mike Grace (1–1)Eric Ludwick (0–2)None11,7694–3
–April 9MarlinsPostponed (rain); Makeup: July 24 as a traditional double-header
8April 10Braves1–0Curt Schilling (2–0)Mike Cather (0–1)None30,3115–3
9April 11Braves6–5Tyler Green (1–0)Dennis Martínez (1–1)None17,6766–3
10April 12Braves2–3Tom Glavine (2–0)Garrett Stephenson (0–1)Mark Wohlers (3)18,7606–4
11April 13Braves11–8Jerry Spradlin (1–0)Kerry Ligtenberg (1–1)Ricky Bottalico (2)15,1017–4
–April 14@ MarlinsPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 26 as a traditional double-header
12April 15@ Marlins2–3Brian Meadows (1–2)Curt Schilling (2–1)Félix Heredia (1)23,0087–5
13April 16@ Marlins4–12Liván Hernández (2–1)Tyler Green (1–1)None16,7087–6
14April 17@ Cardinals5–8Cliff Politte (2–0)Matt Whiteside (0–1)Kent Bottenfield (3)33,9957–7
15April 18@ Cardinals5–6Manny Aybar (2–2)Mike Grace (1–2)Jeff Brantley (3)38,8487–8
16April 19@ Cardinals2–3Kent Mercker (2–0)Matt Beech (0–1)Juan Acevedo (1)36,8197–9
17April 21Reds3–6Brett Tomko (3–1)Curt Schilling (2–2)Jeff Shaw (6)13,4527–10
18April 22Reds5–4Tyler Green (2–1)Gabe White (0–3)Ricky Bottalico (3)11,1028–10
19April 23Reds6–3Jerry Spradlin (2–0)Scott Sullivan (0–2)Mark Leiter (1)10,4459–10
20April 24Cardinals8–4Matt Whiteside (1–1)Kent Mercker (2–1)None15,20810–10
21April 25Cardinals5–8Mark Petkovsek (1–0)Jerry Spradlin (2–1)Jeff Brantley (5)22,77710–11
22April 26Cardinals9–3Curt Schilling (3–2)Todd Stottlemyre (3–1)None27,91711–11
23April 27@ Reds1–3Stan Belinda (1–2)Tyler Green (2–2)None13,88911–12
24April 28@ Reds11–8 (10)Mark Leiter (1–0)Stan Belinda (1–3)Darrin Winston (1)15,89012–12
25April 29@ Reds0–1Pete Harnisch (2–0)Mike Grace (1–3)None16,41112–13 :
May (13–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
26May 1Astros5–12Shane Reynolds (2–2)Matt Beech (0–2)None11,41012–14
27May 2Astros1–4Mike Hampton (5–0)Curt Schilling (3–3)Billy Wagner (7)18,76612–15
28May 3Astros5–3Wayne Gomes (1–0)Sean Bergman (2–2)Mark Leiter (2)21,28813–15
29May 4Rockies2–11John Thomson (2–2)Garrett Stephenson (0–2)None11,40313–16
30May 5Rockies1–6Darryl Kile (4–3)Mike Grace (1–4)None13,67213–17
31May 6Rockies7–6 (10)Mark Leiter (2–0)Chuck McElroy (0–1)None19,53814–17
32May 7Diamondbacks4–1Curt Schilling (4–3)Andy Benes (2–3)Mark Leiter (3)13,83815–17
33May 8Diamondbacks6–4Tyler Green (3–2)Gregg Olson (1–2)Mark Leiter (4)13,25916–17
–May 9DiamondbacksPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 20 as a traditional double-header
34May 10Diamondbacks7–4Darrin Winston (1–0)Jeff Suppan (0–4)Mark Leiter (5)18,52017–17
35May 11@ Dodgers5–2Matt Beech (1–2)Darren Dreifort (0–4)Mark Leiter (6)25,99218–17
36May 12@ Dodgers5–3Curt Schilling (5–3)Scott Radinsky (1–1)Mark Leiter (7)32,38219–17
