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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Kyle Harrison strikes out 11 as Brewers sweep sloppy Cubs with 5-0 win
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Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong makes another mistake on defense
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Jacob Misiorowski dominant again, Brice Turang homers as Brewers top Cubs 5-2 to move into 1st
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Cubs reinstate left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar, designate Ty Blach for assignment
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Jake Bauers homers, drives in 4 runs as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-3 in series opener
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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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | 16 | .680 | ||
25 | 25 | .500 | 9.0 | |
25 | 25 | .500 | 9.0 | |
22 | 28 | .440 | 12.0 | |
21 | 28 | .429 | 12.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 18 | .617 | ||
28 | 20 | .583 | 1.5 | |
29 | 21 | .580 | 1.5 | |
26 | 24 | .520 | 4.5 | |
25 | 24 | .510 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
31 | 19 | .620 | ||
29 | 20 | .592 | 1.5 | |
25 | 23 | .521 | 5.0 | |
20 | 30 | .400 | 11.0 | |
19 | 31 | .380 | 12.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | 15 | .688 | ||
30 | 20 | .600 | 4.0 | |
22 | 27 | .449 | 11.5 | |
22 | 27 | .449 | 11.5 | |
21 | 29 | .420 | 13.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 22 | .569 | ||
25 | 24 | .510 | 3.0 | |
23 | 27 | .460 | 5.5 | |
20 | 30 | .400 | 8.5 | |
20 | 30 | .400 | 8.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
25 | 24 | .510 | ||
24 | 25 | .490 | 1.0 | |
24 | 27 | .471 | 2.0 | |
20 | 31 | .392 | 6.0 | |
17 | 33 | .340 | 8.5 |