1998 Houston Astros season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1998 Houston Astros season was the 37th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas . On the strength of a club record 102 wins, they rocketed to a second consecutive trip to the postseason with an National League Central title. They did not win 100 games again until 2017 , while the record for wins would be broken the following year. On September 14, the Astros clinched the division title when the Chicago Cubs , the eventual NL Wild Card winners, lost. The next day, Craig Biggio became the first Astro to collect 200 hits in a season.[ 1]
Offseason
December 22, 1997: Rob Butler signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.[ 2]
Regular season
First baseman Jeff Bagwell hit his first career grand slam while tying a career-high six runs batted in (RBI) against Cincinnati on September 9 in a 13–7 victory. It was his 218th career home run , making his streak the then-longest among active players without a grand slam.[ 3]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
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
July 31, 1998: Randy Johnson was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later, Freddy Garcia , and Carlos Guillén . The Houston Astros sent John Halama (October 1, 1998) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.[ 4]
Roster
1998 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Game log
Regular season
1998 Game Log: 102–60 (Home: 55–26; Away: 47–34)
March: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
1 March 31
4:06 p.m. CDT
Giants L 4–9 (13)
Johnstone (1–0)Nitkowski —
4:29
43,776
0–1
L1
April: 17–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 9–6)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
2 April 1
6:37 p.m. CDT
Giants W 7–6Miller Tavarez (0–1)Wagner 3:04
13,719
1–1
W1
3 April 2
7:05 p.m. CDT
Giants L 2–9
Rueter (1–0)Halama —
3:18
15,040
1–2
L1
4 April 3
7:05 p.m. CDT
Rockies W 15–2Lima Wright (0–1)—
2:47
26,026
2–2
W1
5 April 4
7:06 p.m. CDT
Rockies L 3–5
Thompson (1–0)Bergman Dipoto (2)2:54
21,325
2–3
L1
6 April 5
1:36 p.m. CDT
Rockies W 6–2Reynolds Kile (1–1)—
2:29
21,037
3–3
W1
7 April 6
12:37 p.m. CDT
Rockies W 13–4Hampton Thomson (1–1)—
2:51
13,553
4–3
W2
8 April 7
3:11 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
L 4–5 (10)
Nen (1–0)Wagner —
3:38
55,370
4–4
L1
9 April 8
9:05 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
W 6–3Lima Rueter (1–1)Wagner 3:02
10,021
5–4
W1
10 April 9
9:04 p.m. CDT
@ Giants
W 3–1Bergman Gardner (1–1)Nitkowski 2:54
10,153
6–4
W2
11 April 10
9:07 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
L 2–7
Martínez (2–1)Reynolds —
2:51
34,994
6–5
L1
12 April 11
9:07 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
W 6–2Hampton Dreifort (0–1)Henry 2:27
40,037
7–5
W1
13 April 12
7:08 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
L 6–7 (10)
Osuna (1–0)Wagner —
3:27
33,429
7–6
L1
14 April 13
7:05 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
L 1–3
Nomo (1–1)Lima Radinsky (2)2:14
32,289
7–7
L2
