The Houston Astros were 102-60 in 1998. They finished 1st in the NL Central. They lost in the 1998 NLDS against the San Diego Padres, 3 games to 1.
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CJ Abrams, Luis GarcÃa Jr. both hit their 20th homers as the Nationals rout the Astros 8-2
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Jose Altuve homers, Nick Allen drives in 3 as the Astros beat the Nationals 6-3
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Astros demote starting pitcher Mike Burrows to Triple-A after 10-run outing
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James Wood's grand slam helps power the Nationals to a 12-11 win over the Astros
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Walker and Paredes hit HRs, 4 pitchers combine for shutout as Astros beat Rays 2-0
1998 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,641 | 874 | 1,578 | 326 | 28 | 166 | 818 | 621 | 72 | 1,122 | 155 | 51 | .280 | .356 | .436 |
Team Rank | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 19th | 14th | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 25th | 3rd | 19th | 5th | 3rd | 12th |
1998 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 102 | 60 | 3.50 | 1,187 | 7 | 44 | 1471.1 | 1,435 | 572 | 620 | 147 | 465 | 42 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 13th | 3rd | 10th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 5th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | 38 | .587 | ||
52 | 42 | .553 | 3.0 | |
52 | 42 | .553 | 3.0 | |
48 | 46 | .511 | 7.0 | |
40 | 54 | .426 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 34 | .634 | ||
52 | 41 | .559 | 7.0 | |
48 | 44 | .522 | 10.5 | |
47 | 47 | .500 | 12.5 | |
42 | 50 | .457 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 33 | .649 | ||
46 | 47 | .495 | 14.5 | |
46 | 47 | .495 | 14.5 | |
39 | 54 | .419 | 21.5 | |
38 | 57 | .400 | 23.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | 37 | .593 | ||
51 | 42 | .548 | 4.0 | |
44 | 49 | .473 | 11.0 | |
43 | 48 | .473 | 11.0 | |
43 | 51 | .457 | 12.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
47 | 45 | .511 | ||
48 | 46 | .511 | ||
46 | 48 | .489 | 2.0 | |
43 | 50 | .462 | 4.5 | |
38 | 56 | .404 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
47 | 46 | .505 | ||
47 | 47 | .500 | 0.5 | |
46 | 49 | .484 | 2.0 | |
41 | 52 | .441 | 6.0 | |
37 | 57 | .394 | 10.5 |


