1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season

The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the Diamondbacks' inaugural season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West. They finished the season 33 games behind the National League Champion San Diego Padres with a record of 65–97, last in the division.

1998 Arizona Diamondbacks
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Bank One Ballpark
City	Phoenix, Arizona
Record	65–97 (.401)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Jerry Colangelo Ken Kendrick
General managers	Joe Garagiola Jr.
Managers	Buck Showalter
Television	FSN Arizona KTVK (3TV) (Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Bob Brenly, Joe Garagiola, Al McCoy)
Radio	KTAR (620 AM) (Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte) KSUN (Spanish) (Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
Seasons 1999 →

Jeff Suppan was the last player from the inaugural team still active in Major League Baseball when he retired in 2012.

Offseason

• February 7, 1997: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.^[1]
• August 14, 1997: Mark Davis was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers by the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a conditional deal.^[1]
• November 17, 1997: Jay Bell signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.^[2]
• November 18, 1997: Devon White was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez (minors).^[3]
• November 18, 1997: Travis Fryman was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Gabe Alvarez, Joe Randa, and Matt Drews (minors).^[4]
• December 1, 1997: Matt Williams was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Travis Fryman, Tom Martin, and cash.^[5]
• January 8, 1998: Andy Stankiewicz signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.^[6]
• January 11, 1998: Mark Davis was signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.^[1]

Expansion Draft

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position	From	To
2	Brian Anderson	LHP	Cle	Ari
3	Jeff Suppan	RHP	Bos	Ari
5	Gabe Alvarez	3B	SD	Ari
7	Jorge Fábregas	C	CWS	Ari
9	Karim García	OF	LA	Ari
11	Edwin Diaz	IF	Tex	Ari
13	Cory Lidle	RHP	NYM	Ari
15	Joel Adamson	LHP	Mil	Ari
17	Ben Ford	RHP	NYY	Ari
19	Yamil Benitez	OF	KC	Ari
21	Neil Weber	LHP	Mon	Ari
23	Jason Boyd	RHP	Phi	Ari
25	Brent Brede	OF	Min	Ari
27	Tony Batista	IF	Oak	Ari

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position	From	To
29	Tom Martin	LHP	Hou	Ari
31	Omar Daal	LHP	Tor	Ari
33	Scott Winchester	RHP	Cin	Ari
35	Clint Sodowsky	RHP	Pit	Ari
37	Danny Klassen	IF	Mil	Ari
39	Matt Drews	RHP	Det	Ari
41	Todd Erdos	RHP	SD	Ari
43	Chris Clemons	RHP	CWS	Ari
45	David Dellucci	OF	Bal	Ari
47	Damian Miller	C	Min	Ari
49	Héctor Carrasco	RHP	KC	Ari
51	Hanley Frias	SS	Tex	Ari
53	Bob Wolcott	RHP	Sea	Ari
55	Mike Bell	3B	Ana	Ari

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position	From	To
57	Joe Randa	3B	Pit	Ari
59	Jesus Martinez	LHP	LA	Ari
61	Russ Springer	RHP	Hou	Ari
63	Bryan Corey	RHP	Det	Ari
65	Kelly Stinnett	C	Mil	Ari
67	Chuck McElroy	LHP	CWS	Ari
69	Marty Janzen	RHP	Tor	Ari

1996–97 MLB June drafts and minor league affiliates

The two expansion teams set to debut in 1998, the Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, had two full seasons to establish scouting and player development systems and were permitted to participate fully in the 1996 and 1997 Major League Baseball drafts. The Diamondbacks drafted 30th in both 1996 and 1997, selecting 62 players (1996) and 60 players (1997) in those drafts. The team began developing those players in a farm system with three minor-league affiliates in 1996 and four in 1997.

Among the players selected and signed by Arizona from those drafts were pitchers Brad Penny (fifth round, 1996) and Casey Fossum (seventh, 1996); infielders Alex Cintrón (36th, 1997), Jack Cust (first, 1997) and Junior Spivey (36th round, 1996); and outfielders Ron Calloway (eighth, 1997) and Jason Conti (32nd, 1996).

