1998 New York Mets Roster

National League (NL)
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 Statistics
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
Benny AgbayaniRFRRDecember 28, 19716'0"225Honolulu, HI USA
Edgardo Alfonzo3BRRNovember 8, 19735'11"210Santa Teresa del Tuy, Mi Venezuela
Jermaine AllensworthRFRRJanuary 11, 19726'0"178Anderson, IN USA
Carlos Baerga2BBRNovember 4, 19685'11"165Santurce, P.R.
Rich BeckerOFLLFebruary 1, 19725'10"180Aurora, IL USA
Rigo BeltranPLLNovember 13, 19695'11"185Tijuana, Ba Mexico
Willie BlairPRRDecember 18, 19656'1"185Paintsville, KY USA
Brian BohanonPLLAugust 1, 19686'2"210Denton, TX USA
Alberto CastilloCRRFebruary 10, 19706'0"184San Juan de la Maguana, Sa D.R.
Brad ClontzPRRApril 25, 19716'1"180Stuart, VA USA
Dennis CookPLLOctober 4, 19626'3"185La Marque, TX USA
Jorge FabregasCLRMarch 13, 19706'3"205Miami, FL USA
John FrancoPLLSeptember 17, 19605'10"170Brooklyn, NY USA
Matt FrancoIFLRAugust 19, 19696'2"200Santa Monica, CA USA
Shawn Gilbert3BRRMarch 12, 19655'9"170Camden, NJ USA
Bernard GilkeyLFRRSeptember 24, 19666'0"170St. Louis, MO USA
Todd Haney2BRRJuly 30, 19655'9"165Galveston, TX USA
Lenny HarrisRFLROctober 28, 19645'10"195Miami, FL USA
John HudekPBRAugust 8, 19666'1"200Tampa, FL USA
Todd HundleyLFBRMay 27, 19695'11"170Martinsville, VA USA
Butch HuskeyRFRRNovember 10, 19716'3"244Anadarko, OK USA
Bobby JonesPRRFebruary 10, 19706'4"210Fresno, CA USA
Mike Kinkade3BRRMay 6, 19736'1"210Livonia, MI USA
Wayne KirbyRFLRJanuary 22, 19645'11"185Williamsburg, VA USA
Al LeiterPLLOctober 23, 19656'2"200Toms River, NJ USA
Luis Lopez2BBRSeptember 4, 19705'11"175Cidra, P.R.
Greg McMichaelPRRDecember 1, 19666'3"215Knoxville, TN USA
Brian McRaeCFBRAugust 27, 19676'0"175Bradenton, FL USA
Ralph Milliard2BRRDecember 30, 19735'11"170Willemstad, Curacao
Dave MlickiPRRJune 8, 19686'4"185Cleveland, OH USA
Hideo NomoPRRAugust 31, 19686'2"210Osaka, Os Japan
John Olerud1BLLAugust 5, 19686'5"205Seattle, WA USA
Rey OrdonezSSRRJanuary 11, 19715'9"160La Habana, La Cuba
Craig Paquette3BRRMarch 28, 19696'0"190Long Beach, CA USA
Jay PaytonLFRRNovember 22, 19725'10"185Zanesville, OH USA
Tony PhillipsLFBRApril 25, 19595'10"175Atlanta, GA USA
Mike PiazzaCRRSeptember 4, 19686'3"200Norristown, PA USA
Todd PrattCRRFebruary 9, 19676'3"195Bellevue, NE USA
Bill PulsipherPLLOctober 9, 19736'3"230Fort Benning, GA USA
Rick ReedPRRAugust 16, 19646'0"195Huntington, WV USA
Armando ReynosoPRRMay 1, 19666'0"186San Luis Potosi, Sa Mexico
Mel RojasPRRDecember 10, 19665'11"175Bajos de Haina, Sa D.R.
Tim SpehrCRRJuly 2, 19666'2"205Excelsior Springs, MO USA
Jeff TamPRRAugust 19, 19706'1"202Fullerton, CA USA
Jim TatumIFRROctober 9, 19676'2"200San Diego, CA USA
Turk WendellPBRMay 19, 19676'2"185Pittsfield, MA USA
Rick WilkinsCLRJune 4, 19676'2"210Jacksonville, FL USA
Preston WilsonLFRRJuly 19, 19746'2"193Bamberg, SC USA
Masato YoshiiPRRApril 20, 19656'2"210Arita-gun, Wa Japan



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