1998 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 83-79
Finished 3rd in the NL's Central Division
Attendance: 3,195,651, Avg. 39,946
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Tony LaRussa (83-79)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1998 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1998 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1998 season with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, finishing third in the NL's Central Division.

The Cardinals scored 810 runs and allowed 782 runs. Mark McGwire crushed 70 homers for St. Louis, while Ray Lankford, Ron Gant and Brian Jordan each walloped 20 or more as well. Mark McGwire drove in 147 runs. Brian Jordan led all regular hitters by connecting at a .316 clip. Kent Mercker topped the squad with 11 wins, and Todd Stottlemyre registered a 3.51 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Tony LaRussa coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan AcevedoPRRMay 5, 19706'2"245Ciudad Juarez, Ch Mexico
Manny AybarPRRMay 4, 19726'1"165Bani, Pe D.R.
David Bell3BRRSeptember 14, 19725'10"170Cincinnati, OH USA
Kent BottenfieldPRRNovember 14, 19686'3"225Portland, OR USA
Jeff BrantleyPRRSeptember 5, 19635'11"180Florence, AL USA
Mike BusbyPRRDecember 27, 19726'4"210Lomita, CA USA
Royce ClaytonSSRRJanuary 2, 19706'0"175Burbank, CA USA
Rich CroushorePRRAugust 7, 19706'4"210Lakehurst, NJ USA
Delino DeShields2BLRJanuary 15, 19696'1"170Seaford, DE USA
J. D. DrewLFLRNovember 20, 19756'1"200Tallahassee, FL USA
Bryan EversgerdPRLFebruary 11, 19696'1"190Centralia, IL USA
John FrascatorePRRFebruary 4, 19706'1"200Ozone Park, NY USA
Gary Gaetti3BRRAugust 19, 19586'0"180Centralia, IL USA
Ron GantLFRRMarch 2, 19656'0"172Victoria, TX USA
Shawn Gilbert2BRRMarch 12, 19655'9"170Camden, NJ USA
David HowardIFBRFebruary 26, 19676'0"165Sarasota, FL USA
Brian HunterOFRLMarch 4, 19686'0"195Torrance, CA USA
Jose JimenezPRRJuly 7, 19736'3"170San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Brian JordanRFRRMarch 29, 19676'1"205Baltimore, MD USA
Pat Kelly2BRROctober 14, 19676'0"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Curtis KingPRROctober 25, 19706'5"200Norristown, PA USA
Tom LampkinCLRMarch 4, 19645'11"180Cincinnati, OH USA
Ray LankfordCFLLJune 5, 19675'11"180Los Angeles, CA USA
Mark LittleRFRRJuly 11, 19726'0"195Edwardsville, IL USA
Braden LooperPRROctober 28, 19746'4"210Weatherford, OK USA
Sean LowePRRMarch 29, 19716'2"205Dallas, TX USA
John MabryOFLROctober 17, 19706'4"195Wilmington, DE USA
Eli MarreroCRRNovember 17, 19736'1"180La Habana, La Cuba
Joe McEwing2BRROctober 19, 19725'10"170Bristol, PA USA
Willie McGeeLFBRNovember 2, 19586'1"175San Francisco, CA USA
Mark McGwire1BRROctober 1, 19636'5"215Pomona, CA USA
Kent MerckerPLLFebruary 1, 19686'1"175Brownsburg, IN USA
Matt MorrisPRRAugust 9, 19746'5"210Middletown, NY USA
Darren OliverPRLOctober 6, 19706'3"250Kansas City, MO USA
Luis OrdazSSRRAugust 12, 19755'11"170Maracaibo, Zu Venezuela
Donovan OsbornePBLJune 21, 19696'2"195Roseville, CA USA
Tom PagnozziCRRJuly 30, 19626'0"190Tucson, AZ USA
Lance PainterPLLJuly 21, 19676'1"195Bedford, Be United Kingdom
Mark PetkovsekPRRNovember 18, 19656'0"185Beaumont, TX USA
Placido PolancoSSRROctober 10, 19755'9"190Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
Cliff PolittePRRFebruary 27, 19745'11"185Kirkwood, MO USA
Brady RaggioPRRSeptember 17, 19726'4"210Los Angeles, CA USA
Todd StottlemyrePLRMay 20, 19656'3"195Sunnyside, WA USA
Fernando Tatis3BRRJanuary 1, 19755'11"185San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Bobby WittPRRMay 11, 19646'2"190Arlington, VA USA



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