1996 farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Visalia Oaks	California League	Tim Torricelli
Rookie	AZL Diamondbacks	Arizona League	Dwayne Murphy
Rookie	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	Pioneer League	Chris Speier

Visalia affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers^[7]

1997 farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	High Desert Mavericks	California League	Chris Speier
A	South Bend Silver Hawks	Midwest League	Dick Scott
Rookie	AZL Diamondbacks	Arizona League	Brian Butterfield and Don Wakamatsu
Rookie	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	Pioneer League	Tommy Jones

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: High Desert^[7]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Jay Bell
• Andy Benes
• Brent Brede
• Edwin Díaz
• Jorge Fábregas
• Karim García
• Travis Lee
• Devon White
• Matt Williams

Season standings

• v
• t
• e

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
San Diego Padres	98	64	.605	—	54‍–‍27	44‍–‍37
San Francisco Giants	89	74	.546	9½	49‍–‍32	40‍–‍42
Los Angeles Dodgers	83	79	.512	15	48‍–‍33	35‍–‍46
Colorado Rockies	77	85	.475	21	42‍–‍39	35‍–‍46
Arizona Diamondbacks	65	97	.401	33	34‍–‍47	31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

1998 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LA	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	1–8	5–7	4–5	6–6	6–2	4–5	4–8	6–3	2–7	4–5	2–7	6–3	3–9	5–7	2–7	5–8
Atlanta	8–1	—	3–6	7–2	5–3	7–5	4–5	8–1	7–2	6–6	9–3	8–4	7–2	5–4	7–2	6–3	9–7
Chicago	7–5	6–3	—	6–5	7–2	7–2	4–7	4–5	6–6	7–2	4–5	3–6	8–3	5–4	7–3	4–7	5–8
Cincinnati	5–4	2–7	5–6	—	4–5	9–0	3–8	5–4	6–5	8–1	3–6	4–5	5–7	1–11	2–7	8–3	7-6
Colorado	6–6	3–5	2–7	5–4	—	6–3	6–5	6–6	4–7	7–2	3–6	5–4	5–4	5–7	7–5	3–6	4–8
Florida	2–6	5–7	2–7	0–9	3–6	—	3–6	4–5	0–9	5–7	5–7	6–6	3–6	4–5	0–9	4–5	8–8
Houston	5–4	5–4	7–4	8–3	5–6	6-3	—	3–6	9–2	7–2	5–4	7–2	9–2	5–4	6–3	5–7	10–4
Los Angeles	8–4	1–8	5–4	4–5	6–6	5–4	6–3	—	5–4	5–4	3–5	5–4	7–5	5–7	6–6	4–5	8–5
Milwaukee	3–6	2–7	6–6	5–6	7–4	9–0	2–9	4–5	—	6–3	1–8	4–5	6–5	3–6	5–4	3–8	8–6
Montreal	7–2	6–6	2–7	1–8	2–7	7–5	2–7	4–5	3–6	—	8–4	5–7	2–7	4–4	3–6	3–6	6–10
New York	5–4	3–9	5–4	6–3	6–3	7–5	4–5	5–3	8–1	4–8	—	8–4	4–5	4–5	4–5	6–3	9–7
Philadelphia	7-2	4–8	6–3	5–4	4–5	6–6	2–7	4–5	5–4	7–5	4–8	—	8–1	1–8	2–6	3–6	7–9
Pittsburgh	3–6	2–7	3–8	7–5	4–5	6–3	2–9	5–7	5–6	7–2	5–4	1–8	—	5–4	2–7	6–5	6–7
San Diego	9–3	4–5	4–5	11–1	7–5	5–4	4–5	7–5	6–3	4–4	5–4	8–1	4–5	—	8–4	6–3	6–7
San Francisco	7–5	2–7	3–7	7–2	5–7	9–0	3–6	6–6	4–5	6–3	5–4	6–2	7–2	4–8	—	7–5	8–5
St. Louis	7–2	3–6	7–4	3–8	6–3	5-4	7–5	5–4	8–3	6–3	3–6	6–3	5–6	3–6	5–7	—	4–9

Notable transactions

• June 23, 1998: Alan Embree was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Russ Springer.^[8]
• June 26, 1998: Aaron Small was selected off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Oakland Athletics.^[9]

Roster

1998 Arizona Diamondbacks
Roster
Pitchers 38 Joel Adamson 34 Brian Anderson 46 Willie Banks 40 Andy Benes 19 Willie Blair 46 Scott Brow 57 Bobby Chouinard 49 Bryan Corey 37 Omar Daal 32 Alan Embree 50 Ben Ford 39 Barry Manuel 48 Chris Michalak 67 Vladimir Núñez 30 Gregg Olson 57 Ricky Pickett 47 Félix Rodríguez 31 Aaron Small 36 Clint Sodowsky 31 Russ Springer 20 Jeff Suppan 44 Amaury Telemaco 58 Efrain Valdez 66 Neil Weber 29 Bob Wolcott		Catchers 12 Jorge Fábregas 26 Damian Miller 35 Kelly Stinnett Infielders 10 Tony Batista 33 Jay Bell 41 Edwin Díaz  6 Andy Fox  2 Hanley Frias  7 Danny Klassen 16 Travis Lee  5 Andy Stankiewicz  9 Matt Williams		Outfielders 43 Yamil Benítez 15 Brent Brede 25 David Dellucci 24 Karim García 23 Bernard Gilkey 18 Chris Jones 29 Hensley Meulens 22 Devon White Other batters 51 Mike Robertson	Manager 11 Buck Showalter Coaches 55 Brian Butterfield (3rd Base) 52 Mark Connor (Pitching) 21 Dwayne Murphy (1st Base) 17 Jim Presley (Hitting) 53 Glenn Sherlock (Bullpen) 14 Carlos Tosca (Bench)

