The Kansas City Royals were 72-89 in 1998. They finished 3rd in the AL Central.
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Royals use 3 solo homers to power past Tigers 5-2 for a sixth straight win
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Royals' Maikel Garcia likely headed back to the IL with hamstring strain
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Kansas City city council approves $600 million commitment to build a new stadium for the Royals
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Witt homers as the Royals earn their fifth straight win with a four-game sweep of the Athletics
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John Rave hits bases-clearing double in 7-run 8th and Royals beat Athletics 9-7
1998 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 5,546 | 714 | 1,459 | 274 | 40 | 134 | 686 | 475 | 60 | 984 | 135 | 50 | .263 | .324 | .399 |
Team Rank | 20th | 21st | 18th | 24th | 3rd | 25th | 21st | 24th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 18th | 18th | 23rd | 19th |
1998 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 72 | 89 | 5.15 | 999 | 3 | 46 | 1436.1 | 1,590 | 822 | 899 | 196 | 568 | 60 |
Team Rank | 23rd | 23rd | 28th | 22nd | 11th | 9th | 22nd | 27th | 28th | 28th | 28th | 21st | 23rd |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 54 | .581 | ||
71 | 58 | .550 | 4.0 | |
65 | 64 | .504 | 10.0 | |
61 | 69 | .469 | 14.5 | |
58 | 71 | .450 | 17.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 49 | .620 | ||
74 | 55 | .574 | 6.0 | |
66 | 64 | .508 | 14.5 | |
63 | 67 | .485 | 17.5 | |
61 | 68 | .473 | 19.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
78 | 51 | .605 | ||
69 | 60 | .535 | 9.0 | |
68 | 61 | .527 | 10.0 | |
52 | 76 | .406 | 25.5 | |
50 | 78 | .391 | 27.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | 52 | .594 | ||
73 | 55 | .570 | 3.0 | |
69 | 59 | .539 | 7.0 | |
63 | 67 | .485 | 14.0 | |
62 | 67 | .481 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
67 | 61 | .523 | ||
63 | 66 | .488 | 4.5 | |
63 | 66 | .488 | 4.5 | |
61 | 67 | .477 | 6.0 | |
56 | 74 | .431 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 64 | .504 | ||
64 | 65 | .496 | 1.0 | |
61 | 68 | .473 | 4.0 | |
51 | 78 | .395 | 14.0 | |
49 | 80 | .380 | 16.0 |
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