37May 13@ Dodgers4–9Chan Ho Park (4–1)Tyler Green (3–3)None28,60419–18
38May 14@ Dodgers4–0Mark Portugal (2–0)Hideo Nomo (2–5)None30,86720–18
39May 15@ Padres6–7Brian Boehringer (5–1)Mike Grace (1–5)Trevor Hoffman (12)25,15720–19
40May 16@ Padres2–3Carlos Reyes (2–1)Mark Leiter (2–1)None53,11720–20
41May 17@ Padres1–3Donne Wall (1–1)Curt Schilling (5–4)Trevor Hoffman (13)27,91320–21
42May 19Cardinals8–10John Frascatore (1–2)Wayne Gomes (1–1)Juan Acevedo (2)16,54120–22
43May 20Cardinals5–8Mike Busby (5–0)Mark Portugal (2–1)Jeff Brantley (7)21,34720–23
44May 21Cardinals4–3Mike Grace (2–5)Todd Stottlemyre (5–4)Mark Leiter (8)22,70621–23
45May 22@ Expos7–5 (10)Wayne Gomes (2–1)Anthony Telford (2–2)Mark Leiter (9)11,58822–23
46May 23@ Expos2–3Ugueth Urbina (3–1)Curt Schilling (5–5)None15,66322–24
47May 24@ Expos4–5Carlos Pérez (4–3)Jerry Spradlin (2–2)Ugueth Urbina (11)14,16422–25
48May 25@ Expos5–3 (14)Wayne Gomes (3–1)Shayne Bennett (1–3)Jerry Spradlin (1)9,62123–25
49May 27@ Cubs10–5Mike Grace (3–5)Geremi González (3–5)None19,35424–25
50May 28@ Cubs8–7Darrin Winston (2–0)Rod Beck (1–1)Mark Leiter (10)25,28525–25
51May 29Mets0–11Rick Reed (6–2)Matt Beech (1–3)None21,56725–26
52May 30Mets4–6Al Leiter (5–3)Tyler Green (3–4)John Franco (11)30,66025–27
53May 31Mets6–8Mel Rojas (3–0)Darrin Winston (2–1)John Franco (12)23,02525–28 :
June (15–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
54June 1Expos6–2Wayne Gomes (4–1)Mike Maddux (1–2)None16,70426–28
55June 2Expos3–4Carl Pavano (1–0)Curt Schilling (5–6)Ugueth Urbina (13)13,60626–29
56June 3Expos2–3Carlos Pérez (6–3)Wayne Gomes (4–2)None13,59226–30
57June 5@ Blue Jays8–7Tyler Green (4–4)Bill Risley (0–3)Mark Leiter (11)31,17627–30
58June 6@ Blue Jays10–6Wayne Gomes (5–2)Juan Guzmán (3–7)None30,10228–30
59June 7@ Blue Jays1–3Chris Carpenter (2–2)Curt Schilling (5–7)Randy Myers (15)26,23628–31
60June 8Orioles8–14Arthur Rhodes (3–2)Darrin Winston (2–2)Jesse Orosco (4)26,74228–32
61June 9Orioles2–0Matt Beech (2–3)Sidney Ponson (0–4)Mark Leiter (12)27,60229–32
62June 10Orioles2–5 (10)Armando Benítez (2–1)Mark Leiter (2–2)None27,32629–33
63June 12Cubs4–0Curt Schilling (6–7)Kevin Tapani (8–4)None15,48930–33
64June 13Cubs8–10 (10)Terry Adams (5–3)Jerry Spradlin (2–3)None17,11530–34
65June 14Cubs4–2Carlton Loewer (1–0)Mark Clark (4–7)None25,54331–34
66June 15Pirates2–1Matt Beech (3–3)Jon Lieber (4–8)Mark Leiter (13)14,41132–34
67June 16Pirates8–7Robert Dodd (1–0)Rich Loiselle (1–5)None24,61533–34
68June 17Pirates3–1Curt Schilling (7–7)Francisco Córdova (6–5)None25,69434–34
69June 18@ Cubs5–12Geremi González (6–5)Mark Portugal (2–2)Terry Mulholland (2)21,26734–35
70June 19@ Cubs9–8 (12)Jerry Spradlin (3–3)Terry Mulholland (2–2)None39,59235–35
71June 20@ Cubs4–9Kerry Wood (7–3)Matt Beech (3–4)None39,76135–36