Game log

1998 Regular Season Game Log (65–97) (Home: 34–47; Road: 31–50)
March/April (7–20) (Home: 4–8; Road: 3–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak 1 March 31 Rockies 2–9 Kile (1–0) Benes (0–1) — Bank One Ballpark 47,484 0–1 L1 2 April 1 Rockies 0–6 Thomson (1–0) Blair (0–1) — Bank One Ballpark 43,758 0–2 L2 3 April 2 Rockies 4–6 Astacio (1–0) Anderson (0–1) Dipoto (1) Bank One Ballpark 42,876 0–3 L3 4 April 3 Giants 3–8 Gardner (1–0) Suppan (0–1) — Bank One Ballpark 45,590 0–4 L4 5 April 4 Giants 3–5 Darwin (1–0) Olson (0–1) Nen (1) Bank One Ballpark 47,047 0–5 L5 6 April 5 Giants 3–2 Benes (1–1) Estes (0–1) Rodriguez (1) Bank One Ballpark 47,593 1–5 W1 7 April 7 @ Dodgers 1–9 Park (1–0) Blair (0–2) — Dodger Stadium 52,424 1–6 L1 8 April 8 @ Dodgers 3–0 Anderson (1–1) Nomo (0–1) Rodriguez (2) Dodger Stadium 37,016 2–6 W1 9 April 9 @ Dodgers 2–7 Valdez (1–1) Suppan (0–2) — Dodger Stadium 39,541 2–7 L1 10 April 10 @ Padres 4–6 Miceli (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1) — Qualcomm Stadium 27,243 2–8 L2 11 April 11 @ Padres 0–7 Smith (1–0) Adamson (0–1) — Qualcomm Stadium 37,753 2–9 L3 12 April 12 @ Padres 2–4 Hamilton (2–0) Blair (0–3) Hoffman (3) Qualcomm Stadium 26,217 2–10 L4 13 April 13 @ Padres 0–1 Ashby (2–1) Anderson (1–2) — Qualcomm Stadium 36,278 2–11 L5 14 April 14 @ Cardinals 5–15 Busby (2–0) Sodowsky (0–1) — Busch Memorial Stadium 31,477 2–12 L6 – April 15 @ Cardinals Postponed (rain, makeup April 16) 15 April 16 (1) @ Cardinals 4–5 Stottlemyre (2–0) Adamson (0–2) Brantley (3) Busch Memorial Stadium N/A 2–13 L7 16 April 16 (2) @ Cardinals 8–2 Benes (2–1) Osborne (0–1) — Busch Memorial Stadium 32,039 3–13 W1 17 April 17 Marlins 7–5 Springer (1–0) Darensbourg (0–1) Rodriguez (3) Bank One Ballpark 47,401 4–13 W2 18 April 18 Marlins 7–5 Manuel (1–0) Alfonseca (0–1) Rodriguez (4) Bank One Ballpark 46,910 5–13 W3 19 April 19 Marlins 3–4 Meadows (2–2) Suppan (0–3) Stanifer (1) Bank One Ballpark 47,339 5–14 L1 20 April 20 Marlins 15–4 Sodowsky (1–1) Hernandez (2–2) — Bank One Ballpark 45,256 6–14 W1 21 April 22 @ Braves 2–5 Smoltz (2–0) Benes (2–2) — Turner Field 30,952 6–15 L1 22 April 23 @ Braves 1–3 Glavine (3–0) Blair (0–4) Wohlers (6) Turner Field 33,013 6–16 L2 23 April 24 @ Braves 5–6 Ligtenberg (2–1) Springer (1–1) — Turner Field 41,514 6–17 L3 24 April 25 @ Marlins 4–3 (11) Brow (1–0) Darensbourg (0–2) Rodriguez (5) Pro Player Stadium 28,710 7–17 W1 25 April 26 @ Marlins 6–12 Ludwick (1–2) Adamson (0–3) — Pro Player Stadium 24,782 7–18 L1 26 April 27 Braves 5–6 Cather (1–1) Daal (0–1) Wohlers (7) Bank One Ballpark 47,410 7–19 L2 27 April 28 Braves 2–12 Glavine (4–0) Blair (0–5) — Bank One Ballpark 47,593 7–20 L3
May (10–19) (Home: 6–8; Road: 4–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak 28 May 1 @ Expos 4–7 Vasquez (1–2) Anderson (1–3) Urbina (6) Olympic Stadium 6,952 7–21 L4 29 May 2 @ Expos 4–5 (12) Bennett (1–1) Springer (1–2) — Olympic Stadium 8,026 7–22 L5 30 May 3 @ Expos 1–4 Hermanson (3–2) Blair (0–6) — Olympic Stadium 10,467 7–23 L6 31 May 4 @ Mets 4–2 (11) Olson (1–1) Bohanon (0–1) — Shea Stadium 18,980 8–23 W1 32 May 5 @ Mets 1–9 Mlicki (1–3) Daal (0–2) — Shea Stadium 13,205 8–24 L1 33 May 6 @ Mets 