15 April 15
6:12 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
L 1–4
Tomko (2–1)Reynolds Shaw (4)2:28
15,619
7–8
L3
16 April 16
6:30 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
W 7–4Hampton Weathers (1–1)Wagner 3:02
14,596
8–8
W1
17 April 17
7:06 p.m. CDT
Expos W 5–3Halama Hermanson (1–2)Wagner 2:31
26,485
9–8
W2
18 April 18
7:05 p.m. CDT
Expos W 4–3Henry Batista (0–1)—
2:55
29,362
10–8
W3
19 April 19
1:37 p.m. CDT
Expos L 4–5
Telford (2–0)Magnante Urbina (4)2:57
18,484
10–9
L1
20
April 21
@ Mets
6–0
Hampton (4–0)Reed (1–2)—
2:38
14,774
11–9
W1
21
April 22
@ Mets
7–10
Cook (2–0)Henry (1–1)—
3:41
12,772
11–10
L1
–
April 23
@ Mets
Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: April 27)
22 April 24
6:07 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
W 8–4Lima Valdes (0–3)—
2:49
8,713
12–10
W1
23 April 25
6:08 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
W 4–3Magnante Urbina (1–1)Wagner 3:11
8,489
13–10
W2
24 April 26
12:38 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
W 15–0Bergman Moore (1–3)iller 2:49
9,889
14–10
W3
25
April 27
@ Mets
4–3
Nitkowski (1–1)Franco (0–1)Wagner (6)2:30
17,656
15–10
W4
26
April 28
Mets 4–3 (10)
Magnante (2–1)Hudek (0–1)—
3:43
14,943
16–10
W5
27
April 29
Mets 6–1
Lima (4–1)Mlicki (0–3)—
2:26
14,448
17–10
W6
May: 16–12 (Home: 8–6; Away: 8–6)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
28
May 1
@ Phillies
12–5
Reynolds (2–2)Beech (0–2)—
3:17
11,410
18–10
W7
29
May 2
@ Phillies
4–1
Hampton (5–0)Schilling (3–3)Wagner (7)2:39
18,766
19–10
W8
30
May 3
@ Phillies
3–5
Gomes (1–0)Bergman (2–2)Leiter (2)2:52
21,288
19–11
L1
31
May 5
@ Cubs
10–5
Lima (5–1)Clark (2–4)Nitkowski (2)2:44
21,431
20–11
W1
32
May 6
@ Cubs
0–2
Wood (3–2)Reynolds (2–3)—
2:19
15,758
20–12
L1
33
May 8
@ Brewers
1–4
Juden (4–1)Hampton (5–1)Jones (10)2:42
14,711
20–13
L2
34
May 9
@ Brewers
11–6
Schourek Eldred (0–2)—
3:23
20,145
21–13
W1
35
May 10
@ Brewers
7–1
Lima (6–1)Woodard (2–1)—
2:33
19,023
22–13
W2
36
May 11
Marlins 5–2
Reynolds (3–3)Hernandez (2–3)Wagner (8)2:50
14,110
23–13
W3
37
May 12
Marlins 4–2
Bergman (3–2)Hammond (0–1)Wagner (9)2:38
14,919
24–13
W4
38
May 13
Pirates 1–0
Hampton (6–1)Lieber (1–5)Wagner (10)2:16
14,239
25–13
W5
39
May 14
Pirates 2–7
Silva (4–3)Schourek (1–1)—
2:36
16,123
25–14
L1
40
May 15
Braves 2–3
Neagle (5–1)Lima (6–2)Martinez (1)2:23
38,941
25–15
L2
41
May 16
Braves 3–2
Henry (2–1)Lightenberg (3–2)—
2:34
51,526
26–15
W1
42
May 17
Braves 8–1
Bergman (4–2)Smoltz (4–1)—
2:29
35,250
27–15
W2
43
May 18
Braves 0–4
Glavine (6–2)Hampton (6–2)—
2:47
22,119
27–16
L1
44 May 19
6:06 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
L 2–4
Perez (3–3)Schourek Urbina (10)2:36
9,126
27–17
L2
45 May 20
6:06 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
W 4–3Henry Telford (2–1)Wagner 2:49
8,372
28–17
W1
46 May 21
12:37 p.m. CDT
@ Expos
W 6–0Reynolds Bennett (1–2)—
2:55
7,601
29–17
W2
47
May 22
Padres 6–9
Miceli (4–1)Nitkowski (1–2)Hoffman (14)3:12
28,550
29–18
L1
48
May 23
Padres 4–3
Miller (2–0)Miceli (4–2)
Wagner (12)2:53
36,281
30–18
W1
49
May 24
