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1998 National League Statistics & Leaders

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League Standings Minor League Standings

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Central Division
Team	W	L	WPct	GB
Chicago (N)	97	65	.599	--
Cincinnati	92	71	.564	5.5
St. Louis	81	81	.500	16
Atlanta	61	101	.377	36

East Division
Team	W	L	WPct	GB
Philadelphia	111	51	.685	--
Pittsburgh	93	70	.571	18.5
Montreal	70	92	.432	41
Carolina	68	94	.420	43
New York (N)	64	98	.395	47

West Division
Team	W	L	WPct	GB
Los Angeles	92	70	.568	--
Houston	86	76	.531	6
San Francisco	85	77	.525	7
Las Vegas	73	89	.451	19
San Diego	62	100	.383	30

Post-Season Results
World Championship (4-2)	Oakland A's over Los Angeles Dodgers
NL League Series (4-2)	Los Angeles Dodgers over Pittsburgh Pirates
NL Division Series (3-2)	Los Angeles Dodgers over Philadelphia Phillies
NL Division Series (3-0)	Pittsburgh Pirates over Chicago (N) Cubs

League Batting Stats Help
Team	R/G	R	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
PHI	6.0	967	162	5655	1510	390	41	258	633	1375	.267	.341	.487	.828
CHC	5.8	932	162	5668	1521	296	46	264	691	1271	.268	.348	.477	.824
CIN	5.6	913	163	5739	1591	353	44	173	546	1290	.277	.340	.445	.785
PIT	5.4	873	163	5689	1501	322	45	199	615	1441	.264	.336	.441	.777
STL	5.3	864	162	5755	1528	366	43	200	530	1346	.266	.327	.448	.776
LAD	5.0	818	162	5722	1541	274	34	170	589	1338	.269	.338	.418	.756
HOU	5.0	809	162	5637	1474	351	59	166	546	1339	.261	.327	.433	.760
SFG	4.8	780	162	5649	1438	332	39	158	580	1377	.255	.324	.411	.735
ATL	4.7	755	162	5691	1477	360	35	146	457	1490	.260	.315	.412	.727
NYM	4.6	749	162	5547	1396	301	25	167	693	1444	.252	.335	.405	.740
CAR	4.5	735	162	5585	1387	299	49	142	540	1380	.248	.315	.396	.710
LV	4.5	730	162	5814	1470	285	45	133	515	1444	.253	.314	.386	.700
MON	4.4	708	162	5601	1404	335	46	143	493	1360	.251	.311	.403	.715
SDP	4.1	662	162	5559	1322	257	23	136	602	1333	.238	.312	.366	.678
Totals	5.0	11295	2270	79311	20560	4521	574	2455	8030	19228	.259	.327	.424	.751
Average		807	162	5665	1469	323	41	175	574	1373

League Pitching Stats Help
Team	R/G	R	G	ERA	IP	H	H/G	BB	BB/G	SO	SO/G	SV
PHI	4.2	678	162	3.89	1470.3	1316	8.1	477	2.9	1568	9.7	54
PIT	4.3	698	163	3.88	1472.0	1461	9.0	458	2.8	1326	8.1	44
CHC	4.5	736	162	4.09	1473.0	1340	8.3	580	3.6	1671	10.3	54
LAD	4.6	742	162	4.16	1475.0	1423	8.8	626	3.9	1414	8.7	53
HOU	4.6	749	162	4.26	1461.0	1437	8.9	438	2.7	1375	8.5	41
SFG	4.7	757	162	4.36	1460.0	1459	9.0	585	3.6	1446	8.9	44
MON	4.9	788	162	4.55	1447.0	1440	8.9	512	3.2	1404	8.7	43
CIN	5.0	809	163	4.59	1454.0	1465	9.0	468	2.9	1373	8.4	50
LV	5.0	813	162	4.37	1488.3	1532	9.5	644	4.0	1212	7.5	35
SDP	5.3	862	162	4.85	1456.0	1533	9.5	538	3.3	1375	8.5	32
STL	5.4	882	162	4.86	1462.3	1470	9.1	686	4.2	1350	8.3	42
NYM	5.6	907	162	5.03	1436.3	1593	9.8	615	3.8	1063	6.6	40
CAR	5.7	928	162	5.35	1433.3	1529	9.4	683	4.2	1352	8.3	43
ATL	5.8	946	162	5.35	1441.7	1562	9.6	720	4.4	1299	8.0	32
Totals	5.0	11295	2270	4.54	20430.3	20560	9.1	8030	3.5	19228	8.5	607
Average		807	162		1459	1469		574		1373		43

