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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 / 1999)
98-64, Finished 1st in NL West
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Scored 749 runs, Allowed 635 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
Manager: Bruce Bochy (98-64)
Ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,555,874 (7th of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 92; one-year: Batting - 90, Pitching - 88
Won NL Pennant
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Lost World Series (4-0) to New York Yankees Won NL Championship Series (4-2) over Atlanta Braves Won NL Division Series (3-1) over Houston Astros |
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What a special year - from the Finley game winning 2 out grand slam in the 9th in April to Hitchcock topping the Braves in Atlanta to win the pennant
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1997 / 1999 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 6, 1997
Jim Bruske selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.
Chris Jones granted Free Agency.
October 13, 1997
Selected Ed Giovanola off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
October 15, 1997
Joey Long granted Free Agency.
Mike Maddux granted Free Agency.
Steve Mintz granted Free Agency.
Bob Scanlan granted Free Agency.
Steve Scarsone granted Free Agency.
Stan Spencer granted Free Agency.
Jim Tatum granted Free Agency.
October 17, 1997
Cam Cairncross granted Free Agency.
October 30, 1997
Pete Smith granted Free Agency.
October 31, 1997
Purchased Daniel Garibay from Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).
Carlos Hernandez granted Free Agency.
November 6, 1997
Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.
November 7, 1997
Signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.
Signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
November 12, 1997
Signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.
Signed Alan Newman as a free agent.
November 18, 1997
Traded John Flaherty to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Brian Boehringer and Andy Sheets.
Gabe Alvarez selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 5th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
Todd Erdos selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 41st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
November 19, 1997
Traded Trey Beamon and Tim Worrell to the Detroit Tigers. Received Ryan Balfe (minors), Dan Miceli and Donne Wall.
November 20, 1997
Signed Creighton Gubanich as a free agent.
Traded Chris Clark (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Ed Vosberg.
November 25, 1997
Released Rich Batchelor.
Signed Greg Myers as a free agent.
November 26, 1997
Traded Doug Bochtler and Jorge Velandia to the Oakland Athletics. Received David Newhan and Don Wengert.
December 15, 1997
Sean Runyan drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
Traded Steve Hoff (minors), Derrek Lee and Rafael Medina to the Florida Marlins. Received Kevin Brown.
December 16, 1997
Signed Pete Smith as a free agent.
December 29, 1997
Signed Stan Spencer as a free agent.
January 7, 1998
Signed Mark Langston as a free agent.
January 13, 1998
Signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.
January 14, 1998
Traded Sean Bergman to the Houston Astros. Received James Mouton.
April 8, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Marc Kroon to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Buddy Carlyle.
April 23, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Roberto Ramirez as a free agent.
May 5, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Don Wengert to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ben Van Ryn.
May 6, 1998 (Standings)
Released Archie Corbin.
Traded a player to be named later to the Detroit Tigers. Received Scott Sanders. The San Diego Padres sent Rod Lindsey (June 1, 1998) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.
May 29, 1998 (Standings)
Ben Van Ryn selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.
June 2, 1998 (Standings)
Drafted Sean Burroughs in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed September 2, 1998.
Drafted Steve Watkins in the 16th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 28, 1998.
Drafted Brian Lawrence in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1998.
Drafted Jeremy Fikac in the 19th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1998.
Drafted Cliff Bartosh in the 29th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 1998.
Drafted Eric Cyr in the 30th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed May 31, 1999.
Drafted Trey Hodges in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Alex Pelaez in the 42nd round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1998.
June 9, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Mike Devereaux as a free agent.
Traded Pete Smith to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Eric Estes (minors).
June 20, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero and Dario Veras to the Boston Red Sox. Received Ethan Faggett (minors) and Jim Leyritz.
June 29, 1998 (Standings)
Signed Clay Condrey as an amateur free agent.
July 23, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Widd Workman (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Jim Bruske.
August 6, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Brian Loyd (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Randy Myers.
August 23, 1998 (Standings)
Traded Brad Kaufman (minors) and Jim Bruske to the New York Yankees. Received Ray Ricken (minors) and Shea Morenz (minors).
August 31, 1998 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later to the Colorado Rockies. Received John Vander Wal. The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.
September 11, 1998 (Standings)
Released Eddie Williams.
October 15, 1998 (Standings)
Alan Newman granted Free Agency.
Roberto Ramirez granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1998
Wiki Gonzalez granted Free Agency.
Creighton Gubanich granted Free Agency.
October 23, 1998
Ken Caminiti granted Free Agency.
Signed Wiki Gonzalez as a free agent.
Carlos Hernandez granted Free Agency.
October 26, 1998
Kevin Brown granted Free Agency.
Steve Finley granted Free Agency.
John Vander Wal granted Free Agency.
November 2, 1998
Mark Langston granted Free Agency.
November 7, 1998
Signed Mark Langston as a free agent.
November 13, 1998
Signed John Vander Wal as a free agent.
November 16, 1998
Signed Matt Whiteside as a free agent.
November 17, 1998
Released Archi Cianfrocco.
Released Scott Sanders.
November 23, 1998
Signed Dean Hartgraves as a free agent.
Signed Roberto Rivera as a free agent.
December 2, 1998
Signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.
December 5, 1998
Signed Graham Koonce as a free agent.
December 10, 1998
Signed Eric Owens as a free agent.
December 12, 1998
Traded Joey Hamilton to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Peter Tucci (minors), Carlos Almanzar and Woody Williams.
December 18, 1998
Signed Frank Charles as a free agent.
Signed Shane Mack as a free agent.
December 21, 1998
Signed Dave Magadan as a free agent.
James Mouton granted Free Agency.
December 27, 1998
Signed Carlos Garcia as a free agent.
February 1, 1999
Signed Chris Jones as a free agent.
February 2, 1999
Traded Mark Sweeney and Greg Vaughn to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Josh Harris (minors), Damian Jackson and Reggie Sanders.
February 4, 1999
Signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.
March 4, 1999
Signed Oliver Perez as an amateur free agent.
March 19, 1999
Signed Jose Mercedes as a free agent.
March 29, 1999
Released Chris Jones.
Traded Gus Kennedy (minors) and Andy Sheets to the Anaheim Angels. Received Keith Volkman (minors) and Phil Nevin.
March 31, 1999
Released Mark Langston.