2–8 Rojas (2–0) Sodowsky (1–2) — Shea Stadium 17,681 8–25 L2 34 May 7 @ Phillies 1–4 Schilling (4–3) Benes (2–3) Leiter (3) Veterans Stadium 13,838 8–26 L3 35 May 8 @ Phillies 4–6 Green (3–2) Olson (1–2) Leiter (4) Veterans Stadium 13,259 8–27 L4 – May 9 @ Phillies Postponed (rain, makeup August 20) 36 May 10 @ Phillies 4–7 Winston (1–0) Suppan (0–4) Leiter (5) Veterans Stadium 18,520 8–28 L5 37 May 11 Cubs 2–4 Wood (4–2) Anderson (1–4) Beck (10) Bank One Ballpark 47,129 8–29 L6 38 May 12 Cubs 6–7 Adams (2–1) Rodriguez (0–2) Beck (11) Bank One Ballpark 45,240 8–30 L7 39 May 13 Brewers 3–8 Juden (5–1) Blair (0–7) Wickman (1) Bank One Ballpark 40,230 8–31 L8 40 May 14 Brewers 4–1 Springer (2–2) Eldred (0–3) Olson (1) Bank One Ballpark 40,204 9–31 W1 41 May 15 Pirates 6–1 Suppan (1–4) Cordova (4–3) — Bank One Ballpark 43,584 10–31 W2 42 May 16 Pirates 3–6 Schmidt (6–1) Anderson (1–5) Loiselle (9) Bank One Ballpark 48,167 10–32 L1 43 May 17 Pirates 8–2 Benes (3–3) Loaiza (2–2) — Bank One Ballpark 44,014 11–32 W1 44 May 18 Pirates 9–2 Blair (1–7) Lieber (1–6) — Bank One Ballpark 41,465 12–32 W2 45 May 20 @ Marlins 7–3 Daal (1–2) Larkin (2–4) Olson (2) Pro Player Stadium 17,560 13–32 W3 46 May 21 @ Marlins 6–4 Telemaco (2–1) Darensbourg (0–6) Olson (3) Pro Player Stadium 15,116 14–32 W4 47 May 22 Dodgers 0–5 Dreifort (2–4) Benes (3–4) — Bank One Ballpark 48,299 14–33 L1 48 May 23 Dodgers 1–7 Martinez (6–2) Anderson (1–6) — Bank One Ballpark 48,369 14–34 L2 49 May 24 Dodgers 8–5 Blair (2–7) Park (4–3) Olson (4) Bank One Ballpark 48,682 15–34 W1 50 May 25 Padres 3–2 Springer (3–2) Ashby (5–4) Olson (5) Bank One Ballpark 45,367 16–34 W2 51 May 26 Padres 1–12 Brown (4–3) Suppan (1–5) — Bank One Ballpark 41,204 16–35 L1 52 May 27 Padres 4–6 Wall (2–1) Benes (3–5) Hoffman (15) Bank One Ballpark 42,844 16–36 L2 53 May 28 @ Giants 8–7 Anderson (2–6) Darwin (4–3) Olson (6) 3Com Park 12,066 17–36 W1 54 May 29 @ Giants 1–3 Estes (4–5) Blair (2–8) Nen (13) 3Com Park 16,859 17–37 L1 55 May 30 @ Giants 1–4 Hershiser (5–3) Daal (1–3) Nen (14) 3Com Park 28,185 17–38 L2 56 May 31 @ Giants 4–7 Rueter (7–3) Suppan (1–6) — 3Com Park 35,800 17–39 L3
June (12–15) (Home: 4–7; Road: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak 57 June 1 @ Rockies 6–4 Benes (4–5) Kile (5–7) Olson (7) Coors Field 48,020 18–39 W1 58 June 2 @ Rockies 9–3 Anderson (3–6) Wright (4–6) — Coors Field 47,905 19–39 W2 59 June 3 @ Rockies 2–3 McElroy (2–1) Olson (1–3) — Coors Field 46,279 19–40 L1 60 June 4 @ Rockies 2–5 Thomson (5–5) Daal (1–4) — Coors Field 46,295 19–41 L2 61 June 5 @ Athletics 1–2 (11) Mohler (1–2) Springer (3–3) — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 9,082 19–42 L3 62 June 6 @ Athletics 5–10 Oquist (3–3) Benes (4–6) — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 18,458 19–43 L4 63 June 7 @ Athletics 12–4 Anderson (4–6) Candiotti (4–7) — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 17,420 20–43 W1 64 June 9 Angels 8–10 Finley (7–2) Sodowsky (1–3) Percival (18) Bank One Ballpark 43,074 20–44 L1 65 June 10 Angels 10–2 Daal (2–4) Hill (8–5) — Bank One Ballpark 40,819 21–44 W1 66 June 11 Angels 5–10 Dickson (6–4) Wolcott (0–1) Percival (19) Bank One Ballpark 41,954 21–45 L1 67 