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The following are the baseball events of the year 1998 throughout the world. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)  

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Headline events of the year

Champions

Major League Baseball

  Division Series
FOX/NBC/ESPN		 League Championship Series
FOX/NBC		 World Series
FOX
                           
  East  New York Yankees 3  
West  Texas Rangers 0  
  East  New York Yankees 4  
American League
  Cent. The 1998 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the San Diego Padres. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Scott David Brosius (born August 15, 1966 in Hillsboro Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman for the Oakland In Baseball, the Division Series is the official name for the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The League Championship Series ( LCS) is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969. The 1998 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the San Diego Padres. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.  Cleveland Indians 2  
Cent. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.  Cleveland Indians 3
  WC  Boston Red Sox 1  
    AL  New York Yankees 4
  NL  San Diego Padres 0
  East  Atlanta Braves 3  
WC  Chicago Cubs 0  
  East  Atlanta Braves 2
National League
  West  San Diego Padres 4  
Cent. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969  Houston Astros 1
  West  San Diego Padres 3  

Other champions

Awards and honors

MLB Statistical Leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Bernie Williams NYY . The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The American League Championship Series, the second round of the 1998 American League playoffs was played between the Eastern Division champion New York Yankees David Lee Wells (born May 20, 1963 in Torrance California) is a former Major League Baseball Starting pitcher. The American League Division Series ( ALDS) the opening round of the 1998 American League playoffs began on Tuesday September 29, and ended The National League Championship Series, to determine the champion of Major League Baseball 's National League, was played from October 7 to Sterling Alex Hitchcock (born April 29, 1971 in Fayetteville North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Pitcher The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 1998 National League playoffs began on Tuesday September 29, and ended The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Coors Field, located in Denver Colorado, is the home field of the National League 's Colorado Rockies. Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born February 5 1968 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player (- considered by many to be one of the The Caribbean Series is a Baseball tournament the brainchild of the Venezuelans Oscar "El Negro" Prieto and Pablo Morales, who devised the idea Águilas Cibaeñas is a team in the Dominican Republic 's winter Baseball league The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Pinar del Río won its second straight Cuban National Series. Pinar del Río is a Baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Santiago de Cuba is a Baseball team in the Cuban National Series. or is a seven-game championship played by the teams of Japan 's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League) The are a professional Baseball team in the Japanese Central League. The are a Professional baseball team in Japan 's Pacific League. The Little League World Series is a Baseball Tournament for children aged 11 12 and 13 years old The Township of Toms River is a large township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, and the The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Juan Alberto González Vázquez (born October 20, 1969 in Arecibo Puerto Rico) nicknamed "Juan Gone" or "Igor" is a Professional The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Right fielder who is currently The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord Massachusetts) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America Benjamin Grieve (born May 4, 1976 in Arlington Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977 in Irving, Texas) is an American Baseball player The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager Joseph Paul Torre (ˈtɔɹi born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Lawrence Edward Dierker (born September 22 1946, in Hollywood California) is a former Pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Bernabé Figueroa Williams (born September 13 1968 is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball Outfielder and a Guitar -playing 339 Larry Walker COL . Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966 in Maple Ridge British Columbia, Canada) is a former Right fielder in Major 363
HR Ken Griffey, Jr. SEA 56 Mark McGwire STL 70
RBI Juan González TEX 157 Sammy Sosa CHC 158
Wins Roger Clemens TOR
David Cone NYY
Rick Helling TEX		 20 Tom Glavine ATL 20
ERA Roger Clemens TOR 2. George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey Jr (born November 21 1969 in Donora Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball Center fielder for the Chicago Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the Juan Alberto González Vázquez (born October 20, 1969 in Arecibo Puerto Rico) nicknamed "Juan Gone" or "Igor" is a Professional Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Right fielder who is currently A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major David Brian Cone (born January 2, 1963 in Kansas City Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who pitched for the Ricky Allen Helling (born December 15, 1970 in Devils Lake North Dakota) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord Massachusetts) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major 65 Greg Maddux ATL 2. Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966 in San Angelo Texas) is a Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. 22

Major League Baseball final standings

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
1st New York Yankees 114 48 . The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 704    --
2nd Boston Red Sox *   92 70 . The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. 568 22. 0
3rd Toronto Blue Jays   88 74 . The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 543 26. 0
4th Baltimore Orioles   79 83 . The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. 488 35. 0
5th Tampa Bay Devil Rays   63 99 . The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St 389 51. 0
Central Division
1st Cleveland Indians   89 73 . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 549    --
2nd Chicago White Sox   80 82 . The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. 494   9. 0
3rd Kansas City Royals   72 89 . The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. 447 16. 5
4th Minnesota Twins   70 92 . The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 432 19. 0
5th Detroit Tigers   65 97 . The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 401 24. 0
West Division
1st Texas Rangers   88 74 . The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft 543    --
2nd Anaheim Angels   85 77 . The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. 525   3. 0
3rd Seattle Mariners   76 85 . The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. 472 11. 5
4th Oakland Athletics   74 88 . The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. 457 14. 0
National League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
1st Atlanta Braves 106   56 . The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball 654    --
2nd New York Mets   88   74 . "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. 543 18. 0
3rd Philadelphia Phillies   75   87 . The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. 463 31. 0
4th Montreal Expos   65   97 . Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of 401 41. 0
5th Florida Marlins   54 108 . The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. 333 52. 0
Central Division
1st Houston Astros 102   60 . The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. 630    --
2nd Chicago Cubs *   90   73 . The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. 552 12. 5
3rd St. Louis Cardinals   83   79 . The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St 512 19. 0
4th Cincinnati Reds   77   85 . The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA 475 25. 0
5th Milwaukee Brewers   74   88 . The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League 457 28. 0
6th Pittsburgh Pirates   69   93 . The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 426 33. 0
West Division
1st San Diego Padres   98   64 . The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 605    --
2nd San Francisco Giants   89   74 . The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. 546   9. 5
3rd Los Angeles Dodgers   83   79 . The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA 512 15. 0
4th Colorado Rockies   77   85 . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. 475 21. 0
5th Arizona Diamondbacks   65   97 . The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. 401 33. 0

 

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Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Daniel Raymond Quisenberry (ˈkwɪzn̩ˌbɛɹi February 7 1953 &ndash September 30 1998) nicknamed "Quiz" was an American Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Orvon Gene Autry ( September 29 1907 &ndash October 2 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Mark Henry Belanger ( June 8 1944 &ndash October 6 1998) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Dennis Ward Galehouse ( December 7, 1911 - October 14, 1998) born in Marshallville Ohio was a Pitcher for the Cleveland Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Philip Donald Haugstad (born February 23, 1924 - died October 21, 1998) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Harold "Prince Hal" Newhouser ( May 20, 1921 – November 10, 1998) was a professional Major League Baseball Pitcher Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Russell Charles Meyer (born October 25, 1923, in Peru Illinois &ndash died November 16, 1998, in Oglesby Illinois) was Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Richard Alan Sisler ( November 2 1920 - November 20 1998) was an American player coach and manager in Major Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of
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