Padres 5–2
Schourek (2–2)Hamilton (3–5)Wagner (13)3:02
25,701
31–18
W2
50 May 25
3:07 p.m. CDT
Dodgers L 3–4 (10)
Bruske (1–0)Scanlan Radinsky (9)3:35
34,079
31–19
L1
51 May 26
7:06 p.m. CDT
Dodgers W 13–2Reynolds Valdéz (4–6)—
2:34
16,251
32–19
W1
52 May 27
6:37 p.m. CDT
Dodgers L 1–3
Dreifort (3–4)Bergman Radinsky (10)2:50
17,190
32–20
L1
53 May 29
8:05 p.m. CDT
@ Rockies
W 7–6Hampton Astacio (4–7)Wagner 2:59
48,325
33–20
W1
54 May 30
3:06 p.m. CDT
@ Rockies
L 3–6
Thomson (4–5)Schourek Dipoto (12)2:55
48,036
33–21
L1
55 May 31
2:06 p.m. CDT
@ Rockies
L 5–7
McElroy (1–1)Henry —
2:40
48,097
33–22
L2
June: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
56
June 2
@ Padres
4–3
Reynolds (6–3)Reyes (2–2)Wagner (15)2:43
15,735
34–22
W1
57
June 3
@ Padres
8–2
Bergman (5–3)Hamilton (3–7)
—
2:43
13,229
35–22
W2
58
June 4
@ Padres
1–5
Ashby (7–4)Hampton (7–3)—
2:24
21,027
35–23
L1
59
June 5
Royals 0–3
Belcher (5–6)Schourek (2–4)Montgomery (10)2:36
27,895
35–24
L2
60
June 6
Royals 6–0
Lima (7–2)Rosado (1–5)—
2:28
25,516
36–24
W1
61
June 7
Royals 7–1
Reynolds (7–3)Pittsley (0–1)—
2:33
23,228
37–24
W2
62
June 8
@ Tigers
9–5
Henry (4–2)Jones (0–2)—
3:28
11,767
38–24
W3
63
June 9
@ Tigers
5–3
Hampton (8–3)Jones (0–3)
Wagner (16)2:43
10,871
39–24
W4
64
June 10
@ Tigers
10–3
Schourek (3–4)Castillo (2–5)—
2:35
11,471
40–24
W5
65 June 12
6:05 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
L 1–8
Remlinger (4–7)Lima —
2:23
21,310
40–25
L1
66 June 13
6:05 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
L 4–7
Klingenbeck (1–1)Reynolds Shaw (18)2:50
28,055
40–26
L2
67 June 14
12:15 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
W 6–3 (10) Wagner Shaw (1–4)—
3:23
22,008
41–26
W1
68 June 15
6:06 p.m. CDT
@ Reds
W 13–2Magnante Tomko (5–6)—
2:56
14,556
42–26
W2
69
June 16
Cardinals 4–9
Acevedo (2–1)Schourek (3–5)—
3:10
34,822
42–27
L1
70
June 17
Cardinals 6–5
Nitkowski (2–2)Brantley (0–4)—
3:03
37,147
43–27
W1
71
June 18
Cardinals 6–7
Bottenfield (2–3)Reynolds (7–5)Croushore (1)3:05
43,806
43–28
L1
72 June 19
7:05 p.m. CDT
Reds W 4–2Bergman Winchester (3–4)Wagner 2:38
29,251
44–28
W1
73 June 20
12:18 p.m. CDT
Reds W 9–8Nitkowski Krivda (2–1)Wagner 3:13
24,301
45–28
W2
74 June 21
1:35 p.m. CDT
Reds W 3–1Schourek Harnisch (6–3)Magnante 2:57
42,281
46–28
W3
75 June 22
7:05 p.m. CDT
Twins L 3–5
Milton (4–6)Lima Aguilera (15)2:42
23,168
46–29
L1
76 June 23
12:36 p.m. CDT
Twins W 9–0Reynolds Tewksbury (4–9)—
2:49
27,157
47–29
W1
77 June 24
8:08 p.m. CDT
@ Rockies
L 6–8
Astacio (5–8)Bergman Veres (2)2:37
48,150
47–30
L1
78 June 25
2:06 p.m. CDT
@ Rockies
L 5–6 (12)
Leskanic (4–3)Magnante —
3:39
48,046
47–31
L2
79
June 26
@ Indians
2–4
Colon (8–4)Magnante (3–3)Jackson (17)2:58
43,222
47–32
L3
80
June 27
@ Indians
9–5 (11)
Wagner (2–2)Mesa (3–4)—
3:53
43,132
48–32
W1
81
June 28
@ Indians
12–3
Reynolds (9–5)Nagy (7–4)Nitkowski (3)3:12
43,047
49–32
W2
82
June 30
White Sox 17–2
Bergman (7–4)Navarro (6–10)—
2:30
26,400
50–32
W3
July: 15–12 (Home: 10–4; Away: 5–8)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
83
July 1
White Sox 10–4
