The 1998 Houston Astros season was the 37th season for the

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(MLB) franchise in

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. On the strength of a club record 102 wins, they rocketed to a second consecutive trip to the postseason with an National League Central title. They did not win 100 games again until

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, while the record for wins would be broken the following year. On September 14, the Astros clinched the division title when the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...

lost. The next day, Craig Biggio became the first Astro to collect 200 hits in a season.

Offseason

* December 22, 1997: Rob Butler signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.

Regular season

First baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

Jeff Bagwell hit his first career grand slam while tying a career-high six

runs batted in A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the b ...

(RBI) against

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on September 9 in a 13–7 victory. It was his 218th career

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

, making his streak the then-longest among active players without a grand slam.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable Transactions

July 31, 1998: Randy Johnson was traded by the

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to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later,

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, and

Carlos Guillén Carlos Alfonso Guillén (born September 30, 1975) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. Guillén was signed by the Houston Astros as a non-draft amateur free agent in 1992. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners with pitcher ...

. The Houston Astros sent John Halama (October 1, 1998) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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(2–1) , , Radinsky (2) , , 2:14 , , 32,289 , , 7–7 ,
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, , April 15 , , 6:12p.m. CDT , , @ Reds , , L 1–4 , , Tomko (2–1) , , Reynolds (1–2) , ,

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, , April 26 , , 12:38p.m. CDT , , @ Expos , , W 15–0 , , Bergman (2–1) , ,

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(0–2) , , — , , , , 11,410 , , 18–10 , , W7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , May 2 , , , , @ Phillies , , 4–1 , , Hampton (5–0) , , Schilling (3–3) , , Wagner (7) , , , , 18,766 , , 19–10 , , W8 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , , May 3 , , , , @ Phillies , , 3–5 , , Gomes (1–0) , , Bergman (2–2) , ,

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(4–1) , , Hampton (5–1) , , Jones (10) , , , , 14,711 , , 20–13 , , L2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , , May 9 , , , , @ Brewers , , 11–6 , , Schourek (1–0) , , Eldred (0–2) , , — , , , , 20,145 , , 21–13 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , , May 10 , , , , @ Brewers , , 7–1 , , Lima (6–1) , ,

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(2–1) , , — , , , , 19,023 , , 22–13 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , , May 11 , , , , Marlins , , 5–2 , , Reynolds (3–3) , , Hernandez (2–3) , , Wagner (8) , , , , 14,110 , , 23–13 , , W3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , , May 12 , , , , Marlins , , 4–2 , , Bergman (3–2) , , Hammond (0–1) , , Wagner (9) , , , , 14,919 , , 24–13 , , W4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , , May 13 , , , ,

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(1–5) , , Wagner (10) , , , , 14,239 , , 25–13 , , W5 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 39 , , May 14 , , , ,

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44
, , May 19 , , 6:06p.m. CDT , , @ Expos , , L 2–4 , , Perez (3–3) , , Schourek (1–2) , , Urbina (10) , , 2:36 , , 9,126 , , 27–17 ,
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, , May 20 , , 6:06p.m. CDT , , @ Expos , , W 4–3 , , Henry (3–1) , ,

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(11) , , 2:49 , , 8,372 , , 28–17 ,
W1
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46
, , May 21 , , 12:37p.m. CDT , , @ Expos , , W 6–0 , , Reynolds (4–3) , ,

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(1–2) , , — , , 2:55 , , 7,601 , , 29–17 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fcc;" , 47 , , May 22 , , , , Padres , , 6–9 , , Miceli (4–1) , , Nitkowski (1–2) , , Hoffman (14) , , , , 28,550 , , 29–18 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , , May 23 , , , , Padres , , 4–3 , , Miller (2–0) , , Miceli (4–2) , , Wagner (12) , , , , 36,281 , , 30–18 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , , May 24 , , , , Padres , , 5–2 , , Schourek (2–2) , ,

