1998 Chicago White Sox season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Chicago White Sox
season = 1998
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = American League Central
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = U.S. Cellular Field
y4 = 1991
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1900
owners = Jerry Reinsdorf
managers = Jerry Manuel
television = WGN-TV
Fox Sports Chicago
(Ken Harrelson, Tom Paciorek)
radio =WMVP
(John Rooney, Ed Farmer)
WIND (AM)
(Hector Molina)|

The 1998 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 99th season. They finished with a record 80-82, good enough for 2nd place in the American League Central, 9 games behind the 1st place Cleveland Indians.

Offseason

*December 10, 1997: Charlie O’Brien was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'brich01.shtml Charlie O'Brien Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 27, 1998: Howard Battle was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/battlho01.shtml Howard Battle Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] +

Regular Season

Opening Day Lineup

* Ray Durham, 2b
* Mike Cameron, cf
* Frank Thomas, dh
* Albert Belle, lf
* Robin Ventura, 3b
* Magglio Ordóñez, rf
* Greg Norton, 1b
* Charlie O'Brien, c
* Mike Caruso, ss
* Jaime Navarro, p

eason Standings

Notable transactions

* May 27, 1998: Jim Abbott signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/abbotji01.shtml Jim Abbott Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 2, 1998: Aaron Rowand was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (35th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1998. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rowanaa01.shtml]
*June 2, 1998: Mark Buehrle was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1999. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/buehrma01.shtml Mark Buehrle Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 7, 1998: Howard Battle was released by the Chicago White Sox.
*July 16, 1998: Jason Bere was released by the Chicago White Sox. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bereja01.shtml]
*July 30, 1998: Charlie O'Brien was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Anaheim Angels for Brian Tokarse (minors) and Jason Stockstill (minors).

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1998.shtml 1998 Chicago White Sox]

References