The Chicago Cubs were 90-73 in 1998. They finished 2nd in the NL Central. They lost in the 1998 NLDS against the Atlanta Braves, 3 games to 0.
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Rookie Sal Stewart homers for the 3rd straight game, helping the Reds beat the Cubs 7-5
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Pete Crow-Armstrong homers 3 times as the Chicago Cubs pound the Cincinnati Reds 17-5
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Pete Crow-Armstrong continues NL MVP push with 3 more homers for Chicago Cubs
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This Date in Baseball - Chicago Cubs: For the 1st time in MLB history, all 3 starting OFs hit 2 HRs
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Reds hit 4 homers, score 9 unanswered runs to beat wild card-leading Cubs 10-8
1998 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,649 | 831 | 1,494 | 250 | 34 | 212 | 788 | 601 | 39 | 1,223 | 65 | 44 | .264 | .337 | .433 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 9th | 13th | 28th | 10th | 6th | 11th | 9th | 24th | 29th | 29th | 8th | 15th | 15th | 13th |
1998 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 90 | 73 | 4.47 | 1,207 | 5 | 56 | 1477.1 | 1,528 | 733 | 792 | 180 | 575 | 48 |
Team Rank | 6th | 6th | 16th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 19th | 17th | 18th | 21st | 23rd | 11th |
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Rookie Sal Stewart homers for the 3rd straight game, helping the Reds beat the Cubs 7-5
Max Scherzer passes Gaylord Perry on career strikeouts list as Blue Jays beat Mariners 7-0
Henderson hits 2 homers, Orioles score 7 unanswered runs to rally past Athletics 8-5
Struggling Mariners put RHP Emerson Hancock on 15-day IL because of strained left adductor
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 55 | .599 | ||
77 | 60 | .562 | 5.0 | |
69 | 68 | .504 | 13.0 | |
65 | 74 | .468 | 18.0 | |
61 | 76 | .445 | 21.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 52 | .620 | ||
77 | 60 | .562 | 8.0 | |
68 | 70 | .493 | 17.5 | |
67 | 71 | .486 | 18.5 | |
65 | 72 | .474 | 20.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
82 | 55 | .599 | ||
73 | 65 | .529 | 9.5 | |
72 | 65 | .526 | 10.0 | |
56 | 81 | .409 | 26.0 | |
52 | 85 | .380 | 30.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 54 | .603 | ||
78 | 59 | .569 | 4.5 | |
74 | 63 | .540 | 8.5 | |
68 | 69 | .496 | 14.5 | |
68 | 70 | .493 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 64 | .529 | ||
69 | 68 | .504 | 3.5 | |
65 | 72 | .474 | 7.5 | |
63 | 73 | .463 | 9.0 | |
62 | 76 | .449 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 68 | .504 | ||
67 | 70 | .489 | 2.0 | |
64 | 73 | .467 | 5.0 | |
53 | 84 | .387 | 16.0 | |
52 | 85 | .380 | 17.0 |
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