The 1998 San Francisco Giants season was the

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' 116th season in

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, 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

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with an 89–74 record, 9½ games behind the

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Offseason

* November 11, 1997: Chris Singleton and Alberto Castillo were traded by the Giants to the

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for

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and cash. * November 21, 1997:

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was signed as a free agent by the Giants. * December 6, 1997:

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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 Smith (minors) to the San Francisco Giants for David McCarty.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

*Rich Aurilia *Barry Bonds *Shawn Estes *Darryl Hamilton *Stan Javier *John Johnstone *Jeff Kent *Bill Mueller *J. T. Snow

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 6, 1998: Jalal Leach was released by the San Francisco Giants. * May 11, 1998: Jalal Leach was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants. * June 2, 1998:

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was drafted by the Giants in the 9th round of the

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. Player signed June 4, 1998. * July 23, 1998:

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was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Darin Blood (minors). * September 14, 1998: Alex Diaz was released by the Giants.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Award winners

* 1998

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2B, Willie Mac Award

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Farm system

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References

External links

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