1998 Oakland Athletics season Oakland Athletics' 1998 season saw the A's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the AL West , they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65-97.Jason Giambi , Matt Stairs and Kenny Rogers highlighted an otherwise forgettable campaign. Rogers' performance was particularly impressive; in arguably the finest season of his career, he won 16 games and posted a 3.17 earned run average . Additionally, the 1998 season marked Rickey Henderson's fourth stint with the Athletics. Henderson, at the age of 39, stole a total 66 bases; this total lead the league in that category. Lastly, rookie Ben Grieve collected a Rookie of the Year award for his solid debut season. The award was the Athletics' first since Walt Weiss received one in 1988.The Athletics posted a winning record in 1999. The organization, under Beane, would not post another losing season until 2007 .Offseason October 29, 1997: Dane Johnson was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the Toronto Blue Jays . November 7 , 1997: The Athletics traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Kenny Rogers and cash. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Scott Brosius to the Yankees on November 18. November 18, 1997: Tony Batista was drafted from the Athletics by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 27th pick in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft . November 26, 1997: David Newhan and Don Wengert were traded by the Athletics to the San Diego Padres for Jorge Velandia and Doug Bochtler . November 22, 1997: Damon Berryhill was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. December 4, 1997: Mark Acre was purchased from the Athletics by the Yakult Swallows . December 5 , 1997: Jack Voigt was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. December 16, 1997: Mike Blowers was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. December 22, 1997: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. January 22 , 1998: Rickey Henderson was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. March 9, 1998: Kevin Mitchell was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. March 17, 1998: Ernie Young was purchased from the Athletics by the Kansas City Royals . March 25, 1998: Doug Bochtler was purchased from the Athletics by the Detroit Tigers .Regular season Opening Day starters Rafael Bournigal Tom Candiotti Jason Giambi Ben Grieve Rickey Henderson A. J. Hinch Dave Magadan Jason McDonald Scott Spiezio Matt StairsSeason standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions June 2, 1998: 1998 Major League Baseball draft *Mark Mulder was drafted by the Athletics in the 1st round. Player signed October 9, 1998. *Eric Byrnes was drafted by the Athletics in the 8th round. Player signed June 12, 1998. June 26 , 1998: Aaron Small was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the Arizona Diamondbacks. August 7 , 1998: Kevin Mitchell was released by the Athletics. August 9, 1998: Jack Voigt was acquired from the Athletics by the Texas Rangers in a conditional deal.Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: G = Games played ; AB = At Bats ; H = Hits; R = Runs; 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 A. J. Hinch 120 337 34 78 9 35 .231 .341 3 1B Jason Giambi 153 562 92 166 27 110 .295 .489 2 2B Scott Spiezio 114 406 54 105 9 50 .259 .377 1 3B Mike Blowers 129 409 56 97 11 71 .237 .386 1 SS Miguel Tejada 105 365 53 85 11 45 .233 .384 5 LF Ricky Henderson 152 542 101 128 14 57 .236 .347 66 CF Ryan Christenson 117 370 56 95 5 50 .257 .368 5 RF Ben Grieve 155 583 94 168 18 89 .288 .458 2 DH Matt Stairs 149 523 88 154 26 106 .294 .511 8
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 27 87 13 .149 3 7 57 72 10 .139 1 10
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 34 238.2 16 8 3.17 138 33 201 11 16 4.84 98
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average ; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Farm system
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