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(3–5) , , Wagner (13) , , , , 25,701 , , 31–18 , , W2 , -style="background:#fcc;"
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L1
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, , May 29 , , 8:05p.m. CDT , , @ Rockies , , W 7–6 , , Hampton (7–2) , , Astacio (4–7) , ,

(14) , , 2:59 , , 48,325 , , 33–20 ,
W1
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54
, , May 30 , , 3:06p.m. CDT , , @ Rockies , , L 3–6 , , Thomson (4–5) , , Schourek (2–3) , , Dipoto (12) , , 2:55 , , 48,036 , , 33–21 ,
L1
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, , May 31 , , 2:06p.m. CDT , , @ Rockies , , L 5–7 , ,

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(1–1) , , Henry (3–2) , , — , , 2:40 , , 48,097 , , 33–22 ,
L2
, - , -style="background:#cfc;" , 56 , , June 2 , , , , @ Padres , , 4–3 , , Reynolds (6–3) , , Reyes (2–2) , , Wagner (15) , , , , 15,735 , , 34–22 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , , June 3 , , , , @ Padres , , 8–2 , , Bergman (5–3) , , Hamilton (3–7) , , — , , , , 13,229 , , 35–22 , , W2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , , June 4 , , , , @ Padres , , 1–5 , , Ashby (7–4) , , Hampton (7–3) , , — , , , , 21,027 , , 35–23 , , L1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 59 , , June 5 , , , , Royals , , 0–3 , , Belcher (5–6) , , Schourek (2–4) , , Montgomery (10) , , , , 27,895 , , 35–24 , , L2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , , June 6 , , , , Royals , , 6–0 , , Lima (7–2) , , Rosado (1–5) , , — , , , , 25,516 , , 36–24 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , , June 7 , , , , Royals , , 7–1 , , Reynolds (7–3) , , Pittsley (0–1) , , — , , , , 23,228 , , 37–24 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , , June 8 , , , , @ Tigers , , 9–5 , , Henry (4–2) , , Jones (0–2) , , — , , , , 11,767 , , 38–24 , , W3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , , June 9 , , , , @ Tigers , , 5–3 , , Hampton (8–3) , , Jones (0–3) , , Wagner (16), , , , 10,871 , , 39–24 , , W4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , , June 10 , , , , @ Tigers , , 10–3 , , Schourek (3–4) , , Castillo (2–5) , , — , , , , 11,471 , , 40–24 , , W5 , -style="background:#fcc;"
65
, , June 12 , , 6:05p.m. CDT , , @ Reds , , L 1–8 , , Remlinger (4–7) , ,

(7–3) , , — , , 2:23 , , 21,310 , , 40–25 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fcc;"
66
, , June 13 , , 6:05p.m. CDT , , @ Reds , , L 4–7 , , Klingenbeck (1–1) , , Reynolds (7–4) , ,

(18) , , 2:50 , , 28,055 , , 40–26 ,
L2
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67
, , June 14 , , 12:15p.m. CDT , , @ Reds , , W 6–3 , ,

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(1–4) , , — , , 3:23 , , 22,008 , , 41–26 ,
W1
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68
, , June 15 , , 6:06p.m. CDT , , @ Reds , , W 13–2 , , Magnante (3–1) , , Tomko (5–6) , , — , , 2:56 , , 14,556 , , 42–26 ,
W2
, -style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , , June 16 , , , , Cardinals , , 4–9 , , Acevedo (2–1) , , Schourek (3–5) , , — , , , , 34,822 , , 42–27 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , , June 17 , , , , Cardinals , , 6–5 , , Nitkowski (2–2) , , Brantley (0–4) , , — , , , , 37,147 , , 43–27 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , , June 18 , , , , Cardinals , , 6–7 , , Bottenfield (2–3) , , Reynolds (7–5) , , Croushore (1) , , , , 43,806 , , 43–28 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;"
72
, , June 19 , , 7:05p.m. CDT , , Reds , , W 4–2 , , Bergman (6–3) , ,

