1998 New York Mets
[edit] Summary
The 1998 New York Mets finished with a record of 88-74. They scored 706 runs and belted 136 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. Mike Piazza provided the power for the team with 23 homers. The offense was powered by John Olerud, who led the team with 93 RBI and 197 hits.
The team allowed 645 runs and had a team ERA of 3.77. Al Leiter led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 174 strikeouts. John Franco was the team's best fireman, with 38 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 3B | 144 | 557 | 94 | 155 | 17 | 78 | 8 | .355 | .427 | .782 | .278 |
| Carlos Baerga | 2B | 147 | 511 | 46 | 136 | 7 | 53 | 0 | .303 | .364 | .667 | .266 |
| Shawn Gilbert | 3B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Kinkade | 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Luis Lopez | 2B | 117 | 266 | 37 | 67 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .312 | .338 | .650 | .252 |
| Ralph Milliard | 2B | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| John Olerud | 1B | 160 | 557 | 91 | 197 | 22 | 93 | 2 | .447 | .551 | .998 | .354 |
| Rey Ordonez | SS | 153 | 505 | 46 | 124 | 1 | 42 | 3 | .278 | .299 | .577 | .246 |
| Craig Paquette | 3B | 8 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .368 | .631 | .263 |
| Jim Tatum | 1B | 35 | 50 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .211 | .400 | .611 | .180 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Benny Agbayani | OF | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .133 | .321 | .133 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | OF | 34 | 54 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .246 | .352 | .598 | .204 |
| Rich Becker | OF | 49 | 100 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 3 | .331 | .360 | .691 | .190 |
| Matt Franco | OF | 103 | 161 | 20 | 44 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .366 | .360 | .726 | .273 |
| Bernard Gilkey | OF | 82 | 264 | 33 | 60 | 4 | 28 | 5 | .317 | .330 | .647 | .227 |
| Todd Haney | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Lenny Harris | OF | 75 | 168 | 18 | 39 | 6 | 17 | 5 | .272 | .381 | .653 | .232 |
| Todd Hundley | OF | 53 | 124 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .261 | .266 | .527 | .161 |
| Butch Huskey | OF | 113 | 369 | 43 | 93 | 13 | 59 | 7 | .300 | .407 | .707 | .252 |
| Wayne Kirby | OF | 26 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .258 | .477 | .194 |
| Brian McRae | OF | 159 | 552 | 79 | 146 | 21 | 79 | 20 | .360 | .462 | .822 | .264 |
| Jay Payton | OF | 15 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .364 | .712 | .318 |
| Tony Phillips | OF | 52 | 188 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .351 | .330 | .681 | .223 |
| Preston Wilson | OF | 8 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .400 | .764 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alberto Castillo | C | 38 | 83 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .290 | .325 | .615 | .205 |
| Jorge Fabregas | C | 20 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .212 | .281 | .493 | .188 |
| Mike Piazza | C | 109 | 394 | 67 | 137 | 23 | 76 | 1 | .417 | .607 | 1.024 | .348 |
| Todd Pratt | C | 41 | 69 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .296 | .522 | .818 | .275 |
| Tim Spehr | C | 21 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .267 | .157 | .424 | .137 |
| Rick Wilkins | C | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .133 | .368 | .133 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5510 | 706 | 1425 | 136 | 671 | 62 | .325 | .394 | .719 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rigo Beltran | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3.38 | 1.250 | |||
| Willie Blair | 11 | 2 | 28.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 3.14 | 1.150 | |||
| Brian Bohanon | 25 | 4 | 54.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 3.15 | 1.252 | |||
| Brad Clontz | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Dennis Cook | 73 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 79 | 27 | 2.38 | 1.279 | |||
| John Franco | 61 | 0 | 64.7 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 38 | 59 | 29 | 3.62 | 1.468 | |||
| John Hudek | 28 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 4.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Bobby Jones | 30 | 30 | 195.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 115 | 53 | 4.05 | 1.254 | |||
| Al Leiter | 28 | 28 | 193 | 17 | 6 | .739 | 0 | 174 | 71 | 2.47 | 1.150 | |||
| Greg McMichael | 30 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 4.06 | 1.806 | |||
| Dave Mlicki | 10 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 39 | 25 | 5.68 | 1.632 | |||
| Hideo Nomo | 17 | 16 | 89.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 94 | 56 | 4.82 | 1.438 | |||
| Bill Pulsipher | 15 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6.91 | 1.958 | |||
| Rick Reed | 31 | 31 | 212.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 153 | 29 | 3.48 | 1.116 | |||
| Armando Reynoso | 11 | 11 | 68.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 3.82 | 1.406 | |||
| Mel Rojas | 50 | 0 | 58 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | 41 | 30 | 6.05 | 1.690 | |||
| Jeff Tam | 15 | 0 | 14.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6.28 | 1.189 | |||
| Turk Wendell | 66 | 0 | 76.7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 4 | 58 | 33 | 2.93 | 1.239 | |||
| Masato Yoshii | 29 | 29 | 171.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 117 | 53 | 3.93 | 1.275 | |||
| Team Totals | 561 | 162 | 1458 | 88 | 74 | .543 | 46 | 1129 | 532 | 3.77 | 1.312 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | John Olerud | 160 |
| At Bats | Edgardo Alfonzo and John Olerud | 557 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | John Olerud | 665 |
| Batting Average | John Olerud | .354 |
| On-Base % | John Olerud | .447 |
| Slugging % | John Olerud | .551 |
| OPS | John Olerud | .998 |
| Runs | Edgardo Alfonzo | 94 |
| Hits | John Olerud | 197 |
| Total Bases | John Olerud | 307 |
| Doubles | Brian McRae and John Olerud | 36 |
| Triples | Brian McRae | 5 |
| Home Runs | Mike Piazza | 23 |
| RBI | John Olerud | 93 |
| Walks | John Olerud | 96 |
| Strikeouts | Brian McRae | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | Brian McRae | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Brian McRae | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rey Ordonez | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Carlos Baerga and John Olerud | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Carlos Baerga | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Al Leiter | 17 |
| Losses | Rick Reed | 11 |
| Saves | John Franco | 38 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Leiter | .739 |
| ERA | Al Leiter | 2.47 |
| WHIP | Rick Reed | 1.116 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Reed | 212.3 |
| Games | Dennis Cook | 73 |
| Games Started | Rick Reed | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Al Leiter | 174 |
| Complete Games | Al Leiter | 4 |
| Shutouts | Al Leiter | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Reed | 845 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobby Jones | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Reed | 208 |
| Walks Allowed | Al Leiter | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Reed | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bobby Jones and Masato Yoshii | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Rick Reed | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Hideo Nomo | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Leiter | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Al Leiter | 24 |