League Miscellaneous Stats Help
Team	ExpW	ExpL	Diff	AS	aAS	BAW	PAW	RAW	FAW	PRF	PHrF	Attendance	Manager
PHI	106	56	5	6	19	6	6	2	11	1.05	0.90	3,383,995	Phil Lesage
LAD	88	74	4	4	10	0	1	1	3	1.00	0.96	4,010,104	Greg Darusmont
PIT	98	65	-5	4	14	1	1	1	10	1.04	1.07	3,223,973	Gary Graves
CHC	98	64	-1	3	14	3	0	4	5	0.93	0.98	3,110,728	Scott Stewart
SFG	83	79	2	3	9	0	0	1	5	0.93	1.04	3,128,220	Vacant
ATL	65	97	-4	1	7	0	0	2	6	0.95	0.95	1,180,484	Rich Hale
CIN	90	73	2	1	10	0	1	1	9	1.09	1.02	3,279,705	vacant
MON	73	89	-3	1	7	0	5	0	5	1.02	0.93	698,936	Tom McDermott
NYM	67	95	-3	1	6	2	0	1	27	1.00	0.92	918,588	Jeffery Yong
STL	79	83	2	1	9	2	3	0	7	0.95	0.99	2,562,254	Joel Ferich
CAR	64	98	4	0	5	0	0	1	3	0.99	1.10	1,114,377	Mike Jarvis
HOU	87	75	-1	0	17	0	0	0	14	1.03	1.01	2,496,893	Ron Lee
LV	73	89	0	0	6	0	1	1	7	1.05	1.04	1,153,042	Randy Lawrence
SDP	62	100	0	0	8	0	0	2	1	0.98	1.12	1,039,830	Jason Martin

League Win Shares Help
Team	Total	Offensive	Pitching	Fielding	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF
PHI	333	160.96	121.35	50.65	8.54	2.71	9.07	6.69	6.92	16.73
CHC	291	155.06	93.43	42.48	7.59	1.83	6.89	7.18	7.28	11.72
PIT	279	123.13	112.61	43.23	9.77	3.29	4.52	6.67	6.44	12.56
LAD	276	122.15	105.08	48.74	8.87	2.29	7.70	5.16	8.46	16.28
CIN	276	140.34	94.38	41.26	5.60	1.97	7.26	3.49	6.43	16.51
HOU	258	112.65	101.31	44.01	6.70	2.62	6.76	7.31	7.82	12.82
SFG	255	118.50	97.55	38.93	5.26	3.35	6.32	5.33	12.28	6.39
STL	243	142.60	70.68	29.69	6.26	2.27	6.61	2.70	2.66	9.20
LV	219	84.21	91.88	42.88	6.31	4.69	3.85	3.31	8.10	16.63
MON	210	82.81	86.12	41.04	7.00	3.07	4.90	3.62	9.67	12.80
CAR	204	111.51	61.95	30.50	10.96	2.27	4.91	3.72	5.50	3.16
NYM	192	100.47	62.79	28.70	2.54	2.91	6.63	2.33	6.11	8.21
SDP	186	76.59	74.00	35.39	9.38	3.35	7.00	4.11	3.56	8.01
ATL	183	108.26	47.49	27.21	5.60	0.69	3.79	3.52	6.18	7.44

League Award Winners
Bill Heckel Award:	Greg Darusmont	LAD	Managed the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 92-70 record, finishing 1st in the West Division division of the National League. Lost to Oakland A's in the World Championship 4 games to 2.
Ted Williams Batting Title:	Ken Griffey Jr.	PHI	.278, 56 HR, 147 RBI
Cy Young:	Scott Chiamparino	PHI	20-6, 2.78, 223.0 IP, 193 K
Rolaids Relief Award:	Jose Cecena	CHC	5-5, 36 SV, 3.04, 68.0 IP, 114 K
Rookie Of The Year:	Mark Kotsay	CAR	.296, 21 HR, 97 RBI

Gold Glove Award Winners

P	Kevin Tapani	PIT	.986, 16 PO, 54 A, 1 E
C	Jorge Fabregas	CAR	.997, 1155 PO, 54 A, 4 E 48.1% (37-77) Runners Thrown Out
1B	Fred McGriff	NYM	.995, 1689 PO, 133 A, 10 E
2B	Quilvio Veras	NYM	.983, 289 PO, 569 A, 15 E
3B	Jeff Cirillo	PHI	.979, 47 PO, 187 A, 5 E
SS	Keith Kessinger	NYM	.941, 220 PO, 580 A, 50 E
LF	Moises Alou	HOU	1.000, 229 PO, 4 A, 0 E
CF	Johnny Damon	LV	.997, 358 PO, 10 A, 1 E
RF	Rudy Pemberton	ATL	.996, 234 PO, 12 A, 1 E

League Batting Leaderboards Help

(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances requirement.

