1998 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 65-97
Finished 5th in the AL's Central Division
Attendance: 1,409,391, Avg. 17,840
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Buddy Bell (52-85)
Manager: Larry Parrish (13-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1998 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1998 Detroit Tigers Roster

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1998 season with a record of 65 wins and 97 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's Central Division.

The Tigers scored 722 runs and surrendered 863 runs. Tony Clark walloped 34 home runs for Detroit, while Damion Easley, Luis Gonzalez and Bobby Higginson each swatted 20 or more as well. Tony Clark drove in 103 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .291. Brian Moehler led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.90 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Buddy Bell and Larry Parrish coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 722
Regular Season Runs Against: 863

Date Game Res Home Road Record
March 31, 1998 Detroit Tigers 11 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 1, 1998 Detroit Tigers 8 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 2, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 3, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 10 L 0-0 1-3 1-3
April 4, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 L 0-0 1-4 1-4
April 5, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 0-0 1-5 1-5
April 7, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 1-0 1-5 2-5
April 10, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 2-0 1-5 3-5
April 11, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 2-1 1-5 3-6
April 12, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 2-2 1-5 3-7
April 13, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Texas Rangers 10 L 2-2 1-6 3-8
April 14, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 11 L 2-2 1-7 3-9
April 15, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Texas Rangers 7 L 2-2 1-8 3-10
April 17, 1998 New York Yankees 11 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 2-3 1-8 3-11
April 18, 1998 New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 2-4 1-8 3-12
April 19, 1998 New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 3-4 1-8 4-12
April 21, 1998 Boston Red Sox 11 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 3-5 1-8 4-13
April 22, 1998 Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 3-6 1-8 4-14
April 24, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 8 L 3-6 1-9 4-15
April 25, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 5 L 3-6 1-10 4-16
April 27, 1998 Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 3-6 1-11 4-17
April 28, 1998 Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 3-6 2-11 5-17
April 29, 1998 Texas Rangers 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 3-7 2-11 5-18
April 30, 1998 Texas Rangers 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 4-7 2-11 6-18
May 1, 1998 Detroit Tigers 17 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 4-7 3-11 7-18
May 2, 1998 Detroit Tigers 0 at Seattle Mariners 4 L 4-7 3-12 7-19
May 3, 1998 Detroit Tigers 6 at Seattle Mariners 10 L 4-7 3-13 7-20
May 6, 1998 Detroit Tigers 10 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 4-7 4-13 8-20
May 7, 1998 Detroit Tigers 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 W 4-7 5-13 9-20
May 8, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Anaheim Angels 5 L 4-7 5-14 9-21
May 9, 1998 Detroit Tigers 7 at Anaheim Angels 3 W 4-7 6-14 10-21
May 10, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Anaheim Angels 4 L 4-7 6-15 10-22
May 12, 1998 Seattle Mariners 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 4-8 6-15 10-23
May 13, 1998 Seattle Mariners 5 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 5-8 6-15 11-23
May 14, 1998 Oakland Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 6-8 6-15 12-23
May 15, 1998 Oakland Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 7-8 6-15 13-23
May 16, 1998 Anaheim Angels 8 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 7-9 6-15 13-24
May 17, 1998 Anaheim Angels 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 8-9 6-15 14-24
May 18, 1998 Anaheim Angels 2 at Detroit Tigers 11 W 9-9 6-15 15-24
May 19, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 9-9 6-16 15-25
May 20, 1998 Detroit Tigers 12 at Minnesota Twins 11 W 9-9 7-16 16-25
May 21, 1998 Detroit Tigers 6 at Minnesota Twins 3 W 9-9 8-16 17-25
May 22, 1998 Detroit Tigers 9 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 9-9 9-16 18-25
May 23, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 9-9 9-17 18-26
May 24, 1998 Detroit Tigers 8 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 9-9 10-17 19-26
May 25, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 L 9-9 10-18 19-27
May 26, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 9 L 9-9 10-19 19-28
May 28, 1998 Chicago White Sox 11 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 9-10 10-19 19-29
May 29, 1998 Chicago White Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 10-10 10-19 20-29
