1998 Oakland Athletics season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Oakland Athletics
season = 1998
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Network Associates Coliseum
y4 = 1968
city = Oakland, California
y5 = 1968
owners = Stephen Schott & Kenneth Hofmann
managers = Art Howe
television = KRON-TV
Fox Sports Bay Area
(Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson)
radio = KNEW
(Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |

The Oakland Athletics' 1998 season involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason

*October 29, 1997: Dane Johnson was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Oakland Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsda05.shtml]
*November 18, 1997: Scott Brosius was sent by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on November 7, 1997. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Kenny Rogers and cash. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brosisc01.shtml Scott Brosius Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*November 22, 1997: Damon Berryhill was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/berryda01.shtml]
*December 16, 1997: Mike Blowers was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blowemi01.shtml Mike Blowers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* December 22, 1997: Izzy Molina was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moliniz01.shtml Izzy Molina Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* January 22, 1998: Rickey Henderson signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
*March 9, 1998: Kevin Mitchell signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mitchke01.shtml Kevin Mitchell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

* June 2, 1998: Mark Mulder was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed October 9, 1998. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/muldema01.shtml Mark Mulder Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* June 2, 1998: Eric Byrnes was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 8th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1998. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/byrneer01.shtml Eric Byrnes Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* August 7, 1998: Kevin Mithcell was released by the Oakland Athletics.

Roster

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1998.shtml 1998 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=OAK 1998 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]