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(17) , , 2:38 , , 29,251 , , 44–28 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc;"
73
, , June 20 , , 12:18p.m. CDT , , Reds , , W 9–8 , , Nitkowski (3–2) , , Krivda (2–1) , ,

(18) , , 3:13 , , 24,301 , , 45–28 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc;"
74
, , June 21 , , 1:35p.m. CDT , , Reds , , W 3–1 , , Schourek (4–5) , , Harnisch (6–3) , , Magnante (1) , , 2:57 , , 42,281 , , 46–28 ,
W3
, -style="background:#fcc;"
75
, , June 22 , , 7:05p.m. CDT , , Twins , , L 3–5 , , Milton (4–6) , ,

(7–4) , , Aguilera (15) , , 2:42 , , 23,168 , , 46–29 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc;"
76
, , June 23 , , 12:36p.m. CDT , , Twins , , W 9–0 , , Reynolds (8–5) , ,

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(4–9) , , — , , 2:49 , , 27,157 , , 47–29 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fcc;"
77
, , June 24 , , 8:08p.m. CDT , , @ Rockies , , L 6–8 , , Astacio (5–8) , , Bergman (6–4) , , Veres (2) , , 2:37 , , 48,150 , , 47–30 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fcc;"
78
, , June 25 , , 2:06p.m. CDT , , @ Rockies , , L 5–6 , , Leskanic (4–3) , , Magnante (3–2) , , — , , 3:39 , , 48,046 , , 47–31 ,
L2
, -style="background:#fcc;" , 79 , , June 26 , , , , @ Indians , , 2–4 , , Colon (8–4) , , Magnante (3–3) , , Jackson (17) , , , , 43,222 , , 47–32 , , L3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , June 27 , , , , @ Indians , , 9–5 , , Wagner (2–2) , , Mesa (3–4) , , — , , , , 43,132 , , 48–32 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 81 , , June 28 , , , , @ Indians , , 12–3 , , Reynolds (9–5) , , Nagy (7–4) , , Nitkowski (3) , , , , 43,047 , , 49–32 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , June 30 , , , ,

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, , 17–2 , , Bergman (7–4) , , Navarro (6–10) , , — , , , , 26,400 , , 50–32 , , W3 , - , -style="background:#cfc;" , 83 , , July 1 , , , ,

, , 10–4 , , Schourek (5–5) , , Parque (2–2) , , — , , , , 29.050 , , 51–32 , , W4 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 84 , , July 2 , , , ,

, , 3–4 , , Baldwin (3–3) , , Lima (7–5) , , Simas (4) , , , , 25,344 , , 51–33 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 85 , , July 3 , , , , Diamondbacks , , 6–5 , , Reynolds (10–5) , , Benes (6–9) , , Wagner (19) , , , , 34,382 , , 52–33 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 86 , , July 4 , , , , Diamondbacks , , 4–7 , , Anderson (6–7) , , Hampton (8–4) , , — , , , , 31,477 , , 52–34 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 87 , , July 5 , , , , Diamondbacks , , 5–2 , , Bergman (8–4) , ,

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(3–12) , , Wagner (20) , , , , 23,607 , , 53–34 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" , colspan="12" , 69th All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado , -style="background:#cfc;" , 88 , , July 9 , , , , @ Cardinals , , 5–4 , , Reynolds (11–5) , , Stottlemyre (9–7) , , Wagner (21) , , , , 34,398 , , 54–34 , , W2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 89 , , July 10 , , , , @ Cardinals , , 3–6 , ,

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(2–0) , , Nitkowski (3–3) , , Brantley (13) , , , , 44,655 , , 54–35 , , L1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 90 , , July 11 , , , , @ Cardinals , , 3–4 , ,