June 12 Cardinals 4–9 Stottlemyre (7–5) Benes (4–7) — Bank One Ballpark 48,169 21–46 L2 68 June 13 Cardinals 7–4 Springer (4–3) Brantley (0–3) Olson (8) Bank One Ballpark 48,172 22–46 W1 69 June 14 Cardinals 0–2 Petkovsek (4–3) Blair (2–9) Bottenfield (4) Bank One Ballpark 48,166 22–47 L1 70 June 16 @ Reds 5–1 Daal (3–4) Harnisch (6–2) — Cinergy Field 15,975 23–47 W1 71 June 17 @ Reds 4–1 Benes (5–7) Remlinger (4–8) Olson (9) Cinergy Field 20,029 24–47 W2 72 June 18 @ Reds 4–2 Anderson (5–6) Klingenbeck (1–2) Olson (10) Cinergy Field 21,944 25–47 W3 73 June 19 @ Cardinals 0–5 Petkovsek (5–3) Blair (2–10) — Busch Memorial Stadium 44,949 25–48 L1 74 June 20 @ Cardinals 2–4 Aybar (3–3) Banks (1–2) Croushore (2) Busch Memorial Stadium 47,632 25–49 L2 75 June 21 @ Cardinals 4–5 Raggio (1–1) Sodowsky (1–4) Brantley (11) Busch Memorial Stadium 45,517 25–50 L3 76 June 22 @ Rangers 6–0 Benes (6–7) Burkett (4–8) — The Ballpark in Arlington 37,840 26–50 W1 77 June 23 @ Rangers 5–16 Sele (11–4) Anderson (5–7) — The Ballpark in Arlington 31,904 26–51 L1 78 June 24 Rangers 2–3 Helling (11–3) Blair (2–11) Wetteland (21) Bank One Ballpark 44,296 26–52 L2 79 June 25 Rangers 4–9 Van Poppel (1–1) Telemaco (2–2) — Bank One Ballpark 44,269 26–53 L3 80 June 26 Mariners 13–8 Sodowsky (2–4) Spoljaric (3–2) — Bank One Ballpark 49,328 27–53 W1 81 June 27 Mariners 4–6 Fassero (6–5) Benes (6–8) Slocumb (3) Bank One Ballpark 48,488 27–54 L1 82 June 28 Mariners 3–2 Embree (2–0) Ayala (0–6) — Bank One Ballpark 47,968 28–54 W1 83 June 30 @ Cubs 5–4 Blair (3–11) Clark (4–8) Olson (11) Wrigley Field 39,307 29–54 W2
July (11–15) (Home: 7–6; Road: 4–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak 84 July 1 @ Cubs 4–6 Wood (8–3) Telemaco (2–3) Beck (19) Wrigley Field 31,002 29–55 L1 85 July 2 @ Cubs 2–3 Trachsel (7–5) Suppan (1–7) Beck (20) Wrigley Field 29,268 29–56 L2 86 July 3 @ Astros 5–6 Reynolds (10–5) Benes (6–9) Wagner (19) Astrodome 34,382 29–57 L3 87 July 4 @ Astros 7–4 Anderson (6–7) Hampton (8–4) — Astrodome 31,477 30–57 W1 88 July 5 @ Astros 2–5 Bergman (8–4) Blair (3–12) Wagner (20) Astrodome 23,607 30–58 L1 – July 7 69th All-Star Game AL defeats NL 13–8 at Coors Field 89 July 10 Reds 4–5 Tomko (9–6) Benes (6–10) — Bank One Ballpark 45,278 30–59 L2 90 July 11 Reds 0–8 Remlinger (6–9) Blair (3–13) — Bank One Ballpark 47,323 30–60 L3 91 July 12 Reds 3–5 Hudek (2–4) Anderson (6–8) — Bank One Ballpark 42,329 30–61 L4 92 July 13 Astros 5–3 Telemaco (3–3) Schourek (5–6) Olson (12) Bank One Ballpark 40,007 31–61 W1 93 July 14 Astros 2–4 Reynolds (12–5) Daal (3–5) Wagner (22) Bank One Ballpark 40,419 31–62 L1 94 July 15 Astros 9–8 (11) Embree (3–0) Magnante (3–4) — Bank One Ballpark 42,229 32–62 W1 95 July 17 Rockies 9–6 Blair (4–13) Astacio (7–10) Olson (13) Bank One Ballpark 46,322 33–62 W2 96 July 18 Rockies 4–2 Anderson (7–8) Jones (3–4) Olson (14) Bank One Ballpark 48,527 34–62 W3 97 July 19 Rockies 6–4 Small (2–1) Munoz (2–1) Embree (1) Bank One Ballpark 45,650 35–62 W4 98 July 20 @ Giants 3–5 Rodriguez (2–0) Chouinard (0–1) Nen (27) 3Com Park 15,550 35–63 L1 99 July 21 @ Giants 5–3 Benes (7–10) Hershiser (8–8) Olson (15) 3Com Park 12,433 36–63 W1 100 July 22 @ Padres 3–9 Ashby (14–5) Blair (4–14) — Qualcomm Stadium 18,780 36–64 L1 101 July 23 @ Padres 0–3 Hamilton (9–9) Anderson (7–9) Hoffman (32) Qualcomm Stadium 24,278 36–65 L2 102 July 24 @ Dodgers 1–3 Park (9–5) Telemaco (3–4) Shaw (29) Dodger Stadium 36,150 36–66 L3 103 July 25 @ Dodgers 5–3 Daal (4–5) Dreifort (6–9) Olson (16) Dodger Stadium 38,937 37–66 W1 104 July 26 @ Dodgers 3–5 Valdez (9–9) Benes (7–11) Shaw (30) Dodger Stadium 37,353 37–67 L1 105 July 27 Cubs 2–6 Trachsel (10–5) Blair (4–15) — Bank One Ballpark 46,373 37–68 L2 106 July 28 Cubs 7–5 Wolcott (1–1) Clark (6–10) Olson (17) Bank One Ballpark 47,190 38–68 W1 107 July 29 Cubs 3–7 Wengert (1–0) Telemaco (3–5) Adams (1) Bank One Ballpark 46,738 38–69 L1 108 July 30 Cubs 4–0 Daal (5–5) Tapani (12–7) — Bank One Ballpark 46,728 39–69 W1 109 July 31 @ Brewers 8–2 Benes (8–11) Juden (7–10) — County Stadium 27,274 40–69 W2
August (13–16) (Home: 6–9; Road: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak 110 August 1 @ Brewers 5–4 Banks (2–2) Fox (0–2) Olson (18) County Stadium 24,370 41–69 W3 111 August 2 @ Brewers 2–7 Woodall (5–5) Anderson (7–10) — County Stadium 29,457 41–70 L1 112 August 3 @ Cubs 6–5 Telemaco (4–5) Wengert (1–1) Olson (19) Wrigley Field 38,551 42–70 W1 113 August 4 @ Cubs 0–2 Tapani (13–7) Daal (5–6) Beck (33) Wrigley Field 37,539 42–71 L1 114 August 5 @ Cubs 10–7 Benes (9–11) Wood (11–6) Olson (20) Wrigley Field 39,664 43–71 W1 115 August 7 @ Expos 6–4 Anderson (8–10) Vasquez (3–11) Olson (21) Olympic Stadium 9,798 44–71 W2 116 August 8 @ Expos 3–5 Hermanson (10–9) Telemaco (4–6) Urbina (26) Olympic Stadium 10,717 44–72 L1 117 August 9 @ Expos 2–8 Bennett (5–4) Wolcott (1–2) Kline (1) Olympic Stadium 21,804 44–73 L2 118 August 10 Phillies 0–3 Schilling (11–11) Daal (5–7) — Bank One Ballpark 41,711 44–74 L3 119 August 11 Phillies 7–3 Benes (10–11) Portugal (6–3) — Bank One Ballpark 41,298 45–74 W1 120 August 12 Phillies 4–7 Grace (4–5) Anderson (8–11) M. Leiter (21) Bank One Ballpark 41,510 45–75 L1 121 August 14 Mets 2–3 Reed (14–7) Telemaco (4–7) Wendell (1) Bank One Ballpark 47,562 45–76 L2 122 August 15 Mets 4–5 Reynoso (4–0) Chouinard (0–2) Franco (25) Bank One Ballpark 48,307 45–77 L3 123 August 16 Mets 6–1 Daal (6–7) Nomo (5–10) — Bank One Ballpark 44,537 46–77 W1 124 August 17 Expos 6–1 Benes (11–11) Powell (1–3) — Bank One Ballpark 39,367 47–77 W2 125 August 18 Expos 1–7 Vasquez (4–12) Anderson (8–12) — Bank One Ballpark 40,012 47–78 L1 126 August 19 Expos 2–8 Hermanson (11–9) Telemaco (4–8) — Bank One Ballpark 39,906 47–79 L2 127 August 20 (1) @ Phillies 1–11 Schilling (12–11) Wolcott (1–3) — Veterans Stadium N/A 47–80 L3 128 August 20 (2) @ Phillies 12–9 (11) Embree (4–0) Bottalico (1–3) — Veterans Stadium 26,216 48–80 W1 129 August 21 @ Phillies 0–1 Portugal (8–3) Daal (6–8) Gomes (1) Veterans Stadium 17,144 48–81 L1 130 August 22 @ Mets 4–9 Jones (9–7) Benes (11–12) — Shea Stadium 42,654 48–82 L2 131 August 23 @ Mets 4–3 Anderson (9–12) A. Leiter (12–5) Olson (22) Shea Stadium 36,039 49–82 W1 132 August 24 @ Mets 9–5 Telemaco (5–8) Yoshii (5–7) Banks (1) Shea Stadium 29,850 50–82 W2 133 August 25 Pirates 6–9 Lawrence (1–0) Sodowsky (2–5) Loiselle (16) Bank One Ballpark 38,960 50–83 L1 134 August 26 Pirates 3–4 Tabaka (2–1) Daal (6–9) Loiselle (17) Bank One Ballpark 39,906 50–84 L2 135 August 27 Brewers 0–4 Roque (2–1) Benes (11–13) Plunk (1) Bank One Ballpark 40,856 50–85 L3 136 August 28 Brewers 6–3 Anderson (10–12) Woodall (6–8) Olson (23) Bank One Ballpark 41,505 51–85 W1 137 August 29 Brewers 4–3 Small (3–1) Wickman (6–8) — Bank One Ballpark 44,920 52–85 W2 138 August 30 Brewers 7–3 Sodowsky (3–5) Karl (9–8) — Bank One Ballpark 40,508 53–85 W3
