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1998
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| 1998 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1998.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yokohama BayStars (CL) over the Seibu Lions (PL), 4 - 2 - 0 (Details)
- Korea Baseball Organization: Hyundai Unicorns defeated the LG Twins in the Korean Series (Details)
- Chinese Professional Baseball League: Wei Chuan Dragons defeated the Sinon Bulls in the Taiwan Series (Details)
- Taiwan Major League: Taipei Gida over Kaoping Fala, 4 - 3 in the championship series (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Melbourne Reds, Australian Baseball League (Details)
[edit] Europe
- European Cup: C.U.S. Cariparma, Serie A1 (Details)
- Division Élite: Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
- Baseball-Bundesliga: Köln Dodgers
- Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Mr. Cocker HCAW Bussum
- Holland Series: HCAW defeated the SC Neptunus in the series, 3 - 1 (Details)
- Serie A1: Caffè Danesi Nettuno
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees (AL) over the San Diego Padres (NL), 4 - 1 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- Triple-A World Series: New Orleans Zephyrs (PCL) over the Buffalo Bisons (IL), 3 - 1 (Details)
- International League: Buffalo Bisons (Details)
- Pacific Coast League: New Orleans Zephyrs (Details)
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Guerreros de Oaxaca defeated the Acereros de Monclova in the finals, 4 - 0
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Pinar del Río (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela; Águilas Cibaeñas (Dominican Republic) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Tigres del Licey in the finals, 4 - 2
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Venados de Mazatlán
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Indios de Mayagüez defeated the Senadores de San Juan in the finals, 5 - 4
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Cardenales de Lara defeated the Leones del Caracas in the finals, 4 - 3
[edit] Amateur
- Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association/Association de Baseball Inter-Universitaire Canadienne: Brock University
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Kinki University defeated the Tokai University in the final, 4 - 3 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): The University of Southern California defeated Arizona State University in the finals, 21 - 14 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: The University of Tampa over the Kennesaw State University, 6 - 1 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Eastern Connecticut State University over the Montclair State University, 16 - 1 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Albertson College of Idaho over the Indiana Institute of Technology, 6 - 3 in the finals
- National Junior College Athletic Association
- Community College League of California: Sacramento City College over the Saddleback College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Yokohama High School (Kanagawa) defeat Kandai Ichi High School (Osaka), 3 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Yokohama High School (East Kanagawa) defeat Kyoto Seishou High School (Kyoto), 3 - 0 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Toms River (Toms River, NJ) defeat Kashima (Kashima, Japan), 12 - 9 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Baseball World Cup in Italy (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Nicaragua (Bronze)
- World Junior Championship in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Details)
- United States (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); Cuba (Bronze)
- World Youth Championship in Fairview Heights, Illinois, United States (Details)
- United States (Gold); Chinese Taipei (Silver); Venezuela (Bronze)
- Central American Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela (Details)
- Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand (Details)
- South Korea (Gold); Japan (Silver); Chinese Taipei (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
- Baseball's Last Dynasty: Charlie Finley's Oakland A's, by Bruce Markusen
- A Great and Glorious Game, by A. Bartlett Giamatti
- The Historical Register, by Bob Hoie and Carlos Bauer
- If They Don't Win It's a Shame, by Dave Rosenbaum
- Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, by David Pietrusza
- Last Days of Summer, by Steve Kluger
- Once Around the Bases, by Richard Tellis
- Wait Til Next Year, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- When Johnny Came Sliding Home, by William J. Ryczek
[edit] Song
- The Ballad of Russell Perry, by The Vigilantes of Love
- Baseball Field, by Kristin Hersh
- The Greatest, by Kenny Rogers
- Rain Delay, by Marah
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1998
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1998
