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1998 Detroit Tigers

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1998 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 65-97. They scored 722 runs and belted 165 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Tony Clark, who led the team with 34 home runs, 103 RBI, and 175 hits. Brian Hunter had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.

The team allowed 863 runs and had a team ERA of 4.93. Brian Moehler was the winningest pitcher, with 14 games won. Justin Thompson racked up 149 strkeouts to lead the team. Todd Jones was the team's best fireman, with 28 saves.

[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Gabe Alvarez 3B 58 199 16 46 5 29 1 .299 .362 .661 .231
Frank Catalanotto 2B 89 213 23 60 6 25 3 .325 .446 .771 .282
Tony Clark 1B 157 602 84 175 34 103 3 .358 .522 .880 .291
Deivi Cruz SS 135 454 52 118 5 45 3 .284 .355 .639 .260
Damion Easley 2B 153 594 84 161 27 100 15 .332 .478 .810 .271
Jeff Manto 1B 16 30 6 8 1 3 1 .353 .433 .786 .267
Joe Randa 3B 138 460 56 117 9 50 8 .323 .367 .690 .254
Billy Ripken SS 27 74 8 20 0 5 3 .321 .311 .632 .270
Jason Wood 1B 10 23 5 8 1 1 0 .423 .565 .988 .348
Outfielders
Kimera Bartee OF 57 98 20 19 3 15 9 .238 .357 .595 .194
Juan Encarnacion OF 40 164 30 54 7 21 7 .354 .561 .915 .329
Luis Gonzalez OF 154 547 84 146 23 71 12 .340 .475 .815 .267
Bobby Higginson OF 157 612 92 174 25 85 3 .355 .480 .835 .284
Brian Hunter OF 142 595 67 151 4 36 42 .298 .333 .631 .254
Gabe Kapler OF 7 25 3 5 0 0 2 .231 .280 .511 .200
Catchers
Paul Bako C 96 305 23 83 3 30 1 .319 .348 .667 .272
Raul Casanova C 16 42 4 6 1 3 0 .250 .262 .512 .143
Robert Fick C 7 22 6 8 3 7 1 .417 .818 1.235 .364
Joe Oliver C 50 155 8 35 4 22 0 .253 .355 .608 .226
Joe Siddall C 29 65 3 12 1 6 0 .264 .277 .541 .185
Other
Trey Beamon DH 28 42 4 11 0 2 1 .340 .357 .697 .262
Geronimo Berroa DH 52 126 17 30 1 10 0 .338 .310 .648 .238
Pete Incaviglia DH 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .071 .204 .071
Bip Roberts DH 34 113 17 28 0 9 6 .351 .301 .652 .248
Andy Tomberlin DH 32 69 8 15 2 12 1 .280 .333 .613 .217
Team Totals - - 5664 722 1494 165 691 122 .322 .415 .738 .264


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Matt Anderson 42 0 44 5 1 .833 0 44 31 3.27 1.568
Doug Bochtler 51 0 67.3 0 2 .000 0 45 42 6.15 1.709
Doug Brocail 60 0 62.7 5 2 .714 0 55 18 2.73 1.037
Will Brunson 8 0 3 0 0 .000 0 1 1 .00 1.000
Frank Castillo 27 19 116 3 9 .250 1 81 44 6.83 1.672
Dean Crow 32 0 45.7 2 2 .500 0 18 16 3.94 1.554
Roberto Duran 18 0 15.3 0 1 .000 0 12 17 5.87 1.699
Bryce Florie 42 16 133 8 9 .471 0 97 59 4.80 1.504
Seth Greisinger 21 21 130 6 9 .400 0 66 48 5.12 1.462
Denny Harriger 4 2 12 0 3 .000 0 3 8 6.75 2.083
Todd Jones 65 0 63.3 1 4 .200 28 57 36 4.97 1.485
Greg Keagle 9 7 38.7 0 5 .000 0 25 20 5.59 1.705
Brian Moehler 33 33 221.3 14 13 .519 0 123 56 3.90 1.247
Brian Powell 18 16 83.7 3 8 .273 0 46 36 6.35 1.637
Sean Runyan 88 0 50.3 1 4 .200 1 39 28 3.58 1.491
A.J. Sager 31 3 59.3 4 2 .667 2 23 23 6.52 1.720
Scott Sanders 3 2 9.7 0 2 .000 0 6 6 17.69 3.093
Marino Santana 7 0 7.3 0 0 .000 0 10 8 3.68 2.329
Justin Thompson 34 34 222 11 15 .423 0 149 79 4.05 1.378
Tim Worrell 15 9 61.7 2 6 .250 0 47 19 5.98 1.378
Team Totals 608 162 1446.3 65 97 .401 32 947 595 4.93 1.484

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Tony Clark and Bobby Higginson 157
At Bats Bobby Higginson 612
Plate Appearances (approx.) Bobby Higginson 685
Batting Average Tony Clark .291
On-Base % Tony Clark .358
Slugging % Tony Clark .522
OPS Tony Clark .880
Runs Bobby Higginson 92
Hits Tony Clark 175
Total Bases Tony Clark 314
Doubles Damion Easley 38
Triples Luis Gonzalez 5
Home Runs Tony Clark 34
RBI Tony Clark 103
Walks Tony Clark and Bobby Higginson 63
Strikeouts Tony Clark 128
Stolen Bases Brian Hunter 42
Caught Stealing Brian Hunter 12
Sacrifice Hits Deivi Cruz 5
Sacrifice Flies Luis Gonzalez 8
Grounded into Double Plays Tony Clark and Bobby Higginson 16

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins Brian Moehler 14
Losses Justin Thompson 15
Saves Todd Jones 28
Won-Loss % Brian Moehler .519
ERA Brian Moehler 3.90
WHIP Brian Moehler 1.247
Innings Pitched Justin Thompson 222
Games Sean Runyan 88
Games Started Justin Thompson 34
Strikeouts Justin Thompson 149
Complete Games Justin Thompson 5
Shutouts Brian Moehler 3
Batters Faced Justin Thompson 946
Earned Runs Allowed Justin Thompson 100
Hits Allowed Justin Thompson 227
Walks Allowed Justin Thompson 79
Home Runs Allowed Brian Moehler 30
Doubles Allowed Justin Thompson 40
Triples Allowed Brian Moehler 7
Wild Pitches Bryce Florie 9
Hit Batsmen Frank Castillo 5
Double Plays Induced Brian Moehler 28

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