September (12–12) (Home: 7–9; Road: 5–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Streak 139 September 1 @ Pirates 4–3 Daal (7–9) Peters (7–9) Olson (24) Three Rivers Stadium 11,427 54–85 W4 140 September 2 @ Pirates 2–1 (11) Small (4–1) Tabaka (2–2) Olson (25) Three Rivers Stadium 12,010 55–85 W5 141 September 3 @ Pirates 1–0 Anderson (11–12) Cordova (12–12) — Three Rivers Stadium 8,610 56–85 W6 142 September 4 Astros 3–1 Telemaco (6–8) Lima (14–7) Olson (26) Bank One Ballpark 41,396 57–85 W7 143 September 5 Astros 5–6 (12) Wagner (4–3) Embree (4–1) — Bank One Ballpark 43,638 57–86 L1 144 September 6 Astros 1–10 Hampton (11–6) Daal (7–10) — Bank One Ballpark 44,076 57–87 L2 145 September 7 Dodgers 4–2 Benes (12–13) Mlicki (8–7) Olson (27) Bank One Ballpark 43,316 58–87 W1 146 September 8 Dodgers 5–6 (11) Kubenka (1–0) Embree (4–2) Shaw (41) Bank One Ballpark 40,262 58–88 L1 147 September 9 Dodgers 2–6 Perez (9–13) Telemaco (6–9) — Bank One Ballpark 41,092 58–89 L2 148 September 11 @ Reds 1–13 Tomko (12–11) Sodowsky (3–6) — Cinergy Field 16,579 58–90 L3 149 September 12 @ Reds 0–3 Parris (5–4) Daal (7–11) White (6) Cinergy Field 17,463 58–91 L4 150 September 13 @ Reds 5–0 Benes (13–13) Bere (4–9) Olson (28) Cinergy Field 17,741 59–91 W1 151 September 14 Giants 14–2 Anderson (12–12) Estes (7–11) — Bank One Ballpark 39,715 60–91 W2 152 September 15 Giants 7–6 (11) Olson (2–3) Mesa (8–7) — Bank One Ballpark 41,619 61–91 W3 153 September 16 Giants 5–6 (10) Johnstone (5–5) Olson (2–4) Nen (37) Bank One Ballpark 40,547 61–92 L1 154 September 17 Braves 0–1 Neagle (15–11) Daal (7–12) Ligtenberg (29) Bank One Ballpark 43,251 61–93 L2 155 September 18 Braves 5–0 Benes (14–13) Maddux (17–9) — Bank One Ballpark 46,434 62–93 W1 156 September 19 Braves 0–5 Glavine (20–6) Anderson (12–13) — Bank One Ballpark 48,405 62–94 L1 157 September 20 Braves 0–10 Chen (2–0) Telemaco (6–10) — Bank One Ballpark 44,876 62–95 L2 158 September 22 @ Rockies 8–6 Daal (8–12) Wright (9–14) Olson (29) Coors Field 42,859 63–95 W1 159 September 23 @ Rockies 11–14 Wainhouse (1–0) Banks (2–3) Veres (8) Coors Field 44,021 63–96 L1 160 September 25 Padres 6–3 Olson (3–4) Myers (4–7) — Bank One Ballpark 47,288 64–96 W1 161 September 26 Padres 3–2 Telemaco (7–10) Hitchcock (9–7) Olson (30) Bank One Ballpark 48,196 65–96 W2 162 September 27 Padres 2–3 Clement (2–0) Small (4–2) Hoffman (53) Bank One Ballpark 48,390 65–97 L1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
C	Kelly Stinnett	92	274	71	11	34	.259
1B	Travis Lee	146	562	151	22	72	.269
2B	Andy Fox	139	502	139	9	44	.277
3B	Matt Williams	135	510	136	20	71	.267
SS	Jay Bell	155	549	138	20	67	.251
LF	David Dellucci	124	416	108	5	51	.260
CF	Devon White	146	563	157	22	85	.279
RF	Karim García	113	333	74	9	43	.222

