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1998 San Francisco Giants Season
The 1998 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 116th season in Major League Baseball, their 41st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 39th at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The team finished in second place in the National League West with an 89–74 record, 9½ games behind the San Diego Padres. Offseason * November 11, 1997: Chris Singleton and Alberto Castillo were traded by the Giants to the New York Yankees for Charlie Hayes and cash. * November 21, 1997: Brent Mayne was signed as a free agent by the Giants. * December 6, 1997: Danny Darwin was signed as a free agent by the Giants. * January 21, 1998: Alex Diaz was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Alex Diaz at ''Baseball Reference'' *January 29, 1998: Jalal Leach was traded by the Seattle Mariners with Scott Smit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new National League East, East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Geography Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that their team be placed into the East Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted that team to be in the same division with their natural rivals of the Cubs. The league could have insisted on a purely geographical alignment like the American League did. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlestick Park
Candlestick Park was an outdoor stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 until 1999, after which the Giants moved into Pacific Bell Park (since renamed Oracle Park) in 2000. It was also the home field of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League from 1971 through 2013. The 49ers moved to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara for the 2014 season. The last event held at Candlestick was a concert by Paul McCartney in August 2014, and the demolition of the stadium was completed in September 2015. As of 2019, the site is planned to be redeveloped into office space. The stadium was situated at Candlestick Point on the western shore of San Francisco Bay. Candlestick Point was named for the " candlestick birds" (long-billed curlews) that populated the area for many years. Due to Candlestick Park's location nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Brock
Terence Christopher Brock (February 5, 1970), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from – for the Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Baltimore Orioles. He played the season for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In 2000 and 2001 Brock was a combined 10-8 with a 4.29 ERA in 82 relief appearances and 5 starts with the Phillies. While with the Phillies, Brock complained to Phillies GM Ed Wade about Harry Kalas sitting in the back of the plane (the area usually only occupied by players) on road trips. Wade subsequently banished Kalas from the back of the plane. However, this situation was quickly rectified, as Kalas was revered by most of the Phillies players who enjoyed having him sit with them. In 2002, Brock’s only season with the Orioles, he went 2–1 with a 4.70 earned run average in 22 relief Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted piec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Bailey
Phillip Cory Bailey (born January 24, 1971) is a former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between and . He batted and threw right-handed. Biography A Crab Orchard High School and Marion High School graduate, Bailey was an outstanding pitcher for Southeastern Illinois College from - and was named to the All-Region team. Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the draft, he pitched for four Major League clubs in part of eight seasons, filling relief roles coming out from the bullpen as a middle reliever and as a set-up man as well. In a spring training game on April 2, 1993, Frank Viola and Bailey combined on a no-hitter as the Red Sox defeated the Phillies 10–0 at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida. Bailey reached the majors in 1993 with the Boston Red Sox, spending two years with them before moving to the St. Louis Cardinals (-), San Francisco Giants (-) and Kansas City Royals (-). His most productive season came in 1996 with S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Carter
Joseph Chris Carter (born March 7, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, and San Francisco Giants. Carter hit a walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series for the Blue Jays, their second consecutive championship. Carter is one of only two players to end a World Series with a home run, the other being Bill Mazeroski. Career College Joe Carter attended Wichita State University, leaving after his junior year. He was named ''The Sporting News'' magazine's College Player of the Year in 1981. In the 1981 MLB draft, the Chicago Cubs chose him with the second overall pick. Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians Carter first reached the majors in with the Cubs, but was traded to the Cleveland Indians the following year, where he blossomed into a star. Carter emerged as a prolific power hitter, hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Major League Baseball Draft