72June 21@ Cubs7–2Tyler Green (5–4)Steve Trachsel (6–4)None38,43736–36
73June 22@ Red Sox9–8 (10)Wayne Gomes (6–2)Tom Gordon (4–2)Mark Leiter (14)33,59237–36
74June 23@ Red Sox3–2Mark Portugal (3–2)Derek Lowe (0–6)None33,21238–36
75June 24Red Sox11–8Carlton Loewer (2–0)Steve Avery (4–2)Mark Leiter (15)28,07939–36
76June 25Red Sox5–7Bret Saberhagen (9–5)Matt Beech (3–5)Ron Mahay (1)28,26339–37
77June 26Devil Rays7–0Tyler Green (6–4)Jason Johnson (2–5)None17,55940–37
78June 27Devil Rays1–5Rolando Arrojo (10–4)Curt Schilling (7–8)None44,26240–38
79June 28Devil Rays4–5Albie Lopez (4–2)Wayne Gomes (6–3)Roberto Hernández (17)25,15740–39
80June 30@ Yankees2–9David Cone (11–2)Carlton Loewer (2–1)None29,08740–40 :
July (15–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Yankees2–5David Wells (11–2)Matt Beech (3–6)Mariano Rivera (20)28,91940–41
82July 2@ Yankees8–9 (11)Mike Buddie (3–0)Jerry Spradlin (3–4)None31,25940–42
83July 3Brewers2–0Curt Schilling (8–8)Scott Karl (6–4)Mark Leiter (16)55,39341–42
84July 4Brewers6–5Wayne Gomes (7–3)Bob Wickman (3–5)None35,59642–42
85July 5Brewers4–3Carlton Loewer (3–1)Cal Eldred (4–6)Mark Leiter (17)20,11643–42
–July 71998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Coors Field in Denver
86July 10@ Pirates7–6Curt Schilling (9–8)Francisco Córdova (6–8)None18,66544–42
87July 11@ Pirates1–0Mark Portugal (4–2)Rich Loiselle (1–7)Mark Leiter (18)30,08445–42
88July 12@ Pirates10–4Carlton Loewer (4–1)Esteban Loaiza (6–5)None34,14446–42
89July 13@ Brewers2–4Steve Woodard (6–5)Tyler Green (6–5)Bob Wickman (13)17,23046–43
90July 14@ Brewers4–2Wayne Gomes (8–3)Jeff Juden (7–8)Mark Leiter (19)16,86147–43
91July 15@ Brewers2–3Scott Karl (7–4)Curt Schilling (9–9)Bob Wickman (14)20,55447–44
92July 16@ Mets4–2Mark Portugal (5–2)Rick Reed (10–6)Mark Leiter (20)20,28348–44
93July 17@ Mets0–6Hideo Nomo (3–8)Carlton Loewer (4–2)None23,29848–45
94July 18@ Mets0–7Al Leiter (10–4)Tyler Green (6–6)None37,20848–46
95July 19@ Mets7–6 (10)Mark Leiter (3–2)Dennis Cook (4–3)None29,52049–46
96July 20@ Expos3–1Curt Schilling (10–9)Carlos Pérez (7–10)None9,79250–46
97July 21@ Expos3–2Mark Portugal (6–2)Carl Pavano (3–4)None10,81651–46
98July 22Braves2–14Tom Glavine (14–4)Carlton Loewer (4–3)None28,30451–47
99July 23Braves2–3Kevin Millwood (11–5)Tyler Green (6–7)Kerry Ligtenberg (12)28,22251–48
100July 24 (1)Marlins6–4 (12)Wayne Gomes (9–3)Antonio Alfonseca (2–4)Nonesee 2nd game52–48
101July 24 (2)Marlins7–6 (12)Mark Leiter (4–2)Vic Darensbourg (0–7)None30,62253–48
102July 25Marlins4–5Liván Hernández (8–7)Curt Schilling (10–10)Matt Mantei (4)21,03853–49
103July 26Marlins10–9Mark Leiter (5–2)Antonio Alfonseca (2–5)None27,94454–49
104July 28Dodgers3–7Brian Bohanon (4–6)Tyler Green (6–8)None24,82854–50