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

Player	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	Avg.
Tony Batista	106	293	80	18	41	.273
Brent Brede	98	212	48	2	17	.226
Yamil Benítez	91	206	41	9	30	.199
Damian Miller	57	168	48	3	14	.286
Jorge Fábregas	50	151	30	1	15	.199
Andy Stankiewicz	77	145	30	0	8	.207
Danny Klassen	29	108	21	3	8	.194
Bernard Gilkey	29	101	25	1	5	.248
Chris Jones	20	31	6	0	3	.194
Hanley Frías	15	23	3	1	1	.130
Hensley Meulens	7	15	1	1	1	.067
Mike Robertson	11	13	2	0	0	.154
Edwin Díaz	3	7	0	0	0	.000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	BB
Andy Benes	34	231.1	14	13	3.97	164	74
Brian Anderson	32	208.0	12	13	4.33	95	24
Omar Daal	33	162.2	8	12	2.88	132	51
Willie Blair	23	146.2	4	15	5.34	71	51
Jeff Suppan	13	66.0	6	9	6.68	39	21
Bob Wolcott	6	33.0	1	3	7.09	21	13
Joel Adamson	5	23.0	0	3	8.22	14	11

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Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	BB
Amaury Telemaco	27	121.0	6	9	3.94	60	33

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; BB = Walks allowed

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO	BB
Gregg Olson	64	68.2	3	4	30	3.01	55	25
Clint Sodowsky	45	77.2	3	6	0	5.68	42	39
Félix Rodríguez	43	44.0	0	2	5	6.14	36	29
Alan Embree	35	35.0	3	2	1	4.11	24	13
Willie Banks	33	43.2	1	2	1	3.09	32	25
Bobby Chouinard	26	38.1	0	2	0	4.23	26	11
Russ Springer	26	32.2	4	3	0	4.13	37	14
Aaron Small	23	31.2	3	1	0	3.69	14	8
Scott Brow	17	21.1	1	0	0	7.17	13	14
Barry Manuel	13	15.2	1	0	0	7.47	12	14
Ben Ford	8	10.0	0	0	0	9.90	5	3
Efraín Valdez	6	4.1	0	0	0	4.15	2	1
Chris Michalak	5	5.1	0	0	0	11.81	5	4
Vladimir Núñez	4	5.1	0	0	0	10.13	2	2
Neil Weber	4	2.1	0	0	0	11.57	4	3
Bryan Corey	3	4.0	0	0	0	9.00	1	2
Ricky Pickett	2	0.2	0	0	0	81.00	2	4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Sidewinders	Pacific Coast League	Chris Speier
A	High Desert Mavericks	California League	Don Wakamatsu
A	South Bend Silver Hawks	Midwest League	Roly de Armas
Rookie	AZL Diamondbacks	Arizona League	Mike Brumley
Rookie	Lethbridge Black Diamonds	Pioneer League	Joe Almaraz

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References

1. "Mark Davis Stats".
2. Jay Bell Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
3. Devon White Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
4. Travis Fryman Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
5. Matt Williams Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
6. Andy Stankiewicz Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
8. Alan Embree Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com
9. "Aaron Small Stats".
10. "1998 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics".
11. "1998 Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Affiliates".

External links

• 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics at Baseball Reference
• 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com