May 30, 1998 Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 11-10 10-19 21-29
May 31, 1998 Chicago White Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 11-11 10-19 21-30
June 1, 1998 Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 11-12 10-19 21-31
June 2, 1998 Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 11-13 10-19 21-32
June 3, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 11-13 10-20 21-33
June 4, 1998 Detroit Tigers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 L 11-13 10-21 21-34
June 5, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 L 11-13 10-22 21-35
June 6, 1998 Detroit Tigers 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 W 11-13 11-22 22-35
June 7, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 11-13 12-22 23-35
June 8, 1998 Houston Astros 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 11-14 12-22 23-36
June 9, 1998 Houston Astros 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 11-15 12-22 23-37
June 10, 1998 Houston Astros 10 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 11-16 12-22 23-38
June 12, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 7 L 11-16 12-23 23-39
June 13, 1998 Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 11-16 13-23 24-39
June 14, 1998 Detroit Tigers 0 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 11-16 13-24 24-40
June 15, 1998 Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 12-16 13-24 25-40
June 16, 1998 Minnesota Twins 8 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 12-17 13-24 25-41
June 17, 1998 Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 13-17 13-24 26-41
June 18, 1998 Kansas City Royals 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 13-18 13-24 26-42
June 19, 1998 Kansas City Royals 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 13-19 13-24 26-43
June 20, 1998 Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 14-19 13-24 27-43
June 21, 1998 Kansas City Royals 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 14-20 13-24 27-44
June 22, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 14-20 13-25 27-45
June 23, 1998 Detroit Tigers 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 14-20 14-25 28-45
June 24, 1998 Chicago Cubs 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 15-20 14-25 29-45
June 25, 1998 Chicago Cubs 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 16-20 14-25 30-45
June 26, 1998 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 16-21 14-25 30-46
June 27, 1998 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 16-22 14-25 30-47
June 28, 1998 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 16-23 14-25 30-48
June 30, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 16-23 15-25 31-48
July 1, 1998 Detroit Tigers 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 16-23 16-25 32-48
July 2, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 16-23 16-26 32-49
July 3, 1998 Detroit Tigers 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 W 16-23 17-26 33-49
July 4, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 16-23 18-26 34-49
July 5, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 16-23 18-27 34-50
July 9, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 17-23 18-27 35-50
July 10, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 18-23 18-27 36-50
July 11, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 19-23 18-27 37-50
July 12, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 19-24 18-27 37-51
July 13, 1998 Kansas City Royals 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 19-25 18-27 37-52
July 14, 1998 Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 20-25 18-27 38-52
July 15, 1998 New York Yankees 11 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 20-26 18-27 38-53
July 16, 1998 New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 21-26 18-27 39-53
July 17, 1998 Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 22-26 18-27 40-53
July 18, 1998 Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 22-27 18-27 40-54
July 19, 1998 Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 23-27 18-27 41-54
July 20, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 23-27 18-28 41-55
July 20, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 3 W 23-27 19-28 42-55
July 21, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 5 L 23-27 19-29 42-56
July 22, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 13 L 23-27 19-30 42-57
July 23, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 23-27 20-30 43-57
July 24, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 23-27 20-31 43-58
July 25, 1998 Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 23-27 20-32 43-59
July 26, 1998 Detroit Tigers 8 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 23-27 21-32 44-59
July 28, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 23-28 21-32 44-60
July 29, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 14 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 23-29 21-32 44-61
July 30, 1998 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 23-30 21-32 44-62
July 31, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5 L 23-30 21-33 44-63
