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1998 San Diego Padres (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997/1999)
98-64, Finished 1st in NL Western Division
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Won NL Pennant
Scored 749 runs, Allowed 635 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
Managed by Bruce Bochy

Ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,555,874 (7th of 16)
Park Factors
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Batting - 92, Pitching - 92
  (one-year): Batting - 90, Pitching - 88
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  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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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1998 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1997/1999) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

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 Dan Miceli, Donne Wall, and Ryan Balfe (minors).

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

Traded Derrek Lee, Rafael Medina, and Steve Hoff (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Kevin Brown.

Sean Runyan drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

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)

Traded Pete Smith to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Eric Estes (minors).

Signed Mike Devereaux as a free agent.

June 20, 1998 (Standings)

Traded Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero, and Dario Veras to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jim Leyritz and Ethan Faggett (minors).

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 Jim Bruske and Brad Kaufman (minors) 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 Carlos Almanzar, Woody Williams, and Peter Tucci (minors).

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 Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, and Josh Harris (minors).

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 Andy Sheets and Gus Kennedy (minors) to the Anaheim Angels. Received Phil Nevin and Keith Volkman (minors).

March 31, 1999

Released Mark Langston.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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