The 1998 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds. First round selections Supplemental first round selections Compensation Picks Other notable players *Gerald Laird, 2nd round, 45th overall by the Oakland Athletics * Adam Dunn, 2nd round, 50th overall by the Cincinnati Reds *Matt Belisle, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Atlanta Braves *Brandon Inge, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Detroit Tigers *Jody Gerut, 2nd round, 71st overall by the Colorado Rockies * Barry Zito, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign *Mike Maroth, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Boston Red Sox *Josh Fogg, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Chicago White Sox *Jason Michaels, 4th round, 104th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies * Eddy Furniss, 4th round, 118th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates * Javier López, 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Ransom
Bryan Cody Ransom (born February 17, 1976) is an American former professional baseball utility infielder. He played for the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Early life Ransom was raised in Mesa, Arizona. He attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 43rd round (1,202nd overall) in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign with the Indians. He instead attended South Mountain Community College. He was a survivor of a fatal van accident when his South Mountain Community College baseball team's van blew a tire on a team trip to Tucson, causing the van to roll over. Two of Ransom's teammates died. After spending two years at South Mountain, Ransom spent the 1997 season at Mesa State, helping the Mavericks to the NCAA Division II regional. Ransom transferred to Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Diaz (baseball)
Alexis Diaz (born October 5, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or parts of eight seasons in the majors, from until , for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros. His most substantial major league action was in 1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ... with the Mariners, when he started in center field due to an injury to Ken Griffey Jr. External links 1968 births Living people Algodoneros de Unión Laguna players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Columbia Mets players Denver Zephyrs players Fresno Grizzlies players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Houston Astros players Indianapolis Indians players Jackson Mets players Kingsport Mets players Little Falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Darwin
Danny Wayne Darwin (born October 25, 1955), known as the "Bonham Bullet" and "Dr. Death", is an American professional baseball pitcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, and San Francisco Giants, from through . Over his MLB career, he amassed 171 wins and 182 losses, with a 3.84 earned run average (ERA). Early life Darwin attended Bonham High School and Grayson County College. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Texas Rangers on May 10, 1976. He began his professional career with the Asheville Tourists in Single-A in 1976. He pitched for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers in 1977 and the Triple-A Tucson Toros in 1978. With Tulsa, he was 13-4, 2.41 ERA in 23 starts with six complete games and four shutouts. Major league baseball He made his major league debut with the Rangers on September 8, 1978. He pitched two innings of relie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Mayne
Brent Danem Mayne (born April 19, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 2004 for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Career Mayne was an All-American at Cal State Fullerton, and inducted into the Orange Coast College Hall of Fame in 2006. He was drafted in the first round of the 1989 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, 13th overall. Brent Mayne was a major league catcher from 1990 to 2004. He played most of his career with the Kansas City Royals but also spent time with the Mets, A's, Giants, Rockies, Diamondbacks, and Dodgers. He ranks 75th in the history of baseball with 1,143 pro games caught, and held the distinction of being the only catcher in the twentieth century to have won a game as a pitcher, until Cubs backup catcher John Baker won a game as a relief pitcher on July 29, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Hayes
Charles Dewayne Hayes (born May 29, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and former coach for the FCL Phillies. Hayes played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros from 1988 through 2001. He was a member of the Yankees' 1996 World Series championship team that beat the Atlanta Braves. He batted and threw right-handed. Little League Hayes played for the South Region champions (''Hub City'' from Hattiesburg, Mississippi) in the first round of the 1977 Little League World Series. Early career San Francisco Giants (1988–1989) The San Francisco Giants drafted Hayes in the fourth round of the 1983 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. He made his MLB debut with the Giants on September 11, 1988, where he hit .091 over seven games. Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1991) On June 18, 1989, the Giants traded Hayes with Dennis Coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other is the National League (NL)'s New York Mets. The team was founded in when Frank J. Farrell, Frank Farrell and William Stephen Devery, Bill Devery purchased the franchise rights to the defunct Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the current Baltimore Orioles, team of the same name) after it ceased operations and used them to establish the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed the New York Yankees in . The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, a limited liability company that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner, who purchased the team in 1973. Brian Cashman is the team's general manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