105July 29Dodgers8–3Carlton Loewer (5–3)Dave Mlicki (5–5)None20,12755–50
106July 30Dodgers1–3Chan Ho Park (10–5)Matt Beech (3–7)Jeff Shaw (31)22,89055–51
107July 31Giants6–7José Mesa (5–4)Yorkis Pérez (0–1)Robb Nen (28)21,76355–52 :
August (11–20)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 1Giants7–8 (10)Robb Nen (7–2)Ricky Bottalico (1–2)Rich Rodriguez (2)24,45255–53
109August 2Giants3–15Kirk Rueter (12–6)Mike Welch (0–1)None27,66855–54
110August 3Giants1–6Danny Darwin (7–9)Carlton Loewer (5–4)None31,08055–55
111August 4@ Padres1–3Sterling Hitchcock (5–4)Matt Beech (3–8)Trevor Hoffman (37)22,12555–56
112August 5@ Padres0–4Kevin Brown (14–3)Curt Schilling (10–11)None19,10955–57
113August 6@ Padres3–2 (11)Mark Leiter (6–2)Trevor Hoffman (3–1)None19,00756–57
114August 7@ Astros0–9Randy Johnson (11–10)Mike Welch (0–2)None52,07156–58
115August 8@ Astros6–7Doug Henry (8–2)Mark Leiter (6–3)None42,52356–59
116August 9@ Astros2–11Shane Reynolds (14–7)Matt Beech (3–9)None28,65156–60
117August 10@ Diamondbacks3–0Curt Schilling (11–11)Omar Daal (5–7)None41,71157–60
118August 11@ Diamondbacks3–7Andy Benes (10–11)Mark Portugal (6–3)None41,29857–61
119August 12@ Diamondbacks7–4Mike Grace (4–5)Brian Anderson (8–11)Mark Leiter (21)41,51058–61
120August 14@ Rockies6–2Carlton Loewer (6–4)Bobby M. Jones (5–6)None47,39559–61
121August 15@ Rockies3–7Darryl Kile (9–14)Wayne Gomes (9–4)None48,32959–62
122August 16@ Rockies8–7Mark Portugal (7–3)Jamey Wright (7–11)Mark Leiter (22)48,02460–62
123August 17Astros4–0Paul Byrd (1–0)Randy Johnson (12–11)None18,97561–62
124August 18Astros2–8José Lima (12–6)Mike Grace (4–6)None17,54161–63
125August 19Astros3–4Shane Reynolds (15–8)Mark Leiter (6–4)Billy Wagner (24)21,34161–64
126August 20 (1)Diamondbacks11–1Curt Schilling (12–11)Bob Wolcott (1–3)Nonesee 2nd game62–64
127August 20 (2)Diamondbacks9–12 (11)Alan Embree (4–0)Ricky Bottalico (1–3)None26,21662–65
128August 21Diamondbacks1–0Mark Portugal (8–3)Omar Daal (6–8)Wayne Gomes (1)17,14463–65
129August 22Rockies6–1Paul Byrd (2–0)Pedro Astacio (11–13)None23,43564–65
130August 23Rockies2–5John Thomson (8–8)Mike Grace (4–7)Jerry Dipoto (16)26,36464–66
131August 24Rockies1–3Bobby M. Jones (6–7)Carlton Loewer (6–5)Dave Veres (5)15,66564–67
132August 25Padres3–5Kevin Brown (17–4)Curt Schilling (12–12)Trevor Hoffman (42)18,10064–68
133August 26Padres0–2Joey Hamilton (11–11)Mark Portugal (8–4)Trevor Hoffman (43)15,65664–69
134August 27Padres1–8Stan Spencer (1–0)Paul Byrd (2–1)None23,37164–70
135August 28@ Giants4–3 (10)Mark Leiter (7–4)Robb Nen (7–5)None14,31765–70
136August 29@ Giants3–10Mark Gardner (11–5)Carlton Loewer (6–6)None30,14765–71
137August 30@ Giants5–4Curt Schilling (13–12)Russ Ortiz (2–4)None36,92066–71