Schourek (5–5)Parque (2–2)—
2:54
29.050
51–32
W4
84
July 2
White Sox 3–4
Baldwin (3–3)Lima (7–5)Simas (4)2:25
25,344
51–33
L1
85
July 3
Diamondbacks 6–5
Reynolds (10–5)Benes (6–9)Wagner (19)2:56
34,382
52–33
W1
86
July 4
Diamondbacks 4–7
Anderson (6–7)Hampton (8–4)—
2:50
31,477
52–34
L1
87
July 5
Diamondbacks 5–2
Bergman (8–4)Blair (3–12)Wagner (20)3:22
23,607
53–34
W1
69th All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado
88
July 9
@ Cardinals
5–4
Reynolds (11–5)Stottlemyre (9–7)Wagner (21)2:52
34,398
54–34
W2
89
July 10
@ Cardinals
3–6
King (2–0)Nitkowski (3–3)Brantley (13)
2:31
44,655
54–35
L1
90
July 11
@ Cardinals
3–4 (11)
Painter (3–0)Wagner (2–3)—
3:01
45,760
54–36
L2
91
July 12
@ Cardinals
4–6
Acevedo (4–2)
Bergman (8–5)Croushore (4)
2:42
45,485
54–37
L3
92
July 13
@ Diamondbacks
3–5
Telemaco (3–3)Schourek (5–6)Olson (12)2:53
40,007
54–38
L4
93
July 14
@ Diamondbacks
4–2
Reynolds (12–5)Daal (3–5)Wagner (22)2:45
40,419
55–38
W1
94
July 15
@ Diamondbacks
8–9 (11)
Embree (3–0)Magnante (3–4)—
4:00
42,229
55–39
L1
95 July 17
7:06 p.m. CDT
Giants W 10–7Lima Rueter (10–5)—
2:44
40,709
56–39
W1
96 July 18
3:07 p.m. CDT
Giants W 7–2Bergman Darwin (6–7)—
2:43
35,257
57–39
W2
97 July 19
1:35 p.m. CDT
Giants W 4–3 (12) Henry Nen (6–2)—
3:47
32,900
58–39
W3
98 July 20
7:05 p.m. CDT
Rockies W 10–9Henry Veres (0–1)—
3:17
25,491
59–39
W4
99 July 21
7:05 p.m. CDT
Rockies L 0–5
Brownson (1–0)Hampton —
2:10
28,718
59–40
L1
100 July 22
9:37 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
L 4–6
Bohanon (3–6)Lima Shaw (28)2:30
31,365
59–41
L2
101 July 23
9:07 p.m. CDT
@ Dodgers
W 8–6 (10) Henry Hall (0–2)Powell 3:38
40,205
60–41
W1
102
July 24
@ Padres
2–1
Schourek (6–6)Hitchcock (4–4)Magnante (2)2:34
31,047
61–41
W2
103
July 25
@ Padres
5–6
Langston (4–3)Reynolds (12–6)Hoffman (33)
3:04
54,176
61–42
L1
104
July 26
@ Padres
4–5 (10)
Wall (4–2)Magnante (3–5)—
3:06
41,034
61–43
L2
105
July 27
Marlins 9–1
Lima (9–6)Meadows (9–8)—
2:15
20,888
62–43
W1
106
July 28
Marlins 7–3
Bergman (10–5)Ojala (1–1)—
2:47
26,220
63–43
W2
107
July 29
Marlins 10–6
Schourek (7–6)Larkin (2–6)Elarton 2:45
21,870
64–43
W3
108
July 30
Marlins 3–4
Hernandez (9–7)
Reynolds (12–7)—
2:35
33,303
64–44
L1
109
July 31
@ Pirates
7–4
Hampton (9–5)Cordova (9–9)Henry (2)3:00
32,476
65–44
W1
August: 22–7 (Home: 14–3; Away: 8–4)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
110
August 1
@ Pirates
2–1
Lima (10–6)Williams (2–1)—
2:49
19,783
66–44
W2
111
August 2
@ Pirates
6–2
Johnson Christiansen (1–2)Elarton (2)2:35
21,201
67–44
W3
112
August 3
@ Marlins
3–11
Larkin (3–6)
Bergman (10–6)Mantei (5)3:25
14,484
67–45
L1
113
August 4
@ Marlins
9–5
Reynolds (13–7)Hernandez (9–8)
—
3:19
14,586
68–45
W1
114
August 5
@ Marlins
3–5
Sanchez (5–6)Hampton (9–6)Mantei (6)
2:46
19,038
68–46
L1
115
August 7
Phillies 9–0
Johnson (11–10)Welch (0–2)—
2:21
52,071
69–46
W1
116
August 8
Phillies 7–6
Henry (8–2)Leiter (6–3)
—
2:52
42,523
70–46
W2
117
August 9
Phillies 11–2
Reynolds (14–7)Beech (3–9)
—
2:54
28,651
71–46
W3
118
August 10
Brewers 5–2
Elarton (1–0)Fox (0–3)Wagner (23)2:32
