1998 New York Mets Roster
Team Record: 88-74
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 2,287,942, Avg. 29,714
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Manager: Bobby Valentine (88-74)
Location: New York, New York
1998 New York Mets Results
The New York Mets of the National League ended the 1998 season with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, finishing second in the NL's East Division.
The Mets plated 706 runs and yielded 645 runs. Mike Piazza paced New York with 23 home runs, while Edgardo Alfonzo, Brian McRae and John Olerud each walloped 20 or more also. John Olerud drove in 93 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .354 average. Al Leiter led the team with 17 wins, and Rick Reed as well added 15 or more victories as well Al Leiter earned a 2.47 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bobby Valentine coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Benny Agbayani | RF | R | R | December 28, 1971 | 6'0" | 225 | Honolulu, HI USA |
Edgardo Alfonzo | 3B | R | R | November 8, 1973 | 5'11" | 210 | Santa Teresa del Tuy, Mi Venezuela |
Jermaine Allensworth | RF | R | R | January 11, 1972 | 6'0" | 178 | Anderson, IN USA |
Carlos Baerga | 2B | B | R | November 4, 1968 | 5'11" | 165 | Santurce, P.R. |
Rich Becker | OF | L | L | February 1, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | Aurora, IL USA |
Rigo Beltran | P | L | L | November 13, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Tijuana, Ba Mexico |
Willie Blair | P | R | R | December 18, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | Paintsville, KY USA |
Brian Bohanon | P | L | L | August 1, 1968 | 6'2" | 210 | Denton, TX USA |
Alberto Castillo | C | R | R | February 10, 1970 | 6'0" | 184 | San Juan de la Maguana, Sa D.R. |
Brad Clontz | P | R | R | April 25, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | Stuart, VA USA |
Dennis Cook | P | L | L | October 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 185 | La Marque, TX USA |
Jorge Fabregas | C | L | R | March 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 205 | Miami, FL USA |
John Franco | P | L | L | September 17, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Matt Franco | IF | L | R | August 19, 1969 | 6'2" | 200 | Santa Monica, CA USA |
Shawn Gilbert | 3B | R | R | March 12, 1965 | 5'9" | 170 | Camden, NJ USA |
Bernard Gilkey | LF | R | R | September 24, 1966 | 6'0" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Todd Haney | 2B | R | R | July 30, 1965 | 5'9" | 165 | Galveston, TX USA |
Lenny Harris | RF | L | R | October 28, 1964 | 5'10" | 195 | Miami, FL USA |
John Hudek | P | B | R | August 8, 1966 | 6'1" | 200 | Tampa, FL USA |
Todd Hundley | LF | B | R | May 27, 1969 | 5'11" | 170 | Martinsville, VA USA |
Butch Huskey | RF | R | R | November 10, 1971 | 6'3" | 244 | Anadarko, OK USA |
Bobby Jones | P | R | R | February 10, 1970 | 6'4" | 210 | Fresno, CA USA |
Mike Kinkade | 3B | R | R | May 6, 1973 | 6'1" | 210 | Livonia, MI USA |
Wayne Kirby | RF | L | R | January 22, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | Williamsburg, VA USA |
Al Leiter | P | L | L | October 23, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | Toms River, NJ USA |
Luis Lopez | 2B | B | R | September 4, 1970 | 5'11" | 175 | Cidra, P.R. |
Greg McMichael | P | R | R | December 1, 1966 | 6'3" | 215 | Knoxville, TN USA |
Brian McRae | CF | B | R | August 27, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | Bradenton, FL USA |
Ralph Milliard | 2B | R | R | December 30, 1973 | 5'11" | 170 | Willemstad, Curacao |
Dave Mlicki | P | R | R | June 8, 1968 | 6'4" | 185 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Hideo Nomo | P | R | R | August 31, 1968 | 6'2" | 210 | Osaka, Os Japan |
John Olerud | 1B | L | L | August 5, 1968 | 6'5" | 205 | Seattle, WA USA |
Rey Ordonez | SS | R | R | January 11, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | La Habana, La Cuba |
Craig Paquette | 3B | R | R | March 28, 1969 | 6'0" | 190 | Long Beach, CA USA |
Jay Payton | LF | R | R | November 22, 1972 | 5'10" | 185 | Zanesville, OH USA |
Tony Phillips | LF | B | R | April 25, 1959 | 5'10" | 175 | Atlanta, GA USA |
Mike Piazza | C | R | R | September 4, 1968 | 6'3" | 200 | Norristown, PA USA |
Todd Pratt | C | R | R | February 9, 1967 | 6'3" | 195 | Bellevue, NE USA |
Bill Pulsipher | P | L | L | October 9, 1973 | 6'3" | 230 | Fort Benning, GA USA |
Rick Reed | P | R | R | August 16, 1964 | 6'0" | 195 | Huntington, WV USA |
Armando Reynoso | P | R | R | May 1, 1966 | 6'0" | 186 | San Luis Potosi, Sa Mexico |
Mel Rojas | P | R | R | December 10, 1966 | 5'11" | 175 | Bajos de Haina, Sa D.R. |
Tim Spehr | C | R | R | July 2, 1966 | 6'2" | 205 | Excelsior Springs, MO USA |
Jeff Tam | P | R | R | August 19, 1970 | 6'1" | 202 | Fullerton, CA USA |
Jim Tatum | IF | R | R | October 9, 1967 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA USA |
Turk Wendell | P | B | R | May 19, 1967 | 6'2" | 185 | Pittsfield, MA USA |
Rick Wilkins | C | L | R | June 4, 1967 | 6'2" | 210 | Jacksonville, FL USA |
Preston Wilson | LF | R | R | July 19, 1974 | 6'2" | 193 | Bamberg, SC USA |
Masato Yoshii | P | R | R | April 20, 1965 | 6'2" | 210 | Arita-gun, Wa Japan |