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(3–0) , , Wagner (2–3) , , — , , , , 45,760 , , 54–36 , , L2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 91 , , July 12 , , , , @ Cardinals , , 4–6 , , Acevedo (4–2) , , Bergman (8–5) , , Croushore (4) , , , , 45,485 , , 54–37 , , L3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 92 , , July 13 , , , , @ Diamondbacks , , 3–5 , , Telemaco (3–3) , , Schourek (5–6) , , Olson (12) , , , , 40,007 , , 54–38 , , L4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 93 , , July 14 , , , , @ Diamondbacks , , 4–2 , , Reynolds (12–5) , , Daal (3–5) , , Wagner (22) , , , , 40,419 , , 55–38 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 94 , , July 15 , , , , @ Diamondbacks , , 8–9 , , Embree (3–0) , , Magnante (3–4) , , — , , , , 42,229 , , 55–39 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;"
95
, , July 17 , , 7:06p.m. CDT , , Giants , , W 10–7 , ,

(8–5) , , Rueter (10–5) , , — , , 2:44 , , 40,709 , , 56–39 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc;"
96
, , July 18 , , 3:07p.m. CDT , , Giants , , W 7–2 , , Bergman (9–5) , , Darwin (6–7) , , — , , 2:43 , , 35,257 , , 57–39 ,
W2
, -style="background:#cfc;"
97
, , July 19 , , 1:35p.m. CDT , , Giants , , W 4–3 , , Henry (5–2) , , Nen (6–2) , , — , , 3:47 , , 32,900 , , 58–39 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc;"
98
, , July 20 , , 7:05p.m. CDT , , Rockies , , W 10–9 , , Henry (6–2) , , Veres (0–1) , , — , , 3:17 , , 25,491 , , 59–39 ,
W4
, -style="background:#fcc;"
99
, , July 21 , , 7:05p.m. CDT , , Rockies , , L 0–5 , , Brownson (1–0) , , Hampton (8–5) , , — , , 2:10 , , 28,718 , , 59–40 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fcc;"
100
, , July 22 , , 9:37p.m. CDT , , @

, , L 4–6 , , Bohanon (3–6) , ,

(8–6) , ,

(28) , , 2:30 , , 31,365 , , 59–41 ,
L2
, -style="background:#cfc;"
101
, , July 23 , , 9:07p.m. CDT , , @

, , W 8–6 , , Henry (7–2) , ,

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(0–2) , , Powell (4) , , 3:38 , , 40,205 , , 60–41 ,
W1
, -style="background:#cfc;" , 102 , , July 24 , , , , @ Padres , , 2–1 , , Schourek (6–6) , ,

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(4–4) , , Magnante (2) , , , , 31,047 , , 61–41 , , W2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 103 , , July 25 , , , , @ Padres , , 5–6 , , Langston (4–3) , , Reynolds (12–6) , , Hoffman (33) , , , , 54,176 , , 61–42 , , L1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 104 , , July 26 , , , , @ Padres , , 4–5 , ,

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(4–2) , , Magnante (3–5) , , — , , , , 41,034 , , 61–43 , , L2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 105 , , July 27 , , , , Marlins , , 9–1 , , Lima (9–6) , , Meadows (9–8) , , — , , , , 20,888 , , 62–43 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 106 , , July 28 , , , , Marlins , , 7–3 , , Bergman (10–5) , , Ojala (1–1) , , — , , , , 26,220 , , 63–43 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 107 , , July 29 , , , , Marlins , , 10–6 , , Schourek (7–6) , , Larkin (2–6) , , Elarton (1) , , , , 21,870 , , 64–43 , , W3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 108 , , July 30 , , , , Marlins , , 3–4 , , Hernandez (9–7) , , Reynolds (12–7) , , — , , , , 33,303 , , 64–44 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 109 , , July 31 , , , , @

, , 7–4 , , Hampton (9–5) , , Cordova (9–9) , , Henry (2) , , , , 32,476 , , 65–44 , , W1 , - , -style="background:#cfc;" , 110 , , August 1 , , , , @