18,995
72–46
W4
119
August 11
Brewers 6–5 (10)
Magnante (4–5)Plunk (3–2)—
3:30
20,553
73–46
W5
120
August 12
Brewers 3–0
Johnson (12–10)Woodall (5–7)—
2:39
40,217
74–46
W6
121
August 13
Brewers 6–2
Lima (11–6)Woodard (9–7)
—
2:20
21,218
75–46
W7
122
August 14
Cubs 4–6
Clark (7–11)
Reynolds (14–8)Beck (35)2:53
45,040
75–47
L1
123
August 15
Cubs 5–4 (11)
Wagner (3–3)Mulholland (3–3)—
3:32
52,003
76–47
W1
124
August 16
Cubs 1–2 (11)
Karchner (3–4)Powell (4–5)Beck (36)
3:15
52,199
76–48
L1
125
August 17
@ Phillies
0–4
Byrd (1–0)Johnson (12–11)—
2:27
18,975
76–49
L2
126
August 18
@ Phillies
8–2
Lima (12–6)Grace (4–6)—
2:58
17,541
77–49
W1
127
August 19
@ Phillies
4–3
Reynolds (15–8)Leiter (6–4)
Wagner (24)2:44
21,341
78–49
W2
128
August 20
@ Brewers
5–6 (10)
Wickman (6–6)Magnante (4–6)—
3:46
17,589
78–50
L1
129
August 21
@ Brewers
5–2
Bergman (11–6)Pulsipher (1–1)Powell (5)3:00
26,820
79–50
W1
130
August 22
@ Cubs
8–3
Johnson (13–11)Wengert (1–3)—
3:00
39,886
80–50
W2
131
August 23
@ Cubs
13–3
Lima (13–6)Trachsel (13–7)—
3:08
38,714
81–50
W3
132
August 24
@ Cubs
12–3
Reynolds (16–8)Clark (7–12)
—
2:58
34,711
82–50
W4
133
August 25
Braves 3–2
Hampton (10–6)Millwood (14–8)Wagner (25)2:24
32,157
83–50
W5
134
August 26
Braves 2–6
Smoltz (13–2)Bergman (11–7)—
2:48
32,651
83–51
L1
135
August 28
Pirates 2–0
Johnson (14–11)Cordova (12–11)
—
2:23
40,709
84–51
W1
136
August 29
Pirates 6–3
Lima (14–6)Schmidt (11–10)Powell (6)2:39
41,762
85–51
W2
137
August 30
Pirates 11–4
Reynolds (17–8)McCurry (1–3)—
3:12
25,342
86–51
W3
138
August 31
@ Braves
4–3
Powell (5–5)Smoltz (13–3)
Wagner (26)2:43
33,883
87–51
W4
September: 15–9 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–4)
#
Date
Time (CT )
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Time of Game
Attendance
Record
Box/
139
September 1
@ Braves
4–6
Neagle (14–11)
Elarton (1–1)Lightenberg (25)
3:06
31,168
87–52
L1
140
September 2
@ Braves
4–2
Johnson (15–11)Maddux (17–7)Wagner (27)2:22
46,238
88–52
W1
141
September 4
@ Diamondbacks
1–3
Telemaco (6–8)
Lima (14–7)Olson (26)
2:27
41,396
88–53
L1
142
September 5
@ Diamondbacks
6–5 (12)
Wagner (4–3)Embree (4–1)
—
4:05
43,638
89–53
W1
143
September 6
@ Diamondbacks
10–1
Hampton (11–6)Daal (7–10)
—
3:02
44,076
90–53
W2
144 September 7
4:06 p.m. CDT
Reds W 1–0Johnson Parris (4–4)—
2:07
42,787
91–53
W3
145 September 8
7:06 p.m. CDT
Reds W 13–7Bergman Bere (4–8)—
3:13
16,574
92–53
W4
146
September 9
Brewers 6–2
Lima (15–7)Woodard (9–11)
Wagner (28)2:29
24,462
93–53
W5
147
September 10
Brewers 7–1
Reynolds (18–8)Karl (9–9)—
2:54
20,813
94–53
W6
148
September 11
Cardinals 8–2
Powell (6–5)Morris (5–5)—
2:34
52,186
95–53
W7
149
September 12
Cardinals 3–2
Johnson (17–11)Oliver (9–10)Wagner (29)2:36
52,493
96–53
W8
150
September 13
Cardinals 2–3
Mercker (11–11)Bergman (12–8)Acevedo (9)
2:40
52,338
96–54
L1
151
September 14
Mets 4–7 (13)
McMichael (4–4)Magnante (4–7)Franco (37)
4:08
24,241
96–55
L2
152
September 15 (1)
Mets 6–5 (12)
Powell (7–5)Tam (1–1)—
3:53
—
97–55
W1
153
September 15 (2)
Mets 4–8
Leiter (16–5)Powell (7–6)Wendell (3)3:19
40,835