Batting Average

Jones	CIN	.359
Morandini	LAD	.345
Butler	CIN	.341*
Barberie	STL	.336
Vizquel	LAD	.335

On-Base Pct

Thome	CHC	.437
Jones	CIN	.428
Barberie	STL	.413
Griffey Jr.	PHI	.410
Giles	MON	.408

Slugging Pct

Klesko	CHC	.712*
Griffey Jr.	PHI	.665
Thome	CHC	.597
Jordan	SFG	.595
Valentin	CHC	.580

OPS

Klesko	CHC	1.119*
Griffey Jr.	PHI	1.075
Thome	CHC	1.034
Jones	CIN	.993
Jordan	SFG	.973

Griffey Jr.	PHI	139.2
Thome	CHC	135.2
Echevarria	NYM	125.9
Jordan	SFG	125.7
Clark	PHI	122.3

Games

Browne	SFG	162
McGriff	NYM	162
Benard	LV	160
Burks	STL	160
Damon	LV	160

At-Bats

Damon	LV	680
Mueller	SDP	655
Jordan	LV	654
Kotsay	CAR	653
Browne	SFG	647

Runs

Clark	PHI	127
Griffey Jr.	PHI	126
Robidoux	PIT	123
Plantier	PIT	120
Simmons	CHC	117

Hits

Damon	LV	212
Morandini	LAD	203
Barberie	STL	201
Renteria	MON	201
Jordan	LV	193

Total Bases

Jordan	SFG	365
Griffey Jr.	PHI	359
Clark	PHI	346
Valentin	CHC	342
Damon	LV	338

Singles

Kelly	LAD	146
Lewis	SDP	145
Morandini	LAD	144
Green	LAD	143
Damon	LV	140

Doubles

Valentin	PHI	56
Jordan	SFG	53
Ortiz	MON	52
Alou	HOU	49
Kotsay	CAR	49

Triples

Deshields	CHC	13
Burks	STL	12
Stewart	CIN	12
Damon	LV	10
Finley	HOU	10

Homeruns

Griffey Jr.	PHI	56
Cruz Jr.	CHC	51
Klesko	CHC	44
Clark	PHI	43
Thome	CHC	42

RBIs

Griffey Jr.	PHI	147
Simmons	CHC	126
Jordan	SFG	122
Plantier	PIT	121
Fletcher	CIN	120

Stolen Bases

Deshields	CHC	71
Kelly	LAD	49
Morandini	LAD	46
Veras	NYM	39
Damon	LV	36

Caught Stealing

Deshields	CHC	40
Butler		23
Kelly	LAD	23
Veras	NYM	23
Duncan	PIT	15

Walks

Thome	CHC	136
Griffey Jr.	PHI	121
Olerud	SDP	120
Giles	MON	115
Browne	SFG	113

Strikeouts

McGriff	NYM	206
Mack	PIT	196
Griffey Jr.	PHI	195
Cruz Jr.	CHC	188
Cameron	HOU	187

League Pitching Leaderboards Help

ERA

Alvarez	MON	2.51
Plunk	CHC	2.73
Chiamparino	PHI	2.78
Guzman	PHI	2.80
Kilgus	SFG	3.14

Wins

Chiamparino	PHI	20
Bankhead	CHC	19
Plunk	CHC	17
Swindell	PIT	17
Wells	PHI	17

Losses

Farrell	SDP	25
Hillegas	ATL	18
Valdes	SDP	18
Miller	CHC	16
Vosberg	NYM	16

Winning Pct

Guzman	PHI	.941
Chiamparino	PHI	.769
Meacham	HOU	.765
Simons	HOU	.737
Plunk	CHC	.708

Saves

Myers	PHI	39
Holmes	MON	37
Cecena	CHC	36
Ritchie	LAD	36
Habyan	SFG	34

Games Pitched

Scudder	HOU	128
Spradlin	SDP	108
Thigpen	LAD	106
Neidlinger	ATL	104
Elvira	SFG	102