, , 2–1 , , Lima (10–6) , , Williams (2–1) , , — , , , , 19,783 , , 66–44 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 111 , , August 2 , , , , @

, , 6–2 , ,

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

(10–10) , ,

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(1–2) , , Elarton (2) , , , , 21,201 , , 67–44 , , W3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 112 , , August 3 , , , , @ Marlins , , 3–11 , , Larkin (3–6) , , Bergman (10–6) , , Mantei (5) , , , , 14,484 , , 67–45 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 113 , , August 4 , , , , @ Marlins , , 9–5 , , Reynolds (13–7) , , Hernandez (9–8) , , — , , , , 14,586 , , 68–45 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 114 , , August 5 , , , , @ Marlins , , 3–5 , , Sanchez (5–6) , , Hampton (9–6) , , Mantei (6) , , , , 19,038 , , 68–46 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 115 , , August 7 , , , , Phillies , , 9–0 , , Johnson (11–10) , , Welch (0–2) , , — , , , , 52,071 , , 69–46 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 116 , , August 8 , , , , Phillies , , 7–6 , , Henry (8–2) , , Leiter (6–3) , , — , , , , 42,523 , , 70–46 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 117 , , August 9 , , , , Phillies , , 11–2 , , Reynolds (14–7) , , Beech (3–9) , , — , , , , 28,651 , , 71–46 , , W3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 118 , , August 10 , , , , Brewers , , 5–2 , , Elarton (1–0) , , Fox (0–3) , , Wagner (23) , , , , 18,995 , , 72–46 , , W4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 119 , , August 11 , , , , Brewers , , 6–5 , , Magnante (4–5) , ,

Plunk ''Plunk'' is a Belgian comic series created by Luc Cromheecke and Laurent Letzer, and published by Dupuis. So far three albums have appeared. The comics are pantomime comic/gag-a-day short stories (most often between one and four pages long) abo ...

(3–2) , , — , , , , 20,553 , , 73–46 , , W5 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 120 , , August 12 , , , , Brewers , , 3–0 , , Johnson (12–10) , , Woodall (5–7) , , — , , , , 40,217 , , 74–46 , , W6 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 121 , , August 13 , , , , Brewers , , 6–2 , , Lima (11–6) , , Woodard (9–7) , , — , , , , 21,218 , , 75–46 , , W7 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 122 , , August 14 , , , , Cubs , , 4–6 , , Clark (7–11) , , Reynolds (14–8) , ,

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(35) , , , , 45,040 , , 75–47 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 123 , , August 15 , , , , Cubs , , 5–4 , , Wagner (3–3) , , Mulholland (3–3) , , — , , , , 52,003 , , 76–47 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 124 , , August 16 , , , , Cubs , , 1–2 , , Karchner (3–4) , , Powell (4–5) , , Beck (36) , , , , 52,199 , , 76–48 , , L1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 125 , , August 17 , , , , @ Phillies , , 0–4 , , Byrd (1–0) , , Johnson (12–11) , , — , , , , 18,975 , , 76–49 , , L2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 18 , , , , @ Phillies , , 8–2 , , Lima (12–6) , ,

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(4–6) , , — , , , , 17,541 , , 77–49 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 127 , , August 19 , , , , @ Phillies , , 4–3 , , Reynolds (15–8) , , Leiter (6–4) , , Wagner (24) , , , , 21,341 , , 78–49 , , W2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 128 , , August 20 , , , , @ Brewers , , 5–6 , , Wickman (6–6) , , Magnante (4–6) , , — , , , , 17,589 , , 78–50 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 129 , , August 21 , , , , @ Brewers , , 5–2 , , Bergman (11–6) , , Pulsipher (1–1) , , Powell (5) , , , , 26,820 , , 79–50 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 130 , , August 22 , , , , @ Cubs , , 8–3 , , Johnson (13–11) , , Wengert (1–3) , , — , , , , 39,886 , , 80–50 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 131 , , August 23 , , , , @ Cubs , , 13–3 , , Lima (13–6) , , Trachsel (13–7) , , — , , , , 38,714 , , 81–50 , , W3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 132 , , August 24 , , , , @ Cubs , , 12–3 , , Reynolds (16–8) , , Clark (7–12) , , — , , , , 34,711 , , 82–50 , , W4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 133 , , August 25 , , , , Braves , , 3–2 , , Hampton (10–6) , , Millwood (14–8) , , Wagner (25) , , , , 32,157 , , 83–50 , , W5 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 134 , , August 26 , , , , Braves , , 2–6 , , Smoltz (13–2) , , Bergman (11–7) , , — , , , , 32,651 , , 83–51 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 135 , , August 28 , , , ,