97–56
L1
154
September 16
Mets 3–4 (11)
McMichael (5–4)
Bergman (12–9)Wendell (4)
4:05
24,269
97–57
L2
155
September 18
@ Pirates
5–2
Johnson (18–11)Dessens (2–5)Powell (7)2:47
16,937
98–57
W1
156
September 19
@ Pirates
1–7
Cordova (13–13)
Lima (15–8)—
2:21
20,670
98–58
L1
157
September 20
@ Pirates
2–0
Reynolds (19–8)Schmidt (11–13)
Wagner (30)2:32
23,657
99–58
W1
158
September 22
@ Cardinals
0–4
Morris (7–5)
Hampton (11–7)—
2:15
40,739
99–59
L1
159
September 23
@ Cardinals
7–1
Johnson (19–11)Oliver (10–11)
—
3:05
38,997
100–59
W1
160
September 25
Cubs 6–2
Lima (16–8)Tapani (19–9)—
2:38
51,831
101–59
W2
161
September 26
Cubs 2–3
Clark (9–14)
Powell (7–7)Beck (50)
2:50
51,950
101–60
L1
162
September 27
Cubs 4–3 (11)
Elarton (2–1)Beck (3–4)
—
3:30
51,916
102–60
W1
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Postseason Game log
1998 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2)
NL Division Series: vs. San Diego Padres 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2)
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting 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
National League Divisional Playoffs
Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres
The Astros season ended by defeat in four games to the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series ,[ 5] Kevin Brown – one of the league's highest-accomplished pitchers that year[ 6] Randy Johnson , Brown allowed no runs in eight innings and struck out 16 Astros, a career-high, and second to that point in MLB playoff history only to Bob Gibson 's 17-strikeout performance in the 1968 World Series . [ 7] Derek Bell , and Craig Biggio combined for six hits in 51 at bats in this series.[ 8]
Game
Home
Score
Visitor
Score
Date
Series
1
Houston
1
San Diego 2
September 29
1-0 (SD)
2
Houston 5
San Diego
4
October 1
1-1
3
San Diego 2
Houston
1
October 3
2-1 (SD)
4
San Diego 6
Houston
1
October 4
3-1 (SD)
Awards and records
Larry Dierker, National League Manager of the Year
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New Orleans; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Auburn
References
^ "Mets, Astros Split Doubleheader" . CBS News ^ Rob Butler Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ "Bagwell has a career day in 13–7 victory" . Los Angeles Times Associated Press . September 9, 1998. Retrieved February 17, 2016 .^ Randy Johnson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com^ Swydan, Paul (May 17, 2013). "The 1998 Astros were pretty good at hitting" . Fangraphs . Retrieved February 16, 2016 . ^ Newhan, Ross (October 5, 1998). "Once again, Biggio Bagwell and Bell are wannabes in playoffs" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 21, 2016 . ^ Newhan, Ross (September 30, 1998). "Powerful Astros are shut down by a Brown out" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 21, 2016 . ^ Diamos, Jason (October 5, 1998). "Padres defeat Johnson; next up are the Braves" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 17, 2016 .
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