The 1998 Florida Marlins season started off with the team trying to repeat as World Series Champions, a title they won from 1997. Their manager was Jim Leyland . They played home games at Pro Player Stadium . They finished with a record of 54-108, dead last in the NL East. The team is notable for having arguably the biggest fire sale in sports history, auctioning off nearly all of their most notable players. The 1998 Marlins were the first defending World Series champions to finish last in their division.
Offseason [ edit ]
November 18, 1997: Devon White was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez (minors).[ 1]
December 15, 1997: Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Texas Rangers from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.[ 2]
December 15, 1997: Derrek Lee was traded by the San Diego Padres with Steve Hoff (minors) and Rafael Medina to the Florida Marlins for Kevin Brown.[ 3]
December 21, 1997: Kevin Millar was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.[ 4]
Regular season [ edit ]
June 22, 1998 - The first interleague game between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took place at Tropicana Field . The rivalry would be known as the Citrus Series . The Marlins won the game in twelve innings by a score of 3-2.[ 5]
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1998 National League Records
Sources:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Team
ARI
ATL
CHC
CIN
COL
FLA
HOU
LAD
MIL
MON
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 [ edit ]
April 15, 1998: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.[ 6]
The Mike Piazza trades [ edit ]
1998 Florida Marlins
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats [ edit ]
Batting [ edit ]
Starters by position [ edit ]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pos
Player
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
Avg.
SB
C
Gregg Zaun
106
298
19
56
5
29
.188
5
1B
Derrek Lee
141
454
62
106
17
74
.233
5
2B
Craig Counsell
107
335
43
84
4
40
.251
3
3B
Todd Zeile
66
234
37
68
6
39
.291
2
SS
Edgar Renteria
133
517
79
146
3
31
.282
41
LF
Cliff Floyd
153
588
85
166
22
90
.282
27
CF
Todd Dunwoody
116
434
53
109
5
28
.251
5
RF
Mark Kotsay
154
578
72
161
11
68
.279
10
[ 8]
Other batters [ edit ]
[ 8]
Pitching [ edit ]
Starting pitchers [ edit ]
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
BB
Other pitchers [ edit ]
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
BB
Relief pitchers [ edit ]
Player
G
IP
W
L
SV
ERA
SO
BB
Farm system [ edit ]
[ 9]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
AL East
AL Central
AL West
NL East
NL Central
NL West