, , 2–0 , , Johnson (14–11) , , Cordova (12–11) , , — , , , , 40,709 , , 84–51 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 136 , , August 29 , , , ,

, , 6–3 , , Lima (14–6) , , Schmidt (11–10) , , Powell (6) , , , , 41,762 , , 85–51 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 137 , , August 30 , , , ,

, , 11–4 , , Reynolds (17–8) , , McCurry (1–3) , , — , , , , 25,342 , , 86–51 , , W3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 138 , , August 31 , , , , @ Braves , , 4–3 , , Powell (5–5) , , Smoltz (13–3) , , Wagner (26) , , , , 33,883 , , 87–51 , , W4 , - , -style="background:#fcc;" , 139 , , September 1 , , , , @ Braves , , 4–6 , , Neagle (14–11) , , Elarton (1–1) , , Lightenberg (25) , , , , 31,168 , , 87–52 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 140 , , September 2 , , , , @ Braves , , 4–2 , , Johnson (15–11) , , Maddux (17–7) , , Wagner (27) , , , , 46,238 , , 88–52 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 141 , , September 4 , , , , @ Diamondbacks , , 1–3 , , Telemaco (6–8) , , Lima (14–7) , , Olson (26) , , , , 41,396 , , 88–53 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 142 , , September 5 , , , , @ Diamondbacks , , 6–5 , , Wagner (4–3) , , Embree (4–1) , , — , , , , 43,638 , , 89–53 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 143 , , September 6 , , , , @ Diamondbacks , , 10–1 , , Hampton (11–6) , , Daal (7–10) , , — , , , , 44,076 , , 90–53 , , W2 , -style="background:#cfc;"
144
, , September 7 , , 4:06p.m. CDT , , Reds , , W 1–0 , ,

(16–11) , , Parris (4–4) , , — , , 2:07 , , 42,787 , , 91–53 ,
W3
, -style="background:#cfc;"
145
, , September 8 , , 7:06p.m. CDT , , Reds , , W 13–7 , , Bergman (12–7) , ,

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(4–8) , , — , , 3:13 , , 16,574 , , 92–53 ,
W4
, -style="background:#cfc;" , 146 , , September 9 , , , , Brewers , , 6–2 , , Lima (15–7) , , Woodard (9–11) , , Wagner (28) , , , , 24,462 , , 93–53 , , W5 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 10 , , , , Brewers , , 7–1 , , Reynolds (18–8) , ,

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(9–9) , , — , , , , 20,813 , , 94–53 , , W6 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 148 , , September 11 , , , , Cardinals , , 8–2 , , Powell (6–5) , , Morris (5–5) , , — , , , , 52,186 , , 95–53 , , W7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 149 , , September 12 , , , , Cardinals , , 3–2 , , Johnson (17–11) , , Oliver (9–10) , , Wagner (29) , , , , 52,493 , , 96–53 , , W8 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 150 , , September 13 , , , , Cardinals , , 2–3 , , Mercker (11–11) , , Bergman (12–8) , , Acevedo (9) , , , , 52,338 , , 96–54 , , L1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 151 , , September 14 , , , , Mets , , 4–7 , , McMichael (4–4) , , Magnante (4–7) , , Franco (37) , , , , 24,241 , , 96–55 , , L2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 152 , , September 15 , , , , Mets , , 6–5 , , Powell (7–5) , , Tam (1–1) , , — , , , , N/A , , 97–55 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 153 , , September 15 , , , , Mets , , 4–8 , ,