Games Started

Bankhead	CHC	39
Farrell	SDP	39
Valdes	SDP	39
Fulton	CIN	38
Glavine	SDP	38

Complete Games

Gooden		3
Tapani	PIT	3
Bankhead	CHC	2
Glavine	SDP	2
Gubicza	LAD	2

Shutouts

Gubicza	LAD	2
Bankhead	CHC	1
Casian	LV	1
Chiamparino	PHI	1
Colon	CAR	1

Innings Pitched

Glavine	SDP	251.0
Bankhead	CHC	249.7
Plunk	CHC	230.7
Rivera	HOU	230.7
Hillegas	ATL	228.0

Hits Allowed

Tapani	PIT	262
Farrell	SDP	254
Bankhead	CHC	243
Casian	LV	243
Hillegas	ATL	242

Homeruns Allowed

Farrell	SDP	43
Valdes	SDP	43
Bankhead	CHC	40
Key	CIN	38
Moore	ATL	35

Strikeouts

Bankhead	CHC	297
Alvarez	MON	289
Valdes	SDP	272
Sanders	CHC	259
Plunk	CHC	258

Walks Allowed

Hillegas	ATL	146
Plunk	CHC	111
Vosberg	NYM	109
Pena	LAD	105
Smith	ATL	94

Walks per 9IP

Wells	PHI	1.0
Chiamparino	PHI	1.1
Jackson	LAD	1.5
Alvarez	MON	1.6
Rivera	HOU	1.6

Hits per 9IP

Plunk	CHC	6.4
Bevil	CAR	6.4
Alvarez	MON	6.6
Guzman	PHI	6.8
Van Landingham	PIT	7.6

Strikeouts per 9IP

Alvarez	MON	11.5
Guzman	PHI	11.1
Valdes	SDP	11.0
Sanders	CHC	10.8
Bevil	CAR	10.8

WHiP

Alvarez	MON	0.91
Chiamparino	PHI	0.98
Wells	PHI	1.04
Kilgus	SFG	1.14
Swindell	PIT	1.18

OAVG

Bevil	CAR	.197
Plunk	CHC	.198
Alvarez	MON	.202
Guzman	PHI	.207
Chiamparino	PHI	.228

OOBP

Alvarez	MON	.244
Chiamparino	PHI	.251
Wells	PHI	.268
Swindell	PIT	.286
Glavine	SDP	.286

OSLG

Plunk	CHC	.307
Guzman	PHI	.319
Alvarez	MON	.330
Kilgus	SFG	.354
Chiamparino	PHI	.356

OOPS

Alvarez	MON	.574
Plunk	CHC	.604
Chiamparino	PHI	.608
Guzman	PHI	.611
Kilgus	SFG	.644

League All-Stars
Jerry Browne	Jose Cecena	Scott Chiamparino
Jeff Cirillo	Will Clark	Angel Echevarria
Darrin Fletcher	David Green	Willie Greene
Ken Griffey Jr.	Juan Guzman	Brian Jordan
Mickey Morandini	Randy Myers	Troy Percival
Phil Plantier	Edgar Renteria	Billy Jo Robidoux
Ivan Rodriguez	Scott Sanders	Calvin Schiraldi
Nelson Simmons	Greg Swindell	Bill Wilkinson
Brian Williams

League Top Salaries
Rank	Name	Team	Salary
1.	Wilson Alvarez	MON	$ 17,000,000
2.	Will Clark	PHI	$ 16,500,000
3.	Ellis Burks	STL	$ 15,000,010
4.	Ken Griffey Jr.	PHI	$ 15,000,000
5.	Dennis Powell	CIN	$ 13,752,500
6.	Jim Thome	CHC	$ 12,500,000
	Bob Kipper	PHI	$ 12,500,000
8.	Jose Mesa	SFG	$ 12,210,000
9.	Billy Jo Robidoux	PIT	$ 12,000,000
	Orel Hershiser	CIN	$ 12,000,000
11.	Scott Chiamparino	PHI	$ 11,500,000
12.	Paul Kilgus	SFG	$ 11,279,250
13.	Duane Ward	SFG	$ 11,100,000
14.	David Green	LAD	$ 11,000,000
15.	Nelson Simmons	CHC	$ 10,770,000
16.	Edgar Martinez	HOU	$ 10,659,100
17.	Scott Bankhead	CHC	$ 10,100,000
18.	Mark Gubicza	LAD	$ 10,070,000
19.	Bill Wilkinson	PIT	$ 10,000,000
20.	John Farrell	SDP	$ 9,900,000
21.	Fred McGriff	NYM	$ 9,500,000
	Greg Swindell	PIT	$ 9,500,000
23.	John Habyan	SFG	$ 9,000,000
24.	Darrin Fletcher	CIN	$ 8,300,000
25.	Terry Steinbach	LV	$ 8,250,000