August 1, 1998 Detroit Tigers 8 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 W 23-30 22-33 45-63
August 2, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 W 23-30 23-33 46-63
August 4, 1998 Detroit Tigers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 23-30 23-34 46-64
August 5, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 6 L 23-30 23-35 46-65
August 7, 1998 Seattle Mariners 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 23-31 23-35 46-66
August 7, 1998 Seattle Mariners 7 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 23-32 23-35 46-67
August 8, 1998 Seattle Mariners 9 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 23-33 23-35 46-68
August 9, 1998 Seattle Mariners 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 23-34 23-35 46-69
August 10, 1998 Anaheim Angels 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 23-35 23-35 46-70
August 11, 1998 Anaheim Angels 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 23-36 23-35 46-71
August 12, 1998 Anaheim Angels 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 23-37 23-35 46-72
August 14, 1998 Oakland Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 13 W 24-37 23-35 47-72
August 15, 1998 Oakland Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 24-38 23-35 47-73
August 16, 1998 Oakland Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 25-38 23-35 48-73
August 17, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Seattle Mariners 3 L 25-38 23-36 48-74
August 18, 1998 Detroit Tigers 7 at Seattle Mariners 6 W 25-38 24-36 49-74
August 19, 1998 Detroit Tigers 0 at Anaheim Angels 2 L 25-38 24-37 49-75
August 20, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Anaheim Angels 13 L 25-38 24-38 49-76
August 21, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 25-38 24-39 49-77
August 22, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland Athletics 7 L 25-38 24-40 49-78
August 22, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland Athletics 7 L 25-38 24-41 49-79
August 23, 1998 Detroit Tigers 5 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 25-38 25-41 50-79
August 24, 1998 Detroit Tigers 5 at Texas Rangers 6 L 25-38 25-42 50-80
August 25, 1998 Detroit Tigers 8 at Texas Rangers 7 W 25-38 26-42 51-80
August 26, 1998 Detroit Tigers 6 at Texas Rangers 8 L 25-38 26-43 51-81
August 28, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 25-39 26-43 51-82
August 29, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 26-39 26-43 52-82
August 29, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10 at Detroit Tigers 6 L 26-40 26-43 52-83
August 30, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 26-41 26-43 52-84
August 31, 1998 Texas Rangers 13 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 26-42 26-43 52-85
September 1, 1998 Texas Rangers 8 at Detroit Tigers 12 W 27-42 26-43 53-85
September 2, 1998 Texas Rangers 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 27-43 26-43 53-86
September 3, 1998 Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 27-44 26-43 53-87
September 4, 1998 Cleveland Indians 10 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 27-45 26-43 53-88
September 5, 1998 Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 27-46 26-43 53-89
September 6, 1998 Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 28-46 26-43 54-89
September 7, 1998 Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 7 L 28-46 26-44 54-90
September 8, 1998 Detroit Tigers 6 at Chicago White Sox 12 L 28-46 26-45 54-91
September 9, 1998 Detroit Tigers 8 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 28-46 27-45 55-91
September 11, 1998 Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 28-46 27-46 55-92
September 12, 1998 Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 28-46 28-46 56-92
September 13, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 28-46 29-46 57-92
September 14, 1998 Chicago White Sox 17 at Detroit Tigers 16 L 28-47 29-46 57-93
September 15, 1998 Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 29-47 29-46 58-93
September 16, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 29-48 29-46 58-94
September 17, 1998 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 30-48 29-46 59-94
September 18, 1998 Minnesota Twins 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 31-48 29-46 60-94
September 19, 1998 Minnesota Twins 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 32-48 29-46 61-94
September 20, 1998 Minnesota Twins 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 32-49 29-46 61-95
September 21, 1998 Detroit Tigers 7 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 32-49 30-46 62-95
September 22, 1998 Detroit Tigers 14 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 32-49 31-46 63-95
September 23, 1998 Detroit Tigers 5 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 32-49 32-46 64-95
September 25, 1998 Detroit Tigers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 32-49 33-46 65-95
September 26, 1998 Detroit Tigers 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 L 32-49 33-47 65-96
September 27, 1998 Detroit Tigers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 L 32-49 33-48 65-97


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