(16–5) , , Powell (7–6) , , Wendell (3) , , , , 40,835 , , 97–56 , , L1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 154 , , September 16 , , , , Mets , , 3–4 , , McMichael (5–4) , , Bergman (12–9) , , Wendell (4) , , , , 24,269 , , 97–57 , , L2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 155 , , September 18 , , , , @

, , 5–2 , , Johnson (18–11) , , Dessens (2–5) , , Powell (7) , , , , 16,937 , , 98–57 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 156 , , September 19 , , , , @

, , 1–7 , , Cordova (13–13) , , Lima (15–8) , , — , , , , 20,670 , , 98–58 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 157 , , September 20 , , , , @

, , 2–0 , , Reynolds (19–8) , , Schmidt (11–13) , , Wagner (30) , , , , 23,657 , , 99–58 , , W1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 158 , , September 22 , , , , @ Cardinals , , 0–4 , , Morris (7–5) , , Hampton (11–7) , , — , , , , 40,739 , , 99–59 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 159 , , September 23 , , , , @ Cardinals , , 7–1 , , Johnson (19–11) , , Oliver (10–11) , , — , , , , 38,997 , , 100–59 , , W1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 160 , , September 25 , , , , Cubs , , 6–2 , , Lima (16–8) , , Tapani (19–9) , , — , , , , 51,831 , , 101–59 , , W2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 161 , , September 26 , , , , Cubs , , 2–3 , , Clark (9–14) , , Powell (7–7) , , Beck (50) , , , , 51,950 , , 101–60 , , L1 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 162 , , September 27 , , , , Cubs , , 4–3 , , Elarton (2–1) , , Beck (3–4) , , — , , , , 51,916 , , 102–60 , , W1 , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member

Postseason Game log

, -style="background:#fcc;"
1
, , September 29 , , 3:07p.m. CDT , , Padres , , L 1–2 , ,

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(1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Hoffman (1) , , 2:38 , , 50,080 , , SD 1–0 ,
L1
, -style="background:#cfc;"
2
, , October 1 , , 3:07p.m. CDT , , Padres , , W 5–4 , ,

(1–0) , , Miceli (0–1) , , – , , 2:53 , , 45,550 , , Tied 1–1 ,
W1
, -style="background:#fcc;"
3
, , October 3 , , 10:07p.m. CDT , , @ Padres , , L 1–2 , , Miceli (1–1) , , Elarton (0–1) , , Hoffman (2) , , 2:32 , , 65,235 , , SD 2–1 ,
L1
, -style="background:#fcc;"
4
, , October 4 , , 6:37p.m. CDT , , @ Padres , , L 1–6 , ,

(1–0) , ,

(0–2) , , – , , 2:39 , , 64,898 , , SD 3–1 ,
L2
, - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member

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''

Relief pitchers

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

National League Divisional Playoffs

Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres

The Astros season ended by defeat in four games to the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

in the

National League Division Series In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring ...

, including losing two starts against Kevin Brown – one of the league's highest-accomplished pitchers that year – both by a 2–1 score. As the Game 1 starter opposing Randy Johnson, Brown allowed no runs in eight innings and struck out 16 Astros, a career-high, and second to that point in MLB playoff history only to

Bob Gibson Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson; November 9, 1935October 2, 2020) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" ...

's 17-strikeout performance in the

1968 World Series The 1968 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1968 season. The 65th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers and the National Leag ...

. Bagwell, Derek Bell, and Craig Biggio combined for six hits in 51 at bats in this series.

Awards and Records

* Larry Dierker, National League Manager of the Year

Farm system

References

External links

1998 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference
{{Houston Astros Houston Astros seasons Houston Astros season National League Central champion seasons 1998 in sports in Texas