138August 31@ Giants2–6José Mesa (8–6)Wayne Gomes (9–5)None13,09266–72 :
September (9–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
139September 1@ Dodgers2–3Ismael Valdez (10–9)Paul Byrd (2–2)Jeff Shaw (39)28,19966–73
140September 2@ Dodgers0–6Carlos Pérez (8–13)Tyler Green (6–9)None32,63066–74
141September 5@ Brewers6–2Curt Schilling (14–12)Steve Woodard (9–10)None17,16067–74
142September 6@ Brewers2–3 (14)David Weathers (5–5)Ricky Bottalico (1–4)None15,93567–75
143September 7@ Brewers4–5David Weathers (6–5)Wayne Gomes (9–6)None17,73367–76
144September 8Mets16–4Paul Byrd (3–2)Hideo Nomo (6–12)None18,66168–76
145September 9Mets2–6Armando Reynoso (7–1)Curt Schilling (14–13)John Franco (34)16,19368–77
146September 10Mets5–7Al Leiter (15–5)Tyler Green (6–10)John Franco (35)16,71568–78
147September 11Pirates1–6Chris Peters (8–9)Carlton Loewer (6–7)None16,59768–79
148September 12Pirates13–4Mark Portugal (9–4)Elmer Dessens (2–4)None19,32969–79
149September 13Pirates4–1Paul Byrd (4–2)Francisco Córdova (12–13)Mark Leiter (23)19,66270–79
150September 14@ Braves2–4Tom Glavine (19–6)Curt Schilling (14–14)Kerry Ligtenberg (28)33,36770–80
151September 15@ Braves0–3Kevin Millwood (16–8)Tyler Green (6–11)Norm Charlton (1)35,47870–81
152September 16@ Braves1–5John Smoltz (16–3)Carlton Loewer (6–8)None34,96170–82
153September 18Expos4–11Javier Vázquez (5–14)Mark Portugal (9–5)Anthony Telford (1)14,81170–83
154September 19Expos4–3Curt Schilling (15–14)Mike Maddux (3–4)None18,70171–83
155September 20Expos6–3Paul Byrd (5–2)Dustin Hermanson (14–11)Ricky Bottalico (4)26,20772–83
156September 21@ Reds5–8Scott Sullivan (5–5)Mark Leiter (7–5)Danny Graves (7)12,96972–84
157September 22@ Reds10–8 (11)Jerry Spradlin (4–4)Todd Williams (0–1)Ricky Bottalico (5)13,64473–84
158September 23@ Reds4–2Mark Portugal (10–5)Steve Parris (6–5)Ricky Bottalico (6)13,37674–84
–September 25@ MarlinsPostponed (rain); Makeup: September 27 as a traditional double-header
159September 26 (1)@ Marlins3–4 (10)Antonio Alfonseca (4–6)Yorkis Pérez (0–2)Nonesee 2nd game74–85
160September 26 (2)@ Marlins0–1 (13)Rob Stanifer (2–4)Ricky Bottalico (1–5)None36,26774–86
161September 27 (1)@ Marlins5–6Brian Meadows (11–13)Tyler Green (6–12)Antonio Alfonseca (8)see 2nd game74–87
162September 27 (2)@ Marlins7–3Carlton Loewer (7–8)Rafael Medina (2–6)None37,00775–87 :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | International League | Marc Bombard |
| AA | Reading Phillies | Eastern League | Al LeBoeuf |
| A | Clearwater Phillies | Florida State League | Bill Dancy |
| A | Piedmont Boll Weevils | South Atlantic League | Ken Oberkfell |
| A-Short Season | Batavia Muckdogs | New York–Penn League | Frank Klebe |
| Rookie | Martinsville Phillies | Appalachian League | Greg Legg |