1998 Oakland Athletics season
| 1998 Oakland Athletics | |
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| Record | 74–88 (.457) |
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| Owner(s) |
Stephen Schott Ken Hofmann |
| General manager(s) | Billy Beane |
| Manager(s) | Art Howe |
| Local television |
KRON-TV Fox Sports Bay Area (Ray Fosse, Greg Papa, Ken Wilson) |
| Local radio |
KNEW (Bill King, Ken Korach, Ray Fosse) |
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The Oakland Athletics' 1998 season saw the A's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era. While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the AL West, they improved upon the prior year's dismal output of 65-97.
The strong play of Jason Giambi, Matt Stairs and Kenny Rogers highlighted an otherwise forgettable campaign. Rogers' performance was particularly impressive; in arguably the finest season of his career, he won 16 games and posted a 3.17 Earned Run Average (both were the best full-season marks by an Athletics starter since 1992). Additionally, the 1998 season marked Rickey Henderson's fourth (and final) stint with the Athletics. Henderson, at the age of 39, stole a total 66 bases; this total lead the league in that category. Lastly, rookie Ben Grieve collected a Rookie of the Year (ROY) award for his solid debut season. The award was the Athletics' first since Walt Weiss received one in 1988.
The Athletics posted a winning record in 1999. The organization, under Beane, would not post another losing season until 2007.
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