The Kansas City Royals were 72-89 in 1998. They finished 3rd in the AL Central.
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Graham Pauley drives in 4 as the Marlins beat the Royals 6-3
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José RamÃrez hits home run and 1,000th career single to help Guardians route Royals 11-1
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Josh Rojas powers Royals past Guardians 8-3 as Kansas City wins 12th in 13 games
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Michael Wacha dominates for 8 innings as Royals blank Guardians 3-0 for their 11th win in 12 games
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Caglianone goes 5 for 6 with HR, 6 RBIs to power the Royals past the Blue Jays 13-2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 57 | .590 | ||
79 | 60 | .568 | 3.0 | |
70 | 69 | .504 | 12.0 | |
67 | 74 | .475 | 16.0 | |
62 | 77 | .446 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
86 | 53 | .619 | ||
78 | 61 | .561 | 8.0 | |
69 | 70 | .496 | 17.0 | |
68 | 71 | .489 | 18.0 | |
66 | 73 | .475 | 20.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
82 | 56 | .594 | ||
73 | 66 | .525 | 9.5 | |
73 | 67 | .521 | 10.0 | |
57 | 82 | .410 | 25.5 | |
53 | 86 | .381 | 29.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
83 | 55 | .601 | ||
79 | 60 | .568 | 4.5 | |
75 | 64 | .540 | 8.5 | |
69 | 70 | .496 | 14.5 | |
68 | 71 | .489 | 15.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
73 | 65 | .529 | ||
70 | 68 | .507 | 3.0 | |
67 | 72 | .482 | 6.5 | |
63 | 75 | .457 | 10.0 | |
62 | 77 | .446 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
70 | 69 | .504 | ||
69 | 70 | .496 | 1.0 | |
65 | 74 | .468 | 5.0 | |
53 | 86 | .381 | 17.0 | |
53 | 86 | .381 | 17.0 |